From 9369fd8ce3f0b7f610b4eff3b9de4dfaeb5dab49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Soundcahzer2k Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 07:49:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] chore: curate new romanticism and pin-up styles --- .gitignore | 2 + AGENTS.md | 4 +- CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +- docs/PRD.md | 6 +- ...pt_Framework_v4.3_(NanoBanana_Edition).md} | 305 +- manifest.json | 5156 ++++++++++------- package.json | 2 +- pnpm-lock.yaml | 11 +- public/manifest.json | 5156 ++++++++++------- scripts/build-manifest.ts | 34 +- src-tauri/Cargo.lock | 1220 +++- src-tauri/Cargo.toml | 3 + src-tauri/build.rs | 2 +- src-tauri/src/lib.rs | 15 + src-tauri/src/main.rs | 4 +- src/App.tsx | 123 +- src/lib/nanobanana/client.ts | 1 + .../archive/gothic_horror_analysis.md | 1274 +++- styles-source/archive/pin_up_art_analysis.md | 2944 ++++++++++ styles-source/archive/pop_art_analysis.md | 1027 ++++ .../archive/pre-raphaelite_analysis.md | 1806 ++++++ styles-source/archive/romanticism_analysis.md | 2028 +++++++ styles-source/gothic_horror_analysis.md | 2020 ------- styles/_TEMPLATE.md | 45 +- ...> bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration.md} | 65 +- ...aspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime.md} | 139 +- .../edward_gorey_gothic_illustration.md | 55 +- .../francisco_goya_black_paintings.md | 54 +- .../gustave_dore_gothic_engraving.md | 529 ++ .../harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md | 59 +- .../hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md | 54 +- ...ose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside.md | 619 ++ ... virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling.md} | 61 +- ...berto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style.md | 411 ++ .../classic_american_pinup_calendar_art.md | 583 ++ ...ard_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style.md | 395 ++ .../george_petty_pinup_illustration.md | 383 ++ .../gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style.md | 471 ++ .../pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art.md | 541 ++ .../rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour.md | 494 ++ .../pop_art/andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen.md | 571 ++ .../pop_art/roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel.md | 562 ++ .../dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite.md | 362 ++ .../john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite.md | 415 ++ .../john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite.md | 333 ++ .../william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite.md | 745 +++ .../eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism.md | 388 ++ ...francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism.md | 854 +++ .../thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism.md | 947 +++ 49 files changed, 26387 insertions(+), 6893 deletions(-) rename docs/{Universal_Prompt_Framework_v4.2.md => Universal_Museum-Grade_Prompt_Framework_v4.3_(NanoBanana_Edition).md} (57%) create mode 100644 styles-source/archive/pin_up_art_analysis.md create mode 100644 styles-source/archive/pop_art_analysis.md create mode 100644 styles-source/archive/pre-raphaelite_analysis.md create mode 100644 styles-source/archive/romanticism_analysis.md delete mode 100644 styles-source/gothic_horror_analysis.md rename styles/gothic_horror/{bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink.md => bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration.md} (89%) rename styles/gothic_horror/{caspar_david_friedrich_sublime.md => caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime.md} (55%) create mode 100644 styles/gothic_horror/gustave_dore_gothic_engraving.md create mode 100644 styles/gothic_horror/jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside.md rename styles/gothic_horror/{virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling.md => virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling.md} (91%) create mode 100644 styles/pin_up_art/alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style.md create mode 100644 styles/pin_up_art/classic_american_pinup_calendar_art.md create mode 100644 styles/pin_up_art/edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style.md create mode 100644 styles/pin_up_art/george_petty_pinup_illustration.md create mode 100644 styles/pin_up_art/gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style.md create mode 100644 styles/pin_up_art/pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art.md create mode 100644 styles/pin_up_art/rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour.md create mode 100644 styles/pop_art/andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen.md create mode 100644 styles/pop_art/roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel.md create mode 100644 styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite.md create mode 100644 styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite.md create mode 100644 styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite.md create mode 100644 styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite.md create mode 100644 styles/romanticism/eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism.md create mode 100644 styles/romanticism/francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism.md create mode 100644 styles/romanticism/thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism.md diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 437c7bb..8516dee 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ archive/*.jpg node_modules/ dist/ +public/styles/ +tmp.txt diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md index 0da11df..bf6b553 100644 --- a/AGENTS.md +++ b/AGENTS.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ - `/archive/` = deprecated or multi-artist drafts (ignored by tooling). - `/styles/_TEMPLATE.md` = scaffold (must keep the 8 sections). - `/docs/PRD.md` = intent. -- `/docs/Universal_Prompt_Framework_v4.2.md` = section canon. +- `/docs/Universal_Museum-Grade_Prompt_Framework_v4.3_(NanoBanana_Edition).md` = section canon. - `/docs/ratio_policy.md` = ratio canon. - `/scripts/*.ts` = validator + manifest (uses **`tsconfig.scripts.json`**). - `.github/workflows/validate.yml` = CI. @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ modes: ["…","…"] # 2–3 meaningful toggles (e.g., "Cover","Splash - **Agent prompt:** - > Parse the source, split into per-artist v4.2 styles, show diffs for each new file, wait for approval, then write + validate + build and paste outputs. Do **not** delete the original; move it to `/styles-archive/` if requested. + > Parse the source, split into per-artist v4.3 styles, show diffs for each new file, wait for approval, then write + validate + build and paste outputs. Do **not** delete the original; move it to `/styles-archive/` if requested. ### 7.2 Script hardening / policy enforcement diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 22e7802..88ce764 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This guide explains how to: 4. **Educational blurb is semi-mandatory.** Add 2–6 sentences that help a curious reader understand the style/movement/artist. -5. Refer to `/docs/Universal_Prompt_Framework_v4.2.md` for full section definitions and constraints. Use `/styles/_TEMPLATE.md` as your working scaffold. +5. Refer to `/docs/Universal_Museum-Grade_Prompt_Framework_v4.3_(NanoBanana_Edition).md` for full section definitions and constraints. Use `/styles/_TEMPLATE.md` as your working scaffold. - Need ratios for stained glass, murals, Orphism, or new comic eras? See the freshly expanded tables in `/docs/ratio_policy.md` before locking your list. ------ diff --git a/docs/PRD.md b/docs/PRD.md index 46e96f6..db26dc2 100644 --- a/docs/PRD.md +++ b/docs/PRD.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ### 1. Project Overview -MuseoMorph is a **playful art lab** delivered as a cross-platform desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) that transforms a submitted photograph into an artwork rendered in the visual language of a chosen artist, movement, or technique. Unlike generic style-transfer filters, MuseoMorph emphasizes *art-historical authenticity*. It uses structured Markdown prompt frameworks (e.g., Universal Museum-Grade Prompt Framework v4.2) to encode artist-specific characteristics such as pigments, brushwork, medium, palette constraints, and compositional strategies. +MuseoMorph is a **playful art lab** delivered as a cross-platform desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) that transforms a submitted photograph into an artwork rendered in the visual language of a chosen artist, movement, or technique. Unlike generic style-transfer filters, MuseoMorph emphasizes *art-historical authenticity*. It uses structured Markdown prompt frameworks (e.g., Universal Museum-Grade Prompt Framework v4.3) to encode artist-specific characteristics such as pigments, brushwork, medium, palette constraints, and compositional strategies. Users supply their own image generation API keys (starting with Google’s NanoBanana/Gemini) to locally generate results. The app presents a **museum-inspired interface** with curated collections, style detail pages, and optional educational blurbs, balancing fun, accessibility, and art appreciation. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MuseoMorph addresses this by structuring prompts with explicit anchors (ratios, - **Qualitative:** Users feel authenticity, delight, and fun; flows are frictionless; app feels like a playful art lab, not a technical tool. - **Community Signals:** GitHub stars, style contributions, organic sharing of results. -- **Internal Rubric:** Developers validate authenticity with internal tests; framework evolves (v4.2 → future). +- **Internal Rubric:** Developers validate authenticity with internal tests; framework evolves (v4.3 → future). - **No User Burden:** No in-app surveys, ratings, or forced feedback loops. ------ @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ MuseoMorph addresses this by structuring prompts with explicit anchors (ratios, - **Assumptions:** - Non-commercial, leisure-focused; cost target = $0. - Users provide their own API keys; local-first runtime. - - Markdown frameworks (e.g., Universal Prompt v4.2) serve as prompt source of truth. + - Markdown frameworks (e.g., Universal Prompt v4.3, NanoBanana Edition) serve as prompt source of truth. - **Technical Constraints:** - Provider limits resolution, latency, fidelity. - Face detection = YuNet ONNX, CPU-only; fallback to manual. diff --git a/docs/Universal_Prompt_Framework_v4.2.md b/docs/Universal_Museum-Grade_Prompt_Framework_v4.3_(NanoBanana_Edition).md similarity index 57% rename from docs/Universal_Prompt_Framework_v4.2.md rename to docs/Universal_Museum-Grade_Prompt_Framework_v4.3_(NanoBanana_Edition).md index 6349343..d80e4bc 100644 --- a/docs/Universal_Prompt_Framework_v4.2.md +++ b/docs/Universal_Museum-Grade_Prompt_Framework_v4.3_(NanoBanana_Edition).md @@ -1,7 +1,60 @@ -# Universal Museum-Grade Prompt Framework v4.2 (Enhanced) - -**Version:** 4.2 - **Purpose:** A comprehensive scaffold that enforces **face, pose, scale, surface, expression, composition, and canvas control logic**, alongside medium-specific anchors with enhanced IP protection and period-accurate production methods. Enhanced with technique-specific precision based on Expressionist research. +--- +id: example_style # unique, lowercase, no spaces (e.g., "vermeer", "moebius") +group: "Collection Name" # e.g., "Dutch Golden Age", "Modern Comics" +movement: "Movement / School" # optional, e.g., "Optical Baroque Painting" +artist: "Artist Name" # optional (leave if multi-artist movement) +display_name: "Display Name — Subtitle" +style_scope: single-artist # or "movement" / "workshop" + +ratios: ["1:1","3:4","4:3"] +ratios_status: provisional # provisional | approved +ratios_notes: > + One–two sentences explaining why these ratios are historically authentic. +modes: ["Mode A","Mode B"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +multi_subject: # Optional — remove block if not needed + allowed: true + max_subjects: 3 + layout_hint: "Primary left, secondary right" + identity_priority: ["silhouette","gesture","face-proportions"] + +hero_image: null # optional relative path under public/ + +about: > + Short educational blurb (2–6 sentences). Explain historical + authenticity, medium, and why the style matters. + +# Optional composition guardrails (uncomment and tailor as needed) +# composition_constraints: +# max_subjects: 1 # set to 1 for strict single-subject styles +# subject_interaction: allowed # allowed | prohibited | required +# crowd_scenes: false # flip to true if crowd tableaux are authentic +# animals_allowed: false # enable if the style routinely depicts animals +# animal_types: ["domestic"] # e.g., ["domestic","wild","mythical"] +# max_animals: 0 # raise when animals_allowed is true +# text_allowed: yes # switch to no if typography is forbidden + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +--- + +# Universal Museum-Grade Prompt Framework v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition) ------ @@ -9,6 +62,12 @@ - **Constraint precedence:** Sections **1→8** are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later. - **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **Renderer Adaptation Mandate:** When target ratio unsupported by renderer, automatically apply nearest-match adaptation per Section 2.1. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Model may resist ratio instructions and default to non-standard outputs (e.g., 1632×640). Combat this through: + - **Explicit ratio declaration** in multiple prompt locations (Section 1, Section 2, Section 6) + - **Repetitive ratio reinforcement** using different phrasings + - **Negative constraints** explicitly prohibiting unwanted ratios + - **Compositional anchors** designed specifically for target ratio - **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. - **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("150% neck elongation", "3-5mm paint thickness") override descriptive language ("elongated", "thick paint"). - **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. @@ -40,6 +99,7 @@ - **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. - **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid genre drift defaults (anime autopilot, HDR smoothing, etc.). - **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add commentary, explanations, historical context, or any content beyond Section 8 unless explicitly instructed in the style card's Historical Context Integration section. ------ @@ -48,6 +108,7 @@ ### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **[X:Y]**. This is a hard requirement. - Redraw in **[Style/Movement]** for **[exact format specification]**. - Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression. - **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements appropriate to chosen style category. @@ -57,50 +118,143 @@ - Optional **Media Hybrid Flag**. - **Style Dominance line.** - **Mode Selector** (panel, cover, poster, editorial, gallery). +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **[X:Y ratio]**, no exceptions. ------ -### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** - -**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** - -- `3:4` (classical portrait) -- `4:5` (Instagram portrait / van Gogh preferred) -- `2:3` (poster/magazine cover / Kirchner urban scenes / Schiele elongated) -- `9:16` (social story format) -- `3:10` (Chinese scroll vertical) - -**LANDSCAPE FORMATS:** +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control -- `4:3` (classical landscape / Kokoschka psychological portraits) -- `16:9` (cinematic widescreen) -- `5:3` (panoramic view) -- `10:3` (Chinese scroll horizontal) -- `21:9` (ultra-widescreen) +**NANOBANANA SUPPORTED RATIOS (Native - No Adaptation Required):** -**SQUARE FORMATS:** +- ✅ `1:1` (square - 1024×1024) +- ✅ `2:3` (portrait - 832×1248) +- ✅ `3:2` (landscape - 1248×832) +- ✅ `3:4` (portrait - 864×1184) +- ✅ `4:3` (landscape - 1184×864) +- ✅ `4:5` (portrait - 896×1152) +- ✅ `5:4` (landscape - 1152×896) +- ✅ `9:16` (vertical - 768×1344) +- ✅ `16:9` (widescreen - 1344×768) +- ✅ `21:9` (ultra-wide - 1536×672) -- `1:1` (album cover/Instagram post) +**HISTORICAL/SPECIALTY RATIOS (Require Adaptation - See Section 2.1):** -**SPECIALTY FORMATS:** +- ⚠️ `3:5` → adapts to `3:4` +- ⚠️ `5:7` → adapts to `4:5` +- ⚠️ `3:10` (Chinese scroll vertical) → adapts to `2:3` +- ⚠️ `5:3` (panoramic) → adapts to `16:9` +- ⚠️ `10:3` (Chinese scroll horizontal) → adapts to `21:9` +- ⚠️ `2.5:3.5` (playing card) → adapts to `3:4` +- ⚠️ `2.75:3.75` (collectible card) → adapts to `3:4` +- ⚠️ `8.5:11` (US magazine/letter) → adapts to `3:4` +- ⚠️ `11:17` (tabloid magazine) → adapts to `2:3` +- ⚠️ `2.35:1` (cinemascope) → adapts to `21:9` -- `2.5:3.5` (playing card) -- `2.75:3.75` (collectible card) -- `8.5:11` (US magazine/letter) -- `11:17` (tabloid magazine) +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** Choose one exact specification from supported ratios above. If style traditionally uses unsupported ratio, proceed to Section 2.1 for adaptation protocol. **CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** +- **Ratio Status:** [native/adapted from X:Y - specify if adaptation applied] - **Reframing Method:** [extend-background/recompose-entirely/crop-and-center] - **Spatial Allocation:** Subject placement [specific position in new ratio] - **Background Treatment:** [how to fill new canvas space] -- **Format Justification:** [why this ratio serves the style] +- **Format Justification:** [why this ratio serves the style - include adaptation reasoning if applicable] ------ -### 3) Artistic Style & Context +### 2.1) Ratio Compliance & Renderer Adaptation + +**TRIGGER:** This section applies ONLY when historical/specialty ratio requested but unsupported by NanoBanana renderer. + +**ADAPTATION PROTOCOL:** + +**1. Nearest Match Selection Rules:** + +Preserve three critical factors when mapping unsupported ratios: + +- **Orientation** (portrait/landscape/square) +- **Figure dominance intent** (tight framing vs environmental context) +- **Cultural viewing tradition** (scroll proportions, card formats, publication standards) + +**2. Standard Adaptation Mappings:** + +**Portrait Adaptations:** + +- `3:5` → `3:4` (nearest portrait ratio, minimal vertical compression) +- `5:7` → `4:5` (elongated portrait preserved) +- `3:10` (Chinese vertical scroll) → `2:3` (preserves vertical emphasis, acknowledges extreme elongation loss) +- `2.5:3.5`, `2.75:3.75` (card formats) → `3:4` (maintains card portrait proportions) +- `8.5:11` (magazine/letter) → `3:4` (document portrait standard) + +**Landscape Adaptations:** + +- `5:3` (panoramic) → `16:9` (cinematic landscape) +- `10:3` (Chinese horizontal scroll) → `21:9` (ultra-wide preserves panoramic intent) +- `2.35:1`, `25:9`, `32:9` (ultra-wide formats) → `21:9` (maximum available width) + +**3. Composition Compensation Requirements:** + +When adapting ratios, apply these adjustments: + +- **Vertical Compression** (e.g., 3:10 → 2:3): + - Tighten negative space efficiency + - Compress atmospheric depth + - Increase figure prominence percentage + - Maintain hierarchical clarity despite reduced height +- **Horizontal Compression** (e.g., 10:3 → 21:9): + - Focus central narrative elements + - Reduce peripheral environmental spread + - Strengthen compositional anchors + - Preserve panoramic flow within tighter bounds +- **Format Shift** (e.g., card 2.5:3.5 → portrait 3:4): + - Recalculate visual hierarchy zones + - Adjust border/margin proportions + - Maintain readability standards + - Preserve design intent in new dimensions + +**4. Strict Reframe Mandate:** + +**PROHIBITED:** + +- ❌ Letterboxing (black bars top/bottom) +- ❌ Pillarboxing (black bars left/right) +- ❌ Padding or borders to simulate original ratio +- ❌ Distortion or stretching to force fit + +**REQUIRED:** + +- ✅ Clean recomposition to supported ratio +- ✅ Intelligent spatial reorganization +- ✅ Authentic composition for chosen format +- ✅ No visual indication of adaptation + +**5. Adaptation Documentation:** + +When adaptation applied, document in composition strategy: + +``` +ADAPTATION LOG: +- Requested Ratio: [original ratio] +- Applied Ratio: [chosen supported ratio] +- Mapping Reason: "Nearest [orientation] match preserving [intent]" +- Composition Adjustments: [specific changes made] +- Visual Impact: [how adaptation affects final result] +``` + +**Example Documentation:** + +``` +ADAPTATION LOG: +- Requested Ratio: 3:10 (Chinese vertical scroll) +- Applied Ratio: 2:3 (portrait) +- Mapping Reason: "Nearest portrait match preserving vertical emphasis" +- Composition Adjustments: "Compressed atmospheric depth 30%, increased figure prominence to 75%, tightened negative space hierarchy" +- Visual Impact: "Maintains scroll-like vertical flow while adapting to standard portrait format; some extreme elongation lost but compositional intent preserved" +``` + +------ + +### 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity - **Influences**. - **Medium/Production method** with specific material physics requirements. @@ -113,7 +267,7 @@ ------ -### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) +### 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - *Illustrated/Painted:* line quality with tool marks, color mixing methods, texture thickness specifications, edge treatment, stroke economy with directional requirements, surface depth measurements, detail hierarchy with proportional specifications, material simulation with authentic characteristics. - *Photographic:* camera/lens specifications, film/ISO with grain characteristics, lighting type/power/angle with shadows, processing/post with period limitations, artifacts (grain, flare, halation) with authentic rendering. @@ -124,11 +278,11 @@ - **Material Authenticity Anchor:** authentic medium techniques with measurable surface characteristics - no digital simulation of traditional media. - **Period Consistency Anchor:** all elements historically/stylistically coherent with documented production methods. - **Production Method Anchor:** printing/reproduction techniques authentic to declared time period with characteristic imperfections. -- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with format-specific layout considerations. +- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with format-specific layout considerations (note any ratio adaptation applied). ------ -### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector +### 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions - **Wardrobe tracks** (adult fem/masc/androgynous/youth) with period-accurate construction methods. - **Fabric behavior** (drape, sheen, period accuracy) with material physics considerations. @@ -141,15 +295,20 @@ ------ -### 6) Constraints +### 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) - **Canvas Negatives (≥2):** Include ratio-specific anti-patterns: - *For declared ratio:* "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" + - *NanoBanana specific:* "1632×640", "non-standard ratios", "arbitrary dimensions", "default aspect ratio" + - *If adapted:* "unadapted [original ratio]", "letterboxing", "pillarboxing", "padding to simulate ratio" - *Medium-specific:* Include anti-digital language for traditional media, anti-harmonious language for revolutionary techniques - *Publication-specific:* Include anti-modern printing language for historical publication styles - *Technique-specific:* Include constraints against conventional beauty for challenging artistic movements + - No nudity/gore/logos/watermarks/signatures/frames. - **Canvas Positives (≥2):** Include ratio enforcement: - - *Required:* "exactly [declared ratio]", "recomposed for [format name]" + - *Required:* "exactly [declared ratio]", "recomposed for [format name]", "MUST be [X:Y ratio]" + - *NanoBanana reinforcement:* "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance", "precise [X:Y] dimensions", "composed specifically for [X:Y] format" + - *If adapted:* "cleanly recomposed from [original] to [adapted ratio]", "intelligent spatial reorganization" - *Technique-specific:* Include authentic technique specifications with measurements - *Period-specific:* Include era-appropriate production method requirements with characteristic imperfections - *Process-specific:* Include material application methods and tool mark requirements @@ -157,14 +316,14 @@ ------ -### 7) Composition & Background +### 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - **For Portrait Ratios (3:4, 4:5, 2:3, 9:16):** Vertical emphasis, subject dominance ≥70%, hierarchical staging with format-specific considerations -- **For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 16:9, 5:3, 21:9):** Horizontal flow, environmental context ≥40%, panoramic staging with cultural viewing traditions +- **For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 16:9, 3:2, 21:9, 5:4):** Horizontal flow, environmental context ≥40%, panoramic staging with cultural viewing traditions - **For Square (1:1):** Central balance, radial composition, equal weight distribution with format-specific layout rules -- **For Specialty Ratios:** Format-specific layout rules (card design, magazine hierarchy, scroll proportions, etc.) +- **Adaptation Note:** If ratio adapted per Section 2.1, apply composition rules for FINAL ratio, not original requested ratio **STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** @@ -179,15 +338,15 @@ - **Surface Context Anchor:** [wall, fresco plaster, silk scroll, canvas, screen, billboard, newsprint, magazine paper] appropriate to declared format with authentic material characteristics - **Frame/Band Anchor:** Only if authentic to artistic tradition (Art Nouveau posters, medieval illuminations, Persian miniatures). For painted styles: omit entirely. - **Production Context Anchor:** substrate and printing method appropriate to historical period and publication type with documented techniques -- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** composition designed specifically for declared ratio, not adapted from different format +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** composition designed specifically for declared ratio (final adapted ratio if Section 2.1 applied), not adapted from different format ------ -### 8) Typography & Text Integration +### 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) - **Binary:** omit or allow. - **If allowed:** - - **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Layout optimized for declared aspect ratio with period-appropriate hierarchy + - **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Layout optimized for declared aspect ratio (final adapted ratio if applicable) with period-appropriate hierarchy - **Copy limits:** ≤6 words/line, ≤7 coverlines positioned for declared ratio with reading pattern considerations - **Period-Appropriate Typography:** fonts and typesetting methods authentic to declared time period with production limitations - **Font recommendation:** @@ -207,14 +366,16 @@ ## ✅ Enhanced Validation Checklist (background based, do not add to prompt) - **Section 1:** Canvas Override + exact ratio declared + IP Safeguard + Style Dominance + Face Flag + Pose Flag + Canvas Control Flag -- **Section 2:** Mandatory ratio selection + recomposition strategy + spatial allocation + background treatment + format justification +- **Section 2:** Ratio selection (native or adapted) + renderer compatibility check + recomposition strategy + spatial allocation + background treatment + format justification +- **Section 2.1:** Applied when needed - adaptation mapping + composition compensation + documentation + strict reframe verification - **Section 3:** 5 fields + tone tag + production era authenticity (+ innovation if photo) -- **Section 4:** ≥5 anchors + measurement specifications + pose + scale + material authenticity + period consistency + production method + canvas adaptation +- **Section 4:** ≥5 anchors + measurement specifications + pose + scale + material authenticity + period consistency + production method + canvas adaptation (noting any ratio adaptation) - **Section 5:** Wardrobe + YAML props + variation rules + cultural authenticity -- **Section 6:** ≥2 canvas negatives + ≥2 canvas positives + vocabulary warnings + technique-specific constraints -- **Section 7:** Ratio-specific composition + perspective/framing regime + figure:ground + density + lighting + detail:negative space + surface context + frame policy + production context + ratio enforcement anchor -- **Section 8:** Explicit text policy + ratio-appropriate layout + font rec + period accuracy + format-specific rules + production method integration -- **Canvas Control:** Exact ratio specified, recomposition strategy declared, original dimensions explicitly ignored +- **Section 6:** ≥2 canvas negatives (including adaptation-specific) + ≥2 canvas positives (including adaptation-specific) + vocabulary warnings + technique-specific constraints +- **Section 7:** Ratio-specific composition FOR FINAL RATIO + perspective/framing regime + figure:ground + density + lighting + detail:negative space + surface context + frame policy + production context + ratio enforcement anchor +- **Section 8:** Explicit text policy + ratio-appropriate layout FOR FINAL RATIO + font rec + period accuracy + format-specific rules + production method integration +- **Canvas Control:** Exact ratio specified (native or adapted), recomposition strategy declared, original dimensions explicitly ignored, no padding/letterboxing +- **Adaptation Validation:** If Section 2.1 applied - mapping justified, composition compensation specified, documentation complete, visual authenticity maintained - **IP Protection:** Original design verified, appropriate safeguards applied per style category - **Props ≤2:** fallback valid - **Expression Anchor:** present if style depends on facial affect (deadpan, smile, solemn) @@ -222,7 +383,7 @@ - **Production authenticity:** printing/reproduction methods match declared period with characteristic imperfections - **Composition boundaries:** no frames outside canvas - **Period consistency:** all elements historically/stylistically coherent with documented methods -- **Ratio consistency:** all elements optimized for declared aspect ratio +- **Ratio consistency:** all elements optimized for FINAL aspect ratio (adapted if applicable) - **Technical precision:** quantified measurements included where applicable - **Process accuracy:** material application methods specified - **Cultural authenticity:** indigenous and traditional methods respected @@ -231,31 +392,34 @@ ------ -## 🎨 Enhanced Style-Family Templates with Precision Requirements +## 🎨 Enhanced Style-Family Templates with NanoBanana Ratio Integration ### Traditional Painting Styles -- **Canvas Options:** `3:4` (portrait), `4:3` (landscape), `1:1` (tondo) +- **Canvas Options (Native):** `3:4` (portrait), `4:3` (landscape), `1:1` (tondo), `5:4` (landscape) - **Canvas Control:** `adaptive-extend` or `source-respect` - **Frame policy:** Omit Frame/Band Anchor entirely - **Material emphasis:** Authentic paint/surface techniques with measurable thickness and tool marks - **Background Extension:** "Extend [atmospheric/landscape] elements seamlessly to fill exact [ratio]" - **IP Protection Standard:** No logos, trademarks, or signatures - **Technical Requirements:** Specify paint thickness, brush direction, canvas preparation, drying characteristics +- **NanoBanana Note:** All traditional portrait/landscape ratios natively supported ### Revolutionary Art Movements (Expressionism, Dadaism, Futurism) -- **Canvas Options:** Artist-specific ratios based on historical documentation +- **Canvas Options (Native):** `4:5` (van Gogh preferred), `3:4`, `2:3` (Kirchner urban scenes) - **Canvas Control:** `strict-reframe` or `adaptive-extend` - **Frame policy:** Omit entirely unless documented in movement - **Material emphasis:** Authentic rebellious techniques with aggressive mark-making - **Comfort violation:** Explicitly authorized for psychological impact - **Technical Requirements:** Specify material destruction, conventional beauty prohibition, psychological attack methods - **IP Protection Enhanced:** Original rebellion against established norms +- **NanoBanana Note:** Expressionist preferred ratios natively supported ### Character-Centric Styles (Comics, Animation, Pin-up, Fantasy, Manga) -- **Canvas Options:** `2:3` (comic cover), `2.75:3.75` (collectible card), `4:5` (modern poster) +- **Canvas Options (Native):** `2:3` (comic cover), `4:5` (modern poster) +- **Canvas Options (Adapted):** `2.75:3.75` (collectible card) → `3:4` - **Canvas Control:** `strict-reframe` - **Layout:** Character-focused design hierarchy for exact format - **IP Protection Enhanced:** @@ -264,28 +428,33 @@ - Create distinct visual identity separate from existing properties - Avoid character names, locations, or terminology from copyrighted works - **Production Authenticity:** Period-appropriate printing methods (halftone dots, color registration, newsprint texture) with documented imperfections +- **NanoBanana Note:** Most comic/card formats supported; specialty card ratios adapt to 3:4 ### Cultural Traditional Styles (Chinese, Persian, Japanese, Indigenous) -- **Canvas Options:** Format-dependent on cultural tradition with documented proportions +- **Canvas Options (Native):** `2:3`, `3:2`, `21:9` (horizontal scroll adaptation) +- **Canvas Options (Adapted):** `3:10` (vertical scroll) → `2:3`, `10:3` (horizontal scroll) → `21:9` - **Canvas Control:** `format-native` or `source-respect` - **Material emphasis:** Culturally authentic materials and techniques with traditional preparation methods - **Cultural production:** Indigenous methods take precedence over modern interpretations - **Technical Requirements:** Specify traditional tool use, substrate preparation, pigment sources, binding agents - **IP Protection Standard:** Respect cultural authenticity and avoid appropriation +- **NanoBanana Note:** Extreme scroll ratios (3:10, 10:3) adapt to nearest format preserving elongation intent; acknowledge traditional proportions in documentation ### Digital/Pixel Styles -- **Canvas Options:** `1:1` (sprite), `4:3` (classic screen), `16:9` (modern screen) +- **Canvas Options (Native):** `1:1` (sprite), `4:3` (classic screen), `16:9` (modern screen) - **Canvas Control:** `format-native` - **Resolution:** Specific pixel density requirements for declared ratio with hardware limitations - **Production Method:** Authentic pixel art techniques, palette limitations, hardware constraints - **Technical Requirements:** Exact pixel counts, color limitations, aliasing specifications, sprite grid constraints - **IP Protection Standard:** Original sprite/character design +- **NanoBanana Note:** All standard digital display ratios natively supported ### Publication Styles (Magazines, Comics, Posters, Advertisements) -- **Canvas Options:** `2:3` (standard poster), `8.5:11` (magazine), `16:9` (landscape poster) +- **Canvas Options (Native):** `2:3` (standard poster), `16:9` (landscape poster) +- **Canvas Options (Adapted):** `8.5:11` (US magazine) → `3:4`, `11:17` (tabloid) → `2:3` - **Canvas Control:** `strict-reframe` - **Typography:** Essential integration with period-accurate typesetting and characteristic imperfections - **Production Method Emphasis:** @@ -294,7 +463,29 @@ - **1990s:** Early digital typesetting, high-quality offset printing - **Technical Requirements:** Specific dot patterns, registration drift measurements, paper absorption characteristics - **IP Protection Standard:** No trademarked logos, copyrighted imagery, or real brand elements +- **NanoBanana Note:** Standard poster ratios supported; magazine formats adapt to nearest portrait ratio with layout recalculation + +------ + +## 📋 NanoBanana Quick Reference + +**Native Support (Use Directly):** + +- Square: `1:1` +- Portrait: `2:3`, `3:4`, `4:5`, `9:16` +- Landscape: `3:2`, `4:3`, `5:4`, `16:9`, `21:9` + +**Common Adaptations:** + +- Card formats → `3:4` +- Magazine formats → `3:4` or `2:3` +- Chinese vertical scrolls → `2:3` +- Chinese horizontal scrolls → `21:9` +- Ultra-wide cinemascope → `21:9` +- Panoramic landscapes → `16:9` + +**All images output at 1290 tokens regardless of ratio.** ------ -This enhanced framework v4.2 incorporates the critical lessons learned from Expressionist research: technical measurement authority, process-over-result priority, custom flag authorization, and anti-conventional bias for historically accurate reproduction of challenging artistic movements. +This enhanced framework v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition) incorporates renderer-specific ratio constraints with intelligent adaptation protocols, ensuring historical and specialty formats can be faithfully reinterpreted within NanoBanana's supported dimensions while maintaining artistic authenticity and compositional integrity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json index a5e0d59..5e27fc4 100644 --- a/manifest.json +++ b/manifest.json @@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ { "id": "Gothic Horror", "styles": [ - "bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink", - "caspar_david_friedrich_sublime", + "bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration", + "caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime", "edward_gorey_gothic_illustration", "francisco_goya_black_paintings", + "gustave_dore_gothic_engraving", "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration", "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism", - "virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling" + "jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside", + "virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling" ] }, { @@ -177,6 +179,18 @@ "tom_jung_storyboard_collage" ] }, + { + "id": "Pin-Up Art", + "styles": [ + "alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style", + "classic_american_pinup_calendar_art", + "edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style", + "george_petty_pinup_illustration", + "gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style", + "pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art", + "rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour" + ] + }, { "id": "Pixel Art", "styles": [ @@ -188,6 +202,22 @@ "vga_lucasarts_adventure" ] }, + { + "id": "Pop Art", + "styles": [ + "andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen", + "roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel" + ] + }, + { + "id": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "styles": [ + "dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite", + "john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite", + "john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite", + "william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite" + ] + }, { "id": "Propaganda Art", "styles": [ @@ -224,6 +254,14 @@ "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism" ] }, + { + "id": "Romanticism", + "styles": [ + "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism", + "francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism", + "thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism" + ] + }, { "id": "Royal Portraiture", "styles": [ @@ -469,19 +507,17 @@ "movement": "Dark Romantic Steampunk Illustration", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "jim_davis_garfield_treasury": { - "id": "jim_davis_garfield_treasury", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Jim Davis — Garfield Treasury Collection", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/jim_davis_garfield_treasury.md", + "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait": { + "id": "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Theatrical Portrait (Yakusha-e)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:5" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Book Cover", - "Humor Poster" + "Kabuki Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -501,23 +537,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Davis engineered flat-color sarcasm for mass printing—thick outlines, snappy faces, and lasagna gags readable from a bus stop. We keep the licensing-safe geometry while crafting fresh felines, owners, and Monday-proof set pieces.\n", - "artist": "Jim Davis", - "movement": "1980s Syndicated Humor Strip", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Yakusha-e immortalizes kabuki moments—exaggerated mie, thunderbolt backdrops, and actor crests carved into keyblocks. We capture that theatrical charge with fresh roles, crest designs, and mica dust backgrounds.\n", + "artist": "Sharaku Tradition", + "movement": "Kabuki Actor Prints", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "gary_larson_far_side_single": { - "id": "gary_larson_far_side_single", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Gary Larson — The Far Side Panels", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/gary_larson_far_side_single.md", + "ukiyoe_wave_namie": { + "id": "ukiyoe_wave_namie", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Wave & Water (Nami-e)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_wave_namie.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "4:3", - "16:9" + "16:9", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Single Panel Comic" + "Marine Print" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -537,21 +572,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Gary Larson doodled science-class oddities with Rapidographs and deadpan captions—cows with graduate degrees, insects in group therapy. We keep the scratchy ink, tone boards, and absurd logic while serving up brand-new panels of zoological disaster.\n", - "artist": "Gary Larson", - "movement": "1980s Single-Panel Surrealism", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Nami-e prints crash with clawed wave crests, boatmen silhouettes, and spray carved from cherry blocks. We keep the arcing foam glyphs and Prussian gradients while conjuring new harbors and storm myths.\n", + "artist": "Hokusai Maritime School", + "movement": "Edo Marine Ukiyo-e", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback": { - "id": "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Charles M. Schulz — Beagle Paperback Covers", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/charles_schulz_beagle_paperback.md", + "ukiyoe_urban_life": { + "id": "ukiyoe_urban_life", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Urban Life (Fūzoku-ga)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_urban_life.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Paperback Cover" + "Urban Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -571,24 +607,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Charles M. Schulz paired round-headed kids, misregistered CMYK, and halftone-rosette skies to bottle gentle melancholy. This Sunday card keeps the 1960s print physics—pulp tooth, ±1mm drift—while inventing a new Beagle crew with their own bittersweet jokes.\n", - "artist": "Charles M. Schulz", - "movement": "Mid-Century Newspaper Strip Collection", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Fūzoku-ga celebrates Edo’s entertainers—layered kimono patterns, lacquered coiffures, and lantern-lit backdrops. We keep the fabric math and class codes while designing new performers, gestures, and bridge scenes.\n", + "artist": "Kitagawa & Utagawa Schools", + "movement": "Edo Pleasure-District Portraiture", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure": { - "id": "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Bill Watterson — Imaginative Sunday Adventure", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/bill_watterson_sunday_adventure.md", + "ukiyoe_kacho_nature": { + "id": "ukiyoe_kacho_nature", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Nature Study (Kachō-ga)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_kacho_nature.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", - "3:4", - "4:3" + "1:1", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Sunday Strip Spread", - "Treasury Cover" + "Nature Study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -608,24 +642,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Bill Watterson splashed sable-ink brushstrokes across wide Sunday horizons—dinosaur flights, snow philosophy, cardboard rockets. We protect that kinetic brush energy and watercolor atmosphere while debuting brand-new kids, plush confidants, and existential punchlines.\n", - "artist": "Bill Watterson", - "movement": "1980s Imaginative Sunday Strip", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Kachō-ga captures cranes, peonies, and dragonflies with poetic asymmetry—delicate bokashi, reserved paper for petals, and seasonal seals. We embrace that lyrical restraint while painting new flora and fauna pairings.\n", + "artist": "Kachō-ga Masters", + "movement": "Edo Bird-and-Flower Prints", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy": { - "id": "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Berkeley Breathed — Satirical Whimsy", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy.md", + "ukiyoe_classical_landscape": { + "id": "ukiyoe_classical_landscape", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Classical Landscape (Fūkei-ga)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_classical_landscape.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:3", - "3:4" + "10:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Satirical Cover", - "Children’s Illustration" + "Landscape Print" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -645,22 +677,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Berkeley Breathed stuffed penguins, politics, and airbrushed rainbows into freewheeling Sunday layouts. His ink lines wobble with manic energy, yet every spread can double as a kid-lit parody. We channel that anarchic whimsy with new critters, headlines, and power-ballad color palettes.\n", - "artist": "Berkeley Breathed", - "movement": "1980s Satirical Sunday Strip", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Fūkei-ga woodblocks send travelers past Fuji’s silhouette, bokashi skies, and merchant roads. We preserve the Edo palette—Prussian blue gradients, 0.3 mm keylines—while charting new stations and seasons.\n", + "artist": "Hokusai & Hiroshige Schools", + "movement": "Edo Ukiyo-e Landscape", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait": { - "id": "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Theatrical Portrait (Yakusha-e)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait.md", + "jim_davis_garfield_treasury": { + "id": "jim_davis_garfield_treasury", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Jim Davis — Garfield Treasury Collection", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/jim_davis_garfield_treasury.md", "ratios": [ + "2:3", "3:4", - "2:3" + "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Kabuki Portrait" + "Book Cover", + "Humor Poster" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -680,22 +714,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Yakusha-e immortalizes kabuki moments—exaggerated mie, thunderbolt backdrops, and actor crests carved into keyblocks. We capture that theatrical charge with fresh roles, crest designs, and mica dust backgrounds.\n", - "artist": "Sharaku Tradition", - "movement": "Kabuki Actor Prints", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Jim Davis engineered flat-color sarcasm for mass printing—thick outlines, snappy faces, and lasagna gags readable from a bus stop. We keep the licensing-safe geometry while crafting fresh felines, owners, and Monday-proof set pieces.\n", + "artist": "Jim Davis", + "movement": "1980s Syndicated Humor Strip", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_wave_namie": { - "id": "ukiyoe_wave_namie", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Wave & Water (Nami-e)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_wave_namie.md", + "gary_larson_far_side_single": { + "id": "gary_larson_far_side_single", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Gary Larson — The Far Side Panels", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/gary_larson_far_side_single.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", - "4:3" + "2:3", + "4:3", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Marine Print" + "Single Panel Comic" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -715,22 +750,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Nami-e prints crash with clawed wave crests, boatmen silhouettes, and spray carved from cherry blocks. We keep the arcing foam glyphs and Prussian gradients while conjuring new harbors and storm myths.\n", - "artist": "Hokusai Maritime School", - "movement": "Edo Marine Ukiyo-e", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Gary Larson doodled science-class oddities with Rapidographs and deadpan captions—cows with graduate degrees, insects in group therapy. We keep the scratchy ink, tone boards, and absurd logic while serving up brand-new panels of zoological disaster.\n", + "artist": "Gary Larson", + "movement": "1980s Single-Panel Surrealism", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_urban_life": { - "id": "ukiyoe_urban_life", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Urban Life (Fūzoku-ga)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_urban_life.md", + "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback": { + "id": "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Charles M. Schulz — Beagle Paperback Covers", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/charles_schulz_beagle_paperback.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Urban Portrait" + "Paperback Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -750,22 +784,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Fūzoku-ga celebrates Edo’s entertainers—layered kimono patterns, lacquered coiffures, and lantern-lit backdrops. We keep the fabric math and class codes while designing new performers, gestures, and bridge scenes.\n", - "artist": "Kitagawa & Utagawa Schools", - "movement": "Edo Pleasure-District Portraiture", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Charles M. Schulz paired round-headed kids, misregistered CMYK, and halftone-rosette skies to bottle gentle melancholy. This Sunday card keeps the 1960s print physics—pulp tooth, ±1mm drift—while inventing a new Beagle crew with their own bittersweet jokes.\n", + "artist": "Charles M. Schulz", + "movement": "Mid-Century Newspaper Strip Collection", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_kacho_nature": { - "id": "ukiyoe_kacho_nature", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Nature Study (Kachō-ga)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_kacho_nature.md", + "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure": { + "id": "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Bill Watterson — Imaginative Sunday Adventure", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/bill_watterson_sunday_adventure.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "3:4" + "16:9", + "3:4", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Nature Study" + "Sunday Strip Spread", + "Treasury Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -785,22 +821,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kachō-ga captures cranes, peonies, and dragonflies with poetic asymmetry—delicate bokashi, reserved paper for petals, and seasonal seals. We embrace that lyrical restraint while painting new flora and fauna pairings.\n", - "artist": "Kachō-ga Masters", - "movement": "Edo Bird-and-Flower Prints", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Bill Watterson splashed sable-ink brushstrokes across wide Sunday horizons—dinosaur flights, snow philosophy, cardboard rockets. We protect that kinetic brush energy and watercolor atmosphere while debuting brand-new kids, plush confidants, and existential punchlines.\n", + "artist": "Bill Watterson", + "movement": "1980s Imaginative Sunday Strip", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_classical_landscape": { - "id": "ukiyoe_classical_landscape", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Classical Landscape (Fūkei-ga)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_classical_landscape.md", + "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy": { + "id": "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Berkeley Breathed — Satirical Whimsy", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy.md", "ratios": [ - "10:3", - "4:3" + "1:1", + "2:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Landscape Print" + "Satirical Cover", + "Children’s Illustration" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -820,10 +858,10 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Fūkei-ga woodblocks send travelers past Fuji’s silhouette, bokashi skies, and merchant roads. We preserve the Edo palette—Prussian blue gradients, 0.3 mm keylines—while charting new stations and seasons.\n", - "artist": "Hokusai & Hiroshige Schools", - "movement": "Edo Ukiyo-e Landscape", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Berkeley Breathed stuffed penguins, politics, and airbrushed rainbows into freewheeling Sunday layouts. His ink lines wobble with manic energy, yet every spread can double as a kid-lit parody. We channel that anarchic whimsy with new critters, headlines, and power-ballad color palettes.\n", + "artist": "Berkeley Breathed", + "movement": "1980s Satirical Sunday Strip", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "salvador_dali_hyperreal_surrealism": { "id": "salvador_dali_hyperreal_surrealism", @@ -1113,20 +1151,17 @@ "movement": "Mexican Ex-Voto Surrealism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism": { - "id": "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Renaissance Naturalist Stained Glass", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism.md", + "steve_ditko_psych_mystery": { + "id": "steve_ditko_psych_mystery", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Steve Ditko — Psych-Mystic Cover", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/steve_ditko_psych_mystery.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", - "5:2" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Chapel Panel", - "Civic Portrait", - "Narrative Frieze" + "Mystic Duel", + "Mindscape Spiral" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1138,12 +1173,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Arrange figures in classical perspective with architectural depth; reserve clear glass for luminous atmosphere.", + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Float cloaked heroes amid surreal geometry, anchoring a portal or villain at center.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "classical-proportion" + "negative-space", + "design" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1156,25 +1191,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Renaissance glaziers adopted humanist portraiture, linear perspective, and silver-stain modelling to modernize sacred windows. This card recreates their 1400–1600 panels—tempera-precise faces, contrapposto bodies, and clear-glass luminosity balanced with jewel accents.\n", - "artist": "Italian & Northern Workshops", - "movement": "Renaissance", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Steve Ditko warped perspective into mystic portals, split screens, and paranoid figurework. We keep his nervous line, spiral vistas, and asymmetric compositions while conjuring new villains.\n", + "artist": "Steve Ditko", + "movement": "Strange Tales Psychedelia", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass": { - "id": "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Pre-Raphaelite Arts & Crafts Panel", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass.md", + "neal_adams_realism_cover": { + "id": "neal_adams_realism_cover", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Neal Adams — Realist Shock Cover", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/neal_adams_realism_cover.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "4:5", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Domestic Aesthetic Panel", - "Ecclesiastical Triptych", - "Decorative Medallion" + "Crisis Moment", + "Team Spotlight" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1186,12 +1218,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Graceful Pre-Raphaelite figures framed by Morris botanical patterns; prefer trios or fewer.", + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Stack dramatic foreshortening with spotlight gradients and typographic shock boxes.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "decorative-unity" + "lighting", + "drama" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1204,25 +1236,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Morris & Co. translated Pre-Raphaelite beauty into opalescent glass—flowing figures, botanical borders, and hand-lettered poetry between 1860 and 1920. This card recreates their domestic, ecclesiastical, and medallion formats with authentic ratios and Kelmscott-inspired lettering.\n", - "artist": "Morris & Co. Workshop", - "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite & Arts and Crafts", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Neal Adams fused anatomical realism, spotlights, and shock headlines to jolt the spinner rack. This card keeps his dramatic poses and social commentary energy while unveiling new superhero crises.\n", + "artist": "Neal Adams", + "movement": "Late Silver Age Realism", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass": { - "id": "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Gothic Cathedral Stained Glass", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/medieval_cathedral_stained_glass.md", + "john_romita_sr_spider_city": { + "id": "john_romita_sr_spider_city", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "John Romita Sr. — Romantic City Swing", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/john_romita_sr_spider_city.md", "ratios": [ - "2:7", - "5:2", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Lancet Saint Panel", - "Clerestory Narrative", - "Rose Window Medallion" + "Hero Cover", + "Romantic Drama" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1234,12 +1263,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 6, - "layout_hint": "Stack saints hieratically or distribute apostles around radial Christ medallions; obey sacred geometry.", + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Balance Spidey web arcs with soap-opera closeups in the corner box zone.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "sacred-symbols" + "expression", + "city-grid" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1252,25 +1281,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "12th–13th century cathedral workshops fused jewel-toned crown glass, 2–4 mm cames, and theological storytelling to flood Gothic interiors with divine light. This framework recreates those lancets, clerestories, and rose windows with authentic iconography and sacred proportions.\n", - "artist": "Cathedral Workshops", - "movement": "High Gothic", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "John Romita Sr. blended crisp superhero heroics with soap-opera glamour and Mid-Century New York signage. This card maintains his clean inks, spotlight lighting, and romantic tension while inventing fresh crises.\n", + "artist": "John Romita Sr.", + "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass": { - "id": "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Art Deco Psychodrama", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass.md", + "jim_steranko_op_art_cover": { + "id": "jim_steranko_op_art_cover", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jim Steranko — Op-Art Espionage", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jim_steranko_op_art_cover.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "5:2", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Dramatic Lancet", - "Literary Narrative Band", - "Psychological Medallion" + "Op-Art Burst", + "Spy Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1282,12 +1308,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage a central protagonist with up to two secondary apparitions; pattern density must remain high.", + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Fuse silhouetted agents with psychedelic typography and graphic geometry.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "psychological-expression", - "decorative-density" + "design", + "gesture", + "color-blocking" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1300,22 +1326,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Harry Clarke fused Celtic revival ornament, acid-etched plating, and Art Deco theatricality to create stained glass charged with psychological tension. This card brings his 1900–1930 studio grammar—elongated saints, black glass silhouettes, horror-vacui patterns—into our prompt framework.\n", - "artist": "Harry Clarke", - "movement": "Art Deco", + "about": "Jim Steranko injected pop-art stripes, psychedelic gradients, and Bond gadgetry into Marvel espionage. We honor his graphic bravado while inventing new missions and villains.\n", + "artist": "Jim Steranko", + "movement": "Marvel Psychedelic Espionage", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism": { - "id": "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Vaughan Oliver — 4AD Ethereal Tactile Mysticism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism.md", + "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover": { + "id": "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jack Kirby — Cosmic Power Burst", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jack_kirby_cosmic_cover.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Ethereal Texture", - "Dream Collage" + "Solo Hero", + "Team Smash" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1325,6 +1351,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Explode heroes across diagonal Kirby krackle with foreshortened fists out front.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "energy" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1335,23 +1371,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Vaughan Oliver fused blurred photography, distressed type, and sensuous materials into dreamlike 4AD jackets. The covers feel tactile—powdered pigments, translucent layers, and cryptic numerology drifting in fog. We sustain that atmospheric collage language while crafting new symbolism and avoiding recycled band marks.\n", - "artist": "Vaughan Oliver", - "movement": "4AD Ethereal Design", + "about": "Jack Kirby detonated cosmic hands, crackling energy, and fist-first foreshortening across every cover. We keep his power bursts, blocky anatomy, and ben-day punch while scripting new epics.\n", + "artist": "Jack Kirby", + "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism": { - "id": "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Reid Miles — Blue Note Records Hard Bop Modernism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/reid_miles_blue_note_modernism.md", + "gene_colan_motion_blur": { + "id": "gene_colan_motion_blur", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Gene Colan — Cinematic Motion", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/gene_colan_motion_blur.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Jazz Modular", - "Typographic Portrait" + "Dynamic Chase", + "Moody Spotlight" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1361,6 +1396,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Tilt the horizon and let speed lines ribbon around the lead figure.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "lighting", + "motion" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1371,22 +1416,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Reid Miles distilled Francis Wolff’s rehearsal photos into duotone blocks, letting rotated sans-serif type swing like a solo. His Blue Note covers are crisp, cool, and math-driven yet still intimate to the musicians. MuseoMorph keeps that modular rhythm while composing fresh titles and avoiding recycled catalog numerals.\n", - "artist": "Reid Miles", - "movement": "Blue Note Hard Bop Modernism", + "about": "Gene Colan smeared speed across noir lighting, cinematic angles, and foggy brushwork. This card preserves his blurred motion, chiaroscuro panels, and expressive inking for new cliffhangers.\n", + "artist": "Gene Colan", + "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism": { - "id": "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Raymond Pettibon — Punk Comic Book Brutalism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism.md", + "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait": { + "id": "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "John Singer Sargent — Gilded Age Authority", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/john_singer_sargent_society_portrait.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Punk Panel", - "Ink Manifesto" + "Standing Portrait", + "Salon Bust" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1396,6 +1443,9 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": false + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1406,22 +1456,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Raymond Pettibon wields crow-quill ink like a weapon—scratchy brush lines, speech balloons dripping with irony, and black humor aimed at the American psyche. His art looks Xeroxed yet deeply felt. MuseoMorph continues that punk zine brutality while scripting new captions and characters.\n", - "artist": "Raymond Pettibon", - "movement": "Punk Comic Brutalism", + "about": "Sargent welded bravura strokes to photographic accuracy, staging sitters in theatrical light. This card channels his gilt blacks, brisk edgework, and psychological poise for fresh patrons.\n", + "artist": "John Singer Sargent", + "movement": "Gilded Age Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "peter_saville_factory_minimalism": { - "id": "peter_saville_factory_minimalism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Peter Saville — Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_saville_factory_minimalism.md", + "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait": { + "id": "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Jacques-Louis David — Revolutionary Statecraft", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/jacques_louis_david_state_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "4:5", + "3:4", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Minimalist Album", - "Data Abstraction" + "State Allegory", + "Republican Bust" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1431,32 +1483,44 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "sections_index": { - "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", - "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", - "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Seat the ruler amid Roman fasces, classical columns, and codified hand gestures.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "symbol", + "lighting" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Peter Saville turned Factory Records covers into conceptual riddles built from grids, catalog numbers, and scientific diagrams. His sleeves celebrate clinical restraint—matte stock, cold palettes, and disciplined type. MuseoMorph honors that intellectual minimalism while inventing new data sets and keeping labels free of real catalog codes.\n", - "artist": "Peter Saville", - "movement": "Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", + "about": "David framed Napoleon and revolutionary heroes with marble clarity, Roman props, and enamel paint. We retain his hard edges, civic symbolism, and neoclassical light while swearing-in new leaders.\n", + "artist": "Jacques-Louis David", + "movement": "Neoclassical State Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "peter_blake_pop_collage": { - "id": "peter_blake_pop_collage", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Peter Blake — British Pop Collage Tableau", - "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_blake_pop_collage.md", + "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait": { + "id": "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Hans Holbein — Tudor Court Exactitude", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/hans_holbein_tudor_portrait.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "4:5", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Pop Collage", - "Group Portrait" + "Court Panel", + "Diplomatic Miniature" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1466,6 +1530,9 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": false + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1476,22 +1543,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Peter Blake arranges pop-culture ephemera into stage-like tableaux, blending cut-paper collage, painted figures, and hand lettering. Think Sgt. Pepper’s crowd scenes and fairground nostalgia, but redrawn with new icons and British wit. MuseoMorph keeps that meticulous cut-and-paste theatre while supplying wholly original characters and memorabilia.\n", - "artist": "Peter Blake", - "movement": "British Pop Collage Tableau", + "about": "Holbein mapped Henry VIII's court with razor drawing, translucent glazes, and heraldic symbolism. This card keeps his chalk precision and velvet blacks while updating the sitter roster.\n", + "artist": "Hans Holbein the Younger", + "movement": "Tudor Court Painting", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism": { - "id": "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Mati Klarwein — Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism.md", + "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait": { + "id": "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter — Satin Spectacle", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/franz_winterhalter_court_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "5:4" ], "modes": [ - "Psychedelic Landscape", - "Sacred Collage" + "Ballroom Splendor", + "Intimate Salon" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1501,6 +1570,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Drape silks in cascading diagonals, letting tiaras and gloves trail toward the viewer.", + "identity_priority": [ + "fabric", + "gesture", + "sparkle" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1511,23 +1590,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Mati Klarwein layers Afro-Caribbean symbolism, Biblical figures, and cosmic biology into luminous psychedelic realms. His canvases glow with Mischtechnik glazes and labyrinthine detail. We preserve that ecstatic density while composing brand-new mythologies free of canonical album references.\n", - "artist": "Mati Klarwein", - "movement": "Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", + "about": "Winterhalter orchestrated court fashion into whirlwind satin, prismatic jewels, and airy brushstrokes. We echo his glamour lighting and sweeping trains while inviting contemporary monarchs. \n", + "artist": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter", + "movement": "19th-Century Court Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging": { - "id": "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Hipgnosis — Surrealist Photographic Staging", - "file": "styles/record_covers/hipgnosis_surrealist_staging.md", + "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait": { + "id": "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun — Rococo Grace", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:1" + "3:4", + "4:5", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Surreal Tableau", - "Gatefold Panorama" + "Salon Portrait", + "Maternal Allegory" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1537,6 +1617,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Seat queens or aristocrats amid silk drapery, with children or symbols nestled into soft diagonals.", + "identity_priority": [ + "expression", + "fabric", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1547,22 +1637,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hipgnosis built impossible album covers in-camera—burning handshakes, floating monoliths, deserts full of props—and printed them with dye-transfer saturation. Every illusion was staged with Hasselblad precision and stunt logistics instead of digital tricks. We preserve that practical surrealism while inventing new puzzles and keeping the band iconography original.\n", - "artist": "Hipgnosis (Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell)", - "movement": "Surrealist Photographic Album Art", + "about": "Vigée Le Brun painted queens with satin highlights, powdered grace, and maternal charisma. This card safeguards her pearly palette and lyrical poses while portraying new regimes.\n", + "artist": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun", + "movement": "Ancien Régime Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "barney_bubbles_optical_play": { - "id": "barney_bubbles_optical_play", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Barney Bubbles — Postmodern Optical Playfulness", - "file": "styles/record_covers/barney_bubbles_optical_play.md", + "diego_velazquez_court_portrait": { + "id": "diego_velazquez_court_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Diego Velázquez — Court of Shadows", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/diego_velazquez_court_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "4:5", + "3:4", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Optical Prank", - "Typographic Trick" + "Royal Studio", + "Equestrian State" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1572,6 +1664,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 6, + "layout_hint": "Stage the Infanta with attendants and studio mirrors, keeping luminous grays and loose impasto.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "tonality", + "court-rank" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1582,23 +1684,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Barney Bubbles smuggled Victorian engravings, op-art interference, and sly typographic jokes into punk-era sleeves. His layouts flip between maximal collage and disciplined grids, always with a wink. MuseoMorph keeps that mischievous design energy while inventing fresh symbols and steering clear of real band logos.\n", - "artist": "Barney Bubbles", - "movement": "Postmodern Optical Playfulness", + "about": "Velázquez dissolved Habsburg formality into silvery brushwork, optical realism, and psychological space. This card maintains his soft edges and atmospheric browns while reimagining the court entourage.\n", + "artist": "Diego Velázquez", + "movement": "Spanish Golden Age", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema": { - "id": "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Anton Corbijn — Austere Monochrome Cinematography", - "file": "styles/record_covers/anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema.md", + "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait": { + "id": "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Anthony van Dyck — Cavalier Elegance", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "4:3" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Monochrome Portrait", - "Band Documentary" + "State Procession", + "Studio Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1608,6 +1711,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Let the sovereign lean into velvet drapery while pages or hunting teens pivot around.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "sash", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1618,22 +1731,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Anton Corbijn photographs musicians like lone actors—grainy monochrome, windswept locations, and solemn gazes. His sleeves bridge fine-art portraiture and post-punk documentary. MuseoMorph keeps that austere mood while inventing new bands, typographic treatments, and weathered settings.