Rebuild a badly torn family photo
For photos with missing corners or pieces, where whole areas must be reconstructed.
The prompt
76 wordsReconstruct the missing and torn areas of this photograph. Rebuild the missing corners and the torn strip by continuing the existing composition, clothing patterns, background and lighting plausibly into the gaps. Repair all creases and surface damage. Where a face is partially missing, reconstruct it symmetrically from the visible half, keeping the person's real features — do not substitute a generic face. Correct the fading and restore natural contrast. Preserve the original grain and period character.
Getting the best result
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If a face is more than half missing, do not trust the reconstruction — the model is inventing a person.
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Photograph the pieces laid flat together before scanning; more context means a better rebuild.
Where to use it
Paste this into any AI image tool that accepts a text instruction — upload your photo first, then paste the prompt as the edit instruction. The wording is deliberately explicit, because the constraints are what stop the model drifting away from what you asked for.