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Make a layered paper-cut portrait with a hidden shadow scene
Converts a portrait into dimensional cut paper while its cast shadow tells a second story.
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Prompt
Transform my uploaded portrait into a physical layered paper-cut artwork while preserving the adult subject's recognisable profile, hairstyle, expression and pose.
Portrait construction: [NUMBER] layers of heavyweight paper in [PAPER PALETTE], each cut edge visible with slight fibre texture and tiny hand-cut imperfections. Build facial planes, hair and clothing using overlapping shapes rather than printed shading.
Hidden story: the portrait is mounted a few centimetres from the wall, and its cast shadow forms [SHADOW SCENE OR SYMBOL] without changing the readable portrait itself.
Lighting: one hard warm light from [DIRECTION] produces the designed shadow; soft ambient fill keeps paper layers visible.
Composition: gallery-style straight-on photograph, generous wall space, portrait orientation.
Do not use a flat vector illustration, black silhouette only, impossible floating layers or a shadow unrelated to the light direction. No text, frame label or watermark. Keep facial landmarks recognisable through economical paper shapes.