How to Make a GTA PFP with AI That Fits the Circle Crop

How do you make a GTA PFP, step by step?#

Generate a square portrait with the style block, then crop it to a circle on the platform:

1. On a DramaCanvas canvas, click Add node → Image and choose GPT Image 2.6.

2. Open Image settings, set 1:1 under Size or aspect ratio and Resolution to 1K.

3. Paste one of the prompts below and generate (2 credits). New accounts get free credits to try it.

What makes a PFP survive the circle crop?#

A PFP survives the circle crop when the face sits in the middle and nothing important is in the corners. In our prompts we used a face of about 45% of the square as a starting point.

• 1:1 ratio: start with a square, preview the circle crop, and check your platform's current upload requirements.
• Head and shoulders: a full body is too small to read at avatar size.
• Face about 45% of the frame, centered: our starting point; adjust if hair, caps or headphones get cut off.
• Plain gradient background: a few palm silhouettes are enough; streets and cars turn into noise.
• No text: avatars are too small for words, and generated lettering often garbles.

Which prompts did we test?#

Each prompt has three parts: the style block, the person, and a closing line. The style block:

modern stylised comic key-art illustration like a contemporary open-world crime game cover: crisp clean black ink linework, semi-realistic proportions and faces, smooth digital painting with cel-shaded gradient shadows and glossy highlights, hyper-saturated Florida palette of hot pink and orange sunset gradients, turquoise water and palm tree silhouettes, present-day 2020s setting (smartphones, modern sports cars, streetwear, social-media era)

The closing line on every prompt:

All characters are fictional, not any real person and not any existing game character. No weapons. No text, no letters, no numbers, no title, no logos, no brand marks, no readable signs or license plates, no watermark.

The three people, written between the two:

A: headphones and pink streaks

Square premium illustrated avatar, head and shoulders of a young adult Black woman with dark brown skin, short textured hair with vivid pink streaks, large unbranded over-ear headphones and a plum streetwear top. Confident friendly expression, distinct rounded cheeks and full lips. Face occupies 45 percent of canvas, centered, head and headphones comfortably inside frame. Full-bleed square artwork extending into every corner, no circle, no border, no badge, no white corners. Simple turquoise-to-pink gradient background ONLY with two flat subtle palm silhouettes. Minimal flat empty studio backdrop, absolutely no skyline, no buildings, no city, no water, no road, no vehicles, no scenery. Crisp black ink, smooth cel shading, no photographic skin.

B: chevron moustache and floral shirt

Square premium illustrated avatar, head and shoulders of a middle-aged Latino man with warm tan skin, a neat chevron moustache with two tapered ends above the lip, clean-shaven chin and cheeks, broad nose, slightly graying dark hair, sunglasses pushed onto top of head, and an unbranded orange floral shirt. Wry relaxed expression. Face occupies 45 percent of canvas, centered, hair and sunglasses comfortably inside frame. Full-bleed square artwork extending into every corner, no circle, no border, no badge, no white corners. Simple peach-to-magenta gradient background ONLY with two flat subtle palm silhouettes. Minimal flat empty studio backdrop, absolutely no skyline, no buildings, no city, no water, no road, no vehicles, no scenery. Crisp black ink, smooth cel shading, no photographic skin.

C: cap and streetwear jacket

Square premium illustrated avatar, head and shoulders of a young adult East Asian man with a slim angular face, black hair under an unbranded navy baseball cap, teal and violet streetwear jacket. Calm mischievous half-smile. Face occupies 45 percent of canvas, centered, cap comfortably inside frame. Full-bleed square artwork extending into every corner, no circle, no border, no badge, no white corners. Simple orange-to-turquoise gradient background ONLY with two flat subtle palm silhouettes. Minimal flat empty studio backdrop, absolutely no skyline, no buildings, no city, no water, no road, no vehicles, no scenery. Crisp black ink, smooth cel shading, no photographic skin.

These took three rounds. The first came back as round badges with white corners, so we added "full-bleed square artwork… no circle, no border, no white corners". The second filled the background with streets, water and cars, so we added "absolutely no skyline, no buildings… no vehicles, no scenery". On the moustache portrait, we also had to describe the moustache shape exactly to get the look we wanted.

How do you make a PFP from your own photo?#

To make a PFP from your photo, connect it to the Image node as a reference and say what to keep and what to change.

1. Drag your photo onto the canvas, then drag a line from the connection point on the right of the photo node into your GPT Image 2.6 node.

2. In the prompt, type @, pick Image 1, and add: "Keep the face shape, hair, facial hair and glasses of the person in Image 1."

3. Keep the rest of the prompt (square, face about 45%, plain gradient background, the style block), but change the first sentence of the closing line to: "Use only the consenting person in Image 1; do not add existing game characters." Keep the rest of it (no weapons, text or logos).

Use only your own photo or one from someone who agreed. More on keeping a likeness in how to turn yourself into a GTA 6 character.

How do you make it on DramaCanvas?#

On DramaCanvas you make a PFP in one Image node.

Step 1: Add an Image node

Click Add node in the toolbar at the bottom of the canvas and choose Image. In the model picker under the node, choose GPT Image 2.6.

Step 2: Set it square

Open Image settings from the settings summary below the prompt. Pick 1:1 under Size or aspect ratio and keep Resolution at 1K.

Step 3: Generate and download

Paste your prompt, check the credits on the generate button (2 at 1K), and click. Save the result with the download button on the node. Failed generations are refunded automatically.

Can you make an animated PFP?#

Some platforms accept animated avatars; check yours first. To make one, connect your PFP to a Video node, choose Kling 4, pick it under Start frame in Parameters, and ask for a small movement, like a head turn or a blink with the camera still. Five seconds at 720p costs 20 credits (about $0.54). To turn the clip into a small looping file, see image to GIF.

What did we test, and what did it cost?#

Test images were made with GPT Image 2.6 through OpenAI's image API at high quality on November 7, 2026, so results on DramaCanvas can differ slightly. The circle previews were cropped by us afterwards.