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A surrealist prompt that blends high-resolution 8K photography with rough charcoal sketching, creating a meta-fictional effect where the subject appears to be drawing themselves into existence. Change the subject, setting, or lighting one variable at a time.

Using {argument name="subject face" default="uploaded face"} as reference. A mind-bending surrealist mixed-media portrait featuring uploaded face as reference, captured in a pristine studio setting with a neutral gradient grey background and soft, diffuse softbox lighting. The composition utilizes a split-reality technique where the left side of the subject is rendered in hyper-realistic 8k photography with visible skin pores, subsurface scattering, and lifelike textures, while the right side abruptly transitions into a rough, gestural charcoal and graphite pencil sketch on white paper. The subject's realistic right hand crosses the chest, holding a {argument name="drawing tool" default="yellow wooden pencil"} with a sharp tip, physically drawing the sketched outline of the jaw and neck, creating a meta-fictional loop of self-creation. The subject wears a {argument name="shirt style" default="dark charcoal long-sleeve crewneck shirt"} that morphs from heavy, draped fabric on the left into loose, scribbled hatch lines and unfinished contour strokes on the right. The image features a shallow depth of field focused on the pencil tip and the transition line, combining the aesthetics of high-end commercial portraiture with raw, artistic sketching, reminiscent of Ben Heine's 'Pencil vs Camera' style, highly intricate textures, volumetric lighting, and photorealistic raytracing.
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