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Vintage cookbook-style recipe illustration — AI Image Prompt
A prompt for transforming a food photo into a hand-drawn vintage cookbook recipe page with labeled ingredients and handwritten text, great for cozy food content. - AIPinMaker
Prompt
Create a creative image of Vintage Cookbook Style Recipe Illustration. Style: photorealistic. Composition: balanced and well-framed. Lighting: natural with cinematic mood. Category: photography. Reference: vintage-cookbook-style-recipe-illustration-641.
Prompt breakdown
- Subject
- Vintage cookbook recipe page with handwritten instructions and ingredient sketches
- Style
- Photorealistic photography
- Lighting
- Natural with cinematic mood
- Composition
- Balanced and well-framed
- Mood
- Cinematic and nostalgic
Remix ideas
- Add a specific recipe title like "Classic Beef Stew" to customize the handwritten text
- Introduce a subtle coffee stain or flour dusting on the paper edges for extra authenticity
- Shift to a slight top-down angle to improve readability of the steps while keeping the vintage aesthetic
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FAQ
- How do I adapt this for a digital recipe card on my site?
- Keep the photorealistic paper texture but increase contrast slightly so the text elements remain crisp when scaled down for web use.
- Does the reference code affect the output?
- The reference vintage-cookbook-style-recipe-illustration-641 guides the AI toward authentic mid-century layout proportions and font styles typical of 1950s cookbooks.