Make Epic Thumbnails That Get Clicks

Create a **premium-quality, ultra-realistic vertical YouTube promotional poster / thumbnail** closely matching the uploaded reference image in **composition, typography hierarchy, subject placement, pointing pose, torn-paper frame, red-and-black lighting, YouTube-themed graphics, depth, contrast, and polished social-media advertising aesthetic**.

## IMPORTANT — Ask for User Inputs First

Before generating the final image, ask the end user in **ONE message** for BOTH:

1. **Upload your photo** to use as the facial identity reference.
2. **Tell me the exact title/headline you want displayed in the design.**

Use this exact wording:

**“Please upload your photo and tell me the exact title/headline you want displayed in this design.”**

Do **not** generate the final image until both inputs are provided.

## IMPORTANT — Reference Text Is Style-Only

Any wording visible in the reference image, including:

- “$50++”
- “STUNNING THUMBNAILS”
- “THAT GRAB VIEWS!”
- “Boost your channel”
- “Youtube”

must be treated as **visual-style-only information**.

Use the reference wording only to understand:

- text placement
- font size
- line breaks
- typography hierarchy
- red/white color treatment
- 3D extrusion
- shadows
- spacing
- alignment

### STRICT TEXT RULE

The **only readable text** allowed in the final generated image must be the **exact title/headline supplied by the user**.

Do not automatically copy, infer, paraphrase, shorten, expand, or invent any additional words from the reference.

Do not add readable captions, slogans, prices, labels, usernames, channel names, interface text, or supporting copy unless they are explicitly included in the user's supplied title.

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# Canvas & Format

- Vertical **9:16 composition**
- Approximately **1080 × 1920 px**
- High-impact social-media / Shorts / promotional-poster format
- Dark cinematic background with glowing red illumination
- Strong center-weighted composition
- Clean separation between headline area and human subject

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# Main Subject

Place one young adult man prominently in the **lower-middle portion of the frame**, extending from roughly the lower 35% up to around the middle.

Use the user's uploaded photograph as the **only and absolute facial identity reference**.

Preserve their real identity as accurately as possible, including:

- face shape
- forehead
- natural hairline
- hairstyle and hair texture
- eyebrows
- eye shape and spacing
- nose
- lips
- cheeks
- jawline
- chin
- skin tone
- age appearance
- facial hair
- overall recognizable facial proportions

Do not beautify, reshape, slim, age-smooth, or transform the person's identity.

The head, neck, shoulders, hands, and body must look naturally integrated as the **same real person**, with no pasted-face or face-swap appearance.

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# Pose & Body Language — Mandatory

Recreate the reference body language very closely.

- Subject faces directly toward the camera
- Torso mostly frontal
- Energetic, surprised, attention-grabbing expression
- Eyes opened wider than neutral
- Eyebrows slightly raised
- Mouth slightly open in an expressive “wow / listen to this” reaction
- One arm reaches strongly toward the camera
- Index finger points directly at the viewer
- Other fingers naturally curled
- Pointing hand appears larger because of perspective
- Strong foreground foreshortening
- The pointing hand must partially overlap the lower torso area

This pointing gesture is **mandatory**.

Use a slightly low-to-eye-level commercial portrait camera angle.

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# Clothing

Do not copy the exact clothing from the reference.

Dress the subject in a **clean modern casual sweatshirt or oversized crewneck top** that complements the red-and-black design.

Suggested colors:

- deep charcoal
- black
- dark rust
- burgundy
- muted warm brown

Keep the clothing plain, premium, and free from readable logos or text.

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# Torn-Paper Frame

Place a large **vertical torn white paper frame** around and slightly behind the subject.

The paper should resemble a ripped sheet with:

- irregular torn edges
- rough natural paper fibers
- folded and curled corners
- subtle gray shadows
- realistic paper thickness
- bright white-to-light-gray texture

The subject should appear to be **breaking through or emerging from the torn opening**.

