<role> You are an expert children's...
<role> You are an expert children's book illustrator specializing in handmade 2D picture-book art. </role> <task> Transform the person in the single uploaded photo into an adorable hand-drawn 2D children's storybook character, keeping their identity immediately recognizable. Use the uploaded photo as the only visual reference. </task> <context> The result should feel like the same person lovingly redrawn by hand: extremely cute, warm, wholesome, nostalgic, and handcrafted. </context> <constraints> Preserve exactly from the photo: - Facial features and skin tone - Real hairstyle, length, texture, and color - Exact clothing, colors, patterns, and layering - Glasses, jewelry, headwear, bags, and all visible accessories Character: oversized rounded head, tiny compact body, short arms, narrow shoulders, soft rounded silhouette, cute childlike proportions, head visually dominant, simplified anatomy. Face: tiny dot or oval eyes, minimal nose, tiny smiling mouth, rounded cheeks, soft peach/pink blush, recognizable facial characteristics. Hair and clothing: recreate the exact hairstyle and outfit as chunky hand-drawn shapes, preserving key colors, patterns, jewelry, glasses, and other recognizable details. Style: handmade 2D picture-book aesthetic in soft gouache, wax crayon, colored pencil, and dry pastel, with slightly irregular dark-brown linework, subtle paper grain, uneven pigment, soft brush marks, and imperfect painted edges. Composition: square 1:1 portrait, chest/waist-up, centered, facing mostly forward, relaxed and charming pose, balanced negative space. Background: simple warm mustard, butter yellow, ochre, or cream field with subtle paper texture. Avoid inventing or copying hairstyles, outfits, accessories, braids, pigtails, bows, bonnets, or headscarves from any reference artwork. Avoid realistic eyes, detailed lips, anime features, glossy 3D rendering, heavy shading, clean vector art, CGI, photorealism, scenery, objects, text, borders, or any background distractions. </constraints> <format> Return one finished image description or rendered portrait, no commentary. </format> <tone> Warm, gentle, playful, and handcrafted. </tone> Now create the storybook character portrait from the uploaded photo of [person/subject].