\n", - "artist": "Anton Corbijn", - "movement": "Monochrome Band Portraiture", + "about": "Van Dyck draped Charles I in satin diagonals, silver daylight, and aristocratic languor. We preserve his silvery flesh, fluttering ribbons, and swaggering poses while coronating new dynasties.\n", + "artist": "Anthony van Dyck", + "movement": "Baroque Court Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen": { - "id": "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Andy Warhol — Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", - "file": "styles/record_covers/andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen.md", + "thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism": { + "id": "thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism", + "group": "Romanticism", + "display_name": "Thomas Lawrence — Regency Bravura Portraiture", + "file": "styles/romanticism/thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "3:4", + "4:5", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Silkscreen Portrait", - "Icon Grid" + "Regency Court Portrait", + "Romantic Hero Study", + "Atmospheric Gesture Sitting" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1653,22 +1769,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Andy Warhol treated album covers as pop multiples—silkscreened portraits, saturated product shots, and cheeky interactive gimmicks. His compositions rely on flat color fields, bold outlines, and Factory-style studio photography. We echo that celebrity pop vernacular while inventing new motifs and steering clear of licensed stars.\n", - "artist": "Andy Warhol", - "movement": "Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", + "about": "Thomas Lawrence dazzled Regency Britain with luminous faces, cascading silks, and showman’s brushwork that loosens as it leaves the sitter’s gaze. This card preserves his controlled finish hierarchy, theatrical poses, and photo-to-oil conversion cues for modern subjects.\n", + "artist": "Thomas Lawrence", + "movement": "British Regency Romanticism (1790s-1830)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism": { - "id": "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Alex Steinweiss — Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism.md", + "francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism": { + "id": "francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism", + "group": "Romanticism", + "display_name": "Francisco Goya — Transitional Romanticism", + "file": "styles/romanticism/francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "4:3", + "3:4", + "5:4" ], "modes": [ - "Theatrical Poster", - "Illustrated Score" + "War Scene", + "Tenebrism Portrait", + "Atmospheric Group Composition" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1688,24 +1807,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Alex Steinweiss brought Broadway staging to classical records—spotlit instruments, hand-lettered titles, and Art Deco color blocking. His covers feel like miniature theatre marquees swirling with music. We echo that showman spirit while drafting new typography and keeping all signage fictional.\n", - "artist": "Alex Steinweiss", - "movement": "Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", + "about": "Transitional Goya turns modern sitters into searing Romantic oil studies—thick impasto highlights, theater-lit chiaroscuro, and political unease. This brief preserves his Napoleonic-era ratios, wardrobe mandates, and photo-to-painting alchemy.\n", + "artist": "Francisco Goya", + "movement": "Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait": { - "id": "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "John Singer Sargent — Gilded Age Authority", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/john_singer_sargent_society_portrait.md", + "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism": { + "id": "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism", + "group": "Romanticism", + "display_name": "Eugène Delacroix — French Romanticism", + "file": "styles/romanticism/eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", - "1:1" + "5:4", + "4:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Standing Portrait", - "Salon Bust" + "Salon History Canvas", + "Orientalist Expedition", + "Revolutionary Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1715,9 +1835,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1728,24 +1845,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Sargent welded bravura strokes to photographic accuracy, staging sitters in theatrical light. This card channels his gilt blacks, brisk edgework, and psychological poise for fresh patrons.\n", - "artist": "John Singer Sargent", - "movement": "Gilded Age Portraiture", + "about": "Delacroix wielded Chevreul’s color theory like a weapon, staging turbulent narratives with vibrating brushwork, blazing complements, and Byronic gesture. This card keeps his Salon ratios, distemper ground, and psychological bravado intact for new commissions.\n", + "artist": "Eugène Delacroix", + "movement": "French Romanticism (1822-1863)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait": { - "id": "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Jacques-Louis David — Revolutionary Statecraft", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/jacques_louis_david_state_portrait.md", + "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism": { + "id": "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Vaughan Oliver — 4AD Ethereal Tactile Mysticism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "3:4", - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "State Allegory", - "Republican Bust" + "Ethereal Texture", + "Dream Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1755,16 +1870,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Seat the ruler amid Roman fasces, classical columns, and codified hand gestures.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "symbol", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1775,24 +1880,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "David framed Napoleon and revolutionary heroes with marble clarity, Roman props, and enamel paint. We retain his hard edges, civic symbolism, and neoclassical light while swearing-in new leaders.\n", - "artist": "Jacques-Louis David", - "movement": "Neoclassical State Portraiture", + "about": "Vaughan Oliver fused blurred photography, distressed type, and sensuous materials into dreamlike 4AD jackets. The covers feel tactile—powdered pigments, translucent layers, and cryptic numerology drifting in fog. We sustain that atmospheric collage language while crafting new symbolism and avoiding recycled band marks.\n", + "artist": "Vaughan Oliver", + "movement": "4AD Ethereal Design", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait": { - "id": "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Hans Holbein — Tudor Court Exactitude", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/hans_holbein_tudor_portrait.md", + "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism": { + "id": "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Reid Miles — Blue Note Records Hard Bop Modernism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/reid_miles_blue_note_modernism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", - "1:1" + "1:1", + "2:1" ], "modes": [ - "Court Panel", - "Diplomatic Miniature" + "Jazz Modular", + "Typographic Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1802,9 +1906,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1815,24 +1916,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Holbein mapped Henry VIII's court with razor drawing, translucent glazes, and heraldic symbolism. This card keeps his chalk precision and velvet blacks while updating the sitter roster.\n", - "artist": "Hans Holbein the Younger", - "movement": "Tudor Court Painting", + "about": "Reid Miles distilled Francis Wolff’s rehearsal photos into duotone blocks, letting rotated sans-serif type swing like a solo. His Blue Note covers are crisp, cool, and math-driven yet still intimate to the musicians. MuseoMorph keeps that modular rhythm while composing fresh titles and avoiding recycled catalog numerals.\n", + "artist": "Reid Miles", + "movement": "Blue Note Hard Bop Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait": { - "id": "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter — Satin Spectacle", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/franz_winterhalter_court_portrait.md", + "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism": { + "id": "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Raymond Pettibon — Punk Comic Book Brutalism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", - "5:4" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Ballroom Splendor", - "Intimate Salon" + "Punk Panel", + "Ink Manifesto" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1842,16 +1941,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Drape silks in cascading diagonals, letting tiaras and gloves trail toward the viewer.", - "identity_priority": [ - "fabric", - "gesture", - "sparkle" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1862,24 +1951,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Winterhalter orchestrated court fashion into whirlwind satin, prismatic jewels, and airy brushstrokes. We echo his glamour lighting and sweeping trains while inviting contemporary monarchs. \n", - "artist": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter", - "movement": "19th-Century Court Portraiture", + "about": "Raymond Pettibon wields crow-quill ink like a weapon—scratchy brush lines, speech balloons dripping with irony, and black humor aimed at the American psyche. His art looks Xeroxed yet deeply felt. MuseoMorph continues that punk zine brutality while scripting new captions and characters.\n", + "artist": "Raymond Pettibon", + "movement": "Punk Comic Brutalism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait": { - "id": "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun — Rococo Grace", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait.md", + "peter_saville_factory_minimalism": { + "id": "peter_saville_factory_minimalism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Peter Saville — Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_saville_factory_minimalism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Salon Portrait", - "Maternal Allegory" + "Minimalist Album", + "Data Abstraction" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1889,16 +1976,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Seat queens or aristocrats amid silk drapery, with children or symbols nestled into soft diagonals.", - "identity_priority": [ - "expression", - "fabric", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1909,24 +1986,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Vigée Le Brun painted queens with satin highlights, powdered grace, and maternal charisma. This card safeguards her pearly palette and lyrical poses while portraying new regimes.\n", - "artist": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun", - "movement": "Ancien Régime Portraiture", + "about": "Peter Saville turned Factory Records covers into conceptual riddles built from grids, catalog numbers, and scientific diagrams. His sleeves celebrate clinical restraint—matte stock, cold palettes, and disciplined type. MuseoMorph honors that intellectual minimalism while inventing new data sets and keeping labels free of real catalog codes.\n", + "artist": "Peter Saville", + "movement": "Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "diego_velazquez_court_portrait": { - "id": "diego_velazquez_court_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Diego Velázquez — Court of Shadows", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/diego_velazquez_court_portrait.md", + "peter_blake_pop_collage": { + "id": "peter_blake_pop_collage", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Peter Blake — British Pop Collage Tableau", + "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_blake_pop_collage.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "3:4", - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Royal Studio", - "Equestrian State" + "Pop Collage", + "Group Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1936,16 +2011,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 6, - "layout_hint": "Stage the Infanta with attendants and studio mirrors, keeping luminous grays and loose impasto.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "tonality", - "court-rank" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1956,24 +2021,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Velázquez dissolved Habsburg formality into silvery brushwork, optical realism, and psychological space. This card maintains his soft edges and atmospheric browns while reimagining the court entourage.\n", - "artist": "Diego Velázquez", - "movement": "Spanish Golden Age", + "about": "Peter Blake arranges pop-culture ephemera into stage-like tableaux, blending cut-paper collage, painted figures, and hand lettering. Think Sgt. Pepper’s crowd scenes and fairground nostalgia, but redrawn with new icons and British wit. MuseoMorph keeps that meticulous cut-and-paste theatre while supplying wholly original characters and memorabilia.\n", + "artist": "Peter Blake", + "movement": "British Pop Collage Tableau", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait": { - "id": "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Anthony van Dyck — Cavalier Elegance", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait.md", + "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism": { + "id": "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Mati Klarwein — Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "State Procession", - "Studio Portrait" + "Psychedelic Landscape", + "Sacred Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1983,16 +2046,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Let the sovereign lean into velvet drapery while pages or hunting teens pivot around.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "sash", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2003,22 +2056,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Van Dyck draped Charles I in satin diagonals, silver daylight, and aristocratic languor. We preserve his silvery flesh, fluttering ribbons, and swaggering poses while coronating new dynasties.\n", - "artist": "Anthony van Dyck", - "movement": "Baroque Court Portraiture", + "about": "Mati Klarwein layers Afro-Caribbean symbolism, Biblical figures, and cosmic biology into luminous psychedelic realms. His canvases glow with Mischtechnik glazes and labyrinthine detail. We preserve that ecstatic density while composing brand-new mythologies free of canonical album references.\n", + "artist": "Mati Klarwein", + "movement": "Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "steve_ditko_psych_mystery": { - "id": "steve_ditko_psych_mystery", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Steve Ditko — Psych-Mystic Cover", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/steve_ditko_psych_mystery.md", + "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging": { + "id": "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Hipgnosis — Surrealist Photographic Staging", + "file": "styles/record_covers/hipgnosis_surrealist_staging.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "2:1" ], "modes": [ - "Mystic Duel", - "Mindscape Spiral" + "Surreal Tableau", + "Gatefold Panorama" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2028,16 +2082,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Float cloaked heroes amid surreal geometry, anchoring a portal or villain at center.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "negative-space", - "design" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2048,22 +2092,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Steve Ditko warped perspective into mystic portals, split screens, and paranoid figurework. We keep his nervous line, spiral vistas, and asymmetric compositions while conjuring new villains.\n", - "artist": "Steve Ditko", - "movement": "Strange Tales Psychedelia", + "about": "Hipgnosis built impossible album covers in-camera—burning handshakes, floating monoliths, deserts full of props—and printed them with dye-transfer saturation. Every illusion was staged with Hasselblad precision and stunt logistics instead of digital tricks. We preserve that practical surrealism while inventing new puzzles and keeping the band iconography original.\n", + "artist": "Hipgnosis (Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell)", + "movement": "Surrealist Photographic Album Art", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "neal_adams_realism_cover": { - "id": "neal_adams_realism_cover", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Neal Adams — Realist Shock Cover", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/neal_adams_realism_cover.md", + "barney_bubbles_optical_play": { + "id": "barney_bubbles_optical_play", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Barney Bubbles — Postmodern Optical Playfulness", + "file": "styles/record_covers/barney_bubbles_optical_play.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Crisis Moment", - "Team Spotlight" + "Optical Prank", + "Typographic Trick" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2073,16 +2117,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Stack dramatic foreshortening with spotlight gradients and typographic shock boxes.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "lighting", - "drama" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2093,22 +2127,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Neal Adams fused anatomical realism, spotlights, and shock headlines to jolt the spinner rack. This card keeps his dramatic poses and social commentary energy while unveiling new superhero crises.\n", - "artist": "Neal Adams", - "movement": "Late Silver Age Realism", + "about": "Barney Bubbles smuggled Victorian engravings, op-art interference, and sly typographic jokes into punk-era sleeves. His layouts flip between maximal collage and disciplined grids, always with a wink. MuseoMorph keeps that mischievous design energy while inventing fresh symbols and steering clear of real band logos.\n", + "artist": "Barney Bubbles", + "movement": "Postmodern Optical Playfulness", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "john_romita_sr_spider_city": { - "id": "john_romita_sr_spider_city", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "John Romita Sr. — Romantic City Swing", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/john_romita_sr_spider_city.md", + "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema": { + "id": "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Anton Corbijn — Austere Monochrome Cinematography", + "file": "styles/record_covers/anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Hero Cover", - "Romantic Drama" + "Monochrome Portrait", + "Band Documentary" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2118,61 +2153,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Balance Spidey web arcs with soap-opera closeups in the corner box zone.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "expression", - "city-grid" - ] - }, - "sections_index": { - "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", - "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", - "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", - "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", - "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", - "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", - "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", - "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" - }, - "about": "John Romita Sr. blended crisp superhero heroics with soap-opera glamour and Mid-Century New York signage. This card maintains his clean inks, spotlight lighting, and romantic tension while inventing fresh crises.\n", - "artist": "John Romita Sr.", - "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", - "style_scope": "single-artist" - }, - "jim_steranko_op_art_cover": { - "id": "jim_steranko_op_art_cover", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jim Steranko — Op-Art Espionage", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jim_steranko_op_art_cover.md", - "ratios": [ - "2:3" - ], - "modes": [ - "Op-Art Burst", - "Spy Montage" - ], - "safety_profile": [ - "no_nudity", - "no_gore", - "no_logos", - "no_watermarks", - "minors_modest", - "gender_respect" - ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Fuse silhouetted agents with psychedelic typography and graphic geometry.", - "identity_priority": [ - "design", - "gesture", - "color-blocking" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2183,22 +2163,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Steranko injected pop-art stripes, psychedelic gradients, and Bond gadgetry into Marvel espionage. We honor his graphic bravado while inventing new missions and villains.\n", - "artist": "Jim Steranko", - "movement": "Marvel Psychedelic Espionage", + "about": "Anton Corbijn photographs musicians like lone actors—grainy monochrome, windswept locations, and solemn gazes. His sleeves bridge fine-art portraiture and post-punk documentary. MuseoMorph keeps that austere mood while inventing new bands, typographic treatments, and weathered settings.\n", + "artist": "Anton Corbijn", + "movement": "Monochrome Band Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover": { - "id": "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jack Kirby — Cosmic Power Burst", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jack_kirby_cosmic_cover.md", + "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen": { + "id": "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Andy Warhol — Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", + "file": "styles/record_covers/andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Solo Hero", - "Team Smash" + "Silkscreen Portrait", + "Icon Grid" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2208,16 +2188,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Explode heroes across diagonal Kirby krackle with foreshortened fists out front.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "energy" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2228,22 +2198,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jack Kirby detonated cosmic hands, crackling energy, and fist-first foreshortening across every cover. We keep his power bursts, blocky anatomy, and ben-day punch while scripting new epics.\n", - "artist": "Jack Kirby", - "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", + "about": "Andy Warhol treated album covers as pop multiples—silkscreened portraits, saturated product shots, and cheeky interactive gimmicks. His compositions rely on flat color fields, bold outlines, and Factory-style studio photography. We echo that celebrity pop vernacular while inventing new motifs and steering clear of licensed stars.\n", + "artist": "Andy Warhol", + "movement": "Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "gene_colan_motion_blur": { - "id": "gene_colan_motion_blur", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Gene Colan — Cinematic Motion", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/gene_colan_motion_blur.md", + "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism": { + "id": "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Alex Steinweiss — Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Dynamic Chase", - "Moody Spotlight" + "Theatrical Poster", + "Illustrated Score" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2253,16 +2223,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Tilt the horizon and let speed lines ribbon around the lead figure.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "lighting", - "motion" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2273,9 +2233,9 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Gene Colan smeared speed across noir lighting, cinematic angles, and foggy brushwork. This card preserves his blurred motion, chiaroscuro panels, and expressive inking for new cliffhangers.\n", - "artist": "Gene Colan", - "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", + "about": "Alex Steinweiss brought Broadway staging to classical records—spotlit instruments, hand-lettered titles, and Art Deco color blocking. His covers feel like miniature theatre marquees swirling with music. We echo that showman spirit while drafting new typography and keeping all signage fictional.\n", + "artist": "Alex Steinweiss", + "movement": "Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "wes_wilson_psychedelic_lettering": { @@ -2612,16 +2572,19 @@ "movement": "WPA Public Service Poster", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "tom_jung_storyboard_collage": { - "id": "tom_jung_storyboard_collage", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Tom Jung — Storyboard Collage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/tom_jung_storyboard_collage.md", + "william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "William Holman Hunt — Devotional Pre-Raphaelitism", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Storyboard Collage" + "Religious Narrative", + "Domestic Moral Tableau", + "Pastoral Pilgrimage Study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2631,16 +2594,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 7, - "layout_hint": "Central protagonists framed by storyboard vignettes and angled banners around the 2:3 spine.", - "identity_priority": [ - "narrative", - "gesture", - "composition" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2651,21 +2604,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Tom Jung arranged film narratives like painted storyboards-heroic central figures framed by angled vignettes and scrollwork type. MuseoMorph honors his collage grammar while scripting new adventures.\n", - "artist": "Tom Jung", - "movement": "Storyboard Collage Illustration", + "about": "William Holman Hunt clung fiercely to Pre-Raphaelite \"truth to nature,\" painting moral dramas with archaeological research, searing light, and microscopic detail. This scaffold keeps his dual canvas formats, psychological tensions, and devotional material rigor.\n", + "artist": "William Holman Hunt", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1870s)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster": { - "id": "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Saul Bass — Graphic Motion Poster", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster.md", + "john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "John William Waterhouse — Pre-Raphaelite Academic Classicism", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Graphic Signal" + "Mythic Narrative Canvas", + "Arthurian Legend Tableau", + "Melancholic Reverie" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2675,16 +2630,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "One dominant symbol or silhouette anchors the poster; supporting figures remain secondary glyphs.", - "identity_priority": [ - "symbol", - "gesture", - "typography" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2695,21 +2640,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Saul Bass distilled entire films into jagged silhouettes, concentric motion, and stark typography. This card keeps the 1950s-70s graphic modernism intact while inventing new iconography instead of recycling studio marks.\n", - "artist": "Saul Bass", - "movement": "Mid-Century Graphic Modernism", + "about": "Waterhouse fused late Pre-Raphaelite storytelling with academic glazing, painting mythic heroines in luminous oil layers and atmospheric backdrops. These instructions preserve his introspective narratives, classical drapery physics, and melancholy lighting for museum-caliber recreations.\n", + "artist": "John William Waterhouse", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite / Academic Classicism (1880s-1917)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster": { - "id": "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Robert McGinnis — Gouache Spy Glamour", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster.md", + "john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "John Everett Millais — Pre-Raphaelite Pictorial Ecosystems", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:5", + "3:2" ], "modes": [ - "Spy Thriller Montage" + "Environmental Narrative", + "Brotherhood Devotional Scene", + "Social Realist Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2719,16 +2667,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Hero male 40-50% height, flanked by impossibly tall women and narrative vignettes on white field.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "gouache-texture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2739,21 +2677,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "McGinnis sold spy thrillers with gouache heroics-razor silhouettes, towering femme fatales, and jewel-toned couture floating against immaculate white. This card revives his 1960s-80s mixed-media workflow for contemporary posters.\n", - "artist": "Robert McGinnis", - "movement": "Mid-Century Gouache", + "about": "Millais painted every fern, ripple, and braid with equal intensity, turning Pre-Raphaelite stories into full ecological worlds. This brief keeps his double primed canvases, botanical fidelity, and narrative tension intact for museum-grade reconstructions.\n", + "artist": "John Everett Millais", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Period (1848-1856)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage": { - "id": "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Richard Amsel — Illustrated Montage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/richard_amsel_illustrated_montage.md", + "dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "Dante Gabriel Rossetti — Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Painterly Montage" + "Iconic Muse Portrait", + "Medieval Allegory Tableau", + "Literary Symbolist Vision" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2763,16 +2703,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 6, - "layout_hint": "Hero portrait dominates upper third; supporting cast orbit in painterly bands around typographic center.", - "identity_priority": [ - "portrait", - "color-glow", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2783,22 +2713,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Richard Amsel blended gouache, acrylic, and colored pencil into luminous portrait montages for cinema and television. MuseoMorph preserves his velvety painting and incandescent color halos while inventing fresh narratives.\n", - "artist": "Richard Amsel", - "movement": "Painterly Montage Illustration", + "about": "Rossetti fused medieval devotion with psychological modernity, bathing his models in white-ground luminosity and layers of symbolic flora. This card keeps his jewel-toned palettes, languid archetypes, and literary obsessions intact.\n", + "artist": "Dante Gabriel Rossetti", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1882)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "reynold_brown_realist_thriller": { - "id": "reynold_brown_realist_thriller", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Reynold Brown — Realist Thriller", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/reynold_brown_realist_thriller.md", + "roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel": { + "id": "roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel", + "group": "Pop Art", + "display_name": "Roy Lichtenstein — Monumental Comic Panel", + "file": "styles/pop_art/roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "4:5", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Disaster Spectacle", - "Creature Panic" + "Comic Romance Close-Up", + "Action Panel Freeze-Frame", + "Heroic Diptych" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2808,16 +2741,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Heroic victims foreground, looming threat upper half, panic crowd bands along the base.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "threat", - "dramatic-lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2828,21 +2751,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Reynold Brown brought realist oil technique to 1950s-60s exploitation posters-screaming crowds, tilted horizons, and colossal threats. This card keeps his cinematic draftsmanship while inventing new spectacle scenarios.\n", - "artist": "Reynold Brown", - "movement": "Dramatic Realist One-Sheet", + "about": "Roy Lichtenstein blew up cheap comic panels into billboard paintings—Ben-Day dots, blunt contour lines, and melodramatic archetypes. This scaffold preserves his 1961–1966 Pop vocabulary: mechanical dots, heavy keylines, cropped emotional close-ups, and industrial printing perfection.\n", + "artist": "Roy Lichtenstein", + "movement": "American Pop Art Comics", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "philip_gips_minimalist_concept": { - "id": "philip_gips_minimalist_concept", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Philip Gips — Minimalist Concept", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/philip_gips_minimalist_concept.md", + "andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen": { + "id": "andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen", + "group": "Pop Art", + "display_name": "Andy Warhol — Factory Silkscreen Pop Art", + "file": "styles/pop_art/andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "4:3", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Minimal Concept" + "Celebrity Portrait", + "Consumer Product Package", + "Serial Grid Variation" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2852,9 +2779,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2865,21 +2789,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Philip Gips pared film promotion to a single conceptual photograph or silhouette set against vast negative space. We keep that restrained minimalism while inventing fresh metaphors and typography.\n", - "artist": "Philip Gips", - "movement": "Minimalist Conceptual One-Sheet", + "about": "Andy Warhol treated mass culture like a printing press—appropriating publicity photos and supermarket packaging, then blasting them into lurid color separations. This scaffold recreates his 1962–1969 silkscreen process with flat pop palettes, deliberate registration drift, and machine-like detachment.\n", + "artist": "Andy Warhol", + "movement": "American Factory-Era Silkscreen", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster": { - "id": "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "John Alvin — Cinematic Glow", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster.md", + "vga_lucasarts_adventure": { + "id": "vga_lucasarts_adventure", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "VGA Pixel Art — LucasArts Adventure", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/vga_lucasarts_adventure.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "320:200" ], "modes": [ - "Atmospheric Glow" + "Adventure game scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2889,16 +2813,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Central figure or symbol rises from a luminous mist; supporting silhouettes fade into the gradient.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "light", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2909,21 +2823,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "John Alvin stacked airbrushed gradients, soft rim light, and cinematic silhouettes to promise wonder in the lobby. We sustain his ethereal glow and theatrical atmosphere without borrowing franchise logos or actor likenesses.\n", - "artist": "John Alvin", - "movement": "Atmospheric Glow One-Sheet", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "LucasArts adventure rooms breathe with 320×200 VGA pixels, checkerboard dithering, and verb menus. We keep the SCUMM-era constraints while crafting new point-and-click locales, props, and inventory puzzles.\n", + "artist": "LucasArts SCUMM Artists", + "movement": "VGA Adventure Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage": { - "id": "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Hans Hillmann — Modernist Collage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/hans_hillmann_modernist_collage.md", + "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel": { + "id": "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "SNES Pixel Art — 16-Bit JRPG Portraits", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "256:224" ], "modes": [ - "Graphic Collage" + "RPG character portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2933,16 +2847,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Photographic cut-outs, type blocks, and color fields balance in asymmetric 2:3 grids.", - "identity_priority": [ - "concept", - "collage", - "typography" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2953,21 +2857,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hans Hillmann merged photo collage, hand lettering, and color blocking for Germany's postwar cinema posters. We sustain that modernist tension while designing wholly new film concepts.\n", - "artist": "Hans Hillmann", - "movement": "European Modernist Poster", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "SNES JRPG sprites joined 32,768-color palettes with anime expressions and Mode 7 backdrops. We keep the 256×224 canvas, 15-color sub-palettes, and gradient dithering while summoning new party members.\n", + "artist": "SNES Pixel Studios", + "movement": "SNES JRPG Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama": { - "id": "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Frank McCarthy — Action Panorama", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/frank_mccarthy_action_panorama.md", + "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240": { + "id": "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "NES Pixel Art — 8-Bit Sprites", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/nes_8bit_sprite_256x240.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "256:240" ], "modes": [ - "Action Charge" + "Game sprite" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2977,16 +2881,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 8, - "layout_hint": "Kinetic diagonal cavalry or commandos sweep upward; smoke and debris trail along the base.", - "identity_priority": [ - "motion", - "gesture", - "atmosphere" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2997,21 +2891,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Frank McCarthy froze cavalry charges and spy chases mid-surge, layering oil splashes, flying debris, and motion blur. We retain his dynamic diagonals and saturated battle lighting for new adventures.\n", - "artist": "Frank McCarthy", - "movement": "Action Panorama Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "NES artists mapped heroes onto 8×8 tiles, three-color palettes, and flickering scanlines. We lock to that 1983–1994 hardware—attribute tables, sprite budgets—and dream up new mascots ready for a CRT.\n", + "artist": "NES PPU Developers", + "movement": "NES 8-bit Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster": { - "id": "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Drew Struzan — Cinematic Montage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/drew_struzan_cinematic_poster.md", + "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical": { + "id": "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "Isometric Pixel Art — Tactical RPG", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "2:1", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Heroic Montage" + "Tactical RPG unit sheet" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3021,16 +2916,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 7, - "layout_hint": "Triangular montage: lead portrait top center, supporting cast flanking, action vignette anchoring lower third.", - "identity_priority": [ - "portrait", - "gesture", - "warm-atmosphere" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3041,21 +2926,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Drew Struzan airbrushed luminous gradients over gesso tooth, stacked cast portraits into triangular montages, and finished with colored pencil sparkles. This card revives that 1980s-2000s mixed-media workflow for cinematic posters.\n", - "artist": "Drew Struzan", - "movement": "Cinematic Montage", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Isometric SRPGs balance 2:1 diamonds, elevation shading, and sprite readability. We keep the tile math, height ramps, and UI gutters while designing new squads, abilities, and battlefields.\n", + "artist": "Isometric RPG Studios", + "movement": "Isometric Tactical Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign": { - "id": "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Bill Gold — Conceptual Campaign", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/bill_gold_conceptual_campaign.md", + "hd2d_octopath_style": { + "id": "hd2d_octopath_style", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "HD-2D Pixel Art — Octopath Traveler", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/hd2d_octopath_style.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Conceptual One-Sheet" + "HD-2D portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3065,16 +2950,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "One high-concept image or figure anchors the sheet; supporting motifs sit in modular tiles.", - "identity_priority": [ - "concept", - "typography", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3085,21 +2960,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Bill Gold orchestrated some of Hollywood's smartest poster campaigns, pairing high-concept imagery with modular type systems. This card preserves his editorial clarity while keeping brand-new narratives.\n", - "artist": "Bill Gold", - "movement": "Conceptual Campaign Design", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "HD-2D fuses 16-bit sprites with Unreal Engine lighting—tilt-shift villages, volumetric rays, and high-resolution textures. We honor that fusion while inventing new travelers, summons, and vignette stages.\n", + "artist": "HD-2D Art Teams", + "movement": "Hybrid HD-2D Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster": { - "id": "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Al Hirschfeld — Linear Calligraphic Poster", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster.md", + "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite": { + "id": "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "Arcade Pixel Art — CPS-1 Fighters", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "384:224" ], "modes": [ - "Ink Contour Poster" + "Fighter select portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3109,16 +2984,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "One dominant gesture occupies 40-60% frame; supporting players appear as linear cameos.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "silhouette", - "stylistic-outline" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3129,21 +2994,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hirschfeld captured Broadway and Hollywood personalities with continuous contour lines and strategic black fills. This card reproduces his ink-on-board theatrical posters: confident calligraphic strokes, minimal backgrounds, and poster-ready typography.\n", - "artist": "Al Hirschfeld", - "movement": "Golden Age Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Arcade fighters were assembled from 16×16 tiles, palette patches, and 60 fps animation on CPS-1 boards. We preserve that ROM-budget discipline—move lists, foreshortened kicks—while debuting new combatants and stages.\n", + "artist": "Capcom CPS-1 Pixel Teams", + "movement": "Arcade CPS-1 Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "vga_lucasarts_adventure": { - "id": "vga_lucasarts_adventure", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "VGA Pixel Art — LucasArts Adventure", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/vga_lucasarts_adventure.md", + "rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour": { + "id": "rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Rolf Armstrong — Artistic Glamour Calendar Art", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour.md", "ratios": [ - "320:200" + "3:4", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Adventure game scene" + "Calendar Glamour Portrait", + "Magazine Cover Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3163,21 +3030,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "LucasArts adventure rooms breathe with 320×200 VGA pixels, checkerboard dithering, and verb menus. We keep the SCUMM-era constraints while crafting new point-and-click locales, props, and inventory puzzles.\n", - "artist": "LucasArts SCUMM Artists", - "movement": "VGA Adventure Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Rolf Armstrong’s pastel showgirls turned Art Deco theater into calendar glamour—84% figure dominance, Ben-Day inspired gradients, and luminous pure pigment on textured board. This prompt keeps his self-contained glamour icons ready for Brown & Bigelow presses.\n", + "artist": "Rolf Armstrong", + "movement": "Art Deco Pastel Glamour", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel": { - "id": "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "SNES Pixel Art — 16-Bit JRPG Portraits", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel.md", + "pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art": { + "id": "pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Pulp Magazine Pin-Up — Cover Art", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art.md", "ratios": [ - "256:224" + "17:22", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "RPG character portrait" + "Newsstand Cover", + "Headline Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3197,21 +3066,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "SNES JRPG sprites joined 32,768-color palettes with anime expressions and Mode 7 backdrops. We keep the 256×224 canvas, 15-color sub-palettes, and gradient dithering while summoning new party members.\n", - "artist": "SNES Pixel Studios", - "movement": "SNES JRPG Pixel Art", + "about": "Pulp cover masters like Peter Driben and Enoch Bolles staged pin-ups for eye-popping newsstand impact—gouache originals translated into four-color lithographs with loud mastheads and halftone dots. This style keeps their Art Deco bravado, typographic integration, and offset printing artifacts.\n", + "movement": "American Pulp Magazine Illustration", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240": { - "id": "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "NES Pixel Art — 8-Bit Sprites", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/nes_8bit_sprite_256x240.md", + "gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style": { + "id": "gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Gil Elvgren — Narrative Pin-Up", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style.md", "ratios": [ - "256:240" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Game sprite" + "Narrative Calendar Mishap", + "Outdoor Humor Pin-Up" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3231,22 +3100,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "NES artists mapped heroes onto 8×8 tiles, three-color palettes, and flickering scanlines. We lock to that 1983–1994 hardware—attribute tables, sprite budgets—and dream up new mascots ready for a CRT.\n", - "artist": "NES PPU Developers", - "movement": "NES 8-bit Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Gil Elvgren choreographed slapstick glamour for Brown & Bigelow—oil-on-canvas misadventures with luminous skin, windblown skirts, and cheerful storytelling. This framework preserves his narrative staging and commercial bravado.\n", + "artist": "Gil Elvgren", + "movement": "Story-Driven American Pin-Up", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical": { - "id": "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "Isometric Pixel Art — Tactical RPG", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical.md", + "george_petty_pinup_illustration": { + "id": "george_petty_pinup_illustration", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "George Petty — Pin-Up Illustration", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/george_petty_pinup_illustration.md", "ratios": [ - "2:1", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Tactical RPG unit sheet" + "Magazine Fold-Out", + "Advertising Pin-Up" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3266,21 +3136,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Isometric SRPGs balance 2:1 diamonds, elevation shading, and sprite readability. We keep the tile math, height ramps, and UI gutters while designing new squads, abilities, and battlefields.\n", - "artist": "Isometric RPG Studios", - "movement": "Isometric Tactical Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "George Petty’s airbrushed “Petty Girls” balanced stylized anatomy with Art Deco advertising flair—elongated limbs, calligraphic linework, and fold-out magazine layouts. This style keeps his commercial elegance and lithographic polish.\n", + "artist": "George Petty", + "movement": "Petty Girl Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hd2d_octopath_style": { - "id": "hd2d_octopath_style", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "HD-2D Pixel Art — Octopath Traveler", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/hd2d_octopath_style.md", + "edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style": { + "id": "edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Edward Runci — Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "HD-2D portrait" + "Hollywood Glamour Poster", + "Cinemascope Glamour Spread" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3300,21 +3172,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "HD-2D fuses 16-bit sprites with Unreal Engine lighting—tilt-shift villages, volumetric rays, and high-resolution textures. We honor that fusion while inventing new travelers, summons, and vignette stages.\n", - "artist": "HD-2D Art Teams", - "movement": "Hybrid HD-2D Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Edward Runci fused Hollywood lighting with spectacular murals—oil slick highlights, Cinemascope sweeps, and theatrical glamour meant for colossal posters. This scaffold keeps his studio sheen and widescreen compositions.\n", + "artist": "Edward Runci", + "movement": "Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite": { - "id": "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "Arcade Pixel Art — CPS-1 Fighters", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite.md", + "classic_american_pinup_calendar_art": { + "id": "classic_american_pinup_calendar_art", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Classic American Pin-Up — Calendar Art", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/classic_american_pinup_calendar_art.md", "ratios": [ - "384:224" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Fighter select portrait" + "Calendar Narrative Mishap", + "Domestic Humor Pin-Up" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3334,22 +3207,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Arcade fighters were assembled from 16×16 tiles, palette patches, and 60 fps animation on CPS-1 boards. We preserve that ROM-budget discipline—move lists, foreshortened kicks—while debuting new combatants and stages.\n", - "artist": "Capcom CPS-1 Pixel Teams", - "movement": "Arcade CPS-1 Pixel Art", + "about": "Mid-century calendar art by Joyce Ballantyne, Earl Moran, and Zoë Mozert turned wholesome mishaps into luminous oils and pastels. This style captures their optimistic storytelling, warm palettes, and Brown & Bigelow production methods that defined the American pin-up calendar boom.\n", + "movement": "Mid-Century American Calendar Illustration", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics": { - "id": "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Todd McFarlane — Cape Dynamics & Chaos", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics.md", + "alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style": { + "id": "alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Alberto Vargas — Wartime Morale Pin-Up", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4" + "3:4", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Supernatural Anti-Hero" + "Vargas Girl Calendar", + "Magazine Centerfold" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3369,21 +3242,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Todd McFarlane’s capes writhe like living smoke, with ink spatters and 200 strands flinging across the frame. We keep that chaotic silhouette, exaggerated anatomy, and grungy textures while inventing new anti-heroes and void-drenched skylines.\n", - "artist": "Todd McFarlane", - "movement": "Supernatural Anti-Hero Illustration", + "about": "Alberto Vargas painted airbrushed morale girls for Esquire—porcelain skin, pin-sharp heels, and patriotic poise that toured USO lockers. This style keeps his gouache gradients, tight posing, and wartime optimism.\n", + "artist": "Alberto Vargas", + "movement": "Vargas Girl Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash": { - "id": "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Russell Dauterman — Crystal Splash Variants", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/russell_dauterman_crystal_splash.md", + "tom_jung_storyboard_collage": { + "id": "tom_jung_storyboard_collage", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Tom Jung — Storyboard Collage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/tom_jung_storyboard_collage.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Variant Splash" + "Storyboard Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3393,6 +3266,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 7, + "layout_hint": "Central protagonists framed by storyboard vignettes and angled banners around the 2:3 spine.", + "identity_priority": [ + "narrative", + "gesture", + "composition" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3403,21 +3286,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Russell Dauterman goes maximal—prismatic armor, swirling ribbons, and dual-color rim lights. Every cover feels like a deluxe trading card. We keep the high-gloss spectacle while inventing fresh costumes, magic effects, and fashion-forward hero poses.\n", - "artist": "Russell Dauterman", - "movement": "Modern Variant Cover Illustration", + "about": "Tom Jung arranged film narratives like painted storyboards-heroic central figures framed by angled vignettes and scrollwork type. MuseoMorph honors his collage grammar while scripting new adventures.\n", + "artist": "Tom Jung", + "movement": "Storyboard Collage Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rob_liefeld_pouch_power": { - "id": "rob_liefeld_pouch_power", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Rob Liefeld — Pouch Power & Impact", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/rob_liefeld_pouch_power.md", + "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster": { + "id": "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Saul Bass — Graphic Motion Poster", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Extreme Team Cover" + "Graphic Signal" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3427,6 +3310,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "One dominant symbol or silhouette anchors the poster; supporting figures remain secondary glyphs.", + "identity_priority": [ + "symbol", + "gesture", + "typography" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3437,23 +3330,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rob Liefeld amps everything to eleven—shoulder pads, pouches, foreshortened weapons, and teeth-gritted energy. We lean into that kinetic 90s bombast while crafting original squads, weapons, and cover copy riffs.\n", - "artist": "Rob Liefeld", - "movement": "Extreme 1990s Superhero Aesthetic", + "about": "Saul Bass distilled entire films into jagged silhouettes, concentric motion, and stark typography. This card keeps the 1950s-70s graphic modernism intact while inventing new iconography instead of recycling studio marks.\n", + "artist": "Saul Bass", + "movement": "Mid-Century Graphic Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion": { - "id": "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Peach Momoko — Folklore Watercolor Fusion", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/peach_momoko_folklore_fusion.md", + "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster": { + "id": "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Robert McGinnis — Gouache Spy Glamour", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Folklore Cover" + "Spy Thriller Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3463,6 +3354,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Hero male 40-50% height, flanked by impossibly tall women and narrative vignettes on white field.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "gouache-texture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3473,22 +3374,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Peach Momoko blends ukiyo-e, watercolor blooms, and modern character design into dreamy variant covers. Ink dissolves into skin, flowers, and spectral dragons. We continue that folkloric fusion with new myths and costume motifs.\n", - "artist": "Peach Momoko", - "movement": "Avant-Garde Watercolor Superheroes", + "about": "McGinnis sold spy thrillers with gouache heroics-razor silhouettes, towering femme fatales, and jewel-toned couture floating against immaculate white. This card revives his 1960s-80s mixed-media workflow for contemporary posters.\n", + "artist": "Robert McGinnis", + "movement": "Mid-Century Gouache", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "olivier_coipel_barokinetic": { - "id": "olivier_coipel_barokinetic", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Olivier Coipel — Barokinetic Superheroes", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/olivier_coipel_barokinetic.md", + "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage": { + "id": "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Richard Amsel — Illustrated Montage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/richard_amsel_illustrated_montage.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gestural Cover" + "Painterly Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3498,6 +3398,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 6, + "layout_hint": "Hero portrait dominates upper third; supporting cast orbit in painterly bands around typographic center.", + "identity_priority": [ + "portrait", + "color-glow", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3508,21 +3418,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Olivier Coipel mixes French bande dessinée grace with superhero muscle—twisting torsos, ribboned capes, and luminous digital colors. We channel that balletic energy with new gods, layouts, and lens-flares.\n", - "artist": "Olivier Coipel", - "movement": "Baroque-influenced Modern Superheroes", + "about": "Richard Amsel blended gouache, acrylic, and colored pencil into luminous portrait montages for cinema and television. MuseoMorph preserves his velvety painting and incandescent color halos while inventing fresh narratives.\n", + "artist": "Richard Amsel", + "movement": "Painterly Montage Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow": { - "id": "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Mike Mignola — Gothic Shadow Blocks", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/mike_mignola_gothic_shadow.md", + "reynold_brown_realist_thriller": { + "id": "reynold_brown_realist_thriller", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Reynold Brown — Realist Thriller", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/reynold_brown_realist_thriller.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gothic Cover" + "Disaster Spectacle", + "Creature Panic" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3532,6 +3443,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Heroic victims foreground, looming threat upper half, panic crowd bands along the base.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "threat", + "dramatic-lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3542,21 +3463,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Mike Mignola reduces worlds to black slabs, blood-red highlights, and knotted folklore icons. His covers are like woodcuts lit by a single match. We echo that stark drama with new cryptids, artifacts, and negative-space storytelling.\n", - "artist": "Mike Mignola", - "movement": "Gothic Supernatural Illustration", + "about": "Reynold Brown brought realist oil technique to 1950s-60s exploitation posters-screaming crowds, tilted horizons, and colossal threats. This card keeps his cinematic draftsmanship while inventing new spectacle scenarios.\n", + "artist": "Reynold Brown", + "movement": "Dramatic Realist One-Sheet", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy": { - "id": "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Marc Silvestri — Elegant Energy", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/marc_silvestri_elegant_energy.md", + "philip_gips_minimalist_concept": { + "id": "philip_gips_minimalist_concept", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Philip Gips — Minimalist Concept", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/philip_gips_minimalist_concept.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Dynamic Ensemble" + "Minimal Concept" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3566,6 +3487,9 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": false + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3576,22 +3500,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Marc Silvestri floods the page with wiry anatomy, diagonal compositions, and rapier-thin brushwork. The energy feels balletic yet savage. We echo that style with new team rosters, signature weapons, and kinetic lighting.\n", - "artist": "Marc Silvestri", - "movement": "Dynamic Line Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Philip Gips pared film promotion to a single conceptual photograph or silhouette set against vast negative space. We keep that restrained minimalism while inventing fresh metaphors and typography.\n", + "artist": "Philip Gips", + "movement": "Minimalist Conceptual One-Sheet", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga": { - "id": "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jorge Jiménez — Kinetic Manga-Fusion", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga.md", + "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster": { + "id": "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "John Alvin — Cinematic Glow", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Kinetic Cover" + "Atmospheric Glow" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3601,6 +3524,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Central figure or symbol rises from a luminous mist; supporting silhouettes fade into the gradient.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "light", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3611,22 +3544,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jorge Jiménez fuses shōnen dynamism with DC boldness—speed lines, glints of neon, and emotion cranked past eleven. We mirror that adrenaline while coining new characters, speed trails, and manga-inspired lighting.\n", - "artist": "Jorge Jiménez", - "movement": "Manga-Infused Superhero Illustration", + "about": "John Alvin stacked airbrushed gradients, soft rim light, and cinematic silhouettes to promise wonder in the lobby. We sustain his ethereal glow and theatrical atmosphere without borrowing franchise logos or actor likenesses.\n", + "artist": "John Alvin", + "movement": "Atmospheric Glow One-Sheet", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero": { - "id": "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jim Lee — Crosshatch Superhero Precision", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero.md", + "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage": { + "id": "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Hans Hillmann — Modernist Collage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/hans_hillmann_modernist_collage.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Superhero Cover" + "Graphic Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3636,6 +3568,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Photographic cut-outs, type blocks, and color fields balance in asymmetric 2:3 grids.", + "identity_priority": [ + "concept", + "collage", + "typography" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3646,21 +3588,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Lee’s 1990s covers defined the Modern Age—razor crosshatching, 8.5-head heroics, and anatomy dialed past believable. We preserve that technical bravado while designing totally new costuming, emblems, and city skylines.\n", - "artist": "Jim Lee", - "movement": "Modern Age Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Hans Hillmann merged photo collage, hand lettering, and color blocking for Germany's postwar cinema posters. We sustain that modernist tension while designing wholly new film concepts.\n", + "artist": "Hans Hillmann", + "movement": "European Modernist Poster", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir": { - "id": "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Declan Shalvey — Graphic Noir Minimalism", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/declan_shalvey_graphic_noir.md", - "ratios": [ - "2:3" - ], + "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama": { + "id": "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Frank McCarthy — Action Panorama", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/frank_mccarthy_action_panorama.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], "modes": [ - "Minimalist Cover" + "Action Charge" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3670,6 +3612,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 8, + "layout_hint": "Kinetic diagonal cavalry or commandos sweep upward; smoke and debris trail along the base.", + "identity_priority": [ + "motion", + "gesture", + "atmosphere" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3680,21 +3632,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Declan Shalvey carves silhouettes out of velvety blacks and stark whites, sometimes letting a splash of neon slice through. We keep that minimalist noir approach while introducing new vigilantes, architectural grids, and symbolic props.\n", - "artist": "Declan Shalvey", - "movement": "Graphic Noir Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Frank McCarthy froze cavalry charges and spy chases mid-surge, layering oil splashes, flying debris, and motion blur. We retain his dynamic diagonals and saturated battle lighting for new adventures.\n", + "artist": "Frank McCarthy", + "movement": "Action Panorama Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "arthur_adams_detail_deluge": { - "id": "arthur_adams_detail_deluge", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Arthur Adams — Detail Deluge", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/arthur_adams_detail_deluge.md", + "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster": { + "id": "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Drew Struzan — Cinematic Montage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/drew_struzan_cinematic_poster.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Detailed Cover" + "Heroic Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3704,6 +3656,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 7, + "layout_hint": "Triangular montage: lead portrait top center, supporting cast flanking, action vignette anchoring lower third.", + "identity_priority": [ + "portrait", + "gesture", + "warm-atmosphere" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3714,24 +3676,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Arthur Adams renders a thousand buckles, tentacles, and expression lines per inch. His 1980s-to-present covers teem with kaiju, tech, and charm. We honor that obsessive detail while crafting new monster brawls and gadget-laden heroes.\n", - "artist": "Arthur Adams", - "movement": "Hyper-Detailed Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Drew Struzan airbrushed luminous gradients over gesso tooth, stacked cast portraits into triangular montages, and finished with colored pencil sparkles. This card revives that 1980s-2000s mixed-media workflow for cinematic posters.\n", + "artist": "Drew Struzan", + "movement": "Cinematic Montage", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "alex_ross_painterly_realism": { - "id": "alex_ross_painterly_realism", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Alex Ross — Painterly Superhero Realism", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/alex_ross_painterly_realism.md", + "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign": { + "id": "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Bill Gold — Conceptual Campaign", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/bill_gold_conceptual_campaign.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "16:9", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Photorealistic Painting", - "Cinematic Widescreen" + "Conceptual One-Sheet" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3741,6 +3700,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "One high-concept image or figure anchors the sheet; supporting motifs sit in modular tiles.", + "identity_priority": [ + "concept", + "typography", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3751,24 +3720,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Alex Ross treats superheroes like Renaissance apostles—gouache over pencil, charcoal underdrawings, and theatre lighting spotlighting every fold. We retain that reverent realism while creating brand-new icons and allegorical staging.\n", - "artist": "Alex Ross", - "movement": "Photorealistic Superhero Painting", + "about": "Bill Gold orchestrated some of Hollywood's smartest poster campaigns, pairing high-concept imagery with modular type systems. This card preserves his editorial clarity while keeping brand-new narratives.\n", + "artist": "Bill Gold", + "movement": "Conceptual Campaign Design", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "romanesque_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "romanesque_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Romanesque Manuscript Illumination — Architectural Narrative", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/romanesque_manuscript_illumination.md", + "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster": { + "id": "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Al Hirschfeld — Linear Calligraphic Poster", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "1:1", - "5:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Historiated Initial", - "Narrative Panel" + "Ink Contour Poster" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3781,11 +3747,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stack scenes like bayed architecture with saints or prophets tiered under arcades.", + "layout_hint": "One dominant gesture occupies 40-60% frame; supporting players appear as linear cameos.", "identity_priority": [ - "geometry", "gesture", - "palette" + "silhouette", + "stylistic-outline" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -3798,24 +3764,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Romanesque monks engineered narrative walls of color and pattern, turning every initial into a miniature cloister. We preserve their masonry geometry and palette of mineral reds, lapis, and verdigris while scripting new visions.\n", - "artist": "Romanesque Workshops", - "movement": "Romanesque Monastic Scriptoria", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Hirschfeld captured Broadway and Hollywood personalities with continuous contour lines and strategic black fills. This card reproduces his ink-on-board theatrical posters: confident calligraphic strokes, minimal backgrounds, and poster-ready typography.\n", + "artist": "Al Hirschfeld", + "movement": "Golden Age Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ottonian_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "ottonian_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Ottonian Manuscript Illumination — Imperial Gospel Gold", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/ottonian_manuscript_illumination.md", + "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics": { + "id": "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Todd McFarlane — Cape Dynamics & Chaos", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", "2:3", - "1:1" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Gospel Opening", - "Imperial Portrait" + "Supernatural Anti-Hero" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3825,16 +3789,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Center the enthroned figure and flank with imperial patrons or evangelists inside arcaded gold.", - "identity_priority": [ - "hieratic-scale", - "gesture", - "insignia" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3845,24 +3799,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Ottonian illuminators fused Carolingian classicism with Byzantine gold, suspending emperors and evangelists inside jeweled arcades. This card enforces their burnished grounds, cloisonné color blocking, and architectural framing while inventing new devotions.\n", - "artist": "Ottonian Imperial Workshops", - "movement": "Ottonian Court Scriptorium", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Todd McFarlane’s capes writhe like living smoke, with ink spatters and 200 strands flinging across the frame. We keep that chaotic silhouette, exaggerated anatomy, and grungy textures while inventing new anti-heroes and void-drenched skylines.\n", + "artist": "Todd McFarlane", + "movement": "Supernatural Anti-Hero Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "insular_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "insular_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Insular Manuscript Illumination — Interlace Cosmos", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/insular_manuscript_illumination.md", + "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash": { + "id": "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Russell Dauterman — Crystal Splash Variants", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/russell_dauterman_crystal_splash.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:3", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Carpet Page", - "Evangelist Portrait" + "Variant Splash" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3872,16 +3823,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Fuse zoomorphic knots with figure medallions, keeping spirals and step patterns interlocked.", - "identity_priority": [ - "interlace", - "symbol", - "hierarchy" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3892,24 +3833,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Insular scribes braided zoomorphic knots, spiral mazes, and jeweled letters into cosmic carpets. This card keeps the breath-line penwork and tempered dyes while choreographing new gospel abstractions.\n", - "artist": "Insular Monastic Schools", - "movement": "Insular Hiberno-Saxon", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Russell Dauterman goes maximal—prismatic armor, swirling ribbons, and dual-color rim lights. Every cover feels like a deluxe trading card. We keep the high-gloss spectacle while inventing fresh costumes, magic effects, and fashion-forward hero poses.