Photo and Cizhou Ware-Inspired Comic Diptych

Format

Markdown Parameterized

Inputs

reference_photo (image) · Required aspect_ratio (text) · Optional · Default: 3:4

Outputs

photo_comic_composition (image)

Replace the ${…} placeholders with your values before using this prompt. See parameters and defaults below.

Using only the single uploaded photograph, ${reference-photo}, create one standalone vertical ${aspect-ratio:3:4} composition pairing the original photograph with a comic reinterpretation inspired by the visual language of Cizhou ware’s black decoration on a white ground. Do not combine it with any other photographs.

**Upper half (50%):** Preserve the original photograph, faithfully retaining its subject, composition, structure, colors, lighting, and spatial relationships. Make only the proportional scaling adjustments necessary to fit it into the layout. Do not redraw, distort, add, or remove any elements.

**Lower half (50%):** Reinterpret the same scene as a modern two-dimensional comic, drawing on the black-brown ink tones, concise and forceful brushwork, varied stroke widths, and balance of black marks and white negative space characteristic of Cizhou ware’s black decoration on a white ground. Preserve the original subject’s outlines, key details, perspective, and spatial relationships, with moderate simplification. Avoid realistic rendering, dense hatching, solid dark masses, and excessive ornamentation. Use near-black dark brown, paper white, and a small amount of light gray. Keep the image clean, with a balanced distribution of dense and sparse areas and strong artistic expression.

**Composition and negative space:** The upper and lower sections must each occupy exactly 50% of the total height, have the same width, and meet seamlessly. Do not add a border or dividing line, and do not allow content to cross between the sections. The lower half should have the appearance of flat, matte, off-white, finely textured art paper. The comic scene as a whole should occupy approximately two-thirds of the lower half’s area, with the subject at a moderate scale and natural negative space on all four sides.

**Prohibited:** Do not add text, titles, seals, watermarks, or unrelated elements. Do not change the original subject. Do not turn the scene into ceramic objects, relief sculpture, or a three-dimensional installation. Do not use Japanese-style elements, gouache washes, or full-surface noise. The final result should present a clear contrast between the original photograph and the two-dimensional black-and-white comic, combining the decorative character of Cizhou ware’s black decoration on a white ground with the simplicity and vitality of modern comics.