Minimal Vector Side Profile Avatar
Stable Diffusion
Prompt
A minimal flat vector avatar of a person shown in side profile from the shoulders up, built from simple geometric shapes with no facial detail beyond a suggested brow and nose line, short textured hair rendered as one solid shape, a two-tone palette of deep plum and warm sand with a single lighter accent on the collar, centred inside a soft circular badge on a plain background, clean flat colour, no outlines, no gradients, no shadows, no text
Negative prompt
blurry, low quality, photorealistic face, detailed eyes, mouth, gradients, drop shadow, text, watermark, busy background, mismatched proportions, outlines around shapes
Settings
- Model
- Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
- Aspect ratio
- 1:1
- Steps
- 30
- CFG scale
- 6.5
- Sampler
- DPM++ 2M Karras
Minimal Vector Side Profile Avatar is an SDXL 1.0 prompt for a flat profile picture at 1:1. The side view exists to hide the eyes and mouth entirely, which is where generated faces break down at small sizes.
Last updated: July 2026 · written for Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Part of the Stable Diffusion prompt library · see more minimalist prompts .
How to use this prompt
Turning the head to profile is a deliberate evasion. Eyes and mouths are where diffusion models fail most visibly, and a side view removes both from the silhouette, so "no facial detail beyond a suggested brow and nose line" locks that in — omit it and SDXL adds an eye that looks subtly wrong at avatar size and unmistakably wrong when enlarged. Flat colour with no outlines is the other half: an outlined avatar turns muddy at 48 pixels, where large flat shapes stay crisp. Two colours and one accent is the ceiling before the shapes stop separating.
Variations to try
- Long hair variant with the shape flowing past the shoulder, same palette and badge treatment
- Make a matched set of four in different hair shapes and palettes for a small team page
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What to do next
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Minimal Vector Side Profile Avatar",
"prompt": "A minimal flat vector avatar of a person shown in side profile from the shoulders up, built from simple geometric shapes with no facial detail beyond a suggested brow and nose line, short textured hair rendered as one solid shape, a two-tone palette of deep plum and warm sand with a single lighter accent on the collar, centred inside a soft circular badge on a plain background, clean flat colour, no outlines, no gradients, no shadows, no text",
"negative_prompt": "blurry, low quality, photorealistic face, detailed eyes, mouth, gradients, drop shadow, text, watermark, busy background, mismatched proportions, outlines around shapes",
"model": "Stable Diffusion",
"model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"steps": 30,
"cfg": 6.5,
"sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
},
"style_tags": [
"minimalist",
"flat-design"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"profile-pictures",
"branding"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/minimal-vector-side-profile-avatar/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
