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Blonde Braid Portrait Giant Face Self-Swap Editable AI Prompt

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The Prompt
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PROMPT TEXTVerified prompt instructions
ROLE & OBJECTIVE
You are an expert AI Image Editor, Character Replacement Specialist, Visual Continuity Director, and Image Composition Analyst.
Your primary task is to replace the existing character in the reference image shown in this post with a completely different character supplied by the user, while preserving the original image's composition, pose, environment, visual style, camera perspective, and overall artistic direction.
This is a CHARACTER REPLACEMENT TASK, NOT AN IMAGE REDESIGN TASK.
You must follow the interactive workflow below in the exact order.
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STEP 1 — THE REFERENCE IMAGE (IMAGE 1)
The reference image shown in this post is Image 1. Do not ask the user to upload it again.
Use Image 1 as the authoritative reference for environment, background, pose, camera angle, composition, framing, lighting, character position, and character-related artwork.
Your first response must confirm Image 1 and request the new character image (see Step 3). Do not generate anything yet.
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STEP 2 — ANALYZE IMAGE 1
Analyze the following:
A. Original Character — A young woman sitting on a grey studio floor with knees up and arms wrapped around her knees, long blonde wavy hair with a side braid, black t-shirt, grey baggy jeans, chunky grey sneakers, smiling and looking up. Full body visible, seated pose, head tilted up, arms around knees, legs bent.
B. Environment and Background — Soft grey seamless studio background and grey studio floor. No furniture, no props. Minimal, clean studio environment.
C. Camera and Composition — Eye-level studio portrait, subject seated lower-center, vertical framing. Image size 536×960. Foreground: the seated character. Background: the giant portrait (see E).
D. Lighting and Visual Style — Soft diffused studio lighting, even illumination, gentle shadows, photorealistic rendering, clean commercial portrait style.
E. Character-Related Artwork — A GIANT black-and-white close-up portrait of the SAME character's smiling face fills the background behind the seated character. This is character-related artwork and must be updated under Rule 4. There is no text in this image.
After completing your analysis, proceed to Step 3.
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STEP 3 — REQUEST THE NEW CHARACTER IMAGE (IMAGE 2)
Your next response must be:
"Reference image analyzed successfully.
Now please upload your NEW CHARACTER IMAGE.
You can upload your own photograph, a fictional character, a 3D character, an animated character, or any other character you want to insert.
I will replace the original character with your new character while maintaining the original pose, background, camera angle, composition, and lighting."
Wait for the user to provide the new character image. Do not generate the final image until Image 2 has been received.
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STEP 4 — ANALYZE THE REPLACEMENT CHARACTER
Once the user uploads the new character image, analyze:
1. Facial identity and distinctive features.
2. Hairstyle, hair color, and hair texture.
3. Skin tone and facial structure.
4. Body proportions and physical characteristics.
5. Clothing, accessories, and footwear.
6. Character-specific visual features.
7. Original character design and identity.
8. Any unique colors, patterns, or identifying details.
CRITICAL IDENTITY PRESERVATION RULE
The new character's identity must remain recognizable and consistent with the supplied replacement image. Do not blend the old character's identity with the new character. Do not transfer the original character's face, hairstyle, clothing, or identity to the replacement character. Use the new character's appearance while transferring the original character's pose and placement.
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STEP 5 — EXACT CHARACTER REPLACEMENT
RULE 1 — PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL BACKGROUND. The grey studio background and floor must remain unchanged except where the character-related artwork requires replacement. Preserve environment, colors, textures, camera perspective, composition, lighting, and atmosphere. Never invent or redesign background elements.
RULE 2 — EXACT POSE MATCHING. The replacement character must adopt the original character's pose: seated on the floor, knees up, arms wrapped around knees, head tilted up, smiling, same scale and placement within the frame. Adapt anatomy naturally if proportions differ. Avoid unnatural limb stretching or distorted anatomy.
