Transform a Photo into a Romantic Classic 2D Animation

Format

Markdown

Inputs

reference_photo (image) · Required

Outputs

animated_image (image)

Completely redraw the uploaded photograph in the romantic 2D animation aesthetic of classic Disney films.

Use the photograph as a reference for the people, children, animals, poses, composition, clothing, and important details, but completely transform the photographic image into hand-drawn animation.

## Main visual style

The aesthetic should evoke a romantic, colorful frame from classic Disney animation, with the visual feeling of *101 Dalmatians*, but softer, dreamier, and more fairy-tale-like.

Do not use photorealism, digital painting, or a photographic image with a filter. The result must look like a fully drawn frame from a feature-length 2D animated film.

Use:
- Clean, expressive dark outlines.
- Smooth hand-drawn lines.
- Beautifully stylized shapes.
- Large but natural-looking expressive eyes.
- Highly expressive facial expressions.
- Carefully stylized facial features.
- Soft, painterly color transitions.
- Flat cel-animation fills combined with soft gradients.
- Delicate highlights and a gentle glow.
- Pastel yet saturated colors.
- Pink, blue, lilac, cream, and golden hues where they suit the scene.
- A light fairy-tale atmosphere.
- Subtle traditional animation texture.
- Beautifully drawn hair arranged in large, flowing locks.
- Painterly, detailed animated backgrounds.

## Dreamy cinematic atmosphere

Create the feeling of a magical animated film: soft diffused light, a gentle glow around light sources, delicate highlights, soft bokeh, small sparkling particles, and atmospheric depth—but only where these naturally suit the original scene.

Lighting should be artistic and fairy-tale-like, not photographic. Colors should be clean, vivid, gentle, and saturated, without gray or muddy color grading.

## Faces — very important

Despite the strong cartoon stylization, preserve the recognizability of every person. Preserve their individual features:
- Face shape.
- Eye shape and placement, including the distance between the eyes.
- Nose and lip shapes.
- Eyebrows, chin, and cheeks.
- Hairstyle and hairline.
- Characteristic smile and facial expression.
- Age and distinctive features.

Do not turn people into arbitrary cartoon characters. Each face should remain recognizable as the specific person in the photograph, while being fully drawn in an animation style.

For infants and children, take particular care to preserve their unique real features and age-appropriate proportions. Do not make a child look like a different child or change the shape of their eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, or face.

Moderate classic Disney-style stylization is allowed: more expressive eyes, soft lines, and slightly exaggerated expressions, without changing anyone’s identity.

## Composition

Preserve the original scene, including:
- Poses and the positioning of people.
- Interactions between them and their gaze direction.
- Clothing, hair, animals, toys, and objects.
- The interior or landscape.
- The overall angle, perspective, and main framing.

Do not turn the photograph into a different scene.

## Artistic technique

Imagine the photograph has been given to a team of classic 2D animation artists, who have created a finished, full-color animation cel from it.

- Characters: clean drawn lines, flat color shapes, and soft cel shading.
- Background: a beautiful painted animation background with depth and atmosphere.
- Light: soft, radiant, and magical.
- Color: saturated, clean, pastel, and cinematic.

There must be no photographic elements in the result.

## Do not use

- Photorealism.
- Realistic skin or realistic individual hair strands.
- 3D, Pixar, or CGI.
- Anime, manga, or chibi.
- Generic modern cartoon style.
- Rough caricature.
- Overly realistic digital painting.
- Dull gray colors or plastic-looking skin.

## Final look

Create a bright, gentle, romantic, fairy-tale-like 2D frame in the style of classic Disney animation, with clean graphics, expressive characters, a soft glow, and a beautiful painted background.

The photograph determines WHO and WHAT is depicted. The animation style determines HOW it is drawn.

Use a high degree of stylization, minimal photorealism, and maximum facial recognizability.