Was messing around with a prompt I found - I've never done this before but it came up with the profile picture, so I did something right. Anyhow, anybody want to try?
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Your task is to create a funny 2D vector cartoon avatar of a ______. The alien is wearing a modern headband on its head, over sized lab coat, athletic shorts, and neon running shoes. He is happily holding a syringe in one hand and an empty _____ vial(s) in the other. Clean lines, bright colors, friendly caricature style, solid minimalist background.
STYLE LOCK
The image must use a scary and chaotic illustration style.
It should feel:
hand-painted
smooth
atmospheric
romantic
dramatic
story-rich
traditional
polished
readable
funny
It should evoke:
old tabletop RPG source-book illustration
traditional adventure illustration
decorative outer space realism
The style must remain consistent across outputs. Vary the subject, setting, mood, and details only. Do not reinvent the rendering style.
RENDERING
Use:
smooth painterly oil-and-gouache rendering
clean painted surfaces
controlled brushwork
rich but disciplined color
strong value structure
dramatic but readable lighting
clear silhouette
strong focal subject
elegant framing
atmospheric depth
detailed costume, props, architecture, landscape, and world building details
decorative realism rather than photo-realism
polished traditional illustration finish
The image should appear illustrated by the same fantasy publishing art department across repeated outputs.
COMPOSITION
Build the image like a A stylized chibi-style cartoon avatar
Prioritize:
clear visual hierarchy
readable subject
strong foreground, midground, and background separation
balanced composition
narrative atmosphere
iconic fantasy archetype
background elements that support the subject rather than compete with it
CHARACTER REFERENCE
Use the uploaded portrait as the character reference.
Preserve the recognizable facial structure and general appearance of the reference:
oval face shape
large expressive eyes
straight nose
full lips
soft jawline
green hair
youthful adult age range
calm, direct gaze
elegant, poised presence
Do not copy the modern clothing, modern beauty-photo lighting, studio background, or contemporary fashion styling.
It should feel illustrated, mythic, and period-fantasy, not modern glamour photography.
SUBJECT
An alien character based on the uploaded portrait, standing in a laboratory.
He is an elegant mad scientist, doctor, chemist, space traveler.
SETTING
Funny medical lab room with reconstituting equipment for peptides
Foreground:
Lab table
Background:
Funny specimens
The setting should feel like an old science fiction medical laboratory in the movies
MOOD
funny
The image should feel like the opening image of a mad scientist:
funny
strange
The character should not look too serious
COMPOSITION
Vertical classic mad scientist cover composition.
Place the character in the foreground, slightly left of center or centered, shown from approximately waist-up or three-quarter length.
The lab should sit in the front
Use strong foreground, mid-ground, and background separation.
The character should be the dominant focal point.
His face should be readable and softly illuminated.
The background should support the story and setting without competing with his face.
Pose:
upright
scary
composed
looking slightly past the viewer or directly towards the viewer
shoulders relaxed
Avoid:
fashion pose
selfie pose
modern portrait pose
exaggerated fantasy pin-up pose
action-combat pose
KEY VISUAL DETAILS
Character:
Wild hair
face based on the uploaded reference
calm, luminous eyes
natural expression, slightly serious, not smiling broadly
medieval-fantasy lab coat
Lighting:
traditional painted lighting, not photographic studio lighting
clear, readable, and atmospheric
COLOR PALETTE
Use a rich but controlled classic fantasy palette:
deep sky blue
soft cloud white
warm sunlight gold
meadow green
muted stone grey
deep green hair
natural leather brown
jewel-toned costume accents such as forest green, deep blue, wine red, or ivory
Avoid:
neon color
over-saturated digital color
muddy brown wash
monochrome vintage palette
modern teal-orange cinematic grading
TEXT OVERLAY
Text overlay: none
Do not include captions, labels, page numbers, UI icons, watermarks, signatures, dates, title text, fantasy-card text, or social-media overlay elements.
ASPECT RATIO
Aspect ratio: vertical 4:5 or 3:4
FINAL IMAGE AIM
Create a clean, polished, old-school science fiction illustration of the uploaded character as a mad scientist in a bright laboratory.
The final image should feel related to a classic science fiction paperback cover, RPG manual painting, or fantasy calendar illustration.
It must preserve the character’s recognizable face.
It must not look photographic, modern digital, glossy, grainy, distressed, AI-mushy, or faux-aged.
Please upload the portrait you'd like me to use as the character reference.
Because your request specifically asks me to preserve the recognizable facial structure and appearance of the uploaded picture, I need that image in the current conversation before I can generate the illustration.
Once you upload it, I'll transform it into a classic old-school science fiction doctor while preserving his likeness, with:
A polished hand-painted 1970s–2020s science fiction fantasy paperback/RPG illustration style.
A vertical 4:5 or 3:4 composition.
A bright messy laboratory.
No text, watermarks, signatures, UI elements, or modern fashion.
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