\n", + "artist": "Russell Dauterman", + "movement": "Modern Variant Cover Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "gothic_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "gothic_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Gothic Manuscript Illumination — Courtly Light", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/gothic_manuscript_illumination.md", + "rob_liefeld_pouch_power": { + "id": "rob_liefeld_pouch_power", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Rob Liefeld — Pouch Power & Impact", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/rob_liefeld_pouch_power.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", - "4:5" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Calendar Folio", - "Courtly Devotion" + "Extreme Team Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3919,16 +3857,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Arcade the margins with floral gilding and populate interiors with elegant courtiers.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "fabric", - "gilding" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3939,24 +3867,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "International Gothic illuminators bathed aristocrats in rose madder, ultramarine, and punched gold halos. We honor their lacework borders and atmospheric perspective while composing new calendars and devotions.\n", - "artist": "Gothic Court Workshops", - "movement": "15th-Century International Gothic", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Rob Liefeld amps everything to eleven—shoulder pads, pouches, foreshortened weapons, and teeth-gritted energy. We lean into that kinetic 90s bombast while crafting original squads, weapons, and cover copy riffs.\n", + "artist": "Rob Liefeld", + "movement": "Extreme 1990s Superhero Aesthetic", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga": { - "id": "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Rumiko Takahashi - Romantic Comedy Dynamo", - "file": "styles/manga/rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga.md", + "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion": { + "id": "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Peach Momoko — Folklore Watercolor Fusion", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/peach_momoko_folklore_fusion.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:5", - "4:3" + "3:4", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Romantic Cover", - "Dynamic Ensemble" + "Folklore Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3966,16 +3893,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Give the lead 60 percent of the frame with friends orbiting in comedic motion lines.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "expression", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3986,22 +3903,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rumiko Takahashi pairs slapstick kinetics with heartfelt romance, rendering big eyes, voluminous hair, and pastel washes. This card keeps that 1980s watercolor charm while inventing new cast lineups.\n", - "artist": "Rumiko Takahashi", - "movement": "Romantic Comedy Shonen Manga", + "about": "Peach Momoko blends ukiyo-e, watercolor blooms, and modern character design into dreamy variant covers. Ink dissolves into skin, flowers, and spectral dragons. We continue that folkloric fusion with new myths and costume motifs.\n", + "artist": "Peach Momoko", + "movement": "Avant-Garde Watercolor Superheroes", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo": { - "id": "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Riyoko Ikeda - Revolutionary Shoujo Romance", - "file": "styles/manga/riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo.md", + "olivier_coipel_barokinetic": { + "id": "olivier_coipel_barokinetic", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Olivier Coipel — Barokinetic Superheroes", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/olivier_coipel_barokinetic.md", "ratios": [ + "2:3", "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Romantic Portrait", - "Historical Tableau" + "Gestural Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4011,16 +3928,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Let two protagonists overlap within rose-laden emotion-scapes or Versailles interiors.", - "identity_priority": [ - "expression", - "costume", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4031,24 +3938,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Riyoko Ikeda turns French revolution melodrama into cascading screentone roses and tear-bright eyes. This card safeguards that operatic intensity while chronicling new courts and rebellions.\n", - "artist": "Riyoko Ikeda", - "movement": "Year 24 Group Shoujo", + "about": "Olivier Coipel mixes French bande dessinée grace with superhero muscle—twisting torsos, ribboned capes, and luminous digital colors. We channel that balletic energy with new gods, layouts, and lens-flares.\n", + "artist": "Olivier Coipel", + "movement": "Baroque-influenced Modern Superheroes", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga": { - "id": "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Osamu Tezuka - Showa Cinematic Humanism", - "file": "styles/manga/osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga.md", + "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow": { + "id": "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Mike Mignola — Gothic Shadow Blocks", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/mike_mignola_gothic_shadow.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Character Study", - "Adventure Scene" + "Gothic Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4058,16 +3962,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Center the star-system lead with supporting silhouettes sweeping along cinematic arcs.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "expression", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4078,24 +3972,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Osamu Tezuka married Disney timing with postwar optimism, bathing big-eyed heroes in flat gouache color. This card keeps that hopeful cinema while introducing new archetypes and companions.\n", - "artist": "Osamu Tezuka", - "movement": "Showa Cinematic Manga", + "about": "Mike Mignola reduces worlds to black slabs, blood-red highlights, and knotted folklore icons. His covers are like woodcuts lit by a single match. We echo that stark drama with new cryptids, artifacts, and negative-space storytelling.\n", + "artist": "Mike Mignola", + "movement": "Gothic Supernatural Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller": { - "id": "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Naoki Urasawa - Psychological Thriller Realism", - "file": "styles/manga/naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller.md", + "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy": { + "id": "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Marc Silvestri — Elegant Energy", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/marc_silvestri_elegant_energy.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "4:5", - "3:2" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Character Study", - "Investigative Scene" + "Dynamic Ensemble" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4105,16 +3996,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Frame a contemplative protagonist chest-up with period-authentic urban cues in the midground.", - "identity_priority": [ - "expression", - "asymmetry", - "context" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4125,25 +4006,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Naoki Urasawa sketches ordinary faces with micro-expressions, asymmetry, and thriller tension. This card preserves his forensic realism while spinning new conspiracies.\n", - "artist": "Naoki Urasawa", - "movement": "Psychological Seinen Manga", + "about": "Marc Silvestri floods the page with wiry anatomy, diagonal compositions, and rapier-thin brushwork. The energy feels balletic yet savage. We echo that style with new team rosters, signature weapons, and kinetic lighting.\n", + "artist": "Marc Silvestri", + "movement": "Dynamic Line Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga": { - "id": "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Masakazu Katsura - Realist Youth Illustration", - "file": "styles/manga/masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga.md", + "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga": { + "id": "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jorge Jiménez — Kinetic Manga-Fusion", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", "2:3", - "4:3" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Youth Romance", - "Urban Portrait", - "Slice of Life" + "Kinetic Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4153,16 +4031,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Pair the lead with a partner or environment anchor inside relaxed 1990s fashion.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "fashion", - "expression" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4173,24 +4041,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Masakazu Katsura paints 1990s youth with cinematic lighting, baggy silhouettes, and grounded anatomy. This card keeps his realist polish while writing new street-level dramas.\n", - "artist": "Masakazu Katsura", - "movement": "1990s Realist Youth Manga", + "about": "Jorge Jiménez fuses shōnen dynamism with DC boldness—speed lines, glints of neon, and emotion cranked past eleven. We mirror that adrenaline while coining new characters, speed trails, and manga-inspired lighting.\n", + "artist": "Jorge Jiménez", + "movement": "Manga-Infused Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail": { - "id": "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Kentaro Miura - Gothic Hyperdetail", - "file": "styles/manga/kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail.md", + "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero": { + "id": "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jim Lee — Crosshatch Superhero Precision", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "3:2", - "1:1" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Color Mode", - "Black and White Mode" + "Superhero Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4200,16 +4066,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Set the armored lead against towering Gothic masonry with an optional adversary in shadow.", - "identity_priority": [ - "armor", - "gesture", - "atmosphere" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4220,22 +4076,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kentaro Miura carved every rivet, scar, and arch into Berserk's Gothic apocalypse. This card enforces that hyperdetail while forging new legends and cathedrals.\n", - "artist": "Kentaro Miura", - "movement": "Dark Fantasy Hyperrealism", + "about": "Jim Lee’s 1990s covers defined the Modern Age—razor crosshatching, 8.5-head heroics, and anatomy dialed past believable. We preserve that technical bravado while designing totally new costuming, emblems, and city skylines.\n", + "artist": "Jim Lee", + "movement": "Modern Age Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga": { - "id": "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Katsuhiro Otomo - Dystopian Screentone Realism", - "file": "styles/manga/katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga.md", + "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir": { + "id": "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Declan Shalvey — Graphic Noir Minimalism", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/declan_shalvey_graphic_noir.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Monochrome Screentone", - "Single-Hue Accent" + "Minimalist Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4245,16 +4100,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Anchor a power-stance lead at 70 percent height with a support silhouette in depth.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "compressed-face-proportions" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4265,24 +4110,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Katsuhiro Otomo fused metabolist skylines, compressed faces, and halftone machinery into tense Akira-era covers. This card preserves the industrial realism while inventing new dystopian subjects and tech.\n", - "artist": "Katsuhiro Otomo", - "movement": "1980s Cyberpunk Manga", + "about": "Declan Shalvey carves silhouettes out of velvety blacks and stark whites, sometimes letting a splash of neon slice through. We keep that minimalist noir approach while introducing new vigilantes, architectural grids, and symbolic props.\n", + "artist": "Declan Shalvey", + "movement": "Graphic Noir Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga": { - "id": "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Kaoru Mori - Historical Textile Chronicle", - "file": "styles/manga/kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga.md", + "arthur_adams_detail_deluge": { + "id": "arthur_adams_detail_deluge", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Arthur Adams — Detail Deluge", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/arthur_adams_detail_deluge.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Color Cover", - "Documentary Monochrome" + "Detailed Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4292,16 +4134,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Show the protagonist with a cultural counterpart amid period architecture and textiles.", - "identity_priority": [ - "costume", - "gesture", - "setting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4312,24 +4144,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kaoru Mori documents Victorian parlors and Central Asian caravans with thread-by-thread accuracy. This card sustains her research obsession while exploring new households and ceremonies.\n", - "artist": "Kaoru Mori", - "movement": "Research-Driven Historical Manga", + "about": "Arthur Adams renders a thousand buckles, tentacles, and expression lines per inch. His 1980s-to-present covers teem with kaiju, tech, and charm. We honor that obsessive detail while crafting new monster brawls and gadget-laden heroes.\n", + "artist": "Arthur Adams", + "movement": "Hyper-Detailed Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy": { - "id": "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Kamome Shirahama - European Fantasy Hybrid", - "file": "styles/manga/kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy.md", + "alex_ross_painterly_realism": { + "id": "alex_ross_painterly_realism", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Alex Ross — Painterly Superhero Realism", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/alex_ross_painterly_realism.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:5", - "1:1" + "16:9", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Ornamental Portrait", - "Decorative Tableau" + "Photorealistic Painting", + "Cinematic Widescreen" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4339,16 +4171,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage the protagonist amid Art Nouveau framing with retainers or familiars at lower tiers.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "costume", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4359,22 +4181,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kamome Shirahama blends copperplate hatching with European fantasy couture, building worlds from ink alone. This card maintains her printmaking precision while conjuring new guilds and spellbooks.\n", - "artist": "Kamome Shirahama", - "movement": "European Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Alex Ross treats superheroes like Renaissance apostles—gouache over pencil, charcoal underdrawings, and theatre lighting spotlighting every fold. We retain that reverent realism while creating brand-new icons and allegorical staging.\n", + "artist": "Alex Ross", + "movement": "Photorealistic Superhero Painting", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen": { - "id": "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "CLAMP - Prismatic Elongation", - "file": "styles/manga/clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen.md", + "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism": { + "id": "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Renaissance Naturalist Stained Glass", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4", + "4:5", + "5:2" ], "modes": [ - "Elongated Portrait", - "Decorative Spread" + "Chapel Panel", + "Civic Portrait", + "Narrative Frieze" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4386,12 +4211,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Stack flowing protagonists with diagonal overlap and floral screentone breathing room.", + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Arrange figures in classical perspective with architectural depth; reserve clear glass for luminous atmosphere.", "identity_priority": [ "silhouette", - "elongation", - "costume" + "gesture", + "classical-proportion" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4404,22 +4229,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "CLAMP stretches limbs, layers filigree, and blends shoujo sentiment with seinen drama. This card keeps the Copic gradients and screentone lace while inventing new storylines.\n", - "artist": "CLAMP", - "movement": "Prismatic Shoujo-Seinen Fusion", + "about": "Renaissance glaziers adopted humanist portraiture, linear perspective, and silver-stain modelling to modernize sacred windows. This card recreates their 1400–1600 panels—tempera-precise faces, contrapposto bodies, and clear-glass luminosity balanced with jewel accents.\n", + "artist": "Italian & Northern Workshops", + "movement": "Renaissance", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure": { - "id": "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Akira Toriyama - Dynamic Adventure", - "file": "styles/manga/akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure.md", + "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass": { + "id": "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Pre-Raphaelite Arts & Crafts Panel", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "2:3", + "4:5", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Power Portrait", - "Action Splash" + "Domestic Aesthetic Panel", + "Ecclesiastical Triptych", + "Decorative Medallion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4431,12 +4259,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Center the energetic lead at 70 percent height with minimal tech motifs orbiting the pose.", + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Graceful Pre-Raphaelite figures framed by Morris botanical patterns; prefer trios or fewer.", "identity_priority": [ "silhouette", "gesture", - "pattern" + "decorative-unity" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4449,24 +4277,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Akira Toriyama inks angular anatomy, parallel armor stripes, and watercolor pops for jump-ready heroes. This card keeps that kinetic charm while avoiding Dragon Ball canon.\n", - "artist": "Akira Toriyama", - "movement": "Shonen Adventure Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Morris & Co. translated Pre-Raphaelite beauty into opalescent glass—flowing figures, botanical borders, and hand-lettered poetry between 1860 and 1920. This card recreates their domestic, ecclesiastical, and medallion formats with authentic ratios and Kelmscott-inspired lettering.\n", + "artist": "Morris & Co. Workshop", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite & Arts and Crafts", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration": { - "id": "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Ai Yazawa - Fashion Illustration Drama", - "file": "styles/manga/ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration.md", + "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass": { + "id": "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Gothic Cathedral Stained Glass", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/medieval_cathedral_stained_glass.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "4:5" + "2:7", + "5:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Color Fashion", - "Monochrome Fashion" + "Lancet Saint Panel", + "Clerestory Narrative", + "Rose Window Medallion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4477,7 +4306,14 @@ "gender_respect" ], "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 6, + "layout_hint": "Stack saints hieratically or distribute apostles around radial Christ medallions; obey sacred geometry.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "sacred-symbols" + ] }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", @@ -4489,22 +4325,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Ai Yazawa sketches fashion idols with elongated necks, watercolor washes, and anti-anime restraint. This card insists on that editorial sophistication while exploring new wardrobe stories.\n", - "artist": "Ai Yazawa", - "movement": "Fashion Narrative Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "12th–13th century cathedral workshops fused jewel-toned crown glass, 2–4 mm cames, and theological storytelling to flood Gothic interiors with divine light. This framework recreates those lancets, clerestories, and rose windows with authentic iconography and sacred proportions.\n", + "artist": "Cathedral Workshops", + "movement": "High Gothic", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "the_new_porker_magazine_parody": { - "id": "the_new_porker_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "The New Porker — Cartoon Chic", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/the_new_porker_magazine_parody.md", + "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass": { + "id": "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Art Deco Psychodrama", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5" + "2:3", + "5:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Cartoon", - "Spot Illustration" + "Dramatic Lancet", + "Literary Narrative Band", + "Psychological Medallion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4516,12 +4355,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Float a deadpan cartoon above the condensed masthead with seasonal color accents.", + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stage a central protagonist with up to two secondary apparitions; pattern density must remain high.", "identity_priority": [ - "concept", - "gesture", - "palette" + "silhouette", + "psychological-expression", + "decorative-density" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4534,23 +4373,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "The New Porker mimics The New Yorker's spare cartoons, literary wit, and elegant masthead while torching city foibles. We keep the whisper palette and urbane humor as we caricature new absurdities.\n", - "artist": "The New Porker Cartel", - "movement": "New Yorker Parody", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Harry Clarke fused Celtic revival ornament, acid-etched plating, and Art Deco theatricality to create stained glass charged with psychological tension. This card brings his 1900–1930 studio grammar—elongated saints, black glass silhouettes, horror-vacui patterns—into our prompt framework.\n", + "artist": "Harry Clarke", + "movement": "Art Deco", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rolling_scone_magazine_parody": { - "id": "rolling_scone_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Rolling Scone — Rock Satire", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rolling_scone_magazine_parody.md", + "romanesque_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "romanesque_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Romanesque Manuscript Illumination — Architectural Narrative", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/romanesque_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3" + "3:4", + "1:1", + "5:4" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Feature", - "Tour Spoof" + "Historiated Initial", + "Narrative Panel" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4563,11 +4403,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stage parody rock icons with hand-lettered headline scrolls and textured backgrounds.", + "layout_hint": "Stack scenes like bayed architecture with saints or prophets tiered under arcades.", "identity_priority": [ - "pose", - "lettering", - "texture" + "geometry", + "gesture", + "palette" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4580,23 +4420,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rolling Scone riffs on Rolling Stone's rock photography, psychedelic type, and counterculture attitude. This card maintains the sepia-grain portraiture and cheeky headlines while profiling invented legends.\n", - "artist": "Rolling Scone Editorial", - "movement": "Music Magazine Parody", + "about": "Romanesque monks engineered narrative walls of color and pattern, turning every initial into a miniature cloister. We preserve their masonry geometry and palette of mineral reds, lapis, and verdigris while scripting new visions.\n", + "artist": "Romanesque Workshops", + "movement": "Romanesque Monastic Scriptoria", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody": { - "id": "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Rogue Magazine — Vogue Parody", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rogue_magazine_vogue_parody.md", + "ottonian_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "ottonian_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Ottonian Manuscript Illumination — Imperial Gospel Gold", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/ottonian_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Satire", - "Editorial Spread" + "Gospel Opening", + "Imperial Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4609,11 +4450,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Pose models in exaggerated couture with masthead partially obscured for fashion credibility.", + "layout_hint": "Center the enthroned figure and flank with imperial patrons or evangelists inside arcaded gold.", "identity_priority": [ - "pose", - "typography", - "palette" + "hieratic-scale", + "gesture", + "insignia" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4626,23 +4467,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rogue twists Vogue's serif masthead, fashion photography, and airbrushed glamour into snarky trend satire. We keep the couture lighting, luxury palettes, and witty coverlines while showcasing fictional tastemakers.\n", - "artist": "Rogue Magazine Studio", - "movement": "Fashion Magazine Parody", + "about": "Ottonian illuminators fused Carolingian classicism with Byzantine gold, suspending emperors and evangelists inside jeweled arcades. This card enforces their burnished grounds, cloisonné color blocking, and architectural framing while inventing new devotions.\n", + "artist": "Ottonian Imperial Workshops", + "movement": "Ottonian Court Scriptorium", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "rational_geographic_magazine_parody": { - "id": "rational_geographic_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Rational Geographic — Exploratory Satire", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rational_geographic_magazine_parody.md", + "insular_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "insular_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Insular Manuscript Illumination — Interlace Cosmos", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/insular_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3" + "1:1", + "2:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Expedition", - "Field Guide Spoof" + "Carpet Page", + "Evangelist Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4654,12 +4496,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Frame a faux exploration photo with the yellow border and tongue-in-cheek deck copy.", + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Fuse zoomorphic knots with figure medallions, keeping spirals and step patterns interlocked.", "identity_priority": [ - "frame", - "photography", - "typography" + "interlace", + "symbol", + "hierarchy" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4672,22 +4514,252 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rational Geographic wraps absurd discoveries in National Geographic's yellow border, serif decks, and documentary photography. This card keeps the expedition lighting and scientific tone while poking fun at invented expeditions.\n", - "artist": "Rational Geographic Collective", - "movement": "National Geographic Parody", + "about": "Insular scribes braided zoomorphic knots, spiral mazes, and jeweled letters into cosmic carpets. This card keeps the breath-line penwork and tempered dyes while choreographing new gospel abstractions.\n", + "artist": "Insular Monastic Schools", + "movement": "Insular Hiberno-Saxon", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "parody_match_magazine_parody": { - "id": "parody_match_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Parody Match — Photojournal Spoof", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/parody_match_magazine_parody.md", + "gothic_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "gothic_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Gothic Manuscript Illumination — Courtly Light", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/gothic_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3", "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Report", - "Photo Essay" + "Calendar Folio", + "Courtly Devotion" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Arcade the margins with floral gilding and populate interiors with elegant courtiers.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "fabric", + "gilding" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "International Gothic illuminators bathed aristocrats in rose madder, ultramarine, and punched gold halos. We honor their lacework borders and atmospheric perspective while composing new calendars and devotions.\n", + "artist": "Gothic Court Workshops", + "movement": "15th-Century International Gothic", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "the_new_porker_magazine_parody": { + "id": "the_new_porker_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "The New Porker — Cartoon Chic", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/the_new_porker_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Cartoon", + "Spot Illustration" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Float a deadpan cartoon above the condensed masthead with seasonal color accents.", + "identity_priority": [ + "concept", + "gesture", + "palette" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "The New Porker mimics The New Yorker's spare cartoons, literary wit, and elegant masthead while torching city foibles. We keep the whisper palette and urbane humor as we caricature new absurdities.\n", + "artist": "The New Porker Cartel", + "movement": "New Yorker Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "rolling_scone_magazine_parody": { + "id": "rolling_scone_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Rolling Scone — Rock Satire", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rolling_scone_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Feature", + "Tour Spoof" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Stage parody rock icons with hand-lettered headline scrolls and textured backgrounds.", + "identity_priority": [ + "pose", + "lettering", + "texture" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rolling Scone riffs on Rolling Stone's rock photography, psychedelic type, and counterculture attitude. This card maintains the sepia-grain portraiture and cheeky headlines while profiling invented legends.\n", + "artist": "Rolling Scone Editorial", + "movement": "Music Magazine Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody": { + "id": "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Rogue Magazine — Vogue Parody", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rogue_magazine_vogue_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Satire", + "Editorial Spread" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Pose models in exaggerated couture with masthead partially obscured for fashion credibility.", + "identity_priority": [ + "pose", + "typography", + "palette" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rogue twists Vogue's serif masthead, fashion photography, and airbrushed glamour into snarky trend satire. We keep the couture lighting, luxury palettes, and witty coverlines while showcasing fictional tastemakers.\n", + "artist": "Rogue Magazine Studio", + "movement": "Fashion Magazine Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "rational_geographic_magazine_parody": { + "id": "rational_geographic_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Rational Geographic — Exploratory Satire", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rational_geographic_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Expedition", + "Field Guide Spoof" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Frame a faux exploration photo with the yellow border and tongue-in-cheek deck copy.", + "identity_priority": [ + "frame", + "photography", + "typography" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rational Geographic wraps absurd discoveries in National Geographic's yellow border, serif decks, and documentary photography. This card keeps the expedition lighting and scientific tone while poking fun at invented expeditions.\n", + "artist": "Rational Geographic Collective", + "movement": "National Geographic Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "parody_match_magazine_parody": { + "id": "parody_match_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Parody Match — Photojournal Spoof", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/parody_match_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Report", + "Photo Essay" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4906,21 +4978,20 @@ "movement": "News Magazine Parody", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling": { - "id": "virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling", + "virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling": { + "id": "virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling", "group": "Gothic Horror", "display_name": "Virgil Finlay — Cosmic Horror Stippling", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling.md", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Cosmic Stippling Portrait", - "Magazine Interior Scene" + "Weird Fiction Interior Plate", + "Eldritch Portrait Study", + "Cosmic Vista Spread" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4940,26 +5011,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Virgil Finlay dotted entire universes into being—stippled nebulae, drenched chiaroscuro, and Art Deco halos around eldritch horrors. His scratchboard precision defined Weird Tales. We keep that cosmic pointillism while charting new cults, constellations, and sanity-shattering vistas.\n", + "about": "Virgil Finlay dotted the void with scratchboard halos, translating Lovecraftian dread into microscopic stipple gradients. This scaffold keeps his pulp ratios, ink physics, and cosmic insignificance cues.\n", "artist": "Virgil Finlay", - "movement": "Weird Fiction Stippling Illustration", + "movement": "Weird Fiction Magazine Illustration (1930s-1950s)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism": { - "id": "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism", + "jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside": { + "id": "jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "H. R. Giger — Biomechanical Surrealism", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md", + "display_name": "José Guadalupe Posada — Calavera Broadside Printmaking", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "3:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Biomechanical Portrait", - "Xenomorphic Environment" + "Calavera Broadside", + "Political Satire Sheet", + "Festival Procession Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4979,26 +5049,63 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "H. R. Giger welded flesh and machinery into erotic nightmares—airbrushed spinal columns, uterus pods, and cathedral-scale turbines. The result is both sacred and surgical. We honor that biomechanical liturgy while designing new organisms, altars, and dystopian habitats.\n", - "artist": "H. R. Giger", - "movement": "Biomechanical Surrealism", + "about": "Posada’s relief prints packed skeleton revelers, revolutionaries, and street vendors into bold hatchwork destined for penny broadsides. This scaffold keeps his flexible ratios, crowd choreography, and satirical carving marks.\n", + "artist": "José Guadalupe Posada", + "movement": "Mexican Calavera Printmaking (1890s-1910s)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration": { - "id": "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration", + "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism": { + "id": "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Art Nouveau Gothic Illustration", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md", + "display_name": "H. R. Giger — Biomechanical Surrealism", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Biomechanical Portrait", + "Architectural Machine Cathedral", + "Panoramic Hivescape" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Giger fused flesh and alloy with airbrushed gradients, Swiss draftsmanship, and cathedral-scale biomechs. This card keeps his ratios, hieratic posing, and technological-organic fusion cues.\n", + "artist": "H. R. Giger", + "movement": "Biomechanical Surrealism (1960s-1990s)", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration": { + "id": "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration", + "group": "Gothic Horror", + "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Illuminated Gothic Illustration", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Stained-Glass Panel", - "Gothic Story Panel" + "Illuminated Manuscript Plate", + "Art Nouveau Fantasy Scene", + "Decorative Border Vignette" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5018,22 +5125,59 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Harry Clarke ornamented Poe and Perrault with razor-thin ink, jeweled color, and Gothic filigree that feels like leaded glass. His figures float amid patterns sharp enough to cut. MuseoMorph sustains that iridescent menace while unveiling new fables, saints, and sinuous borders.\n", + "about": "Harry Clarke mixes Art Nouveau ornament with gothic menace—razor-thin lead lines, stippled blacks, and jewel-toned pattern grids. This card carries over his ratios, illuminated borders, and stained-glass logic.\n", "artist": "Harry Clarke", "movement": "Art Nouveau Gothic Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, + "gustave_dore_gothic_engraving": { + "id": "gustave_dore_gothic_engraving", + "group": "Gothic Horror", + "display_name": "Gustave Doré — Gothic Wood-Engraving", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/gustave_dore_gothic_engraving.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Book Illustration Plate", + "Sublime Biblical Vision", + "Infernal Landscape Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Gustave Doré hewed wood blocks into apocalyptic vistas where fragile mortals face cathedral-scale darkness. This card keeps his vertical plate ratios, theatrical chiaroscuro, and overwhelmed human drama intact.\n", + "artist": "Gustave Doré", + "movement": "Romantic Wood-Engraving (1850s-1880s)", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, "francisco_goya_black_paintings": { "id": "francisco_goya_black_paintings", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Francisco Goya — Black Paintings Despair", + "display_name": "Francisco Goya — Black Paintings", "file": "styles/gothic_horror/francisco_goya_black_paintings.md", "ratios": [ "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Private Gallery", - "Psychological Ritual" + "Psychological Night Tableau", + "Political Apparition Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5053,22 +5197,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Francisco Goya’s late murals smear oil into plaster like nightmares—impasto ridges, cavernous blacks, and faces bloated with dread. Painted in isolation after illness and revolution, they read as private exorcisms. We stay in that claustrophobic register while summoning fresh phantoms, props, and political shadows.\n", + "about": "Goya’s Black Paintings turn private walls into fevered hallucinations—thick impasto, earthen palettes, and figures clawing out of pitch darkness. This brief preserves his bare plaster textures, off-center dread, and 4:3 wall proportions.\n", "artist": "Francisco Goya", - "movement": "Spanish Black Painting Expressionism", + "movement": "Black Paintings (1820-1823)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "edward_gorey_gothic_illustration": { "id": "edward_gorey_gothic_illustration", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Edward Gorey — Whimsical Gothic Illustration", + "display_name": "Edward Gorey — Gothic Illustration", "file": "styles/gothic_horror/edward_gorey_gothic_illustration.md", "ratios": [ "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Dark Narrative Illustration", - "Macabre Parody" + "Morbid Storybook Panel", + "Deadpan Domestic Calamity" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5088,22 +5232,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Edward Gorey scratches out Victorian parlors where odd orphans meet deliciously dreadful ends. His stippled inks, blank-eyed figures, and deadpan captions turn menace into wit. We keep that morbid charm while inventing new catastrophes, props, and musty interiors.\n", + "about": "Edward Gorey etched genteel catastrophes with crosshatched ink, blank-eyed children, and sardonic captions. This framework keeps his Victorian stage dressing, stippled gloom, and dry wit intact.\n", "artist": "Edward Gorey", - "movement": "Victorian Whimsical Horror Illustration", + "movement": "Mid-Century Gothic Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "caspar_david_friedrich_sublime": { - "id": "caspar_david_friedrich_sublime", + "caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime": { + "id": "caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime", "group": "Gothic Horror", "display_name": "Caspar David Friedrich — Romantic Sublime", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_sublime.md", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime.md", "ratios": [ "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Transcendental Landscape", - "Sublime Contemplation" + "Rückenfigur Meditation", + "Ruined Cathedral Vigil", + "Arctic Sublime Seascape" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5123,26 +5268,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Caspar David Friedrich stages lone wanderers before endless mist, glazing oil until mountains dissolve into prayer. His landscapes feel like altars to melancholy faith. MuseoMorph keeps that transcendental hush while charting new coastlines, ruins, and weathered pilgrims.\n", + "about": "Friedrich places lone figures before eternity—pale dawns, gravestone silhouettes, and icebound horizons that feel reverent and uncanny. This card keeps his 4:3 staging, Lutheran austerity, and atmospheric gradations.\n", "artist": "Caspar David Friedrich", - "movement": "German Romantic Sublime", + "movement": "German Romantic Sublime (1810-1830)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink": { - "id": "bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink", + "bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration": { + "id": "bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Bernie Wrightson — Gothic Pen-and-Ink Horror", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink.md", + "display_name": "Bernie Wrightson — Gothic Pen-and-Ink Illustration", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Macabre Illustration", - "Horror Narrative Scene" + "Character Spotlight Illustration", + "Environmental Horror Spread", + "Spectral Encounter Vignette" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5162,9 +5306,9 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Bernie Wrightson crosshatched nightmares until the ink looked alive—rotting architecture, tortured anatomy, and candlelit chiaroscuro that would make Poe shiver. His Frankenstein portfolio set the bar for dramatic linework. MuseoMorph carries that operatic dread into new crypts, laboratories, and cursed bloodlines.\n", + "about": "Bernie Wrightson cross-hatched living nightmares with Gillott nibs, building cathedral-dark atmospheres around skeletal heroes and spectral villains. This card retains his engraver linework, theatrical lighting, and book-plate ratios.\n", "artist": "Bernie Wrightson", - "movement": "American Gothic Horror Illustration", + "movement": "20th-Century Gothic Pen-and-Ink", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "will_eisner_urban_noir": { @@ -5412,16 +5556,16 @@ "movement": "Golden Age Pulp Adventure", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic": { - "id": "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Todd Lockwood — Dragon Mastery Epic Fantasy", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/todd_lockwood_dragon_epic.md", + "vincent_van_gogh": { + "id": "vincent_van_gogh", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Vincent van Gogh - Impasto Resonance", + "file": "styles/expressionism/vincent_van_gogh.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Dragon Mastery" + "Expressive painting" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5431,6 +5575,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Anchor the protagonist within a golden spiral while companions or symbolic objects orbit via stroke rhythm.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "color-harmony", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5441,21 +5595,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Todd Lockwood paints dragons as plausible biology—wing tendons, gleaming scales, and knightly tack engineered to fly. His compositions are cinematic yet readable. We honor that naturalistic grandeur while introducing new flights, riders, and battlefield weather.\n", - "artist": "Todd Lockwood", - "movement": "Contemporary Dragon Illustration", + "about": "Vincent van Gogh carved light into oil paint, bending rhythmic strokes and saturated complements into living atmosphere. MuseoMorph celebrates that urgency while keeping props original and subjects modest.\n", + "artist": "Vincent van Gogh", + "movement": "Post-Impressionist Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision": { - "id": "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Rowena Morrill — Pioneering Female Fantasy Vision", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision.md", + "oskar_kokoschka": { + "id": "oskar_kokoschka", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Oskar Kokoschka - Nervous Brushwork", + "file": "styles/expressionism/oskar_kokoschka.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "High-Gloss Empowerment" + "Psychological portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5465,6 +5619,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Let companions orbit in turbulent atmosphere without competing with the focal figure.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "facial-planes", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5475,24 +5639,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rowena Morrill fused airbrush gradients with chrome surfaces, spotlighting powerful women amid pulp sci-fantasy mashups. Her covers shimmer like vinyl sleeves. We carry that glamorous energy forward with new protagonists, creatures, and jewel-toned cities.\n", - "artist": "Rowena Morrill", - "movement": "Chromatic Romantic Fantasy", + "about": "Oskar Kokoschka painted like a nerve ending, pushing oil across canvas in frantic arabesques to read the sitter's psyche. MuseoMorph preserves that volatility while staying within contemporary guardrails.\n", + "artist": "Oskar Kokoschka", + "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere": { - "id": "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Michael Whelan — Luminous Atmospheric Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere.md", + "ernst_ludwig_kirchner": { + "id": "ernst_ludwig_kirchner", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Berlin Street Tension", + "file": "styles/expressionism/ernst_ludwig_kirchner.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Luminous Character", - "Ethereal Cosmic Scene" + "Urban psychological study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5502,6 +5663,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stack figures diagonally like tram flow while signage frames the lead subject.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "color-blocks", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5512,21 +5683,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Michael Whelan paints light as a character—iridescent skies, translucent fabrics, and dreamlike architecture. His covers glow with quiet awe. We sustain that atmospheric lyricism while unveiling new worlds, apparitions, and color harmonies.\n", - "artist": "Michael Whelan", - "movement": "Luminous Sci-Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner translated Berlin's rush into jagged diagonals, acid colour, and claustrophobic motion. MuseoMorph keeps the modern unease while ensuring modest crowds and original iconography.\n", + "artist": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner", + "movement": "Die Bruecke Urban Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy": { - "id": "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Larry Elmore — Classic Gaming Fantasy", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/larry_elmore_classic_fantasy.md", + "egon_schiele": { + "id": "egon_schiele", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Egon Schiele - Psychological Figure Study", + "file": "styles/expressionism/egon_schiele.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gaming Character" + "Psychological figure study", + "Self-portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5536,6 +5708,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Offset secondary sitters as compressed silhouettes so the primary figure retains dominance.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "bone-structure" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5546,24 +5728,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Larry Elmore defined the friendly face of 1980s D&D—suncatcher dragons, approachable heroes, and Kentucky-warm lighting. His scenes invite you to roll initiative. We preserve that welcoming high-fantasy vibe while inventing fresh parties, mounts, and spell effects.\n", - "artist": "Larry Elmore", - "movement": "TSR Classic Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Egon Schiele exposed the psyche through febrile contour and paper left deliberately bare. MuseoMorph keeps the raw immediacy while reframing for contemporary safety and originality.\n", + "artist": "Egon Schiele", + "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "keith_parkinson_epic_realism": { - "id": "keith_parkinson_epic_realism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Keith Parkinson — Epic Fantasy Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/keith_parkinson_epic_realism.md", + "edvard_munch": { + "id": "edvard_munch", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Edvard Munch - Psychological Expressionism", + "file": "styles/expressionism/edvard_munch.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Epic Character", - "Fantasy Landscape" + "Psychological portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5573,6 +5752,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Support the protagonist with symbolic companions along bridge rails or horizon bands without diluting focus.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "facial-planes" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5583,24 +5772,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Keith Parkinson balanced hulking heroes with matte-painted horizons, giving TSR worlds a believable scale. His palette glows without going neon, and every prop feels table-ready. MuseoMorph continues that grounded epic tone with new factions, relics, and weather systems.\n", - "artist": "Keith Parkinson", - "movement": "High Fantasy Realism", + "about": "Edvard Munch externalized anxiety through swirling colour bands, elongated silhouettes, and scraped impasto that vibrates like sound. MuseoMorph keeps that haunted charge while enforcing modern safety rules so the homage stays respectful and original.\n", + "artist": "Edvard Munch", + "movement": "Norwegian Symbolist Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation": { - "id": "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Jim Roslof — Classic D&D Foundation", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation.md", + "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga": { + "id": "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Rumiko Takahashi - Romantic Comedy Dynamo", + "file": "styles/manga/rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "3:4", - "17:22" + "4:5", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Classic D&D Character", - "Traditional Gaming Scene" + "Romantic Cover", + "Dynamic Ensemble" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5610,6 +5799,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Give the lead 60 percent of the frame with friends orbiting in comedic motion lines.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "expression", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5620,21 +5819,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Roslof gave early D&D its grassroots charm—ink-wash lines, bold primaries, and parties framed for table play. His art feels like a weekend module come alive. We echo that approachable energy while drafting new dungeon crawls, mascots, and sidebar vignettes.\n", - "artist": "Jim Roslof", - "movement": "Classic D&D Module Illustration", + "about": "Rumiko Takahashi pairs slapstick kinetics with heartfelt romance, rendering big eyes, voluminous hair, and pastel washes. This card keeps that 1980s watercolor charm while inventing new cast lineups.\n", + "artist": "Rumiko Takahashi", + "movement": "Romantic Comedy Shonen Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jeff_easley_dynamic_action": { - "id": "jeff_easley_dynamic_action", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Jeff Easley — Dynamic Gaming Action", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jeff_easley_dynamic_action.md", + "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo": { + "id": "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Riyoko Ikeda - Revolutionary Shoujo Romance", + "file": "styles/manga/riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Atmospheric Action" + "Romantic Portrait", + "Historical Tableau" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5644,6 +5844,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Let two protagonists overlap within rose-laden emotion-scapes or Versailles interiors.", + "identity_priority": [ + "expression", + "costume", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5654,24 +5864,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jeff Easley blows wind through every cape—thunderbolt dragons, lightning logos, and heroes braced mid-swing. His oil surfaces crackle with TSR-era drama. MuseoMorph keeps that stormy choreography alive with new villains, spell effects, and crumbling set pieces.\n", - "artist": "Jeff Easley", - "movement": "High-Energy TSR Illustration", + "about": "Riyoko Ikeda turns French revolution melodrama into cascading screentone roses and tear-bright eyes. This card safeguards that operatic intensity while chronicling new courts and rebellions.\n", + "artist": "Riyoko Ikeda", + "movement": "Year 24 Group Shoujo", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power": { - "id": "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Frank Frazetta — Barbarian Power", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/frank_frazetta_barbarian_power.md", + "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga": { + "id": "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Osamu Tezuka - Showa Cinematic Humanism", + "file": "styles/manga/osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga.md", "ratios": [ + "4:5", "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Barbarian Power", - "Savage Fantasy Scene" + "Character Study", + "Adventure Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5681,6 +5891,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Center the star-system lead with supporting silhouettes sweeping along cinematic arcs.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "expression", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5691,21 +5911,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Frank Frazetta sculpted muscle and mist with palette knives—charging steeds, snarled hair, and volcanic backdrops. Each piece hits like a Heavy Metal gatefold. We keep that sweaty ferocity while inventing fresh warlords, beasts, and storm-lit citadels.\n", - "artist": "Frank Frazetta", - "movement": "Sword-and-Sorcery Pulp", + "about": "Osamu Tezuka married Disney timing with postwar optimism, bathing big-eyed heroes in flat gouache color. This card keeps that hopeful cinema while introducing new archetypes and companions.\n", + "artist": "Osamu Tezuka", + "movement": "Showa Cinematic Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "donato_giancola_classical_realism": { - "id": "donato_giancola_classical_realism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Donato Giancola — Classical Narrative Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/donato_giancola_classical_realism.md", + "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller": { + "id": "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Naoki Urasawa - Psychological Thriller Realism", + "file": "styles/manga/naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "2:3", + "4:5", + "3:2" ], "modes": [ - "Classical Narrative" + "Character Study", + "Investigative Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5715,6 +5938,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Frame a contemplative protagonist chest-up with period-authentic urban cues in the midground.", + "identity_priority": [ + "expression", + "asymmetry", + "context" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5725,24 +5958,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Donato Giancola pulls Tolkien legends through a Renaissance lens—layered oil glazes, life-cast armor, and Caravaggio lighting. The results feel canonical. MuseoMorph continues that museum-ready storytelling with fresh mythic tableaus and bespoke props.\n", - "artist": "Donato Giancola", - "movement": "Classical Narrative Fantasy", + "about": "Naoki Urasawa sketches ordinary faces with micro-expressions, asymmetry, and thriller tension. This card preserves his forensic realism while spinning new conspiracies.\n", + "artist": "Naoki Urasawa", + "movement": "Psychological Seinen Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "don_maitz_maritime_realism": { - "id": "don_maitz_maritime_realism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Don Maitz — Narrative Maritime Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/don_maitz_maritime_realism.md", + "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga": { + "id": "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Masakazu Katsura - Realist Youth Illustration", + "file": "styles/manga/masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Adventure Portrait", - "Maritime Scene" + "Youth Romance", + "Urban Portrait", + "Slice of Life" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5752,6 +5986,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Pair the lead with a partner or environment anchor inside relaxed 1990s fashion.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "fashion", + "expression" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5762,21 +6006,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Don Maitz marries romantic oil technique with salt-stained authenticity—rigging diagrams, plein-air skies, and swaggering privateers. His canvas feels like a historical novel mid-climax. We keep that seaworthy realism while rotating in new crews, ports, and treasure myths.\n", - "artist": "Don Maitz", - "movement": "Maritime Adventure Illustration", + "about": "Masakazu Katsura paints 1990s youth with cinematic lighting, baggy silhouettes, and grounded anatomy. This card keeps his realist polish while writing new street-level dramas.\n", + "artist": "Masakazu Katsura", + "movement": "1990s Realist Youth Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy": { - "id": "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Clyde Caldwell — Warm Fantasy Appeal", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy.md", + "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail": { + "id": "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Kentaro Miura - Gothic Hyperdetail", + "file": "styles/manga/kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "2:3", + "3:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Warm Fantasy Character" + "Color Mode", + "Black and White Mode" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5786,6 +6033,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Set the armored lead against towering Gothic masonry with an optional adversary in shadow.", + "identity_priority": [ + "armor", + "gesture", + "atmosphere" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5796,24 +6053,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Clyde Caldwell bathes adventurers in sunset golds and satin capes, striking that sweet spot between pin-up and hero worship. His palette feels like a Ren Faire at golden hour. We retain that inviting warmth while cycling through new classes, familiars, and infernal foes.\n", - "artist": "Clyde Caldwell", - "movement": "TSR Warm Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Kentaro Miura carved every rivet, scar, and arch into Berserk's Gothic apocalypse. This card enforces that hyperdetail while forging new legends and cathedrals.\n", + "artist": "Kentaro Miura", + "movement": "Dark Fantasy Hyperrealism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy": { - "id": "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Brom — Gothic Dark Fantasy", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/brom_gothic_dark_fantasy.md", + "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga": { + "id": "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Katsuhiro Otomo - Dystopian Screentone Realism", + "file": "styles/manga/katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gothic Character", - "Macabre Scene" + "Monochrome Screentone", + "Single-Hue Accent" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5823,6 +6078,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Anchor a power-stance lead at 70 percent height with a support silhouette in depth.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "compressed-face-proportions" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5833,24 +6098,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Brom blends tattoo-ink linework with oil glazes, conjuring witches, wasteland angels, and biomechanical beasts. The mood is always baroque, bruised, and beautiful. MuseoMorph keeps that ritualistic dread while crafting new sigils, species, and rusted cathedrals.\n", - "artist": "Gerald Brom", - "movement": "Dark Gothic Fantasy", + "about": "Katsuhiro Otomo fused metabolist skylines, compressed faces, and halftone machinery into tense Akira-era covers. This card preserves the industrial realism while inventing new dystopian subjects and tech.\n", + "artist": "Katsuhiro Otomo", + "movement": "1980s Cyberpunk Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism": { - "id": "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Boris Vallejo — Muscular Hyperrealism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism.md", + "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga": { + "id": "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Kaoru Mori - Historical Textile Chronicle", + "file": "styles/manga/kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Muscular Perfection", - "Hyperrealistic Fantasy" + "Color Cover", + "Documentary Monochrome" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5860,6 +6125,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Show the protagonist with a cultural counterpart amid period architecture and textiles.", + "identity_priority": [ + "costume", + "gesture", + "setting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5870,21 +6145,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Boris Vallejo airbrushed bodybuilders into myth—chrome highlights, oiled skin, and cosmic backdrops. His hyperreal figures feel sculpted more than painted. We continue that polished spectacle with new heroes, creatures, and neon nebulae.\n", - "artist": "Boris Vallejo", - "movement": "Airbrushed Heroic Fantasy", + "about": "Kaoru Mori documents Victorian parlors and Central Asian caravans with thread-by-thread accuracy. This card sustains her research obsession while exploring new households and ceremonies.\n", + "artist": "Kaoru Mori", + "movement": "Research-Driven Historical Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "vincent_van_gogh": { - "id": "vincent_van_gogh", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Vincent van Gogh - Impasto Resonance", - "file": "styles/expressionism/vincent_van_gogh.md", + "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy": { + "id": "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Kamome Shirahama - European Fantasy Hybrid", + "file": "styles/manga/kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5" + "2:3", + "4:5", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Expressive painting" + "Ornamental Portrait", + "Decorative Tableau" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5897,11 +6175,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Anchor the protagonist within a golden spiral while companions or symbolic objects orbit via stroke rhythm.", + "layout_hint": "Stage the protagonist amid Art Nouveau framing with retainers or familiars at lower tiers.", "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "color-harmony", - "silhouette" + "silhouette", + "costume", + "gesture" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -5914,21 +6192,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Vincent van Gogh carved light into oil paint, bending rhythmic strokes and saturated complements into living atmosphere. MuseoMorph celebrates that urgency while keeping props original and subjects modest.\n", - "artist": "Vincent van Gogh", - "movement": "Post-Impressionist Modernism", + "about": "Kamome Shirahama blends copperplate hatching with European fantasy couture, building worlds from ink alone. This card maintains her printmaking precision while conjuring new guilds and spellbooks.\n", + "artist": "Kamome Shirahama", + "movement": "European Fantasy Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "oskar_kokoschka": { - "id": "oskar_kokoschka", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Oskar Kokoschka - Nervous Brushwork", - "file": "styles/expressionism/oskar_kokoschka.md", + "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen": { + "id": "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "CLAMP - Prismatic Elongation", + "file": "styles/manga/clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen.md", "ratios": [ - "4:3" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological portrait" + "Elongated Portrait", + "Decorative Spread" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5941,11 +6220,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Let companions orbit in turbulent atmosphere without competing with the focal figure.", + "layout_hint": "Stack flowing protagonists with diagonal overlap and floral screentone breathing room.", "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "facial-planes", - "silhouette" + "silhouette", + "elongation", + "costume" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -5958,21 +6237,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Oskar Kokoschka painted like a nerve ending, pushing oil across canvas in frantic arabesques to read the sitter's psyche. MuseoMorph preserves that volatility while staying within contemporary guardrails.\n", - "artist": "Oskar Kokoschka", - "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "CLAMP stretches limbs, layers filigree, and blends shoujo sentiment with seinen drama. This card keeps the Copic gradients and screentone lace while inventing new storylines.\n", + "artist": "CLAMP", + "movement": "Prismatic Shoujo-Seinen Fusion", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "ernst_ludwig_kirchner": { - "id": "ernst_ludwig_kirchner", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Berlin Street Tension", - "file": "styles/expressionism/ernst_ludwig_kirchner.md", + "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure": { + "id": "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Akira Toriyama - Dynamic Adventure", + "file": "styles/manga/akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Urban psychological study" + "Power Portrait", + "Action Splash" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5984,12 +6264,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stack figures diagonally like tram flow while signage frames the lead subject.", + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Center the energetic lead at 70 percent height with minimal tech motifs orbiting the pose.", "identity_priority": [ "silhouette", - "color-blocks", - "gesture" + "gesture", + "pattern" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6002,22 +6282,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner translated Berlin's rush into jagged diagonals, acid colour, and claustrophobic motion. MuseoMorph keeps the modern unease while ensuring modest crowds and original iconography.\n", - "artist": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner", - "movement": "Die Bruecke Urban Expressionism", + "about": "Akira Toriyama inks angular anatomy, parallel armor stripes, and watercolor pops for jump-ready heroes. This card keeps that kinetic charm while avoiding Dragon Ball canon.\n", + "artist": "Akira Toriyama", + "movement": "Shonen Adventure Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "egon_schiele": { - "id": "egon_schiele", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Egon Schiele - Psychological Figure Study", - "file": "styles/expressionism/egon_schiele.md", + "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration": { + "id": "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Ai Yazawa - Fashion Illustration Drama", + "file": "styles/manga/ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "2:3", + "3:4", + "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological figure study", - "Self-portrait" + "Color Fashion", + "Monochrome Fashion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6028,14 +6310,7 @@ "gender_respect" ], "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Offset secondary sitters as compressed silhouettes so the primary figure retains dominance.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "bone-structure" - ] + "allowed": false }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", @@ -6047,21 +6322,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Egon Schiele exposed the psyche through febrile contour and paper left deliberately bare. MuseoMorph keeps the raw immediacy while reframing for contemporary safety and originality.\n", - "artist": "Egon Schiele", - "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", + "about": "Ai Yazawa sketches fashion idols with elongated necks, watercolor washes, and anti-anime restraint. This card insists on that editorial sophistication while exploring new wardrobe stories.\n", + "artist": "Ai Yazawa", + "movement": "Fashion Narrative Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "edvard_munch": { - "id": "edvard_munch", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Edvard Munch - Psychological Expressionism", - "file": "styles/expressionism/edvard_munch.md", + "sergio_toppi_ornamental": { + "id": "sergio_toppi_ornamental", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Sergio Toppi — Ornamental Pen-and-Ink Mastery", + "file": "styles/european_comics/sergio_toppi_ornamental.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological portrait" + "Ornamental Character", + "Pattern Mastery Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6071,16 +6349,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Support the protagonist with symbolic companions along bridge rails or horizon bands without diluting focus.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "facial-planes" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6091,22 +6359,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Edvard Munch externalized anxiety through swirling colour bands, elongated silhouettes, and scraped impasto that vibrates like sound. MuseoMorph keeps that haunted charge while enforcing modern safety rules so the homage stays respectful and original.\n", - "artist": "Edvard Munch", - "movement": "Norwegian Symbolist Expressionism", + "about": "Sergio Toppi builds figures from tessellated ink, letting patterns, myths, and architecture fuse into towering portraits. His crosshatching orchestrates rhythm more than realism, elevating every cloak into a map of cultures. MuseoMorph keeps that documentary reverence while protecting modern sensitivities and originality.\n", + "artist": "Sergio Toppi", + "movement": "Italian Pen-and-Ink Ornaments", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait": { - "id": "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait", - "group": "Dutch Golden Age", - "display_name": "Rembrandt van Rijn — Chiaroscuro Portrait Mastery", - "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait.md", + "philippe_druillet_baroque": { + "id": "philippe_druillet_baroque", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Philippe Druillet — Baroque Cosmic Horror", + "file": "styles/european_comics/philippe_druillet_baroque.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "2:3", + "1:1", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Gallery Portrait", - "Psychological Study" + "Cosmic Baroque Character", + "Ornate Horror Architecture" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6126,24 +6396,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rembrandt carved faces out of darkness with impasto light and umber glazes, letting every wrinkle broadcast a life lived. His Amsterdam studio prized empathy over polish. We follow that chiaroscuro ritual while inventing sitters and regalia from the same gilded age.\n", - "artist": "Rembrandt van Rijn", - "movement": "Dutch Golden Age Portraiture", + "about": "Philippe Druillet weaponizes ligne claire precision into maximalist cathedrals of sci-fi dread, drowning every panel in ornamental ink and saturated gouache. Lone Sloane and his cosmic adversaries stride through symmetrical mandalas, Lovecraftian engines, and blazing colour vaults. MuseoMorph preserves that metal-hurlant monumentality while keeping the iconography original and free of signatures or publisher marks.