Your portrait as a hand-colored folk woodcut with a wink
Lubki were cheap printed pictures sold at fairs, with thick outlines and bright, slightly uneven color. Send a portrait, and the bot draws you in that bold folk manner, a bit comic and full of charm.
- 2 credits per image
- Result in 1–2 minutes
- No sign-up
In short: Create a lubok folk print portrait with chunky outlines, flat red and blue fills and a hand-colored look, like an old Russian popular woodcut. 7 images free.
- Where: the VisuMate bot in Telegram, no app or sign-up.
- Cost: 2 credits per image, 7 images free, then packs from 129 Telegram Stars.
- Time: 1 to 2 minutes per image, rerun with a new instruction at the same price.
- Credits never expire, there is no subscription and no auto-renew. You pay once for a pack inside Telegram with Stars.
When you need this
- You want a poster that looks handmade and funny.
- A folk festival needs a character image.
- You like flat color and strong outline more than realism.
How to do it
- 1
Press the button to open @visumate_ai_bot in Telegram. No sign-up, and new users get 15 free credits, which is 7 images.
- 2
Send a front-facing photo as a file. In the caption write: 'lubok folk print portrait of me, chunky black woodcut outlines, flat vermilion red, cobalt blue and yellow fills slightly out of register, simple decorative border, aged rough paper, naive proportions'.
- 3
In 1-2 minutes the portrait arrives for 2 credits. Check that the outline stays thick and the color fills miss the line a little, as in real prints.
Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.
Make it in TelegramCharm in the mistakes
The authentic look comes from imperfection. Color blocks that slip past the outline, a rough paper grain and slightly childlike proportions tell the viewer that this was printed fast for fairs. Over-polished results look like clip art. If it feels too neat, rerun with 'wobbly outlines, uneven ink, paper spots, simplified hands'. Keep your recognizable features such as glasses or hair shape big and bold.
Festivals and posters
A lubok style suits a fair poster, a band flyer or a card with a funny caption. Add the lettering later in a layout app with a chunky free font, since generated text misspells. The image is an original design in a historical manner. If you use traditional motifs or sayings, check their meaning first so the joke lands the way you intend.
Tips
- Ask for fills slightly out of register.
- Pick red, blue and yellow.
- Request naive proportions.
- Add a plain border.
Questions and answers
Can it add a caption?
Add the caption yourself in a design app.
Does it suit a group?
Start with one or two people. Large groups lose faces.
What does it cost?
2 credits per image. New users get 15 free credits, so 7 images cost nothing. After that packs start at 129 Telegram Stars, about $2.6 and credits do not expire.
Does the bot work in English?
Yes. It picks up your Telegram language on first launch. You can switch it any time with /lang.
What the bot does not do
- Works from one photo. Likeness depends on the photo you send, and some styles change features more than others.
- Does not make video or animation.
- Does not output a transparent PNG.
- Does not retouch passport or ID photos.
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