Stable Diffusion (SD) is the go-to text-to-image generative model for most AI enthusiasts due to its pure open-source nature. Since anyone can use Stable Diffusion for free, many interesting models have been built upon SD that open the door for animation, image interpolation, panoramas, text-to-video, and more.
But the question is, does Stable Diffusion create photorealistic portraits?
Yes, Stable Diffusion can generate photorealistic portraits of living, non-living, or persons who don’t even exist. It can also generate backgrounds for your own portraits.
What matters is how you prompt. Even though prompts with normal words can sometimes produce beautiful portraits, it is imperative to use photographic keywords to explore a variety of portrait styles.
You can take reference from the below Stable Diffusion portraits or try free prompt generators to create beautiful portraits and/ or backgrounds for portraits.
Best Stable Diffusion Photorealistic Portrait Prompts
Prompt #1
official close – up portrait of liz truss in racoon city, alexandria ocasio – cortez, resolute desk, 1 8 4 8, oil on canvas by william sidney mount, trending on artstation, national archives
source: Lexica
Prompt #2
a dark, monochrome, glass negative, silver gelatine realistic, supersharp, supersharp, realistic, photographic daguerrotpye portrait of vincent van gogh, shallow depth of field
source: Lexica
Prompt #3
oil portrait of singer – songwriter zachary bill dess, intricate, elegant, highly detailed, lighting, painting, artstation, smooth, illustration, art by greg rutowski and alphonse mucha
source: OpenArt
Prompt #4
a portrait painting of sabrina lloyd / perdita weeks / nicole de boer hybrid oil painting, gentle expression, smiling, elegant clothing, scenic background, behance hd by jeremy lipkin, michael garmash, greg rutkowski, artgerm
source: OpenArt
Prompt #5
portrait of a Ukrainian young woman
source: OpenArt
Prompt #6
portrait of Anna Shcherbakova by WLOP
source: OpenArt
Prompt #7
Portrait in the style of Julia Yurtsev
source: OpenArt
Prompt #8
painting of a gorgeous young woman in the style of Helene Knoop, realistic, sharp focus, 8k high definition, insanely detailed, intricate, elegant, art by Helene Knoop and Cecily Brown
source: OpenArt
Prompt #9
a portrait of the most beautiful woman in the world
source: OpenArt
Prompt #10
portrait of John Egbert wearing a lime green suit, light grey backdrop, oil painting by Manet, super detailed, photorealism, 4k, hd
source: OpenArt
Prompt #11
Portrait of a sad man, by Sorolla
source: OpenArt
Prompt #12
facial portrait of joe biden, smooth, luscious hair, yassified, oil on canvas by william sidney mount – 1 8 3 3, trending on artstation
source: OpenArt
Prompt #13
a portrait painting of max vinch
source: OpenArt
Prompt #14
steve jobs as hokage, portrait, detailed oil painting, 8k
source: OpenArt
Prompt #15
person anxiously waiting for a phone call, by eugene de blaas, low key oil painting, sigma 85/1.2 portrait
source: OpenArt
Prompt #16
portrait of pam beesly without makeup by ilya repin
source: OpenArt
Prompt #17
portrait of an androgynous teenager by Greg rutkowski and alphonse mucha and artgerm, he wear a stripped shirt, digital art, mysterious, dark, sharp focus, trending on artstation, concept art, blue tone
source: OpenArt
Prompt #18
a portrait of a caucasian man with wavey short hair, friedly smile, layered paper, muted color palette
source: OpenArt
Prompt #19
oil on canvas portrait by hyacinthe rigaud Greg rutkowski
source: Lexica
Prompt #20
a detailed portrait of old man with a extravagant blue mohawk by edouard bisson, punk rock, oil painting, muted colours, soft lighting
source: Lexica
Prompt #21
Sean McLoughlin, Jacksepticeye, Irish Youtuber, solo portrait, gigachad, grayscale 🎨🖌️
source: Lexica
Prompt #22
woman from scandinavia, daz, 2 0 – years old, smiling and looking, portrait painting, octane render, white background, art
source: Lexica
Prompt #23
Swedish 22 year old male with messy light brown hair and face stubble wearing glasses portrait art by Donato Giancola and Bayard Wu, digital art, trending on artstation, 4k
source: Lexica
Prompt #24
gal gadot, hyperrealistic portrait, bladerunner street, art of elysium by jeremy mann and alphonse mucha, fantasy art, photo realistic, dynamic lighting, artstation, poster, volumetric lighting, very detailed face, 4 k, award winning
source: Lexica
Prompt #25
a portrait of a cute woman, brown hair, wavy hair, blue eyes, wearing a white blouse, button nose, oval face, soft chin, soft facial features, strong jawline, rosy chubby cheeks, small lips, very detailed digital art, dynamic lighting, moody atmosphere, dark background, piercing gaze, arched brows, warm smile, 4 k portrait art by artgerm, greg rutkowski, craig mullins
