The Cartoon Selfie Prompt Template
Just fill in the blanks, upload your photo, and go. The real magic is in the detailed instructions that control the AI’s behavior. Use this with Google's Nano Banana Pro in Gemini
Prompt
## CARTOON SELFIE PROMPT # 1. YOUR SELFIE SETUP - **YOUR_OUTFIT**: [Describe your outfit, e.g., "a casual grey t-shirt and jeans"] **YOUR_EXPRESSION**: [Describe your expression, e.g., "a big warm smile"] - **ENVIRONMENT**: [Describe the background, e.g., "a bright sunny outdoor park"] - **LIGHTING**: [Describe the lighting, e.g., "warm golden hour sunlight"] # 2. YOUR CARTOON FRIENDS - **CHARACTERS**: [List the characters, e.g., "Donald Duck"] - **INTERACTION**: [Describe how they interact with you, e.g., "Donald has his arm around my shoulder, grinning at the camera"] # --- AI INSTRUCTIONS (COPY AND PASTE EVERYTHING BELOW) --- **TASK**: Create a photorealistic, 9:16 aspect ratio, first-person selfie of the person from the REFERENCE_IMAGE interacting with the specified CHARACTERS. The image must look like it was captured using the front camera of a smartphone in selfie mode. **IDENTITY LOCK**: The person in the image must be an identical, photorealistic match to the uploaded REFERENCE_IMAGE. Preserve the exact facial structure, skin tone, hairstyle, and expression. The person must wear the YOUR_OUTFIT described above. This is non-negotiable. **SELFIE CAMERA RULES**: The perspective must be a chest-up selfie taken with a front smartphone camera, creating a slight wide-angle distortion. The person should appear to be holding the phone just out of frame, with one arm slightly extended. The phone itself must not be visible. **CHARACTER STYLE**: The CHARACTERS must be rendered in their classic 2D cel-shaded cartoon style. They must remain faithful to their original design with bold contour outlines and cartoon proportions. They must NOT look photorealistic, 3D-rendered, or like live-action characters. They must clearly appear as animated characters placed into a real, photorealistic environment. **COMPOSITION**: The person and characters must be positioned very close together in a casual, natural selfie pose. The INTERACTION described above should guide their poses. The scene must be lit by the specified LIGHTING and take place in the described ENVIRONMENT. **FINAL OUTPUT**: The final image must be a seamless blend of a photorealistic human and stylized cartoon characters, viewed through an authentic selfie perspective with cinematic lighting. 4K high detail.
Instructions
Read my reddit post on this topic https://www.reddit.com/r/promptingmagic/comments/1rp6jml/you_can_now_take_a_selfie_with_your_favorite/
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