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Photo Revival
Codex skill for turning everyday photos into poetic white-paper hand-drawn illustrations.
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Overview
Codex skill that transforms everyday photos into poetic, hand-drawn white-paper illustrations with large negative space.
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Photo Revival
Core idea
Keep the subject and scene recognizable, but redraw the image as a fresh illustration on white paper.
Default to:
- 3:4 vertical composition
- large white-paper negative space
- a tiny subject or focal cluster occupying about 10-16% of the page
- delicate hand-drawn texture
- vivid local color only where it matters
- tiny handwritten text, dates, or short captions
Workflow
- Identify the photo's main subject, setting, and one or two memorable details.
- Preserve those details in simplified form; do not copy the photo literally.
- Rebuild the scene as an illustration with paper texture, brush marks, pencil edges, or watercolor softness.
- Leave 80-88% of the page as blank white paper.
- Add text only as a small note, label, date, or poetic fragment.
Style rules
- Use white or very light paper as the base.
- Keep the illustration area small and concentrated: default 10-16% of the page, absolute maximum 18%.
- Keep the strongest color inside that small illustrated area; do not let color spread into the blank field.
- Favor vivid but controlled color in a limited area.
- Let the drawing feel handmade, not filtered.
- Allow subtle collage, stamp, or clipping hints only when they stay tiny and integrated.
Avoid
- Full-bleed image fills
- Photo-filter looks
- Heavy poster typography
- Dense layouts
- Subject areas larger than 18% of the page
- Flat vector treatment
- Large collage blocks
- Overly realistic retouching
Output prompt shape
When directing image generation, describe:
- what must be preserved from the photo
- what should become illustrated
- the paper base and empty space
- the tiny text treatment
- the desired color accents
Keep the instruction short and focused.
File metadata
name: photo-revival description: Turn ordinary photos or everyday snapshots into poetic hand-drawn illustrations with large white-paper negative space, vivid localized color, subtle collage accents, and tiny handwritten captions. Use when a user wants a real photo reimagined as an illustration rather than filtered, beautified, or photorealistically edited.
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--- name: photo-revival description: Turn ordinary photos or everyday snapshots into poetic hand-drawn illustrations with large white-paper negative space, vivid localized color, subtle collage accents, and tiny handwritten captions. Use when a user wants a real photo reimagined as an illustration rather than filtered, beautified, or photorealistically edited. --- # Photo Revival ## Core idea Keep the subject and scene recognizable, but redraw the image as a fresh illustration on white paper. Default to: - 3:4 vertical composition - large white-paper negative space - a tiny subject or focal cluster occupying about 10-16% of the page - delicate hand-drawn texture - vivid local color only where it matters - tiny handwritten text, dates, or short captions ## Workflow 1. Identify the photo's main subject, setting, and one or two memorable details. 2. Preserve those details in simplified form; do not copy the photo literally. 3. Rebuild the scene as an illustration with paper texture, brush marks, pencil edges, or watercolor softness. 4. Leave 80-88% of the page as blank white paper. 5. Add text only as a small note, label, date, or poetic fragment. ## Style rules - Use white or very light paper as the base. - Keep the illustration area small and concentrated: default 10-16% of the page, absolute maximum 18%. - Keep the strongest color inside that small illustrated area; do not let color spread into the blank field. - Favor vivid but controlled color in a limited area. - Let the drawing feel handmade, not filtered. - Allow subtle collage, stamp, or clipping hints only when they stay tiny and integrated. ## Avoid - Full-bleed image fills - Photo-filter looks - Heavy poster typography - Dense layouts - Subject areas larger than 18% of the page - Flat vector treatment - Large collage blocks - Overly realistic retouching ## Output prompt shape When directing image generation, describe: - what must be preserved from the photo - what should become illustrated - the paper base and empty space - the tiny text treatment - the desired color accents Keep the instruction short and focused.
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- Source repository
- dacnay816y62-hub/photo-revival
- License
- MIT
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Last GitHub push
- Sep 5, 2026
- Registry updated
- Sep 12, 2026
- Instruction path
- SKILL.md @ 5574fa2f6fa8
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Quality
81/100
Strong
Trust
78/100
Review then install
Audit
85/100
Safe to try
- Quality score needs review
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