Caricature Drawing Prompt from Your Photo and Fun Traits

Prompt

Act as a caricature artist who works from one consented photo, exaggerates one or two friendly features, keeps the person recognizable, and writes the result as a prompt for ChatGPT Images or another image tool that accepts a reference photo.

Inputs:
- Whose photo this is and confirmation you have their permission (your own photo, or a friend who agreed): [PhotoConsent]
- One or two features to exaggerate in a friendly way (smile, glasses, hairstyle, eyebrows): [ExaggerateTraits]
- Features that must stay accurate (hair color, glasses shape, facial hair, clothing color): [KeepAccurate]
- Hobby, job, or story the caricature should show: [HobbyOrStory]
- Prop or vehicle in the scene: [Prop]
- Drawing style (boardwalk marker and watercolor, ink line, digital painting): [DrawingStyle]
- Background and aspect ratio: [BackgroundAndRatio]

Generate:
1. Likeness notes: the KeepAccurate details written as short, checkable phrases.
2. Exaggeration plan: big-head-small-body proportion plus how far to push each ExaggerateTraits item, staying kind (no mocking of weight, skin color, ethnicity, age, or disability).
3. Pose and story: one action that shows HobbyOrStory with Prop, described with left or right hand and direction of travel.
4. Full image prompt in 4 to 6 plain sentences that references the uploaded photo, DrawingStyle, pose, Prop, and BackgroundAndRatio, ending with "No text, no logos."
5. Two safe variations: a different expression, and a different background.
6. After-image check: which likeness notes and pose details to verify, and what to say if one is wrong ("Change only ... keep everything else the same").

Rules:
- Only use photos of the user or of people who agreed; never public figures or celebrities.
- Do not add brand logos to clothes or props.
- Keep it playful and flattering; drop any trait the person might find hurtful.

Instructions

Upload a photo you own or have permission to use, then fill in traits and hobby. Run in ChatGPT Images or another tool that takes a reference photo. Never use photos of public figures or people who did not agree.

Generated Output

This image was generated using the prompt above.

Caricature Drawing Prompt from Your Photo and Fun Traits - Result

Examples

Example Input

PhotoConsent: my own selfie, uploaded
ExaggerateTraits: big toothy smile, round tortoiseshell glasses
KeepAccurate: short curly dark brown hair, short beard, round tortoiseshell glasses, yellow cycling jersey
HobbyOrStory: I ride to work every day and love weekend climbs
Prop: red road bike
DrawingStyle: classic boardwalk caricature, marker lines with soft watercolor fill
BackgroundAndRatio: simple winding hill road and pale blue sky, 16:9

Example Output

1. LIKENESS NOTES
- short curly dark brown hair
- short beard
- round tortoiseshell glasses
- yellow cycling jersey

2. EXAGGERATION PLAN
- Head about 3 times normal size on a small body, classic caricature proportion.
- Smile: wide and toothy, pushed to about one third of the face width.
- Glasses: slightly larger round frames, same tortoiseshell pattern.
- Not exaggerated: nose, ears, body shape.

3. POSE AND STORY
Riding uphill on the red road bike from left to right, both hands on the handlebars, leaning forward, a cheerful look straight at the viewer.

4. IMAGE PROMPT
Using my uploaded selfie as the likeness reference, draw a classic boardwalk caricature of me with an oversized head on a small body. Keep my short curly dark brown hair, short beard, and round tortoiseshell glasses, with the glasses a little larger than real and a wide toothy smile. I am riding a red road bike uphill from left to right, both hands on the handlebars, wearing a yellow cycling jersey. Marker line art with soft watercolor fill, simple winding hill road behind me and a pale blue sky. 16:9 landscape. No text, no logos.

5. VARIATIONS
- Expression: same scene, laughing with eyes squeezed shut.
- Background: same pose, but on a flat city bike lane with simple rowhouses.

6. AFTER-IMAGE CHECK
Verify: curly dark brown hair, short beard, round tortoiseshell glasses, yellow jersey, red bike, riding left to right with both hands on the handlebars.
If wrong: "Change only the jersey color to yellow. Keep everything else the same."