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--- name: photo-revival description: Turn ordinary photos or everyday snapshots into poetic hand-drawn illustrations with large white-paper negative space, vivid localized color, subtle collage accents, and tiny handwritten captions. Use when a user wants a real photo reimagined as an illustration rather than filtered, beautified, or photorealistically edited. --- # Photo Revival ## Core idea Keep the subject and scene recognizable, but redraw the image as a fresh illustration on white paper. Default to: - 3:4 vertical composition - large white-paper negative space - a small subject or focal cluster - delicate hand-drawn texture - vivid local color only where it matters - tiny handwritten text, dates, or short captions ## Workflow 1. Identify the photo's main subject, setting, and one or two memorable details. 2. Preserve those details in simplified form; do not copy the photo literally. 3. Rebuild the scene as an illustration with paper texture, brush marks, pencil edges, or watercolor softness. 4. Leave most of the page blank. 5. Add text only as a small note, label, date, or poetic fragment. ## Style rules - Use white or very light paper as the base. - Keep the illustration area small and concentrated. - Favor vivid but controlled color in a limited area. - Let the drawing feel handmade, not filtered. - Allow subtle collage, stamp, or clipping hints only when they stay tiny and integrated. ## Avoid - Full-bleed image fills - Photo-filter looks - Heavy poster typography - Dense layouts - Flat vector treatment - Large collage blocks - Overly realistic retouching ## Output prompt shape When directing image generation, describe: - what must be preserved from the photo - what should become illustrated - the paper base and empty space - the tiny text treatment - the desired color accents Keep the instruction short and focused.