\n", + "artist": "Philippe Druillet", + "movement": "Métal Hurlant Cosmic Baroque", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic": { - "id": "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic", - "group": "Dutch Golden Age", - "display_name": "Johannes Vermeer — Optical Domestic Interiors", - "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic.md", + "morris_lucky_luke": { + "id": "morris_lucky_luke", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Morris — Lucky Luke Ligne Claire Comedy", + "file": "styles/european_comics/morris_lucky_luke.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", - "5:4" + "2:3", + "4:3", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Domestic Interior", - "Optical Portrait" + "Western Cartoon Character", + "Comedy Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6163,22 +6433,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Johannes Vermeer bathed modest Delft rooms in camera-obscura light—lapis underpaint, pointillé sparkles, and window-cooled silence. His compositions balance everyday gestures with optical magic. MuseoMorph keeps that luminous hush while swapping in fresh households, maps, and props.\n", - "artist": "Johannes Vermeer", - "movement": "Delft Optical Genre Painting", + "about": "Morris translated the American West into elastic ligne claire humor—tall hats, whiplash lariats, and dust clouds rendered with animation timing. His pages juggle slapstick, silhouette clarity, and kid-safe pacing. We keep that breezy choreography while inventing new town signs and avoiding licensed cowboy clichés.\n", + "artist": "Morris", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Western Cartoon", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor": { - "id": "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor", - "group": "Dutch Golden Age", - "display_name": "Frans Hals — Alla Prima Portrait Vigor", - "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor.md", + "moebius_ligne_claire": { + "id": "moebius_ligne_claire", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Moebius — Crystalline Ligne Claire", + "file": "styles/european_comics/moebius_ligne_claire.md", "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "16:9", "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Animated Portrait", - "Alla Prima Study" + "Crystalline Explorer", + "Weightless Wanderer" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6198,24 +6470,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Frans Hals painted like a jazz solo—loaded brush, one-take bravado, and laughter still wet on the canvas. His Haarlem patrons appear mid-toast, mid-song, mid-life. MuseoMorph channels that bravura while inventing new revelers and tavern props.\n", - "artist": "Frans Hals", - "movement": "Haarlem Lively Portraiture", + "about": "Moebius turns deserts into metaphysical stages by stripping ink down to razor-clean outlines and flooding them with flat, luminous colour. His European album covers and Métal Hurlant spreads swing between vertical promenades and panoramic vista cards, always weightless and precise. This brief keeps that crystalline ligne claire discipline while banning logos, text overlays, and derivative iconography.\n", + "artist": "Jean Giraud (Moebius)", + "movement": "French Bande Dessinée Ligne Claire", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision": { - "id": "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto - Experimental Dynamism", - "file": "styles/anime/yoshiyuki_sadamoto.md", + "milo_manara_classical_watercolor": { + "id": "milo_manara_classical_watercolor", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Milo Manara — Classical Watercolor Illustration", + "file": "styles/european_comics/milo_manara_classical_watercolor.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", - "16:9" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Technical portrait", - "Psychological study" + "Classical Figure Study", + "Renaissance Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6225,16 +6497,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Place the lead in confident stance while teammates or instrumentation flank in softer focus.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "facial-planes", - "hair-structure" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6245,25 +6507,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto anchors Gainax aesthetics with disciplined draftsmanship, realistic proportions, and thoughtful asymmetry. Eyes gleam with layered rings, hair falls in believable clusters, and environments feel lived in. MuseoMorph converts likenesses into that technical realism while keeping props original and attire modest.\n", - "artist": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto", - "movement": "Gainax Technical Realism", + "about": "Milo Manara paints Renaissance grace with inky confidence—transparent washes, sinuous poses, and architectural backdrops that glow. His figures feel sensual yet studied, grounded in classical proportion rather than shock value. We echo that elegance while ensuring attire, context, and gestures remain comfortably within MuseoMorph safety bands.\n", + "artist": "Milo Manara", + "movement": "Italian Classical Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography": { - "id": "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Wit Studio - Dynamic Action Cinematography", - "file": "styles/anime/wit_studio.md", + "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir": { + "id": "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Juanjo Guarnido — Anthropomorphic Noir Realism", + "file": "styles/european_comics/juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir.md", "ratios": [ + "17:22", "16:9", - "3:4", - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Action portrait", - "Kinetic scene" - ], + "Noir Character", + "Atmospheric Scene" + ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", "no_gore", @@ -6272,16 +6534,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stack planes with multi-layer depth so motion reads from foreground to skyline.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "spatial-depth", - "silhouette" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6292,24 +6544,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Wit Studio pairs clean cel draftsmanship with multi-plane depth and athletic staging. MuseoMorph keeps that kinetic clarity while forbidding comic-book gradients or borrowed props.\n", - "artist": "Wit Studio", - "movement": "Wit Studio Kinetic Cinematography", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Juanjo Guarnido renders the Blacksad menagerie with Disney-calibrated anatomy, watercolor smoke, and 1950s grit. Every whisker, fedora, and neon reflection sells the noir mood without slipping into caricature. We keep that cinematic realism while ensuring new cases, new signage, and zero borrowed trademarks.\n", + "artist": "Juanjo Guarnido", + "movement": "Blacksad Anthropomorphic Noir", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "sunrise_clean_cel": { - "id": "sunrise_clean_cel", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Sunrise - Clean Cel Animation", - "file": "styles/anime/sunrise_clean_cel.md", + "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera": { + "id": "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Jean-Claude Mézières — Retro-Futuristic Space Opera", + "file": "styles/european_comics/jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "16:9", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Professional portrait", - "Military scene" + "Space Opera Adventure", + "Retro-Futuristic Explorer" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6319,16 +6571,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Line up squad members by rank with geometric backdrops reinforcing faction colours.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "uniform-design", - "posture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6339,24 +6581,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Sunrise built its reputation on crisp black outlines, flat primary palettes, and military precision. MuseoMorph adopts that clean cel discipline while inventing new insignia and keeping crews modest.\n", - "artist": "Sunrise", - "movement": "Sunrise Cel Mastery", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Jean-Claude Mézières mapped the cosmos with buoyant Valérian adventures, pairing humanist explorers with gleaming retro-futuristic craft. His boards overflow with optimistic palettes, readable machinery, and bustling alien capitals that still feel welcoming. This recipe keeps that bright adventure spirit while forbidding recycled movie props or real-world insignia.\n", + "artist": "Jean-Claude Mézières", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Space Opera", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "studio_trigger_neokana": { - "id": "studio_trigger_neokana", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Studio Trigger - Neo-Kanada Energy", - "file": "styles/anime/studio_trigger.md", + "hugo_pratt_brush_economy": { + "id": "hugo_pratt_brush_economy", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Hugo Pratt — Atmospheric Brush Economy", + "file": "styles/european_comics/hugo_pratt_brush_economy.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", "2:3", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Heroic portrait", - "Dynamic action" + "Contemplative Adventurer", + "Atmospheric Maritime" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6366,16 +6608,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stack combatants along explosive diagonals with energy bursts separating layers.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "hair-shape", - "energy-effects" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6386,24 +6618,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Studio Trigger channels the legacy of Yoshinori Kanada with explosive poses, crystalline debris, and fluorescent palettes. Four-pointed starbursts, low-angle foreshortening, and jagged motion smears keep momentum high. MuseoMorph leans into that spectacle while ensuring wardrobe stays modest and iconography remains original.\n", - "artist": "Studio Trigger", - "movement": "Neo-Kanada Action", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Hugo Pratt lets black ink wander like wind over billowing sails, reducing Corto Maltese to a few decisive strokes and a wash of seawater grey. His panels balance silence, folklore, and maritime lore without clutter. This brief preserves that sparse brush poetry while keeping every insignia, vessel, and map safely fictional.\n", + "artist": "Hugo Pratt", + "movement": "Corto Maltese Maritime Adventure", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "studio_ghibli_naturalism": { - "id": "studio_ghibli_naturalism", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Studio Ghibli - Naturalistic Poetry", - "file": "styles/anime/studio_ghibli.md", + "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir": { + "id": "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Guido Crepax — Psychedelic Noir Sophistication", + "file": "styles/european_comics/guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "16:9" + "17:22", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Portrait", - "Environmental scene" + "Psychedelic Character", + "Fragmented Sequence" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6413,16 +6645,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage companions at varying depths with foliage or architecture knitting the trio together.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "eyes" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6433,24 +6655,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Studio Ghibli blends pencil linework, watercolor atmospheres, and quiet storytelling to make nature and characters feel lived in. Pastoral palettes, hand-painted cels, and gentle motion celebrate craft over spectacle. MuseoMorph treats the studio's look as a study in warmth and humility while honoring modern safety policies.\n", - "artist": "Studio Ghibli", - "movement": "Studio Ghibli Hand-Painted Naturalism", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Guido Crepax slices time into cinematic slivers—eyes, gloves, bobbed hair—floating inside op-art grids. His Valentina pages pivot between fashion illustration finesse and erotic noir tension without ever feeling gratuitous. We honor that adult sophistication while enforcing MuseoMorph safety and original set dressing.\n", + "artist": "Guido Crepax", + "movement": "Italian Psychedelic Noir", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "studio_bones_character_drama": { - "id": "studio_bones_character_drama", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Studio Bones - Character-Driven Animation", - "file": "styles/anime/studio_bones.md", + "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities": { + "id": "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "François Schuiten — Architectural Impossible Cities", + "file": "styles/european_comics/francois_schuiten_impossible_cities.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", + "2:3", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Character study", - "Dynamic scene" + "Impossible Architecture", + "Vertical City Explorer" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6460,16 +6682,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Balance leads with yutapon cubes or debris arcs connecting their gestures.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "eye-expression" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6480,24 +6692,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Studio Bones draws characters with living body language, expressive eyes, and environments that breathe alongside them. Yutaka Nakamura's crystalline debris and dynamic camera shifts keep scenes energetic even in stills. MuseoMorph leans into that personality-first ethos while keeping wardrobe practical and iconography original.\n", - "artist": "Studio Bones", - "movement": "Studio Bones Character Drama", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "François Schuiten drafts entire civilizations as gothic-mechanical towers spiraling past plausible physics. Obscure Cities plates splice Art Nouveau ornament with vertiginous perspectives that pull viewers upward. We keep that meticulous ink and baffling scale while ensuring every structure, glyph, and citizen stays original to MuseoMorph.\n", + "artist": "François Schuiten", + "movement": "Les Cités Obscures Architectural Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "satoshi_kon_psychology": { - "id": "satoshi_kon_psychology", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Satoshi Kon - Hyperrealistic Animation Psychology", - "file": "styles/anime/satoshi_kon.md", + "enki_bilal_painterly_decay": { + "id": "enki_bilal_painterly_decay", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Enki Bilal — Dystopian Painterly Realism", + "file": "styles/european_comics/enki_bilal_painterly_decay.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", - "3:4" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological portrait", - "Urban context" + "Weathered Character", + "Decay Environment" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6507,16 +6719,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Layer reflections or televisions to double the subject without losing clarity.", - "identity_priority": [ - "facial-planes", - "gesture", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6527,24 +6729,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Satoshi Kon fused cel animation with live-action detail, diving into dreamlike urban psychology. Clean lines, flat colour blocks, and precise lighting stage characters inside dense Tokyo architecture. MuseoMorph preserves that cinematic tension while enforcing modern safety and original props.\n", - "artist": "Satoshi Kon", - "movement": "Satoshi Kon Psychological Realism", + "about": "Enki Bilal smears watercolor, gouache, and pencil into cold dystopian portraits where blue skin, ash, and rust grind together. His Franco-Belgian spreads hang on weathered faces, propaganda residue, and brutalist backdrops that feel lifted from a crumbling future. This brief keeps the mixed-media patina and political melancholy without inheriting specific characters or state iconography.\n", + "artist": "Enki Bilal", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Graphic Novels", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "production_ig_cyberpunk": { - "id": "production_ig_cyberpunk", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Production I.G - Cyberpunk Precision", - "file": "styles/anime/production_ig.md", + "albert_uderzo_asterix": { + "id": "albert_uderzo_asterix", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Albert Uderzo — Gallic Adventure Cartoon", + "file": "styles/european_comics/albert_uderzo_asterix.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", - "21:9" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Environmental integration", - "Architectural scene" + "Gallic Cartoon Character", + "Adventure Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6554,16 +6756,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Embed figures within architectural lines so no one floats off the ground plane.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "spatial-integration", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6574,24 +6766,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Production I.G perfected cyberpunk cel animation where characters and architecture breathe together. Clean outlines, flat colour fills, and multi-plane depth keep the world cohesive. MuseoMorph honors that precision while insisting on original iconography and modern safety.\n", - "artist": "Production I.G", - "movement": "Production I.G Cel Integration", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Albert Uderzo codified Gallic bravado with bulbous noses, elastic poses, and richly researched villages. His line keeps Disney snap but layers in archaeological detail and comedic timing. We channel that historic whimsy while inventing fresh quests and keeping the potion a safe abstraction.\n", + "artist": "Albert Uderzo", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Historical Comedy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "osamu_dezaki_postcard": { - "id": "osamu_dezaki_postcard", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Osamu Dezaki - Dramatic Postcard Memory", - "file": "styles/anime/osamu_dezaki.md", + "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait": { + "id": "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait", + "group": "Dutch Golden Age", + "display_name": "Rembrandt van Rijn — Chiaroscuro Portrait Mastery", + "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Dramatic portrait", - "Postcard memory" + "Gallery Portrait", + "Psychological Study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6601,16 +6791,43 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Pair leads in layered depth with architectural shadows separating their silhouettes.", - "identity_priority": [ - "facial-planes", - "gesture", - "lighting" - ] + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, + "about": "Rembrandt carved faces out of darkness with impasto light and umber glazes, letting every wrinkle broadcast a life lived. His Amsterdam studio prized empathy over polish. We follow that chiaroscuro ritual while inventing sitters and regalia from the same gilded age.\n", + "artist": "Rembrandt van Rijn", + "movement": "Dutch Golden Age Portraiture", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic": { + "id": "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic", + "group": "Dutch Golden Age", + "display_name": "Johannes Vermeer — Optical Domestic Interiors", + "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "4:5", + "5:4" + ], + "modes": [ + "Domestic Interior", + "Optical Portrait" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6621,24 +6838,127 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Osamu Dezaki pioneered the postcard memory technique, freezing animation into painterly stills drenched in chiaroscuro. Dutch angles, glass-rose symbolism, and dramatic lighting turn every frame into a psychological tableau. MuseoMorph honors that theatrical mood while keeping wardrobes modest and stories original.\n", - "artist": "Osamu Dezaki", - "movement": "Postcard Memory Expressionism", + "about": "Johannes Vermeer bathed modest Delft rooms in camera-obscura light—lapis underpaint, pointillé sparkles, and window-cooled silence. His compositions balance everyday gestures with optical magic. MuseoMorph keeps that luminous hush while swapping in fresh households, maps, and props.\n", + "artist": "Johannes Vermeer", + "movement": "Delft Optical Genre Painting", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "masashi_kishimoto_shonen": { - "id": "masashi_kishimoto_shonen", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Masashi Kishimoto - Dynamic Shonen Energy", - "file": "styles/anime/masashi_kishimoto.md", + "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor": { + "id": "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor", + "group": "Dutch Golden Age", + "display_name": "Frans Hals — Alla Prima Portrait Vigor", + "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4" + ], + "modes": [ + "Animated Portrait", + "Alla Prima Study" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Frans Hals painted like a jazz solo—loaded brush, one-take bravado, and laughter still wet on the canvas. His Haarlem patrons appear mid-toast, mid-song, mid-life. MuseoMorph channels that bravura while inventing new revelers and tavern props.\n", + "artist": "Frans Hals", + "movement": "Haarlem Lively Portraiture", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic": { + "id": "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Todd Lockwood — Dragon Mastery Epic Fantasy", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/todd_lockwood_dragon_epic.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Dragon Mastery" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Todd Lockwood paints dragons as plausible biology—wing tendons, gleaming scales, and knightly tack engineered to fly. His compositions are cinematic yet readable. We honor that naturalistic grandeur while introducing new flights, riders, and battlefield weather.\n", + "artist": "Todd Lockwood", + "movement": "Contemporary Dragon Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision": { + "id": "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Rowena Morrill — Pioneering Female Fantasy Vision", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "High-Gloss Empowerment" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rowena Morrill fused airbrush gradients with chrome surfaces, spotlighting powerful women amid pulp sci-fantasy mashups. Her covers shimmer like vinyl sleeves. We carry that glamorous energy forward with new protagonists, creatures, and jewel-toned cities.\n", + "artist": "Rowena Morrill", + "movement": "Chromatic Romantic Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere": { + "id": "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Michael Whelan — Luminous Atmospheric Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Action portrait", - "Power-up scene" + "Luminous Character", + "Ethereal Cosmic Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6648,16 +6968,40 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stack rivals diagonally with power auras weaving between them; keep focal hero forward.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "hairstyle", - "eye-shape" - ] + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, + "about": "Michael Whelan paints light as a character—iridescent skies, translucent fabrics, and dreamlike architecture. His covers glow with quiet awe. We sustain that atmospheric lyricism while unveiling new worlds, apparitions, and color harmonies.\n", + "artist": "Michael Whelan", + "movement": "Luminous Sci-Fantasy Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy": { + "id": "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Larry Elmore — Classic Gaming Fantasy", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/larry_elmore_classic_fantasy.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Gaming Character" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6668,24 +7012,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Weekly Shonen Jump battle art thrives on bold line work, kinetic poses, and emotional stakes. Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto-era approach pairs confident inks with chakra-charged color and symbolic auras. MuseoMorph channels that intensity while keeping violence stylized and wardrobe functional.\n", - "artist": "Masashi Kishimoto", - "movement": "Weekly Shonen Jump Action", + "about": "Larry Elmore defined the friendly face of 1980s D&D—suncatcher dragons, approachable heroes, and Kentucky-warm lighting. His scenes invite you to roll initiative. We preserve that welcoming high-fantasy vibe while inventing fresh parties, mounts, and spell effects.\n", + "artist": "Larry Elmore", + "movement": "TSR Classic Fantasy Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "masaaki_yuasa_experimental": { - "id": "masaaki_yuasa_experimental", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Masaaki Yuasa - Experimental Fluidity", - "file": "styles/anime/masaaki_yuasa.md", + "keith_parkinson_epic_realism": { + "id": "keith_parkinson_epic_realism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Keith Parkinson — Epic Fantasy Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/keith_parkinson_epic_realism.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", + "2:3", "3:4", - "1:1" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Experimental portrait", - "Fluid scene" + "Epic Character", + "Fantasy Landscape" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6695,16 +7039,43 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Let bodies stretch and morph around a central flow line; keep silhouettes readable.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "color-psychology", - "silhouette" - ] + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, + "about": "Keith Parkinson balanced hulking heroes with matte-painted horizons, giving TSR worlds a believable scale. His palette glows without going neon, and every prop feels table-ready. MuseoMorph continues that grounded epic tone with new factions, relics, and weather systems.\n", + "artist": "Keith Parkinson", + "movement": "High Fantasy Realism", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation": { + "id": "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Jim Roslof — Classic D&D Foundation", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "17:22" + ], + "modes": [ + "Classic D&D Character", + "Traditional Gaming Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6715,24 +7086,237 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Masaaki Yuasa rejects rigid model sheets in favor of elastic anatomy, surreal metaphors, and bold color psychology. Shapes melt, palettes shift with emotion, and backgrounds breathe. MuseoMorph treats the style as joyful experimentation while guarding against explicit shock or unsettling body horror.\n", - "artist": "Masaaki Yuasa", - "movement": "Experimental Auteur Animation", + "about": "Jim Roslof gave early D&D its grassroots charm—ink-wash lines, bold primaries, and parties framed for table play. His art feels like a weekend module come alive. We echo that approachable energy while drafting new dungeon crawls, mascots, and sidebar vignettes.\n", + "artist": "Jim Roslof", + "movement": "Classic D&D Module Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "mappa_modern_cinema": { - "id": "mappa_modern_cinema", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "MAPPA - Modern Cinematic Animation", - "file": "styles/anime/mappa.md", + "jeff_easley_dynamic_action": { + "id": "jeff_easley_dynamic_action", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Jeff Easley — Dynamic Gaming Action", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jeff_easley_dynamic_action.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Atmospheric Action" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Jeff Easley blows wind through every cape—thunderbolt dragons, lightning logos, and heroes braced mid-swing. His oil surfaces crackle with TSR-era drama. MuseoMorph keeps that stormy choreography alive with new villains, spell effects, and crumbling set pieces.\n", + "artist": "Jeff Easley", + "movement": "High-Energy TSR Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power": { + "id": "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Frank Frazetta — Barbarian Power", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/frank_frazetta_barbarian_power.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" + ], + "modes": [ + "Barbarian Power", + "Savage Fantasy Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Frank Frazetta sculpted muscle and mist with palette knives—charging steeds, snarled hair, and volcanic backdrops. Each piece hits like a Heavy Metal gatefold. We keep that sweaty ferocity while inventing fresh warlords, beasts, and storm-lit citadels.\n", + "artist": "Frank Frazetta", + "movement": "Sword-and-Sorcery Pulp", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "donato_giancola_classical_realism": { + "id": "donato_giancola_classical_realism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Donato Giancola — Classical Narrative Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/donato_giancola_classical_realism.md", + "ratios": [ "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Modern portrait", - "Cinematic scene" + "Classical Narrative" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Donato Giancola pulls Tolkien legends through a Renaissance lens—layered oil glazes, life-cast armor, and Caravaggio lighting. The results feel canonical. MuseoMorph continues that museum-ready storytelling with fresh mythic tableaus and bespoke props.\n", + "artist": "Donato Giancola", + "movement": "Classical Narrative Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "don_maitz_maritime_realism": { + "id": "don_maitz_maritime_realism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Don Maitz — Narrative Maritime Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/don_maitz_maritime_realism.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" + ], + "modes": [ + "Adventure Portrait", + "Maritime Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Don Maitz marries romantic oil technique with salt-stained authenticity—rigging diagrams, plein-air skies, and swaggering privateers. His canvas feels like a historical novel mid-climax. We keep that seaworthy realism while rotating in new crews, ports, and treasure myths.\n", + "artist": "Don Maitz", + "movement": "Maritime Adventure Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy": { + "id": "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Clyde Caldwell — Warm Fantasy Appeal", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Warm Fantasy Character" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Clyde Caldwell bathes adventurers in sunset golds and satin capes, striking that sweet spot between pin-up and hero worship. His palette feels like a Ren Faire at golden hour. We retain that inviting warmth while cycling through new classes, familiars, and infernal foes.\n", + "artist": "Clyde Caldwell", + "movement": "TSR Warm Fantasy Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy": { + "id": "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Brom — Gothic Dark Fantasy", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/brom_gothic_dark_fantasy.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" + ], + "modes": [ + "Gothic Character", + "Macabre Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Brom blends tattoo-ink linework with oil glazes, conjuring witches, wasteland angels, and biomechanical beasts. The mood is always baroque, bruised, and beautiful. MuseoMorph keeps that ritualistic dread while crafting new sigils, species, and rusted cathedrals.\n", + "artist": "Gerald Brom", + "movement": "Dark Gothic Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism": { + "id": "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Boris Vallejo — Muscular Hyperrealism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "1:1" + ], + "modes": [ + "Muscular Perfection", + "Hyperrealistic Fantasy" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6742,16 +7326,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage supporting cast in cinematic thirds so the lead remains dominant.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "lighting", - "silhouette" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6762,24 +7336,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "MAPPA pushes sharp digital linework, saturated modern palettes, and film-style framing. MuseoMorph echoes that contemporary energy while keeping props original and wardrobe grounded.\n", - "artist": "MAPPA", - "movement": "MAPPA Modern Cinematic", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Boris Vallejo airbrushed bodybuilders into myth—chrome highlights, oiled skin, and cosmic backdrops. His hyperreal figures feel sculpted more than painted. We continue that polished spectacle with new heroes, creatures, and neon nebulae.\n", + "artist": "Boris Vallejo", + "movement": "Airbrushed Heroic Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry": { - "id": "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry", + "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision": { + "id": "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision", "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Makoto Shinkai - Photorealistic Poetry", - "file": "styles/anime/makoto_shinkai.md", + "display_name": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto - Experimental Dynamism", + "file": "styles/anime/yoshiyuki_sadamoto.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", - "21:9" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Environmental portrait", - "Atmospheric scene" + "Technical portrait", + "Psychological study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6792,11 +7366,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Anchor the lead at a rule-of-thirds point while companions or props echo the horizon line.", + "layout_hint": "Place the lead in confident stance while teammates or instrumentation flank in softer focus.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "lighting" + "facial-planes", + "hair-structure" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6809,24 +7383,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Makoto Shinkai paints luminous skies and hyper-detailed streets where light meets emotion. Filmic lens flares, blue-orange palettes, and realistic weather make every frame feel like a photograph touched by wonder. MuseoMorph keeps that atmosphere while ensuring props and stories remain original and safe.\n", - "artist": "Makoto Shinkai", - "movement": "Makoto Shinkai Environmental Poetry", + "about": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto anchors Gainax aesthetics with disciplined draftsmanship, realistic proportions, and thoughtful asymmetry. Eyes gleam with layered rings, hair falls in believable clusters, and environments feel lived in. MuseoMorph converts likenesses into that technical realism while keeping props original and attire modest.\n", + "artist": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto", + "movement": "Gainax Technical Realism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "madhouse_character_precision": { - "id": "madhouse_character_precision", + "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography": { + "id": "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography", "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Madhouse - Precision Animation Excellence", - "file": "styles/anime/madhouse.md", + "display_name": "Wit Studio - Dynamic Action Cinematography", + "file": "styles/anime/wit_studio.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", + "16:9", "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Character excellence", - "Psychological portrait" + "Action portrait", + "Kinetic scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6839,11 +7413,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Keep supporting figures in soft focus so the lead owns the frame.", + "layout_hint": "Stack planes with multi-layer depth so motion reads from foreground to skyline.", "identity_priority": [ - "facial-planes", "gesture", - "wardrobe" + "spatial-depth", + "silhouette" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6856,24 +7430,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Madhouse centers every cut on character nuance—mature proportions, film-quality expressions, and supportive atmospherics. MuseoMorph mirrors that craft while avoiding borrowed props and keeping ensembles modest.\n", - "artist": "Madhouse", - "movement": "Madhouse Character Excellence", + "about": "Wit Studio pairs clean cel draftsmanship with multi-plane depth and athletic staging. MuseoMorph keeps that kinetic clarity while forbidding comic-book gradients or borrowed props.\n", + "artist": "Wit Studio", + "movement": "Wit Studio Kinetic Cinematography", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "kyoto_animation_moe": { - "id": "kyoto_animation_moe", + "sunrise_clean_cel": { + "id": "sunrise_clean_cel", "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Kyoto Animation - Moe Perfection", - "file": "styles/anime/kyoto_animation.md", + "display_name": "Sunrise - Clean Cel Animation", + "file": "styles/anime/sunrise_clean_cel.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:5", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Character portrait", - "Slice-of-life" + "Professional portrait", + "Military scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6886,11 +7460,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Arrange friends in gentle arcs with props bridging interactions; keep eye lines aligned.", + "layout_hint": "Line up squad members by rank with geometric backdrops reinforcing faction colours.", "identity_priority": [ - "eyes", "silhouette", - "hairstyle" + "uniform-design", + "posture" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6903,24 +7477,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kyoto Animation pairs precise draftsmanship with soft lighting and heartfelt staging. Complex iris gradients, breezy fabric physics, and polished backgrounds deliver aspirational everyday life. MuseoMorph keeps that warmth while enforcing modern modesty and avoiding direct references to KyoAni franchises.\n", - "artist": "Kyoto Animation", - "movement": "Kyoto Animation Moe", + "about": "Sunrise built its reputation on crisp black outlines, flat primary palettes, and military precision. MuseoMorph adopts that clean cel discipline while inventing new insignia and keeping crews modest.\n", + "artist": "Sunrise", + "movement": "Sunrise Cel Mastery", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "sergio_toppi_ornamental": { - "id": "sergio_toppi_ornamental", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Sergio Toppi — Ornamental Pen-and-Ink Mastery", - "file": "styles/european_comics/sergio_toppi_ornamental.md", + "studio_trigger_neokana": { + "id": "studio_trigger_neokana", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Studio Trigger - Neo-Kanada Energy", + "file": "styles/anime/studio_trigger.md", "ratios": [ "3:4", "2:3", - "1:1" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Ornamental Character", - "Pattern Mastery Scene" + "Heroic portrait", + "Dynamic action" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6930,6 +7504,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Stack combatants along explosive diagonals with energy bursts separating layers.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "hair-shape", + "energy-effects" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6940,24 +7524,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Sergio Toppi builds figures from tessellated ink, letting patterns, myths, and architecture fuse into towering portraits. His crosshatching orchestrates rhythm more than realism, elevating every cloak into a map of cultures. MuseoMorph keeps that documentary reverence while protecting modern sensitivities and originality.\n", - "artist": "Sergio Toppi", - "movement": "Italian Pen-and-Ink Ornaments", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Studio Trigger channels the legacy of Yoshinori Kanada with explosive poses, crystalline debris, and fluorescent palettes. Four-pointed starbursts, low-angle foreshortening, and jagged motion smears keep momentum high. MuseoMorph leans into that spectacle while ensuring wardrobe stays modest and iconography remains original.\n", + "artist": "Studio Trigger", + "movement": "Neo-Kanada Action", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "philippe_druillet_baroque": { - "id": "philippe_druillet_baroque", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Philippe Druillet — Baroque Cosmic Horror", - "file": "styles/european_comics/philippe_druillet_baroque.md", + "studio_ghibli_naturalism": { + "id": "studio_ghibli_naturalism", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Studio Ghibli - Naturalistic Poetry", + "file": "styles/anime/studio_ghibli.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "1:1", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Cosmic Baroque Character", - "Ornate Horror Architecture" + "Portrait", + "Environmental scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6967,6 +7551,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stage companions at varying depths with foliage or architecture knitting the trio together.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "eyes" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6977,24 +7571,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Philippe Druillet weaponizes ligne claire precision into maximalist cathedrals of sci-fi dread, drowning every panel in ornamental ink and saturated gouache. Lone Sloane and his cosmic adversaries stride through symmetrical mandalas, Lovecraftian engines, and blazing colour vaults. MuseoMorph preserves that metal-hurlant monumentality while keeping the iconography original and free of signatures or publisher marks.\n", - "artist": "Philippe Druillet", - "movement": "Métal Hurlant Cosmic Baroque", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Studio Ghibli blends pencil linework, watercolor atmospheres, and quiet storytelling to make nature and characters feel lived in. Pastoral palettes, hand-painted cels, and gentle motion celebrate craft over spectacle. MuseoMorph treats the studio's look as a study in warmth and humility while honoring modern safety policies.\n", + "artist": "Studio Ghibli", + "movement": "Studio Ghibli Hand-Painted Naturalism", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "morris_lucky_luke": { - "id": "morris_lucky_luke", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Morris — Lucky Luke Ligne Claire Comedy", - "file": "styles/european_comics/morris_lucky_luke.md", + "studio_bones_character_drama": { + "id": "studio_bones_character_drama", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Studio Bones - Character-Driven Animation", + "file": "styles/anime/studio_bones.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:3", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Western Cartoon Character", - "Comedy Scene" + "Character study", + "Dynamic scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7004,6 +7598,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Balance leads with yutapon cubes or debris arcs connecting their gestures.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "eye-expression" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7014,24 +7618,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Morris translated the American West into elastic ligne claire humor—tall hats, whiplash lariats, and dust clouds rendered with animation timing. His pages juggle slapstick, silhouette clarity, and kid-safe pacing. We keep that breezy choreography while inventing new town signs and avoiding licensed cowboy clichés.\n", - "artist": "Morris", - "movement": "Franco-Belgian Western Cartoon", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Studio Bones draws characters with living body language, expressive eyes, and environments that breathe alongside them. Yutaka Nakamura's crystalline debris and dynamic camera shifts keep scenes energetic even in stills. MuseoMorph leans into that personality-first ethos while keeping wardrobe practical and iconography original.\n", + "artist": "Studio Bones", + "movement": "Studio Bones Character Drama", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "moebius_ligne_claire": { - "id": "moebius_ligne_claire", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Moebius — Crystalline Ligne Claire", - "file": "styles/european_comics/moebius_ligne_claire.md", + "satoshi_kon_psychology": { + "id": "satoshi_kon_psychology", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Satoshi Kon - Hyperrealistic Animation Psychology", + "file": "styles/anime/satoshi_kon.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "16:9", + "2:3", "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Crystalline Explorer", - "Weightless Wanderer" + "Psychological portrait", + "Urban context" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7041,6 +7645,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Layer reflections or televisions to double the subject without losing clarity.", + "identity_priority": [ + "facial-planes", + "gesture", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7051,24 +7665,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Moebius turns deserts into metaphysical stages by stripping ink down to razor-clean outlines and flooding them with flat, luminous colour. His European album covers and Métal Hurlant spreads swing between vertical promenades and panoramic vista cards, always weightless and precise. This brief keeps that crystalline ligne claire discipline while banning logos, text overlays, and derivative iconography.\n", - "artist": "Jean Giraud (Moebius)", - "movement": "French Bande Dessinée Ligne Claire", + "about": "Satoshi Kon fused cel animation with live-action detail, diving into dreamlike urban psychology. Clean lines, flat colour blocks, and precise lighting stage characters inside dense Tokyo architecture. MuseoMorph preserves that cinematic tension while enforcing modern safety and original props.\n", + "artist": "Satoshi Kon", + "movement": "Satoshi Kon Psychological Realism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "milo_manara_classical_watercolor": { - "id": "milo_manara_classical_watercolor", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Milo Manara — Classical Watercolor Illustration", - "file": "styles/european_comics/milo_manara_classical_watercolor.md", + "production_ig_cyberpunk": { + "id": "production_ig_cyberpunk", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Production I.G - Cyberpunk Precision", + "file": "styles/anime/production_ig.md", "ratios": [ + "16:9", "2:3", - "3:4", - "1:1" + "21:9" ], "modes": [ - "Classical Figure Study", - "Renaissance Scene" + "Environmental integration", + "Architectural scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7078,6 +7692,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Embed figures within architectural lines so no one floats off the ground plane.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "spatial-integration", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7088,24 +7712,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Milo Manara paints Renaissance grace with inky confidence—transparent washes, sinuous poses, and architectural backdrops that glow. His figures feel sensual yet studied, grounded in classical proportion rather than shock value. We echo that elegance while ensuring attire, context, and gestures remain comfortably within MuseoMorph safety bands.\n", - "artist": "Milo Manara", - "movement": "Italian Classical Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Production I.G perfected cyberpunk cel animation where characters and architecture breathe together. Clean outlines, flat colour fills, and multi-plane depth keep the world cohesive. MuseoMorph honors that precision while insisting on original iconography and modern safety.\n", + "artist": "Production I.G", + "movement": "Production I.G Cel Integration", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir": { - "id": "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Juanjo Guarnido — Anthropomorphic Noir Realism", - "file": "styles/european_comics/juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir.md", + "osamu_dezaki_postcard": { + "id": "osamu_dezaki_postcard", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Osamu Dezaki - Dramatic Postcard Memory", + "file": "styles/anime/osamu_dezaki.md", "ratios": [ - "17:22", - "16:9", - "3:4" + "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Noir Character", - "Atmospheric Scene" + "Dramatic portrait", + "Postcard memory" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7115,6 +7739,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Pair leads in layered depth with architectural shadows separating their silhouettes.", + "identity_priority": [ + "facial-planes", + "gesture", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7125,24 +7759,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Juanjo Guarnido renders the Blacksad menagerie with Disney-calibrated anatomy, watercolor smoke, and 1950s grit. Every whisker, fedora, and neon reflection sells the noir mood without slipping into caricature. We keep that cinematic realism while ensuring new cases, new signage, and zero borrowed trademarks.\n", - "artist": "Juanjo Guarnido", - "movement": "Blacksad Anthropomorphic Noir", + "about": "Osamu Dezaki pioneered the postcard memory technique, freezing animation into painterly stills drenched in chiaroscuro. Dutch angles, glass-rose symbolism, and dramatic lighting turn every frame into a psychological tableau. MuseoMorph honors that theatrical mood while keeping wardrobes modest and stories original.\n", + "artist": "Osamu Dezaki", + "movement": "Postcard Memory Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera": { - "id": "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Jean-Claude Mézières — Retro-Futuristic Space Opera", - "file": "styles/european_comics/jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera.md", + "masashi_kishimoto_shonen": { + "id": "masashi_kishimoto_shonen", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Masashi Kishimoto - Dynamic Shonen Energy", + "file": "styles/anime/masashi_kishimoto.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "16:9", - "3:4" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Space Opera Adventure", - "Retro-Futuristic Explorer" + "Action portrait", + "Power-up scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7152,6 +7786,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Stack rivals diagonally with power auras weaving between them; keep focal hero forward.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "hairstyle", + "eye-shape" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7162,24 +7806,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jean-Claude Mézières mapped the cosmos with buoyant Valérian adventures, pairing humanist explorers with gleaming retro-futuristic craft. His boards overflow with optimistic palettes, readable machinery, and bustling alien capitals that still feel welcoming. This recipe keeps that bright adventure spirit while forbidding recycled movie props or real-world insignia.\n", - "artist": "Jean-Claude Mézières", - "movement": "Franco-Belgian Space Opera", + "about": "Weekly Shonen Jump battle art thrives on bold line work, kinetic poses, and emotional stakes. Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto-era approach pairs confident inks with chakra-charged color and symbolic auras. MuseoMorph channels that intensity while keeping violence stylized and wardrobe functional.\n", + "artist": "Masashi Kishimoto", + "movement": "Weekly Shonen Jump Action", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hugo_pratt_brush_economy": { - "id": "hugo_pratt_brush_economy", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Hugo Pratt — Atmospheric Brush Economy", - "file": "styles/european_comics/hugo_pratt_brush_economy.md", + "masaaki_yuasa_experimental": { + "id": "masaaki_yuasa_experimental", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Masaaki Yuasa - Experimental Fluidity", + "file": "styles/anime/masaaki_yuasa.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", + "16:9", "3:4", - "16:9" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Contemplative Adventurer", - "Atmospheric Maritime" + "Experimental portrait", + "Fluid scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7189,6 +7833,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Let bodies stretch and morph around a central flow line; keep silhouettes readable.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "color-psychology", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7199,24 +7853,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hugo Pratt lets black ink wander like wind over billowing sails, reducing Corto Maltese to a few decisive strokes and a wash of seawater grey. His panels balance silence, folklore, and maritime lore without clutter. This brief preserves that sparse brush poetry while keeping every insignia, vessel, and map safely fictional.\n", - "artist": "Hugo Pratt", - "movement": "Corto Maltese Maritime Adventure", + "about": "Masaaki Yuasa rejects rigid model sheets in favor of elastic anatomy, surreal metaphors, and bold color psychology. Shapes melt, palettes shift with emotion, and backgrounds breathe. MuseoMorph treats the style as joyful experimentation while guarding against explicit shock or unsettling body horror.\n", + "artist": "Masaaki Yuasa", + "movement": "Experimental Auteur Animation", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir": { - "id": "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Guido Crepax — Psychedelic Noir Sophistication", - "file": "styles/european_comics/guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir.md", + "mappa_modern_cinema": { + "id": "mappa_modern_cinema", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "MAPPA - Modern Cinematic Animation", + "file": "styles/anime/mappa.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "17:22", - "2:3" + "16:9", + "2:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Psychedelic Character", - "Fragmented Sequence" + "Modern portrait", + "Cinematic scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7226,6 +7880,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stage supporting cast in cinematic thirds so the lead remains dominant.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "lighting", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7236,24 +7900,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Guido Crepax slices time into cinematic slivers—eyes, gloves, bobbed hair—floating inside op-art grids. His Valentina pages pivot between fashion illustration finesse and erotic noir tension without ever feeling gratuitous. We honor that adult sophistication while enforcing MuseoMorph safety and original set dressing.\n", - "artist": "Guido Crepax", - "movement": "Italian Psychedelic Noir", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "MAPPA pushes sharp digital linework, saturated modern palettes, and film-style framing. MuseoMorph echoes that contemporary energy while keeping props original and wardrobe grounded.\n", + "artist": "MAPPA", + "movement": "MAPPA Modern Cinematic", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities": { - "id": "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "François Schuiten — Architectural Impossible Cities", - "file": "styles/european_comics/francois_schuiten_impossible_cities.md", + "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry": { + "id": "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Makoto Shinkai - Photorealistic Poetry", + "file": "styles/anime/makoto_shinkai.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", + "16:9", "2:3", - "16:9" + "21:9" ], "modes": [ - "Impossible Architecture", - "Vertical City Explorer" + "Environmental portrait", + "Atmospheric scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7263,6 +7927,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Anchor the lead at a rule-of-thirds point while companions or props echo the horizon line.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7273,24 +7947,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "François Schuiten drafts entire civilizations as gothic-mechanical towers spiraling past plausible physics. Obscure Cities plates splice Art Nouveau ornament with vertiginous perspectives that pull viewers upward. We keep that meticulous ink and baffling scale while ensuring every structure, glyph, and citizen stays original to MuseoMorph.\n", - "artist": "François Schuiten", - "movement": "Les Cités Obscures Architectural Fantasy", + "about": "Makoto Shinkai paints luminous skies and hyper-detailed streets where light meets emotion. Filmic lens flares, blue-orange palettes, and realistic weather make every frame feel like a photograph touched by wonder. MuseoMorph keeps that atmosphere while ensuring props and stories remain original and safe.\n", + "artist": "Makoto Shinkai", + "movement": "Makoto Shinkai Environmental Poetry", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "enki_bilal_painterly_decay": { - "id": "enki_bilal_painterly_decay", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Enki Bilal — Dystopian Painterly Realism", - "file": "styles/european_comics/enki_bilal_painterly_decay.md", + "madhouse_character_precision": { + "id": "madhouse_character_precision", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Madhouse - Precision Animation Excellence", + "file": "styles/anime/madhouse.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Weathered Character", - "Decay Environment" + "Character excellence", + "Psychological portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7300,6 +7974,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Keep supporting figures in soft focus so the lead owns the frame.", + "identity_priority": [ + "facial-planes", + "gesture", + "wardrobe" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7310,24 +7994,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Enki Bilal smears watercolor, gouache, and pencil into cold dystopian portraits where blue skin, ash, and rust grind together. His Franco-Belgian spreads hang on weathered faces, propaganda residue, and brutalist backdrops that feel lifted from a crumbling future. This brief keeps the mixed-media patina and political melancholy without inheriting specific characters or state iconography.\n", - "artist": "Enki Bilal", - "movement": "Franco-Belgian Graphic Novels", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Madhouse centers every cut on character nuance—mature proportions, film-quality expressions, and supportive atmospherics. MuseoMorph mirrors that craft while avoiding borrowed props and keeping ensembles modest.\n", + "artist": "Madhouse", + "movement": "Madhouse Character Excellence", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "albert_uderzo_asterix": { - "id": "albert_uderzo_asterix", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Albert Uderzo — Gallic Adventure Cartoon", - "file": "styles/european_comics/albert_uderzo_asterix.md", + "kyoto_animation_moe": { + "id": "kyoto_animation_moe", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Kyoto Animation - Moe Perfection", + "file": "styles/anime/kyoto_animation.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "3:4", + "4:5", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Gallic Cartoon Character", - "Adventure Scene" + "Character portrait", + "Slice-of-life" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7337,6 +8021,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Arrange friends in gentle arcs with props bridging interactions; keep eye lines aligned.", + "identity_priority": [ + "eyes", + "silhouette", + "hairstyle" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7347,10 +8041,10 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Albert Uderzo codified Gallic bravado with bulbous noses, elastic poses, and richly researched villages. His line keeps Disney snap but layers in archaeological detail and comedic timing. We channel that historic whimsy while inventing fresh quests and keeping the potion a safe abstraction.\n", - "artist": "Albert Uderzo", - "movement": "Franco-Belgian Historical Comedy", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Kyoto Animation pairs precise draftsmanship with soft lighting and heartfelt staging. Complex iris gradients, breezy fabric physics, and polished backgrounds deliver aspirational everyday life. MuseoMorph keeps that warmth while enforcing modern modesty and avoiding direct references to KyoAni franchises.\n", + "artist": "Kyoto Animation", + "movement": "Kyoto Animation Moe", + "style_scope": "movement" }, "norman_rockwell_american_storytelling": { "id": "norman_rockwell_american_storytelling", diff --git a/package.json b/package.json index a35956b..c74eada 100644 --- a/package.json +++ b/package.json @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ }, "packageManager": "pnpm@10.17.0+sha512.fce8a3dd29a4ed2ec566fb53efbb04d8c44a0f05bc6f24a73046910fb9c3ce7afa35a0980500668fa3573345bd644644fa98338fa168235c80f4aa17aa17fbef", "dependencies": { - "@tauri-apps/api": "^1.6.0", + "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.0.2", "react": "^18.3.1", "react-dom": "^18.3.1" }, diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml index 94319a6..b9d5313 100644 --- a/pnpm-lock.yaml +++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ importers: .: dependencies: '@tauri-apps/api': - specifier: ^1.6.0 - version: 1.6.0 + specifier: ^2.0.2 + version: 2.8.0 react: specifier: ^18.3.1 version: 18.3.1 @@ -430,9 +430,8 @@ packages: '@sinclair/typebox@0.27.8': resolution: {integrity: sha512-+Fj43pSMwJs4KRrH/938Uf+uAELIgVBmQzg/q1YG10djyfA3TnrU8N8XzqCh/okZdszqBQTZf96idMfE5lnwTA==} - '@tauri-apps/api@1.6.0': - resolution: {integrity: sha512-rqI++FWClU5I2UBp4HXFvl+sBWkdigBkxnpJDQUWttNyG7IZP4FwQGhTNL5EOw0vI8i6eSAJ5frLqO7n7jbJdg==} - engines: {node: '>= 14.6.0', npm: '>= 6.6.0', yarn: '>= 1.19.1'} + '@tauri-apps/api@2.8.0': + resolution: {integrity: sha512-ga7zdhbS2GXOMTIZRT0mYjKJtR9fivsXzsyq5U3vjDL0s6DTMwYRm0UHNjzTY5dh4+LSC68Sm/7WEiimbQNYlw==} '@tauri-apps/cli-darwin-arm64@1.6.3': resolution: {integrity: sha512-fQN6IYSL8bG4NvkdKE4sAGF4dF/QqqQq4hOAU+t8ksOzHJr0hUlJYfncFeJYutr/MMkdF7hYKadSb0j5EE9r0A==} @@ -1416,7 +1415,7 @@ snapshots: '@sinclair/typebox@0.27.8': {} - '@tauri-apps/api@1.6.0': {} + '@tauri-apps/api@2.8.0': {} '@tauri-apps/cli-darwin-arm64@1.6.3': optional: true diff --git a/public/manifest.json b/public/manifest.json index a5e0d59..5e27fc4 100644 --- a/public/manifest.json +++ b/public/manifest.json @@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ { "id": "Gothic Horror", "styles": [ - "bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink", - "caspar_david_friedrich_sublime", + "bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration", + "caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime", "edward_gorey_gothic_illustration", "francisco_goya_black_paintings", + "gustave_dore_gothic_engraving", "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration", "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism", - "virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling" + "jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside", + "virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling" ] }, { @@ -177,6 +179,18 @@ "tom_jung_storyboard_collage" ] }, + { + "id": "Pin-Up Art", + "styles": [ + "alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style", + "classic_american_pinup_calendar_art", + "edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style", + "george_petty_pinup_illustration", + "gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style", + "pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art", + "rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour" + ] + }, { "id": "Pixel Art", "styles": [ @@ -188,6 +202,22 @@ "vga_lucasarts_adventure" ] }, + { + "id": "Pop Art", + "styles": [ + "andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen", + "roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel" + ] + }, + { + "id": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "styles": [ + "dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite", + "john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite", + "john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite", + "william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite" + ] + }, { "id": "Propaganda Art", "styles": [ @@ -224,6 +254,14 @@ "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism" ] }, + { + "id": "Romanticism", + "styles": [ + "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism", + "francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism", + "thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism" + ] + }, { "id": "Royal Portraiture", "styles": [ @@ -469,19 +507,17 @@ "movement": "Dark Romantic Steampunk Illustration", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "jim_davis_garfield_treasury": { - "id": "jim_davis_garfield_treasury", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Jim Davis — Garfield Treasury Collection", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/jim_davis_garfield_treasury.md", + "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait": { + "id": "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Theatrical Portrait (Yakusha-e)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:5" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Book Cover", - "Humor Poster" + "Kabuki Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -501,23 +537,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Davis engineered flat-color sarcasm for mass printing—thick outlines, snappy faces, and lasagna gags readable from a bus stop. We keep the licensing-safe geometry while crafting fresh felines, owners, and Monday-proof set pieces.\n", - "artist": "Jim Davis", - "movement": "1980s Syndicated Humor Strip", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Yakusha-e immortalizes kabuki moments—exaggerated mie, thunderbolt backdrops, and actor crests carved into keyblocks. We capture that theatrical charge with fresh roles, crest designs, and mica dust backgrounds.\n", + "artist": "Sharaku Tradition", + "movement": "Kabuki Actor Prints", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "gary_larson_far_side_single": { - "id": "gary_larson_far_side_single", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Gary Larson — The Far Side Panels", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/gary_larson_far_side_single.md", + "ukiyoe_wave_namie": { + "id": "ukiyoe_wave_namie", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Wave & Water (Nami-e)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_wave_namie.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "4:3", - "16:9" + "16:9", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Single Panel Comic" + "Marine Print" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -537,21 +572,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Gary Larson doodled science-class oddities with Rapidographs and deadpan captions—cows with graduate degrees, insects in group therapy. We keep the scratchy ink, tone boards, and absurd logic while serving up brand-new panels of zoological disaster.\n", - "artist": "Gary Larson", - "movement": "1980s Single-Panel Surrealism", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Nami-e prints crash with clawed wave crests, boatmen silhouettes, and spray carved from cherry blocks. We keep the arcing foam glyphs and Prussian gradients while conjuring new harbors and storm myths.\n", + "artist": "Hokusai Maritime School", + "movement": "Edo Marine Ukiyo-e", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback": { - "id": "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Charles M. Schulz — Beagle Paperback Covers", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/charles_schulz_beagle_paperback.md", + "ukiyoe_urban_life": { + "id": "ukiyoe_urban_life", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Urban Life (Fūzoku-ga)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_urban_life.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Paperback Cover" + "Urban Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -571,24 +607,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Charles M. Schulz paired round-headed kids, misregistered CMYK, and halftone-rosette skies to bottle gentle melancholy. This Sunday card keeps the 1960s print physics—pulp tooth, ±1mm drift—while inventing a new Beagle crew with their own bittersweet jokes.\n", - "artist": "Charles M. Schulz", - "movement": "Mid-Century Newspaper Strip Collection", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Fūzoku-ga celebrates Edo’s entertainers—layered kimono patterns, lacquered coiffures, and lantern-lit backdrops. We keep the fabric math and class codes while designing new performers, gestures, and bridge scenes.\n", + "artist": "Kitagawa & Utagawa Schools", + "movement": "Edo Pleasure-District Portraiture", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure": { - "id": "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Bill Watterson — Imaginative Sunday Adventure", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/bill_watterson_sunday_adventure.md", + "ukiyoe_kacho_nature": { + "id": "ukiyoe_kacho_nature", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Nature Study (Kachō-ga)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_kacho_nature.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", - "3:4", - "4:3" + "1:1", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Sunday Strip Spread", - "Treasury Cover" + "Nature Study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -608,24 +642,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Bill Watterson splashed sable-ink brushstrokes across wide Sunday horizons—dinosaur flights, snow philosophy, cardboard rockets. We protect that kinetic brush energy and watercolor atmosphere while debuting brand-new kids, plush confidants, and existential punchlines.\n", - "artist": "Bill Watterson", - "movement": "1980s Imaginative Sunday Strip", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Kachō-ga captures cranes, peonies, and dragonflies with poetic asymmetry—delicate bokashi, reserved paper for petals, and seasonal seals. We embrace that lyrical restraint while painting new flora and fauna pairings.\n", + "artist": "Kachō-ga Masters", + "movement": "Edo Bird-and-Flower Prints", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy": { - "id": "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy", - "group": "Sunday Comics", - "display_name": "Berkeley Breathed — Satirical Whimsy", - "file": "styles/sunday_comics/berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy.md", + "ukiyoe_classical_landscape": { + "id": "ukiyoe_classical_landscape", + "group": "Ukiyo-e", + "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Classical Landscape (Fūkei-ga)", + "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_classical_landscape.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:3", - "3:4" + "10:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Satirical Cover", - "Children’s Illustration" + "Landscape Print" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -645,22 +677,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Berkeley Breathed stuffed penguins, politics, and airbrushed rainbows into freewheeling Sunday layouts. His ink lines wobble with manic energy, yet every spread can double as a kid-lit parody. We channel that anarchic whimsy with new critters, headlines, and power-ballad color palettes.\n", - "artist": "Berkeley Breathed", - "movement": "1980s Satirical Sunday Strip", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Fūkei-ga woodblocks send travelers past Fuji’s silhouette, bokashi skies, and merchant roads. We preserve the Edo palette—Prussian blue gradients, 0.3 mm keylines—while charting new stations and seasons.\n", + "artist": "Hokusai & Hiroshige Schools", + "movement": "Edo Ukiyo-e Landscape", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait": { - "id": "ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Theatrical Portrait (Yakusha-e)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_yakusha_portrait.md", + "jim_davis_garfield_treasury": { + "id": "jim_davis_garfield_treasury", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Jim Davis — Garfield Treasury Collection", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/jim_davis_garfield_treasury.md", "ratios": [ + "2:3", "3:4", - "2:3" + "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Kabuki Portrait" + "Book Cover", + "Humor Poster" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -680,22 +714,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Yakusha-e immortalizes kabuki moments—exaggerated mie, thunderbolt backdrops, and actor crests carved into keyblocks. We capture that theatrical charge with fresh roles, crest designs, and mica dust backgrounds.\n", - "artist": "Sharaku Tradition", - "movement": "Kabuki Actor Prints", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Jim Davis engineered flat-color sarcasm for mass printing—thick outlines, snappy faces, and lasagna gags readable from a bus stop. We keep the licensing-safe geometry while crafting fresh felines, owners, and Monday-proof set pieces.\n", + "artist": "Jim Davis", + "movement": "1980s Syndicated Humor Strip", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_wave_namie": { - "id": "ukiyoe_wave_namie", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Wave & Water (Nami-e)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_wave_namie.md", + "gary_larson_far_side_single": { + "id": "gary_larson_far_side_single", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Gary Larson — The Far Side Panels", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/gary_larson_far_side_single.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", - "4:3" + "2:3", + "4:3", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Marine Print" + "Single Panel Comic" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -715,22 +750,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Nami-e prints crash with clawed wave crests, boatmen silhouettes, and spray carved from cherry blocks. We keep the arcing foam glyphs and Prussian gradients while conjuring new harbors and storm myths.\n", - "artist": "Hokusai Maritime School", - "movement": "Edo Marine Ukiyo-e", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Gary Larson doodled science-class oddities with Rapidographs and deadpan captions—cows with graduate degrees, insects in group therapy. We keep the scratchy ink, tone boards, and absurd logic while serving up brand-new panels of zoological disaster.