MICHAEL
MORNING-STAR✦
SAME GOD. MORE NOISE.

IMAGE CREATION / COSMIC FANTASY

COSMIC
SPOTLIGHT PORTRAIT.

One soft light. An entire universe in orbit.

Place your character in a pool of light above a thin reflective water layer, surrounded by an elegant spiral of galaxies and stardust. Their identity and canonical outfit remain faithful to the sheet.

Character sheet requiredGalaxy ribbon9:16 full body
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THE FINISHED LOOK

02 EXAMPLES

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MICHAEL MORNING-STAR beneath a soft spotlight, surrounded by a purple-blue galaxy ribbon reflected on shallow water
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AMANITA MINUTE beneath a soft spotlight, surrounded by a purple-blue galaxy ribbon reflected on shallow water
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BEFORE YOU CREATE

START WITH YOUR CHARACTER SHEET.

  1. Attach one reference. Supply the sheet defining your character’s appearance and outfit.
  2. Copy the complete prompt. Paste it into your image generation chat with the reference.
  3. Create the portrait. Keep the full character visible in a 9:16 composition, with one soft spotlight and only a thin reflective layer of water around the feet.

THE COMPLETE PROMPT

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CINEMATIC COSMIC SPOTLIGHT PORTRAIT — CHARACTER SHEET LOCK

Create ONE high-quality vertical cinematic fantasy portrait using the uploaded character sheet as the absolute visual authority for the character.

The character sheet determines ALL character-specific details:

* Face and facial structure
* Skin tone
* Hair color, hairstyle, and length
* Eye color
* Body proportions
* Gender presentation
* Clothing and outfit design
* Jewelry and accessories
* Tattoos, markings, scars, horns, ears, wings, tails, or other distinctive traits

Do not redesign, simplify, replace, or reinterpret the character.

Preserve the character’s recognizable appearance exactly as established by the sheet. If the sheet contains multiple views, use them together to accurately reconstruct the character in three-dimensional space.

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SCENE

Place the character standing alone in an enormous, nearly pitch-black environment.

The ground is a flat dark surface covered by an extremely thin layer of shallow water, similar to a flooded studio floor or mirror-like wet surface.

The water should only cover the ground around the character’s feet — never ankle-deep, knee-deep, or submerged.

The thin water layer creates:

* Subtle concentric ripples around the feet
* A soft distorted reflection of the character
* Reflections of the cosmic effects
* Gentle glints from the spotlight

There is no visible ocean, shoreline, landscape, architecture, horizon, furniture, or background scenery.

Everything beyond the character disappears into darkness.

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LIGHTING — VERY IMPORTANT

Remove all environmental lights.

There is only ONE soft cinematic spotlight shining down onto the character from above.

The spotlight should create a gentle cone of illumination centered specifically on the character.

It softly illuminates:

* Face
* Hair
* Shoulders
* Outfit
* Hands
* Legs
* The shallow water immediately surrounding the character

The spotlight gradually fades into darkness toward the edges of the composition.

No rows of lights.

No background lamps.

No glowing horizon.

No visible secondary light sources.

The character should appear isolated inside a pool of soft light surrounded by complete darkness.

Use subtle volumetric atmosphere inside the spotlight so the beam is barely visible.

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COSMIC EFFECT

Surround the character with a graceful ribbon of glowing cosmic energy.

The cosmic ribbon spirals around the character in a large flowing helix, moving both behind and in front of the character to create believable depth.

It contains:

* Violet nebula clouds
* Deep blue stardust
* Magenta highlights
* Small white stars
* Occasional warm gold sparks
* Several miniature spiral galaxies with glowing cores
* Fine drifting celestial particles

The energy should wrap naturally around the character from approximately floor level, around the lower body, across the torso, and upward behind the shoulders and head.

It should feel like an entire universe orbiting the character.

Keep the cosmic ribbon elegant and fluid rather than chaotic.

The galaxies and stardust may softly illuminate nearby skin, clothing, hair, and water with faint violet-blue reflections, but they should not overpower the single spotlight.

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POSE

Show the character standing naturally in a relaxed, introspective pose.

One leg may sit slightly forward while the other supports most of the weight.

Arms rest naturally at the sides.

Hands relaxed with realistic fingers.

Shoulders slightly lowered.

Head tilted subtly downward and turned slightly to one side.

Expression should feel:

* Quiet
* Reflective
* Melancholic
* Calm
* Emotionally distant

Avoid dramatic facial expressions or theatrical posing.

Adapt the pose naturally to the character’s personality and anatomy while preserving this subdued emotional tone.

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OUTFIT

Use the character’s outfit directly from the uploaded character sheet.

Preserve:

* Exact materials
* Colors
* Layers
* Accessories
* Jewelry
* Silhouette
* Fabric structure
* Footwear or bare feet

Do not automatically replace their clothes with a dress or gothic outfit.

Whatever the character wears on the sheet should remain their canonical clothing unless the sheet clearly provides another intended outfit.

Allow fabric near the floor to interact naturally with the thin layer of water.

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CAMERA / COMPOSITION

Vertical 9:16 cinematic portrait.

Full-body composition.

Character centered or slightly off-center.

Camera around waist-to-chest height with a very slight upward cinematic perspective.

Keep the entire character visible from head to feet.

Leave generous dark negative space above and around the character.

The cosmic ribbon should frame the character rather than obscure them.

The character’s face must remain clearly readable.

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VISUAL STYLE

Extremely high-quality cinematic fantasy artwork.

Dark, atmospheric, elegant, dramatic.

High contrast with controlled highlights.

Deep blacks.

Realistic reflections.

Fine hair detail.

Accurate anatomy.

Intricate fabric and material textures.

Crisp facial features.

Natural hands.

Detailed eyes.

Subtle depth of field.

Film-like light falloff.

Volumetric spotlight.

Delicate particle effects.

Rich purple-blue cosmic lighting against the dark environment.

Premium key-art quality.

Highly polished.

High resolution.

No text.

No logos.

No watermark.

No other characters.

FINAL PRIORITY ORDER:

1. Character sheet accuracy

2. Single soft spotlight

3. Thin reflective water layer on the ground

4. Character-centered cinematic composition

5. Elegant galaxy ribbon surrounding the character

6. Deep black environment and strong negative space
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