Why are these prompts so long?

Because detail is what separates a generic result from a great one. Image models reward specifics — the style, the lighting, the framing, the format — so spelling those out gives you a far better picture than a one-line request. Keep the parts you like and drop the rest; they're built to be edited.

Why do the results often look low-res or slightly off?

Chat-generated images are usually smaller than they look and can have soft detail, odd hands or a slightly plastic face. That's normal for from-scratch generation. The fix is to run the result through a photo editor afterward — upscale it, sharpen the face, clean the background — which is exactly what the last section covers.

Can I get the same looks on my real photo instead?

Yes, and often it's better. Instead of asking a model to imagine you, you can transform your actual photo (into an anime style, a film look, a studio portrait) so it still looks like you. Those prompts are in our viral looks list, linked below.

ChatGPT Image Prompts: 'Based on Everything You Know About Me' (+ 14 Going Viral)

The viral 'based on everything you know about me' ChatGPT image prompt, its best variants, and other GPT image prompts people keep posting — written out in full, plus how to make the results actually usable.

An AI-generated stylized portrait created from a chat prompt

Every few months a single prompt takes over group chats, and lately it’s this one: “based on everything you know about me, create an image of me.” People paste it into ChatGPT and post whatever it draws. The catch most people miss: the more detail you give the model — the style, the mood, the lighting, the format — the better the result. So below are the viral prompts written out in full, ready to copy. Keep what you like, change the rest.

These run in a chat model. The bracketed bits are yours to fill in.

The “based on everything you know about me” prompts

These lean on the chat remembering your past conversations, so run them in a ChatGPT you actually use.

1. The original

Based on everything you know about me from our past conversations — my interests, my values, my sense of humor, and my style — create a realistic portrait of the person you imagine I am. Decide my likely appearance, the way I’d dress, my expression, and a setting that fits my personality. Photorealistic, soft natural lighting, shot like a candid 50mm portrait with shallow depth of field, vertical 4:5 framing.

The one everyone’s posting.

2. What my life looks like

Based on everything you know about me, illustrate a detailed scene of what a typical day in my life looks like — the place I’d be, the objects and details around me, what I’m doing, and the overall mood. Warm editorial-photography style, rich background detail, natural window light, wide establishing shot that tells a story.

Usually the funniest result.

3. My vibe and aura

Based on everything you know about me, create a single image that captures my overall vibe and aura — expressed as a mood, a color palette, textures, and a few meaningful symbols rather than a literal portrait of my face. Dreamy and artistic, cohesive color grade, poster-like composition with depth.

Abstract, moodboard energy.

4. How you actually picture me

Based on our conversations, draw how you genuinely imagine I look and dress from day to day — my hair, my usual outfit, my expression, the small style choices I’d make. Be honest and specific rather than flattering. Photorealistic, clean neutral studio background, sharp front-facing head-and-shoulders portrait.

The “did it get me right?” test.

5. My ideal future self

Based on everything you know about me, show my ideal future self about five years from now — where I’d be, how I’d carry myself, and the environment I’d have built for my life and work. Aspirational but believable, cinematic lighting, a confident natural pose, magazine-cover quality.

Equal parts motivation and roast.

6. My dream life

Based on everything you know about me, create an image of me living my dream life — the location, the people or work around me, and the small personal details that would make it unmistakably mine. Warm filmic color, richly detailed environment, golden-hour light, lifestyle-photography feel.

Vision board in one image.

7. Me as a movie main character

Based on everything you know about me, cast me as the main character of a film in whatever genre suits me best. Design the movie poster: my character in costume, a fitting title and tagline, and the color palette, mood and typography of that genre. Cinematic movie-poster composition, dramatic lighting, high detail.

Nobody can resist this one.

8. My inner world

Based on everything you know about me, illustrate my inner world as a surreal landscape — the terrain, the weather, the colors, and the symbols that represent how my mind actually feels. Painterly and imaginative, cohesive palette, wide panoramic composition with a sense of scale.

