Portrait Within a Portrait

Use the uploaded user photo as the ONLY source of the subject's identity. Preserve the user's recognizable facial identity exactly: facial structure, proportions, face shape, forehead, eyebrows, natural eye shape, nose, lips, jawline, cheeks, chin, skin tone, hairline, and distinctive facial characteristics. Do not copy, imitate, beautify, or replace the user's identity with the person shown in the reference. The user's original facial expression, gaze, and head pose must NOT be transferred from the source photo; use the reference image only to determine expression, gaze, pose, styling, composition, and scene. Recreate the reference as a highly detailed warm-toned editorial portrait/art studio scene. The main subject is seated in the lower-right/center foreground, shown from approximately the waist/chest upward, with the torso angled slightly toward the camera. The subject rests the left side of their face against their left hand, with the elbow supported below the frame/table area; fingers gently curve along the cheek and jaw, creating the same relaxed, thoughtful pose. The opposite arm descends naturally along the body and is partially visible in the lower-right foreground. Keep the shoulders relaxed and posture slightly leaned toward the supporting hand. The head is upright with a subtle natural tilt toward the supporting hand, facing almost directly toward the camera. Reproduce the reference facial expression: calm, introspective, slightly serious and contemplative, with relaxed eyebrows, softly open eyes, a neutral mouth with lips gently parted, and no smile. The eyes look directly toward the camera/viewer with a steady, relaxed gaze; do not use the gaze or expression from the user's source photo. Preserve the user's identity while reconstructing this exact expression and gaze. The subject wears a simple fitted black sleeveless top with a high rounded neckline. Add multiple layered bracelets around the wrist of the hand supporting the face: stacked dark and metallic beaded bracelets and several wider textured metallic/silver bands, matching the reference arrangement and proportions. Keep jewelry secondary and realistic. The subject has long, dark, softly tousled hair with loose waves and curtain-style bangs/fringe framing the forehead and sides of the face, adapted naturally to the user's identity and existing hair characteristics without changing their recognizable identity. Behind the seated subject is a large framed or canvas-style painted portrait occupying most of the upper background. The painting depicts the SAME USER IDENTITY as an artistic, painterly interpretation, rather than the identity of the reference person: a large close-up head-and-shoulders portrait with long dark wavy hair and bangs, facing forward with a calm, slightly serious expression and direct gaze. The large painting should visually echo the foreground subject, creating the distinctive composition of a person sitting in front of a giant painted portrait of themselves. The painting has visible expressive brushwork, thick painterly texture, warm amber, ochre, tan, burnt orange, brown, and muted cream tones, with realistic facial modeling combined with a traditional oil-painting aesthetic. Place the canvas against a warm beige studio wall. On the left side of the foreground is a wooden artist's worktable extending toward the lower-left corner, containing several glass jars, paint containers, tubes, palettes, brushes, and a cluster of paintbrushes standing upright in a transparent or glass jar. Include small scattered art materials and subtle paint residue on the tabletop. The objects should feel naturally arranged and slightly imperfect rather than artificially organized. Warm late-afternoon golden sunlight enters from the left side, illuminating the subject's face, shoulders, hair, tabletop, and portions of the painting. Create strong but soft-edged sunlight and realistic cast shadows across the wall, canvas, and table, including recognizable brush shadows and warm highlights. Use rich golden-orange ambient illumination with gentle contrast, subtle skin highlights, natural shadow falloff, and a cozy intimate artist-studio atmosphere. The lighting should feel cinematic yet believable, with warm sunlight as the dominant source and soft ambient fill preventing harsh black shadows. Camera positioned at approximately eye level with the seated subject, using a natural portrait perspective similar to a 50mm lens, with moderate perspective compression and no exaggerated wide-angle distortion. Frame vertically in approximately a 3:4 aspect ratio, matching the reference composition: the large painted portrait fills the upper background while the real seated subject occupies the lower-right/center foreground, with the artist's table and brushes visible in the lower-left. Keep the subject's head and upper body clearly readable while preserving the surrounding studio environment. Use shallow-to-moderate depth of field: the foreground subject is the primary visual focus, while the painting remains sufficiently sharp and recognizable as a major compositional element; tabletop objects can have slightly softer detail toward the edges. Preserve realistic skin texture, natural facial proportions, individual hair strands, fabric texture, bracelet details, canvas texture, brushstrokes, glass reflections, and subtle imperfections. The final image should look like a sophisticated cinematic photograph of a real person sitting in an artist's studio in front of a large oil-painted portrait of themselves, with the reference's exact composition, pose, expression, direct gaze, warm lighting, objects, color palette, and atmosphere. Do not copy the reference person's identity. Do not alter the user's gender, facial structure, age appearance, or distinctive features. Do not use the source-photo expression, gaze, pose, or background. USER PHOTO = identity only; REFERENCE = expression, gaze, head position, body pose, clothing, environment, composition, lighting, camera perspective, and artistic style.

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