# Retro Anime City Pop Illustration

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Lifestyle (@library.lifestyle)](/@library.lifestyle.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Illustration
- AI keywords: portrait, anime
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
A detailed medium-long shot retro anime illustration, in the style of 80s City Pop art with a textured paper and screen-print finish. The composition features an {subject} with dark, wavy hair and a light beard, wearing dark sunglasses. He is casually leaning against a dark wooden railing on a waterfront promenade or ship deck, hands in his pockets and on the rail, looking out to his right. He wears an unbuttoned {shirt_color} short-sleeved shirt, dark indigo pleated trousers with a black belt, and a classic metal-and-leather watch on his wrist. The background is a vast waterfront under a dramatic, {sky_colors} gradient sky. A large, pale, circular sun or moon is high in the sky. Stylized clouds drift below. Beyond the calm, deep blue-green water, there are dark, distant mountain ranges. The scene is illuminated by soft, warm light.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | East Asian man |
| `{shirt_color}` | shirt color | light beige |
| `{sky_colors}` | sky colors | salmon-pink and orange |

## About

A detailed retro anime illustration in the style of 80s City Pop art, featuring a man on a waterfront against a vibrant salmon-pink sunset sky.

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

## Credit and licence

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