# Manga Style Photo Transformation

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Anime (@library.anime)](/@library.anime.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Photography
- AI keywords: illustration, anime, character, storyboard, portrait, playful
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/manga-style-photo-transformation-knpx37

## Prompt

```text
Create a highly detailed black-and-white manga illustration based on the uploaded photo while preserving the exact pose, composition, facial expressions, clothing, and camera angle. {subject}

Illustrate everything using bold manga ink lines, clean contour work, expressive cross-hatching, fine pen strokes, subtle screentone shading, and dynamic comic-style line weight. Keep the elevator background minimal but recognizable with metallic panels and reflections. Add tiny manga emphasis lines around both heads to enhance the comedic energy.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | Two friends are taking a mirror selfie inside a modern elevator. The girl stands in the foreground holding a smartphone, |

## About

A specialized prompt for transforming a realistic selfie into a detailed black-and-white manga illustration while maintaining exact proportions.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.anime on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/manga-style-photo-transformation-knpx37
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

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