YouTube Thumbnail with Face Lock

Turn my uploaded selfie into a high-energy YouTube thumbnail portrait.

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 identity details.

FACE LOCK (non-negotiable):
- Preserve my exact facial structure, face shape, eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips, jawline, skin tone, age cues, hairline, hairstyle, and any facial hair from the uploaded selfie.
- Do not beautify, slim, reshape, age, de-age, symmetrize, or replace my face.
- Keep natural pores, fine lines, hair strands, and realistic skin texture. Avoid waxy or plastic skin.

Default look unless I override variables:
- Expression: {{expression}}
- Background: {{background}}
- If expression is empty, use an energetic but natural clickable expression (raised brows / genuine smile)—still my real face, not a caricature.
- If background is empty, use a bright high-contrast solid or soft gradient that makes the face pop.

Composition:
- 16:9 thumbnail framing. Place my face large on one side (usually right) with sharp eyes.
- Leave a clear empty title/text zone on the opposite side (usually left). Do NOT render any readable title, words, numbers, or logos in that zone—I will add text in my editor.
- Unreadable abstract bars or soft empty panels marking the title zone are OK only if they contain no letters.

Hard bans:
- No readable text, logos, watermarks, badges, brand marks, or captions in the image (unless tiny unreadable UI chrome is genuinely required by the product scene).
- No plastic/over-smoothed skin, over-whitened teeth, mismatched lighting, or surreal effects.
- No fake UI chrome with readable labels.

Produce:
One high-resolution 16:9 YouTube thumbnail image with face lock, empty title space, and no caption or border.

Published example

Sample image output

A 16:9 YouTube-style thumbnail with the same face locked, expressive clickable look, bright background, and clear empty title space with no readable text in the image.

Example context

Example input