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Vintage Newspaper Clipping

0 steals· updated sep 2026
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Turn this uploaded photo into a vintage newspaper clipping, like it was torn from a decades-old print edition. Convert the image to a grainy black-and-white halftone print — visible dot pattern, slightly uneven ink coverage, a bit of ghosting/registration blur — and set it inside a clipping with a rough torn paper edge, aged yellowed paper tone, and a small serif caption line beneath it.

Keep the person's identity, pose, expression, and the composition of the original photo completely unchanged — only the print process and paper are new. Do not smooth or beautify the face; keep real skin texture, real hair strands, and natural asymmetry intact under the halftone dots.

Avoid modern-looking sharpness, color bleed, plastic skin, or an obviously digital filter look. The halftone dots and paper grain should feel physically printed, not like a preset overlay, and the torn edge should look hand-torn, not vector-perfect.

The final result should look like a real clipping salvaged from an old newspaper archive — grainy, aged, slightly imperfect, like someone could have actually cut it out decades ago.
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Steal the prompt
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Open Gemini or ChatGPT
Start a new chat and attach a clear photo of yourself (face visible, good light).
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Paste & generate
Paste the prompt, send, and download your result. Tweak words to taste.

Is the Vintage Newspaper Clipping prompt free?

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Which AI tools work with the Vintage Newspaper Clipping prompt?

It's tested with Gemini and ChatGPT. Attach a clear photo of yourself, paste the prompt, and generate.

Can I edit the prompt?

Absolutely — that's the point. Swap any clause (lighting, mood, film stock, setting) to make the result yours.