The short answer
Upload one clear, front-facing photo of yourself (or of an adult who agreed), keep the default preset, check the total on the button and pay. The studio returns a still 3:4 portrait of that person as Malfoid: long platinum hair, a white shirt, a green striped tie and a dark robe in a candlelit academy corridor. One portrait is $4.99, or 2 credits from a pack. There is no prompt to write and nothing to install.
The rest of this guide is about getting a result that still looks like you, and about what to check before you post it.
Step 1: choose the right selfie
The photo matters more than anything else you control. The studio keeps your face and changes everything else: hair, clothes, light and background. It can only keep what it can see. A good upload looks like this:
- One person in the frame, an adult
- Face toward the camera, eyes visible, no sunglasses
- Head and shoulders, not a distant full-body shot
- Even light: daylight from a window or outside in shade
- No heavy beauty filter, no face-swap effect, no costume
- JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB
Why those rules
A group photo can pick the wrong face. A strong beauty filter changes the face shape the studio sees, and the portrait then looks like the filter, not like you. Dark photos lose the details that make a face recognizable, such as the eyes and the line of the jaw.
Your current hair color and length do not matter; the portrait gets platinum hair anyway. If you do not want glasses in the portrait, upload a photo without them.
Do not upload a finished Malfoid picture or a drawing. A styled image hides the face the studio needs, and the photo guide explains why a plain selfie works better.
Step 2: choose a preset
There are two presets, and the default is the one most people want.
| Preset | What you upload | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait from your photo | One photo of one adult | That person as Malfoid in the academy corridor, still 3:4 | $4.99 or 2 credits |
| Portrait without a photo | Nothing | A fictional adult in the same look | $4.99 or 2 credits |
Both presets have the look and the scene saved. You do not write a prompt and cannot change the scene; that keeps the result consistent with the trend and means nobody has to learn prompt wording. The guide to choosing a preset compares the two in more detail.
Step 3: see the total and pay
The Generate button shows the total before anything is charged. You can pay once for one portrait as a guest, without making an account. If you are signed in and have credits, the studio uses 2 credits unless you choose to pay once instead.
Credit packs need an account: $13.99 for 30 credits, $35.99 for 100 credits or $59.99 for 200 credits. They are one-time purchases, not subscriptions. 100 credits make 50 portraits. Buying a pack only adds credits; you then press Generate again.
There is no free portrait. New accounts start with zero credits, and nothing is generated until payment or credits are confirmed.
Step 4: get the portrait
When the portrait is ready it appears on the result page as a still 3:4 picture at 1K size, which is plenty for a profile picture or a post. The studio does not add a watermark of its own.
If a paid portrait fails before it is delivered, credits that paid for it are released back to your balance. A single payment goes to refund review under the refund policy, and the payment provider confirms any cash refund. A failure message on its own is not a refund confirmation.
Step 5: check it before you post
Generated pictures can get small things wrong. Before sharing, look at the face first (does it still read as the person in the photo?), then the hands, the tie and the edges of the hair. A slightly different nose or an extra fold in the robe is normal for generated images; a different person is a reason to try another photo.
Label it as fan art or AI art when you post. Malfoid is unofficial, and a portrait is not an official character image or a verified picture of anyone.
Tips for a better result
Small changes to the upload make the biggest difference:
- Retake the selfie facing a window rather than under a ceiling light
- Hold the phone at eye level, not from below
- Pull hair back from the face if it covers the eyes
- Use the original photo, not a screenshot of it
- If one photo does not look like you, try a different photo, not the same one again
Common problems and fixes
| What you see | Likely cause | What to try |
|---|---|---|
| It does not look like the person | Dark, small or filtered face | A brighter, closer, unfiltered selfie |
| The wrong person was used | A group photo | Crop to one person or use a solo photo |
| Odd jaw or nose shape | A selfie taken from below | Hold the phone at eye level |
| A tinted face | Colored light in the photo | Retake in daylight |
| Glasses you did not want | Glasses in the photo | A photo without them |
Using it as a profile picture
The portrait is a 3:4 still at 1K. Most social apps crop profile pictures to a circle or a square, so the top and bottom get cut. When the app asks you to position the crop, keep the eyes about a third of the way down and the chin inside the frame. For a banner or a post, the full 3:4 frame works as it is.
Whose photo
Use your own photo, or a photo of an adult who said yes. Do not upload a child, a celebrity or someone's picture just because it is online. The acceptable-use page has the full rules.
Steps
Choose one clear selfie: one adult, face toward the camera, even light, no heavy filter.
Keep the portrait preset, or pick the one without a photo.
Check the total on the button and pay once, or use credits if you are signed in.
Check the face, hands and details, then post it labeled as fan art.