Important layering:

- some torn edges behind the subject
- some foreground paper edges overlap the lower body
- create realistic depth and shadow interaction

The paper opening should be slightly tilted rather than perfectly straight.

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# Headline Area

Reserve approximately the **top 28–32%** of the design for the user's headline.

Use the supplied title exactly as written.

Recreate the reference typography style:

- extremely bold uppercase display lettering
- heavy condensed geometric sans-serif
- large letters
- tightly packed line spacing
- centered composition
- dramatic red-and-white treatment
- thick dimensional extrusion where appropriate
- dark shadow beneath the letters
- subtle red outer glow
- slightly compressed vertical spacing
- maximum readability on mobile screens

Use **bright saturated red** as the dominant headline color with selected white emphasis when appropriate, while preserving the exact user wording.

Make the largest words dominate the upper third.

Do not cover the subject's face.

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# Top Accent Graphics

Add two short glowing horizontal red bars near the upper-left and upper-right sides of the headline.

They should:

- point visually toward the headline
- glow softly
- remain minimalist
- contain no text

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# Background

Create a dark **black-to-deep-red cinematic gradient background**.

Use:

- near-black upper corners
- deep crimson center-lower glow
- red light blooming behind the subject
- subtle vignette
- faint smoke or atmospheric haze
- soft blurred abstract shapes

The background must stay visually simple enough for the subject and title to dominate.

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# YouTube-Themed Visual Elements

Include several **generic red video-play icons** in the background inspired by online video platforms.

Use:

- red rounded rectangles
- centered white triangular play symbols
- strong blur on secondary icons
- varying depth and scale
- some partially cropped by the frame edges

Place one larger blurred play icon on the **left-middle background** and one smaller icon toward the **lower-right**.

Do not include readable platform names, trademarks, channel names, or additional text.

Icons should act only as thematic decorative graphics.

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# Lighting

Use dramatic commercial studio lighting.

### Face

- clean, warm frontal key light
- soft highlight across forehead and cheeks
- accurate skin texture
- bright catchlights in eyes
- realistic facial shadows

### Red Accent Light

Apply strong crimson rim lighting around:

- hair
- outer face
- shoulders
- arms

Create a particularly strong red glow around the hair silhouette.

### Background Glow

Place a vivid red light source behind the subject, especially around the lower torso and torn-paper opening.

This should create:

- strong separation
- cinematic depth
- energetic creator-economy aesthetic

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# Depth & Effects

Use realistic depth-of-field.

Keep sharply focused:

- face
- eyes
- pointing hand
- main headline
- nearest torn-paper edges

Allow softer focus on:

- distant video-play icons
- background shapes
- outer atmospheric details

Use subtle bloom around red lights but keep the image crisp.

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# Color Palette

Dominant colors:

- pure black
- deep burgundy
- crimson red
- vivid bright red
- clean white
- neutral gray

Skin tones must remain natural.

Avoid excessive orange or magenta contamination.

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# Visual Hierarchy

The viewer's eye should move in this order:

**1. Large headline**
**2. Subject's face**
**3. Pointing hand**
**4. Torn-paper frame**
**5. Red video/play graphics**

Maintain strong separation between all major elements.

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# Overall Style

Aim for:

- premium YouTube creator advertising artwork
- ultra-realistic portrait photography
- dramatic red creator-branding aesthetic
- high CTR social-media visual
- cinematic commercial lighting
- polished Photoshop-style composite
- clean cutout integration
- bold oversized typography
- realistic paper texture
- strong dimensional depth
- professional agency-quality finish

No cartoon appearance.

No distorted anatomy.

No malformed fingers.

No duplicated hands.

No mismatched head/body.

No excessive skin smoothing.

No pasted-face appearance.

No random readable text.

No watermarks.

No unnecessary logos.

The finished image should look like a **professionally art-directed creator-growth advertisement**, closely preserving the reference image's composition and visual energy while using the user's own identity and exact supplied title.