Sleepy British Shorthair Cat on Books
DALL·ESleepy British Shorthair Cat on Books is a tested DALL·E GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT) prompt for pet portrait work. It runs at DALL·E GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT) · Aspect ratio 3:4, and ships below with the exact prompt text, usage notes, and 2 pasteable variations.
Last tested: July 2026 with DALL·E GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT)
Part of the DALL·E prompt library.
Prompt
sleepy British Shorthair cat curled on a stack of old hardcover books, soft window light, dust motes, cozy library corner, plush grey fur, peaceful pet portrait, no text, no logos
Settings
- Model
- DALL·E GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT)
- Aspect ratio
- 3:4
How to use this prompt
The grey fur needs soft light to show its plush texture; hard light turns it flat. The stack of old books props the cat up and gives the pose a reason; a cat on the floor alone looks like a snapshot. "Dust motes" add atmosphere but do not make the image dirty. Capture the cat with ears relaxed and eyes half-lidded; alert eyes break the sleepy story. If the cat's face looks generic, add "round copper eyes half closed". 3:4 frames the curled body without cutting the tail.
Variations to try
- Colorful version: replace grey fur with a cream and ginger bicolor cat
- Holiday version: add a small string of fairy lights around the book stack
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What to do next
Adapt it →
Open this prompt in the DALL·E builder, pre-filled, and change one layer at a time.
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Sleepy British Shorthair Cat on Books",
"prompt": "sleepy British Shorthair cat curled on a stack of old hardcover books, soft window light, dust motes, cozy library corner, plush grey fur, peaceful pet portrait, no text, no logos",
"model": "DALL·E",
"model_version": "GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT)",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "3:4"
},
"style_tags": [
"cute",
"photorealistic"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"pet-portrait",
"social-media"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/dalle/sleepy-british-shorthair-books/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
