Seedream 4.0’s Viral AI Prompts Are Turning Selfies into Ultra-Realistic 8K Portraits
In 2025, Seedream 4.0 is revolutionizing selfie editing, fueling a viral portrait trend sweeping social media. This next-generation AI from ByteDance combines ultra-realistic 8K rendering, cinematic lighting, and subtle 3D effects—all from a single prompt and a simple selfie upload.
With a growing library of creative prompts, Seedream 4.0 lets anyone instantly transform ordinary photos into professional-grade portraits that grab attention and make your social feed pop.
From soft, moody blockbuster vibes to stylish 3D glamour or vibrant lifestyle shots, Seedream’s prompts allow you to customize mood, texture, color, and detail—no advanced editing skills required.
This guide introduces 10 viral Seedream 4.0 AI photo prompts you can copy-paste and use immediately to create stunning, cinematic portraits.
How to Create Ultra-Realistic 8K Portraits in Seedream 4.0
1. Choose Your Platform
Start by visiting a Seedream 4.0-powered editor, such as BytePlus, Krea, Freepik AI, or Renderforest. Select the Seedream v4 model for full advanced options.
2. Upload Reference Photos
Add your selfie, and optionally up to six reference images for style, outfit, or background consistency. This helps Seedream lock your look and desired scene.
3. Copy & Paste Your Prompt
Use one of the viral prompts, for example:
“Cinematic close-up portrait, dreamy sunlight, clean skin texture, 3D face contour, ultra-realistic 8K resolution.”
Paste your chosen prompt into the editor’s text box.
4. Customize Output Settings
- Resolution: 4K or 8K for maximum clarity
- Aspect Ratio: 3:4 or 4:5 for classic portraits
- Batch Mode: Generate multiple variations at once
5. Generate and Edit
Click Generate, then review the AI’s render. Use Seedream’s natural language editor to tweak mood, lighting, outfit, or background—just describe changes in plain English:
“Add teal cinematic rim light”
“Switch background to neon city”
6. Download and Share
Export your favorite image in ultra-high resolution and post it to Instagram, TikTok, or any platform where your audience enjoys stylish, cinematic visuals.
Seedream 4.0’s Viral AI Prompts Are Turning Selfies into Ultra-Realistic 8K Portraits
Prompt 1:
"In a minimalist black-walled studio, you lean against the wall wearing a camel-colored overcoat over a dark rollneck and fitted trousers. Your pose has your arms crossed, with your body slightly turned sideways. Your expression is sharp and composed, with lips pressed tightly together. A strip of side lighting highlights the outline of your figure, creating a moody silhouette. Ensure your face remains the same, 100% reserved, maintaining the focus on the sleek and dramatic atmosphere."Movies
Prompt 2:
"Create a studio portrait of the same athletic man (preserving his face 100%). He wears a light green blazer, slim-fit trousers, and white sneakers, paired with a white shirt slightly unbuttoned. He is seated on a tall swivel stool, with a gradient green background and spotlight lighting, capturing the essence of a fashion photoshoot. The lighting and background should highlight his outfit and posture, giving the image a polished, high-fashion look."
Prompt 3:
"Create an ethereal portrait of a young man (from the uploaded image) holding a glowing blue butterfly to his face, dressed in white, set against a low-key blue-lit background. The atmosphere should feel surreal, with hyper-detailed, cinematic lighting enhancing the scene. Ensure that the face remains exactly the same, 100% reserved, as in the reference image, maintaining the natural expression and features. The glowing butterfly adds an element of magic, contrasting with the soft yet dramatic lighting."
Prompt 4:
"A dynamic portrait of an adult standing in a dramatic pose inside an ancient stone temple, summoning a glowing spectral turtle made of blue energy in their outstretched hand. The person’s stance is powerful, one leg forward and knees bent, body leaning slightly as if channeling energy. Their expression is intense and focused, eyes locked ahead with determination. Medium-length hair tousled naturally, slightly windblown. Outfit: fitted dark T-shirt and rugged jeans, realistic fabric textures, subtle dust on clothes and shoes. The lighting is cinematic, with warm golden highlights contrasting with cool blue light from the turtle’s aura, illuminating the character’s face and arm. Surrounding dust and energy particles float in the air, adding a sense of movement. The environment is dim and ancient, with cracked stone walls and a mystical atmosphere. Ultra-detailed, photorealistic style, surreal realism aesthetic. Shot from a low angle with shallow depth of field, sharp facial details—clear eyes, nose, and lips, dramatic composition emphasizing power and emotion."
