Dark angel in black feather gown holds a sparkling obsidian sword

A serene female model poses in avant-garde couture, her jet-black hair wet-look, gripping a faceted obsidian blade vertically before her.

Prompt

{
  "concept": "obsidian_blade_dark_angel_portrait",
  "format": "single_frame_editorial_portrait",
  "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
  "subject": {
    "type": "female_model",
    "identity_preservation": "high preserve facial structure, skin texture, natural features from reference",
    "pose": "dramatic editorial pose, head tilted and turned in three-quarter profile, eyes softly closed or downcast, one arm raised elegantly overhead, the other hand gripping a sword vertically before her",
    "expression": "serene, powerful, otherworldly calm",
    "gaze": "downcast, contemplative",
    "hair": "long sleek jet-black hair, wet-look strands framing the face, flowing over the shoulders"
  },
  "wardrobe": {
    "style": "avant-garde haute couture, dramatic dark-angel aesthetic",
    "garment": "voluminous black feather couture gown cascading layers of glossy black feathers and fringe forming sweeping wing-like volumes around the body",
    "fabric": "glossy black feathers, ostrich plume, subtle iridescent shimmer catching the light",
    "color": "deep black with faint cool sheen",
    "coverage": "fully covered, dramatic and modest feathers envelop the form"
  },
  "prop": {
    "item": "a long ceremonial sword held vertically, blade pointing up",
    "material": "blade carved from black diamond / obsidian faceted, crystalline, with sharp internal reflections and a faint glassy sparkle, like cut black gemstone",
    "hilt": "matte gunmetal or blackened-gold hilt, minimal and elegant",
    "how_held": "gripped firmly in one hand, blade aligned vertically along the body, catching a thin edge of light",
    "feel": "regal, ceremonial, mythi not violent; a symbol of power and protection"
  },
  "jewelry": {
    "earring": "long sparkling black crystal drop earring",
    "ring": "single sculptural silver ring on the raised hand"
  },
  "lighting": {
    "key": "soft directional studio light, cool and cinematic, camera-right",
    "fill": "low, preserving deep blacks in the feathers",
    "accent": "thin rim light tracing the black diamond blade's facets, making them glint; subtle highlight on cheekbone and collarbone",
    "mood": "high-fashion chiaroscuro, dramatic and divine"
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "dominant": "near-black, charcoal feathers",
    "accent": "cool glassy black-diamond sparkle, faint silver",
    "skin": "luminous, porcelain, softly lit",
    "background": "seamless cool grey gradient (#9A9A9E), studio backdrop"
  },
  "composition": {
    "framing": "portrait, head to mid-torso, with feather volumes filling the frame and the vertical blade as a strong central line",
    "depth_of_field": "shallow, f/2.2 sharp on face, hand, and blade facets, soft feathers",
    "negative_space": "soft grey upper-right breathing room"
  },
  "aesthetic": {
    "direction": "spectral surrealism meets dark-angel couture editorial, mythic and cinematic",
    "references": [
      "Vogue dark editorial",
      "sculptural feather couture",
      "cinematic film still",
      "fantasy warrior-goddess portraiture"
    ],
    "film_emulation": "subtle grain, rich true blacks, cool desaturated midtones",
    "finish": "ultra-detailed, photoreal, campaign quality"
  },
  "negative_prompt": "blood, gore, wounds, violence, menacing or aggressive expression, exposed skin emphasis, sexualized framing, plastic skin, oversaturation, busy background, text, watermark, distorted hands, extra fingers, deformed blade",
  "render_notes": "Photoreal. The sword reads as an elegant ceremonial art-object made of faceted black diamond crystalline and glassy, NOT metallic or weaponlike-threatening. Calm, mythic, powerful mood. Feathers fully cover the form."
}
Published: May 21, 2026 by