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Pencil Sketch Graduate Portrait Poster

A refined graduate poster with an identity-preserving pencil portrait and clear achievement text.

PROMPT

Use my uploaded photo/photo(s) as the only identity reference for the person. Preserve the real face, age, skin tone, hairstyle, body build, facial proportions and unique identifying features with the highest possible accuracy. Create a high-quality original poster in a vertical 4:5 ratio, following this specific concept: Pencil Sketch Graduate Portrait Poster. Composition and Pose Place a chest-up pencil-sketch portrait of the referenced graduate in the upper two-thirds. Keep her face near frontal and her real gown and cap design accurate. Leave a cream lower panel for [GRADUATE NAME], [QUALIFICATION] and [YEAR], separated by one thin graphite line. Clothing, Materials and Styling Original graphite sketch treatment, ivory paper and simple charcoal typography. Background and Lighting Soft sketch shading, clear facial proportions and restrained paper texture beneath crisp text. Identity Preservation — Highest Priority Every face must remain immediately recognisable as the same person in the supplied reference. Accurately preserve: - Face shape, forehead, hairline and facial proportions - Eyebrows, eye shape, eyelids and eye spacing - Nose shape, lips, cheeks, jawline, chin and ears - Real age, skin tone, body build and natural asymmetry - Hairstyle, hair texture and facial hair where present - Freckles, moles and other distinctive details Do not reshape, slim, widen, age, de-age, replace, blend or reinterpret facial structure. Avoid generic model faces, enlarged eyes and artificial plastic skin. Make only the modest expression change and wardrobe change described in this prompt. For the specified painted or drawn treatment, preserve recognisable identity beneath the illustration style. Retain the original hairstyle and identifying details; use subtle grooming only without changing identity. Text and Poster Layout Replace all bracketed fields with my final supplied text before generating. Keep titles and captions separate from faces, eyes and essential outfit detail. Do not invent credentials, achievements, awards, dates, quotations, publication names or film credits. Leave out any field I do not supply. Use original campaign or story branding and maintain generous outer margins. Quality and Finish Combine the specified portrait or illustration treatment with a deliberate graphic hierarchy. Keep typography crisp, text areas plain, colours restrained and visual spacing balanced. Preserve correct anatomy, believable object construction and consistent lighting wherever photography is used. Follow the intended painted or drawn style when requested instead of mixing incompatible rendering styles. Keep the main subject readable at a small gallery-preview size. Avoid: extra people, incorrect person count, blended identities, duplicate faces outside intended panels, extra arms, missing fingers, fused hands, covered faces, distorted body proportions, excessive skin smoothing, blurry eyes, unwanted watermarks and unintended text. Include only the people, objects and wording explicitly requested.

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How to use

  1. 1Open ChatGPT or Gemini and upload a clear photo of yourself.
  2. 2Paste the prompt and send it.
  3. 3Not quite right? Ask for small changes, like “warmer light”.

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How to use

  1. 1Open ChatGPT or Gemini and upload a clear photo of yourself.
  2. 2Paste the prompt and send it.
  3. 3Not quite right? Ask for small changes, like “warmer light”.

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About this prompt

What this prompt creates

This prompt creates a graduation poster with a hand-drawn graphite look, giving the portrait a thoughtful and personal illustrated style. The graduation cap and gown clearly anchor the image to the occasion, while the lower cream panel provides a clean space for the graduate’s name, qualification and year. Fine paper texture adds character without distracting from the face or the main announcement details. The overall layout is simple, clear and well suited to a formal celebration post.

Tips for the best result

  • Upload a sharp face reference with clear facial detail and a visible hairline.

  • If possible, provide a photo of the actual graduation gown and cap so the academic styling stays accurate.

  • Double-check the qualification title and graduation year before creating the final version.

  • Keep the tassel away from the eyes so the face remains easy to recognise.

  • If the sketch effect becomes too heavy, ask for softer pencil shading and clearer midtones around the nose, lips and cheeks.

  • Add the final text in an editable design program if you need exact spelling and clean typography.

Variations to try

Try a lighter ink-style illustration with a pale blue accent line for a fresher academic feel. You can also keep the same lower-panel layout and switch to a natural-colour portrait instead of full graphite shading. If the cap reference is unclear, use a simpler cap outline while keeping the correct gown style.

Where to use it

This concept works well for graduation announcements, family congratulation posts, achievement pages and printed keepsake posters. Keep a high-resolution master version and leave enough space in the lower panel so longer qualification names remain easy to read.

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