Prompt 5:
"A hyper-realistic, surreal portrait of a solitary adult (male or female) seated at an old wooden desk, surrounded by burning candles and drifting mist. The person is writing intently in an ancient book with a pen, their expression deeply focused and slightly melancholic. Their posture leans forward slightly, one hand holding the pen over the pages, the other resting lightly on the open book. Soft hair, naturally styled, falls gently across the forehead; eyes lowered in concentration under warm candlelight. The figure wears a dark, elegant coat made of matte wool or velvet, with subtle folds and rich texture. Behind them rises a ghostly, ethereal spirit with faintly glowing skeletal wings — translucent, smoky, and otherworldly, forming from vapor and light. The spectral figure looms protectively yet ominously, its shape defined by white mist and energy currents blending with the ambient smoke. The lighting is dramatic — chiaroscuro style — with warm golden tones from the candles mixing with cold blue-gray mist. The atmosphere feels mysterious and gothic, like a scene from a dark fantasy story. The composition uses a medium shot at eye level, slightly angled from the front, emphasizing both the human subject and the spectral entity in the background. The overall style is cinematic, detailed, and painterly, evoking emotion and supernatural tension, rendered in ultra-realistic 8K quality."
Prompt 6:
"Create a cinematic double exposure digital artwork featuring a young man's side profile wearing sunglasses, seamlessly blended with a dramatic post-apocalyptic cityscape inside his silhouette. The inner silhouette reveals the same man walking through a destroyed urban street, surrounded by burning buildings, ruins, glowing embers, and fire. The lighting is moody and warm, with a fiery sunset casting golden highlights and deep shadows. The overall mood is heroic and introspective, emphasizing resilience and strength amidst chaos. The artwork should be highly detailed with realistic textures, rendered in 8K resolution, and in a concept art style. Ensure that the face remains exactly the same, 100% reserved, matching the reference image."Visual Art & Design
Prompt 7:
"In an opulent, dimly-lit library lined with ancient tomes and dark wood shelves, an introspective young man sits with one leg crossed over the other in a green velvet armchair, deeply engrossed in an old book. A single golden desk lamp casts a warm light on his face and hands, throwing long shadows across the polished floor. He is dressed in casual clothing, creating a contrast with the grandeur of his surroundings. The scene is captured in ultra-detailed 4K, with warm cinematic tones and a 50mm lens. The focus is shallow, emphasizing his hands and face, while ambient shadows add depth and mood to the image."
Prompt 8:
"A surreal, towering architectural space constructed entirely from giant playing cards. Massive columns of stacked cards reach toward the ceiling, creating an awe-inspiring structure. Some cards float and tumble through the air, adding dynamic movement to the scene. Dramatic beams of light stream down from an unseen source above, casting high-contrast, theatrical shadows across the space. The atmosphere is dynamic and charged with energy, resembling a high-fashion runway, with an avant-garde feel that emphasizes both the grandeur and fluidity of the setting."
Prompt 9:
"Generate a vibrant, high-detail digital portrait illustration of a referenced character in a modern vector comic style. Clean, crisp line work, strong and well-defined shadows, and reflective highlights on facial features. Dynamic brush stroke textures for added energy. Abstract dark background with splashes and dots. Balance warm and cool tones across the face to enhance depth and mood through color temperature contrast. Cool and charismatic expression, confident and engaging tone. Character portrait centered with expressive lighting. Dark, abstract background textures that contrast with the illuminated face. High-detail suitable for digital illustration prints, vector-based format. Output as a digital illustration, comic vector portrait style, with a color palette blending warm (orange, yellow) and cool (blue, teal) tones. Intended for art showcase, concept art, or stylized character design portfolio."Visual Art & Design
Prompt 10:
"Create an epic cinematic hyper-realistic portrait of two identical men (using the attached photo), standing back to back in perfect symmetry. The man on the left is engulfed in roaring flames, with glowing embers swirling around his scorched leather jacket, illuminated by bright orange light. His expression is intense and unyielding. The man on the right is drenched in cascading water, with droplets flowing across his face and soaking his jacket, glowing with icy blue tones. He wears a subtle smile at the center where their backs meet, while fire and water violently clash, creating a dramatic explosion of steam and splashing droplets. This scene symbolizes the eternal clash of heat and cold. The portrait should feature highly detailed skin textures and realistic elemental effects, captured in a cinematic 85:16 aspect ratio with dramatic lighting contrast."
Image Credit: Gemini AI