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Photography

Turn a Photo into a Hand-Painted Snow Globe

Transform a reference photo into a vertical product photograph of a single snow globe, preserving the scene as hand-painted miniatures behind thick, realistically distorting glass.

By Threads — Published on — Modified on

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Text Parameterized
Inputs
reference_image (image) · Required
Outputs
snow_globe_product_photo (image)

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

Transform the uploaded photo ${reference-image} into a product photograph of a single snow globe sitting on a desk. Re-create the entire scene in the photo as a small, hand-painted model enclosed in glass.

[Preserve from the photo]
Keep the main subjects, their number, their poses, and their direction of movement unchanged. Preserve hair and clothing colors; for animals, preserve their breed, coat markings, and collars as well. Keep anything the subjects are holding, wearing, or standing on. If the photo contains a large building or recognizable location, include it too. The lighting inside the glass should follow the time of day in the photo.

[Glass globe]
There is one transparent glass globe filled with water. It is slightly wider than it is tall. The glass is thick, so models near its edges appear shifted sideways and stretched compared with those in the center. There is one softly curved streak of light at the upper left and one small, bright point reflecting the light source. The bottom, where the glass is thickest, has a faint green tint.

[Models inside]
Everything inside is a small sculpted object, not a photograph or a flat picture. Buildings stand as separate solid forms, each with its own roof and shadow. Trees are individual pieces inserted into the ground, and all edges are slightly blunt, as though cast in a mold. The models are made of hand-painted resin and ceramic, with visible brushstrokes, uneven paint along the edges, and one or two slightly chipped corners. The ground is matte, while the figures have a faint sheen. Human figures are two to three centimeters tall, simplified but recognizable, with rounded rather than sharp forms. The ground is sculpted with thickness, with distinct carved textures for grass, stone paving, sand, or wooden flooring. A backdrop curved along the glass may stand at the rear.

[Water and snow particles]
Twenty to sixty white snow particles float in the water. Each is a physical piece, either a round granule or a small punched-out snowflake shape. Those close to the glass are blurred, while those deeper inside are small and sharp. None emit light or project light rays. A thin layer of settled snow particles covers the ground. The water is clear, not cloudy.

[Base]
Use either a turned wooden base with visible wood grain and lathe marks, or a ceramic base glazed in a single color with drip marks along its edges. Keep it simple and unadorned. There is no printed, engraved, or stamped lettering anywhere.

[Lighting and surface]
The snow globe rests on a matte surface in gray or a warm paper tone. Soft window light enters from the upper left, creating a short contact shadow beneath the base, while light passing through the water gathers into a small, bright patch on the surface. Use a shallow depth of field so that the surface behind the globe falls out of focus.

[Failure conditions]
The image fails if any letters, numbers, logos, or words appear anywhere.
The image fails if the number of people or animals inside the glass differs from the photo.
The image fails if the scene continues across the edges of the glass without displacement, making the glass read as plastic film.
The image fails if any part of the photo remains a flat image inside the glass.
The image fails if the snow particles are depicted as flashing lights or lens flare rather than physical pieces floating in water.
The image fails if the globe's diameter is less than half the image's shorter dimension.
The image fails if more than one snow globe appears in the frame.
The image fails if the glass is cropped or missing, leaving the model exposed to the outside air.

Output one vertical image.

Parameters

Replace each placeholder with your own value, or use its default when one is provided.

${reference-image} reference-image Required

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