\n", + "artist": "Gary Larson", + "movement": "1980s Single-Panel Surrealism", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_urban_life": { - "id": "ukiyoe_urban_life", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Urban Life (Fūzoku-ga)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_urban_life.md", + "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback": { + "id": "charles_schulz_beagle_paperback", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Charles M. 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Schulz", + "movement": "Mid-Century Newspaper Strip Collection", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_kacho_nature": { - "id": "ukiyoe_kacho_nature", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Nature Study (Kachō-ga)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_kacho_nature.md", + "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure": { + "id": "bill_watterson_sunday_adventure", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Bill Watterson — Imaginative Sunday Adventure", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/bill_watterson_sunday_adventure.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "3:4" + "16:9", + "3:4", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Nature Study" + "Sunday Strip Spread", + "Treasury Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -785,22 +821,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kachō-ga captures cranes, peonies, and dragonflies with poetic asymmetry—delicate bokashi, reserved paper for petals, and seasonal seals. We embrace that lyrical restraint while painting new flora and fauna pairings.\n", - "artist": "Kachō-ga Masters", - "movement": "Edo Bird-and-Flower Prints", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Bill Watterson splashed sable-ink brushstrokes across wide Sunday horizons—dinosaur flights, snow philosophy, cardboard rockets. We protect that kinetic brush energy and watercolor atmosphere while debuting brand-new kids, plush confidants, and existential punchlines.\n", + "artist": "Bill Watterson", + "movement": "1980s Imaginative Sunday Strip", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ukiyoe_classical_landscape": { - "id": "ukiyoe_classical_landscape", - "group": "Ukiyo-e", - "display_name": "Ukiyo-e — Classical Landscape (Fūkei-ga)", - "file": "styles/ukiyo_e/ukiyoe_classical_landscape.md", + "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy": { + "id": "berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy", + "group": "Sunday Comics", + "display_name": "Berkeley Breathed — Satirical Whimsy", + "file": "styles/sunday_comics/berkeley_breathed_satirical_whimsy.md", "ratios": [ - "10:3", - "4:3" + "1:1", + "2:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Landscape Print" + "Satirical Cover", + "Children’s Illustration" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -820,10 +858,10 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Fūkei-ga woodblocks send travelers past Fuji’s silhouette, bokashi skies, and merchant roads. We preserve the Edo palette—Prussian blue gradients, 0.3 mm keylines—while charting new stations and seasons.\n", - "artist": "Hokusai & Hiroshige Schools", - "movement": "Edo Ukiyo-e Landscape", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Berkeley Breathed stuffed penguins, politics, and airbrushed rainbows into freewheeling Sunday layouts. His ink lines wobble with manic energy, yet every spread can double as a kid-lit parody. We channel that anarchic whimsy with new critters, headlines, and power-ballad color palettes.\n", + "artist": "Berkeley Breathed", + "movement": "1980s Satirical Sunday Strip", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "salvador_dali_hyperreal_surrealism": { "id": "salvador_dali_hyperreal_surrealism", @@ -1113,20 +1151,17 @@ "movement": "Mexican Ex-Voto Surrealism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism": { - "id": "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Renaissance Naturalist Stained Glass", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism.md", + "steve_ditko_psych_mystery": { + "id": "steve_ditko_psych_mystery", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Steve Ditko — Psych-Mystic Cover", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/steve_ditko_psych_mystery.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", - "5:2" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Chapel Panel", - "Civic Portrait", - "Narrative Frieze" + "Mystic Duel", + "Mindscape Spiral" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1138,12 +1173,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Arrange figures in classical perspective with architectural depth; reserve clear glass for luminous atmosphere.", + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Float cloaked heroes amid surreal geometry, anchoring a portal or villain at center.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "classical-proportion" + "negative-space", + "design" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1156,25 +1191,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Renaissance glaziers adopted humanist portraiture, linear perspective, and silver-stain modelling to modernize sacred windows. This card recreates their 1400–1600 panels—tempera-precise faces, contrapposto bodies, and clear-glass luminosity balanced with jewel accents.\n", - "artist": "Italian & Northern Workshops", - "movement": "Renaissance", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Steve Ditko warped perspective into mystic portals, split screens, and paranoid figurework. We keep his nervous line, spiral vistas, and asymmetric compositions while conjuring new villains.\n", + "artist": "Steve Ditko", + "movement": "Strange Tales Psychedelia", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass": { - "id": "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Pre-Raphaelite Arts & Crafts Panel", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass.md", + "neal_adams_realism_cover": { + "id": "neal_adams_realism_cover", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Neal Adams — Realist Shock Cover", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/neal_adams_realism_cover.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "4:5", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Domestic Aesthetic Panel", - "Ecclesiastical Triptych", - "Decorative Medallion" + "Crisis Moment", + "Team Spotlight" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1186,12 +1218,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Graceful Pre-Raphaelite figures framed by Morris botanical patterns; prefer trios or fewer.", + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Stack dramatic foreshortening with spotlight gradients and typographic shock boxes.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "decorative-unity" + "lighting", + "drama" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1204,25 +1236,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Morris & Co. translated Pre-Raphaelite beauty into opalescent glass—flowing figures, botanical borders, and hand-lettered poetry between 1860 and 1920. This card recreates their domestic, ecclesiastical, and medallion formats with authentic ratios and Kelmscott-inspired lettering.\n", - "artist": "Morris & Co. Workshop", - "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite & Arts and Crafts", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Neal Adams fused anatomical realism, spotlights, and shock headlines to jolt the spinner rack. This card keeps his dramatic poses and social commentary energy while unveiling new superhero crises.\n", + "artist": "Neal Adams", + "movement": "Late Silver Age Realism", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass": { - "id": "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Gothic Cathedral Stained Glass", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/medieval_cathedral_stained_glass.md", + "john_romita_sr_spider_city": { + "id": "john_romita_sr_spider_city", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "John Romita Sr. — Romantic City Swing", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/john_romita_sr_spider_city.md", "ratios": [ - "2:7", - "5:2", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Lancet Saint Panel", - "Clerestory Narrative", - "Rose Window Medallion" + "Hero Cover", + "Romantic Drama" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1234,12 +1263,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 6, - "layout_hint": "Stack saints hieratically or distribute apostles around radial Christ medallions; obey sacred geometry.", + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Balance Spidey web arcs with soap-opera closeups in the corner box zone.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "sacred-symbols" + "expression", + "city-grid" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1252,25 +1281,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "12th–13th century cathedral workshops fused jewel-toned crown glass, 2–4 mm cames, and theological storytelling to flood Gothic interiors with divine light. This framework recreates those lancets, clerestories, and rose windows with authentic iconography and sacred proportions.\n", - "artist": "Cathedral Workshops", - "movement": "High Gothic", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "John Romita Sr. blended crisp superhero heroics with soap-opera glamour and Mid-Century New York signage. This card maintains his clean inks, spotlight lighting, and romantic tension while inventing fresh crises.\n", + "artist": "John Romita Sr.", + "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass": { - "id": "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass", - "group": "Stained Glass", - "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Art Deco Psychodrama", - "file": "styles/stained_glass/harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass.md", + "jim_steranko_op_art_cover": { + "id": "jim_steranko_op_art_cover", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jim Steranko — Op-Art Espionage", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jim_steranko_op_art_cover.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "5:2", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Dramatic Lancet", - "Literary Narrative Band", - "Psychological Medallion" + "Op-Art Burst", + "Spy Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1282,12 +1308,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage a central protagonist with up to two secondary apparitions; pattern density must remain high.", + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Fuse silhouetted agents with psychedelic typography and graphic geometry.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "psychological-expression", - "decorative-density" + "design", + "gesture", + "color-blocking" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -1300,22 +1326,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Harry Clarke fused Celtic revival ornament, acid-etched plating, and Art Deco theatricality to create stained glass charged with psychological tension. This card brings his 1900–1930 studio grammar—elongated saints, black glass silhouettes, horror-vacui patterns—into our prompt framework.\n", - "artist": "Harry Clarke", - "movement": "Art Deco", + "about": "Jim Steranko injected pop-art stripes, psychedelic gradients, and Bond gadgetry into Marvel espionage. We honor his graphic bravado while inventing new missions and villains.\n", + "artist": "Jim Steranko", + "movement": "Marvel Psychedelic Espionage", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism": { - "id": "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Vaughan Oliver — 4AD Ethereal Tactile Mysticism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism.md", + "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover": { + "id": "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jack Kirby — Cosmic Power Burst", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jack_kirby_cosmic_cover.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Ethereal Texture", - "Dream Collage" + "Solo Hero", + "Team Smash" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1325,6 +1351,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Explode heroes across diagonal Kirby krackle with foreshortened fists out front.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "energy" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1335,23 +1371,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Vaughan Oliver fused blurred photography, distressed type, and sensuous materials into dreamlike 4AD jackets. The covers feel tactile—powdered pigments, translucent layers, and cryptic numerology drifting in fog. We sustain that atmospheric collage language while crafting new symbolism and avoiding recycled band marks.\n", - "artist": "Vaughan Oliver", - "movement": "4AD Ethereal Design", + "about": "Jack Kirby detonated cosmic hands, crackling energy, and fist-first foreshortening across every cover. We keep his power bursts, blocky anatomy, and ben-day punch while scripting new epics.\n", + "artist": "Jack Kirby", + "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism": { - "id": "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Reid Miles — Blue Note Records Hard Bop Modernism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/reid_miles_blue_note_modernism.md", + "gene_colan_motion_blur": { + "id": "gene_colan_motion_blur", + "group": "Silver Age Comics", + "display_name": "Gene Colan — Cinematic Motion", + "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/gene_colan_motion_blur.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Jazz Modular", - "Typographic Portrait" + "Dynamic Chase", + "Moody Spotlight" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1361,6 +1396,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Tilt the horizon and let speed lines ribbon around the lead figure.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "lighting", + "motion" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1371,22 +1416,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Reid Miles distilled Francis Wolff’s rehearsal photos into duotone blocks, letting rotated sans-serif type swing like a solo. His Blue Note covers are crisp, cool, and math-driven yet still intimate to the musicians. MuseoMorph keeps that modular rhythm while composing fresh titles and avoiding recycled catalog numerals.\n", - "artist": "Reid Miles", - "movement": "Blue Note Hard Bop Modernism", + "about": "Gene Colan smeared speed across noir lighting, cinematic angles, and foggy brushwork. This card preserves his blurred motion, chiaroscuro panels, and expressive inking for new cliffhangers.\n", + "artist": "Gene Colan", + "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism": { - "id": "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Raymond Pettibon — Punk Comic Book Brutalism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism.md", + "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait": { + "id": "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "John Singer Sargent — Gilded Age Authority", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/john_singer_sargent_society_portrait.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Punk Panel", - "Ink Manifesto" + "Standing Portrait", + "Salon Bust" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1396,6 +1443,9 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": false + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1406,22 +1456,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Raymond Pettibon wields crow-quill ink like a weapon—scratchy brush lines, speech balloons dripping with irony, and black humor aimed at the American psyche. His art looks Xeroxed yet deeply felt. MuseoMorph continues that punk zine brutality while scripting new captions and characters.\n", - "artist": "Raymond Pettibon", - "movement": "Punk Comic Brutalism", + "about": "Sargent welded bravura strokes to photographic accuracy, staging sitters in theatrical light. This card channels his gilt blacks, brisk edgework, and psychological poise for fresh patrons.\n", + "artist": "John Singer Sargent", + "movement": "Gilded Age Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "peter_saville_factory_minimalism": { - "id": "peter_saville_factory_minimalism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Peter Saville — Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_saville_factory_minimalism.md", + "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait": { + "id": "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Jacques-Louis David — Revolutionary Statecraft", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/jacques_louis_david_state_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "4:5", + "3:4", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Minimalist Album", - "Data Abstraction" + "State Allegory", + "Republican Bust" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1431,32 +1483,44 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "sections_index": { - "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", - "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", - "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Seat the ruler amid Roman fasces, classical columns, and codified hand gestures.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "symbol", + "lighting" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Peter Saville turned Factory Records covers into conceptual riddles built from grids, catalog numbers, and scientific diagrams. His sleeves celebrate clinical restraint—matte stock, cold palettes, and disciplined type. MuseoMorph honors that intellectual minimalism while inventing new data sets and keeping labels free of real catalog codes.\n", - "artist": "Peter Saville", - "movement": "Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", + "about": "David framed Napoleon and revolutionary heroes with marble clarity, Roman props, and enamel paint. We retain his hard edges, civic symbolism, and neoclassical light while swearing-in new leaders.\n", + "artist": "Jacques-Louis David", + "movement": "Neoclassical State Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "peter_blake_pop_collage": { - "id": "peter_blake_pop_collage", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Peter Blake — British Pop Collage Tableau", - "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_blake_pop_collage.md", + "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait": { + "id": "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Hans Holbein — Tudor Court Exactitude", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/hans_holbein_tudor_portrait.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "4:5", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Pop Collage", - "Group Portrait" + "Court Panel", + "Diplomatic Miniature" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1466,6 +1530,9 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": false + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1476,22 +1543,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Peter Blake arranges pop-culture ephemera into stage-like tableaux, blending cut-paper collage, painted figures, and hand lettering. Think Sgt. Pepper’s crowd scenes and fairground nostalgia, but redrawn with new icons and British wit. MuseoMorph keeps that meticulous cut-and-paste theatre while supplying wholly original characters and memorabilia.\n", - "artist": "Peter Blake", - "movement": "British Pop Collage Tableau", + "about": "Holbein mapped Henry VIII's court with razor drawing, translucent glazes, and heraldic symbolism. This card keeps his chalk precision and velvet blacks while updating the sitter roster.\n", + "artist": "Hans Holbein the Younger", + "movement": "Tudor Court Painting", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism": { - "id": "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Mati Klarwein — Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism.md", + "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait": { + "id": "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter — Satin Spectacle", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/franz_winterhalter_court_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "5:4" ], "modes": [ - "Psychedelic Landscape", - "Sacred Collage" + "Ballroom Splendor", + "Intimate Salon" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1501,6 +1570,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Drape silks in cascading diagonals, letting tiaras and gloves trail toward the viewer.", + "identity_priority": [ + "fabric", + "gesture", + "sparkle" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1511,23 +1590,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Mati Klarwein layers Afro-Caribbean symbolism, Biblical figures, and cosmic biology into luminous psychedelic realms. His canvases glow with Mischtechnik glazes and labyrinthine detail. We preserve that ecstatic density while composing brand-new mythologies free of canonical album references.\n", - "artist": "Mati Klarwein", - "movement": "Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", + "about": "Winterhalter orchestrated court fashion into whirlwind satin, prismatic jewels, and airy brushstrokes. We echo his glamour lighting and sweeping trains while inviting contemporary monarchs. \n", + "artist": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter", + "movement": "19th-Century Court Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging": { - "id": "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Hipgnosis — Surrealist Photographic Staging", - "file": "styles/record_covers/hipgnosis_surrealist_staging.md", + "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait": { + "id": "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun — Rococo Grace", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:1" + "3:4", + "4:5", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Surreal Tableau", - "Gatefold Panorama" + "Salon Portrait", + "Maternal Allegory" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1537,6 +1617,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Seat queens or aristocrats amid silk drapery, with children or symbols nestled into soft diagonals.", + "identity_priority": [ + "expression", + "fabric", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1547,22 +1637,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hipgnosis built impossible album covers in-camera—burning handshakes, floating monoliths, deserts full of props—and printed them with dye-transfer saturation. Every illusion was staged with Hasselblad precision and stunt logistics instead of digital tricks. We preserve that practical surrealism while inventing new puzzles and keeping the band iconography original.\n", - "artist": "Hipgnosis (Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell)", - "movement": "Surrealist Photographic Album Art", + "about": "Vigée Le Brun painted queens with satin highlights, powdered grace, and maternal charisma. This card safeguards her pearly palette and lyrical poses while portraying new regimes.\n", + "artist": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun", + "movement": "Ancien Régime Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "barney_bubbles_optical_play": { - "id": "barney_bubbles_optical_play", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Barney Bubbles — Postmodern Optical Playfulness", - "file": "styles/record_covers/barney_bubbles_optical_play.md", + "diego_velazquez_court_portrait": { + "id": "diego_velazquez_court_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Diego Velázquez — Court of Shadows", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/diego_velazquez_court_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "4:5", + "3:4", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Optical Prank", - "Typographic Trick" + "Royal Studio", + "Equestrian State" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1572,6 +1664,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 6, + "layout_hint": "Stage the Infanta with attendants and studio mirrors, keeping luminous grays and loose impasto.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "tonality", + "court-rank" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1582,23 +1684,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Barney Bubbles smuggled Victorian engravings, op-art interference, and sly typographic jokes into punk-era sleeves. His layouts flip between maximal collage and disciplined grids, always with a wink. MuseoMorph keeps that mischievous design energy while inventing fresh symbols and steering clear of real band logos.\n", - "artist": "Barney Bubbles", - "movement": "Postmodern Optical Playfulness", + "about": "Velázquez dissolved Habsburg formality into silvery brushwork, optical realism, and psychological space. This card maintains his soft edges and atmospheric browns while reimagining the court entourage.\n", + "artist": "Diego Velázquez", + "movement": "Spanish Golden Age", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema": { - "id": "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Anton Corbijn — Austere Monochrome Cinematography", - "file": "styles/record_covers/anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema.md", + "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait": { + "id": "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait", + "group": "Royal Portraiture", + "display_name": "Anthony van Dyck — Cavalier Elegance", + "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "4:3" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Monochrome Portrait", - "Band Documentary" + "State Procession", + "Studio Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1608,6 +1711,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Let the sovereign lean into velvet drapery while pages or hunting teens pivot around.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "sash", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1618,22 +1731,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Anton Corbijn photographs musicians like lone actors—grainy monochrome, windswept locations, and solemn gazes. His sleeves bridge fine-art portraiture and post-punk documentary. MuseoMorph keeps that austere mood while inventing new bands, typographic treatments, and weathered settings.\n", - "artist": "Anton Corbijn", - "movement": "Monochrome Band Portraiture", + "about": "Van Dyck draped Charles I in satin diagonals, silver daylight, and aristocratic languor. We preserve his silvery flesh, fluttering ribbons, and swaggering poses while coronating new dynasties.\n", + "artist": "Anthony van Dyck", + "movement": "Baroque Court Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen": { - "id": "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Andy Warhol — Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", - "file": "styles/record_covers/andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen.md", + "thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism": { + "id": "thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism", + "group": "Romanticism", + "display_name": "Thomas Lawrence — Regency Bravura Portraiture", + "file": "styles/romanticism/thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "3:4", + "4:5", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Silkscreen Portrait", - "Icon Grid" + "Regency Court Portrait", + "Romantic Hero Study", + "Atmospheric Gesture Sitting" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1653,22 +1769,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Andy Warhol treated album covers as pop multiples—silkscreened portraits, saturated product shots, and cheeky interactive gimmicks. His compositions rely on flat color fields, bold outlines, and Factory-style studio photography. We echo that celebrity pop vernacular while inventing new motifs and steering clear of licensed stars.\n", - "artist": "Andy Warhol", - "movement": "Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", + "about": "Thomas Lawrence dazzled Regency Britain with luminous faces, cascading silks, and showman’s brushwork that loosens as it leaves the sitter’s gaze. This card preserves his controlled finish hierarchy, theatrical poses, and photo-to-oil conversion cues for modern subjects.\n", + "artist": "Thomas Lawrence", + "movement": "British Regency Romanticism (1790s-1830)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism": { - "id": "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism", - "group": "Record Covers", - "display_name": "Alex Steinweiss — Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", - "file": "styles/record_covers/alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism.md", + "francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism": { + "id": "francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism", + "group": "Romanticism", + "display_name": "Francisco Goya — Transitional Romanticism", + "file": "styles/romanticism/francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1" + "4:3", + "3:4", + "5:4" ], "modes": [ - "Theatrical Poster", - "Illustrated Score" + "War Scene", + "Tenebrism Portrait", + "Atmospheric Group Composition" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1688,24 +1807,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Alex Steinweiss brought Broadway staging to classical records—spotlit instruments, hand-lettered titles, and Art Deco color blocking. His covers feel like miniature theatre marquees swirling with music. We echo that showman spirit while drafting new typography and keeping all signage fictional.\n", - "artist": "Alex Steinweiss", - "movement": "Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", + "about": "Transitional Goya turns modern sitters into searing Romantic oil studies—thick impasto highlights, theater-lit chiaroscuro, and political unease. This brief preserves his Napoleonic-era ratios, wardrobe mandates, and photo-to-painting alchemy.\n", + "artist": "Francisco Goya", + "movement": "Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait": { - "id": "john_singer_sargent_society_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "John Singer Sargent — Gilded Age Authority", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/john_singer_sargent_society_portrait.md", + "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism": { + "id": "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism", + "group": "Romanticism", + "display_name": "Eugène Delacroix — French Romanticism", + "file": "styles/romanticism/eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", - "1:1" + "5:4", + "4:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Standing Portrait", - "Salon Bust" + "Salon History Canvas", + "Orientalist Expedition", + "Revolutionary Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1715,9 +1835,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1728,24 +1845,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Sargent welded bravura strokes to photographic accuracy, staging sitters in theatrical light. This card channels his gilt blacks, brisk edgework, and psychological poise for fresh patrons.\n", - "artist": "John Singer Sargent", - "movement": "Gilded Age Portraiture", + "about": "Delacroix wielded Chevreul’s color theory like a weapon, staging turbulent narratives with vibrating brushwork, blazing complements, and Byronic gesture. This card keeps his Salon ratios, distemper ground, and psychological bravado intact for new commissions.\n", + "artist": "Eugène Delacroix", + "movement": "French Romanticism (1822-1863)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait": { - "id": "jacques_louis_david_state_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Jacques-Louis David — Revolutionary Statecraft", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/jacques_louis_david_state_portrait.md", + "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism": { + "id": "vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Vaughan Oliver — 4AD Ethereal Tactile Mysticism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/vaughan_oliver_4ad_mysticism.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "3:4", - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "State Allegory", - "Republican Bust" + "Ethereal Texture", + "Dream Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1755,16 +1870,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Seat the ruler amid Roman fasces, classical columns, and codified hand gestures.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "symbol", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1775,24 +1880,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "David framed Napoleon and revolutionary heroes with marble clarity, Roman props, and enamel paint. We retain his hard edges, civic symbolism, and neoclassical light while swearing-in new leaders.\n", - "artist": "Jacques-Louis David", - "movement": "Neoclassical State Portraiture", + "about": "Vaughan Oliver fused blurred photography, distressed type, and sensuous materials into dreamlike 4AD jackets. The covers feel tactile—powdered pigments, translucent layers, and cryptic numerology drifting in fog. We sustain that atmospheric collage language while crafting new symbolism and avoiding recycled band marks.\n", + "artist": "Vaughan Oliver", + "movement": "4AD Ethereal Design", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait": { - "id": "hans_holbein_tudor_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Hans Holbein — Tudor Court Exactitude", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/hans_holbein_tudor_portrait.md", + "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism": { + "id": "reid_miles_blue_note_modernism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Reid Miles — Blue Note Records Hard Bop Modernism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/reid_miles_blue_note_modernism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", - "1:1" + "1:1", + "2:1" ], "modes": [ - "Court Panel", - "Diplomatic Miniature" + "Jazz Modular", + "Typographic Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1802,9 +1906,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1815,24 +1916,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Holbein mapped Henry VIII's court with razor drawing, translucent glazes, and heraldic symbolism. This card keeps his chalk precision and velvet blacks while updating the sitter roster.\n", - "artist": "Hans Holbein the Younger", - "movement": "Tudor Court Painting", + "about": "Reid Miles distilled Francis Wolff’s rehearsal photos into duotone blocks, letting rotated sans-serif type swing like a solo. His Blue Note covers are crisp, cool, and math-driven yet still intimate to the musicians. MuseoMorph keeps that modular rhythm while composing fresh titles and avoiding recycled catalog numerals.\n", + "artist": "Reid Miles", + "movement": "Blue Note Hard Bop Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait": { - "id": "franz_winterhalter_court_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter — Satin Spectacle", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/franz_winterhalter_court_portrait.md", + "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism": { + "id": "raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Raymond Pettibon — Punk Comic Book Brutalism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/raymond_pettibon_punk_brutalism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", - "5:4" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Ballroom Splendor", - "Intimate Salon" + "Punk Panel", + "Ink Manifesto" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1842,16 +1941,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Drape silks in cascading diagonals, letting tiaras and gloves trail toward the viewer.", - "identity_priority": [ - "fabric", - "gesture", - "sparkle" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1862,24 +1951,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Winterhalter orchestrated court fashion into whirlwind satin, prismatic jewels, and airy brushstrokes. We echo his glamour lighting and sweeping trains while inviting contemporary monarchs. \n", - "artist": "Franz Xaver Winterhalter", - "movement": "19th-Century Court Portraiture", + "about": "Raymond Pettibon wields crow-quill ink like a weapon—scratchy brush lines, speech balloons dripping with irony, and black humor aimed at the American psyche. His art looks Xeroxed yet deeply felt. MuseoMorph continues that punk zine brutality while scripting new captions and characters.\n", + "artist": "Raymond Pettibon", + "movement": "Punk Comic Brutalism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait": { - "id": "elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun — Rococo Grace", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/elisabeth_vigee_le_brun_royal_portrait.md", + "peter_saville_factory_minimalism": { + "id": "peter_saville_factory_minimalism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Peter Saville — Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_saville_factory_minimalism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Salon Portrait", - "Maternal Allegory" + "Minimalist Album", + "Data Abstraction" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1889,16 +1976,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Seat queens or aristocrats amid silk drapery, with children or symbols nestled into soft diagonals.", - "identity_priority": [ - "expression", - "fabric", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1909,24 +1986,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Vigée Le Brun painted queens with satin highlights, powdered grace, and maternal charisma. This card safeguards her pearly palette and lyrical poses while portraying new regimes.\n", - "artist": "Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun", - "movement": "Ancien Régime Portraiture", + "about": "Peter Saville turned Factory Records covers into conceptual riddles built from grids, catalog numbers, and scientific diagrams. His sleeves celebrate clinical restraint—matte stock, cold palettes, and disciplined type. MuseoMorph honors that intellectual minimalism while inventing new data sets and keeping labels free of real catalog codes.\n", + "artist": "Peter Saville", + "movement": "Factory Records Minimalist Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "diego_velazquez_court_portrait": { - "id": "diego_velazquez_court_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Diego Velázquez — Court of Shadows", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/diego_velazquez_court_portrait.md", + "peter_blake_pop_collage": { + "id": "peter_blake_pop_collage", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Peter Blake — British Pop Collage Tableau", + "file": "styles/record_covers/peter_blake_pop_collage.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "3:4", - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Royal Studio", - "Equestrian State" + "Pop Collage", + "Group Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1936,16 +2011,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 6, - "layout_hint": "Stage the Infanta with attendants and studio mirrors, keeping luminous grays and loose impasto.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "tonality", - "court-rank" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -1956,24 +2021,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Velázquez dissolved Habsburg formality into silvery brushwork, optical realism, and psychological space. This card maintains his soft edges and atmospheric browns while reimagining the court entourage.\n", - "artist": "Diego Velázquez", - "movement": "Spanish Golden Age", + "about": "Peter Blake arranges pop-culture ephemera into stage-like tableaux, blending cut-paper collage, painted figures, and hand lettering. Think Sgt. Pepper’s crowd scenes and fairground nostalgia, but redrawn with new icons and British wit. MuseoMorph keeps that meticulous cut-and-paste theatre while supplying wholly original characters and memorabilia.\n", + "artist": "Peter Blake", + "movement": "British Pop Collage Tableau", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait": { - "id": "anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait", - "group": "Royal Portraiture", - "display_name": "Anthony van Dyck — Cavalier Elegance", - "file": "styles/royal_portraiture/anthony_van_dyck_court_portrait.md", + "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism": { + "id": "mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Mati Klarwein — Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/mati_klarwein_psychedelic_mysticism.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "State Procession", - "Studio Portrait" + "Psychedelic Landscape", + "Sacred Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -1983,16 +2046,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Let the sovereign lean into velvet drapery while pages or hunting teens pivot around.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "sash", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2003,22 +2056,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Van Dyck draped Charles I in satin diagonals, silver daylight, and aristocratic languor. We preserve his silvery flesh, fluttering ribbons, and swaggering poses while coronating new dynasties.\n", - "artist": "Anthony van Dyck", - "movement": "Baroque Court Portraiture", + "about": "Mati Klarwein layers Afro-Caribbean symbolism, Biblical figures, and cosmic biology into luminous psychedelic realms. His canvases glow with Mischtechnik glazes and labyrinthine detail. We preserve that ecstatic density while composing brand-new mythologies free of canonical album references.\n", + "artist": "Mati Klarwein", + "movement": "Psychedelic Surrealist Mysticism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "steve_ditko_psych_mystery": { - "id": "steve_ditko_psych_mystery", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Steve Ditko — Psych-Mystic Cover", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/steve_ditko_psych_mystery.md", + "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging": { + "id": "hipgnosis_surrealist_staging", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Hipgnosis — Surrealist Photographic Staging", + "file": "styles/record_covers/hipgnosis_surrealist_staging.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "2:1" ], "modes": [ - "Mystic Duel", - "Mindscape Spiral" + "Surreal Tableau", + "Gatefold Panorama" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2028,16 +2082,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Float cloaked heroes amid surreal geometry, anchoring a portal or villain at center.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "negative-space", - "design" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2048,22 +2092,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Steve Ditko warped perspective into mystic portals, split screens, and paranoid figurework. We keep his nervous line, spiral vistas, and asymmetric compositions while conjuring new villains.\n", - "artist": "Steve Ditko", - "movement": "Strange Tales Psychedelia", + "about": "Hipgnosis built impossible album covers in-camera—burning handshakes, floating monoliths, deserts full of props—and printed them with dye-transfer saturation. Every illusion was staged with Hasselblad precision and stunt logistics instead of digital tricks. We preserve that practical surrealism while inventing new puzzles and keeping the band iconography original.\n", + "artist": "Hipgnosis (Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell)", + "movement": "Surrealist Photographic Album Art", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "neal_adams_realism_cover": { - "id": "neal_adams_realism_cover", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Neal Adams — Realist Shock Cover", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/neal_adams_realism_cover.md", + "barney_bubbles_optical_play": { + "id": "barney_bubbles_optical_play", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Barney Bubbles — Postmodern Optical Playfulness", + "file": "styles/record_covers/barney_bubbles_optical_play.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Crisis Moment", - "Team Spotlight" + "Optical Prank", + "Typographic Trick" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2073,16 +2117,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Stack dramatic foreshortening with spotlight gradients and typographic shock boxes.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "lighting", - "drama" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2093,22 +2127,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Neal Adams fused anatomical realism, spotlights, and shock headlines to jolt the spinner rack. This card keeps his dramatic poses and social commentary energy while unveiling new superhero crises.\n", - "artist": "Neal Adams", - "movement": "Late Silver Age Realism", + "about": "Barney Bubbles smuggled Victorian engravings, op-art interference, and sly typographic jokes into punk-era sleeves. His layouts flip between maximal collage and disciplined grids, always with a wink. MuseoMorph keeps that mischievous design energy while inventing fresh symbols and steering clear of real band logos.\n", + "artist": "Barney Bubbles", + "movement": "Postmodern Optical Playfulness", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "john_romita_sr_spider_city": { - "id": "john_romita_sr_spider_city", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "John Romita Sr. — Romantic City Swing", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/john_romita_sr_spider_city.md", + "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema": { + "id": "anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Anton Corbijn — Austere Monochrome Cinematography", + "file": "styles/record_covers/anton_corbijn_monochrome_cinema.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Hero Cover", - "Romantic Drama" + "Monochrome Portrait", + "Band Documentary" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2118,61 +2153,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Balance Spidey web arcs with soap-opera closeups in the corner box zone.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "expression", - "city-grid" - ] - }, - "sections_index": { - "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", - "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", - "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", - "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", - "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", - "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", - "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", - "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" - }, - "about": "John Romita Sr. blended crisp superhero heroics with soap-opera glamour and Mid-Century New York signage. This card maintains his clean inks, spotlight lighting, and romantic tension while inventing fresh crises.\n", - "artist": "John Romita Sr.", - "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", - "style_scope": "single-artist" - }, - "jim_steranko_op_art_cover": { - "id": "jim_steranko_op_art_cover", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jim Steranko — Op-Art Espionage", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jim_steranko_op_art_cover.md", - "ratios": [ - "2:3" - ], - "modes": [ - "Op-Art Burst", - "Spy Montage" - ], - "safety_profile": [ - "no_nudity", - "no_gore", - "no_logos", - "no_watermarks", - "minors_modest", - "gender_respect" - ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Fuse silhouetted agents with psychedelic typography and graphic geometry.", - "identity_priority": [ - "design", - "gesture", - "color-blocking" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2183,22 +2163,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Steranko injected pop-art stripes, psychedelic gradients, and Bond gadgetry into Marvel espionage. We honor his graphic bravado while inventing new missions and villains.\n", - "artist": "Jim Steranko", - "movement": "Marvel Psychedelic Espionage", + "about": "Anton Corbijn photographs musicians like lone actors—grainy monochrome, windswept locations, and solemn gazes. His sleeves bridge fine-art portraiture and post-punk documentary. MuseoMorph keeps that austere mood while inventing new bands, typographic treatments, and weathered settings.\n", + "artist": "Anton Corbijn", + "movement": "Monochrome Band Portraiture", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover": { - "id": "jack_kirby_cosmic_cover", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jack Kirby — Cosmic Power Burst", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/jack_kirby_cosmic_cover.md", + "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen": { + "id": "andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Andy Warhol — Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", + "file": "styles/record_covers/andy_warhol_pop_silkscreen.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Solo Hero", - "Team Smash" + "Silkscreen Portrait", + "Icon Grid" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2208,16 +2188,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Explode heroes across diagonal Kirby krackle with foreshortened fists out front.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "energy" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2228,22 +2198,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jack Kirby detonated cosmic hands, crackling energy, and fist-first foreshortening across every cover. We keep his power bursts, blocky anatomy, and ben-day punch while scripting new epics.\n", - "artist": "Jack Kirby", - "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", + "about": "Andy Warhol treated album covers as pop multiples—silkscreened portraits, saturated product shots, and cheeky interactive gimmicks. His compositions rely on flat color fields, bold outlines, and Factory-style studio photography. We echo that celebrity pop vernacular while inventing new motifs and steering clear of licensed stars.\n", + "artist": "Andy Warhol", + "movement": "Pop Art Silkscreen Iconography", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "gene_colan_motion_blur": { - "id": "gene_colan_motion_blur", - "group": "Silver Age Comics", - "display_name": "Gene Colan — Cinematic Motion", - "file": "styles/silver_age_comics/gene_colan_motion_blur.md", + "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism": { + "id": "alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism", + "group": "Record Covers", + "display_name": "Alex Steinweiss — Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", + "file": "styles/record_covers/alex_steinweiss_theatrical_modernism.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Dynamic Chase", - "Moody Spotlight" + "Theatrical Poster", + "Illustrated Score" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2253,16 +2223,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Tilt the horizon and let speed lines ribbon around the lead figure.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "lighting", - "motion" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2273,9 +2233,9 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Gene Colan smeared speed across noir lighting, cinematic angles, and foggy brushwork. This card preserves his blurred motion, chiaroscuro panels, and expressive inking for new cliffhangers.\n", - "artist": "Gene Colan", - "movement": "Marvel Silver Age", + "about": "Alex Steinweiss brought Broadway staging to classical records—spotlit instruments, hand-lettered titles, and Art Deco color blocking. His covers feel like miniature theatre marquees swirling with music. We echo that showman spirit while drafting new typography and keeping all signage fictional.\n", + "artist": "Alex Steinweiss", + "movement": "Columbia Records Theatrical Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "wes_wilson_psychedelic_lettering": { @@ -2612,16 +2572,19 @@ "movement": "WPA Public Service Poster", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "tom_jung_storyboard_collage": { - "id": "tom_jung_storyboard_collage", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Tom Jung — Storyboard Collage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/tom_jung_storyboard_collage.md", + "william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "William Holman Hunt — Devotional Pre-Raphaelitism", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Storyboard Collage" + "Religious Narrative", + "Domestic Moral Tableau", + "Pastoral Pilgrimage Study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2631,16 +2594,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 7, - "layout_hint": "Central protagonists framed by storyboard vignettes and angled banners around the 2:3 spine.", - "identity_priority": [ - "narrative", - "gesture", - "composition" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2651,21 +2604,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Tom Jung arranged film narratives like painted storyboards-heroic central figures framed by angled vignettes and scrollwork type. MuseoMorph honors his collage grammar while scripting new adventures.\n", - "artist": "Tom Jung", - "movement": "Storyboard Collage Illustration", + "about": "William Holman Hunt clung fiercely to Pre-Raphaelite \"truth to nature,\" painting moral dramas with archaeological research, searing light, and microscopic detail. This scaffold keeps his dual canvas formats, psychological tensions, and devotional material rigor.\n", + "artist": "William Holman Hunt", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1870s)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster": { - "id": "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Saul Bass — Graphic Motion Poster", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster.md", + "john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "John William Waterhouse — Pre-Raphaelite Academic Classicism", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Graphic Signal" + "Mythic Narrative Canvas", + "Arthurian Legend Tableau", + "Melancholic Reverie" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2675,16 +2630,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "One dominant symbol or silhouette anchors the poster; supporting figures remain secondary glyphs.", - "identity_priority": [ - "symbol", - "gesture", - "typography" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2695,21 +2640,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Saul Bass distilled entire films into jagged silhouettes, concentric motion, and stark typography. This card keeps the 1950s-70s graphic modernism intact while inventing new iconography instead of recycling studio marks.\n", - "artist": "Saul Bass", - "movement": "Mid-Century Graphic Modernism", + "about": "Waterhouse fused late Pre-Raphaelite storytelling with academic glazing, painting mythic heroines in luminous oil layers and atmospheric backdrops. These instructions preserve his introspective narratives, classical drapery physics, and melancholy lighting for museum-caliber recreations.\n", + "artist": "John William Waterhouse", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite / Academic Classicism (1880s-1917)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster": { - "id": "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Robert McGinnis — Gouache Spy Glamour", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster.md", + "john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "John Everett Millais — Pre-Raphaelite Pictorial Ecosystems", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:5", + "3:2" ], "modes": [ - "Spy Thriller Montage" + "Environmental Narrative", + "Brotherhood Devotional Scene", + "Social Realist Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2719,16 +2667,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Hero male 40-50% height, flanked by impossibly tall women and narrative vignettes on white field.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "gouache-texture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2739,21 +2677,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "McGinnis sold spy thrillers with gouache heroics-razor silhouettes, towering femme fatales, and jewel-toned couture floating against immaculate white. This card revives his 1960s-80s mixed-media workflow for contemporary posters.\n", - "artist": "Robert McGinnis", - "movement": "Mid-Century Gouache", + "about": "Millais painted every fern, ripple, and braid with equal intensity, turning Pre-Raphaelite stories into full ecological worlds. This brief keeps his double primed canvases, botanical fidelity, and narrative tension intact for museum-grade reconstructions.\n", + "artist": "John Everett Millais", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Period (1848-1856)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage": { - "id": "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Richard Amsel — Illustrated Montage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/richard_amsel_illustrated_montage.md", + "dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite": { + "id": "dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite", + "group": "Pre-Raphaelite Movement", + "display_name": "Dante Gabriel Rossetti — Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood", + "file": "styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Painterly Montage" + "Iconic Muse Portrait", + "Medieval Allegory Tableau", + "Literary Symbolist Vision" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2763,16 +2703,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 6, - "layout_hint": "Hero portrait dominates upper third; supporting cast orbit in painterly bands around typographic center.", - "identity_priority": [ - "portrait", - "color-glow", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2783,22 +2713,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Richard Amsel blended gouache, acrylic, and colored pencil into luminous portrait montages for cinema and television. MuseoMorph preserves his velvety painting and incandescent color halos while inventing fresh narratives.\n", - "artist": "Richard Amsel", - "movement": "Painterly Montage Illustration", + "about": "Rossetti fused medieval devotion with psychological modernity, bathing his models in white-ground luminosity and layers of symbolic flora. This card keeps his jewel-toned palettes, languid archetypes, and literary obsessions intact.\n", + "artist": "Dante Gabriel Rossetti", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1882)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "reynold_brown_realist_thriller": { - "id": "reynold_brown_realist_thriller", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Reynold Brown — Realist Thriller", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/reynold_brown_realist_thriller.md", + "roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel": { + "id": "roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel", + "group": "Pop Art", + "display_name": "Roy Lichtenstein — Monumental Comic Panel", + "file": "styles/pop_art/roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "4:5", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Disaster Spectacle", - "Creature Panic" + "Comic Romance Close-Up", + "Action Panel Freeze-Frame", + "Heroic Diptych" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2808,16 +2741,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Heroic victims foreground, looming threat upper half, panic crowd bands along the base.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "threat", - "dramatic-lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2828,21 +2751,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Reynold Brown brought realist oil technique to 1950s-60s exploitation posters-screaming crowds, tilted horizons, and colossal threats. This card keeps his cinematic draftsmanship while inventing new spectacle scenarios.\n", - "artist": "Reynold Brown", - "movement": "Dramatic Realist One-Sheet", + "about": "Roy Lichtenstein blew up cheap comic panels into billboard paintings—Ben-Day dots, blunt contour lines, and melodramatic archetypes. This scaffold preserves his 1961–1966 Pop vocabulary: mechanical dots, heavy keylines, cropped emotional close-ups, and industrial printing perfection.\n", + "artist": "Roy Lichtenstein", + "movement": "American Pop Art Comics", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "philip_gips_minimalist_concept": { - "id": "philip_gips_minimalist_concept", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Philip Gips — Minimalist Concept", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/philip_gips_minimalist_concept.md", + "andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen": { + "id": "andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen", + "group": "Pop Art", + "display_name": "Andy Warhol — Factory Silkscreen Pop Art", + "file": "styles/pop_art/andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "1:1", + "4:3", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Minimal Concept" + "Celebrity Portrait", + "Consumer Product Package", + "Serial Grid Variation" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2852,9 +2779,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2865,21 +2789,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Philip Gips pared film promotion to a single conceptual photograph or silhouette set against vast negative space. We keep that restrained minimalism while inventing fresh metaphors and typography.\n", - "artist": "Philip Gips", - "movement": "Minimalist Conceptual One-Sheet", + "about": "Andy Warhol treated mass culture like a printing press—appropriating publicity photos and supermarket packaging, then blasting them into lurid color separations. This scaffold recreates his 1962–1969 silkscreen process with flat pop palettes, deliberate registration drift, and machine-like detachment.\n", + "artist": "Andy Warhol", + "movement": "American Factory-Era Silkscreen", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster": { - "id": "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "John Alvin — Cinematic Glow", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster.md", + "vga_lucasarts_adventure": { + "id": "vga_lucasarts_adventure", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "VGA Pixel Art — LucasArts Adventure", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/vga_lucasarts_adventure.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "320:200" ], "modes": [ - "Atmospheric Glow" + "Adventure game scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2889,16 +2813,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Central figure or symbol rises from a luminous mist; supporting silhouettes fade into the gradient.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "light", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2909,21 +2823,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "John Alvin stacked airbrushed gradients, soft rim light, and cinematic silhouettes to promise wonder in the lobby. We sustain his ethereal glow and theatrical atmosphere without borrowing franchise logos or actor likenesses.\n", - "artist": "John Alvin", - "movement": "Atmospheric Glow One-Sheet", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "LucasArts adventure rooms breathe with 320×200 VGA pixels, checkerboard dithering, and verb menus. We keep the SCUMM-era constraints while crafting new point-and-click locales, props, and inventory puzzles.\n", + "artist": "LucasArts SCUMM Artists", + "movement": "VGA Adventure Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage": { - "id": "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Hans Hillmann — Modernist Collage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/hans_hillmann_modernist_collage.md", + "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel": { + "id": "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "SNES Pixel Art — 16-Bit JRPG Portraits", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "256:224" ], "modes": [ - "Graphic Collage" + "RPG character portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2933,16 +2847,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Photographic cut-outs, type blocks, and color fields balance in asymmetric 2:3 grids.", - "identity_priority": [ - "concept", - "collage", - "typography" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2953,21 +2857,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hans Hillmann merged photo collage, hand lettering, and color blocking for Germany's postwar cinema posters. We sustain that modernist tension while designing wholly new film concepts.\n", - "artist": "Hans Hillmann", - "movement": "European Modernist Poster", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "SNES JRPG sprites joined 32,768-color palettes with anime expressions and Mode 7 backdrops. We keep the 256×224 canvas, 15-color sub-palettes, and gradient dithering while summoning new party members.\n", + "artist": "SNES Pixel Studios", + "movement": "SNES JRPG Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama": { - "id": "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Frank McCarthy — Action Panorama", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/frank_mccarthy_action_panorama.md", + "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240": { + "id": "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "NES Pixel Art — 8-Bit Sprites", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/nes_8bit_sprite_256x240.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "256:240" ], "modes": [ - "Action Charge" + "Game sprite" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -2977,16 +2881,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 8, - "layout_hint": "Kinetic diagonal cavalry or commandos sweep upward; smoke and debris trail along the base.", - "identity_priority": [ - "motion", - "gesture", - "atmosphere" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -2997,21 +2891,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Frank McCarthy froze cavalry charges and spy chases mid-surge, layering oil splashes, flying debris, and motion blur. We retain his dynamic diagonals and saturated battle lighting for new adventures.\n", - "artist": "Frank McCarthy", - "movement": "Action Panorama Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "NES artists mapped heroes onto 8×8 tiles, three-color palettes, and flickering scanlines. We lock to that 1983–1994 hardware—attribute tables, sprite budgets—and dream up new mascots ready for a CRT.\n", + "artist": "NES PPU Developers", + "movement": "NES 8-bit Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster": { - "id": "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Drew Struzan — Cinematic Montage", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/drew_struzan_cinematic_poster.md", + "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical": { + "id": "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "Isometric Pixel Art — Tactical RPG", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "2:1", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Heroic Montage" + "Tactical RPG unit sheet" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3021,16 +2916,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 7, - "layout_hint": "Triangular montage: lead portrait top center, supporting cast flanking, action vignette anchoring lower third.", - "identity_priority": [ - "portrait", - "gesture", - "warm-atmosphere" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3041,21 +2926,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Drew Struzan airbrushed luminous gradients over gesso tooth, stacked cast portraits into triangular montages, and finished with colored pencil sparkles. This card revives that 1980s-2000s mixed-media workflow for cinematic posters.\n", - "artist": "Drew Struzan", - "movement": "Cinematic Montage", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Isometric SRPGs balance 2:1 diamonds, elevation shading, and sprite readability. We keep the tile math, height ramps, and UI gutters while designing new squads, abilities, and battlefields.\n", + "artist": "Isometric RPG Studios", + "movement": "Isometric Tactical Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign": { - "id": "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Bill Gold — Conceptual Campaign", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/bill_gold_conceptual_campaign.md", + "hd2d_octopath_style": { + "id": "hd2d_octopath_style", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "HD-2D Pixel Art — Octopath Traveler", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/hd2d_octopath_style.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Conceptual One-Sheet" + "HD-2D portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3065,16 +2950,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "One high-concept image or figure anchors the sheet; supporting motifs sit in modular tiles.", - "identity_priority": [ - "concept", - "typography", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3085,21 +2960,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Bill Gold orchestrated some of Hollywood's smartest poster campaigns, pairing high-concept imagery with modular type systems. This card preserves his editorial clarity while keeping brand-new narratives.\n", - "artist": "Bill Gold", - "movement": "Conceptual Campaign Design", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "HD-2D fuses 16-bit sprites with Unreal Engine lighting—tilt-shift villages, volumetric rays, and high-resolution textures. We honor that fusion while inventing new travelers, summons, and vignette stages.\n", + "artist": "HD-2D Art Teams", + "movement": "Hybrid HD-2D Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster": { - "id": "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster", - "group": "Movie Posters", - "display_name": "Al Hirschfeld — Linear Calligraphic Poster", - "file": "styles/movie_posters/al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster.md", + "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite": { + "id": "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite", + "group": "Pixel Art", + "display_name": "Arcade Pixel Art — CPS-1 Fighters", + "file": "styles/pixel_art/cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "384:224" ], "modes": [ - "Ink Contour Poster" + "Fighter select portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3109,16 +2984,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "One dominant gesture occupies 40-60% frame; supporting players appear as linear cameos.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "silhouette", - "stylistic-outline" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3129,21 +2994,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hirschfeld captured Broadway and Hollywood personalities with continuous contour lines and strategic black fills. This card reproduces his ink-on-board theatrical posters: confident calligraphic strokes, minimal backgrounds, and poster-ready typography.\n", - "artist": "Al Hirschfeld", - "movement": "Golden Age Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Arcade fighters were assembled from 16×16 tiles, palette patches, and 60 fps animation on CPS-1 boards. We preserve that ROM-budget discipline—move lists, foreshortened kicks—while debuting new combatants and stages.\n", + "artist": "Capcom CPS-1 Pixel Teams", + "movement": "Arcade CPS-1 Pixel Art", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "vga_lucasarts_adventure": { - "id": "vga_lucasarts_adventure", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "VGA Pixel Art — LucasArts Adventure", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/vga_lucasarts_adventure.md", + "rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour": { + "id": "rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Rolf Armstrong — Artistic Glamour Calendar Art", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour.md", "ratios": [ - "320:200" + "3:4", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Adventure game scene" + "Calendar Glamour Portrait", + "Magazine Cover Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3163,21 +3030,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "LucasArts adventure rooms breathe with 320×200 VGA pixels, checkerboard dithering, and verb menus. We keep the SCUMM-era constraints while crafting new point-and-click locales, props, and inventory puzzles.\n", - "artist": "LucasArts SCUMM Artists", - "movement": "VGA Adventure Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Rolf Armstrong’s pastel showgirls turned Art Deco theater into calendar glamour—84% figure dominance, Ben-Day inspired gradients, and luminous pure pigment on textured board. This prompt keeps his self-contained glamour icons ready for Brown & Bigelow presses.\n", + "artist": "Rolf Armstrong", + "movement": "Art Deco Pastel Glamour", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel": { - "id": "snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "SNES Pixel Art — 16-Bit JRPG Portraits", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/snes_16bit_jrpg_pixel.md", + "pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art": { + "id": "pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Pulp Magazine Pin-Up — Cover Art", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art.md", "ratios": [ - "256:224" + "17:22", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "RPG character portrait" + "Newsstand Cover", + "Headline Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3197,21 +3066,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "SNES JRPG sprites joined 32,768-color palettes with anime expressions and Mode 7 backdrops. We keep the 256×224 canvas, 15-color sub-palettes, and gradient dithering while summoning new party members.\n", - "artist": "SNES Pixel Studios", - "movement": "SNES JRPG Pixel Art", + "about": "Pulp cover masters like Peter Driben and Enoch Bolles staged pin-ups for eye-popping newsstand impact—gouache originals translated into four-color lithographs with loud mastheads and halftone dots. This style keeps their Art Deco bravado, typographic integration, and offset printing artifacts.\n", + "movement": "American Pulp Magazine Illustration", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240": { - "id": "nes_8bit_sprite_256x240", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "NES Pixel Art — 8-Bit Sprites", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/nes_8bit_sprite_256x240.md", + "gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style": { + "id": "gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Gil Elvgren — Narrative Pin-Up", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style.md", "ratios": [ - "256:240" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Game sprite" + "Narrative Calendar Mishap", + "Outdoor Humor Pin-Up" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3231,22 +3100,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "NES artists mapped heroes onto 8×8 tiles, three-color palettes, and flickering scanlines. We lock to that 1983–1994 hardware—attribute tables, sprite budgets—and dream up new mascots ready for a CRT.\n", - "artist": "NES PPU Developers", - "movement": "NES 8-bit Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Gil Elvgren choreographed slapstick glamour for Brown & Bigelow—oil-on-canvas misadventures with luminous skin, windblown skirts, and cheerful storytelling. This framework preserves his narrative staging and commercial bravado.