Turn your photo into an anime scene

This prompt redraws a photo as a hand-painted anime scene. People keep their hairstyles, clothing, poses and expressions and the original composition stays. You describe the style you want, such as soft watercolour backgrounds.

photo-anime-scene — gemini — 62 words

Redraw this photo as a hand-painted anime film scene. Keep the people recognisable — same hairstyles, clothing, poses, and expressions — and keep the original composition.

Style: [STYLE, e.g. soft watercolour backgrounds and warm nostalgic light like a classic Japanese animated film], clean line art, gentle colours, and detailed scenery.

No text and no extra people. Same aspect ratio as the original.

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Describe the style in words instead of naming a studio — results are more consistent.

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What you will get

Your photo redrawn as a hand-painted anime film scene: the same people, poses and composition, with soft watercolour backgrounds, clean line art and warm nostalgic light.

Common mistake

The people turn into generic anime characters.

Fix: Keep “same hairstyles, clothing, poses and expressions” in the prompt, and describe the style in words instead of naming a studio.

Other ways it goes wrong

The background becomes a different place. Name what is in your photo: “the same beach, the same boat on the left”. A redraw can swap the setting for a generic one.
The line art is so heavy that it looks like a colouring book. Add “thin delicate lines, soft painted shading”. The prompt asks for clean lines, and this sets their weight.
Faces lose their age, so children look older. State ages: “the girl is about eight years old”. Anime styling tends to make faces look more grown up.

Try a variation: sky and light

Add one sentence about the sky, such as “towering summer clouds and a deep blue sky”. A dramatic sky is the quickest way to make a redraw feel cinematic.

Still not right? Reply with this

Keep each person recognisable: same hairstyle, clothes, glasses and pose as in the photo. Keep the anime style.