# Reference Character Painting Self-Portrait in Oil Style

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Social (@library.social)](/@library.social.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: character, painting, anime
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/reference-character-painting-self-portrait-in-oil-style-ehg9hf

## Prompt

```text
【Input Image】
Image 1: Reference Character (Do not change the appearance of this character under any circumstances)

【Top Priority Rule: Identity Lock】
- Match 100% of the reference image character's "face," "hairstyle," "hair color," "eye shape/color," "skin color," "body proportion," "clothing," "accessories," "patterns," and "color scheme."
- Maintain the expression exactly as in Image 1 (even if a change is necessary, make it "very slight").
- Do not arbitrarily add new small items, clothes, or decorations. Prohibit modifications such as lengthening/shortening hair. Do not change age, gender, physique, or sense of race.
- Changes are only allowed for "pose," "background (location)," "lighting," "camera angle," and "art supplies (brushes/palettes/easels, etc.)."

【Scene to Generate】
Character from Image 1 standing in a painting studio in front of an easel, painting a "self-portrait" in oil.
- Brush in the right hand, palette in the other hand.
- On the desk: tubes of oil paint, solvent oil, brush washing jar, cloth, dirty palette, and a few scattered paint marks on the floor.
- The canvas has an "unfinished self-portrait" that is instantly recognizable as the "same character" as Image 1 (same face, same hair, same clothes, same color scheme). A slightly rough brushstroke is acceptable since it is unfinished.

【Art Style (Overall Expression)】
- Depict the entire work as a classic oil painting. Show the canvas texture, impasto brushstrokes, buildup of paint, and depth of glazing.
- However, the character design (lines/shape/color/features) must absolutely not deviate from Image 1. The oil texture should be applied as an "overlay."

【Composition/Camera】
- 3/4 angle medium wide shot (upper body to knees). Character + easel + canvas visible simultaneously.
- Warm afternoon oblique light enters from the window, hitting the face and canvas. The background is slightly dark to make the subject stand out.

【Output Specification】
- 1 image. Vertical 2:3 aspect ratio.
- Do not include text in the image.
```

## About

A complex, multi-section prompt for Nano Banana Pro that instructs the AI to use a reference image to lock the character's identity (face, clothing, colors) and then generate a scene where this character is painting their own self-portrait in a classic, textured oil painting style within an art stud

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.social on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/reference-character-painting-self-portrait-in-oil-style-ehg9hf
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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- [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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