Example result illustrating this prompt's visual direction. Actual results may vary by model, reference image and settings.
Harbor Photo to Resin-Water Diorama
Recreate a photographed harbor as a miniature waterfront with convincing water and correctly scaled boats.
Prompt
Use the uploaded photograph as the authoritative visual reference and transform it into one finished photograph of a handcrafted miniature diorama. Transform the harbor photograph into a physical waterfront model. Preserve the shoreline contour, quay height, pier directions, visible boat count, hull colors, and the placement of the main buildings. Construct the quay from scored plaster, piers from fine wood strips, and boats from painted model components with thin rigging where visible. Represent water as translucent tinted casting resin with shallow surface ripples. Boat hulls must intersect the water at plausible waterlines, with submerged portions visible only where the reference water clarity supports them. Keep reflections vertically aligned beneath their objects and softened by ripples. Remove readable vessel names and logos. Present the harbor on a rectangular tray base with a visible transparent front water edge and a solid supporting bottom. Use a low elevated three-quarter viewpoint, cool daylight with warm highlights on buildings, and moderate macro focus covering the main boats and quay. Keep the surrounding studio surface neutral and uncluttered. Preserve the source scene's recognizable spatial relationships while translating materials into model-making equivalents. Use one coherent miniature scale throughout; do not confuse macro blur with actual miniaturization. Where a detail is unclear, simplify it conservatively instead of inventing a prominent object. Output one cohesive image, not a collage or a before-and-after comparison. Do not add captions, labels, watermarks, UI overlays, readable text, or branding.
How to use it
- Upload a harbor or marina photo in which the shoreline and main boats are easy to distinguish.
- Specify which visible boat or waterfront building should anchor the composition.
- Generate the model and inspect boat count, waterlines, and pier connections.
Common failure fixes
- If boats float above the water, lower each hull until its waterline intersects the resin surface and add subtle contact ripples.
- If reflections drift sideways, align them beneath the corresponding hulls, posts, and buildings.
- If the resin looks like a vertical wave, flatten the upper surface and confine exposed resin thickness to the tray edge.