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Portrait Consistency Set (Same Person, Three Expressions) Prompt for DALL-E
This is the DALL-E version of the portrait consistency set (same person, three expressions) prompt: one person, three expressions, one unchanging face — the casting-sheet set used to anchor a character or a real person's likeness. It is formatted the way DALL-E takes prompts best. Free — copy it, replace the bracketed parts, and paste it in.
The prompt
Push copies this prompt with a reference line naming your image, and downloads the image file — attach it in the model to complete the pair. This page stages the pair for you; it cannot upload into the model itself (sites cannot reach into each other), so the final attach happens there. The image is downscaled to at most 1024px and stored only in this browser, paired with this prompt. If browser storage is full, it is kept for this visit only.
The deliverable — and how to check it
Deliverable: one triptych image with exactly 3 headshots — neutral, smiling, serious — of the same person, same hairstyle, wardrobe, backdrop and light in all three. Acceptance check: swap test — cover two panels; the visible face must be unmistakably the same person as the other two when uncovered. Any change in face shape, hair or age fails the set.
Series: Biography Film Production — Step 2 of 3 — the expression set. See its place in the full workflow
Using this prompt with DALL-E
DALL-E responds best to plain descriptive prose, not tag lists, which is why this version is written as a paragraph. Describe the subject, setting, light, and style in that order for the most reliable results.
What this route costs — and how to pay less
Cost structure: two routes — bundled inside ChatGPT's subscription plans (image generation included up to plan limits), or metered per image through OpenAI's API. The same prompt works on both. The same prompt is pre-configured in this library for every major model, so you can run it on whichever route fits your budget — comparing the structures before you generate is a free way to save money.
Replace the bracketed placeholders — [PERSON DESCRIPTION], [WARDROBE], [BACKDROP COLOR] — with your own details before pasting.
Other versions and customization
See all model versions of this prompt, or open the prompt gateway to build a custom prompt from your own one-line goal, formatted for DALL-E or any other model.
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