Paper Boat Passage, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Example made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

Text to imageAnime

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst anime promptPaper Boat Passage

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

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A girl in a butter yellow raincoat, navy trousers and rubber boots crouches beside a shallow irrigation channel, guiding a folded paper boat under a little stone bridge. Fresh rice shoots surround the path after spring rain. Hand-painted Japanese animation background with delicate cel outlines, pale reflected daylight, mint water and plum shadows, an intimate moment of discovery, no text.

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Settings

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

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Make your own version

  1. For a different mood, rewrite only the light: mint water and plum shadows.
  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 @HeyAbhishek, collected in Evolink-AI/awesome-gpt-image-2-API-Prompts under CC0 1.0. PopNow wrote this prompt and made the example above.

Style prompt guide

Style traits to keep

A young girl guiding a paper boat through a countryside waterway captures a nostalgic, classic anime aesthetic. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst renders the scene with soft cel shading and traditional painted textures rather than modern glossy CGI. The precise color harmonies and atmospheric weather cues create a serene, evocative storybook illustration.

This classic anime style relies on traditional animation production methods rather than modern digital gloss. Every element balances painterly scenery with defined character linework and a curated pastel palette.

Line
Delicate cel outlines keep the character distinct from the scenery while maintaining a handcrafted, organic animation feel.
Texture
Hand-painted matte background surfaces give the foliage, stone, and water the tactile look of gouache on animation paper.
Palette
Mint green water, butter yellow vinyl, and plum shadows replace harsh primaries with nuanced, harmonious hues.
Light
Pale, diffuse post-rain illumination avoids hard glares, distributing soft reflections across wet ground and tranquil water.

What defines this look

  1. subject stance and clothingVertical 4:5 portrait frame. A girl in a butter yellow raincoat, navy trousers and rubber boots crouches beside a shallow irrigation channel,

    Sets the composition, outfit, and main subject pose by the water; removing it risks an empty landscape or an upright, generic figure.

  2. focal narrative actionguiding a folded paper boat under a little stone bridge.

    Defines the storytelling interaction and small-scale architecture; removing this leaves the girl idling without a clear narrative focus.

  3. environmental scenery contextFresh rice shoots surround the path after spring rain.

    Establishes the rural landscape and post-rain atmosphere, filling the background with vibrant green textures and reflective damp surfaces.

  4. core animation mediumHand-painted Japanese animation background with delicate cel outlines,

    Forces the traditional 2D anime aesthetic; removing this causes the model to default to 3D CGI or modern digital vector art.

  5. palette and emotional tonepale reflected daylight, mint water and plum shadows, an intimate moment of discovery, no text.

    Dictates the subtle pastel color palette and soft shadow tints while preventing unwanted typography or watermarks in the illustration.

Same style, new subjects

Countryside Cat on Veranda

Transposes the traditional animation aesthetic to a cozy animal subject resting in a wet garden.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A calico cat naps curled beside a ceramic bowl of water on a weathered wooden engawa porch. Fresh hydrangea bushes surround the garden path after spring rain. Hand-painted Japanese animation background with delicate cel outlines, pale reflected daylight, mint water and plum shadows, an intimate moment of quiet afternoon rest, no text.

Coastal Tram Platform

Uses the hand-painted anime look for a coastal urban transit scene with wet reflections.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A green retro electric tram waits at an open-air seaside platform while an adult commuter holds an umbrella. Puddle reflections line the asphalt after spring rain. Hand-painted Japanese animation background with delicate cel outlines, pale reflected daylight, mint water and plum shadows, an intimate moment of suburban travel, no text.

Rainy Tea Table Still Life

Applies the painted watercolor and cel aesthetic to a tranquil indoor still life.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A steaming ceramic mug of green tea and a slice of melon roll cake rest on a wooden cafe windowsill overlooking wet garden paths. Hand-painted Japanese animation background with delicate cel outlines, pale reflected daylight, mint water and plum shadows, an intimate moment of morning warmth, no text.

Model and settings

Stick with the 4:5 aspect ratio to frame the vertical perspective between the crouching subject and the background landscape naturally. High quality ensures GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst renders clean, subtle linework and painterly textures without smudging small details like the paper boat. If you prefer a wide cinematic movie shot, adjust the aspect ratio to 16:9 while keeping high quality enabled.

  • Seedream 5.0 ProChoose Seedream 5.0 Pro if you want to feed in reference sketches or specific anime production frames to guide the painting style and character design precisely.
  • Nano Banana 2.1Pick Nano Banana 2.1 when you want ultra-sharp 4K output that keeps painted brush strokes and delicate cel lines crisp at large display sizes.

When the style drifts

The image renders as modern glossy 3D CGI instead of a traditional hand-painted cel animation.
Ensure Hand-painted Japanese animation background with delicate cel outlines is present and add gouache texture, 2D animation cel to suppress 3D rendering engines.
The colors turn into muddy, dark greys rather than soft atmospheric pastels.
Reinforce the color palette by keeping pale reflected daylight, mint water and plum shadows and avoiding dark weather descriptors like stormy or gloomy.
The background has hyper-detailed photorealistic clutter that overpowers the stylized character.
Replace complex background descriptions with broad environmental cues like soft painted rice paddies and simple stone masonry to maintain proper animation background simplicity.

Questions about this style prompt

How do I prevent the model from adding modern 3D lighting effects?

Specify 2D traditional media cues like hand-painted gouache background and flat cel shading. Avoid buzzwords like unreal engine, octane render, or ray tracing, which push the model toward glossy CGI.

Can I change the raincoat color without breaking the color harmony?

Yes, but swap butter yellow for another soft tone such as terracotta red or cerulean blue. Keep the atmospheric descriptors like mint water and plum shadows to preserve balanced contrast across the frame.

Why does the paper boat sometimes disappear or look distorted?

Small props can get lost if the composition is too wide. Keep the crouching pose and descriptive framing phrase guiding a folded paper boat close to the subject description to maintain focal clarity.