@azed_ai share «Gritty Charcoal»: a compact prompt for charcoal sketches with bold strokes, smudges, notebook texture and raw elegance — just change [subject].
AI Prompt · How to do it
Result published by @azed_ai. @azed_ai
Steps
- Open ChatGPT with GPT Image 2.
- Define [subject] (portrait, animal, architecture...).
- Optional: upload reference to guide the composition.
- Paste the prompt and generate.
Prompt to copy
A charcoal sketch of a [subject], raw and textured with expressive shading, bold linework, and visible hand-drawn marks. The background is filled with smudged gradients, rough sketchbook textures, and soft charcoal dust, creating gritty unrefined elegance, dramatic contrast, emotional depth, and a fine art study aesthetic.
Replace [subject] with person, animal, object or landscape. Works well with optional reference photo.
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