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Case Notes
This page keeps the media, full prompt, and original source together so you can inspect the result first and decide whether the prompt is worth copying, saving, or comparing.
Case Insights
To make this page easier to search, cite, and reuse later, the case is also broken down into practical guidance about usage, visual cues, and prompt structure.
Best Fit Scenarios
- Use this as a portrait & photography benchmark when you need a fast style baseline before rewriting your own prompt.
- It is especially helpful if your target overlaps with 35mm, Portrait, Cinematic and you want to judge the image result before tuning wording.
- Keep it as a control sample when you compare nearby prompt variants one variable at a time.
Visual Signals To Notice
- The clearest style signals here are 35mm, Portrait, Cinematic, so those should usually stay in your first rewrite.
- Focus on framing, light direction, pose, and the distance between subject and camera.
- This case keeps one primary output, so the first image should be treated as the main visual reference.
How The Prompt Is Structured
- The prompt reads as a long, highly specified prompt, which is useful when you want to judge how much specificity this direction needs.
- Its keyword cluster is centered on 35mm, Portrait, Cinematic, so you can usually keep that cluster while swapping subject, camera, layout, or copy details.
- A practical rewrite path is: keep the outcome, keep the strongest style cues, then replace only the subject and environment blocks.
Good Follow-up Questions
- What changes first if you keep 35mm, Portrait, Cinematic but switch the subject matter?
- Which part of the result comes from section-level structure (Portrait & Photography) versus tag-level style cues?
- Which related cases in the same section give you a cleaner or more extreme variation of the same direction?
Full Prompt
{ "concept": "obsidian_blade_dark_angel_portrait", "format": "single_frame_editorial_portrait", "aspect_ratio": "9:16", "subject": { "type": "female_model", "identity_preservation": "high preserve facial structure, skin texture, natural features from reference", "pose": "dramatic editorial pose, head tilted and turned in three-quarter profile, eyes softly closed or downcast, one arm raised elegantly overhead, the other hand gripping a sword vertically before her", "expression": "serene, powerful, otherworldly calm", "gaze": "downcast, contemplative", "hair": "long sleek jet-black hair, wet-look strands framing the face, flowing over the shoulders" }, "wardrobe": { "style": "avant-garde haute couture, dramatic dark-angel aesthetic", "garment": "voluminous black feather couture gown cascading layers of glossy black feathers and fringe forming sweeping wing-like volumes around the body", "fabric": "glossy black feathers, ostrich plume, subtle iridescent shimmer catching the light", "color": "deep black with faint cool sheen", "coverage": "fully covered, dramatic and modest feathers envelop the form" }, "prop": { "item": "a long ceremonial sword held vertically, blade pointing up", "material": "blade carved from black diamond / obsidian faceted, crystalline, with sharp internal reflections and a faint glassy sparkle, like cut black gemstone", "hilt": "matte gunmetal or blackened-gold hilt, minimal and elegant", "how_held": "gripped firmly in one hand, blade aligned vertically along the body, catching a thin edge of light", "feel": "regal, ceremonial, mythi not violent; a symbol of power and protection" }, "jewelry": { "earring": "long sparkling black crystal drop earring", "ring": "single sculptural silver ring on the raised hand" }, "lighting": { "key": "soft directional studio light, cool and cinematic, camera-right", "fill": "low, preserving deep blacks in the feathers", "accent": "thin rim light tracing the black diamond blade's facets, making them glint; subtle highlight on cheekbone and collarbone", "mood": "high-fashion chiaroscuro, dramatic and divine" }, "color_palette": { "dominant": "near-black, charcoal feathers", "accent": "cool glassy black-diamond sparkle, faint silver", "skin": "luminous, porcelain, softly lit", "background": "seamless cool grey gradient (#9A9A9E), studio backdrop" }, "composition": { "framing": "portrait, head to mid-torso, with feather volumes filling the frame and the vertical blade as a strong central line", "depth_of_field": "shallow, f/2.2 sharp on face, hand, and blade facets, soft feathers", "negative_space": "soft grey upper-right breathing room" }, "aesthetic": { "direction": "spectral surrealism meets dark-angel couture editorial, mythic and cinematic", "references": ["Vogue dark editorial", "sculptural feather couture", "cinematic film still", "fantasy warrior-goddess portraiture"], "film_emulation": "subtle grain, rich true blacks, cool desaturated midtones", "finish": "ultra-detailed, photoreal, campaign quality" }, "negative_prompt": "blood, gore, wounds, violence, menacing or aggressive expression, exposed skin emphasis, sexualized framing, plastic skin, oversaturation, busy background, text, watermark, distorted hands, extra fingers, deformed blade", "render_notes": "Photoreal. The sword reads as an elegant ceremonial art-object made of faceted black diamond crystalline and glassy, NOT metallic or weaponlike-threatening. Calm, mythic, powerful mood. Feathers fully cover the form." }
