Autumn in Gouache, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Example made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst fashion photo promptAutumn in Gouache

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

Prompt

Vertical 3:4 portrait frame. Full-body fashion illustration of a woman walking down a Parisian street in autumn, a camel wool coat draped open over a plum dress, loose gouache washes, drifting orange leaves, cream paper texture with visible brush marks, elegant editorial fashion illustration, no text.

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Settings

Mode
Text to image
Aspect ratio
3:4
Quality
high
Price
From 2 credits

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Make your own version

  1. elegant editorial fashion illustration sets the whole feel of the shot. Swap it for another camera style to change the vibe.
  2. The prompt ends with no text. Leave that in, or the model may add random lettering.

Where this idea comes from

Inspired by an idea from @heyfatema, collected in freestylefly/awesome-gpt-image-2 under MIT. PopNow wrote this prompt and made the example above.

Portrait prompt guide

Why this portrait prompt works

A chic model strides through a misty autumn city in a stylized editorial portrait painted with flowing paint. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst excels at rendering tangible fine-art materials, contrasting crisp fashion silhouettes with the tactile grain of wet paint on heavy paper.

  1. composition and art styleVertical 3:4 portrait frame. Full-body fashion illustration of a woman

    Establishes the head-to-toe perspective and locks the medium into stylized illustration rather than photography. Removing this phrase causes the model to generate a standard photorealistic portrait or crop closely to the face.

  2. setting and outerwear subjectwalking down a Parisian street in autumn, a camel wool coat

    Sets the urban Parisian atmosphere and provides the dominant silhouette through the neutral overcoat. Changing the location alters the architectural cues, while altering the coat shifts the central visual volume.

  3. garment layering and mediumdraped open over a plum dress, loose gouache washes,

    Introduces a rich color accent beneath the neutral coat while instructing the generator to use broad, fluid gouache paint. Without this, the palette flattens and the rendering can drift into sharp digital graphic vector art.

  4. tactile surface and environmentdrifting orange leaves, cream paper texture with visible brush marks,

    Adds seasonal motion and enforces the physical appearance of handmade art on textured paper. Deleting the paper texture cue yields a smooth, synthetic look devoid of traditional art imperfections.

  5. aesthetic tone and negative guidanceelegant editorial fashion illustration, no text.

    Instructs the generator to balance high-fashion poise with clean output by forbidding magazine titles or spurious lettering. Omitting this often invites unwanted typographic clutter across the paper edges.

Keeping the same face

Because gouache illustration simplifies facial features, maintaining the same character across a set requires pinning distinct bone structure, coloring, and hair silhouettes directly in your text.

Hair styling and tone
Replace the implicit hairstyle with a locked description such as a blunt raven bob or coiled auburn updo across every generation.
Facial proportions
Specify identifiable traits like high sculpted cheekbones, arched brows, or a strong jawline so the painted face retains its geometric identity.
Complexion undertone
Define a clear skin tone, such as warm olive skin or deep espresso complexion, ensuring the gouache color mixing stays uniform in each scene.
Signature makeup accent
Maintain a consistent painted accent, like a matte crimson lip or subtle winged eye wash, to anchor recognition from one pose to the next.

Three ways to make it yours

Elderly Gentleman in Milan

Swaps the subject to a mature man in Milan with cooler charcoal and warm ochre tones for a distinguished sartorial look.

Prompt

Vertical 3:4 portrait frame. Full-body fashion illustration of an elderly man with silver hair walking down a Milanese street in autumn, a tailored charcoal wool overcoat draped open over an ochre knit sweater, loose gouache washes, drifting bronze leaves, cream paper texture with visible brush marks, elegant editorial fashion illustration, no text.

Rainy London Trench

Features a tall Black woman wearing an emerald palette in London to showcase richer pigment contrast against the gouache wash.

Prompt

Vertical 3:4 portrait frame. Full-body fashion illustration of a tall Black woman with braided hair walking down a London street in autumn, a honey gabardine trench coat draped open over an emerald green dress, loose gouache washes, drifting golden leaves, cream paper texture with visible brush marks, elegant editorial fashion illustration, no text.

Nordic Minimalist Man

Transfers the scene to Stockholm with an athletic male subject and earthy rust accents to emphasize Scandinavian street style.

Prompt

Vertical 3:4 portrait frame. Full-body fashion illustration of a broad-shouldered man with a trimmed beard walking down a Stockholm street in autumn, an oatmeal wool coat draped open over a rust-orange sweater, loose gouache washes, drifting copper leaves, cream paper texture with visible brush marks, elegant editorial fashion illustration, no text.

Model and settings

Stick to the default 3:4 aspect ratio to preserve the vertical headroom needed for a full-body fashion plate. Keep the high quality setting enabled so GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst renders fine paper tooth, deckled edges, and hand-painted wash borders cleanly. Use text-to-image mode for initial concept generation, or switch to an image edit mode if you want to import your own face reference while maintaining the painterly aesthetic.

  • Seedream 5.0 ProChoose Seedream 5.0 Pro when you need to retain precise wardrobe designs or facial likenesses across multiple shots by feeding up to ten reference images.
  • FLUX.2 ProOpt for FLUX.2 Pro if you want strict control over specific fabric hex codes while preserving painterly brush textures.

If the portrait comes out wrong

The rendering turns into a slick digital photograph with smooth plastic skin.
Strengthen the traditional medium cues by adding rough watercolor paper, opaque paint strokes, and visible bristle texture to the prompt.
Hand gestures blur into messy patches with fused or missing fingers.
Specify a clear pose such as one hand tucked into the coat pocket and the other holding an umbrella handle to keep the fingers structured.
The autumn daylight looks sterile, flat, or overly harsh.
Add soft overcast afternoon light and diffused warm golden ambient wash right after the location cue.
Magazine lettering or pseudo-calligraphy appears over the background.
Reinforce the negative instruction by changing no text to clean border, strictly no typography, blank white background edges.

Questions about this portrait prompt

How can I make the gouache paint look more textured?

Explicitly mention opaque pigment layers, heavy watermarks, and rough cold-press watercolor paper. These material terms prompt the engine to mimic physical paint thickness rather than uniform digital fills.

Can I turn this full-body illustration into a close-up portrait?

Yes. Change Full-body fashion illustration to Close-up beauty portrait of a woman, and replace the street walking description with details about collar lapels, earrings, and defined facial brushwork.

Why does GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst sometimes omit the Parisian background?

Fashion illustration prompts naturally prioritize the garments and subject over distant scenery. To make the setting clearer, ask for loose gouache architectural sketches of Parisian balconies and cobblestones in the background.