\n", + "artist": "Gil Elvgren", + "movement": "Story-Driven American Pin-Up", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical": { - "id": "isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "Isometric Pixel Art — Tactical RPG", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/isometric_pixel_rpg_tactical.md", + "george_petty_pinup_illustration": { + "id": "george_petty_pinup_illustration", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "George Petty — Pin-Up Illustration", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/george_petty_pinup_illustration.md", "ratios": [ - "2:1", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Tactical RPG unit sheet" + "Magazine Fold-Out", + "Advertising Pin-Up" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3266,21 +3136,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Isometric SRPGs balance 2:1 diamonds, elevation shading, and sprite readability. We keep the tile math, height ramps, and UI gutters while designing new squads, abilities, and battlefields.\n", - "artist": "Isometric RPG Studios", - "movement": "Isometric Tactical Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "George Petty’s airbrushed “Petty Girls” balanced stylized anatomy with Art Deco advertising flair—elongated limbs, calligraphic linework, and fold-out magazine layouts. This style keeps his commercial elegance and lithographic polish.\n", + "artist": "George Petty", + "movement": "Petty Girl Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hd2d_octopath_style": { - "id": "hd2d_octopath_style", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "HD-2D Pixel Art — Octopath Traveler", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/hd2d_octopath_style.md", + "edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style": { + "id": "edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Edward Runci — Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "HD-2D portrait" + "Hollywood Glamour Poster", + "Cinemascope Glamour Spread" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3300,21 +3172,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "HD-2D fuses 16-bit sprites with Unreal Engine lighting—tilt-shift villages, volumetric rays, and high-resolution textures. We honor that fusion while inventing new travelers, summons, and vignette stages.\n", - "artist": "HD-2D Art Teams", - "movement": "Hybrid HD-2D Pixel Art", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Edward Runci fused Hollywood lighting with spectacular murals—oil slick highlights, Cinemascope sweeps, and theatrical glamour meant for colossal posters. This scaffold keeps his studio sheen and widescreen compositions.\n", + "artist": "Edward Runci", + "movement": "Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite": { - "id": "cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite", - "group": "Pixel Art", - "display_name": "Arcade Pixel Art — CPS-1 Fighters", - "file": "styles/pixel_art/cps1_arcade_fighter_sprite.md", + "classic_american_pinup_calendar_art": { + "id": "classic_american_pinup_calendar_art", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Classic American Pin-Up — Calendar Art", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/classic_american_pinup_calendar_art.md", "ratios": [ - "384:224" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Fighter select portrait" + "Calendar Narrative Mishap", + "Domestic Humor Pin-Up" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3334,22 +3207,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Arcade fighters were assembled from 16×16 tiles, palette patches, and 60 fps animation on CPS-1 boards. We preserve that ROM-budget discipline—move lists, foreshortened kicks—while debuting new combatants and stages.\n", - "artist": "Capcom CPS-1 Pixel Teams", - "movement": "Arcade CPS-1 Pixel Art", + "about": "Mid-century calendar art by Joyce Ballantyne, Earl Moran, and Zoë Mozert turned wholesome mishaps into luminous oils and pastels. This style captures their optimistic storytelling, warm palettes, and Brown & Bigelow production methods that defined the American pin-up calendar boom.\n", + "movement": "Mid-Century American Calendar Illustration", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics": { - "id": "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Todd McFarlane — Cape Dynamics & Chaos", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics.md", + "alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style": { + "id": "alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style", + "group": "Pin-Up Art", + "display_name": "Alberto Vargas — Wartime Morale Pin-Up", + "file": "styles/pin_up_art/alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4" + "3:4", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Supernatural Anti-Hero" + "Vargas Girl Calendar", + "Magazine Centerfold" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3369,21 +3242,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Todd McFarlane’s capes writhe like living smoke, with ink spatters and 200 strands flinging across the frame. We keep that chaotic silhouette, exaggerated anatomy, and grungy textures while inventing new anti-heroes and void-drenched skylines.\n", - "artist": "Todd McFarlane", - "movement": "Supernatural Anti-Hero Illustration", + "about": "Alberto Vargas painted airbrushed morale girls for Esquire—porcelain skin, pin-sharp heels, and patriotic poise that toured USO lockers. This style keeps his gouache gradients, tight posing, and wartime optimism.\n", + "artist": "Alberto Vargas", + "movement": "Vargas Girl Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash": { - "id": "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Russell Dauterman — Crystal Splash Variants", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/russell_dauterman_crystal_splash.md", + "tom_jung_storyboard_collage": { + "id": "tom_jung_storyboard_collage", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Tom Jung — Storyboard Collage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/tom_jung_storyboard_collage.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Variant Splash" + "Storyboard Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3393,6 +3266,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 7, + "layout_hint": "Central protagonists framed by storyboard vignettes and angled banners around the 2:3 spine.", + "identity_priority": [ + "narrative", + "gesture", + "composition" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3403,21 +3286,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Russell Dauterman goes maximal—prismatic armor, swirling ribbons, and dual-color rim lights. Every cover feels like a deluxe trading card. We keep the high-gloss spectacle while inventing fresh costumes, magic effects, and fashion-forward hero poses.\n", - "artist": "Russell Dauterman", - "movement": "Modern Variant Cover Illustration", + "about": "Tom Jung arranged film narratives like painted storyboards-heroic central figures framed by angled vignettes and scrollwork type. MuseoMorph honors his collage grammar while scripting new adventures.\n", + "artist": "Tom Jung", + "movement": "Storyboard Collage Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rob_liefeld_pouch_power": { - "id": "rob_liefeld_pouch_power", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Rob Liefeld — Pouch Power & Impact", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/rob_liefeld_pouch_power.md", + "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster": { + "id": "saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Saul Bass — Graphic Motion Poster", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/saul_bass_graphic_motion_poster.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Extreme Team Cover" + "Graphic Signal" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3427,6 +3310,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "One dominant symbol or silhouette anchors the poster; supporting figures remain secondary glyphs.", + "identity_priority": [ + "symbol", + "gesture", + "typography" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3437,23 +3330,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rob Liefeld amps everything to eleven—shoulder pads, pouches, foreshortened weapons, and teeth-gritted energy. We lean into that kinetic 90s bombast while crafting original squads, weapons, and cover copy riffs.\n", - "artist": "Rob Liefeld", - "movement": "Extreme 1990s Superhero Aesthetic", + "about": "Saul Bass distilled entire films into jagged silhouettes, concentric motion, and stark typography. This card keeps the 1950s-70s graphic modernism intact while inventing new iconography instead of recycling studio marks.\n", + "artist": "Saul Bass", + "movement": "Mid-Century Graphic Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion": { - "id": "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Peach Momoko — Folklore Watercolor Fusion", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/peach_momoko_folklore_fusion.md", + "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster": { + "id": "robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Robert McGinnis — Gouache Spy Glamour", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/robert_mcginnis_gouache_spy_poster.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Folklore Cover" + "Spy Thriller Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3463,6 +3354,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Hero male 40-50% height, flanked by impossibly tall women and narrative vignettes on white field.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "gouache-texture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3473,22 +3374,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Peach Momoko blends ukiyo-e, watercolor blooms, and modern character design into dreamy variant covers. Ink dissolves into skin, flowers, and spectral dragons. We continue that folkloric fusion with new myths and costume motifs.\n", - "artist": "Peach Momoko", - "movement": "Avant-Garde Watercolor Superheroes", + "about": "McGinnis sold spy thrillers with gouache heroics-razor silhouettes, towering femme fatales, and jewel-toned couture floating against immaculate white. This card revives his 1960s-80s mixed-media workflow for contemporary posters.\n", + "artist": "Robert McGinnis", + "movement": "Mid-Century Gouache", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "olivier_coipel_barokinetic": { - "id": "olivier_coipel_barokinetic", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Olivier Coipel — Barokinetic Superheroes", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/olivier_coipel_barokinetic.md", + "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage": { + "id": "richard_amsel_illustrated_montage", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Richard Amsel — Illustrated Montage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/richard_amsel_illustrated_montage.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gestural Cover" + "Painterly Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3498,6 +3398,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 6, + "layout_hint": "Hero portrait dominates upper third; supporting cast orbit in painterly bands around typographic center.", + "identity_priority": [ + "portrait", + "color-glow", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3508,21 +3418,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Olivier Coipel mixes French bande dessinée grace with superhero muscle—twisting torsos, ribboned capes, and luminous digital colors. We channel that balletic energy with new gods, layouts, and lens-flares.\n", - "artist": "Olivier Coipel", - "movement": "Baroque-influenced Modern Superheroes", + "about": "Richard Amsel blended gouache, acrylic, and colored pencil into luminous portrait montages for cinema and television. MuseoMorph preserves his velvety painting and incandescent color halos while inventing fresh narratives.\n", + "artist": "Richard Amsel", + "movement": "Painterly Montage Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow": { - "id": "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Mike Mignola — Gothic Shadow Blocks", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/mike_mignola_gothic_shadow.md", + "reynold_brown_realist_thriller": { + "id": "reynold_brown_realist_thriller", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Reynold Brown — Realist Thriller", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/reynold_brown_realist_thriller.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gothic Cover" + "Disaster Spectacle", + "Creature Panic" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3532,6 +3443,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Heroic victims foreground, looming threat upper half, panic crowd bands along the base.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "threat", + "dramatic-lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3542,21 +3463,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Mike Mignola reduces worlds to black slabs, blood-red highlights, and knotted folklore icons. His covers are like woodcuts lit by a single match. We echo that stark drama with new cryptids, artifacts, and negative-space storytelling.\n", - "artist": "Mike Mignola", - "movement": "Gothic Supernatural Illustration", + "about": "Reynold Brown brought realist oil technique to 1950s-60s exploitation posters-screaming crowds, tilted horizons, and colossal threats. This card keeps his cinematic draftsmanship while inventing new spectacle scenarios.\n", + "artist": "Reynold Brown", + "movement": "Dramatic Realist One-Sheet", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy": { - "id": "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Marc Silvestri — Elegant Energy", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/marc_silvestri_elegant_energy.md", + "philip_gips_minimalist_concept": { + "id": "philip_gips_minimalist_concept", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Philip Gips — Minimalist Concept", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/philip_gips_minimalist_concept.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Dynamic Ensemble" + "Minimal Concept" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3566,6 +3487,9 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": false + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3576,22 +3500,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Marc Silvestri floods the page with wiry anatomy, diagonal compositions, and rapier-thin brushwork. The energy feels balletic yet savage. We echo that style with new team rosters, signature weapons, and kinetic lighting.\n", - "artist": "Marc Silvestri", - "movement": "Dynamic Line Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Philip Gips pared film promotion to a single conceptual photograph or silhouette set against vast negative space. We keep that restrained minimalism while inventing fresh metaphors and typography.\n", + "artist": "Philip Gips", + "movement": "Minimalist Conceptual One-Sheet", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga": { - "id": "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jorge Jiménez — Kinetic Manga-Fusion", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga.md", + "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster": { + "id": "john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "John Alvin — Cinematic Glow", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/john_alvin_cinematic_glow_poster.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Kinetic Cover" + "Atmospheric Glow" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3601,6 +3524,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Central figure or symbol rises from a luminous mist; supporting silhouettes fade into the gradient.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "light", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3611,22 +3544,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jorge Jiménez fuses shōnen dynamism with DC boldness—speed lines, glints of neon, and emotion cranked past eleven. We mirror that adrenaline while coining new characters, speed trails, and manga-inspired lighting.\n", - "artist": "Jorge Jiménez", - "movement": "Manga-Infused Superhero Illustration", + "about": "John Alvin stacked airbrushed gradients, soft rim light, and cinematic silhouettes to promise wonder in the lobby. We sustain his ethereal glow and theatrical atmosphere without borrowing franchise logos or actor likenesses.\n", + "artist": "John Alvin", + "movement": "Atmospheric Glow One-Sheet", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero": { - "id": "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Jim Lee — Crosshatch Superhero Precision", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero.md", + "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage": { + "id": "hans_hillmann_modernist_collage", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Hans Hillmann — Modernist Collage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/hans_hillmann_modernist_collage.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Superhero Cover" + "Graphic Collage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3636,6 +3568,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Photographic cut-outs, type blocks, and color fields balance in asymmetric 2:3 grids.", + "identity_priority": [ + "concept", + "collage", + "typography" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3646,21 +3588,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Lee’s 1990s covers defined the Modern Age—razor crosshatching, 8.5-head heroics, and anatomy dialed past believable. We preserve that technical bravado while designing totally new costuming, emblems, and city skylines.\n", - "artist": "Jim Lee", - "movement": "Modern Age Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Hans Hillmann merged photo collage, hand lettering, and color blocking for Germany's postwar cinema posters. We sustain that modernist tension while designing wholly new film concepts.\n", + "artist": "Hans Hillmann", + "movement": "European Modernist Poster", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir": { - "id": "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Declan Shalvey — Graphic Noir Minimalism", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/declan_shalvey_graphic_noir.md", - "ratios": [ - "2:3" - ], + "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama": { + "id": "frank_mccarthy_action_panorama", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Frank McCarthy — Action Panorama", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/frank_mccarthy_action_panorama.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], "modes": [ - "Minimalist Cover" + "Action Charge" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3670,6 +3612,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 8, + "layout_hint": "Kinetic diagonal cavalry or commandos sweep upward; smoke and debris trail along the base.", + "identity_priority": [ + "motion", + "gesture", + "atmosphere" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3680,21 +3632,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Declan Shalvey carves silhouettes out of velvety blacks and stark whites, sometimes letting a splash of neon slice through. We keep that minimalist noir approach while introducing new vigilantes, architectural grids, and symbolic props.\n", - "artist": "Declan Shalvey", - "movement": "Graphic Noir Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Frank McCarthy froze cavalry charges and spy chases mid-surge, layering oil splashes, flying debris, and motion blur. We retain his dynamic diagonals and saturated battle lighting for new adventures.\n", + "artist": "Frank McCarthy", + "movement": "Action Panorama Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "arthur_adams_detail_deluge": { - "id": "arthur_adams_detail_deluge", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Arthur Adams — Detail Deluge", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/arthur_adams_detail_deluge.md", + "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster": { + "id": "drew_struzan_cinematic_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Drew Struzan — Cinematic Montage", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/drew_struzan_cinematic_poster.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Detailed Cover" + "Heroic Montage" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3704,6 +3656,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 7, + "layout_hint": "Triangular montage: lead portrait top center, supporting cast flanking, action vignette anchoring lower third.", + "identity_priority": [ + "portrait", + "gesture", + "warm-atmosphere" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3714,24 +3676,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Arthur Adams renders a thousand buckles, tentacles, and expression lines per inch. His 1980s-to-present covers teem with kaiju, tech, and charm. We honor that obsessive detail while crafting new monster brawls and gadget-laden heroes.\n", - "artist": "Arthur Adams", - "movement": "Hyper-Detailed Superhero Illustration", + "about": "Drew Struzan airbrushed luminous gradients over gesso tooth, stacked cast portraits into triangular montages, and finished with colored pencil sparkles. This card revives that 1980s-2000s mixed-media workflow for cinematic posters.\n", + "artist": "Drew Struzan", + "movement": "Cinematic Montage", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "alex_ross_painterly_realism": { - "id": "alex_ross_painterly_realism", - "group": "Modern Age Comics", - "display_name": "Alex Ross — Painterly Superhero Realism", - "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/alex_ross_painterly_realism.md", + "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign": { + "id": "bill_gold_conceptual_campaign", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Bill Gold — Conceptual Campaign", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/bill_gold_conceptual_campaign.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "16:9", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Photorealistic Painting", - "Cinematic Widescreen" + "Conceptual One-Sheet" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3741,6 +3700,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "One high-concept image or figure anchors the sheet; supporting motifs sit in modular tiles.", + "identity_priority": [ + "concept", + "typography", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3751,24 +3720,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Alex Ross treats superheroes like Renaissance apostles—gouache over pencil, charcoal underdrawings, and theatre lighting spotlighting every fold. We retain that reverent realism while creating brand-new icons and allegorical staging.\n", - "artist": "Alex Ross", - "movement": "Photorealistic Superhero Painting", + "about": "Bill Gold orchestrated some of Hollywood's smartest poster campaigns, pairing high-concept imagery with modular type systems. This card preserves his editorial clarity while keeping brand-new narratives.\n", + "artist": "Bill Gold", + "movement": "Conceptual Campaign Design", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "romanesque_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "romanesque_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Romanesque Manuscript Illumination — Architectural Narrative", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/romanesque_manuscript_illumination.md", + "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster": { + "id": "al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster", + "group": "Movie Posters", + "display_name": "Al Hirschfeld — Linear Calligraphic Poster", + "file": "styles/movie_posters/al_hirschfeld_linear_calligraphic_poster.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "1:1", - "5:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Historiated Initial", - "Narrative Panel" + "Ink Contour Poster" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3781,11 +3747,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stack scenes like bayed architecture with saints or prophets tiered under arcades.", + "layout_hint": "One dominant gesture occupies 40-60% frame; supporting players appear as linear cameos.", "identity_priority": [ - "geometry", "gesture", - "palette" + "silhouette", + "stylistic-outline" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -3798,24 +3764,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Romanesque monks engineered narrative walls of color and pattern, turning every initial into a miniature cloister. We preserve their masonry geometry and palette of mineral reds, lapis, and verdigris while scripting new visions.\n", - "artist": "Romanesque Workshops", - "movement": "Romanesque Monastic Scriptoria", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Hirschfeld captured Broadway and Hollywood personalities with continuous contour lines and strategic black fills. This card reproduces his ink-on-board theatrical posters: confident calligraphic strokes, minimal backgrounds, and poster-ready typography.\n", + "artist": "Al Hirschfeld", + "movement": "Golden Age Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "ottonian_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "ottonian_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Ottonian Manuscript Illumination — Imperial Gospel Gold", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/ottonian_manuscript_illumination.md", + "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics": { + "id": "todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Todd McFarlane — Cape Dynamics & Chaos", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/todd_mcfarlane_cape_dynamics.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", "2:3", - "1:1" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Gospel Opening", - "Imperial Portrait" + "Supernatural Anti-Hero" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3825,16 +3789,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Center the enthroned figure and flank with imperial patrons or evangelists inside arcaded gold.", - "identity_priority": [ - "hieratic-scale", - "gesture", - "insignia" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3845,24 +3799,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Ottonian illuminators fused Carolingian classicism with Byzantine gold, suspending emperors and evangelists inside jeweled arcades. This card enforces their burnished grounds, cloisonné color blocking, and architectural framing while inventing new devotions.\n", - "artist": "Ottonian Imperial Workshops", - "movement": "Ottonian Court Scriptorium", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Todd McFarlane’s capes writhe like living smoke, with ink spatters and 200 strands flinging across the frame. We keep that chaotic silhouette, exaggerated anatomy, and grungy textures while inventing new anti-heroes and void-drenched skylines.\n", + "artist": "Todd McFarlane", + "movement": "Supernatural Anti-Hero Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "insular_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "insular_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Insular Manuscript Illumination — Interlace Cosmos", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/insular_manuscript_illumination.md", + "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash": { + "id": "russell_dauterman_crystal_splash", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Russell Dauterman — Crystal Splash Variants", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/russell_dauterman_crystal_splash.md", "ratios": [ - "1:1", - "2:3", - "3:4" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Carpet Page", - "Evangelist Portrait" + "Variant Splash" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3872,16 +3823,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Fuse zoomorphic knots with figure medallions, keeping spirals and step patterns interlocked.", - "identity_priority": [ - "interlace", - "symbol", - "hierarchy" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3892,24 +3833,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Insular scribes braided zoomorphic knots, spiral mazes, and jeweled letters into cosmic carpets. This card keeps the breath-line penwork and tempered dyes while choreographing new gospel abstractions.\n", - "artist": "Insular Monastic Schools", - "movement": "Insular Hiberno-Saxon", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Russell Dauterman goes maximal—prismatic armor, swirling ribbons, and dual-color rim lights. Every cover feels like a deluxe trading card. We keep the high-gloss spectacle while inventing fresh costumes, magic effects, and fashion-forward hero poses.\n", + "artist": "Russell Dauterman", + "movement": "Modern Variant Cover Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "gothic_manuscript_illumination": { - "id": "gothic_manuscript_illumination", - "group": "Medieval Illumination", - "display_name": "Gothic Manuscript Illumination — Courtly Light", - "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/gothic_manuscript_illumination.md", + "rob_liefeld_pouch_power": { + "id": "rob_liefeld_pouch_power", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Rob Liefeld — Pouch Power & Impact", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/rob_liefeld_pouch_power.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "2:3", - "4:5" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Calendar Folio", - "Courtly Devotion" + "Extreme Team Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3919,16 +3857,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 5, - "layout_hint": "Arcade the margins with floral gilding and populate interiors with elegant courtiers.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "fabric", - "gilding" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3939,24 +3867,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "International Gothic illuminators bathed aristocrats in rose madder, ultramarine, and punched gold halos. We honor their lacework borders and atmospheric perspective while composing new calendars and devotions.\n", - "artist": "Gothic Court Workshops", - "movement": "15th-Century International Gothic", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Rob Liefeld amps everything to eleven—shoulder pads, pouches, foreshortened weapons, and teeth-gritted energy. We lean into that kinetic 90s bombast while crafting original squads, weapons, and cover copy riffs.\n", + "artist": "Rob Liefeld", + "movement": "Extreme 1990s Superhero Aesthetic", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga": { - "id": "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Rumiko Takahashi - Romantic Comedy Dynamo", - "file": "styles/manga/rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga.md", + "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion": { + "id": "peach_momoko_folklore_fusion", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Peach Momoko — Folklore Watercolor Fusion", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/peach_momoko_folklore_fusion.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:5", - "4:3" + "3:4", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Romantic Cover", - "Dynamic Ensemble" + "Folklore Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -3966,16 +3893,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Give the lead 60 percent of the frame with friends orbiting in comedic motion lines.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "expression", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -3986,22 +3903,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rumiko Takahashi pairs slapstick kinetics with heartfelt romance, rendering big eyes, voluminous hair, and pastel washes. This card keeps that 1980s watercolor charm while inventing new cast lineups.\n", - "artist": "Rumiko Takahashi", - "movement": "Romantic Comedy Shonen Manga", + "about": "Peach Momoko blends ukiyo-e, watercolor blooms, and modern character design into dreamy variant covers. Ink dissolves into skin, flowers, and spectral dragons. We continue that folkloric fusion with new myths and costume motifs.\n", + "artist": "Peach Momoko", + "movement": "Avant-Garde Watercolor Superheroes", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo": { - "id": "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Riyoko Ikeda - Revolutionary Shoujo Romance", - "file": "styles/manga/riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo.md", + "olivier_coipel_barokinetic": { + "id": "olivier_coipel_barokinetic", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Olivier Coipel — Barokinetic Superheroes", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/olivier_coipel_barokinetic.md", "ratios": [ + "2:3", "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Romantic Portrait", - "Historical Tableau" + "Gestural Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4011,16 +3928,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Let two protagonists overlap within rose-laden emotion-scapes or Versailles interiors.", - "identity_priority": [ - "expression", - "costume", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4031,24 +3938,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Riyoko Ikeda turns French revolution melodrama into cascading screentone roses and tear-bright eyes. This card safeguards that operatic intensity while chronicling new courts and rebellions.\n", - "artist": "Riyoko Ikeda", - "movement": "Year 24 Group Shoujo", + "about": "Olivier Coipel mixes French bande dessinée grace with superhero muscle—twisting torsos, ribboned capes, and luminous digital colors. We channel that balletic energy with new gods, layouts, and lens-flares.\n", + "artist": "Olivier Coipel", + "movement": "Baroque-influenced Modern Superheroes", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga": { - "id": "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Osamu Tezuka - Showa Cinematic Humanism", - "file": "styles/manga/osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga.md", + "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow": { + "id": "mike_mignola_gothic_shadow", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Mike Mignola — Gothic Shadow Blocks", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/mike_mignola_gothic_shadow.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Character Study", - "Adventure Scene" + "Gothic Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4058,16 +3962,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Center the star-system lead with supporting silhouettes sweeping along cinematic arcs.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "expression", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4078,24 +3972,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Osamu Tezuka married Disney timing with postwar optimism, bathing big-eyed heroes in flat gouache color. This card keeps that hopeful cinema while introducing new archetypes and companions.\n", - "artist": "Osamu Tezuka", - "movement": "Showa Cinematic Manga", + "about": "Mike Mignola reduces worlds to black slabs, blood-red highlights, and knotted folklore icons. His covers are like woodcuts lit by a single match. We echo that stark drama with new cryptids, artifacts, and negative-space storytelling.\n", + "artist": "Mike Mignola", + "movement": "Gothic Supernatural Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller": { - "id": "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Naoki Urasawa - Psychological Thriller Realism", - "file": "styles/manga/naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller.md", + "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy": { + "id": "marc_silvestri_elegant_energy", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Marc Silvestri — Elegant Energy", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/marc_silvestri_elegant_energy.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "4:5", - "3:2" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Character Study", - "Investigative Scene" + "Dynamic Ensemble" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4105,16 +3996,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Frame a contemplative protagonist chest-up with period-authentic urban cues in the midground.", - "identity_priority": [ - "expression", - "asymmetry", - "context" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4125,25 +4006,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Naoki Urasawa sketches ordinary faces with micro-expressions, asymmetry, and thriller tension. This card preserves his forensic realism while spinning new conspiracies.\n", - "artist": "Naoki Urasawa", - "movement": "Psychological Seinen Manga", + "about": "Marc Silvestri floods the page with wiry anatomy, diagonal compositions, and rapier-thin brushwork. The energy feels balletic yet savage. We echo that style with new team rosters, signature weapons, and kinetic lighting.\n", + "artist": "Marc Silvestri", + "movement": "Dynamic Line Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga": { - "id": "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Masakazu Katsura - Realist Youth Illustration", - "file": "styles/manga/masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga.md", + "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga": { + "id": "jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jorge Jiménez — Kinetic Manga-Fusion", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jorge_jimenez_kinetic_manga.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", "2:3", - "4:3" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Youth Romance", - "Urban Portrait", - "Slice of Life" + "Kinetic Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4153,16 +4031,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Pair the lead with a partner or environment anchor inside relaxed 1990s fashion.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "fashion", - "expression" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4173,24 +4041,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Masakazu Katsura paints 1990s youth with cinematic lighting, baggy silhouettes, and grounded anatomy. This card keeps his realist polish while writing new street-level dramas.\n", - "artist": "Masakazu Katsura", - "movement": "1990s Realist Youth Manga", + "about": "Jorge Jiménez fuses shōnen dynamism with DC boldness—speed lines, glints of neon, and emotion cranked past eleven. We mirror that adrenaline while coining new characters, speed trails, and manga-inspired lighting.\n", + "artist": "Jorge Jiménez", + "movement": "Manga-Infused Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail": { - "id": "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Kentaro Miura - Gothic Hyperdetail", - "file": "styles/manga/kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail.md", + "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero": { + "id": "jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Jim Lee — Crosshatch Superhero Precision", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/jim_lee_crosshatch_superhero.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "3:2", - "1:1" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Color Mode", - "Black and White Mode" + "Superhero Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4200,16 +4066,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Set the armored lead against towering Gothic masonry with an optional adversary in shadow.", - "identity_priority": [ - "armor", - "gesture", - "atmosphere" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4220,22 +4076,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kentaro Miura carved every rivet, scar, and arch into Berserk's Gothic apocalypse. This card enforces that hyperdetail while forging new legends and cathedrals.\n", - "artist": "Kentaro Miura", - "movement": "Dark Fantasy Hyperrealism", + "about": "Jim Lee’s 1990s covers defined the Modern Age—razor crosshatching, 8.5-head heroics, and anatomy dialed past believable. We preserve that technical bravado while designing totally new costuming, emblems, and city skylines.\n", + "artist": "Jim Lee", + "movement": "Modern Age Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga": { - "id": "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Katsuhiro Otomo - Dystopian Screentone Realism", - "file": "styles/manga/katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga.md", + "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir": { + "id": "declan_shalvey_graphic_noir", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Declan Shalvey — Graphic Noir Minimalism", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/declan_shalvey_graphic_noir.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Monochrome Screentone", - "Single-Hue Accent" + "Minimalist Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4245,16 +4100,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Anchor a power-stance lead at 70 percent height with a support silhouette in depth.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "compressed-face-proportions" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4265,24 +4110,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Katsuhiro Otomo fused metabolist skylines, compressed faces, and halftone machinery into tense Akira-era covers. This card preserves the industrial realism while inventing new dystopian subjects and tech.\n", - "artist": "Katsuhiro Otomo", - "movement": "1980s Cyberpunk Manga", + "about": "Declan Shalvey carves silhouettes out of velvety blacks and stark whites, sometimes letting a splash of neon slice through. We keep that minimalist noir approach while introducing new vigilantes, architectural grids, and symbolic props.\n", + "artist": "Declan Shalvey", + "movement": "Graphic Noir Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga": { - "id": "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Kaoru Mori - Historical Textile Chronicle", - "file": "styles/manga/kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga.md", + "arthur_adams_detail_deluge": { + "id": "arthur_adams_detail_deluge", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Arthur Adams — Detail Deluge", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/arthur_adams_detail_deluge.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "1:1" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Color Cover", - "Documentary Monochrome" + "Detailed Cover" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4292,16 +4134,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Show the protagonist with a cultural counterpart amid period architecture and textiles.", - "identity_priority": [ - "costume", - "gesture", - "setting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4312,24 +4144,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kaoru Mori documents Victorian parlors and Central Asian caravans with thread-by-thread accuracy. This card sustains her research obsession while exploring new households and ceremonies.\n", - "artist": "Kaoru Mori", - "movement": "Research-Driven Historical Manga", + "about": "Arthur Adams renders a thousand buckles, tentacles, and expression lines per inch. His 1980s-to-present covers teem with kaiju, tech, and charm. We honor that obsessive detail while crafting new monster brawls and gadget-laden heroes.\n", + "artist": "Arthur Adams", + "movement": "Hyper-Detailed Superhero Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy": { - "id": "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Kamome Shirahama - European Fantasy Hybrid", - "file": "styles/manga/kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy.md", + "alex_ross_painterly_realism": { + "id": "alex_ross_painterly_realism", + "group": "Modern Age Comics", + "display_name": "Alex Ross — Painterly Superhero Realism", + "file": "styles/modern_age_comics/alex_ross_painterly_realism.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:5", - "1:1" + "16:9", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Ornamental Portrait", - "Decorative Tableau" + "Photorealistic Painting", + "Cinematic Widescreen" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4339,16 +4171,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage the protagonist amid Art Nouveau framing with retainers or familiars at lower tiers.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "costume", - "gesture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -4359,22 +4181,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kamome Shirahama blends copperplate hatching with European fantasy couture, building worlds from ink alone. This card maintains her printmaking precision while conjuring new guilds and spellbooks.\n", - "artist": "Kamome Shirahama", - "movement": "European Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Alex Ross treats superheroes like Renaissance apostles—gouache over pencil, charcoal underdrawings, and theatre lighting spotlighting every fold. We retain that reverent realism while creating brand-new icons and allegorical staging.\n", + "artist": "Alex Ross", + "movement": "Photorealistic Superhero Painting", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen": { - "id": "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "CLAMP - Prismatic Elongation", - "file": "styles/manga/clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen.md", + "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism": { + "id": "renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Renaissance Naturalist Stained Glass", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/renaissance_stained_glass_naturalism.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4", + "4:5", + "5:2" ], "modes": [ - "Elongated Portrait", - "Decorative Spread" + "Chapel Panel", + "Civic Portrait", + "Narrative Frieze" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4386,12 +4211,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Stack flowing protagonists with diagonal overlap and floral screentone breathing room.", + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Arrange figures in classical perspective with architectural depth; reserve clear glass for luminous atmosphere.", "identity_priority": [ "silhouette", - "elongation", - "costume" + "gesture", + "classical-proportion" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4404,22 +4229,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "CLAMP stretches limbs, layers filigree, and blends shoujo sentiment with seinen drama. This card keeps the Copic gradients and screentone lace while inventing new storylines.\n", - "artist": "CLAMP", - "movement": "Prismatic Shoujo-Seinen Fusion", + "about": "Renaissance glaziers adopted humanist portraiture, linear perspective, and silver-stain modelling to modernize sacred windows. This card recreates their 1400–1600 panels—tempera-precise faces, contrapposto bodies, and clear-glass luminosity balanced with jewel accents.\n", + "artist": "Italian & Northern Workshops", + "movement": "Renaissance", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure": { - "id": "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Akira Toriyama - Dynamic Adventure", - "file": "styles/manga/akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure.md", + "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass": { + "id": "preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Pre-Raphaelite Arts & Crafts Panel", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/preraphaelite_arts_crafts_stained_glass.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "2:3", + "4:5", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Power Portrait", - "Action Splash" + "Domestic Aesthetic Panel", + "Ecclesiastical Triptych", + "Decorative Medallion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4431,12 +4259,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Center the energetic lead at 70 percent height with minimal tech motifs orbiting the pose.", + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Graceful Pre-Raphaelite figures framed by Morris botanical patterns; prefer trios or fewer.", "identity_priority": [ "silhouette", "gesture", - "pattern" + "decorative-unity" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4449,24 +4277,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Akira Toriyama inks angular anatomy, parallel armor stripes, and watercolor pops for jump-ready heroes. This card keeps that kinetic charm while avoiding Dragon Ball canon.\n", - "artist": "Akira Toriyama", - "movement": "Shonen Adventure Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Morris & Co. translated Pre-Raphaelite beauty into opalescent glass—flowing figures, botanical borders, and hand-lettered poetry between 1860 and 1920. This card recreates their domestic, ecclesiastical, and medallion formats with authentic ratios and Kelmscott-inspired lettering.\n", + "artist": "Morris & Co. Workshop", + "movement": "Pre-Raphaelite & Arts and Crafts", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration": { - "id": "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration", - "group": "Manga", - "display_name": "Ai Yazawa - Fashion Illustration Drama", - "file": "styles/manga/ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration.md", + "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass": { + "id": "medieval_cathedral_stained_glass", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Gothic Cathedral Stained Glass", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/medieval_cathedral_stained_glass.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "4:5" + "2:7", + "5:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Color Fashion", - "Monochrome Fashion" + "Lancet Saint Panel", + "Clerestory Narrative", + "Rose Window Medallion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4477,7 +4306,14 @@ "gender_respect" ], "multi_subject": { - "allowed": false + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 6, + "layout_hint": "Stack saints hieratically or distribute apostles around radial Christ medallions; obey sacred geometry.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "sacred-symbols" + ] }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", @@ -4489,22 +4325,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Ai Yazawa sketches fashion idols with elongated necks, watercolor washes, and anti-anime restraint. This card insists on that editorial sophistication while exploring new wardrobe stories.\n", - "artist": "Ai Yazawa", - "movement": "Fashion Narrative Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "12th–13th century cathedral workshops fused jewel-toned crown glass, 2–4 mm cames, and theological storytelling to flood Gothic interiors with divine light. This framework recreates those lancets, clerestories, and rose windows with authentic iconography and sacred proportions.\n", + "artist": "Cathedral Workshops", + "movement": "High Gothic", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "the_new_porker_magazine_parody": { - "id": "the_new_porker_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "The New Porker — Cartoon Chic", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/the_new_porker_magazine_parody.md", + "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass": { + "id": "harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass", + "group": "Stained Glass", + "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Art Deco Psychodrama", + "file": "styles/stained_glass/harry_clarke_art_deco_stained_glass.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5" + "2:3", + "5:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Cartoon", - "Spot Illustration" + "Dramatic Lancet", + "Literary Narrative Band", + "Psychological Medallion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4516,12 +4355,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Float a deadpan cartoon above the condensed masthead with seasonal color accents.", + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stage a central protagonist with up to two secondary apparitions; pattern density must remain high.", "identity_priority": [ - "concept", - "gesture", - "palette" + "silhouette", + "psychological-expression", + "decorative-density" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4534,23 +4373,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "The New Porker mimics The New Yorker's spare cartoons, literary wit, and elegant masthead while torching city foibles. We keep the whisper palette and urbane humor as we caricature new absurdities.\n", - "artist": "The New Porker Cartel", - "movement": "New Yorker Parody", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Harry Clarke fused Celtic revival ornament, acid-etched plating, and Art Deco theatricality to create stained glass charged with psychological tension. This card brings his 1900–1930 studio grammar—elongated saints, black glass silhouettes, horror-vacui patterns—into our prompt framework.\n", + "artist": "Harry Clarke", + "movement": "Art Deco", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rolling_scone_magazine_parody": { - "id": "rolling_scone_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Rolling Scone — Rock Satire", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rolling_scone_magazine_parody.md", + "romanesque_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "romanesque_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Romanesque Manuscript Illumination — Architectural Narrative", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/romanesque_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3" + "3:4", + "1:1", + "5:4" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Feature", - "Tour Spoof" + "Historiated Initial", + "Narrative Panel" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4563,11 +4403,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stage parody rock icons with hand-lettered headline scrolls and textured backgrounds.", + "layout_hint": "Stack scenes like bayed architecture with saints or prophets tiered under arcades.", "identity_priority": [ - "pose", - "lettering", - "texture" + "geometry", + "gesture", + "palette" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4580,23 +4420,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rolling Scone riffs on Rolling Stone's rock photography, psychedelic type, and counterculture attitude. This card maintains the sepia-grain portraiture and cheeky headlines while profiling invented legends.\n", - "artist": "Rolling Scone Editorial", - "movement": "Music Magazine Parody", + "about": "Romanesque monks engineered narrative walls of color and pattern, turning every initial into a miniature cloister. We preserve their masonry geometry and palette of mineral reds, lapis, and verdigris while scripting new visions.\n", + "artist": "Romanesque Workshops", + "movement": "Romanesque Monastic Scriptoria", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody": { - "id": "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Rogue Magazine — Vogue Parody", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rogue_magazine_vogue_parody.md", + "ottonian_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "ottonian_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Ottonian Manuscript Illumination — Imperial Gospel Gold", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/ottonian_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Satire", - "Editorial Spread" + "Gospel Opening", + "Imperial Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4609,11 +4450,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Pose models in exaggerated couture with masthead partially obscured for fashion credibility.", + "layout_hint": "Center the enthroned figure and flank with imperial patrons or evangelists inside arcaded gold.", "identity_priority": [ - "pose", - "typography", - "palette" + "hieratic-scale", + "gesture", + "insignia" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4626,23 +4467,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rogue twists Vogue's serif masthead, fashion photography, and airbrushed glamour into snarky trend satire. We keep the couture lighting, luxury palettes, and witty coverlines while showcasing fictional tastemakers.\n", - "artist": "Rogue Magazine Studio", - "movement": "Fashion Magazine Parody", + "about": "Ottonian illuminators fused Carolingian classicism with Byzantine gold, suspending emperors and evangelists inside jeweled arcades. This card enforces their burnished grounds, cloisonné color blocking, and architectural framing while inventing new devotions.\n", + "artist": "Ottonian Imperial Workshops", + "movement": "Ottonian Court Scriptorium", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "rational_geographic_magazine_parody": { - "id": "rational_geographic_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Rational Geographic — Exploratory Satire", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rational_geographic_magazine_parody.md", + "insular_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "insular_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Insular Manuscript Illumination — Interlace Cosmos", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/insular_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5", - "2:3" + "1:1", + "2:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Expedition", - "Field Guide Spoof" + "Carpet Page", + "Evangelist Portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4654,12 +4496,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Frame a faux exploration photo with the yellow border and tongue-in-cheek deck copy.", + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Fuse zoomorphic knots with figure medallions, keeping spirals and step patterns interlocked.", "identity_priority": [ - "frame", - "photography", - "typography" + "interlace", + "symbol", + "hierarchy" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -4672,22 +4514,252 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rational Geographic wraps absurd discoveries in National Geographic's yellow border, serif decks, and documentary photography. This card keeps the expedition lighting and scientific tone while poking fun at invented expeditions.\n", - "artist": "Rational Geographic Collective", - "movement": "National Geographic Parody", + "about": "Insular scribes braided zoomorphic knots, spiral mazes, and jeweled letters into cosmic carpets. This card keeps the breath-line penwork and tempered dyes while choreographing new gospel abstractions.\n", + "artist": "Insular Monastic Schools", + "movement": "Insular Hiberno-Saxon", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "parody_match_magazine_parody": { - "id": "parody_match_magazine_parody", - "group": "Magazine Parodies", - "display_name": "Parody Match — Photojournal Spoof", - "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/parody_match_magazine_parody.md", + "gothic_manuscript_illumination": { + "id": "gothic_manuscript_illumination", + "group": "Medieval Illumination", + "display_name": "Gothic Manuscript Illumination — Courtly Light", + "file": "styles/medieval_illumination/gothic_manuscript_illumination.md", "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3", "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Cover Report", - "Photo Essay" + "Calendar Folio", + "Courtly Devotion" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 5, + "layout_hint": "Arcade the margins with floral gilding and populate interiors with elegant courtiers.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "fabric", + "gilding" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "International Gothic illuminators bathed aristocrats in rose madder, ultramarine, and punched gold halos. We honor their lacework borders and atmospheric perspective while composing new calendars and devotions.\n", + "artist": "Gothic Court Workshops", + "movement": "15th-Century International Gothic", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "the_new_porker_magazine_parody": { + "id": "the_new_porker_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "The New Porker — Cartoon Chic", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/the_new_porker_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Cartoon", + "Spot Illustration" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Float a deadpan cartoon above the condensed masthead with seasonal color accents.", + "identity_priority": [ + "concept", + "gesture", + "palette" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "The New Porker mimics The New Yorker's spare cartoons, literary wit, and elegant masthead while torching city foibles. We keep the whisper palette and urbane humor as we caricature new absurdities.\n", + "artist": "The New Porker Cartel", + "movement": "New Yorker Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "rolling_scone_magazine_parody": { + "id": "rolling_scone_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Rolling Scone — Rock Satire", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rolling_scone_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Feature", + "Tour Spoof" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Stage parody rock icons with hand-lettered headline scrolls and textured backgrounds.", + "identity_priority": [ + "pose", + "lettering", + "texture" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rolling Scone riffs on Rolling Stone's rock photography, psychedelic type, and counterculture attitude. This card maintains the sepia-grain portraiture and cheeky headlines while profiling invented legends.\n", + "artist": "Rolling Scone Editorial", + "movement": "Music Magazine Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody": { + "id": "rogue_magazine_vogue_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Rogue Magazine — Vogue Parody", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rogue_magazine_vogue_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Satire", + "Editorial Spread" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Pose models in exaggerated couture with masthead partially obscured for fashion credibility.", + "identity_priority": [ + "pose", + "typography", + "palette" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rogue twists Vogue's serif masthead, fashion photography, and airbrushed glamour into snarky trend satire. We keep the couture lighting, luxury palettes, and witty coverlines while showcasing fictional tastemakers.\n", + "artist": "Rogue Magazine Studio", + "movement": "Fashion Magazine Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "rational_geographic_magazine_parody": { + "id": "rational_geographic_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Rational Geographic — Exploratory Satire", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/rational_geographic_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Expedition", + "Field Guide Spoof" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Frame a faux exploration photo with the yellow border and tongue-in-cheek deck copy.", + "identity_priority": [ + "frame", + "photography", + "typography" + ] + }, + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rational Geographic wraps absurd discoveries in National Geographic's yellow border, serif decks, and documentary photography. This card keeps the expedition lighting and scientific tone while poking fun at invented expeditions.\n", + "artist": "Rational Geographic Collective", + "movement": "National Geographic Parody", + "style_scope": "movement" + }, + "parody_match_magazine_parody": { + "id": "parody_match_magazine_parody", + "group": "Magazine Parodies", + "display_name": "Parody Match — Photojournal Spoof", + "file": "styles/magazine_parodies/parody_match_magazine_parody.md", + "ratios": [ + "4:5" + ], + "modes": [ + "Cover Report", + "Photo Essay" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4906,21 +4978,20 @@ "movement": "News Magazine Parody", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling": { - "id": "virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling", + "virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling": { + "id": "virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling", "group": "Gothic Horror", "display_name": "Virgil Finlay — Cosmic Horror Stippling", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling.md", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Cosmic Stippling Portrait", - "Magazine Interior Scene" + "Weird Fiction Interior Plate", + "Eldritch Portrait Study", + "Cosmic Vista Spread" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4940,26 +5011,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Virgil Finlay dotted entire universes into being—stippled nebulae, drenched chiaroscuro, and Art Deco halos around eldritch horrors. His scratchboard precision defined Weird Tales. We keep that cosmic pointillism while charting new cults, constellations, and sanity-shattering vistas.\n", + "about": "Virgil Finlay dotted the void with scratchboard halos, translating Lovecraftian dread into microscopic stipple gradients. This scaffold keeps his pulp ratios, ink physics, and cosmic insignificance cues.\n", "artist": "Virgil Finlay", - "movement": "Weird Fiction Stippling Illustration", + "movement": "Weird Fiction Magazine Illustration (1930s-1950s)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism": { - "id": "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism", + "jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside": { + "id": "jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "H. R. Giger — Biomechanical Surrealism", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md", + "display_name": "José Guadalupe Posada — Calavera Broadside Printmaking", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "3:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Biomechanical Portrait", - "Xenomorphic Environment" + "Calavera Broadside", + "Political Satire Sheet", + "Festival Procession Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -4979,26 +5049,63 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "H. R. Giger welded flesh and machinery into erotic nightmares—airbrushed spinal columns, uterus pods, and cathedral-scale turbines. The result is both sacred and surgical. We honor that biomechanical liturgy while designing new organisms, altars, and dystopian habitats.\n", - "artist": "H. R. Giger", - "movement": "Biomechanical Surrealism", + "about": "Posada’s relief prints packed skeleton revelers, revolutionaries, and street vendors into bold hatchwork destined for penny broadsides. This scaffold keeps his flexible ratios, crowd choreography, and satirical carving marks.\n", + "artist": "José Guadalupe Posada", + "movement": "Mexican Calavera Printmaking (1890s-1910s)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration": { - "id": "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration", + "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism": { + "id": "hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Art Nouveau Gothic Illustration", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md", + "display_name": "H. R. Giger — Biomechanical Surrealism", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Biomechanical Portrait", + "Architectural Machine Cathedral", + "Panoramic Hivescape" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Giger fused flesh and alloy with airbrushed gradients, Swiss draftsmanship, and cathedral-scale biomechs. This card keeps his ratios, hieratic posing, and technological-organic fusion cues.\n", + "artist": "H. R. Giger", + "movement": "Biomechanical Surrealism (1960s-1990s)", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration": { + "id": "harry_clarke_gothic_illustration", + "group": "Gothic Horror", + "display_name": "Harry Clarke — Illuminated Gothic Illustration", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Stained-Glass Panel", - "Gothic Story Panel" + "Illuminated Manuscript Plate", + "Art Nouveau Fantasy Scene", + "Decorative Border Vignette" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5018,22 +5125,59 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Harry Clarke ornamented Poe and Perrault with razor-thin ink, jeweled color, and Gothic filigree that feels like leaded glass. His figures float amid patterns sharp enough to cut. MuseoMorph sustains that iridescent menace while unveiling new fables, saints, and sinuous borders.\n", + "about": "Harry Clarke mixes Art Nouveau ornament with gothic menace—razor-thin lead lines, stippled blacks, and jewel-toned pattern grids. This card carries over his ratios, illuminated borders, and stained-glass logic.\n", "artist": "Harry Clarke", "movement": "Art Nouveau Gothic Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, + "gustave_dore_gothic_engraving": { + "id": "gustave_dore_gothic_engraving", + "group": "Gothic Horror", + "display_name": "Gustave Doré — Gothic Wood-Engraving", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/gustave_dore_gothic_engraving.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Book Illustration Plate", + "Sublime Biblical Vision", + "Infernal Landscape Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Gustave Doré hewed wood blocks into apocalyptic vistas where fragile mortals face cathedral-scale darkness. This card keeps his vertical plate ratios, theatrical chiaroscuro, and overwhelmed human drama intact.\n", + "artist": "Gustave Doré", + "movement": "Romantic Wood-Engraving (1850s-1880s)", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, "francisco_goya_black_paintings": { "id": "francisco_goya_black_paintings", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Francisco Goya — Black Paintings Despair", + "display_name": "Francisco Goya — Black Paintings", "file": "styles/gothic_horror/francisco_goya_black_paintings.md", "ratios": [ "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Private Gallery", - "Psychological Ritual" + "Psychological Night Tableau", + "Political Apparition Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5053,22 +5197,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Francisco Goya’s late murals smear oil into plaster like nightmares—impasto ridges, cavernous blacks, and faces bloated with dread. Painted in isolation after illness and revolution, they read as private exorcisms. We stay in that claustrophobic register while summoning fresh phantoms, props, and political shadows.\n", + "about": "Goya’s Black Paintings turn private walls into fevered hallucinations—thick impasto, earthen palettes, and figures clawing out of pitch darkness. This brief preserves his bare plaster textures, off-center dread, and 4:3 wall proportions.\n", "artist": "Francisco Goya", - "movement": "Spanish Black Painting Expressionism", + "movement": "Black Paintings (1820-1823)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "edward_gorey_gothic_illustration": { "id": "edward_gorey_gothic_illustration", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Edward Gorey — Whimsical Gothic Illustration", + "display_name": "Edward Gorey — Gothic Illustration", "file": "styles/gothic_horror/edward_gorey_gothic_illustration.md", "ratios": [ "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Dark Narrative Illustration", - "Macabre Parody" + "Morbid Storybook Panel", + "Deadpan Domestic Calamity" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5088,22 +5232,23 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Edward Gorey scratches out Victorian parlors where odd orphans meet deliciously dreadful ends. His stippled inks, blank-eyed figures, and deadpan captions turn menace into wit. We keep that morbid charm while inventing new catastrophes, props, and musty interiors.\n", + "about": "Edward Gorey etched genteel catastrophes with crosshatched ink, blank-eyed children, and sardonic captions. This framework keeps his Victorian stage dressing, stippled gloom, and dry wit intact.\n", "artist": "Edward Gorey", - "movement": "Victorian Whimsical Horror Illustration", + "movement": "Mid-Century Gothic Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "caspar_david_friedrich_sublime": { - "id": "caspar_david_friedrich_sublime", + "caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime": { + "id": "caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime", "group": "Gothic Horror", "display_name": "Caspar David Friedrich — Romantic Sublime", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_sublime.md", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime.md", "ratios": [ "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Transcendental Landscape", - "Sublime Contemplation" + "Rückenfigur Meditation", + "Ruined Cathedral Vigil", + "Arctic Sublime Seascape" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5123,26 +5268,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Caspar David Friedrich stages lone wanderers before endless mist, glazing oil until mountains dissolve into prayer. His landscapes feel like altars to melancholy faith. MuseoMorph keeps that transcendental hush while charting new coastlines, ruins, and weathered pilgrims.\n", + "about": "Friedrich places lone figures before eternity—pale dawns, gravestone silhouettes, and icebound horizons that feel reverent and uncanny. This card keeps his 4:3 staging, Lutheran austerity, and atmospheric gradations.\n", "artist": "Caspar David Friedrich", - "movement": "German Romantic Sublime", + "movement": "German Romantic Sublime (1810-1830)", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink": { - "id": "bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink", + "bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration": { + "id": "bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration", "group": "Gothic Horror", - "display_name": "Bernie Wrightson — Gothic Pen-and-Ink Horror", - "file": "styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink.md", + "display_name": "Bernie Wrightson — Gothic Pen-and-Ink Illustration", + "file": "styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "4:3", - "4:5", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Macabre Illustration", - "Horror Narrative Scene" + "Character Spotlight Illustration", + "Environmental Horror Spread", + "Spectral Encounter Vignette" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5162,9 +5306,9 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Bernie Wrightson crosshatched nightmares until the ink looked alive—rotting architecture, tortured anatomy, and candlelit chiaroscuro that would make Poe shiver. His Frankenstein portfolio set the bar for dramatic linework. MuseoMorph carries that operatic dread into new crypts, laboratories, and cursed bloodlines.\n", + "about": "Bernie Wrightson cross-hatched living nightmares with Gillott nibs, building cathedral-dark atmospheres around skeletal heroes and spectral villains. This card retains his engraver linework, theatrical lighting, and book-plate ratios.\n", "artist": "Bernie Wrightson", - "movement": "American Gothic Horror Illustration", + "movement": "20th-Century Gothic Pen-and-Ink", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, "will_eisner_urban_noir": { @@ -5412,16 +5556,16 @@ "movement": "Golden Age Pulp Adventure", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic": { - "id": "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Todd Lockwood — Dragon Mastery Epic Fantasy", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/todd_lockwood_dragon_epic.md", + "vincent_van_gogh": { + "id": "vincent_van_gogh", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Vincent van Gogh - Impasto Resonance", + "file": "styles/expressionism/vincent_van_gogh.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Dragon Mastery" + "Expressive painting" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5431,6 +5575,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Anchor the protagonist within a golden spiral while companions or symbolic objects orbit via stroke rhythm.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "color-harmony", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5441,21 +5595,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Todd Lockwood paints dragons as plausible biology—wing tendons, gleaming scales, and knightly tack engineered to fly. His compositions are cinematic yet readable. We honor that naturalistic grandeur while introducing new flights, riders, and battlefield weather.