# Vintage Photo to Graphite Sketch

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

```text
Create a realistic side-by-side comparison image showing a meaningful childhood photo being transformed into a hand-drawn graphite sketch. Canvas: wide horizontal 2-panel layout with a thick black vertical divider and thin dark border, like a before-and-after social media post. Left panel: a faded vintage color photograph with muted purple-brown tones, light scratches, and aged film texture. Show {child_subject} holding {pet}. The child's face is hidden by a centered plain beige square privacy block. Right panel: the same scene reimagined as an ultra-detailed 3D graphite pencil sketch on textured white spiral notebook paper, viewed from above at a slight angle. The notebook has black spiral binding along the left edge, visible paper grain, subtle fibers, smudges, graphite dust, and eraser crumbs. Show a realistic adult hand actively drawing with a dark pencil near the child's shoulder, making the drawing feel unfinished and in progress. Include exactly 3 drawing tools or debris groups around the sketch: 1 metal pencil sharpener near the upper left, 1 gray STAEDTLER-style eraser near the upper right with small graphite smudges, and 1 cluster of pencil shavings near the lower left. The sketch should preserve the winter hat, coat, and cat pose from the photo, with the cat's face carefully rendered and expressive. The child's face in the sketch is also hidden by a centered plain light gray square privacy block. Style: photorealistic mixed-media transformation, high detail, tactile paper texture, soft natural lighting, shallow shadows, no extra text except the small eraser branding. Use {overall_mood}.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{child_subject}` | child subject | a small child wearing a cream knit winter hat and a dark puffy coat |
| `{pet}` | pet | a black-and-white rescue cat with bright eyes |
| `{overall_mood}` | overall mood | warm nostalgic and sentimental |

## About

Generates a nostalgic before-and-after layout where a childhood pet photo becomes an actively drawn graphite notebook sketch.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/vintage-photo-to-graphite-sketch-2tvwe1
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