Handle With Care, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Example made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst comic strip promptHandle With Care

The exact text-to-image prompt behind this picture, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A two-panel comic follows a woman in a cream sweatshirt and plum pottery apron carefully shaping a mug handle, then realizing she has made it large enough for both hands and laughing beside her amused studio partner. Keep the same workbench across the panels. Dry brush outlines, matte terracotta clay and cool mint daylight, understated craft comedy, one speech bubble reading "EXTRA COMFORT", no logos, no other text.

Prompts are kept in their original English to help reproduce the example. Copy one as it is, or adapt it for your project.

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Settings

Mode
Text to image
Aspect ratio
4:5
Quality
high
Price
From 2 credits

The exact price shows before you generate.

Make your own version

  1. The words in quotes, "EXTRA COMFORT", are printed in the picture. Keep them short and change them to your own.

Style prompt guide

Style traits to keep

A two-panel comic strip captures a relatable pottery studio mishap with dry brush linework and understated humor. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst excels here because it renders clean speech bubble lettering alongside subtle facial expressions and painterly textures. The structured framing keeps the environment consistent while delivering a warm, indie graphic novel aesthetic.

The visual charm relies on combining expressive sequential cartooning with artisanal, tactile surfaces.

Line
Dry brush outlines introduce rough, organic edges that mimic physical ink on heavy paper rather than smooth digital vectors.
Palette
Muted cream, plum, and matte terracotta clay ground the scene in natural pottery tones, balanced by cool mint daylight.
Light
Soft studio daylight prevents dramatic shadows, keeping panel storytelling clear and legible across small details.
Composition
A two-tier vertical progression holds the workbench anchor steady so the character comedy takes center stage.

What defines this look

  1. layout and character setupVertical 4:5 portrait frame. A two-panel comic follows a woman in a cream sweatshirt and plum pottery apron carefully shaping a mug handle,

    It establishes the tall orientation, the sequential comic structure, and the character wardrobe. Omitting this causes the model to generate a single chaotic illustration without panel progression.

  2. narrative and continuity instructionthen realizing she has made it large enough for both hands and laughing beside her amused studio partner. Keep the same workbench across the panels.

    This dictates the emotional punchline and forces background continuity. Without it, the second panel often swaps to an unrelated scene or loses the secondary character.

  3. style and color paletteDry brush outlines, matte terracotta clay and cool mint daylight,

    It defines the traditional illustration medium and controls ambient lighting with soft contrast. Removing the dry brush directive leads to harsh digital vector lines instead of textured indie comic art.

  4. tone and text constraintunderstated craft comedy, one speech bubble reading "EXTRA COMFORT", no logos, no other text.

    This guides the acting toward gentle humor while demanding exactly one clean text balloon. Without strict negative limits on text, background signs and garbled dialogue will appear across the workbench.

Same style, new subjects

Baker Bread Mishap

Swaps pottery for an artisan bakery while preserving the two-panel joke and dry brush illustrative style.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A two-panel comic follows a baker in a charcoal apron dusting flour on dough, then staring at an enormous ballooning sourdough loaf next to a chuckling coworker. Keep the same wooden prep table across the panels. Dry brush outlines, warm wheat tones and soft morning window light, understated craft comedy, one speech bubble reading "IT GREW", no logos, no other text.

Plant Pruning Blunder

Applies the same quiet comic pacing and muted palette to an indoor gardening disaster.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A two-panel comic follows a botanist in sage green overalls trimming a bonsai, then sheepishly holding up a single leftover twig beside an amused friend. Keep the same potting bench across the panels. Dry brush outlines, forest green clay pots and cool mint daylight, understated craft comedy, one speech bubble reading "PERFECTLY PRUNED", no logos, no other text.

Knitters Giant Scarf

Transfers the dry brush line art and gentle humor to a knitting mishap.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A two-panel comic follows a knitter in a mustard sweater wrapping yarn, then unrolling a ten-foot wool strip that buries their laughing partner on the couch. Keep the same living room rug across the panels. Dry brush outlines, heather gray wool and soft amber lamp light, understated craft comedy, one speech bubble reading "JUST A BIT MORE", no logos, no other text.

Model and settings

Stick to the 4:5 aspect ratio because two vertically stacked comic panels need vertical room to prevent cramped figures. Keep the quality set to high so fine dry brush stroke textures and small speech bubble typography render crisp and readable. If you choose to expand this to a horizontal three-panel strip, switch the aspect ratio to 16:9 while maintaining high quality.

  • Nano Banana ProSelect Nano Banana Pro if you want stricter structural planning for multi-panel comic grids and dense dialogue layouts.

When the style drifts

Random text gibberish appears on aprons, clay jars, or walls.
Reinforce the negative constraint by writing: strictly only one speech bubble with the text EXTRA COMFORT, no studio labels, no pottery stamps, no background lettering.
The comic looks like a slick, plastic 3D animation render instead of hand-drawn art.
Add chalk pastel texture, rough ink contours, traditional graphic novel illustration, and remove any mention of realistic lighting.
The workbench and tools change completely between the top and bottom panels.
Change the prompt phrasing to: identical studio background and identical wooden workbench fixed across both upper and lower panels.

Questions about this style prompt

How do I ensure GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst renders the speech bubble text correctly?

Place the target phrase inside quotation marks and explicitly instruct the model to produce only one speech bubble. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst handles short, capitalised phrases reliably when distraction text is forbidden in the prompt.

Can I turn this prompt into a four-panel comic?

Yes, change the opening phrase to a four-panel comic in a two-by-two grid, but keep the descriptions for each panel concise. A square 1:1 or 4:5 portrait ratio works best to prevent panels from becoming too narrow.

Why does the dry brush style sometimes look too smooth?

Digital smoothing happens when the prompt lacks texture cues. Strengthen the medium words by explicitly requesting rough ink outlines, visible paper grain, and textured matte pigment surfaces.