Charcoal Sketch Portrait With Smudged Background

The picture reads as a drawing made in a worn sketchbook, with heavy charcoal strokes building the form and smudged gradients behind it. The rough edges and visible marks give it a gritty, hand-made feel.

Shared byAmira Zairi Original post

Model: GPT Image 2
Type: 4 images
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Shared: 25 May 2026
Likes on X: 418

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A charcoal sketch of a [subject], raw and textured with expressive shading and bold linework. The background is filled with smudged gradients and sketchbook marks, giving it a gritty, unrefined elegance.

How to use it

Replace the bracketed subject with whatever you want drawn, such as a person, an animal, or an object, and keep the rest of the wording so the charcoal texture and loose background stay intact. It was shared as a GPT Image 2 prompt. Use the result as sketch-style art for a journal page, a moody wall print, or a character concept.

#Photorealistic #Character Design #Dark & Moody #Sketch & Line Art

Shared publicly on X on 25 May 2026. All credit for this prompt and its result goes to its creator. Is this yours? Ask for an update or removal.

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Questions about this prompt

Which AI model was this prompt made with?

It was shared as a GPT Image 2 prompt, and the image on this page is the result the creator got with it. Other models can read the same text, but the result will look different.

Can I change the details in this prompt?

Yes. It has 1 parts you can swap: subject. Open the prompt studio, fill them in and copy your version; anything you leave empty keeps the original wording.

Who made this prompt?

It was shared publicly on X by @azed_ai on 25 May 2026. The prompt and its result belong to them, and this page links to the original post.