Quick answer
For the ChatGPT trend, upload a photo and ask for a caricature of you and your job, then list the job, two hobbies and the setting yourself rather than leaving it to memory. For Gemini, ask for a 3D caricature with a big head on a small body and keep the face from the photo. Prompts for both are below. Caricature AI does the hand-drawn marker version without a prompt.
The prompt that started the February 2026 wave was barely a sentence: create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me. It worked because ChatGPT filled in the blanks from its memory of past chats, which is also why the results ranged from uncanny to useless. People who’d talked to it for months got their dog, their bike and their spreadsheet; people with a fresh account got a generic office worker. These prompts don’t rely on that, and they’re for general tools, not the template on our site.
The “me and my job” caricature (ChatGPT)
Create a colourful cartoon caricature of the person in this photo: a big head on a small body, exaggerated but friendly, clearly the same face. Show them at work as a [JOB], surrounded by things from that job: [THING 1], [THING 2], [THING 3]. Add two hobbies in the background: [HOBBY 1] and [HOBBY 2]. Bright, busy, funny, square image. No names, company logos or readable documents.
Want the original effect anyway? Use the short version, “a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me”, with a photo attached. Read the result before you post it: anything it remembers can end up in the picture.
The 3D big-head caricature (Gemini)
Turn the person in this photo into a 3D caricature figure: an oversized head with exaggerated, playful features on a small body, smooth glossy finish like a premium animated film. Keep their face, hairstyle and outfit from the photo so they’re instantly recognisable. Standing on a plain pastel background, soft studio light, square image.
This is the 3D big-head look often made with Gemini. Attach a sharp, front-facing photo and paste it in. Swap “pastel background” for a place that means something to you: a stage, a kitchen, a football pitch.
The hand-drawn boardwalk style
Draw the person in this photo as a hand-drawn caricature like a seaside boardwalk artist: a very large head, a small simple body, their smile and most distinctive features exaggerated but flattering. Bold black marker outlines with loose watercolour fills on plain cream paper. No text, no signature.
Before you post the job version
- Look for your employer’s logo, a client’s name, a building you can be traced to or a badge with your name. Ask for them to be removed, or crop them out.
- If you don’t want ChatGPT drawing on its memory, switch memory off in its settings or use a temporary chat, and give it the details yourself.
- Check the face. The tool sometimes gets the gender, age or skin tone wrong.
Spell the job out plainly. “Primary school teacher” draws a classroom; “educator” can draw almost anything.
No prompt needed
On Caricature AI the style is fixed: marker and watercolour on cream, a big head and a small body, made from your face and nothing else, so no chat history or job details end up in it. It’s 4 credits for two drawings, and a new account’s first photo trend is free.
- 1Open Caricature AI and add a close, smiling selfie.
- 2Check the price on the button and press make.
- 3Download both drawings from Assets and pick your favourite.
Common problems
The job caricature is generic
Its memory had little to go on. List your job, three objects and two hobbies in the prompt instead.
It drew the wrong gender or age
Attach a clear photo and add “clearly the same face, same age and gender as in the photo”. Start a new chat rather than correcting the old image.
There’s gibberish text everywhere
Add “no readable text” to the prompt. Busy job scenes fill up with fake labels otherwise.
FAQ
What was the ChatGPT caricature prompt?
A one-liner: create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me. It relies on ChatGPT’s memory, so results depend on how much you’ve told it.
Does it work without memory?
Yes, if you describe your job and hobbies in the prompt. The spelled-out prompt above does exactly that.
Is the Gemini caricature free?
Gemini makes images on free accounts with a daily limit that changes over time. A few attempts usually fit.
Does Reelfie use these prompts?
No. The template has its own fixed style and only uses your photo. These prompts are for other tools.
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