The Scribble Sketch Portrait

Full prompt

Create a highly detailed head-and-neck portrait illustration of a person, using the attached image as the only face-matching reference. Composition: Show the subject's head and shoulders, perfectly centered with balanced negative space around the head and hair. The subject looks directly at the viewer from a strict eye-level, front-facing angle with no tilt. The expression is calm and composed, with lips gently closed. The subject wears a simple black crew-neck T-shirt, visible only at the shoulders and neckline. Art style: Render the artwork as a raw, chaotic ink-style poster constructed primarily from dense, curved black scribble strokes. Use the reference strictly for accurate facial structure and likeness; do not stylize the face beyond recognition. Line work and form: Build the hair, facial shadows, and depth with layered, overlapping, uneven lines. Incorporate rough cross-hatching. Keep the lines organic, tangled, expressive, slightly imperfect, and full of controlled hand-drawn energy. Introduce slight asymmetry in the line flow while maintaining clear facial structure. Surround the subject with an irregular, abstract tangled aura made of loose scribbles. Color palette: Use only a flat beige skin tone, with no gradients or realism. Render all structure and shading with deep black ink strokes only. Use no smooth blending or polished rendering. Background and lighting: Use a solid, flat, vibrant yellow background that is clean and uniform, creating strong contrast with the black ink work. Imply lighting only through line density; do not use realistic lighting or shading techniques. Overall look: High-contrast, graphic, poster-like raw expressive ink illustration, combining expressive ink illustration, raw sketch poster, and abstract line-art portrait aesthetics. Strictly avoid: 3D effects, realistic rendering, gradients, soft shading, and any polished or clean digital finish.