Abyssal Citadel
Step into a sunken metropolis of art-deco grandeur and deep-ocean melancholy.
Upload a full-body photo for the best character.
What it does
Reimagines your portrait as the cinematic protagonist of a flooded retro-futuristic underwater city — art-deco grandeur, oxidized brass, neon decay, and abyssal pressure framing your face.
When to use it
- Cinematic profile photos with a moody premium-game aesthetic
- Album art, single covers, and electronic music release visuals
- Atmospheric portraits for sci-fi communities, cosplay sets, and fan art
- Stylized hero shots for gaming and streaming brand identities
- Worldbuilding mood boards for writers, designers, and game-design hobbyists
- Concept-art-style portraits for retro-futuristic storytelling projects
When not to use it
- Bright, cheerful, or pastel portraits — the look is intentionally dark and heavy
- Group photos where many faces need equal recognizability
- Product or e-commerce shots needing a clean studio background
- Children's portraits where a playful, warm tone is required
How it works
You upload one photo. The model reads the subject's identity — face, pose, silhouette, framing — and rebuilds the surrounding world as a flooded art-deco metropolis with cinematic underwater lighting, wet materials, oceanic depth, and giant windows opening onto abyssal darkness. Your clothing is re-interpreted as elegant retro-futuristic diving fashion, and the lighting, particles, and color grading shift to match a premium dystopian-game atmosphere. The composition, camera angle, and recognizable facial features stay anchored throughout, while everything around them is recast into the underwater world.
Updates
- v1May 24, 2026
Initial release
Specifications
- Approach
- Identity-preserving environmental and wardrobe restyle into an underwater art-deco dystopia.
- Stylization
- Wet retro-futuristic materials, art-deco geometry, volumetric ocean lighting, soft caustics, atmospheric haze.
- What stays
- Face, pose, silhouette, framing, expression, body proportions, camera angle, lighting direction.
- What changes
- Clothing, environment, color grade, particles, atmosphere, materials, and the world outside the windows.
- Ideal source
- Single-subject portrait with a clear face, even neutral lighting, and uncluttered background.
- Maximum input
- Up to 25 MP per image
- Supported formats
- JPEG, PNG, HEIC
- Output format
- PNG — preserves the deep shadows, fine particle detail, and subtle neon highlights of the underwater scene.
- Pricing
- 2 credits per image
Frequently asked questions
Will I still look like myself?
Yes. Abyssal Citadel preserves the recognizable identity in your source photo — facial proportions, expression, hairstyle, and the natural asymmetries that make a face read as yours — while restyling the world around you. The transformation is environmental and wardrobe, not facial reconstruction.
How dark and moody is the result?
Intentionally heavy and cinematic. Expect deep ocean blues, oxidized brass, warm amber pools, and atmospheric haze rather than bright cheerful color. If you want a light, sunny, or pastel look, this model is the wrong fit — it is built for melancholic dystopian atmosphere.
Will it add bulky diving helmets or cartoon retro-sci-fi costumes?
No. The wardrobe leans elegant and grounded — art-deco-inspired clothing with subtle hints of vintage diving aesthetics rather than bulky helmets, exaggerated gear, or steampunk overload. The goal is a believable cinematic protagonist, not a costume.
What kind of source photo works best?
Portraits with one clear subject, soft even lighting, and minimal background clutter. Front-facing or three-quarter angles work especially well, and a calmer expression gives the model more room to build dramatic atmosphere around your face.
Will my photo be cropped to 4:5?
Yes — the output is always 4:5. If your source is a different aspect, elements outside the 4:5 frame may be cropped. We recommend selecting a 4:5 region of your photo before uploading if framing matters.
Can I use the result commercially?
Yes — generated images on upsa are yours to use for personal and commercial purposes. We recommend you keep the consent and rights to the source photo as well, since the output preserves the identity in it.
How long are my photos stored?
Source uploads and generated results are stored for 48 and then automatically deleted from upsa's storage. We don't train any model on your photos.
AI results vary
Each generation uses a different random seed, so your result may not exactly match the example shown. If the first try doesn't fit what you had in mind, run it again — output differs noticeably between runs.
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