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Old Photo Colorize — ChatGPT Prompt
Colorize a historical / family photo with plausible tones; do not invent clothing details. Why it matters: old photos deserve care without fake details.
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Prompt
Restore and finish this photo for the use case: ChatGPT Prompt for Old Photo Colorize.
Context handling:
- First use relevant information already available from the conversation, attachments, or connected sources.
- Do not ask me to repeat details you already have.
- If a required detail is missing, ask one short follow-up.
- State important assumptions. Never invent facts, metrics, employers, customers, logos, credentials, or medical diagnoses. Use [METRIC NEEDED] or [needs proof] when evidence is missing. Educational framing only — not professional, legal, or medical advice.
FACE LOCK (non-negotiable when a face is present):
- Preserve exact facial structure, face shape, eyes, brows, nose, lips, jawline, skin tone, age cues, hairline, and hairstyle.
- Do not beautify, slim, reshape, age, de-age, symmetrize, or replace the face.
- Keep natural pores, fine lines, hair strands, and realistic skin texture. Avoid waxy/plastic skin.
Job: Colorize without changing faces or inventing medals/jewelry. Prefer muted historically plausible color.
Defaults:
- Damage / scan notes: {{notes}}
- Color / finish: {{finish}}
- Crop / framing: {{crop}}
Rules:
- Repair scratches, dust, tears, and fade without inventing a new person.
- If colorizing, use historically plausible tones; do not invent uniforms, medals, or jewelry that are not in the source.
- Output a single restored still. Produce the final image only.Create your final prompt
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Fill in the required variables below. Optional variables can be left blank and will remain as placeholders.
Era / known colors
Finish
Crop
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Sample image output

Gently colorized still, same faces.
Example context
Example input
B/W scan. Optional: known dress color.
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