# Tang Dynasty Minimalist Editorial

> A sophisticated prompt for creating minimalist Tang Dynasty aesthetic covers, focusing on historical figures Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er with clean…

- Type: single prompt
- Written for: [GPT Image 2](https://orisu.ai/prompts/m/gpt-image-2)
- Category: [Editorial](https://orisu.ai/prompts/c/editorial)
- Tags: Editorial, Minimal, Fashion, Luxury, Starter
- Published: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://orisu.ai/prompts/tang-dynasty-minimalist-editorial-portrait

## Prompt

- Model: GPT Image 2

```text
Minimalist Oriental × Tang Dynasty Aesthetic × Ancient Style Editorial × Independent Art Cover 

Characters: Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er, imagery of Tang Dynasty women, dignified, intelligent, and calm, with contrasting temperaments. 

Scene: Palace spaces related to the two, inspired by Luoyang palace gardens, waterside palaces, and courtyard towers; mid-summer season, keeping only a few architectural lines and natural elements. 

Clothing: Simple Tang-style palace clothing, with Wu Zetian mainly in deep crimson and Shangguan Wan'er mainly in moonlight white or light blue, elegant and moderate, avoiding complex decorations. 

Visuals: The two are the absolute subjects, the space is minimalist with large areas of negative space, low-saturation oriental tones, natural summer light and shadow, quiet and transparent, realistic photographic texture, restrained, simple, and high-end. 

Typography: Main title 'Wu Zetian · Shangguan Wan'er', can be paired with one or two lines of classical poetry related to their historical imagery; minimal text using minimalist oriental layout, integrated into negative space, not blocking the characters, and without extra decorations. 

Aspect Ratio: 9:16 vertical. 

Bottom left signature '● DeepBlue', where ● is pure #0B3D91 deep blue, and DeepBlue is a white natural handwritten font.
```

Variables you can change (shown above with their defaults):

- characters: Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er
- primary outfit color: deep crimson
- secondary outfit color: moonlight white or light blue

Original prompt (zh):

```text
极简东方 × 盛唐美学 × 古风 Editorial × 独立艺术封面

人物：武则天、上官婉儿，盛唐女性意象，端庄、聪慧、从容，气质形成鲜明对照。

场景：与二人相关的宫廷空间，以洛阳宫苑、临水宫殿、庭院楼台等意象为灵感；盛夏时节，仅保留少量建筑线条与自然元素。

服饰：简洁唐制宫廷服饰，武则天以深绛色为主，上官婉儿以月白或浅青为主，华贵有度，避免繁复堆饰。

画面：两人为绝对主体，空间极简，大面积留白，低饱和东方色调，自然夏日光影，安静通透，真实摄影质感，克制、清简、高级。

文字设计：主标题「武则天 · 上官婉儿」，可搭配一两句与二人历史意象相关的古典诗句；文字极少，采用极简东方排版，融入留白，不遮挡人物，不添加多余装饰。

画幅：9:16竖幅。

画面左下签名“● DeepBlue”，●为纯 #0B3D91 深蓝色，DeepBlue 为白色自然手写体。
```

## Example output

- ![Tang Dynasty Minimalist Editorial — example output](https://assets.orisu.ai/prompt-library/youmind/tang-dynasty-minimalist-editorial-portrait.jpg)

## Credit

- Author: DeepBlue深藍 (https://x.com/DeepBlueX0)
- Original post: https://x.com/DeepBlueX0/status/2096244595726393535
- Collected via: youmind.com

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Source: Orisu prompt library, https://orisu.ai/prompts/tang-dynasty-minimalist-editorial-portrait