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Vaporwave photo ideas

These vaporwave prompts turn one photo of you into the dreamy internet-art style of pink and teal neon, marble busts, sunset grids, palm trees, empty malls and glitchy VHS. Add a clear photo of your face, paste a prompt and pick an image model; each prompt names the colors and retro-digital props, and keeps your face lit so the likeness survives the effects.

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01

Sunset grid

Using my photo as the face reference, place me in front of a striped retro sunset over an endless glowing pink grid, silhouetted palm trees on either side, a pastel teal blazer over a white tee, soft purple haze, a dreamy faraway look, smooth airbrushed color.

02

Marble bust and checkerboard

Create a vaporwave portrait of me beside a white marble classical bust wearing tiny pixel sunglasses, a checkerboard floor stretching into a pink and cyan sky, floating geometric shapes, glossy pastel light, a cool deadpan stare.

03

Glitchy VHS still

Turn me into a glitchy VHS still, pink and teal color channels split around my outline, scan lines and a soft tracking wobble, a pastel windbreaker, a mall atrium with palm planters behind me, my face clear in the center.

04

Old beige computer

Show me sitting in front of an old beige computer whose screen glows with pixel windows and drifting clouds, a pastel striped sweater, a desk scattered with floppy disks, soft pink and blue light on my face, a nostalgic mood.

05

Empty mall fountain

Place me beside a fountain in an empty late-night shopping mall, pastel floor tiles, skylights, potted palms and neon signs with no words, a satin bomber jacket, soft dreamy haze, a lonely, calm feeling.

06

Glowing night pool

Frame me sitting at the edge of a glowing turquoise pool at night, pink neon reflections rippling on the water, a pastel oversized shirt, palm silhouettes against a purple sky, a soft, liminal mood, my face clearly recognizable.

07

Floating among columns

Show me floating among pastel clouds and stars as classical columns drift past, a pink-and-teal holographic jacket over a white tee, mirrored chrome spheres reflecting soft pink light around me, a surreal, dreamy expression.

08

Night drive dashboard

Put me in the driver's seat of a retro sports car at night, the dashboard glowing magenta, a palm-lined boulevard ahead and a pink sunset in the rear-view mirror, an oversized pastel suit, streaks of streetlight in motion blur.

09

Mirrored hotel lobby

Seat me on a curved pastel sofa in a 1980s-style hotel lobby with a mirrored ceiling, pink marble and potted palms, an iridescent jacket, soft dreamy light, a slow, unbothered glance at the camera.

10

Chrome dolphins

Create a surreal vaporwave scene of me standing knee-deep in calm pastel water as chrome dolphins leap over a pink horizon, a white linen shirt, a giant glowing sunset sphere behind me, smooth gradients, my face sharp.

11

Statue staircase

Show me lounging on a pink marble staircase among broken classical statues and potted palms, a teal-and-lilac checkered floor, a chrome visor pushed up on my head, glossy airbrushed light.

12

Magenta and cyan arcade

Picture me in a dim arcade bathed in magenta and cyan light, a pastel bucket hat and an oversized track jacket, glowing screens behind me, a soft glow on my face, a dreamy, nostalgic look.

13

Television in the desert

Make my face appear on an old curved-screen television sitting on a checkerboard floor in a pink desert, cacti and a striped sunset around it, soft static at the edges, my face clear on the screen.

14

Rainy neon window

Frame me looking out of a rain-streaked window at a pastel neon city at night, purple and teal reflections on my face, a cozy oversized hoodie and a cup of tea, a soft lo-fi mood.

15

Gradient studio portrait

Keeping my face exactly as it is in my photo, create a clean vaporwave studio portrait of me against a smooth pink-to-teal gradient backdrop, a pastel iridescent jacket, a small floating marble head and a palm leaf beside me, glossy light, a calm stare.

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FAQ

Vaporwave photo ideas: questions

What is vaporwave?

Vaporwave is an internet art style from the early 2010s that remixes 1980s and 1990s nostalgia: pink and teal neon, sunset grids, palm trees, marble statues, old computers, empty malls and glitchy VHS. The mood is dreamy, a little surreal and slightly melancholy.

Which colors define vaporwave?

Pastel pink, teal, cyan, lilac and purple, usually as smooth gradients with a soft neon glow. Adding 'pink and teal' to a prompt does more than any other single phrase.

How do I stop the glitch effects from hiding my face?

Ask for the glitch, scan lines or color split around the edges and keep 'my face clear in the center'. A soft neon light falling on your face also helps the model hold on to your features.

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