Catrina Portrait AI Generator
Catrina face paint and a marigold crown, painted on your selfie.
- 2 photos
- Square, portrait or vertical
- Ready in about a minute
- Día de Muertos paint
- Marigold crown
- Candlelit altar
Your photo
By adding a photo you confirm everyone in it is 18+ and agreed to have their face used for this. We use faces only to make what you ask for. How we handle faces
Photo size
- Free with a new account · no card
- Private till you share
- Photos gone in 7 days
What is the Catrina Portrait AI trend?
The Catrina Portrait AI trend paints a Día de Muertos Catrina look onto your selfie. Your face gets white face paint with colorful floral details around the eyes and fine lines across the lips. A crown of orange marigolds and black lace frames your hair, and a softly blurred altar of candles and marigolds glows behind you. It’s a chest-up portrait that aims for elegant and beautiful, not spooky.
The Catrina is a graceful skeleton figure tied to Día de Muertos, the Mexican holiday for honoring loved ones who have died. Many people post the look around the holiday as a tribute, or simply because the makeup takes real skill to do by hand. This version keeps it respectful: no gore, no costume-shop skull, just careful paint and flowers.
Post it on Instagram as a portrait, or on TikTok as a before-and-after with your bare selfie first. One photo gives you two square portraits, and either one makes a striking seasonal profile picture in late October and early November.
Updated
- Instagram, TikTok
- #catrina
- For you
In the 2 photos
Where Catrina Portrait AI started
La Catrina, the elegant skeleton tied to Día de Muertos, comes from a zinc etching by Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada from around 1910 to 1912, later made iconic by Diego Rivera’s 1946 to 1947 mural. The AI version took off in Mexico in the weeks before Día de Muertos 2025, as people used Google Gemini to turn a full-body photo into a Catrina or Catrín portrait with skull makeup and marigolds.
Since October 2025
How to make Catrina Portrait AI photos
Three taps on your side. The rest happens on ours.
1Add a photo
One clear, front-facing photo of you.
- Make my photosCatrina Portrait AI2
Tap Make my photos
No prompt to write. The trend’s look is built in.
- PhotosShare link#catrina3
Post it
Download the photos and tag #catrina.
What you add, what you get
One Catrina Portrait AI run, from the photo in to the file out.
You add
- One clear photo of you
- No prompt to write
- JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB
You get
- 2 Catrina Portrait AI photos of you
- Square, portrait or vertical, your pick
- Download each photo, ready to post
- Ready in about a minute, credits back if it fails
- Private until you share it; no watermark after your first purchase
Best photo for Catrina Portrait AI
Face the camera in good light. The clearer the face, the more it looks like you.
Works
Turned away
Too dark
Blurry
Face too small
- Bare or light makeup
- Whole face visible
- Chest-up framing
- Glasses or sunglasses
- Heavy beauty filters
- Hair over your face
Ideas to try with Catrina Portrait AI
Who to put in it, and what to say when you post it.
Marigolds for the ones we miss. #catrina
Who to make it for
- A tribute postPair your portrait with a few words about someone you’re remembering this Día de Muertos.
- Bare face, then CatrinaPost your plain selfie first, then the portrait. The paint stands out more next to the bare version.
- A set with friendsEach friend makes their own portrait, and you post them together as one carousel.
- Seasonal profile pictureSwap it in for the first days of November. The marigold crown stands out even at small sizes.
Caption ideas · tap to copy
Catrina Portrait AI questions
The short answers. Ask a person or visit the help center.
Is this the same as Halloween skull makeup?
No. It’s a Catrina look for Día de Muertos: white paint with floral details, a marigold crown and a candlelit altar. It’s meant to be elegant and respectful, not scary.
Should I wear makeup in my photo?
A bare or lightly made-up face is ideal. The paint is added on top, so heavy makeup or a strong filter can fight with it.
Does it change my hair or clothes?
Your hair is framed by a crown of orange marigolds and black lace, and the portrait is cropped chest up. Your face, skin tone and hair are kept from your photo.
Is Catrina Portrait AI free?
Yes, to try: every new account gets one photo trend free, and Catrina Portrait AI is one, no card needed. After that it costs 4 credits, and a run that fails costs nothing.
How much does Catrina Portrait AI cost?
4 credits for 2 photos. Every new account makes its first set free. A pack from $9.90 makes 40 sets, and a plan from $16.58/mo, billed yearly, makes 120 sets a month. The Make button shows the total before it runs, and a run that fails gives the credits back.
What app makes the Catrina Portrait AI photo?
Reelfie (reelfie.app) makes it from one photo, with no prompt to write: the trend’s look is built in. It costs 4 credits, shown before it runs, and a run that fails costs nothing.
Is Reelfie the official Catrina Portrait AI app?
No. Catrina Portrait AI is a trend, and no app owns it. Reelfie (reelfie.app) is independent, not affiliated with TikTok, CapCut or the trend’s creators; it makes your own version from your photo.
Can I make Catrina Portrait AI with ChatGPT or Gemini?
Yes, if you write and tweak the prompt yourself: ChatGPT and Gemini both make images from a photo. Here the look is built in, and one photo gets you 2 images in the trend’s style.
How long does it take?
Most photos are ready in about a minute. You can close the page; the photo keeps going and waits for you in Assets.
Why does the face not look like me?
Usually the photo: side angle, low light or something covering the face. Try a clear front photo. If one doesn’t come out, you are not charged.
Can I post it on TikTok?
Yes. The photos are 1:1, and after your first purchase they have no watermark.
Who can see my photo?
Only you. It stays private in Assets until you create a share link.
What happens to my photos?
Your photos are deleted 7 days after upload and never used to train AI.
One selfie.
You in Catrina Portrait AI.
Catrina Portrait AINot charged if it fails