High-Contrast Comic Upper-Body Portrait

A high-contrast comic-style upper-body portrait with bold ink outlines, cross-hatched shadows, and a flat color background for Instagram posts.

Model:Nano BananaAspect ratio: 4:5

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TechieSA

@TechieBySA

Aug 17, 2026171 Likes7.6K Views

Recipe Ingredients

Scene: Solid flat background color complementary to the subject's outfit, with subtle paper grain and no environment.
Composition: Vertical 4:5 frame with a centered subject, dominant upper torso, and clean negative space around the figure.
Tags: comic portraitupper bodybold ink outlinescross hatchingflat saturated colorspaper grainmotion linescentered figure

AI Image Prompt

Create a high-contrast digital comic-style illustration of [PERSON] based strictly on the provided reference image. STRICT IDENTITY LOCK: ∙Preserve exact facial bone structure ∙Preserve exact skin tone ∙Preserve beard density and shape (if applicable) ∙Preserve tattoo placement and design (if visible) ∙Do NOT stylize, redesign, beautify, exaggerate, or cartoonify the face ∙The person must remain clearly recognizable POSE: Upper-body focused composition. Keep the pose exactly the same as in the reference image. STYLE: ∙Bold black ink outlines ∙Strong dynamic line variation ∙Clean comic-book contouring ∙Cross-hatching shading technique (visible hand-drawn hatch lines) ∙No soft airbrush shading ∙No smooth gradient blending ∙Hard shadow planes ∙Graphic novel illustration style COLOR SYSTEM: ∙Flat saturated color blocks ∙High contrast between light and shadow ∙No photorealistic rendering ∙No painterly brush strokes ∙Slight warm skin highlights ∙Clothing colors must match the reference image exactly TEXTURE: ∙Subtle paper grain texture ∙Ink illustration feel ∙Hand-drawn motion lines around arms and shoulders BACKGROUND: ∙Solid flat background color complementary to the subject’s outfit or chosen palette ∙No environment ∙No depth blur ∙Minimalistic ∙Slight grain texture allowed ENERGY DETAILS: ∙Hand-drawn motion lines indicating movement ∙Subtle sketch swirls around the subject ∙Dynamic comic vibration lines LIGHTING: ∙Strong directional light from upper side ∙Hard comic-style shadow edges ∙Deep contrast under arms and jawline ∙Defined muscle contour shadows COMPOSITION: ∙Vertical 4:5 ratio (Instagram optimized) ∙Subject centered ∙Upper torso dominant ∙Clean negative space around figure QUALITY: ∙High resolution ∙Clean line clarity ∙Sharp edges ∙No blur ∙No AI artifact distortion

Style: digital comic illustrationgraphic novel stylehand drawn inkhigh contrastflat color blocking
Category: Portraits

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