# Retro Surreal Chair Portrait

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Typography (@library.typography)](/@library.typography.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: photo, portrait, editorial
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Using REFERENCE_0 as a rough composition sketch, turn it into a polished surreal studio portrait. Keep the same overall layout: a large rounded organic chair shape filling the frame, a single seated figure reclining in the center, and one small device on each side where the sketch indicates objects. Render it as a high-end retro editorial photograph with dramatic soft lighting on a dark seamless background.

Subject and composition: Place exactly 1 seated person in the central hollow of the chair: {character_description}. Pose him relaxed and confident, legs crossed, leaning back into the chair.

Chair: Replace the sketched blob with {chair_design}. Make it velvety, soft, enormous, and centered, with visible cushion seams and deep shadows.

Added objects: Include exactly 2 retro electronic devices positioned according to the sketch: 1 gold control panel with buttons and dials on the left arm of the chair, and 1 beige small CRT monitor terminal on the right arm of the chair.

Style: {visual_style}, realistic fabric texture, cinematic studio lighting, rich red color, dark black-green background, square-to-vertical portrait crop.

Text: Add only a tiny bottom-center signature label reading {signature_text}. Avoid extra text, logos, or additional people.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{character_description}` | character description | a serious bearded middle-aged man in a lavender suit |
| `{chair_design}` | chair design | an oversized plush red sculptural chair shaped like lips or a heart, with rounded petal-like cushions |
| `{visual_style}` | visual style | 1980s surreal fashion editorial photography |
| `{signature_text}` | signature text | S_SOUL |

## About

Creates a polished surreal retro studio portrait from a rough composition sketch, useful for turning layout doodles into finished editorial imagery.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.typography on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/retro-surreal-chair-portrait-4t313g
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
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