# Recursive artist painting a photo of himself painting

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Art (@library.art)](/@library.art.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Photography
- AI keywords: photo, portrait, vintage
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/recursive-artist-painting-a-photo-of-himself-painting-pg3typ

## Prompt

```text
An amateur photograph from {year_en} of a middle-aged artist copying an image by hand from a computer screen to an oil painting on stretched canvas, but the image is itself the photo of the artist painting the recursive image.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{year_en}` | year_en | 1998 |

## About

Creates an amateur 1998-style photograph of a middle-aged artist copying an image from a computer screen to canvas, where the image itself is a photo of the artist painting the recursive image, ideal for mind-bending meta scenes.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.art on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/recursive-artist-painting-a-photo-of-himself-painting-pg3typ
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.

## In collections

- [AI Painting Prompts](/ai-painting-prompts.md): Painting prompts: oil, acrylic, impressionist and classical portrait styles for any subject or photo (https://promptclay.com/ai-painting-prompts)
- [AI Portrait Prompts](/ai-portrait-prompts.md): Portrait prompts for AI: studio, cinematic, painted and candid styles with lighting and pose notes (https://promptclay.com/ai-portrait-prompts)
- [ChatGPT Vintage Photo Prompts](/chatgpt-vintage-photo-prompts.md): Vintage photo prompts for ChatGPT: sepia portraits, 1970s film looks, faded colour and old-print effects (https://promptclay.com/chatgpt-vintage-photo-prompts)

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- [Vintage prompts](/search.md?q=vintage) (https://promptclay.com/search?q=vintage)
- [Portrait prompts](/search.md?q=portrait) (https://promptclay.com/search?q=portrait)

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