Image prompt Illustration & Characters Customizable
Gongbi Peony and Mandarin Duck Painting
A lakeside pavilion sits quietly among blooming peonies while a pair of mandarin ducks rests close together on a horizontal branch. The result has the fine outlines and soft colour washes of classic Chinese flower-and-bird painting on textured Xuan paper.
- Model
- GPT Image 2
- Type
- Image
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
- Shared
- 24 Apr 2026
- Likes on X
- 166
Bird or animalSetting
Image prompt
448 charactersTraditional Chinese Gongbi heavy-color style, lakeside garden pavilion. Peonies are in full bloom on the branches. In the picture, a pair of mandarin ducks rests on the horizontally extended peony branches, with intimate postures, delicate feather layers, and elegant colors, presenting exquisite Gongbi line drawing and light color wash effects. Xuan paper texture background, the composition presents an elegant flower-and-bird interest. --ar 3:2
How to use it
Swap the pair of mandarin ducks for another bird or animal, or change the pavilion for a different garden setting, and the same brushwork style will carry over. Keep the Gongbi wording and the Xuan paper texture, since those phrases set the fine line work and muted washes. It was shared as a GPT Image 2 prompt, and the result suits a wall print, a card, or a reference for a traditional-style illustration.
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