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Retro PC-88 8-Bit Anime Portrait

Converts portrait photos into authentic late-1980s Japanese PC-88 pixel art using a strict 8-color RGB palette and dithered shading.

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Retro PC-88 8-Bit Anime Portrait

Prompt

Convert the attached portrait photo into anime artwork while preserving recognizability.

Preserve:

- facial proportions
- hairstyle silhouette
- expression
- recognizability
- clothing silhouette

PC-88 RGB rules:

- use only 8-color RGB palette
- black, blue, red, magenta, green, cyan, yellow, white
- no gradients
- no antialiasing
- strong dithering
- checkerboard shading
- 640x200 appearance
- large color blocks
- hard outlines
- slight CRT feeling

Character rendering:

- simplified facial construction
- reduce facial detail lines
- large hair highlight areas
- fewer shading layers
- preserve likeness over redesign

Composition:

- character-focused
- simple supporting background
- empty space around character
- 4:3 feeling

Avoid:

- game UI
- dialogue boxes
- excessive background density
- modern anime rendering

Goal:

Authentic late-1980s Japanese PC88 character artwork while preserving the original person.

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