IDENTITY PRESERVATION INSTRUCTION:
Using the uploaded photo as reference, preserve the person's exact facial features, face shape, eye color, skin tone, and unique characteristics while transforming them into a Studio Ghibli anime character.

TRANSFORMATION DESCRIPTION:
Transform the subject into a character from the anime "Howl's Moving Castle" (Hauru no Ugoku Shiro). Apply the distinct visual style of Hayao Miyazaki's animation. The person should appear as if they are a character in this magical world-perhaps a young wizard, a magical being, or a traveler in a fantastical realm. The transformation should maintain their identity but render them in beautiful, hand-drawn 2D animation style.

STYLE AND AESTHETIC PARAMETERS:
- Art Style: Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki anime art style. Soft, painterly digital animation with visible brush strokes and watercolor-like textures. Not cel-shaded, but fluid and organic like traditional anime film.
- Lighting: Soft, natural lighting with a warm, golden-hour glow. Gentle rim lighting to separate subject from background. Atmospheric, dreamy light that creates a sense of magic and wonder.
- Color Palette: Rich, vibrant yet slightly muted colors. Earthy tones mixed with magical pastels (soft blues, lavender, warm golds, forest greens). Colors should feel hand-painted, not overly saturated or digital.
- Facial Features: Large, expressive anime eyes with detailed reflections and highlights. Soft, rounded facial features. Subtle shading on the face to give depth while keeping the skin smooth and ethereal. Hair should have flow and movement, with individual strands rendered in an animated style.
- Background Treatment: The background should be a fantastical setting reminiscent of the movie-perhaps a floating castle in the sky, a magical meadow with glowing flowers, or a whimsical European-style village. The background should be painterly and slightly blurred to keep focus on the subject, but detailed enough to set the scene.
- Attire (Optional): The subject can be wearing clothing inspired by early 20th-century European fashion with a fantasy twist-flowing coats, scarves, or magical accessories. If the original photo has specific clothing, it should be stylized to match the anime aesthetic.

TECHNICAL QUALITY PARAMETERS:
- High resolution, 4K, detailed, sharp focus on face
- Professional quality anime artwork, suitable for wallpaper or print
- Aspect ratio: 1:1 or 3:4 (portrait orientation)
- Intricate details in hair, eyes, and clothing textures
- Smooth gradients and soft edges typical of Ghibli films
- No visible pixelation or digital artifacts

NEGATIVE PROMPT GUIDANCE:
Avoid: distorted facial features, unrealistic proportions, blurry face, loss of likeness, low resolution, pixelated, over-sharpened, harsh lines, 3D render, photorealistic, live-action, western comic style, manga style (unless specified), deformed eyes, asymmetrical face, unnatural skin texture, garish colors, overly saturated colors, dark or horror elements, blood, wounds, injury, damage, violence, scary, creepy, grotesque, mutated, extra limbs, missing limbs, fused fingers, too many fingers, malformed hands, text, watermark, signature, username, logo, cropped, out of frame, ugly, disfigured, poorly drawn face, mutation, extra limbs, extra fingers, malformed hands, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn face, disfigured, bad anatomy, deformed body parts, bad proportions, cloned face, blurry, grainy, low quality, jpeg artifacts, signature, watermark, username, blurry, out of focus, long neck, bad anatomy, disfigured, poorly drawn face, mutation, mutated, extra limbs, ugly, disgusting, poorly drawn hands, missing limb, floating limbs, disconnected limbs, malformed hands, blurry, watermark, grainy, signature, text, words, letters, disfigured, deformed, ugly, bad anatomy, extra limbs, fused fingers, too many fingers, mutated hands, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn face, mutation, deformed, blurry, bad proportions, extra limbs, cloned face, disfigured, gross proportions, malformed limbs, missing arms, missing legs, extra arms, extra legs, fused fingers, too many fingers, long neck, mutated, extra limbs, bad anatomy, bad proportions, extra legs, extra arms, extra fingers, deformed hands, fused fingers, missing fingers, extra fingers, mutated hands, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn face, mutation, deformed, ugly, blurry, bad anatomy, disfigured, poorly drawn face, mutated, extra limbs, ugly, disgusting, poorly drawn hands, missing limb, floating limbs, disconnected limbs, malformed hands, blurry, watermark, grainy, signature, text, words, letters, disfigured, deformed, ugly, bad anatomy, extra limbs, fused fingers, too many fingers, mutated hands, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn face, mutation, deformed, blurry, bad proportions, extra limbs, cloned face, disfigured, gross proportions, malformed limbs, missing arms, missing legs, extra arms, extra legs, fused fingers, too many fingers, long neck

USER CUSTOMIZATION:
{additional_context}

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How to use this prompt:
1. Upload your photo to your preferred AI image generator (Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, etc.)
2. Copy the entire prompt above
3. Paste it into the prompt field
4. If using Midjourney, add --ar 3:4 or --ar 1:1 for aspect ratio
5. For best results, use a clear, well-lit portrait photo with visible facial features
6. Adjust the {additional_context} section to specify any particular character traits, accessories, or background preferences you'd like to emphasize