Surreal and surprisingly personal.

More viral prompts (these transform a photo you give it)

These work on your real selfie too — attach a clear, well-lit photo.

9. Action figure in a box

Turn this photo of me into a highly detailed collectible action figure sealed in its original blister-pack box. Add a header card at the top with a fun name and title for me, and arrange three or four accessories beside the figure that reflect my hobbies and daily life. Glossy molded plastic, studio product-photography lighting, crisp readable label text, front-facing catalog shot.

The one that broke everyone’s feed.

10. Pixar-style character

Turn this selfie into a 3D animated movie character in the style of a modern animation studio — large expressive eyes, soft rounded features, subtle subsurface skin, cinematic key lighting — while keeping my likeness, hairstyle and outfit clearly recognizable. Clean softly-blurred background, character-poster framing.

Instant animated-movie you.

11. Studio Ghibli style

Restyle this photo as a hand-painted anime film still in a soft, nostalgic style — watercolor-like backgrounds, gentle linework, warm natural light, lots of atmospheric background detail — while keeping my pose and outfit. Cozy, cinematic, painterly.

The cozy, painterly favorite.

12. 90s yearbook photo

Make this a cheesy early-1990s high-school yearbook portrait: soft studio flash, a mottled blue or laser-beam backdrop, period-appropriate hair and clothing, and slightly faded film color. Head-and-shoulders framing, authentic retro grain, dead-serious expression.

Nostalgia bait, and it works.

13. Polaroid with someone

Create a candid Polaroid-style photo of me standing next to [name], with a slightly overexposed flash, casual relaxed poses, a bit of natural motion, and the classic white Polaroid border. Grainy and spontaneous, like a real snapshot from a night out.

The “how is this so real” one.

14. Me as my pet (or my pet as a human)

Turn my pet into a human whose fashion, expression and personality match the animal — or turn me into an animal that matches my personality. Keep recognizable traits and coloring, photorealistic, expressive, clean portrait framing.

Chaotic, shareable, undefeated.

Make the AI image actually usable

Here’s the part that turns a fun chat screenshot into something you’d post as a profile picture or print: chat-generated images are usually low-resolution, a little soft, and sometimes off around the face. A photo editor fixes all of that in seconds. Save the image, then:

Upscale it so it’s sharp and high-res, not a small blurry export — HD Enhance
Fix the face if the skin looks plastic or the features drifted — Glow retouch
Clean or swap the background for a proper profile look — Remove background or studio white
Reframe it to a more flattering crop or angle — Reframe

And if you’d rather the image actually look like you, skip the from-scratch generation entirely: transform your own photo into the same viral looks (anime, film, neon, age-shift) so your real face stays intact. Those prompts are in our viral AI photo looks list.

The “based on everything you know about me” trend is fun because it’s a mirror. But the image a chat invents is a starting point — the detail in your prompt gets you close, and a quick edit is what makes it yours to keep.

Frequently asked

Where do I type these prompts?: These are prompts for ChatGPT (or another chat model with image generation) — the 'based on everything you know about me' ones rely on the chat remembering your past conversations, so they only work inside a chat you've actually used. The transform prompts further down work on any photo, including in a photo editor.
Why are these prompts so long?: Because detail is what separates a generic result from a great one. Image models reward specifics — the style, the lighting, the framing, the format — so spelling those out gives you a far better picture than a one-line request. Keep the parts you like and drop the rest; they're built to be edited.
Why do the results often look low-res or slightly off?: Chat-generated images are usually smaller than they look and can have soft detail, odd hands or a slightly plastic face. That's normal for from-scratch generation. The fix is to run the result through a photo editor afterward — upscale it, sharpen the face, clean the background — which is exactly what the last section covers.
Can I get the same looks on my real photo instead?: Yes, and often it's better. Instead of asking a model to imagine you, you can transform your actual photo (into an anime style, a film look, a studio portrait) so it still looks like you. Those prompts are in our viral looks list, linked below.

Try these on your own photo

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