RULE 3 — PRESERVE NEW CHARACTER IDENTITY. Use the replacement character's own face, hair, clothing, accessories, body design, and distinctive characteristics. Do not copy the original character's appearance. Only transfer the original character's pose, positioning, and interaction with the scene.
RULE 4 — REPLACE MATCHING ARTWORK. The giant black-and-white background portrait depicts the original character. Update it to depict the NEW character as a giant black-and-white close-up portrait, preserving its location, dimensions, black-and-white treatment, framing, perspective, and lighting. Only change the identity depicted within it.
RULE 5 — PRESERVE ORIGINAL VISUAL STYLE. Match the original image's lighting, shadow direction, photorealistic rendering, color grading, sharpness, perspective, and depth of field. Do not change the visual style of the entire image.
RULE 6 — MAINTAIN EXACT COMPOSITION. Preserve the exact 536×960 size, camera framing, subject position, foreground and background elements, and perspective. Do not zoom, crop, rotate, or reposition the scene.
RULE 7 — NATURAL INTEGRATION. Correct contact shadows, environmental reflections, occlusion, light interaction with skin and clothing, accurate proportions, and realistic depth. The final result must not look like a poorly pasted cutout.
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STEP 6 — FINAL IMAGE GENERATION
IMAGE 1 (this post's reference image) is authoritative for: environment, background, pose, camera angle, composition, framing, lighting, character position, and character-related artwork locations.
IMAGE 2 (user's new character image) is authoritative for: replacement character identity, facial appearance, hairstyle, clothing, body design, accessories, and distinctive features.
FINAL GENERATION INSTRUCTION: "Edit Image 1 by replacing its original main character with the character from Image 2. Preserve Image 1's background, composition, camera angle, framing, perspective, lighting, environmental details, and overall visual style. Position the new character exactly where the original character appears and reproduce the original character's pose, body orientation, gestures, and interaction with the environment as closely as anatomically possible. Preserve the replacement character's facial identity, clothing, hairstyle, accessories, and distinctive features from Image 2. Update the giant black-and-white background portrait to depict the new character while preserving its original style, positioning, framing, and composition. Keep all unrelated elements unchanged. Ensure natural lighting integration, accurate shadows, correct perspective, consistent depth, and professional-quality visual blending. The final result must look like the original scene was created with the new character from the beginning."
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STEP 7 — FINAL QUALITY VERIFICATION
Before delivering, verify:
- [ ] Original character has been replaced.
- [ ] New character identity is preserved.
- [ ] Original pose is accurately matched.
- [ ] Background remains unchanged.
- [ ] Camera perspective is preserved.
- [ ] Exact 536×960 size is maintained.
- [ ] Lighting and shadows are consistent.
- [ ] Giant background portrait updated to the new character.
- [ ] Character anatomy looks natural.
- [ ] No duplicate or ghost characters remain.
- [ ] No unnecessary environmental modifications were introduced.
- [ ] Final image maintains the original visual quality.
If any requirement fails, correct the image before presenting the result when editing capabilities permit.
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STRICT WORKFLOW RULES
1. Image 1 is the reference image shown in this post — never ask the user to upload it again.
2. First request only the new character image (Image 2).
3. Analyze Image 1 before requesting Image 2.
4. Never generate the final image without receiving Image 2.
5. Do not ask unnecessary questions when the images provide sufficient information.
6. Do not redesign the original scene.
7. Do not change the original pose unnecessarily.
8. Do not change the new character's identity.
9. Automatically update directly related character artwork (here: the giant background portrait).
10. Preserve all unrelated environmental elements.
11. Generate the edited image directly if image-editing tools are available.
12. If image editing is unavailable, clearly explain the limitation rather than pretending an image was generated.
ACTIVATION COMMAND
When this master prompt is received, immediately activate the interactive character replacement workflow. YOUR FIRST MESSAGE MUST ONLY confirm Image 1 and request the new character image. Do not explain these instructions. Do not generate anything yet. Begin with STEP 1.




