Lariab Fatima shares a GPT Image 2 prompt for 3D illusions of a traveler emerging from a notebook

On June 19 at noon UTC, Lariab Fatima (@AiwithLariab) posted on X a prompt labeled GPT IMAGE 2 on CHAT GPT that generates an optical illusion of a traveler emerging from a spiral notebook. The message —published at 12:33 UTC— includes the example image and the full text of the prompt in a note tweet. In a few hours it accumulated more than 5,500 views, 120 likes and 62 saves. Lariab cites a previous post by @MahnoorAi12 from June 16, where the same aesthetic had already generated more than 20,000 views.

AI Prompt · How to do it

Lariab example and variant of Mahnoor Fatima's original thread. @AiwithLariab · @MahnoorAi12

Steps

1. Open chatgpt.com with active image generation (GPT Image 2).
2. Upload a clear selfie from the front — the prompt requires using the uploaded face as an exact reference.
3. Paste the prompt below and generate the image in 4:5 ratio (vertical, ideal for Instagram or mobile wallpaper).
4. If the face is not similar enough, repeat indicating: «match the uploaded face reference exactly».
5. To change the gender or costume, edit the lines of the “handsome young traveler” and the clothing described.

Prompt to copy

Create a stunning ultra-realistic 3D illusion artwork using the uploaded face as the exact facial reference. A handsome young traveler is emerging from a spiral notebook placed on a rustic wooden desk. The notebook page is filled with intricate hand-drawn travel sketches, passport stamps, airplane doodles, mountain outlines, compasses, and a world map. The lower half of the character remains a highly detailed graphite pencil sketch on the paper, while the upper half seamlessly transforms into a lifelike 3D human figure stepping out of the notebook. Use the uploaded face reference exactly for the character's facial features, hairstyle, skin tone, eye shape, expression, and overall likeness. The traveler has a confident adventurous smile and realistic facial details matching the reference image. He wears a casual beige t-shirt, light denim jacket, slim-fit cargo pants, white sneakers, and carries a stylish travel backpack. Around him, miniature 3D travel elements emerge from the notebook, including the Eiffel Tower, hot air balloons, snow-capped mountains, palm trees, a vintage airplane, travel signs, and floating passport stamps, creating a magical journey effect. The sketch lines gradually blend into realistic textures, producing a seamless transition from drawing to reality. Warm golden-hour sunlight illuminates the wooden desk, casting soft cinematic shadows and enhancing depth and realism. Photorealistic notebook textures, shallow depth of field, ultra-detailed mixed-media artwork, creative optical illusion, cinematic composition, travel-inspired atmosphere, masterpiece quality, hyper-realistic rendering, extraordinary detail, 8K resolution, professional concept art, seamless sketch-to-reality transformation. Ratio 4:5

The prompt is in English. Requires paid subscription with GPT Image 2 in most regions. Only use photos of yourself or with the explicit permission of the owner.

What makes this prompt special

The formula combines three visual trends that work well in GPT Image 2: sketch-to-3D illusion (the lower half is still graphite drawing on paper), facial customization (uploaded reference required), and narrative travel scene with 3D miniatures—Eiffel Tower, hot air balloons, vintage airplane, floating stamps—that reinforce the “adventure notebook” feeling.

Unlike a generic "make me out of a drawing", the text fixes the environment (rustic wooden desk, spiral notebook, golden hour light), the content of the paper (world map, compasses, airplane doodles) and the transition ("sketch lines gradually blend into realistic textures"). The quality restrictions – 8K, shallow depth of field, mixed-media artwork – push the model towards cinematic concept art, not towards cut-out collage.

How to customize it

For a female traveler, instead of “handsome young traveler,” change the subject and the clothing: “A confident young woman traveler… She wears a linen shirt, wide-leg pants, white sneakers and a canvas tote bag.” If you want fewer tourist elements, remove the list of the Eiffel Tower and balloons and leave only mountains and maps. For a notebook on another topic—cooking, music, science—replace “travel sketches, passport stamps…” with doodles that fit your story.

If the face doesn't fit, try a selfie with even front lighting and without sunglasses. In a second message you can ask: "Keep the same composition but make the facial likeness closer to the reference photo."

Reaction in X

Lariab's post arrives amid the wave of GPT Image 2 prompts in June 2026 — along with templates like the cubist portrait of @Sairah_0 or the selfie to doodle by @Taaruk_—but it targets a different niche: conceptual travel photography with personal identity. The 62 saved in just a few hours indicate that many users save it as a template for Instagram posts, themed profile photos, or visual farewell travel gifts.