# GPT Image Hub prompt

## Trompe-l'œil Book Keyhole Eye Illusion
- URL: https://www.gptimagehub.com/library/trompe-l-il-book-keyhole-eye-illusion
- Generator URL: https://www.gptimagehub.com/generate?promptId=oss-ym-mm-4092
- Markdown URL: https://www.gptimagehub.com/api/agent/markdown?path=%2Flibrary%2Ftrompe-l-il-book-keyhole-eye-illusion
- Category: Portrait & Photography
- Model: gpt-image-2-5-sunburst
- Aspect ratio: 9:16
- Style: photorealistic
- Tags: trompe-l'œil, book cover, eye portrait, mirror selfie, optical illusion, creative photography
- Updated: 2026-10-27T17:01:43.098Z
- Created: 2026-10-27T17:01:43.098Z

Generates a realistic mirror selfie where a die-cut keyhole in a book cover reveals the subject's living eye behind it. Modify the book title, cover texture, or outfit details to suit your vision.

### Full prompt
```text
{
  "meta": {
    "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
    "camera": "iPhone 15 Pro Max (Main Lens)",
    "style": "Physical Trompe-l'œil, realistic photography, accurate scale and depth, no CGI appearance"
  },
  "scene": {
    "location": "Home interior, hallway or living room",
    "lighting": {
      "type": "Mixed lighting: overhead recessed warm LED with soft ambient fill from side",
      "effect": "Overhead light creates a crisp catchlight in the living eye and casts soft shadows inside the physical keyhole cutout and under the book"
    },
    "background": "Neutral walls, white ceiling molding, dark window blinds visible on the left, framed art on the right, softly out of focus"
  },
  "illusion_mechanics": {
    "concept": "Physical Die-Cut Hole & True Depth",
    "description": "The book cover features a physical die-cut cutout shaped like an antique brass keyhole. Looking through this physical opening, the viewer sees the real, living right eye of the person holding the book.",
    "depth_perception": "Visible cardstock thickness on the keyhole rim. The living eye is recessed 1-2 cm behind the cover plane, producing an authentic depth of field."
  },
  "subject": {
    "visible_features": "Long wavy honey-blonde hair with highlights, hands holding the book up, school uniform outfit",
    "outfit": "Dark navy cable-knit cardigan, white collared button-up shirt, navy-grey-yellow striped plaid tie",
    "the_eye": {
      "type": "Living human eye (anatomically detailed right eye)",
      "characteristics": "Moist sclera with faint capillaries, intricate hazel-brown iris striations, pupil, detailed eyelashes",
      "scale_and_proportion": "Positioned and scaled naturally as if the book is resting against the brow bone, filling the keyhole opening without optical distortion",
      "lighting_interaction": "Corneal highlight from the overhead warm LED; keyhole cutout edges cast subtle drop shadows onto the eyelid and skin"
    }
  },
  "prop_specifications": {
    "object": "Paperback book '[THE HOUSEMAID]' by Freida McFadden",
    "orientation": "Vertical, held flat in front of face in a mirror selfie (all cover text and graphics horizontally mirrored)",
    "cover_details": {
      "material": "Matte cardstock with subtle paper texture and minor corner wear",
      "background": "Deep blue with textured wood-grain motif",
      "keyhole_frame": "Antique brass keyhole border printed on the cover, with the inner area physically punched through",
      "text": "All text horizontally reversed and legible: '[THE HOUSEMAID]' in large bold yellow lettering"
    }
  }
}
```