Dark Academia Library

Works with: Gemini · ChatGPT (any AI image editor)

Tweed, old libraries and lamplight — a moody dark academia portrait.

Place me in a dark academia aesthetic scene. Keep my exact facial features, do not change my face. Dress me in a tweed blazer and turtleneck, set the scene in an old library with tall wooden bookshelves and warm lamp light, moody brown-and-amber color grade, soft shadows, a stack of old books beside me, contemplative expression.

What to watch for

'Contemplative expression' is the likeness risk. Asking for an expression makes the model rebuild the mouth and eyes, which is exactly where recognition lives — ours came back neutral and looking away, with a narrower jaw than the source had. Drop that clause to keep your own face and your own smile. The tweed, the lamp and the book stack are reliable; the gold lettering on the spines is invented squiggles, so do not zoom in on it.

How to use it

Only edit photos you have permission to use, including permission from the people pictured.

1. Pick a source whose pose and expression already suit the mood, so fewer changes to the person are needed.
2. Attach the source in an AI image editor compatible with this prompt (Gemini · ChatGPT (any AI image editor)), then paste the prompt. Choose the wardrobe and setting before generating. Remove conflicting pose or expression requests if you want to keep those from the source.
3. Check that the new light still leaves the face recognizable. Inspect hands near props and simplify the prop or pose if they are distorted.
4. Save the accepted image separately from the original and label it as AI-edited when sharing. Use the saved edit as the source if you choose to animate it next.