\n", - "artist": "Todd Lockwood", - "movement": "Contemporary Dragon Illustration", + "about": "Vincent van Gogh carved light into oil paint, bending rhythmic strokes and saturated complements into living atmosphere. MuseoMorph celebrates that urgency while keeping props original and subjects modest.\n", + "artist": "Vincent van Gogh", + "movement": "Post-Impressionist Modernism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision": { - "id": "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Rowena Morrill — Pioneering Female Fantasy Vision", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision.md", + "oskar_kokoschka": { + "id": "oskar_kokoschka", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Oskar Kokoschka - Nervous Brushwork", + "file": "styles/expressionism/oskar_kokoschka.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "High-Gloss Empowerment" + "Psychological portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5465,6 +5619,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Let companions orbit in turbulent atmosphere without competing with the focal figure.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "facial-planes", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5475,24 +5639,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rowena Morrill fused airbrush gradients with chrome surfaces, spotlighting powerful women amid pulp sci-fantasy mashups. Her covers shimmer like vinyl sleeves. We carry that glamorous energy forward with new protagonists, creatures, and jewel-toned cities.\n", - "artist": "Rowena Morrill", - "movement": "Chromatic Romantic Fantasy", + "about": "Oskar Kokoschka painted like a nerve ending, pushing oil across canvas in frantic arabesques to read the sitter's psyche. MuseoMorph preserves that volatility while staying within contemporary guardrails.\n", + "artist": "Oskar Kokoschka", + "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere": { - "id": "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Michael Whelan — Luminous Atmospheric Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere.md", + "ernst_ludwig_kirchner": { + "id": "ernst_ludwig_kirchner", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Berlin Street Tension", + "file": "styles/expressionism/ernst_ludwig_kirchner.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Luminous Character", - "Ethereal Cosmic Scene" + "Urban psychological study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5502,6 +5663,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stack figures diagonally like tram flow while signage frames the lead subject.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "color-blocks", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5512,21 +5683,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Michael Whelan paints light as a character—iridescent skies, translucent fabrics, and dreamlike architecture. His covers glow with quiet awe. We sustain that atmospheric lyricism while unveiling new worlds, apparitions, and color harmonies.\n", - "artist": "Michael Whelan", - "movement": "Luminous Sci-Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner translated Berlin's rush into jagged diagonals, acid colour, and claustrophobic motion. MuseoMorph keeps the modern unease while ensuring modest crowds and original iconography.\n", + "artist": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner", + "movement": "Die Bruecke Urban Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy": { - "id": "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Larry Elmore — Classic Gaming Fantasy", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/larry_elmore_classic_fantasy.md", + "egon_schiele": { + "id": "egon_schiele", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Egon Schiele - Psychological Figure Study", + "file": "styles/expressionism/egon_schiele.md", "ratios": [ "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gaming Character" + "Psychological figure study", + "Self-portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5536,6 +5708,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Offset secondary sitters as compressed silhouettes so the primary figure retains dominance.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "bone-structure" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5546,24 +5728,21 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Larry Elmore defined the friendly face of 1980s D&D—suncatcher dragons, approachable heroes, and Kentucky-warm lighting. His scenes invite you to roll initiative. We preserve that welcoming high-fantasy vibe while inventing fresh parties, mounts, and spell effects.\n", - "artist": "Larry Elmore", - "movement": "TSR Classic Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Egon Schiele exposed the psyche through febrile contour and paper left deliberately bare. MuseoMorph keeps the raw immediacy while reframing for contemporary safety and originality.\n", + "artist": "Egon Schiele", + "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "keith_parkinson_epic_realism": { - "id": "keith_parkinson_epic_realism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Keith Parkinson — Epic Fantasy Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/keith_parkinson_epic_realism.md", + "edvard_munch": { + "id": "edvard_munch", + "group": "Expressionism", + "display_name": "Edvard Munch - Psychological Expressionism", + "file": "styles/expressionism/edvard_munch.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Epic Character", - "Fantasy Landscape" + "Psychological portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5573,6 +5752,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Support the protagonist with symbolic companions along bridge rails or horizon bands without diluting focus.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "facial-planes" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5583,24 +5772,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Keith Parkinson balanced hulking heroes with matte-painted horizons, giving TSR worlds a believable scale. His palette glows without going neon, and every prop feels table-ready. MuseoMorph continues that grounded epic tone with new factions, relics, and weather systems.\n", - "artist": "Keith Parkinson", - "movement": "High Fantasy Realism", + "about": "Edvard Munch externalized anxiety through swirling colour bands, elongated silhouettes, and scraped impasto that vibrates like sound. MuseoMorph keeps that haunted charge while enforcing modern safety rules so the homage stays respectful and original.\n", + "artist": "Edvard Munch", + "movement": "Norwegian Symbolist Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation": { - "id": "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Jim Roslof — Classic D&D Foundation", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation.md", + "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga": { + "id": "rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Rumiko Takahashi - Romantic Comedy Dynamo", + "file": "styles/manga/rumiko_takahashi_romantic_manga.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "3:4", - "17:22" + "4:5", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Classic D&D Character", - "Traditional Gaming Scene" + "Romantic Cover", + "Dynamic Ensemble" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5610,6 +5799,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Give the lead 60 percent of the frame with friends orbiting in comedic motion lines.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "expression", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5620,21 +5819,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jim Roslof gave early D&D its grassroots charm—ink-wash lines, bold primaries, and parties framed for table play. His art feels like a weekend module come alive. We echo that approachable energy while drafting new dungeon crawls, mascots, and sidebar vignettes.\n", - "artist": "Jim Roslof", - "movement": "Classic D&D Module Illustration", + "about": "Rumiko Takahashi pairs slapstick kinetics with heartfelt romance, rendering big eyes, voluminous hair, and pastel washes. This card keeps that 1980s watercolor charm while inventing new cast lineups.\n", + "artist": "Rumiko Takahashi", + "movement": "Romantic Comedy Shonen Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jeff_easley_dynamic_action": { - "id": "jeff_easley_dynamic_action", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Jeff Easley — Dynamic Gaming Action", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jeff_easley_dynamic_action.md", + "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo": { + "id": "riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Riyoko Ikeda - Revolutionary Shoujo Romance", + "file": "styles/manga/riyoko_ikeda_historical_shojo.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Atmospheric Action" + "Romantic Portrait", + "Historical Tableau" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5644,6 +5844,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Let two protagonists overlap within rose-laden emotion-scapes or Versailles interiors.", + "identity_priority": [ + "expression", + "costume", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5654,24 +5864,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jeff Easley blows wind through every cape—thunderbolt dragons, lightning logos, and heroes braced mid-swing. His oil surfaces crackle with TSR-era drama. MuseoMorph keeps that stormy choreography alive with new villains, spell effects, and crumbling set pieces.\n", - "artist": "Jeff Easley", - "movement": "High-Energy TSR Illustration", + "about": "Riyoko Ikeda turns French revolution melodrama into cascading screentone roses and tear-bright eyes. This card safeguards that operatic intensity while chronicling new courts and rebellions.\n", + "artist": "Riyoko Ikeda", + "movement": "Year 24 Group Shoujo", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power": { - "id": "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Frank Frazetta — Barbarian Power", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/frank_frazetta_barbarian_power.md", + "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga": { + "id": "osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Osamu Tezuka - Showa Cinematic Humanism", + "file": "styles/manga/osamu_tezuka_showa_cinematic_manga.md", "ratios": [ + "4:5", "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Barbarian Power", - "Savage Fantasy Scene" + "Character Study", + "Adventure Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5681,6 +5891,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Center the star-system lead with supporting silhouettes sweeping along cinematic arcs.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "expression", + "gesture" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5691,21 +5911,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Frank Frazetta sculpted muscle and mist with palette knives—charging steeds, snarled hair, and volcanic backdrops. Each piece hits like a Heavy Metal gatefold. We keep that sweaty ferocity while inventing fresh warlords, beasts, and storm-lit citadels.\n", - "artist": "Frank Frazetta", - "movement": "Sword-and-Sorcery Pulp", + "about": "Osamu Tezuka married Disney timing with postwar optimism, bathing big-eyed heroes in flat gouache color. This card keeps that hopeful cinema while introducing new archetypes and companions.\n", + "artist": "Osamu Tezuka", + "movement": "Showa Cinematic Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "donato_giancola_classical_realism": { - "id": "donato_giancola_classical_realism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Donato Giancola — Classical Narrative Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/donato_giancola_classical_realism.md", + "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller": { + "id": "naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Naoki Urasawa - Psychological Thriller Realism", + "file": "styles/manga/naoki_urasawa_psychological_thriller.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "2:3", + "4:5", + "3:2" ], "modes": [ - "Classical Narrative" + "Character Study", + "Investigative Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5715,6 +5938,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Frame a contemplative protagonist chest-up with period-authentic urban cues in the midground.", + "identity_priority": [ + "expression", + "asymmetry", + "context" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5725,24 +5958,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Donato Giancola pulls Tolkien legends through a Renaissance lens—layered oil glazes, life-cast armor, and Caravaggio lighting. The results feel canonical. MuseoMorph continues that museum-ready storytelling with fresh mythic tableaus and bespoke props.\n", - "artist": "Donato Giancola", - "movement": "Classical Narrative Fantasy", + "about": "Naoki Urasawa sketches ordinary faces with micro-expressions, asymmetry, and thriller tension. This card preserves his forensic realism while spinning new conspiracies.\n", + "artist": "Naoki Urasawa", + "movement": "Psychological Seinen Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "don_maitz_maritime_realism": { - "id": "don_maitz_maritime_realism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Don Maitz — Narrative Maritime Realism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/don_maitz_maritime_realism.md", + "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga": { + "id": "masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Masakazu Katsura - Realist Youth Illustration", + "file": "styles/manga/masakazu_katsura_realistic_manga.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3", + "4:3" ], "modes": [ - "Adventure Portrait", - "Maritime Scene" + "Youth Romance", + "Urban Portrait", + "Slice of Life" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5752,6 +5986,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Pair the lead with a partner or environment anchor inside relaxed 1990s fashion.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "fashion", + "expression" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5762,21 +6006,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Don Maitz marries romantic oil technique with salt-stained authenticity—rigging diagrams, plein-air skies, and swaggering privateers. His canvas feels like a historical novel mid-climax. We keep that seaworthy realism while rotating in new crews, ports, and treasure myths.\n", - "artist": "Don Maitz", - "movement": "Maritime Adventure Illustration", + "about": "Masakazu Katsura paints 1990s youth with cinematic lighting, baggy silhouettes, and grounded anatomy. This card keeps his realist polish while writing new street-level dramas.\n", + "artist": "Masakazu Katsura", + "movement": "1990s Realist Youth Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy": { - "id": "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Clyde Caldwell — Warm Fantasy Appeal", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy.md", + "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail": { + "id": "kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Kentaro Miura - Gothic Hyperdetail", + "file": "styles/manga/kentaro_miura_dark_fantasy_hyperdetail.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "2:3", + "3:2", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Warm Fantasy Character" + "Color Mode", + "Black and White Mode" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5786,6 +6033,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Set the armored lead against towering Gothic masonry with an optional adversary in shadow.", + "identity_priority": [ + "armor", + "gesture", + "atmosphere" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5796,24 +6053,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Clyde Caldwell bathes adventurers in sunset golds and satin capes, striking that sweet spot between pin-up and hero worship. His palette feels like a Ren Faire at golden hour. We retain that inviting warmth while cycling through new classes, familiars, and infernal foes.\n", - "artist": "Clyde Caldwell", - "movement": "TSR Warm Fantasy Illustration", + "about": "Kentaro Miura carved every rivet, scar, and arch into Berserk's Gothic apocalypse. This card enforces that hyperdetail while forging new legends and cathedrals.\n", + "artist": "Kentaro Miura", + "movement": "Dark Fantasy Hyperrealism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy": { - "id": "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Brom — Gothic Dark Fantasy", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/brom_gothic_dark_fantasy.md", + "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga": { + "id": "katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Katsuhiro Otomo - Dystopian Screentone Realism", + "file": "styles/manga/katsuhiro_otomo_cyberpunk_manga.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Gothic Character", - "Macabre Scene" + "Monochrome Screentone", + "Single-Hue Accent" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5823,6 +6078,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Anchor a power-stance lead at 70 percent height with a support silhouette in depth.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "compressed-face-proportions" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5833,24 +6098,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Brom blends tattoo-ink linework with oil glazes, conjuring witches, wasteland angels, and biomechanical beasts. The mood is always baroque, bruised, and beautiful. MuseoMorph keeps that ritualistic dread while crafting new sigils, species, and rusted cathedrals.\n", - "artist": "Gerald Brom", - "movement": "Dark Gothic Fantasy", + "about": "Katsuhiro Otomo fused metabolist skylines, compressed faces, and halftone machinery into tense Akira-era covers. This card preserves the industrial realism while inventing new dystopian subjects and tech.\n", + "artist": "Katsuhiro Otomo", + "movement": "1980s Cyberpunk Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism": { - "id": "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism", - "group": "Fantasy Illustration", - "display_name": "Boris Vallejo — Muscular Hyperrealism", - "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism.md", + "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga": { + "id": "kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Kaoru Mori - Historical Textile Chronicle", + "file": "styles/manga/kaoru_mori_historical_textile_manga.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Muscular Perfection", - "Hyperrealistic Fantasy" + "Color Cover", + "Documentary Monochrome" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5860,6 +6125,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Show the protagonist with a cultural counterpart amid period architecture and textiles.", + "identity_priority": [ + "costume", + "gesture", + "setting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -5870,21 +6145,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Boris Vallejo airbrushed bodybuilders into myth—chrome highlights, oiled skin, and cosmic backdrops. His hyperreal figures feel sculpted more than painted. We continue that polished spectacle with new heroes, creatures, and neon nebulae.\n", - "artist": "Boris Vallejo", - "movement": "Airbrushed Heroic Fantasy", + "about": "Kaoru Mori documents Victorian parlors and Central Asian caravans with thread-by-thread accuracy. This card sustains her research obsession while exploring new households and ceremonies.\n", + "artist": "Kaoru Mori", + "movement": "Research-Driven Historical Manga", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "vincent_van_gogh": { - "id": "vincent_van_gogh", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Vincent van Gogh - Impasto Resonance", - "file": "styles/expressionism/vincent_van_gogh.md", + "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy": { + "id": "kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Kamome Shirahama - European Fantasy Hybrid", + "file": "styles/manga/kamome_shirahama_european_fantasy.md", "ratios": [ - "4:5" + "2:3", + "4:5", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Expressive painting" + "Ornamental Portrait", + "Decorative Tableau" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5897,11 +6175,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Anchor the protagonist within a golden spiral while companions or symbolic objects orbit via stroke rhythm.", + "layout_hint": "Stage the protagonist amid Art Nouveau framing with retainers or familiars at lower tiers.", "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "color-harmony", - "silhouette" + "silhouette", + "costume", + "gesture" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -5914,21 +6192,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Vincent van Gogh carved light into oil paint, bending rhythmic strokes and saturated complements into living atmosphere. MuseoMorph celebrates that urgency while keeping props original and subjects modest.\n", - "artist": "Vincent van Gogh", - "movement": "Post-Impressionist Modernism", + "about": "Kamome Shirahama blends copperplate hatching with European fantasy couture, building worlds from ink alone. This card maintains her printmaking precision while conjuring new guilds and spellbooks.\n", + "artist": "Kamome Shirahama", + "movement": "European Fantasy Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "oskar_kokoschka": { - "id": "oskar_kokoschka", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Oskar Kokoschka - Nervous Brushwork", - "file": "styles/expressionism/oskar_kokoschka.md", + "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen": { + "id": "clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "CLAMP - Prismatic Elongation", + "file": "styles/manga/clamp_prismatic_shoujo_seinen.md", "ratios": [ - "4:3" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological portrait" + "Elongated Portrait", + "Decorative Spread" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5941,11 +6220,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Let companions orbit in turbulent atmosphere without competing with the focal figure.", + "layout_hint": "Stack flowing protagonists with diagonal overlap and floral screentone breathing room.", "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "facial-planes", - "silhouette" + "silhouette", + "elongation", + "costume" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -5958,21 +6237,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Oskar Kokoschka painted like a nerve ending, pushing oil across canvas in frantic arabesques to read the sitter's psyche. MuseoMorph preserves that volatility while staying within contemporary guardrails.\n", - "artist": "Oskar Kokoschka", - "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "CLAMP stretches limbs, layers filigree, and blends shoujo sentiment with seinen drama. This card keeps the Copic gradients and screentone lace while inventing new storylines.\n", + "artist": "CLAMP", + "movement": "Prismatic Shoujo-Seinen Fusion", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "ernst_ludwig_kirchner": { - "id": "ernst_ludwig_kirchner", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Berlin Street Tension", - "file": "styles/expressionism/ernst_ludwig_kirchner.md", + "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure": { + "id": "akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Akira Toriyama - Dynamic Adventure", + "file": "styles/manga/akira_toriyama_dynamic_adventure.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Urban psychological study" + "Power Portrait", + "Action Splash" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -5984,12 +6264,12 @@ ], "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stack figures diagonally like tram flow while signage frames the lead subject.", + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Center the energetic lead at 70 percent height with minimal tech motifs orbiting the pose.", "identity_priority": [ "silhouette", - "color-blocks", - "gesture" + "gesture", + "pattern" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6002,22 +6282,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner translated Berlin's rush into jagged diagonals, acid colour, and claustrophobic motion. MuseoMorph keeps the modern unease while ensuring modest crowds and original iconography.\n", - "artist": "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner", - "movement": "Die Bruecke Urban Expressionism", + "about": "Akira Toriyama inks angular anatomy, parallel armor stripes, and watercolor pops for jump-ready heroes. This card keeps that kinetic charm while avoiding Dragon Ball canon.\n", + "artist": "Akira Toriyama", + "movement": "Shonen Adventure Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "egon_schiele": { - "id": "egon_schiele", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Egon Schiele - Psychological Figure Study", - "file": "styles/expressionism/egon_schiele.md", + "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration": { + "id": "ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration", + "group": "Manga", + "display_name": "Ai Yazawa - Fashion Illustration Drama", + "file": "styles/manga/ai_yazawa_fashion_illustration.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3" + "2:3", + "3:4", + "4:5" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological figure study", - "Self-portrait" + "Color Fashion", + "Monochrome Fashion" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6028,14 +6310,7 @@ "gender_respect" ], "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Offset secondary sitters as compressed silhouettes so the primary figure retains dominance.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "bone-structure" - ] + "allowed": false }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", @@ -6047,21 +6322,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Egon Schiele exposed the psyche through febrile contour and paper left deliberately bare. MuseoMorph keeps the raw immediacy while reframing for contemporary safety and originality.\n", - "artist": "Egon Schiele", - "movement": "Viennese Expressionism", + "about": "Ai Yazawa sketches fashion idols with elongated necks, watercolor washes, and anti-anime restraint. This card insists on that editorial sophistication while exploring new wardrobe stories.\n", + "artist": "Ai Yazawa", + "movement": "Fashion Narrative Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "edvard_munch": { - "id": "edvard_munch", - "group": "Expressionism", - "display_name": "Edvard Munch - Psychological Expressionism", - "file": "styles/expressionism/edvard_munch.md", + "sergio_toppi_ornamental": { + "id": "sergio_toppi_ornamental", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Sergio Toppi — Ornamental Pen-and-Ink Mastery", + "file": "styles/european_comics/sergio_toppi_ornamental.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "3:4", + "2:3", + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological portrait" + "Ornamental Character", + "Pattern Mastery Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6071,16 +6349,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Support the protagonist with symbolic companions along bridge rails or horizon bands without diluting focus.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "facial-planes" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6091,22 +6359,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Edvard Munch externalized anxiety through swirling colour bands, elongated silhouettes, and scraped impasto that vibrates like sound. MuseoMorph keeps that haunted charge while enforcing modern safety rules so the homage stays respectful and original.\n", - "artist": "Edvard Munch", - "movement": "Norwegian Symbolist Expressionism", + "about": "Sergio Toppi builds figures from tessellated ink, letting patterns, myths, and architecture fuse into towering portraits. His crosshatching orchestrates rhythm more than realism, elevating every cloak into a map of cultures. MuseoMorph keeps that documentary reverence while protecting modern sensitivities and originality.\n", + "artist": "Sergio Toppi", + "movement": "Italian Pen-and-Ink Ornaments", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait": { - "id": "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait", - "group": "Dutch Golden Age", - "display_name": "Rembrandt van Rijn — Chiaroscuro Portrait Mastery", - "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait.md", + "philippe_druillet_baroque": { + "id": "philippe_druillet_baroque", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Philippe Druillet — Baroque Cosmic Horror", + "file": "styles/european_comics/philippe_druillet_baroque.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4" + "2:3", + "1:1", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Gallery Portrait", - "Psychological Study" + "Cosmic Baroque Character", + "Ornate Horror Architecture" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6126,24 +6396,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Rembrandt carved faces out of darkness with impasto light and umber glazes, letting every wrinkle broadcast a life lived. His Amsterdam studio prized empathy over polish. We follow that chiaroscuro ritual while inventing sitters and regalia from the same gilded age.\n", - "artist": "Rembrandt van Rijn", - "movement": "Dutch Golden Age Portraiture", + "about": "Philippe Druillet weaponizes ligne claire precision into maximalist cathedrals of sci-fi dread, drowning every panel in ornamental ink and saturated gouache. Lone Sloane and his cosmic adversaries stride through symmetrical mandalas, Lovecraftian engines, and blazing colour vaults. MuseoMorph preserves that metal-hurlant monumentality while keeping the iconography original and free of signatures or publisher marks.\n", + "artist": "Philippe Druillet", + "movement": "Métal Hurlant Cosmic Baroque", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic": { - "id": "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic", - "group": "Dutch Golden Age", - "display_name": "Johannes Vermeer — Optical Domestic Interiors", - "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic.md", + "morris_lucky_luke": { + "id": "morris_lucky_luke", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Morris — Lucky Luke Ligne Claire Comedy", + "file": "styles/european_comics/morris_lucky_luke.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "4:5", - "5:4" + "2:3", + "4:3", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Domestic Interior", - "Optical Portrait" + "Western Cartoon Character", + "Comedy Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6163,22 +6433,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Johannes Vermeer bathed modest Delft rooms in camera-obscura light—lapis underpaint, pointillé sparkles, and window-cooled silence. His compositions balance everyday gestures with optical magic. MuseoMorph keeps that luminous hush while swapping in fresh households, maps, and props.\n", - "artist": "Johannes Vermeer", - "movement": "Delft Optical Genre Painting", + "about": "Morris translated the American West into elastic ligne claire humor—tall hats, whiplash lariats, and dust clouds rendered with animation timing. His pages juggle slapstick, silhouette clarity, and kid-safe pacing. We keep that breezy choreography while inventing new town signs and avoiding licensed cowboy clichés.\n", + "artist": "Morris", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Western Cartoon", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor": { - "id": "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor", - "group": "Dutch Golden Age", - "display_name": "Frans Hals — Alla Prima Portrait Vigor", - "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor.md", + "moebius_ligne_claire": { + "id": "moebius_ligne_claire", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Moebius — Crystalline Ligne Claire", + "file": "styles/european_comics/moebius_ligne_claire.md", "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "16:9", "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Animated Portrait", - "Alla Prima Study" + "Crystalline Explorer", + "Weightless Wanderer" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6198,24 +6470,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Frans Hals painted like a jazz solo—loaded brush, one-take bravado, and laughter still wet on the canvas. His Haarlem patrons appear mid-toast, mid-song, mid-life. MuseoMorph channels that bravura while inventing new revelers and tavern props.\n", - "artist": "Frans Hals", - "movement": "Haarlem Lively Portraiture", + "about": "Moebius turns deserts into metaphysical stages by stripping ink down to razor-clean outlines and flooding them with flat, luminous colour. His European album covers and Métal Hurlant spreads swing between vertical promenades and panoramic vista cards, always weightless and precise. This brief keeps that crystalline ligne claire discipline while banning logos, text overlays, and derivative iconography.\n", + "artist": "Jean Giraud (Moebius)", + "movement": "French Bande Dessinée Ligne Claire", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision": { - "id": "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto - Experimental Dynamism", - "file": "styles/anime/yoshiyuki_sadamoto.md", + "milo_manara_classical_watercolor": { + "id": "milo_manara_classical_watercolor", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Milo Manara — Classical Watercolor Illustration", + "file": "styles/european_comics/milo_manara_classical_watercolor.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", - "16:9" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Technical portrait", - "Psychological study" + "Classical Figure Study", + "Renaissance Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6225,16 +6497,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Place the lead in confident stance while teammates or instrumentation flank in softer focus.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "facial-planes", - "hair-structure" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6245,25 +6507,25 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto anchors Gainax aesthetics with disciplined draftsmanship, realistic proportions, and thoughtful asymmetry. Eyes gleam with layered rings, hair falls in believable clusters, and environments feel lived in. MuseoMorph converts likenesses into that technical realism while keeping props original and attire modest.\n", - "artist": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto", - "movement": "Gainax Technical Realism", + "about": "Milo Manara paints Renaissance grace with inky confidence—transparent washes, sinuous poses, and architectural backdrops that glow. His figures feel sensual yet studied, grounded in classical proportion rather than shock value. We echo that elegance while ensuring attire, context, and gestures remain comfortably within MuseoMorph safety bands.\n", + "artist": "Milo Manara", + "movement": "Italian Classical Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography": { - "id": "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Wit Studio - Dynamic Action Cinematography", - "file": "styles/anime/wit_studio.md", + "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir": { + "id": "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Juanjo Guarnido — Anthropomorphic Noir Realism", + "file": "styles/european_comics/juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir.md", "ratios": [ + "17:22", "16:9", - "3:4", - "2:3" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Action portrait", - "Kinetic scene" - ], + "Noir Character", + "Atmospheric Scene" + ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", "no_gore", @@ -6272,16 +6534,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stack planes with multi-layer depth so motion reads from foreground to skyline.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "spatial-depth", - "silhouette" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6292,24 +6544,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Wit Studio pairs clean cel draftsmanship with multi-plane depth and athletic staging. MuseoMorph keeps that kinetic clarity while forbidding comic-book gradients or borrowed props.\n", - "artist": "Wit Studio", - "movement": "Wit Studio Kinetic Cinematography", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Juanjo Guarnido renders the Blacksad menagerie with Disney-calibrated anatomy, watercolor smoke, and 1950s grit. Every whisker, fedora, and neon reflection sells the noir mood without slipping into caricature. We keep that cinematic realism while ensuring new cases, new signage, and zero borrowed trademarks.\n", + "artist": "Juanjo Guarnido", + "movement": "Blacksad Anthropomorphic Noir", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "sunrise_clean_cel": { - "id": "sunrise_clean_cel", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Sunrise - Clean Cel Animation", - "file": "styles/anime/sunrise_clean_cel.md", + "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera": { + "id": "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Jean-Claude Mézières — Retro-Futuristic Space Opera", + "file": "styles/european_comics/jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "16:9", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Professional portrait", - "Military scene" + "Space Opera Adventure", + "Retro-Futuristic Explorer" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6319,16 +6571,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Line up squad members by rank with geometric backdrops reinforcing faction colours.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "uniform-design", - "posture" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6339,24 +6581,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Sunrise built its reputation on crisp black outlines, flat primary palettes, and military precision. MuseoMorph adopts that clean cel discipline while inventing new insignia and keeping crews modest.\n", - "artist": "Sunrise", - "movement": "Sunrise Cel Mastery", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Jean-Claude Mézières mapped the cosmos with buoyant Valérian adventures, pairing humanist explorers with gleaming retro-futuristic craft. His boards overflow with optimistic palettes, readable machinery, and bustling alien capitals that still feel welcoming. This recipe keeps that bright adventure spirit while forbidding recycled movie props or real-world insignia.\n", + "artist": "Jean-Claude Mézières", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Space Opera", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "studio_trigger_neokana": { - "id": "studio_trigger_neokana", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Studio Trigger - Neo-Kanada Energy", - "file": "styles/anime/studio_trigger.md", + "hugo_pratt_brush_economy": { + "id": "hugo_pratt_brush_economy", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Hugo Pratt — Atmospheric Brush Economy", + "file": "styles/european_comics/hugo_pratt_brush_economy.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", "2:3", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Heroic portrait", - "Dynamic action" + "Contemplative Adventurer", + "Atmospheric Maritime" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6366,16 +6608,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stack combatants along explosive diagonals with energy bursts separating layers.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "hair-shape", - "energy-effects" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6386,24 +6618,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Studio Trigger channels the legacy of Yoshinori Kanada with explosive poses, crystalline debris, and fluorescent palettes. Four-pointed starbursts, low-angle foreshortening, and jagged motion smears keep momentum high. MuseoMorph leans into that spectacle while ensuring wardrobe stays modest and iconography remains original.\n", - "artist": "Studio Trigger", - "movement": "Neo-Kanada Action", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Hugo Pratt lets black ink wander like wind over billowing sails, reducing Corto Maltese to a few decisive strokes and a wash of seawater grey. His panels balance silence, folklore, and maritime lore without clutter. This brief preserves that sparse brush poetry while keeping every insignia, vessel, and map safely fictional.\n", + "artist": "Hugo Pratt", + "movement": "Corto Maltese Maritime Adventure", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "studio_ghibli_naturalism": { - "id": "studio_ghibli_naturalism", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Studio Ghibli - Naturalistic Poetry", - "file": "styles/anime/studio_ghibli.md", + "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir": { + "id": "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Guido Crepax — Psychedelic Noir Sophistication", + "file": "styles/european_comics/guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", - "16:9" + "17:22", + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Portrait", - "Environmental scene" + "Psychedelic Character", + "Fragmented Sequence" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6413,16 +6645,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage companions at varying depths with foliage or architecture knitting the trio together.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "eyes" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6433,24 +6655,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Studio Ghibli blends pencil linework, watercolor atmospheres, and quiet storytelling to make nature and characters feel lived in. Pastoral palettes, hand-painted cels, and gentle motion celebrate craft over spectacle. MuseoMorph treats the studio's look as a study in warmth and humility while honoring modern safety policies.\n", - "artist": "Studio Ghibli", - "movement": "Studio Ghibli Hand-Painted Naturalism", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Guido Crepax slices time into cinematic slivers—eyes, gloves, bobbed hair—floating inside op-art grids. His Valentina pages pivot between fashion illustration finesse and erotic noir tension without ever feeling gratuitous. We honor that adult sophistication while enforcing MuseoMorph safety and original set dressing.\n", + "artist": "Guido Crepax", + "movement": "Italian Psychedelic Noir", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "studio_bones_character_drama": { - "id": "studio_bones_character_drama", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Studio Bones - Character-Driven Animation", - "file": "styles/anime/studio_bones.md", + "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities": { + "id": "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "François Schuiten — Architectural Impossible Cities", + "file": "styles/european_comics/francois_schuiten_impossible_cities.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "3:4", + "2:3", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Character study", - "Dynamic scene" + "Impossible Architecture", + "Vertical City Explorer" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6460,16 +6682,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Balance leads with yutapon cubes or debris arcs connecting their gestures.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "gesture", - "eye-expression" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6480,24 +6692,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Studio Bones draws characters with living body language, expressive eyes, and environments that breathe alongside them. Yutaka Nakamura's crystalline debris and dynamic camera shifts keep scenes energetic even in stills. MuseoMorph leans into that personality-first ethos while keeping wardrobe practical and iconography original.\n", - "artist": "Studio Bones", - "movement": "Studio Bones Character Drama", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "François Schuiten drafts entire civilizations as gothic-mechanical towers spiraling past plausible physics. Obscure Cities plates splice Art Nouveau ornament with vertiginous perspectives that pull viewers upward. We keep that meticulous ink and baffling scale while ensuring every structure, glyph, and citizen stays original to MuseoMorph.\n", + "artist": "François Schuiten", + "movement": "Les Cités Obscures Architectural Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "satoshi_kon_psychology": { - "id": "satoshi_kon_psychology", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Satoshi Kon - Hyperrealistic Animation Psychology", - "file": "styles/anime/satoshi_kon.md", + "enki_bilal_painterly_decay": { + "id": "enki_bilal_painterly_decay", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Enki Bilal — Dystopian Painterly Realism", + "file": "styles/european_comics/enki_bilal_painterly_decay.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", - "3:4" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Psychological portrait", - "Urban context" + "Weathered Character", + "Decay Environment" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6507,16 +6719,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Layer reflections or televisions to double the subject without losing clarity.", - "identity_priority": [ - "facial-planes", - "gesture", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6527,24 +6729,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Satoshi Kon fused cel animation with live-action detail, diving into dreamlike urban psychology. Clean lines, flat colour blocks, and precise lighting stage characters inside dense Tokyo architecture. MuseoMorph preserves that cinematic tension while enforcing modern safety and original props.\n", - "artist": "Satoshi Kon", - "movement": "Satoshi Kon Psychological Realism", + "about": "Enki Bilal smears watercolor, gouache, and pencil into cold dystopian portraits where blue skin, ash, and rust grind together. His Franco-Belgian spreads hang on weathered faces, propaganda residue, and brutalist backdrops that feel lifted from a crumbling future. This brief keeps the mixed-media patina and political melancholy without inheriting specific characters or state iconography.\n", + "artist": "Enki Bilal", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Graphic Novels", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "production_ig_cyberpunk": { - "id": "production_ig_cyberpunk", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Production I.G - Cyberpunk Precision", - "file": "styles/anime/production_ig.md", + "albert_uderzo_asterix": { + "id": "albert_uderzo_asterix", + "group": "European Comics", + "display_name": "Albert Uderzo — Gallic Adventure Cartoon", + "file": "styles/european_comics/albert_uderzo_asterix.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", - "21:9" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Environmental integration", - "Architectural scene" + "Gallic Cartoon Character", + "Adventure Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6554,16 +6756,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Embed figures within architectural lines so no one floats off the ground plane.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "spatial-integration", - "lighting" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6574,24 +6766,22 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Production I.G perfected cyberpunk cel animation where characters and architecture breathe together. Clean outlines, flat colour fills, and multi-plane depth keep the world cohesive. MuseoMorph honors that precision while insisting on original iconography and modern safety.\n", - "artist": "Production I.G", - "movement": "Production I.G Cel Integration", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Albert Uderzo codified Gallic bravado with bulbous noses, elastic poses, and richly researched villages. His line keeps Disney snap but layers in archaeological detail and comedic timing. We channel that historic whimsy while inventing fresh quests and keeping the potion a safe abstraction.\n", + "artist": "Albert Uderzo", + "movement": "Franco-Belgian Historical Comedy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "osamu_dezaki_postcard": { - "id": "osamu_dezaki_postcard", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Osamu Dezaki - Dramatic Postcard Memory", - "file": "styles/anime/osamu_dezaki.md", + "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait": { + "id": "rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait", + "group": "Dutch Golden Age", + "display_name": "Rembrandt van Rijn — Chiaroscuro Portrait Mastery", + "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/rembrandt_chiaroscuro_portrait.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", - "3:4", - "16:9" + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Dramatic portrait", - "Postcard memory" + "Gallery Portrait", + "Psychological Study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6601,16 +6791,43 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 2, - "layout_hint": "Pair leads in layered depth with architectural shadows separating their silhouettes.", - "identity_priority": [ - "facial-planes", - "gesture", - "lighting" - ] + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, + "about": "Rembrandt carved faces out of darkness with impasto light and umber glazes, letting every wrinkle broadcast a life lived. His Amsterdam studio prized empathy over polish. We follow that chiaroscuro ritual while inventing sitters and regalia from the same gilded age.\n", + "artist": "Rembrandt van Rijn", + "movement": "Dutch Golden Age Portraiture", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic": { + "id": "johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic", + "group": "Dutch Golden Age", + "display_name": "Johannes Vermeer — Optical Domestic Interiors", + "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/johannes_vermeer_optical_domestic.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4", + "4:5", + "5:4" + ], + "modes": [ + "Domestic Interior", + "Optical Portrait" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6621,24 +6838,127 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Osamu Dezaki pioneered the postcard memory technique, freezing animation into painterly stills drenched in chiaroscuro. 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MuseoMorph keeps that luminous hush while swapping in fresh households, maps, and props.\n", + "artist": "Johannes Vermeer", + "movement": "Delft Optical Genre Painting", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "masashi_kishimoto_shonen": { - "id": "masashi_kishimoto_shonen", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Masashi Kishimoto - Dynamic Shonen Energy", - "file": "styles/anime/masashi_kishimoto.md", + "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor": { + "id": "frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor", + "group": "Dutch Golden Age", + "display_name": "Frans Hals — Alla Prima Portrait Vigor", + "file": "styles/dutch_golden_age/frans_hals_alla_prima_vigor.md", + "ratios": [ + "3:4" + ], + "modes": [ + "Animated Portrait", + "Alla Prima Study" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Frans Hals painted like a jazz solo—loaded brush, one-take bravado, and laughter still wet on the canvas. His Haarlem patrons appear mid-toast, mid-song, mid-life. MuseoMorph channels that bravura while inventing new revelers and tavern props.\n", + "artist": "Frans Hals", + "movement": "Haarlem Lively Portraiture", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic": { + "id": "todd_lockwood_dragon_epic", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Todd Lockwood — Dragon Mastery Epic Fantasy", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/todd_lockwood_dragon_epic.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Dragon Mastery" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Todd Lockwood paints dragons as plausible biology—wing tendons, gleaming scales, and knightly tack engineered to fly. His compositions are cinematic yet readable. We honor that naturalistic grandeur while introducing new flights, riders, and battlefield weather.\n", + "artist": "Todd Lockwood", + "movement": "Contemporary Dragon Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision": { + "id": "rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Rowena Morrill — Pioneering Female Fantasy Vision", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/rowena_morrill_fantasy_vision.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "High-Gloss Empowerment" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Rowena Morrill fused airbrush gradients with chrome surfaces, spotlighting powerful women amid pulp sci-fantasy mashups. Her covers shimmer like vinyl sleeves. We carry that glamorous energy forward with new protagonists, creatures, and jewel-toned cities.\n", + "artist": "Rowena Morrill", + "movement": "Chromatic Romantic Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere": { + "id": "michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Michael Whelan — Luminous Atmospheric Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/michael_whelan_luminous_atmosphere.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Action portrait", - "Power-up scene" + "Luminous Character", + "Ethereal Cosmic Scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6648,16 +6968,40 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Stack rivals diagonally with power auras weaving between them; keep focal hero forward.", - "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", - "hairstyle", - "eye-shape" - ] + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, + "about": "Michael Whelan paints light as a character—iridescent skies, translucent fabrics, and dreamlike architecture. His covers glow with quiet awe. We sustain that atmospheric lyricism while unveiling new worlds, apparitions, and color harmonies.\n", + "artist": "Michael Whelan", + "movement": "Luminous Sci-Fantasy Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy": { + "id": "larry_elmore_classic_fantasy", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Larry Elmore — Classic Gaming Fantasy", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/larry_elmore_classic_fantasy.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Gaming Character" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6668,24 +7012,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Weekly Shonen Jump battle art thrives on bold line work, kinetic poses, and emotional stakes. Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto-era approach pairs confident inks with chakra-charged color and symbolic auras. MuseoMorph channels that intensity while keeping violence stylized and wardrobe functional.\n", - "artist": "Masashi Kishimoto", - "movement": "Weekly Shonen Jump Action", + "about": "Larry Elmore defined the friendly face of 1980s D&D—suncatcher dragons, approachable heroes, and Kentucky-warm lighting. His scenes invite you to roll initiative. We preserve that welcoming high-fantasy vibe while inventing fresh parties, mounts, and spell effects.\n", + "artist": "Larry Elmore", + "movement": "TSR Classic Fantasy Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "masaaki_yuasa_experimental": { - "id": "masaaki_yuasa_experimental", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Masaaki Yuasa - Experimental Fluidity", - "file": "styles/anime/masaaki_yuasa.md", + "keith_parkinson_epic_realism": { + "id": "keith_parkinson_epic_realism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Keith Parkinson — Epic Fantasy Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/keith_parkinson_epic_realism.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", + "2:3", "3:4", - "1:1" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Experimental portrait", - "Fluid scene" + "Epic Character", + "Fantasy Landscape" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6695,16 +7039,43 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Let bodies stretch and morph around a central flow line; keep silhouettes readable.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "color-psychology", - "silhouette" - ] + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, + "about": "Keith Parkinson balanced hulking heroes with matte-painted horizons, giving TSR worlds a believable scale. His palette glows without going neon, and every prop feels table-ready. MuseoMorph continues that grounded epic tone with new factions, relics, and weather systems.\n", + "artist": "Keith Parkinson", + "movement": "High Fantasy Realism", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation": { + "id": "jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Jim Roslof — Classic D&D Foundation", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jim_roslof_classic_dd_foundation.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "17:22" + ], + "modes": [ + "Classic D&D Character", + "Traditional Gaming Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6715,24 +7086,237 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Masaaki Yuasa rejects rigid model sheets in favor of elastic anatomy, surreal metaphors, and bold color psychology. Shapes melt, palettes shift with emotion, and backgrounds breathe. MuseoMorph treats the style as joyful experimentation while guarding against explicit shock or unsettling body horror.\n", - "artist": "Masaaki Yuasa", - "movement": "Experimental Auteur Animation", + "about": "Jim Roslof gave early D&D its grassroots charm—ink-wash lines, bold primaries, and parties framed for table play. His art feels like a weekend module come alive. We echo that approachable energy while drafting new dungeon crawls, mascots, and sidebar vignettes.\n", + "artist": "Jim Roslof", + "movement": "Classic D&D Module Illustration", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "mappa_modern_cinema": { - "id": "mappa_modern_cinema", - "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "MAPPA - Modern Cinematic Animation", - "file": "styles/anime/mappa.md", + "jeff_easley_dynamic_action": { + "id": "jeff_easley_dynamic_action", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Jeff Easley — Dynamic Gaming Action", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/jeff_easley_dynamic_action.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Atmospheric Action" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Jeff Easley blows wind through every cape—thunderbolt dragons, lightning logos, and heroes braced mid-swing. His oil surfaces crackle with TSR-era drama. MuseoMorph keeps that stormy choreography alive with new villains, spell effects, and crumbling set pieces.\n", + "artist": "Jeff Easley", + "movement": "High-Energy TSR Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power": { + "id": "frank_frazetta_barbarian_power", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Frank Frazetta — Barbarian Power", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/frank_frazetta_barbarian_power.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" + ], + "modes": [ + "Barbarian Power", + "Savage Fantasy Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Frank Frazetta sculpted muscle and mist with palette knives—charging steeds, snarled hair, and volcanic backdrops. Each piece hits like a Heavy Metal gatefold. We keep that sweaty ferocity while inventing fresh warlords, beasts, and storm-lit citadels.\n", + "artist": "Frank Frazetta", + "movement": "Sword-and-Sorcery Pulp", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "donato_giancola_classical_realism": { + "id": "donato_giancola_classical_realism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Donato Giancola — Classical Narrative Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/donato_giancola_classical_realism.md", + "ratios": [ "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Modern portrait", - "Cinematic scene" + "Classical Narrative" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Donato Giancola pulls Tolkien legends through a Renaissance lens—layered oil glazes, life-cast armor, and Caravaggio lighting. The results feel canonical. MuseoMorph continues that museum-ready storytelling with fresh mythic tableaus and bespoke props.\n", + "artist": "Donato Giancola", + "movement": "Classical Narrative Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "don_maitz_maritime_realism": { + "id": "don_maitz_maritime_realism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Don Maitz — Narrative Maritime Realism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/don_maitz_maritime_realism.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" + ], + "modes": [ + "Adventure Portrait", + "Maritime Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Don Maitz marries romantic oil technique with salt-stained authenticity—rigging diagrams, plein-air skies, and swaggering privateers. His canvas feels like a historical novel mid-climax. We keep that seaworthy realism while rotating in new crews, ports, and treasure myths.\n", + "artist": "Don Maitz", + "movement": "Maritime Adventure Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy": { + "id": "clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Clyde Caldwell — Warm Fantasy Appeal", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/clyde_caldwell_warm_fantasy.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3" + ], + "modes": [ + "Warm Fantasy Character" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Clyde Caldwell bathes adventurers in sunset golds and satin capes, striking that sweet spot between pin-up and hero worship. His palette feels like a Ren Faire at golden hour. We retain that inviting warmth while cycling through new classes, familiars, and infernal foes.\n", + "artist": "Clyde Caldwell", + "movement": "TSR Warm Fantasy Illustration", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy": { + "id": "brom_gothic_dark_fantasy", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Brom — Gothic Dark Fantasy", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/brom_gothic_dark_fantasy.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" + ], + "modes": [ + "Gothic Character", + "Macabre Scene" + ], + "safety_profile": [ + "no_nudity", + "no_gore", + "no_logos", + "no_watermarks", + "minors_modest", + "gender_respect" + ], + "sections_index": { + "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", + "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", + "3": "Style Context & Material Authenticity", + "4": "Technical Method & Mark-Making", + "5": "Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions", + "6": "Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules)", + "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", + "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" + }, + "about": "Brom blends tattoo-ink linework with oil glazes, conjuring witches, wasteland angels, and biomechanical beasts. The mood is always baroque, bruised, and beautiful. MuseoMorph keeps that ritualistic dread while crafting new sigils, species, and rusted cathedrals.\n", + "artist": "Gerald Brom", + "movement": "Dark Gothic Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" + }, + "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism": { + "id": "boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism", + "group": "Fantasy Illustration", + "display_name": "Boris Vallejo — Muscular Hyperrealism", + "file": "styles/fantasy_illustration/boris_vallejo_muscular_hyperrealism.md", + "ratios": [ + "2:3", + "3:4", + "1:1" + ], + "modes": [ + "Muscular Perfection", + "Hyperrealistic Fantasy" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6742,16 +7326,6 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], - "multi_subject": { - "allowed": true, - "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Stage supporting cast in cinematic thirds so the lead remains dominant.", - "identity_priority": [ - "gesture", - "lighting", - "silhouette" - ] - }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6762,24 +7336,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "MAPPA pushes sharp digital linework, saturated modern palettes, and film-style framing. MuseoMorph echoes that contemporary energy while keeping props original and wardrobe grounded.\n", - "artist": "MAPPA", - "movement": "MAPPA Modern Cinematic", - "style_scope": "movement" + "about": "Boris Vallejo airbrushed bodybuilders into myth—chrome highlights, oiled skin, and cosmic backdrops. His hyperreal figures feel sculpted more than painted. We continue that polished spectacle with new heroes, creatures, and neon nebulae.\n", + "artist": "Boris Vallejo", + "movement": "Airbrushed Heroic Fantasy", + "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry": { - "id": "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry", + "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision": { + "id": "yoshiyuki_sadamoto_precision", "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Makoto Shinkai - Photorealistic Poetry", - "file": "styles/anime/makoto_shinkai.md", + "display_name": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto - Experimental Dynamism", + "file": "styles/anime/yoshiyuki_sadamoto.md", "ratios": [ - "16:9", "2:3", - "21:9" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Environmental portrait", - "Atmospheric scene" + "Technical portrait", + "Psychological study" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6792,11 +7366,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Anchor the lead at a rule-of-thirds point while companions or props echo the horizon line.", + "layout_hint": "Place the lead in confident stance while teammates or instrumentation flank in softer focus.", "identity_priority": [ - "silhouette", "gesture", - "lighting" + "facial-planes", + "hair-structure" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6809,24 +7383,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Makoto Shinkai paints luminous skies and hyper-detailed streets where light meets emotion. Filmic lens flares, blue-orange palettes, and realistic weather make every frame feel like a photograph touched by wonder. MuseoMorph keeps that atmosphere while ensuring props and stories remain original and safe.\n", - "artist": "Makoto Shinkai", - "movement": "Makoto Shinkai Environmental Poetry", + "about": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto anchors Gainax aesthetics with disciplined draftsmanship, realistic proportions, and thoughtful asymmetry. Eyes gleam with layered rings, hair falls in believable clusters, and environments feel lived in. MuseoMorph converts likenesses into that technical realism while keeping props original and attire modest.\n", + "artist": "Yoshiyuki Sadamoto", + "movement": "Gainax Technical Realism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "madhouse_character_precision": { - "id": "madhouse_character_precision", + "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography": { + "id": "wit_studio_kinetic_cinematography", "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Madhouse - Precision Animation Excellence", - "file": "styles/anime/madhouse.md", + "display_name": "Wit Studio - Dynamic Action Cinematography", + "file": "styles/anime/wit_studio.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", + "16:9", "3:4", - "16:9" + "2:3" ], "modes": [ - "Character excellence", - "Psychological portrait" + "Action portrait", + "Kinetic scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6839,11 +7413,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 3, - "layout_hint": "Keep supporting figures in soft focus so the lead owns the frame.", + "layout_hint": "Stack planes with multi-layer depth so motion reads from foreground to skyline.", "identity_priority": [ - "facial-planes", "gesture", - "wardrobe" + "spatial-depth", + "silhouette" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6856,24 +7430,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Madhouse centers every cut on character nuance—mature proportions, film-quality expressions, and supportive atmospherics. MuseoMorph mirrors that craft while avoiding borrowed props and keeping ensembles modest.\n", - "artist": "Madhouse", - "movement": "Madhouse Character Excellence", + "about": "Wit Studio pairs clean cel draftsmanship with multi-plane depth and athletic staging. MuseoMorph keeps that kinetic clarity while forbidding comic-book gradients or borrowed props.\n", + "artist": "Wit Studio", + "movement": "Wit Studio Kinetic Cinematography", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "kyoto_animation_moe": { - "id": "kyoto_animation_moe", + "sunrise_clean_cel": { + "id": "sunrise_clean_cel", "group": "Anime", - "display_name": "Kyoto Animation - Moe Perfection", - "file": "styles/anime/kyoto_animation.md", + "display_name": "Sunrise - Clean Cel Animation", + "file": "styles/anime/sunrise_clean_cel.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:5", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Character portrait", - "Slice-of-life" + "Professional portrait", + "Military scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6886,11 +7460,11 @@ "multi_subject": { "allowed": true, "max_subjects": 4, - "layout_hint": "Arrange friends in gentle arcs with props bridging interactions; keep eye lines aligned.", + "layout_hint": "Line up squad members by rank with geometric backdrops reinforcing faction colours.", "identity_priority": [ - "eyes", "silhouette", - "hairstyle" + "uniform-design", + "posture" ] }, "sections_index": { @@ -6903,24 +7477,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Kyoto Animation pairs precise draftsmanship with soft lighting and heartfelt staging. Complex iris gradients, breezy fabric physics, and polished backgrounds deliver aspirational everyday life. MuseoMorph keeps that warmth while enforcing modern modesty and avoiding direct references to KyoAni franchises.\n", - "artist": "Kyoto Animation", - "movement": "Kyoto Animation Moe", + "about": "Sunrise built its reputation on crisp black outlines, flat primary palettes, and military precision. MuseoMorph adopts that clean cel discipline while inventing new insignia and keeping crews modest.\n", + "artist": "Sunrise", + "movement": "Sunrise Cel Mastery", "style_scope": "movement" }, - "sergio_toppi_ornamental": { - "id": "sergio_toppi_ornamental", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Sergio Toppi — Ornamental Pen-and-Ink Mastery", - "file": "styles/european_comics/sergio_toppi_ornamental.md", + "studio_trigger_neokana": { + "id": "studio_trigger_neokana", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Studio Trigger - Neo-Kanada Energy", + "file": "styles/anime/studio_trigger.md", "ratios": [ "3:4", "2:3", - "1:1" + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Ornamental Character", - "Pattern Mastery Scene" + "Heroic portrait", + "Dynamic action" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6930,6 +7504,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Stack combatants along explosive diagonals with energy bursts separating layers.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "hair-shape", + "energy-effects" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6940,24 +7524,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Sergio Toppi builds figures from tessellated ink, letting patterns, myths, and architecture fuse into towering portraits. His crosshatching orchestrates rhythm more than realism, elevating every cloak into a map of cultures. MuseoMorph keeps that documentary reverence while protecting modern sensitivities and originality.\n", - "artist": "Sergio Toppi", - "movement": "Italian Pen-and-Ink Ornaments", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Studio Trigger channels the legacy of Yoshinori Kanada with explosive poses, crystalline debris, and fluorescent palettes. Four-pointed starbursts, low-angle foreshortening, and jagged motion smears keep momentum high. MuseoMorph leans into that spectacle while ensuring wardrobe stays modest and iconography remains original.\n", + "artist": "Studio Trigger", + "movement": "Neo-Kanada Action", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "philippe_druillet_baroque": { - "id": "philippe_druillet_baroque", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Philippe Druillet — Baroque Cosmic Horror", - "file": "styles/european_comics/philippe_druillet_baroque.md", + "studio_ghibli_naturalism": { + "id": "studio_ghibli_naturalism", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Studio Ghibli - Naturalistic Poetry", + "file": "styles/anime/studio_ghibli.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "1:1", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Cosmic Baroque Character", - "Ornate Horror Architecture" + "Portrait", + "Environmental scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -6967,6 +7551,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stage companions at varying depths with foliage or architecture knitting the trio together.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "eyes" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -6977,24 +7571,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Philippe Druillet weaponizes ligne claire precision into maximalist cathedrals of sci-fi dread, drowning every panel in ornamental ink and saturated gouache. Lone Sloane and his cosmic adversaries stride through symmetrical mandalas, Lovecraftian engines, and blazing colour vaults. MuseoMorph preserves that metal-hurlant monumentality while keeping the iconography original and free of signatures or publisher marks.\n", - "artist": "Philippe Druillet", - "movement": "Métal Hurlant Cosmic Baroque", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Studio Ghibli blends pencil linework, watercolor atmospheres, and quiet storytelling to make nature and characters feel lived in. Pastoral palettes, hand-painted cels, and gentle motion celebrate craft over spectacle. MuseoMorph treats the studio's look as a study in warmth and humility while honoring modern safety policies.\n", + "artist": "Studio Ghibli", + "movement": "Studio Ghibli Hand-Painted Naturalism", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "morris_lucky_luke": { - "id": "morris_lucky_luke", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Morris — Lucky Luke Ligne Claire Comedy", - "file": "styles/european_comics/morris_lucky_luke.md", + "studio_bones_character_drama": { + "id": "studio_bones_character_drama", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Studio Bones - Character-Driven Animation", + "file": "styles/anime/studio_bones.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "4:3", + "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Western Cartoon Character", - "Comedy Scene" + "Character study", + "Dynamic scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7004,6 +7598,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Balance leads with yutapon cubes or debris arcs connecting their gestures.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "eye-expression" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7014,24 +7618,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Morris translated the American West into elastic ligne claire humor—tall hats, whiplash lariats, and dust clouds rendered with animation timing. His pages juggle slapstick, silhouette clarity, and kid-safe pacing. We keep that breezy choreography while inventing new town signs and avoiding licensed cowboy clichés.