This photo editing prompt turns a photo into a Dia de los Muertos sugar skull look. It adds white and floral face makeup, a flower crown and marigolds while keeping the face and identity unchanged. Perfect for Day of the Dead posts, costume feeds and artistic content.
What This Prompt Changes
- Adds white and colorful sugar skull face makeup
- Adds a flower crown and marigold flowers
- Adds a black lace outfit and candle glow
- Keeps the face, body proportions and identity exactly the same
Best Photo for This Prompt
Use a clear, front-facing photo with the face fully visible in even light. A calm, striking expression suits the mood. Avoid heavy makeup, hats and dark shadows.
Customize the Result
- Change the makeup colors and floral pattern
- Change the crown: marigold, roses or mixed
- Change the setting: candlelight, altar or studio
- Change the format: 9:16 for Stories or 1:1 for the grid
AI Photo Editing Prompt
PromptUse the uploaded photo as the exact face and identity reference. Keep the person's facial identity, skin tone, facial proportions and body proportions completely unchanged. Transform the photo into a Dia de los Muertos sugar skull portrait. Add white base face makeup with colorful floral patterns, a flower crown and marigold flowers in hand, dressed in black lace with dramatic moody candlelight glow around them. Pose: striking and artistic, looking toward the camera. Lighting: dramatic moody lighting with a cinematic color grade and soft candle glow. Camera: vertical 4:5 Instagram framing, 85mm lens look, shallow depth of field with sharp focus on the face. Keep realistic skin texture, natural fabric detail and a photorealistic finish. The result should look like the same person with an artistic sugar skull look.
Negative Prompt
Negative Promptchanged face, different person, distorted body, bad anatomy, cartoonish, watermark, text, oversaturated, flat lighting
Prompt Details
| Prompt Type | Photo Editing |
|---|---|
| AI Tool | Ideogram |
| Style | Cinematic |
| Category | Photo Editing |
| Use Case | Instagram, Social Media |
| Tags | day of the dead, dia de los muertos, identity preservation, instagram, marigold, photo editing, portrait, sugar skull |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:5 |
| Lighting | Candlelight |
| Camera | DSLR |
| Lens | 85mm |
| Mood | Artistic |
| Difficulty | Intermediate |
How to Use This Prompt
- Copy the prompt using the button above.
- Open your preferred AI image-generation or editing tool.
- Upload the photo you want to edit.
- Paste the prompt into the text field.
- Adjust parameters (aspect ratio, quality, steps) if necessary.
- Generate or edit the image, then refine until you like the result.



