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"title": "Notebook Doodle Portrait - use user photo as face reference", "source_image": "USER_FACE_PHOTO", "use_face_reference": true, "face_reference_instructions": "Keep 100% of user's facial features, skin tone, hair texture and beard. Match head tilt and expression exactly; preserve eyes, nose, mouth proportions.", "prompt": "Create a hand-drawn colored sketch portrait of the person from the supplied face photo, centered waist-up with arms crossed Style: lively marker + pen illustration on lined notebook paper (horizontal pale blue ruled lines, vertical left margin). Keep the subject's curly hair, slight stubble/beard, and warm smiling expression. Clothing: black button-up shirt with visible collar and rolled sleeves; emphasize highlights with yellow and red marker strokes. Lines: confident ink outlines, crosshatching shading, energetic colored accent strokes (red and yellow) creating a neon outline around the figure. Composition: subject occupying middle-right of page, three-quarter body, arms crossed, shoulders relaxed. Surrounding doodles and annotations: multiple speech-bubbles and sketched boxes containing words 'SOCIAL MEDIA', 'CAMERA', 'EDITING', 'STRATEGIES', 'BUSINESS', 'SHOOT' written in casual handwritten red marker; arrows pointing toward figure; small stars, lightning bolts, sketch arrows and chat bubble icons scattered around; a yellow-highlighted box at upper-left reading 'WHAT NEXT?' with red question mark; 'Trending' hand-lettered above head in orange/red. Texture: visible paper grain, slight smudges and marker bleed, 35% opacity pencil construction lines underneath; maintain sketchy, energetic, slightly messy look. Lighting: no realistic 3D lighting — flat illustrative highlights and strokes to suggest form. Color palette: black, red, yellow, warm skin tones, pale blue ruled lines on off-white paper.", small sign: Prompt King yellow red colour. "negative_prompt": "photorealistic skin texture, studio portrait lighting, full body, background scenery, typography that looks printed or perfect, over-smoothing, unnatural face changes, extra people, watermark", "size": "2048x2048", "sampler": "ddim", "steps": 28, "cfg_scale": 7.5, "seed": null } A small "Prompt King" signature in left corner

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About this prompt

This structured prompt turns your photo into a hand-drawn colour sketch on lined notebook paper. The subject is shown waist-up with arms crossed, keeping curly hair, slight stubble and a warm smile from your face reference. He wears a black button-up shirt with a visible collar and rolled sleeves, drawn with confident ink outlines, crosshatched shading and energetic red and yellow marker strokes that form a neon-like outline around the figure. The page has pale blue ruled lines and a left margin, and the figure sits in the middle-right of the page. Around him, handwritten red marker speech bubbles and boxes read 'SOCIAL MEDIA', 'CAMERA', 'EDITING', 'STRATEGIES', 'BUSINESS' and 'SHOOT', with arrows pointing toward him, small stars, lightning bolts and chat icons scattered across the sheet. A yellow-highlighted box at upper left asks 'WHAT NEXT?'. Visible paper grain, smudges, marker bleed and faint pencil construction lines keep it lively and slightly messy. It is ideal for content creators, marketers and photographers who want a playful profile image, a YouTube thumbnail, a course cover or a services poster.

Lighting, colour and composition

Flat illustrative highlights replace realistic lighting, with form suggested by crosshatching and marker strokes. The palette is black ink, red and yellow markers and pale blue ruled lines on off-white paper. The figure sits middle-right, balanced by doodles, speech bubbles and a highlighted question box at upper left.

Ways to make it your own

Replace the bubble words with your own skills, such as 'DESIGN', 'CODING' or 'TEACHING'.
Change the marker accents to blue and green for a calmer, cooler doodle style.
Use 16:9 for a YouTube thumbnail or 1:1 for a profile picture version.

Best for

Trending photo ideas and creative portrait inspiration.

Suggested framing

Use the aspect ratio or framing described in the prompt, then adapt it for your intended platform.

Customization ideas

Adjust the clothing, background, lighting, colors and composition to match your own idea.

How to use

Copy the prompt, adapt it to your idea, and paste it into your preferred compatible AI tool. Follow that tool’s instructions for reference photos.

A few helpful answers.

What type of image does this prompt create?

In a compatible AI tool, this prompt is intended as a starting point for this structured prompt turns your photo into a hand-drawn colour sketch on lined notebook paper. The subject is shown waist-up with arms crossed, keeping curly hair, slight stubble and a warm smile from your face reference. He wears a black button-up shirt with a visible collar and rolled sleeves, drawn with confident ink outlines, crosshatched shading and energetic red and yellow marker strokes that form a neon-like outline around the figure. The page has pale blue ruled lines and a left margin, and the figure sits in the middle-right of the page. Around him, handwritten red marker speech bubbles and boxes read 'SOCIAL MEDIA', 'CAMERA', 'EDITING', 'STRATEGIES', 'BUSINESS' and 'SHOOT', with arrows pointing toward him, small stars, lightning bolts and chat icons scattered across the sheet. A yellow-highlighted box at upper left asks 'WHAT NEXT?'. Visible paper grain, smudges, marker bleed and faint pencil construction lines keep it lively and slightly messy. It is ideal for content creators, marketers and photographers who want a playful profile image, a YouTube thumbnail, a course cover or a services poster. Results depend on the tool, settings and references you use.

Can I customize the clothing or background?

Yes. Replace the clothing, setting or colors in the prompt with your own choices. Keep descriptions consistent and adjust one detail at a time.

What aspect ratio works best?

Start with Use the aspect ratio or framing described in the prompt, then adapt it for your intended platform.. A 4:5 ratio works well for a portrait feed post. Adjust the crop for your intended platform and your tool’s available settings.

Does Prompt King generate the image?

No. Prompt King helps users discover and copy prompts that can be used with compatible AI tools.

Can I use this for social media ideas?

Yes. Use it as creative inspiration and customize the result for your audience. Use photos you have permission to upload, and check your chosen tool’s terms before publishing.

Marker Doodle Portrait on Lined Notebook Paper

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Lighting, colour and composition