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Create an ultra-realistic cinematic dark-fantasy portrait using the supplied reference image as the exact identity, pose, composition and visual reference. Preserve the young male subject's recognizable facial identity and natural facial proportions. Do not redesign or beautify his face.
A young South Asian man with a lean-to-average natural physique stands confidently in the foreground of an enormous otherworldly fantasy creature. He is positioned slightly right of center, facing mostly toward the camera with his torso subtly angled. His head is nearly frontal with a very slight turn, his eyes looking directly into the camera. His expression is calm, serious, composed and confident, with naturally closed lips and no visible teeth. His posture is relaxed but grounded. His left hand is casually placed inside the left trouser pocket while his right hand firmly grips the handle of a traditional Japanese-inspired katana positioned diagonally downward from his waist toward the lower-right corner of the frame. His legs are naturally separated in a stable stance.
Preserve the subject's natural facial identity: youthful masculine oval/slightly elongated face, natural forehead, thick dark eyebrows, dark almond-shaped eyes, straight proportionate nose, medium natural lips, subtle jawline and chin, mild cheek definition, warm medium-brown South Asian skin tone, subtle natural facial stubble and realistic pores. Maintain natural facial asymmetry and authentic skin texture. Do not smooth or plasticize the skin. Do not change his age appearance, ethnicity, facial structure, eyes, nose, lips, jawline or expression.
Preserve his thick dark black-brown medium-length hair exactly in the reference style: voluminous, naturally messy and slightly wavy, textured individual strands, loosely swept backward and sideways, with several strands naturally framing the forehead. Hair should look real and tactile rather than like an anime wig.
He wears a sophisticated white fantasy-inspired high-collar jacket. The jacket has a raised structured collar around the neck, an asymmetrical overlapping front panel running diagonally across the torso, subtle seams and a small circular metallic button near the upper chest. The white fabric is lightweight, slightly wrinkled and naturally folded. Long sleeves are pushed/rolled upward around the forearms, exposing the lower arms. He wears relaxed black trousers with realistic fabric folds and a light gray-white cloth waist tie/belt visible around his waist.
The katana has a dark black handle with detailed traditional wrapping, a realistic metallic ornamental circular guard with muted bronze/gold coloration, and a dark scabbard extending diagonally downward. The sword should look physically realistic and proportionally integrated with the subject's hand and body.
Behind him stands a gigantic photorealistic fantasy monster, vastly larger than the human. The creature has enormous pale-gray wrinkled organic skin, thick muscular/organic forms and a massive head positioned in the upper-left region of the frame. Its enormous mouth is wide open and prominently visible, containing multiple rows of long, irregular, pointed ivory-colored teeth. The inside of the mouth is deep dark maroon-red, with a large fleshy tongue visible. The monster's mouth and teeth should look biologically believable, detailed and physically textured rather than cartoonish.
The monster's huge body and thick organic limbs curve behind and around the human, extending through the upper and right portions of the frame. One enormous curved body/limb structure forms an arch-like shape behind the subject. Additional massive limbs fade into the atmospheric background. The monster must feel genuinely gigantic, creating a dramatic scale relationship with the human. Keep the creature slightly less sharply focused than the human so the human remains the primary subject while the monster remains highly recognizable.
Set the scene in an open, otherworldly fantasy environment with a pale blue-gray sky, soft white-gray clouds, atmospheric mist and subtle volumetric haze. No buildings, furniture, vehicles, signs or modern objects. The background should feel vast, cold, mysterious and cinematic.
Use bright soft natural daylight filtered through atmospheric clouds. Place the primary illumination toward the upper-right/front-right, softly illuminating the subject's face and white jacket. Create subtle bright rim lighting around portions of the hair and shoulders. Allow the monster's pale skin to catch diffuse highlights while retaining deep texture inside its mouth and around its wrinkles. Use realistic atmospheric light scattering and soft volumetric haze around the creature.
Compose the image in a 2:3 vertical cinematic portrait. Keep the human approximately center-right, with his face around the upper-middle of the frame. Place the gigantic monster's open mouth prominently in the upper-left quadrant. Allow the monster's body to curve behind the subject, visually framing him. Preserve the sword's strong diagonal line toward the lower-right. Keep the human large enough for clear facial detail while showing enough of the monster to communicate its enormous scale. Crop around the lower legs so the feet are not necessarily visible.
Use a professional full-frame cinematic camera, approximately 55–65 mm full-frame equivalent, natural perspective, realistic proportions, moderate depth of field around f/4–f/5.6, precise focus on the subject's eyes and face, highly detailed hair and clothing texture, with the monster slightly softer through atmospheric depth. Use realistic shutter-speed clarity, low ISO, high dynamic range without HDR exaggeration, natural skin detail and controlled highlight rolloff.
Color grade with a cool muted cinematic palette: pale gray creature skin, blue-gray atmospheric background, bright cool-white jacket, deep black trousers, subtle warm natural brown skin, dark maroon mouth interior and restrained bronze/gold sword details. Moderate contrast, low-to-medium saturation, soft luminous highlights, realistic blacks and natural skin tones. Add subtle cinematic haze and extremely restrained film grain.
The final image must look like a real high-budget live-action fantasy movie photograph, not an illustration, not anime and not a generic AI portrait. Preserve the exact human identity, hairstyle, facial expression, body proportions, pose, clothing design, sword position, monster placement, lighting direction and overall composition of the reference. Prioritize photorealism, identity preservation and compositional accuracy over creative reinterpretation.Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.
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