# Reference Photo to Soft Watercolor

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Avatars (@library.avatars)](/@library.avatars.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Photography
- AI keywords: watercolor, portrait, painting, illustration
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/reference-photo-to-soft-watercolor-sed8g4

## Prompt

```text
Using the provided reference image, regenerate the same composition as a soft modern watercolor illustration. Preserve the subject’s pose, outfit, proportions, cropped face anonymization, and office-window setting, but reinterpret everything with translucent washes, loose edges, granulating paper texture, muted warm beige lighting, gentle color bleeding, and lightly suggested background details instead of photorealism. Keep the image square and maintain the same overall framing.
```

## About

Transforms a provided portrait-style reference photo into a loose, translucent watercolor illustration while preserving the original pose and composition.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/reference-photo-to-soft-watercolor-sed8g4
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- [AI Watercolor Prompts](/ai-watercolor-prompts.md): Watercolor prompts: soft washes, botanical paintings, portrait sketches and loose travel illustrations (https://promptclay.com/ai-watercolor-prompts)

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