# Recursive Painting Photograph Prompt

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Social (@library.social)](/@library.social.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Nano Banana Pro
- AI keywords: photo, portrait
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Amateur photograph from {year} 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}` | year | 1998 |

## About

A creative, recursive image generation prompt for Nano Banana Pro, asking for an amateur photograph from 1998 depicting an artist copying an image from a computer screen to a canvas, where the image being copied is the photo itself.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.social on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/recursive-painting-photograph-prompt-mmda1a
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)

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