📊 “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: