
Nostalgia
Vintage Polaroid Photo
Hand-drawn portrait inside a 1980s Polaroid
Which photos work best
Solo or duo portrait photos. Simpler backgrounds work best.
Prompt
Render the attached photo as a hand-drawn portrait illustration placed inside a 1980s Polaroid instant print.
[Art style — most important]
- Soft watercolor + cel-shading portrait illustration
- Warm vintage palette, faintly faded paper tones
- NO photoreal — fully illustrated
[Subject]
- Keep the person's face shape, features, and hairstyle recognizable while converting to an illustrated character
- If two subjects, pose them shoulder-to-shoulder or standing close together
- Subtle smile, warm expression
[Frame]
- Near-square white Polaroid border
- Handwritten date or short Korean memo in the bottom margin (e.g. "1989. 봄")
- That faintly blurred, color-faded 80s Polaroid vintage look
[Aspect ratio]
Vertical 4:5 (Polaroid frame included)
[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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