# Summer Anime Sketchbook Flat Lay

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Concept (@library.concept)](/@library.concept.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: photo, character, warm, social post
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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## Prompt

```text
Goal: Create a cozy overhead photograph of an open illustrated creative notebook spread on a warm wooden desk, showing a delicate watercolor anime character design study for {character_name}.

Canvas: Square 1:1 composition, realistic photo of a sketchbook lying open, soft morning sunlight, warm shadows, shallow natural depth, tactile paper texture, slightly aged cream pages, center gutter visible.

Main notebook spread: The right page is dominated by one large pastel watercolor anime illustration of a young girl with {hair_color}, large pale aqua-green eyes, flushed cheeks, and a wistful expression. She leans with her arms in shallow water, wearing a soft blue gingham or pale blue summer garment, with wet hair strands flowing across the page. She wears a wide straw sunhat decorated with exactly 3 visible flower groups: one large yellow sunflower on the upper right of the hat, one cluster of small white flowers near the top center-left, and a smaller white floral cluster near the brim. Add delicate ink linework, translucent washes, tiny sparkles, water ripples, and paint blooms.

Left page contents: Make the left page look like an artist’s concept notebook with exactly 6 discrete study elements: 1 small close-up eye sketch with aqua iris, 1 tiny round color/detail sketch near it, 1 small back-view portrait of the girl’s hair and flower accessory, 1 small square fabric/pattern swatch with pale blue flowers, 1 row of exactly 5 pastel color swatches at the bottom in muted yellow, peach, mint green, pale blue, and dusty blue, and 1 small simple flower doodle beside the notes. Include light handwritten Japanese-style annotations in pencil/gray ink, including short notes about sunflowers, white flowers, glossy wet light, soft wind, cute texture, small floral reflections on the water surface, and beautiful sky-and-sea colors.

Right page details: Add a pale blue gingham tape patch at the upper right corner, a small blue water ripple doodle near the lower center, and a torn paper note taped at the lower right with handwritten Japanese text about carefully drawing the sparkling water surface and sunflower light. A partial sunflower peeks from the lower right edge of the notebook.

Desk props: Surround the notebook with exactly 8 visible stationery/desk items: 1 floral fabric pencil pouch with a brass zipper at the top left, 1 pale blue marker labeled {marker_label} near the top center, 1 roll of blue polka-dot washi tape at the top right, 1 mint-and-beige marker at the bottom left, 1 pale pink marker at the bottom left, 1 small torn watercolor test paper with blue and mint paint marks at the bottom center, 1 light blue marker at the bottom center-right, and 1 white pen at the bottom right. Add a few dried white flowers along the right edge and small torn patterned papers, but keep them secondary.

Visual style: Hyper-detailed realistic flat-lay photography combined with ethereal Japanese watercolor illustration; airy pastel palette of cream, honey wood, soft blue, mint, peach, sunflower yellow, and pale beige. Emphasize handmade sketchbook texture, transparent pigment granulation, pencil construction lines, loose ink strokes, masking tape, torn paper edges, and gentle sunlight.

Constraints: Use only one open notebook spread, keep the illustration and notes integrated into the paper rather than floating digitally, preserve the count of study elements and desk items, avoid printed UI elements or modern screens, no watermark, no extra characters.
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## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{character_name}` | character name | a shy summer girl |
| `{hair_color}` | hair color | long sandy blonde hair |
| `{marker_label}` | marker label | Soft Blue |

## About

Generates a cozy flat-lay photo of an open creative notebook filled with pastel watercolor anime character studies and surrounding art supplies.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.concept on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/summer-anime-sketchbook-flat-lay-tz85y1
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