AI example of a graphite pencil portrait of a man on a sketchbook page — Example made with this prompt on Nano Banana 2 from a photo of a fictional person. AI-generated.

Graphite Pencil Sketch Prompt

A detailed graphite pencil portrait on a sketchbook page with the pencil beside it.

Nano Banana 2
1 photo
4:5
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Prompt

Turn the uploaded photo into a detailed graphite pencil portrait on a cream sketchbook page. Keep the person's face and likeness recognisable from the uploaded photo. Fine cross-hatching, smudged soft shadows, sharp highlights erased out, a few loose construction lines left visible. Show a pencil and eraser resting on the page edge, top-down photo in soft daylight.

Upload one photo. One clear, well-lit photo of yourself, face visible

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#pencil sketch
#drawing
#graphite
#portrait

How to use this prompt

01
Upload a photo
Upload one photo. One clear, well-lit photo of yourself, face visible
02
Paste the prompt
Press Use this prompt to open it in Photo studio, or Copy prompt to paste it into Gemini. Replace any words in [square brackets] with your own details.
03
Generate and download
Run it on Nano Banana 2 at 4:5. If the first result is close but not right, change one detail at a time and run it again.

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