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Dusk Backlit Illustration

Style Transfer

Dusk Backlit Illustration

A backlit dusk portrait with light leaks and grain, in a mellow illustrated style

Which photos work best

Front or slightly angled face photo. Framing down to the shoulders works best.

Prompt

Render the person in the attached photo as a mellow, mature cel-shaded illustration. A single dusk scene with strong backlight. [Art style — most important] - Clean cel-shading with bold black outlines - Mellow, settled palette: deep purples, dusty corals, mustard tones - Strong backlit silhouette with bright rim light along the contour - Overlay light film grain and light leaks across the whole image (effects on top of the illustration) - NO photoreal feel — fully illustrated, but moody and mature - Different from Ghibli's bright warm tone — slightly somber and cinematic, an adult illustration [Subject] - Keep the person's face shape, features, and hairstyle recognizable - Looking slightly down or to the side rather than straight at the camera — a contemplative expression - Hair tips and shoulder line glow brightly from the backlight [Background] - Dusk urban setting: an alley, rooftop, or window in a city - Strong sunlight or sunset glow behind the subject; subject sits slightly in shadow - Background prefers bokeh / silhouette over sharp detail [Aspect ratio] Vertical 4:5 or 3:4 (Instagram feed optimized) [Quality boosters — apply to all results] - Follow the trend's specific art style (cel-shading, watercolor, 3D Pixar, etc.) as the top priority. The identifiability/expression rules below apply WITHIN that style - Keep the subject's face shape, features, and hairstyle recognizable (someone who knows them should identify them) - Warm expression with a subtle smile; subject should feel slightly more attractive than the original in a natural way - BUT do not alter the face enough to make them look like a different person

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