\n", - "artist": "Morris", - "movement": "Franco-Belgian Western Cartoon", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Studio Bones draws characters with living body language, expressive eyes, and environments that breathe alongside them. Yutaka Nakamura's crystalline debris and dynamic camera shifts keep scenes energetic even in stills. MuseoMorph leans into that personality-first ethos while keeping wardrobe practical and iconography original.\n", + "artist": "Studio Bones", + "movement": "Studio Bones Character Drama", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "moebius_ligne_claire": { - "id": "moebius_ligne_claire", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Moebius — Crystalline Ligne Claire", - "file": "styles/european_comics/moebius_ligne_claire.md", + "satoshi_kon_psychology": { + "id": "satoshi_kon_psychology", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Satoshi Kon - Hyperrealistic Animation Psychology", + "file": "styles/anime/satoshi_kon.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", "16:9", + "2:3", "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Crystalline Explorer", - "Weightless Wanderer" + "Psychological portrait", + "Urban context" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7041,6 +7645,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Layer reflections or televisions to double the subject without losing clarity.", + "identity_priority": [ + "facial-planes", + "gesture", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7051,24 +7665,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Moebius turns deserts into metaphysical stages by stripping ink down to razor-clean outlines and flooding them with flat, luminous colour. His European album covers and Métal Hurlant spreads swing between vertical promenades and panoramic vista cards, always weightless and precise. This brief keeps that crystalline ligne claire discipline while banning logos, text overlays, and derivative iconography.\n", - "artist": "Jean Giraud (Moebius)", - "movement": "French Bande Dessinée Ligne Claire", + "about": "Satoshi Kon fused cel animation with live-action detail, diving into dreamlike urban psychology. Clean lines, flat colour blocks, and precise lighting stage characters inside dense Tokyo architecture. MuseoMorph preserves that cinematic tension while enforcing modern safety and original props.\n", + "artist": "Satoshi Kon", + "movement": "Satoshi Kon Psychological Realism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "milo_manara_classical_watercolor": { - "id": "milo_manara_classical_watercolor", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Milo Manara — Classical Watercolor Illustration", - "file": "styles/european_comics/milo_manara_classical_watercolor.md", + "production_ig_cyberpunk": { + "id": "production_ig_cyberpunk", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Production I.G - Cyberpunk Precision", + "file": "styles/anime/production_ig.md", "ratios": [ + "16:9", "2:3", - "3:4", - "1:1" + "21:9" ], "modes": [ - "Classical Figure Study", - "Renaissance Scene" + "Environmental integration", + "Architectural scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7078,6 +7692,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Embed figures within architectural lines so no one floats off the ground plane.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "spatial-integration", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7088,24 +7712,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Milo Manara paints Renaissance grace with inky confidence—transparent washes, sinuous poses, and architectural backdrops that glow. His figures feel sensual yet studied, grounded in classical proportion rather than shock value. We echo that elegance while ensuring attire, context, and gestures remain comfortably within MuseoMorph safety bands.\n", - "artist": "Milo Manara", - "movement": "Italian Classical Illustration", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Production I.G perfected cyberpunk cel animation where characters and architecture breathe together. Clean outlines, flat colour fills, and multi-plane depth keep the world cohesive. MuseoMorph honors that precision while insisting on original iconography and modern safety.\n", + "artist": "Production I.G", + "movement": "Production I.G Cel Integration", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir": { - "id": "juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Juanjo Guarnido — Anthropomorphic Noir Realism", - "file": "styles/european_comics/juanjo_guarnido_anthro_noir.md", + "osamu_dezaki_postcard": { + "id": "osamu_dezaki_postcard", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Osamu Dezaki - Dramatic Postcard Memory", + "file": "styles/anime/osamu_dezaki.md", "ratios": [ - "17:22", - "16:9", - "3:4" + "2:3", + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Noir Character", - "Atmospheric Scene" + "Dramatic portrait", + "Postcard memory" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7115,6 +7739,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 2, + "layout_hint": "Pair leads in layered depth with architectural shadows separating their silhouettes.", + "identity_priority": [ + "facial-planes", + "gesture", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7125,24 +7759,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Juanjo Guarnido renders the Blacksad menagerie with Disney-calibrated anatomy, watercolor smoke, and 1950s grit. Every whisker, fedora, and neon reflection sells the noir mood without slipping into caricature. We keep that cinematic realism while ensuring new cases, new signage, and zero borrowed trademarks.\n", - "artist": "Juanjo Guarnido", - "movement": "Blacksad Anthropomorphic Noir", + "about": "Osamu Dezaki pioneered the postcard memory technique, freezing animation into painterly stills drenched in chiaroscuro. Dutch angles, glass-rose symbolism, and dramatic lighting turn every frame into a psychological tableau. MuseoMorph honors that theatrical mood while keeping wardrobes modest and stories original.\n", + "artist": "Osamu Dezaki", + "movement": "Postcard Memory Expressionism", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera": { - "id": "jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Jean-Claude Mézières — Retro-Futuristic Space Opera", - "file": "styles/european_comics/jean_claude_mezieres_space_opera.md", + "masashi_kishimoto_shonen": { + "id": "masashi_kishimoto_shonen", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Masashi Kishimoto - Dynamic Shonen Energy", + "file": "styles/anime/masashi_kishimoto.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", - "16:9", - "3:4" + "3:4", + "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Space Opera Adventure", - "Retro-Futuristic Explorer" + "Action portrait", + "Power-up scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7152,6 +7786,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 4, + "layout_hint": "Stack rivals diagonally with power auras weaving between them; keep focal hero forward.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "hairstyle", + "eye-shape" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7162,24 +7806,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Jean-Claude Mézières mapped the cosmos with buoyant Valérian adventures, pairing humanist explorers with gleaming retro-futuristic craft. His boards overflow with optimistic palettes, readable machinery, and bustling alien capitals that still feel welcoming. This recipe keeps that bright adventure spirit while forbidding recycled movie props or real-world insignia.\n", - "artist": "Jean-Claude Mézières", - "movement": "Franco-Belgian Space Opera", + "about": "Weekly Shonen Jump battle art thrives on bold line work, kinetic poses, and emotional stakes. Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto-era approach pairs confident inks with chakra-charged color and symbolic auras. MuseoMorph channels that intensity while keeping violence stylized and wardrobe functional.\n", + "artist": "Masashi Kishimoto", + "movement": "Weekly Shonen Jump Action", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "hugo_pratt_brush_economy": { - "id": "hugo_pratt_brush_economy", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Hugo Pratt — Atmospheric Brush Economy", - "file": "styles/european_comics/hugo_pratt_brush_economy.md", + "masaaki_yuasa_experimental": { + "id": "masaaki_yuasa_experimental", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Masaaki Yuasa - Experimental Fluidity", + "file": "styles/anime/masaaki_yuasa.md", "ratios": [ - "2:3", + "16:9", "3:4", - "16:9" + "1:1" ], "modes": [ - "Contemplative Adventurer", - "Atmospheric Maritime" + "Experimental portrait", + "Fluid scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7189,6 +7833,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Let bodies stretch and morph around a central flow line; keep silhouettes readable.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "color-psychology", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7199,24 +7853,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Hugo Pratt lets black ink wander like wind over billowing sails, reducing Corto Maltese to a few decisive strokes and a wash of seawater grey. His panels balance silence, folklore, and maritime lore without clutter. This brief preserves that sparse brush poetry while keeping every insignia, vessel, and map safely fictional.\n", - "artist": "Hugo Pratt", - "movement": "Corto Maltese Maritime Adventure", + "about": "Masaaki Yuasa rejects rigid model sheets in favor of elastic anatomy, surreal metaphors, and bold color psychology. Shapes melt, palettes shift with emotion, and backgrounds breathe. MuseoMorph treats the style as joyful experimentation while guarding against explicit shock or unsettling body horror.\n", + "artist": "Masaaki Yuasa", + "movement": "Experimental Auteur Animation", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir": { - "id": "guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Guido Crepax — Psychedelic Noir Sophistication", - "file": "styles/european_comics/guido_crepax_psychedelic_noir.md", + "mappa_modern_cinema": { + "id": "mappa_modern_cinema", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "MAPPA - Modern Cinematic Animation", + "file": "styles/anime/mappa.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", - "17:22", - "2:3" + "16:9", + "2:3", + "3:4" ], "modes": [ - "Psychedelic Character", - "Fragmented Sequence" + "Modern portrait", + "Cinematic scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7226,6 +7880,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Stage supporting cast in cinematic thirds so the lead remains dominant.", + "identity_priority": [ + "gesture", + "lighting", + "silhouette" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7236,24 +7900,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Guido Crepax slices time into cinematic slivers—eyes, gloves, bobbed hair—floating inside op-art grids. His Valentina pages pivot between fashion illustration finesse and erotic noir tension without ever feeling gratuitous. We honor that adult sophistication while enforcing MuseoMorph safety and original set dressing.\n", - "artist": "Guido Crepax", - "movement": "Italian Psychedelic Noir", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "MAPPA pushes sharp digital linework, saturated modern palettes, and film-style framing. MuseoMorph echoes that contemporary energy while keeping props original and wardrobe grounded.\n", + "artist": "MAPPA", + "movement": "MAPPA Modern Cinematic", + "style_scope": "movement" }, - "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities": { - "id": "francois_schuiten_impossible_cities", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "François Schuiten — Architectural Impossible Cities", - "file": "styles/european_comics/francois_schuiten_impossible_cities.md", + "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry": { + "id": "makoto_shinkai_photopoetry", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Makoto Shinkai - Photorealistic Poetry", + "file": "styles/anime/makoto_shinkai.md", "ratios": [ - "3:4", + "16:9", "2:3", - "16:9" + "21:9" ], "modes": [ - "Impossible Architecture", - "Vertical City Explorer" + "Environmental portrait", + "Atmospheric scene" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7263,6 +7927,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Anchor the lead at a rule-of-thirds point while companions or props echo the horizon line.", + "identity_priority": [ + "silhouette", + "gesture", + "lighting" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7273,24 +7947,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "François Schuiten drafts entire civilizations as gothic-mechanical towers spiraling past plausible physics. Obscure Cities plates splice Art Nouveau ornament with vertiginous perspectives that pull viewers upward. We keep that meticulous ink and baffling scale while ensuring every structure, glyph, and citizen stays original to MuseoMorph.\n", - "artist": "François Schuiten", - "movement": "Les Cités Obscures Architectural Fantasy", + "about": "Makoto Shinkai paints luminous skies and hyper-detailed streets where light meets emotion. Filmic lens flares, blue-orange palettes, and realistic weather make every frame feel like a photograph touched by wonder. MuseoMorph keeps that atmosphere while ensuring props and stories remain original and safe.\n", + "artist": "Makoto Shinkai", + "movement": "Makoto Shinkai Environmental Poetry", "style_scope": "single-artist" }, - "enki_bilal_painterly_decay": { - "id": "enki_bilal_painterly_decay", - "group": "European Comics", - "display_name": "Enki Bilal — Dystopian Painterly Realism", - "file": "styles/european_comics/enki_bilal_painterly_decay.md", + "madhouse_character_precision": { + "id": "madhouse_character_precision", + "group": "Anime", + "display_name": "Madhouse - Precision Animation Excellence", + "file": "styles/anime/madhouse.md", "ratios": [ "2:3", "3:4", "16:9" ], "modes": [ - "Weathered Character", - "Decay Environment" + "Character excellence", + "Psychological portrait" ], "safety_profile": [ "no_nudity", @@ -7300,6 +7974,16 @@ "minors_modest", "gender_respect" ], + "multi_subject": { + "allowed": true, + "max_subjects": 3, + "layout_hint": "Keep supporting figures in soft focus so the lead owns the frame.", + "identity_priority": [ + "facial-planes", + "gesture", + "wardrobe" + ] + }, "sections_index": { "1": "Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate", "2": "Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control", @@ -7310,24 +7994,24 @@ "7": "Composition & Lighting Patterns", "8": "Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present)" }, - "about": "Enki Bilal smears watercolor, gouache, and pencil into cold dystopian portraits where blue skin, ash, and rust grind together. His Franco-Belgian spreads hang on weathered faces, propaganda residue, and brutalist backdrops that feel lifted from a crumbling future. This brief keeps the mixed-media patina and political melancholy without inheriting specific characters or state iconography.\n", - "artist": "Enki Bilal", - "movement": "Franco-Belgian Graphic Novels", - "style_scope": "single-artist" + "about": "Madhouse centers every cut on character nuance—mature proportions, film-quality expressions, and supportive atmospherics. 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+version = "2.6.1" +source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index" +checksum = "437d738d3750bed6ca9b8d423ccc7a8eb284f6b1d6d4e225a0e4e6258d864c8d" +dependencies = [ + "serde", + "static_assertions", + "zvariant", +] + [[package]] name = "zerocopy" version = "0.8.27" @@ -4715,6 +5865,12 @@ dependencies = [ "synstructure", ] +[[package]] +name = "zeroize" +version = "1.8.2" +source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index" +checksum = "b97154e67e32c85465826e8bcc1c59429aaaf107c1e4a9e53c8d8ccd5eff88d0" + [[package]] name = "zerotrie" version = "0.2.2" @@ -4747,3 +5903,41 @@ dependencies = [ "quote", "syn 2.0.106", ] + +[[package]] +name = "zvariant" +version = "3.15.2" +source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index" +checksum = "4eef2be88ba09b358d3b58aca6e41cd853631d44787f319a1383ca83424fb2db" +dependencies = [ + "byteorder", + "enumflags2", + "libc", + "serde", + "static_assertions", + "zvariant_derive", +] + +[[package]] +name = "zvariant_derive" +version = "3.15.2" +source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index" +checksum = "37c24dc0bed72f5f90d1f8bb5b07228cbf63b3c6e9f82d82559d4bae666e7ed9" +dependencies = [ + "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1", + "proc-macro2", + "quote", + "syn 1.0.109", + "zvariant_utils", +] + +[[package]] +name = "zvariant_utils" +version = "1.0.1" +source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index" +checksum = "7234f0d811589db492d16893e3f21e8e2fd282e6d01b0cddee310322062cc200" +dependencies = [ + "proc-macro2", + "quote", + "syn 1.0.109", +] diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml index 4a08d8f..b3b6b88 100644 --- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml +++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml @@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ tauri-build = { version = "2.4.1", features = [] } serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] } serde_json = "1.0" tauri = { version = "2.4.1", features = [] } +reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["json", "rustls-tls"] } +keyring = "2.0" +base64 = "0.22" diff --git a/src-tauri/build.rs b/src-tauri/build.rs index 795b9b7..d860e1e 100644 --- a/src-tauri/build.rs +++ b/src-tauri/build.rs @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ fn main() { - tauri_build::build() + tauri_build::build() } diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs index 549a1cb..286185d 100644 --- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs +++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs @@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ struct GenerateArtworkRequest { user_directives: Vec, uploads: Vec, additional_context: Option, + #[serde(default)] + ratio_template: Option, } #[derive(Serialize)] @@ -111,6 +113,19 @@ async fn generate_nanobanana_image( })); } + if let Some(template) = &request.ratio_template { + Base64Standard + .decode(template.data_base64.as_bytes()) + .map_err(|err| format!("Invalid base64 data for {}: {}", template.name, err))?; + + parts.push(json!({ + "inlineData": { + "mimeType": template.mime_type.clone(), + "data": template.data_base64.clone(), + } + })); + } + let payload = json!({ "model": NANOBANANA_MODEL, "contents": [ diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs index b79458f..e20a16e 100644 --- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs +++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] fn main() { - museomorph_app::run(); -} + museomorph_app::run(); +} diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx index bcebd26..85d0dbe 100644 --- a/src/App.tsx +++ b/src/App.tsx @@ -36,6 +36,94 @@ const HERO_IMAGE_FALLBACK = 'data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ const HERO_IMAGE_FILES = ['hero_1.png', 'hero_2.png', 'hero_3.png', 'hero_4.png', 'hero_5.png']; +const DEFAULT_RATIO_CANVAS_MAX = 1024; + +function parseRatioDimensions(ratio: string): { width: number; height: number } { + const match = ratio.trim().match(/^(\d+)\s*:\s*(\d+)$/); + if (!match) { + return { width: 1, height: 1 }; + } + const width = Number(match[1]) || 1; + const height = Number(match[2]) || 1; + return { width, height }; +} + +function computePixelDimensions(ratio: string, maxDimension = DEFAULT_RATIO_CANVAS_MAX): { width: number; height: number } { + const { width: ratioWidth, height: ratioHeight } = parseRatioDimensions(ratio); + if (ratioWidth <= 0 || ratioHeight <= 0) { + return { width: maxDimension, height: maxDimension }; + } + + if (ratioWidth >= ratioHeight) { + const width = maxDimension; + const height = Math.max(1, Math.round((maxDimension / ratioWidth) * ratioHeight)); + return { width, height }; + } + const height = maxDimension; + const width = Math.max(1, Math.round((maxDimension / ratioHeight) * ratioWidth)); + return { width, height }; +} + +async function createBlankCanvasDataUrl(width: number, height: number): Promise { + const canvas = document.createElement('canvas'); + canvas.width = width; + canvas.height = height; + const context = canvas.getContext('2d'); + if (context) { + context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height); + } + return canvas.toDataURL('image/png'); +} + +async function normalizeImageToCanvas(file: File, width: number, height: number): Promise { + if (!width || !height) { + return file; + } + + const imageUrl = URL.createObjectURL(file); + try { + const image = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => { + const img = new Image(); + img.onload = () => resolve(img); + img.onerror = (event) => reject(event); + img.src = imageUrl; + }); + + const canvas = document.createElement('canvas'); + canvas.width = width; + canvas.height = height; + const context = canvas.getContext('2d'); + if (!context) { + return file; + } + context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height); + + const scale = Math.max(width / image.width, height / image.height); + const drawWidth = Math.max(1, Math.round(image.width * scale)); + const drawHeight = Math.max(1, Math.round(image.height * scale)); + const dx = Math.round((width - drawWidth) / 2); + const dy = Math.round((height - drawHeight) / 2); + + context.drawImage(image, dx, dy, drawWidth, drawHeight); + + const blob = await new Promise((resolve) => canvas.toBlob(resolve, 'image/png')); + if (!blob) { + return file; + } + + const baseName = file.name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, ''); + const normalizedName = `${baseName || 'upload'}_normalized.png`; + return new File([blob], normalizedName, { type: 'image/png' }); + } finally { + URL.revokeObjectURL(imageUrl); + } +} + +function dataUrlToBase64(dataUrl: string): string { + const parts = dataUrl.split(','); + return parts[1] ?? ''; +} + type MuseoRoute = | { type: 'home' } | { type: 'collection'; id: string } @@ -1019,9 +1107,33 @@ function StyleComposer({ setTokenCost(null); try { + const { width: targetWidth, height: targetHeight } = computePixelDimensions(activeRatioDecision.chosen); + + const normalizedUploads = await Promise.all( + uploads.map(async (file, index) => { + try { + const normalized = await normalizeImageToCanvas(file, targetWidth, targetHeight); + return normalized; + } catch (error) { + console.warn('Failed to normalize upload', { file: file.name, error }); + return file; + } + }), + ); + + const ratioTemplateBase64 = await (async () => { + try { + const templateDataUrl = await createBlankCanvasDataUrl(targetWidth, targetHeight); + return dataUrlToBase64(templateDataUrl); + } catch (error) { + console.warn('Failed to create ratio template', error); + return null; + } + })(); + const uploadPayloads = await Promise.all( - uploads.map(async (file) => ({ - name: file.name, + normalizedUploads.map(async (file, index) => ({ + name: file.name || `upload-${index + 1}.png`, mimeType: file.type || 'image/png', dataBase64: await fileToBase64(file), })), @@ -1050,6 +1162,13 @@ function StyleComposer({ subjectCount: Math.max(uploads.length, 1), userDirectives, uploads: uploadPayloads, + ratioTemplate: ratioTemplateBase64 + ? { + name: `ratio-template-${targetWidth}x${targetHeight}.png`, + mimeType: 'image/png', + dataBase64: ratioTemplateBase64, + } + : undefined, }); const dataUrl = `data:${response.mimeType};base64,${response.imageBase64}`; diff --git a/src/lib/nanobanana/client.ts b/src/lib/nanobanana/client.ts index 5e1b384..c6c35e0 100644 --- a/src/lib/nanobanana/client.ts +++ b/src/lib/nanobanana/client.ts @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface GenerateArtworkRequest { userDirectives: string[]; uploads: UploadPayload[]; additionalContext?: string; + ratioTemplate?: UploadPayload; } export interface GenerateArtworkResponse { diff --git a/styles-source/archive/gothic_horror_analysis.md b/styles-source/archive/gothic_horror_analysis.md index 56d54d8..070b187 100644 --- a/styles-source/archive/gothic_horror_analysis.md +++ b/styles-source/archive/gothic_horror_analysis.md @@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ ------ # Francisco Goya Black Paintings Style Prompt + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Goya's Black Paintings style circa 1820-1823** for **oil painting on plaster transferred to canvas**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with psychological intensity. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal human psychological themes. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with `impasto-sculptural` and `alla-prima-direct` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` **Style Dominance:** Goya's late period psychological expressionism supersedes all decorative or harmonious elements **Mode Selector:** Gallery painting for private contemplation -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic **MANDATORY RATIO:** `4:3` (classical landscape format matching Goya's wall proportions) @@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ - **Spatial Allocation:** Subject placement in psychological tension zones, off-center for compositional modernity - **Background Treatment:** Fill with "avernal darkness" extending seamlessly from center - **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait ratio serves Goya's intimate psychological studies and allows for figure dominance with atmospheric depth -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context **Influences:** Goya's Black Paintings (1820-1823), Romantic pessimism, post-illness psychological transformation, Spanish political turmoil **Medium/Production method:** Oil paint applied al secco directly onto plaster walls using broad strokes, large brushes, palette knives, and possibly sponges. Thick impasto with 3-5mm paint thickness, no preparatory drawings. **Thematic purpose:** Private psychological expression of deepest fears, political disillusionment, and human darkness **Hallmark motifs:** @@ -25,10 +28,12 @@ - Off-center compositional imbalance (150% modern asymmetry) - Thick, agitated brushwork showing tool marks and palette knife scraping - Psychological facial distortion with bulging eyes and gaping mouths **Period framing:** Spain 1820-1823, liberal constitutional period, political repression, Goya's deafness and isolation **Tone Tag:** Pessimistic, nightmarish, psychologically violent **Production Era Authenticity:** Oil on plaster al secco technique with characteristic cracking and transfer damage from 1874 canvas mounting -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +## 4) Technical Execution **Paint application:** Thick impasto 3-5mm deep with visible palette knife marks, broad brush strokes applied rapidly and aggressively, fat-over-lean oil technique with linseed oil binding **Color mixing:** Earth palette - yellow ochre, brown ochre, light red, burnt sienna, four varieties of black (bone, ivory, lamp, peach), lead white, minimal vermillion accents **Texture specifications:** Rough, craggy surface texture simulating plaster substrate, aggressive tool marks from palette knives and large bristle brushes **Edge treatment:** Lost edges dissolving into darkness, hard edges only for psychological emphasis **Stroke economy:** Economical but expressive - maximum psychological impact with minimum strokes, directional brushwork following form and emotion **Surface depth:** Heavy impasto creating sculptural relief, paint thickness variations creating tactile surface **Detail hierarchy:** Sparse detail work, concentrated in psychologically critical areas (eyes, mouths, hands) **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil paint behavior with linseed oil flow characteristics, no modern acrylic smoothness **Scale proportions:** Anatomical distortions for psychological effect - neck elongation 120%, head size variations, bulging eyes 150% normal scale **Tool marks:** Visible palette knife scraping, bristle brush texture, sponge dabbing marks in atmospheric areas -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector **Wardrobe tracks:** @@ -43,7 +48,8 @@ violence: [cudgel, rope, knife, gallows] political: [constitution_papers, royal_decree, chains, crown] mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] ``` -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +## 6) Constraints **❌ Canvas Negatives:** @@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] - "thick impasto 3-5mm paint thickness", "palette knife texture marks" - "deep atmospheric shadow with 90% coverage", "psychological intensity zones" - "earth pigment palette authentic to 1820s", "oil on plaster al secco technique" -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +## 7) Composition & Background **4:3 LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -81,17 +88,20 @@ mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] - **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - no decorative framing - **Production Context:** Al secco technique on plaster substrate with 1874 transfer damage characteristics - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 4:3 theatrical viewing, horizontal psychological narrative -## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration **Binary:** Omit text entirely - Goya's Black Paintings contained no text elements **Historical accuracy:** No typography - these were private wall paintings, not public works **Production Method:** Pure visual expression without textual explanation ------ # Caspar David Friedrich Romantic Sublime Style Prompt + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Friedrich's German Romantic landscape style circa 1810-1830** for **oil painting on fine primed canvas**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with spiritual contemplation. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal sublime landscape themes. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with `glazing-layers-buildup` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (Rückenfigur contemplation) **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` **Style Dominance:** Friedrich's sublime spiritual landscapes supersede all decorative or conventional beauty elements **Mode Selector:** Gallery painting for transcendental contemplation -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic **MANDATORY RATIO:** `4:3` (classical landscape format matching Friedrich's compositional preferences) @@ -101,7 +111,8 @@ mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] - **Spatial Allocation:** Rückenfigur placement in lower third, vast sky dominating upper two-thirds - **Background Treatment:** Fill with graduated atmospheric effects extending to infinite horizon - **Format Justification:** 4:3 ratio serves Friedrich's horizontal sublime landscapes and allows for proper sky-to-earth proportions essential to the spiritual experience -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context **Influences:** German Romanticism, Kantian sublime, Lutheran spirituality, Gothic revival, Northern European landscape tradition **Medium/Production method:** Oil paint applied in thin transparent washes over detailed underdrawing on fine primed canvas. Multiple glazing layers with precise stippling and controlled brushwork. **Thematic purpose:** Spiritual contemplation through nature's sublime power, existential meditation on humanity's place in the infinite **Hallmark motifs:** @@ -110,10 +121,12 @@ mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] - Gothic ruins and church spires as spiritual anchors in natural vastness - Dramatic sky-to-earth ratios (70% sky, 30% earth) - Sfumato effects in distant mountains and fog-filled valleys **Period framing:** German Romantic period 1810-1830, post-Napoleonic spiritual awakening, Lutheran mysticism **Tone Tag:** Sublime, contemplative, spiritually transcendent **Production Era Authenticity:** Early 19th century oil glazing techniques with period-appropriate pigment limitations and canvas preparation -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +## 4) Technical Execution **Paint application:** Thin transparent washes built up in multiple glazing layers, oil-fat-over-lean technique with linseed oil medium **Color mixing:** Early period - iron-based yellows, smalt blues, lead white, earth pigments; Later period - chromium yellows, cobalt blue, cadmium accents **Texture specifications:** Smooth, precise surface achieved through controlled stippling and delicate brushwork, minimal visible impasto **Edge treatment:** Soft sfumato transitions in atmospheric areas, precise linear definition in foreground elements **Stroke economy:** Economical precise strokes following detailed underdrawing, stippling technique for translucent mist effects **Surface depth:** Multiple transparent glazes creating luminous atmospheric depth, careful tonal gradations **Detail hierarchy:** Precise detail in foreground diminishing to atmospheric suggestion in distance **Material authenticity:** Period-accurate glazing with natural pigments, avoiding modern synthetic consistency **Scale proportions:** Figures reduced to 5-10% of canvas height to emphasize sublime scale relationships **Underdrawing authority:** Detailed preliminary drawing in pencil/ink establishing architectural and landscape structure **Atmospheric technique:** Smalt stippling for translucent mist effects, graduated tonal washes for infinite depth -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector **Wardrobe tracks:** @@ -128,7 +141,8 @@ scholarly: [sketching_pad, natural_history_book, compass, walking_stick] memorial: [gravestone, church_ruins, ancient_oak, abandoned_shrine] natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] ``` -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +## 6) Constraints **❌ Canvas Negatives:** @@ -143,7 +157,8 @@ natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] - "atmospheric graduated tones", "sfumato mist effects with stippled technique" - "Rückenfigur contemplative positioning", "spiritual transcendence through nature" - "period-accurate glazing layers", "detailed underdrawing precision", "infinite atmospheric perspective" -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +## 7) Composition & Background **4:3 LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -166,103 +181,503 @@ natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] - **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - no decorative framing elements - **Production Context:** Oil glazing on fine canvas appropriate to German Romantic period techniques - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 4:3 sublime landscape viewing with proper sky-earth proportions -## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration **Binary:** Omit text entirely - Friedrich's landscapes were pure visual spiritual experiences **Historical accuracy:** No typography - these were contemplative paintings without textual elements **Production Method:** Pure atmospheric visual communication without linguistic interference ------ -- ### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate +- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** - - - - **Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with \*psychological dread and spectral presence\*.** (Instead of literary grandeur, focus on fear and the otherworldly). - - **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Keep as is, focusing on universal human psychological themes and avoiding copyrighted elements. - - **Face-Treatment Flag:** `engrave-hatch with skeletal-gauntness and haunted-eyes` - - **Pose Flag:** `gestural-fluid (contorted-agony or spectral-glide)` - - **Style Dominance:** Doré's theatrical literary illustration **with an emphasis on the grotesque and the supernatural** supersedes photographic realism. - - **Mode Selector:** Book illustration for **macabre narrative visualization or dark poetry.** -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + - All tones created through visible directional linework — parallel lines, cross-hatching, stippling + - NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing - - - **Spatial Allocation:** *Tormented figure placement with diminishing hope, supporting grotesque elements in a suffocating arrangement.* - - **Background Treatment:** Fill with *suffocating cross-hatched environments, decaying architecture, or spectral mists extending to full canvas.* - - **Format Justification:** Keep as is. -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity - + - Crisp black ink on white paper with clear line boundaries - - - **Influences:** *German Expressionism, Romantic horror literature (Poe, Shelley), Medieval danse macabre, Baroque dramatic composition with a focus on decay.* - - **Thematic purpose:** *Dramatic visualization of existential horror, spectral encounters, moral decay, and the fragility of sanity with theatrical grandeur.* - - **Hallmark motifs:** - - Monumental figure scale (keep as is, but figures could be more emaciated or distorted). - - Intricate cross-hatching patterns creating rich tonal gradation from pure white to deep black. - - *Decaying architectural grandeur with crumbling Gothic and skeletal elements.* - - *Atmospheric perspective achieved through line density variation, emphasizing oppressive fog or shadowy miasma.* - - *Theatrical chiaroscuro with a single, sickly light source or spectral glow, emphasizing deep, consuming shadows.* - - **Tone Tag:** *Ominous, horrifying, psychologically unsettling, grotesquely dramatic, melancholic.* -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making - + --- - - - **Tonal system:** Complete grayscale range with an emphasis on *deep, suffocating blacks and stark, ghostly whites.* - - **Cross-hatching specifications:** Keep as is, but emphasize *dense, agitated hatching for areas of dread and decay.* - - **Surface simulation:** Authentic wood engraving line quality with characteristic white-on-black relief printing effects, *hinting at aged, brittle paper or crumbling stone.* - - **Scale proportions:** Heroic figure proportions with 120-150% naturalistic scale, *with possible anatomical distortions leaning towards the gaunt or unnaturally elongated for spectral beings.* - - **Atmospheric technique:** Line density variation for depth, *emphasizing suffocating fog, swirling spectral forms, or dust motes in stagnant air.* -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions - + # Gustave Doré Gothic Horror Framework + ## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + + **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + + **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + + **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, gesture, and expression unless photographic. + + **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("20-80 lines per square inch cross-hatching," "figures occupy <30% of image area") override descriptive language. + + **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How engraving tools create marks supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + + **Material Physics Authority:** Wood-engraving tool limitations, end-grain hardwood characteristics, and ink-on-paper binding agent specifications override aesthetic preferences. + + **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` — Fine parallel and cross-hatched lines build all facial tones; no photographic gradation. + + **Pose Flags:** `gestural-fluid`, `psychological-tension`, `contorted-psychological` — Theatrical poses captured at moment of maximum narrative drama. + + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` — Recompose entirely for declared vertical portrait ratio. + + **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. + + **Text policy:** Omit all text unless Section 8 authorizes. + + **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore beyond period-appropriate biblical/literary horror context; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. + + **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest period-appropriate clothing; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. + + **Gender expression:** Respect presented. + + **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing that mimics traditional media; surface must exhibit authentic wood-engraving characteristics — visible directional linework creating all tones. + + **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. + + **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid photographic realism, digital smoothing, halftone dots, flat even lighting, static minimalist compositions. + + **Silent validation:** Apply framework requirements, regenerate silently if fail. + + ------ + + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + + **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to **2:3 ratio** (primary) or **3:4 ratio** (alternative) — ignore source image dimensions completely. + + Redraw in **19th-Century French Romantic Illustration / Wood-Engraving style** for **mass-publication book illustration plate**. + + Identity via silhouette, gesture, and dramatic expression — not photographic likeness. - - **Wardrobe tracks:** - - - *Tattered robes, decaying aristocratic attire, burial shrouds, skeletal remains, spectral wisps with period-accurate draping.* - - *Fabric behavior: Heavy drapery with dramatic folds, appearing torn, decaying, or ethereal.* - - - **Accessory caps:** Elaborate 3-4 accessories supporting *macabre narrative context, symbols of death or despair.* + **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original gothic horror scene inspired by literary traditions (Dante, Milton, Biblical narratives) avoiding copyrighted character elements. No recognizable modern horror franchise iconography. - - **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: *tattered black cloaks, ghostly white shrouds, ceremonial garments stained with decay, skeletal armor.* + **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` — All facial features constructed through visible parallel and cross-hatched engraving lines. - - **Props:** 1 hero + 1 micro prop maximum: *scythe, hourglass, human skull (perhaps decaying), broken cross, rusted chains, spectral lantern, wilted flowers.* + **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` or `contorted-psychological` — Capture figure at moment of supernatural awe, terror, or spiritual revelation. - - **Coherence filter:** All elements support *gothic horror/supernatural narrative with implied historical or folkloric authenticity.* + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` — Entirely new composition optimized for vertical 2:3 or 3:4 format. - - **YAML Props Pool:** + **Style Dominance:** Gustave Doré's dramatic chiaroscuro, theatrical gestures, and overwhelmed-human-in-sublime-environment aesthetic overrides all other stylistic considerations. - + **Mode Selector:** Gallery print / Book illustration plate - `gothic_horror: [scythe, human_skull, rusted_chains, broken_cross, spectral_lantern, withered_flowers, open_coffin, crow_perched]` + ------ - `decaying_architecture: [crumbling_archway, moss-covered_statue, shattered_stained_glass, leaning_tombstone]` + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - `macabre_symbols: [hourglass_nearly_empty, raven, shrouded_figure, single_candle_flickering]` -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** + - Primary: `2:3` (standard vertical portrait for biblical/literary horror scenes) + - Alternative: `3:4` (classical portrait orientation for book illustration) - - - **❌ Canvas Negatives:** Add "cheerfulness", "harmony", "beauty", "optimistic", "cleanliness". - - **✅ Canvas Positives:** Add "decaying architectural grandeur", "suffocating atmospheric effects", "spectral figures", "psychological terror". -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns - + **Note on Ratio Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. While target ratios are specified above, variations within the vertical portrait family (2:3 to 3:4 range) maintain authentic Doré proportions. + **CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + + - **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely — design new vertical composition from ground up + - **Spatial Allocation:** Subject positioned in lower-to-middle third, allowing vast supernatural/architectural environment to dominate upper 60-70% of frame + - **Background Treatment:** Extend dramatic atmospheric environment (vast caverns, turbulent skies, decaying architecture, sublime landscapes) to fill entire vertical canvas with environmental hostility + - **Format Justification:** 2:3 or 3:4 vertical ratio serves Doré's signature compositional strategy of dwarfing human figures within overwhelming sublime environments, maximizing vertical space for towering architecture, cosmic visions, or oppressive darkness + + ------ + + ## 3) Artistic Style & Context + + **Influences:** + + - Literary sources: Dante Alighieri's *Divine Comedy*, John Milton's *Paradise Lost*, Biblical narratives, Lord Byron, Edgar Allan Poe + - Romantic movement emphasis on sublime, grotesque, emotional intensity over classical restraint + - 19th-century French illustration traditions serving mass-market book publication - - **DORÉ-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - - **Perspective:** Theatrical staging with *claustrophobic viewpoints, looming, decaying architecture, and an unsettling sense of scale.* - - **Lighting:** Single dramatic light source creating strong chiaroscuro with pure white highlights, *but emphasizing deep, oppressive shadows where malevolent forces might lurk, or a sickly, greenish glow.* - - **Detail:negative space 80:20 - dense engraving detail with strategic white space for spectral effects or moments of stark terror.* - - **REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - - **Surface Context:** Boxwood engraving block surface translated to white paper with authentic relief printing characteristics, *but with hints of aging, staining, or the brittle texture of ancient manuscripts.* - - By implementing these changes, the prompt emphasizes the chilling and macabre aspects of gothic horror through atmosphere, thematic elements, and subtle stylistic shifts, all while remaining within the technical and artistic framework of Gustave Doré's wood engraving style. + **Medium/Production Method:** Wood-engraving on end-grain hardwood (typically boxwood) for industrial mass reproduction. Doré drew designs directly onto woodblocks; teams of skilled artisan engravers (including Héliodore Pisan) carved the relief surfaces. Final prints produced via electrotype process on high-speed cylinder presses, creating affordable illustrated books for global distribution. All tones built through parallel lines, cross-hatching, and stippling — no continuous-tone photographic processes. + + **Thematic Purpose:** Transform epic literary narratives into powerful visual statements championing emotion, imagination, supernatural wonder, and psychological terror. Visualize humanity's fragility when confronting divine majesty, infernal punishment, or cosmic forces beyond comprehension. + + **Hallmark Motifs (quantified):** + + 1. **Overwhelmed Human Figure:** Human subjects occupy <30% of total image area in 64% of horror compositions, dwarfed by sublime landscapes, immense architecture, or overwhelming supernatural events + 2. **Dramatic Chiaroscuro:** Deep blacks dominate 60-80% of image area; single dramatic light source creates extreme tonal contrast in 71% of compositions + 3. **Theatrical Gestures:** Figures rendered in dynamic, contorted poses conveying intense movement — arms raised in supplication, bodies twisted in despair, captured at narrative climax + 4. **Grotesque Supernatural Beings:** Demons, death personifications, monstrous hybrids, angels rendered at 150-200% human scale with same material authenticity as natural elements + 5. **Environmental Hostility:** Settings convey danger through monumental scale, oppressive darkness, architectural decay, or turbulent natural forces in 90% of horror scenes + + **Period Framing:** 1850–1883 (peak productive years encompassing *Don Quixote* 1863, *The Bible* 1866, *Paradise Lost* 1866, *Divine Comedy* illustrations, *London: A Pilgrimage* 1872, *The Raven* 1883) + + **Tone Tag:** Sublime gothic horror, psychological dread, supernatural awe, romantic grandeur, theatrical intensity, biblical gravitas + + **Production Era Authenticity:** Industrial wood-engraving reproduction for mass-market book publication. Visible characteristics: energetic networks of fine linework, cross-hatching building all tones, high-contrast black ink on cream/white paper stock, sharp foreground detail transitioning to atmospheric soft-focus backgrounds. Explicitly forbid: halftone dots, photographic grain, digital smoothing, modern printing artifacts. + + ------ + + ## 4) Technical Execution + + **Line Quality & Tool Marks:** + + - Cross-hatching density ranges 20-80 lines per square inch depending on tonal requirements + - Visible individual line strokes in highlight areas; dense interwoven networks in shadow zones + - Lines follow form topology: parallel curved lines for fabric draping, radiating lines for light emanation, irregular cross-hatch for rock texture + - Burin and graver tool marks visible in line consistency and precision + - NO photographic continuous tone; every tonal gradation constructed through visible line density modulation + + **Texture & Surface Depth:** + + - Rock surfaces: irregular cross-hatching with varied line angles, 40-60 lines per square inch + - Fabric/drapery: parallel flow lines following fold topology, 30-50 lines per square inch + - Flesh tones: minimal linework in highlights, subtle cross-hatching in shadows, tonal modeling through line density + - Atmospheric effects: widely-spaced parallel lines transitioning to pure white paper in brightest areas + - Wood-engraving relief printing produces crisp black ink on white paper with no plate tone + + **Edge Treatment & Detail Hierarchy:** + + - Foreground elements: 100% sharp defined edges with maximum detail precision (individual fingers, fabric folds, facial features) + - Midground: detail reduction of approximately 60% from foreground clarity + - Background: atmospheric soft edges, pure tonal gradation with minimal linework (70% soft focus treatment) + - Sharp focus zone occupies 30-40% of total image depth, creating powerful depth through selective clarity + + **Color Mixing Methods:** + + - Monochromatic: black ink on white/cream paper only + - Tonal range constructed entirely through line density: pure white (no lines) → light gray (sparse lines 10-20/inch) → medium gray (moderate cross-hatch 30-50/inch) → deep black (dense cross-hatch 60-80+/inch) + - Chiaroscuro dominance: 60-80% of image area rendered in dark tones (60+ lines/inch density) + - NO color, NO halftone dots, NO photographic grain + + **Stroke Economy & Directionality:** + + - Every mark serves form description or tonal modeling — no decorative linework + - Directional line flow mandatory: follow surface topology, never arbitrary + - Light source dictates shadow hatching angles: perpendicular to light rays, following form curvature + - Parallel line clusters create texture identity: horizontal for calm water, chaotic angles for turbulent elements + + **Material Simulation & Authenticity:** + + - Authentic wood-engraving characteristics: crisp black ink, slight paper texture absorption, occasional printing registration marks acceptable + - Surface must show tool-mark evidence: parallel graver strokes, controlled line width consistency + - Reject digital vector perfection: subtle line weight variation from tool pressure authentic + - Paper context: cream or white book-quality stock, not glossy modern coated paper + + **Pose Anchors:** + + - Head tilt: 15-45 degrees from vertical in moments of psychological stress or supernatural awe + - Shoulder-hip angle differential: 20-60 degrees creating dynamic contrapposto or twisted psychological tension + - Weight distribution: often imbalanced (70-30% split) suggesting instability, motion, or emotional turmoil + - Gesture economy: arms raised in supplication/defense, hands grasping at air/fabric, fingers splayed in emotional intensity + - Expression hierarchy: eyes and mouth receive highest detail precision for psychological communication + + **Emotional State Anchor (CRITICAL):** + + - **REQUIRED:** defensive, overwhelmed, terrified, supplicant, vulnerable, awestruck, cowering + - **FORBIDDEN:** commanding, triumphant, confident, powerful, in control, victorious, celebratory + - Arms raised = plea for mercy/divine intervention, NOT gesture of power or celebration + - Facial expression = fear/awe/desperation, NOT joy/confidence/serenity + - Body language = retreating/bracing/shielding, NOT advancing/conquering/welcoming + + **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** + + - Human figures: baseline 100% scale + - Supernatural beings: 150-200% human scale (demons, angels, death personifications) + - Architecture/environment: 300-500% human scale creating overwhelming monumentality + - **CRITICAL:** Architecture must dwarf figures — minimum 3× human height, ideal 4-5× human height + - Compositional subordination: human elements occupy 20-30% of image area (strict maximum 35%) + - Viewer perspective should feel figure is small/vulnerable relative to setting scale + + **Material Authenticity Anchor:** + + - All tones created through visible directional linework — parallel lines, cross-hatching, stippling + - NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing + - Crisp black ink on white paper with clear line boundaries + - Tool mark evidence visible in line consistency and precision + + **Period Consistency Anchor:** + + - 1850-1883 wood-engraving industrial printing technology + - End-grain hardwood block (typically boxwood) relief printing characteristics + - Electrotype reproduction allowing mass publication + - Book illustration plate context: single-page vertical format + + **Production Method Anchor:** + + - Wood-engraving relief printing: only raised surfaces receive ink + - High-contrast black ink on paper — no plate tone, no ink variation + - Sharp detail possible through end-grain engraving vs. softer woodcut cross-grain + - Cylinder press reproduction for mass book publication + + **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** + + - Vertical 3:4 composition maximizes environmental dominance over human figures + - Lower-third figure placement allows vast architectural/atmospheric space above + - Dramatic vertical perspective lines draw eye upward toward sublime/horrific elements + - Format optimized for full-page book illustration commanding reader's attention + + ------ + + ## 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + + **Wardrobe Tracks:** + + **Biblical/Classical Track (primary for gothic horror):** + + - Flowing robes, tunics, cloaks with dramatic drapery + - Period: Ancient Mediterranean/Biblical/Medieval fantasy + - Fabric: Heavy wool, linen suggesting weight and substantial draping + - Construction: Simple gathered garments, rope belts, hood constructions + + **Fabric Behavior:** + + - Heavy draping with deep parallel fold lines suggesting substantial weight + - Wind/motion effects: fabric streaming dramatically in supernatural atmospheric disturbances + - Light interaction: highlight ridges sharp, shadow valleys dense cross-hatching + - Period accuracy: Pre-industrial hand-woven textiles with natural drape characteristics + + **Accessory Caps:** Minimalist 0-2 accessories maximum + + - Allowable: staff/walking stick, rope belt, simple headwear, religious symbols + - Forbidden: ornate jewelry, complex armor details, anachronistic modern elements + + **Color Palette Restrictions:** + + - Monochromatic rendering only: pure white (highlight), light gray (sparse lines), medium gray (moderate cross-hatch), deep black (dense lines) + - Fabric tonal range: mid-tones for primary garments allowing both highlight and shadow definition + - No color information — all garment differentiation through tonal value and texture pattern + + **Wardrobe Variation Required:** + + - Vary garment tonal values between iterations: alternate light-valued robes (sparse linework) with dark-valued cloaks (dense cross-hatching) + - Cycle through period-appropriate silhouettes: simple tunic, draped toga, hooded cloak, tattered robes + - Maintain biblical/classical/medieval fantasy period consistency + + **Props (1 hero + optional 1 micro, total ≤2):** + + **YAML Prop Pool — Gothic Horror Biblical/Literary Context:** + + ```yaml + hero_props: + - staff_walking_stick: + description: "Wooden walking staff, gnarled texture" + scale: 150-180% human height + rendering: irregular cross-hatch suggesting wood grain + + - sword_blade: + description: "Medieval sword, simple cross-guard" + scale: 80-100% human height + rendering: smooth parallel lines on blade, sharp highlight edge + + - book_manuscript: + description: "Ancient tome, leather-bound" + scale: 30-40cm dimensions + rendering: geometric straight edges, dense shadow cross-hatch + + - lantern_torch: + description: "Oil lamp or burning torch" + scale: 30-50cm + rendering: radiating light lines, flame stippling + + - chain_rope: + description: "Heavy chain or thick rope" + scale: variable length + rendering: parallel curved lines following chain/rope topology + + micro_props: + - skull_bones: + description: "Human skull or skeletal remains" + scale: 15-20cm + rendering: high detail cross-hatching, dark eye sockets + + - religious_symbol: + description: "Cross, rosary, religious icon" + scale: 10-20cm + rendering: sharp geometric edges, symbolic clarity + + - scattered_objects: + description: "Books, vessels, small debris" + scale: 5-15cm each + rendering: atmospheric detail suggesting narrative context + ``` + + **Coherence Filter:** All wardrobe and props must support 1850s Romantic literary illustration aesthetic serving biblical/epic poetry/gothic horror narratives. If period consistency unclear, default to simple draped garments and minimal props allowing environmental drama to dominate. + + ------ + + ## 6) Constraints + + **Canvas Negatives (≥2) — Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** + + - "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing", "horizontal landscape format" + - "photographic realism", "smooth gradients", "digital smoothing", "airbrushed", "soft focus throughout" + - "flat even lighting", "studio lighting", "balanced illumination", "no shadows" + - "halftone dots", "CMYK printing", "modern offset printing", "photographic grain", "digital noise" + - "color", "chromatic", "polychrome", "tinted", "sepia tone wash" + - "minimalist", "clean", "simple", "sparse", "empty composition", "negative space dominance" + - "static pose", "calm", "peaceful", "tranquil", "serene", "relaxed posture" + - "vector crisp", "digital illustration", "Adobe Illustrator", "clean vector paths" + - "Instagram filter", "HDR", "lens flare", "bokeh", "depth of field blur" + + **Canvas Positives (≥2) — Required Constraints for Authenticity:** + + - "exactly 2:3 or 3:4 vertical portrait ratio", "recomposed for classical book illustration format", "vertical portrait family" + - "dramatic chiaroscuro", "extreme light-to-dark contrast", "60-80% deep black tonal dominance" + - "wood-engraving technique", "visible parallel and cross-hatched linework", "20-80 lines per square inch" + - "monochromatic black ink on white paper", "pure black and white", "no color information" + - "theatrical gestural pose", "psychological tension", "captured at moment of narrative climax" + - "human figure subordinate to environment", "figures occupy <30% of image area", "overwhelmed by sublime setting" + - "supernatural elements present", "fantastical beings", "gothic horror atmosphere" + - "sharp foreground detail", "atmospheric soft background", "hierarchical depth clarity" + - "directional linework following form topology", "visible tool marks", "engraver's technique evident" + - "19th-century book illustration aesthetic", "1850-1883 production era authenticity" + + **Vocabulary Warnings:** + + - Avoid "ornate," "ornament," "elaborate," "decorative border," "frame" — these trigger unwanted compositional elements + - Avoid "harmonious," "pleasant," "beautiful," "peaceful" — these contradict gothic horror psychological tension + - Avoid "realistic," "photographic," "lifelike" — these trigger wrong rendering approach + - Use instead: "dramatic," "theatrical," "sublime," "overwhelming," "psychological," "supernatural," "intense," "monumental" + + ------ + + ## 7) Composition & Background + + **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS (2:3 or 3:4 Vertical Portrait):** + + - **Vertical emphasis:** Maximize upward compositional force — towering architecture, vast skies, overwhelming supernatural presence + - **Subject dominance:** Human figure(s) occupy 20-35% of total image area (target 20-30%), positioned lower-to-middle third + - **Hierarchical staging:** Primary figure → secondary environmental elements → atmospheric background recession + - **Environmental dominance:** Setting commands 65-80% visual weight, creating psychological pressure on human elements + + **STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + + **Perspective Regime:** + + - Strong linear perspective in 57% of horror compositions: converging architectural lines, receding landscape elements + - Atmospheric perspective in 43%: tonal gradation creating depth through line density reduction + - Low-angle viewpoint (15-30 degree upward tilt): emphasizes monumentality, makes viewer vulnerable + - High-angle viewpoint (15-30 degree downward tilt): omniscient observer position for scenes of judgment/damnation + - Eye-level viewpoint: direct psychological confrontation with supernatural threats + + **Figure:Ground Ratio:** + + - Ground-dominant composition: 65-80% environmental setting, 20-35% human figures + - Target range for horror/sublime scenes: figures occupy 20-30% (ideal), acceptable range extends to 35% + - Figure placement: lower-third to mid-frame positioning, allowing vertical environmental expansion + - Scale subordination: architectural/natural/supernatural elements rendered at 300-500% human scale + + **Density Percentage:** + + - High visual density in foreground: 70-100% of available space filled with detailed elements + - Medium density in midground: 40-60% detail fill, selective focus on narrative elements + - Low density in background: 10-30% atmospheric suggestion, pure tonal gradation + + **Lighting Logic:** + + - Single dramatic light source in 71% of compositions: divine radiance, torch, moonlight, supernatural emanation + - Light angle: 30-60 degrees from horizontal, creating strong shadow definition + - Chiaroscuro priority: maximum tonal contrast serving emotional intensity + - Radiating light pattern: straight parallel lines emanating from source point + - Shadow construction: cross-hatching perpendicular to light rays, following form curvature + + **Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** + + - Foreground (sharp focus zone): 80-100% detail density + - Midground: 40-60% detail density with selective clarity + - Background: 10-30% detail density, atmospheric tonal gradation + - Pure white highlights: 5-15% of total image area for dramatic contrast + - Deep black shadows: 60-80% of total image area for psychological oppression + + **REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + + **Surface Context Anchor:** + + - Cream or white book-quality paper stock (not glossy coated modern paper) + - Wood-engraving relief print characteristics: crisp black ink, slight paper texture absorption + - Book illustration plate context: single-page vertical format for mass-publication illustrated literature + - Viewing distance: 30-50cm (typical book reading distance), detail scaled accordingly + + **Frame/Band Anchor:** + + - OMIT entirely — no decorative borders, no title bands, no marginal ornamentation + - Image extends to edge of page (bleed) or maintains simple rectangular boundary + - Any text (title/caption) placed separately below image, not integrated within composition + + **Production Context Anchor:** + + - 1850-1883 industrial wood-engraving technology + - Electrotype reproduction process for mass printing + - High-speed cylinder press output on book-quality paper stock + - Characteristic artifacts: occasional slight printing registration variation, crisp black ink boundaries + + **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** + + - Composition designed specifically for 3:4 vertical format — not adapted from different ratio + - Vertical perspective lines emphasize portrait orientation + - Environmental elements scaled to fill vertical canvas maximally + - Lower-third figure placement optimized for vertical storytelling hierarchy + + **ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT (Background Options):** + + **Architectural Settings:** + + - Vast Gothic cathedrals, decaying ruins, cyclopean structures, infernal architecture + - Strong linear perspective with converging verticals emphasizing height + - Detail hierarchy: sharp foreground stonework, atmospheric distant arches + - Scale: 400-500% human height creating overwhelming monumentality + + **Landscape Settings:** + + - Turbulent skies with dramatic cloud formations rendered in flowing parallel lines + - Rocky chasms, mountain precipices, barren wastelands + - Atmospheric depth through line density reduction: foreground 60-80 lines/inch, background 10-20 lines/inch + - Scale: vast horizontal/vertical expanse dwarfing human figures + + **Supernatural Settings:** + + - Cosmic visions: radiating light patterns, swirling vortices of angels/demons + - Underworld caverns: dense cross-hatched shadows, occasional light source + - Ethereal spaces: minimal environmental detail, figures suspended in tonal atmosphere + + **Mood Amplification:** + + - Settings actively participate in narrative, not passive backdrops + - Environmental hostility: oppressive darkness, threatening scale, decaying structures + - Psychological pressure: vast empty spaces isolating figures, overwhelming architectural weight + - Supernatural atmosphere: impossible geometries, divine/infernal presences, cosmic scale + + ------ + + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration + + **Binary:** OMIT — No text, titles, captions, or typography within image composition. + + **Rationale:** Following 19th-century book illustration conventions, Doré's illustrations were presented as full-page plates with any titles or captions placed separately below the image in the margin, not integrated within the artwork itself. This preserves visual purity and allows dramatic composition to command full attention. + + **If Text Were Authorized (for reference only):** + + - **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Lower margin below image, never overlapping illustration + - **Copy Limits:** ≤6 words for title/caption + - **Period-Appropriate Typography:** 19th-century serif typeface consistent with book printing conventions + - **Font Recommendation:** Closest match would be traditional book serif faces like Caslon, Baskerville, or similar old-style serifs used in 1850-1880s publishing. However, specific font matching not required as text is OMITTED from composition. + + **Format-Specific Text Rules:** + + - **Gallery Print Mode:** Omit all text — pure illustration + - **Museum Context:** Optional caption below image in traditional serif typeface + - **Book Illustration Plate:** Title/caption in margin below image, separate from composition + + **Historical Accuracy:** Typography must match 1850-1883 letterpress printing technology if included. Traditional serif faces, not modern sans-serif or display fonts. + + **Production Method Integration:** If text present, render with period-appropriate letterpress characteristics: slight ink spread, crisp edges, traditional book typography spacing and hierarchy. + + ------ + + **END OF FRAMEWORK** + + *Silent validation reminder: Verify all sections 1-8 complete; exact 3:4 ratio specified; IP safeguards present; face/pose/canvas flags declared; ≥5 technical execution anchors with measurements; wardrobe + YAML props; ≥2 canvas negatives and positives; ratio-specific composition; text policy explicit; material authenticity emphasized; production method authentic to 1850-1883 wood-engraving; composition boundaries clear; no frames outside canvas.* ------ # Edward Gorey Gothic Horror Illustration Style Prompt + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Gorey's whimsical-gothic pen and ink style circa 1960-1980** for **book illustration reproduction**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with **darkly whimsical unease and spectral melancholy**. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal themes of existential uncertainty and darkly comic misfortune. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` with `skeletal-minimalism and blank-stare-eyes` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (understated dread or spectral-stillness) **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` **Style Dominance:** Gorey's **whimsical gothic illustration with emphasis on subtle menace and Victorian melancholy** supersedes photographic realism **Mode Selector:** Book illustration for **darkly whimsical narrative visualization or macabre children's literature parody** -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic **MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` (portrait format matching Gorey's book illustration proportions) @@ -272,7 +687,8 @@ natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] - **Spatial Allocation:** **Enigmatic figure placement with ominous negative space, supporting elements suggesting impending misfortune** - **Background Treatment:** Fill with **intricate cross-hatched environments suggesting decay or abandonment, extending to full canvas** - **Format Justification:** 3:4 ratio serves Victorian book tradition and allows proper figure-to-environment relationships essential for darkly comic narrative impact -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context **Influences:** Victorian illustration tradition, **Edwardian children's literature parody, gothic literature (Poe), Medieval memento mori, darkly comic storytelling** **Medium/Production method:** India ink applied with fine pen nibs on heavy paper, creating dense cross-hatching through multiple line layers. No brush work - purely linear pen technique with varying line weights and densities. **Thematic purpose:** **Darkly whimsical visualization of existential unease, childhood's hidden perils, social commentary through macabre humor, and the inevitability of misfortune** **Hallmark motifs:** @@ -281,10 +697,12 @@ natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] - Victorian/Edwardian period dress with **subtle suggestions of decay or eeriness** - **Intricate background patterns and architectural details with ominous undertones** - Strategic use of pure white space for dramatic contrast and **spectral emphasis** **Period framing:** Mid-20th century American illustration with Victorian aesthetic sensibility, literary parody tradition **Tone Tag:** **Whimsically ominous, melancholically humorous, subtly unsettling, darkly elegant** **Production Era Authenticity:** Mid-century pen and ink book illustration with precise line reproduction requirements -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +## 4) Technical Execution **Line application:** Multiple layers of fine cross-hatching executed with India ink, varying from hair-thin feathery lines to bold structural strokes, building saturated black areas through line density **Cross-hatching specifications:** Dense layered line work - 60-120 lines per inch in shadow areas, creating 3-dimensional pools of ink saturation on paper surface **Tonal system:** Purely linear - no brush work or solid fills, complete grayscale achieved through line density variation from sparse hatching to dense cross-hatching **Edge treatment:** Precise pen line quality with deliberate line weight variation, crisp linear definition throughout **Stroke economy:** Every line serves structural or atmospheric purpose - maximum visual impact through strategic line placement **Surface simulation:** Authentic India ink saturation effects - heavy cross-hatching areas appear smaller and more concentrated than printed versions **Detail hierarchy:** Meticulous foreground detail diminishing to suggestion through line density control **Material authenticity:** India ink pen characteristics - rich blacks, precise line quality, no modern digital smoothness **Scale proportions:** Figures scaled for narrative emphasis - often diminished against elaborate backgrounds suggesting **vulnerability or isolation** **Pattern work:** Intricate textile and architectural patterns executed through systematic line work **Atmospheric technique:** Line density creating depth - saturated cross-hatching for **oppressive shadows**, sparse lines for **ethereal or spectral effects** -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector **Wardrobe tracks:** @@ -300,7 +718,8 @@ childhood_eeriness: [abandoned_doll, broken_toy, empty_birdcage, music_box] victorian_melancholy: [pocket_watch, mourning_jewelry, handkerchief, calling_card] subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] ``` -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +## 6) Constraints **❌ Canvas Negatives:** @@ -316,7 +735,8 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - "dense India ink cross-hatching creating saturated line pools", "authentic pen line quality" - **"whimsical gothic atmosphere", "subtly ominous undertones", "darkly elegant Victorian aesthetic"** - "precise linear technique with no brush work", **"spectral negative space effects", "melancholic narrative suggestion"** -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +## 7) Composition & Background **3:4 PORTRAIT COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -339,7 +759,8 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - pure illustration without decorative borders - **Production Context:** Mid-century book illustration reproduction appropriate to literary publishing - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 3:4 book format with proper **narrative pacing and atmospheric development** -## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration **Binary:** Allow text when narratively essential - Gorey often integrated minimal text with illustrations **If allowed:** @@ -374,7 +795,8 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. - Redraw in **Bernie Wrightson Gothic Horror Pen-and-Ink Style** for **detailed book illustration format**. @@ -387,7 +809,8 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - **Mode Selector:** Gothic horror book illustration for macabre narrative visualization. ------ -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -410,7 +833,8 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves theatrical staging of gothic horror narrative ------ -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context - **Influences:** German Expressionism, Romantic horror literature (Poe, Shelley), Medieval danse macabre, Gustave Doré engraving tradition, EC Comics horror atmosphere - **Medium/Production method:** Authentic pen-and-ink on bristol board using Gillott 291 nib with india ink, emphasizing cross-hatching and line weight variation rather than solid black fills @@ -425,7 +849,8 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - **Tone Tag:** Ominous, psychologically unsettling, grotesquely dramatic, melancholic, theatrically macabre ------ -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - **Line quality:** Gillott 291 nib characteristics with variable pressure creating 0.2-1.5mm line weights, authentic india ink flow with slight bleeding on bristol board texture - **Cross-hatching specifications:** Primary hatching at 45° angles, secondary crosshatch at 135°, tertiary hatching at 90° for deepest blacks, line spacing 0.5-3mm depending on tonal value @@ -437,7 +862,8 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - **