Ink & Etching 2: 16 Photo Styles and Their Prompts
Explore portraits shaped by pen strokes, crosshatching, engraving-like marks and areas of ink. Some examples are delicate and airy; others use dense darks and visible texture.
Make your look in Vidream
- Open Cartoon and choose Ink & Etching 2.
- Browse the examples below and select the filter with the matching name.
- Upload a clear photo with the face and main subject fully visible.
- Generate your image, then check the face, hands, outfit and background before saving it.
Choose your photo: Well-lit photos with readable facial detail and a clear separation between subject and background.
How to use the prompts
Each prompt below is a self-contained recipe for one uploaded photo plus written style instructions. Use it in an image-editing tool that accepts a photo and a text prompt. No second style image is needed. In Vidream, choosing the named filter uses its preset treatment.
The gallery shows the current Vidream filter examples in a 3:4 display crop. The written recipes describe those looks; a new generation can vary in fine detail and likeness.
All 16 looks
1. Cool Minimal Black-and-White Figure
Look for: Rounded closed black lines with large solid black areas, paper-white light planes, dot eyes and a tiny mouth; spare cool black-and-white graphics.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Rounded closed black lines with large solid black areas, paper-white light planes, dot eyes and a tiny mouth; spare cool black-and-white graphics.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
2. Showa Everyday Family Comic
Look for: Relaxed clear comic lines and warm pale washes, dot eyes and simple nose and mouth, short environment hatching and faded mid-century storybook paper.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Relaxed clear comic lines and warm pale washes, dot eyes and simple nose and mouth, short environment hatching and faded mid-century storybook paper.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
3. Folklore Monster Ink Cartoon
Look for: Dense black backgrounds and precise hatching, oversized white graphic eyes with minimal pupils, strong facial light-dark contrast and very sparse warm accents.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Dense black backgrounds and precise hatching, oversized white graphic eyes with minimal pupils, strong facial light-dark contrast and very sparse warm accents.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
4. Ornate Strange Botanical Ink
Look for: Precise pen marks with thin gray-green and ochre-red color, intricate decorative lines and aged paper, delicate facial planes and clear large graphic eyes.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Precise pen marks with thin gray-green and ochre-red color, intricate decorative lines and aged paper, delicate facial planes and clear large graphic eyes.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
5. Rough Gag-Manga Reaction
Look for: Large round white graphic eyes and expressive mouths, sharp short ink lines and comic hatching, sparse bright color; lively rendering without changing the original pose.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Large round white graphic eyes and expressive mouths, sharp short ink lines and comic hatching, sparse bright color; lively rendering without changing the original pose.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
6. Modern Editorial Female Line
Look for: Fluid casual black lines with pale warm cream and gray-green, visible pressure variation, small features and gentle cheek warmth, fine local texture hatching.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Fluid casual black lines with pale warm cream and gray-green, visible pressure variation, small features and gentle cheek warmth, fine local texture hatching.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
7. Minimal Black-White Visual-Pun Cartoon
Look for: Economical black-and-white ink, variable-width contours and small solid black shapes, dot-and-line features and dominant paper white without continuous gray tones.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Economical black-and-white ink, variable-width contours and small solid black shapes, dot-and-line features and dominant paper white without continuous gray tones.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
8. Elongated New-Chinese Minimal Figure
Look for: Fine calligraphic contours and pale gray ink washes, reduced facial detail, long arcs organizing forms, faint gray-green color and expansive negative space.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Fine calligraphic contours and pale gray ink washes, reduced facial detail, long arcs organizing forms, faint gray-green color and expansive negative space.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
9. Freehand Ink-Wash Ancient Figure
Look for: Variable-density ink wash and dry calligraphic strokes, expansive white absorbent paper, small warm red and gray-green accents, tiny line features and naturally spreading wet ink edges.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Variable-density ink wash and dry calligraphic strokes, expansive white absorbent paper, small warm red and gray-green accents, tiny line features and naturally spreading wet ink edges.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
10. Wild Ink Eastern Weirdness
Look for: Wild heavy black ink masses and broken dry strokes, sparse vermilion accents, rounded expressive eyes and mouth, strong ink-versus-paper contrast and natural bleed.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Wild heavy black ink masses and broken dry strokes, sparse vermilion accents, rounded expressive eyes and mouth, strong ink-versus-paper contrast and natural bleed.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
11. Mythic Bestiary Ink Character
Look for: Fine gray-brown-black pen drawing, crosshatching and stippling building organic textures, local pale ink wash and classical fantasy sketchbook detail.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Fine gray-brown-black pen drawing, crosshatching and stippling building organic textures, local pale ink wash and classical fantasy sketchbook detail.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
12. Expressive Girl-Life Internet Comic
Look for: Elastic loose comic ink lines, expressive arc eyes and mouth with warm cheek accents, transparent warm color and sparse hatching; lively hand-sketched finish.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Elastic loose comic ink lines, expressive arc eyes and mouth with warm cheek accents, transparent warm color and sparse hatching; lively hand-sketched finish.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
13. Free-Line Urban Youth Comic
Look for: Free elastic ink lines with pale warm color, lively arc eyes and mouth marks, fine short hatching, paper texture and local transparent washes.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Free elastic ink lines with pale warm color, lively arc eyes and mouth marks, fine short hatching, paper texture and local transparent washes.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
14. Loose Ink
Look for: Variable-density ink washes and flowing broken pen lines, warm cream paper whites throughout, tiny features, natural dry streaks and quick relaxed brushwork.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Variable-density ink washes and flowing broken pen lines, warm cream paper whites throughout, tiny features, natural dry streaks and quick relaxed brushwork.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
15. Classic Magazine Single-Panel Cartoon
Look for: Black-gray pen hatching and pale ink washes, detailed restrained contours, rich gray values, small facial marks and traditional magazine-comic paper texture.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Black-gray pen hatching and pale ink washes, detailed restrained contours, rich gray values, small facial marks and traditional magazine-comic paper texture.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
16. Korean Black-Line Red-Accent Editorial
Look for: Black-and-white ink shapes with fine pen outlines, sparse bright red accents and round cheek marks, economical facial rendering and paper-white spatial layers.
Copy this prompt:
Restyle the uploaded photo using this visual treatment: Black-and-white ink shapes with fine pen outlines, sparse bright red accents and round cheek marks, economical facial rendering and paper-white spatial layers.
Keep the original people, facial identity, age, skin-tone relationships, hairstyle, pose, clothing, objects and setting. Translate the same facial features into this treatment while retaining their proportions and emotional intent. If the photo has no people, apply the treatment to its existing scene and objects.
Apply the described look consistently across the subject and background. Preserve the main spatial relationships and keep the face and important details fully visible in a single 3:4 vertical composition. Do not add people, props, text, logos, watermarks or panels.
Refine the result
Change line density before adding more color: sparse marks feel lighter, while closer hatching creates weight and shadow. Keep the specific mark-making in the selected recipe.
Do not add dense hatching everywhere. Leave lighter areas open so the face and clothing remain readable.
Keep the same source photo when comparing recipes. Change one style instruction at a time so you can see what actually changed.