source: Lexica
Prompt #26
gal gadot, hyperrealistic portrait, bladerunner street, art of elysium by jeremy mann and alphonse mucha, fantasy art, photo realistic, dynamic lighting, artstation, poster, volumetric lighting, very detailed face, 4 k, award winning
source: Lexica
Prompt #27
cameron diaz portrait, maincraft
source: Lexica
Prompt #28
detailed portrait of scarlett johansson as young nadezhda krupskaya, colourised, face portrait, epic, tragic, military art, fantasy, dieselpunk, hd shot, digital portrait, beautiful, artstation, comic style, by artgerm, guy denning, jakub rozalski, magali villeneuve and charlie bowater
source: Lexica
Prompt #29
a portrait of a slim grey great dane in a scenic environment by mary beale and rembrandt, royal, gold noble, white dots, crown, baroque art
source: OpenArt
Prompt #30
renaissance portrait of a shiba inu with a crown, oil on canvas by rembrandt
source: OpenArt
Prompt #31
a detailed portrait of a boy with wavy blonde hair art illustration, incredibly highly detailed and realistic, 8 k, sharp focus
source: Lexica
Prompt #32
a detailed portrait of a boy with light blue eyes wearing a black cap, realistic and detailed eyes, art illustration, incredibly highly detailed and realistic, 8 k, sharp focus
source: Lexica
Prompt #33
a higly detailed digital art portrait of a cute, playful young woman by laia lopez
source: Lexica
Prompt #34
portrait of beautiful young blonde woman with big eye-glasses, hand drawn pencil sketch, 4k
source: Lexica
Prompt #35
portrait painting of woman from scandinavia, 2 0, years old, daz, occlusion, smiling and looking directly, brushstrokes, white background, art
source: Lexica
Prompt #36
very detailed portrait of a rugged brazilian man in his early thirties, strong jaw, shaved face, ( ( deep black eyes ) ), ( ( ( slight asian – latino features ) ) ), strong nose pointing down, earthy color scheme, by wlop and tyler oulton, detailed eyes, starry background, trending, on artstation.
Source: Lexica
Prompt #37
photorealistic painting of a multiracial woman wearing translucent eyeglasses
source: Lexica
Prompt #38
intricate beautiful hyperreal portrait of a young scarlett johansson,, hair in a ponytail, smiling softly, casual clothes, relaxing on the couch, home interior, golden hour, close up shot, 8 k, art by irakli nadar, hyperrealism, hyperdetailed, ultra realistic
source: Lexica
Prompt #39
portrait of a man by greg rutkowski, he is about 3 0 years old, short black hair with bangs, his features are a mix between french, turkish and russian, attractive, very tall and slender, he is wearing a beige and black utility jumpsuit, highly detailed portrait, digital painting, artstation, concept art, smooth, sharp foccus ilustration, artstation hq
source: Lexica
Prompt #40
a detailed portrait of a ten year old boy, he has short curly brown hair, brown eyes and white skin, fantasy art illustration, incredibly highly detailed and realistic, 8 k, sharp focus
source: Lexica
Prompt #41
full-length portrait of pregnant woman under street light, highly detailed, sharp focused, ultra realistic digital concept art by Artgerm, face by Alyssa Monks
source: Lexica
Prompt #42
realistic! portrait of young brown working man wearing a formal shirt, hyperrealistic face!, 8k detailed digital art , trending on artstation, detailed digital art
source: Lexica
Prompt #43
a head – on detailed oil portrait of a young handsome round – faced smiling bald man with floral tattoos on his neck, by charlie bowater, lise deharme, wlop, trending on artstation, dungeon and dragons art, critical role
source: Lexica
Prompt #44
a masterpiece portrait photo of a beautiful young woman who looks like a tai aubrey plaza
source: Lexica
Prompt #45
Caitriona Balfe as Claire, caricature portrait exaggerated by Sebastian Krüger and Bruno Tesse trending on artstation, hyperdetailed, perfect composition. Scotland background
source: Lexica
Prompt #46
hyperrealist portrait of liz hurley, fantasy art, photo realistic, dynamic lighting, artstation, poster, volumetric lighting, very detailed faces, 4 k, award winning
source: Lexica
Prompt #47
a _ fantasy _ style _ portrait _ painting _ of caucasian male short hair glasses stubble light brown hair, rpg dnd oil _ painting _ unreal _ 5 _ daz. _ rpg _ portrait _ extremely _ detailed _ artgerm _ greg _ rutkowski _ greg
source: Lexica
Prompt #48
a portrait of a girl with fish tank rounded glasses digital art, trending on art station, high detailed
source: Lexica
Prompt #49
a portrait of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 8k, high definition, highly detailed
source: Lexica
Prompt #50
lady, painting by vasnecov
source: Lexica