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Make yourself into Santa Claus with Ai

Published 7 months ago • 2 min read

📊 “The purpose of coaching is to close the gap between potential and performance.” - Keith Webb

Hello Reader,

Here's a quick tutorial for you to send out last-minute Christmas cards.

💡 Copy/paste this prompt

Take the uploaded headshot and transform the person into a classic 1950s Coca-Cola style Santa Claus. Maintain the facial features of the individual but age them appropriately to match the traditional Santa look: rosy cheeks, kind eyes, full white beard, and round glasses. The final image should resemble vintage Coca-Cola holiday advertisements from the 1950s, complete with a warm, nostalgic, and cheerful vibe. Generate a single, high-resolution portrait-style image with the subject dressed in the iconic red velvet Santa suit with white fur trim, a matching hat, and a Coca-Cola bottle in hand. No background distractions—use a soft, snowy or red-toned backdrop typical of old Coca-Cola posters. Avoid cartoonish or modern Santa interpretations. This is for use in a holiday card for friends and family, so it should feel authentic, endearing, and high-quality. Include details like gloved hands, vintage textures, and subtle branding elements (e.g., a small “Drink Coca-Cola” label on the bottle). Keep the tone nostalgic, warm, and full of Christmas spirit, like a Norman Rockwell-meets-Coca-Cola vibe.

Copy/paste this prompt into an LLM, and upload a headshot. BOOM! You're a Santa.

🔍 How to make a prompt with Ai

I didn't write all that. I used the PILLARS Prompt Bot. I took my vague idea, and asked Ai to write the prompt. Try it yourself:

I need a prompt to turn an uploaded headshot into a 50s Coca Cola style Santa

Copy/paste this short line into the PILLARS Prompt Bot linked above.

👨‍🎨 Use your own creative taste to coach Ai into what you want

The image above was not a one-shot prompt - I needed to give a little coaching to Ai, to tell it how I wanted the PILLARS Prompt formatted, and how I wanted the final image.

You might notice, the prompt above puts a Coke bottle in your Santa glove. I didn't like that, so I modified it. Here's a quick video overview:

🛠️ Become an Ai Santa Demo

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2 Minute Video Tutorial

⚙️ New brand coming in the new year!

I'm launching a new project - the logo is at the top of this email.

If you want to join me for an Ai Coaching Power Hour in one of the 4 weeks in January, I'll be sharing features first in these interactive sessions.

4 Mondays in January 3-4pm NZ time // Sundays 6-7pm Pacific time

Your GenAI Trainer,

Caelan Huntress

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AI Coaching Newsletter

by Caelan Huntress

Weekly newsletter highlighting the latest AI news, with short video tutorials and copy/paste prompts you can use to improve your skills as an AI operator. As artificial intelligence moves from optional to operational, technical specialists no longer have the advantage. It is those who can supervise and coach AI to improve that will thrive in an AI-augmented future.

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