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PROMPT — ETHEREAL DARK INK PORTRAIT

Using the provided character reference sheet, create a haunting, emotionally powerful, dark fantasy illustration in a dramatic, semi-realistic anime painting style.

CHARACTER ACCURACY — CRITICAL

Use the supplied character reference sheet as the absolute authority for the character’s appearance. Preserve their exact facial features, hairstyle, hair color, eye color, anatomy, ears, distinctive markings, tattoos, accessories, and recognizable identity.

Maintain the original character’s anime design language while translating them into a sophisticated, painterly dark fantasy aesthetic. Do not redesign the character or introduce unrelated features.

COMPOSITION AND POSE

A dramatic, intimate, chest-up portrait viewed from a slightly low camera angle.

The character faces forward, tilting their head backward slightly, staring upward toward an overwhelming, mysterious white light.

Both arms are raised, with hands spread wide and palms facing the viewer, as though desperately pressing against an invisible glass barrier.

The hands appear large in the foreground, creating dramatic perspective and a feeling of confinement.

The character’s expression conveys a mixture of despair, longing, vulnerability, fear, and spiritual transcendence.

Their lips are slightly parted. Their eyes are wide, glassy, and filled with emotion.

DARK INK EFFECT

The character appears to be slowly consumed by supernatural black ink.

Both hands are completely coated in thick, matte-black liquid, extending unevenly down the wrists and forearms.

Black ink stains spread across the lower face, neck, and upper body, blending into deep, nearly featureless shadows.

Thin, irregular black streaks descend from beneath the eyes like ink-soaked tears.

The ink should appear organic and painterly, with rough edges, subtle dripping, and dissolving textures.

The lower half of the character gradually disappears into darkness, while their forehead, eyes, and upper hair remain illuminated.

LIGHTING AND ATMOSPHERE

An overwhelmingly luminous, nearly pure-white background contrasts with deep charcoal-black shadows.

A soft, celestial glow illuminates the character’s forehead, hair, and eyes from above.

The upper face remains delicately illuminated, while the lower face falls into dramatic, almost absolute darkness.

Dozens of tiny black bird silhouettes scatter across the distant white sky, appearing to dissolve into drifting ash and ink particles.

Fine dust, scratches, floating debris, and delicate watercolor splatters fill the atmosphere.

The background should feel empty, infinite, ethereal, and unsettling.

ARTISTIC STYLE

Dark fantasy illustration combining:

* Expressive Japanese ink-wash painting
* Rough charcoal and graphite textures
* Delicate watercolor washes
* Dramatic chiaroscuro lighting
* Semi-realistic anime facial features
* Fine painterly brushwork
* Atmospheric monochromatic illustration
* Subtle distressed-paper textures

Use a predominantly grayscale palette of ivory white, pale silver, smoky gray, charcoal, and deep black.

Preserve the character’s original eye color as a subtle, luminous accent. Other colors should be heavily desaturated.

The artwork should feel raw, tragic, beautiful, supernatural, and emotionally overwhelming.

VISUAL PRIORITIES

The eyes are the emotional focal point.

The blackened hands frame the character’s face.

The strong contrast between the luminous upper face and shadow-consumed lower body creates the central visual drama.

The character must remain immediately recognizable from their reference sheet.

OUTPUT

16:9 widescreen composition.

Extremely detailed, cinematic, atmospheric, high-quality illustration.

No text, captions, logos, watermarks, character sheets, panels, or borders.

NEGATIVE PROMPT

Bright saturated colors, cheerful atmosphere, glossy 3D rendering, plastic skin, photorealistic photography, cartoonish proportions, overly clean digital linework, flat lighting, colorful backgrounds, smiling expression, extra fingers, missing fingers, malformed hands, distorted anatomy, incorrect character features, altered hairstyle, changed clothing details, excessive accessories, duplicated limbs, overly sharp outlines, excessive lens flare, text, watermark.