Paperworld: turn any photo into layered cut-paper art

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Use case: style-transfer
Input images: the attached image: edit target, a portrait photo
Primary request: Rebuild the attached image as an intricate handcrafted layered paper-cut shadowbox.
Style/medium: stacked cut paper with clearly visible layer edges, fine paper fibers, sculpted folds, dimensional relief, and a meticulous handmade finish.
Composition/framing: preserve the exact composition, camera angle, subject placement, pose, proportions, horizon, and recognizable scene geometry from the attached image.
Lighting/mood: warm raking gallery light that creates soft physical shadows between paper layers.
Color palette: derive a rich, coherent paper palette from the source image, with slightly heightened contrast between foreground and background layers.
Constraints: change only the visual medium; keep every key subject and object recognizable; do not add subjects, props, text, logos, or watermarks.

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Rebuild a familiar photo as an intricate handcrafted paper shadowbox while preserving the original composition.

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Image model with editing support
Published
Sep 9, 2026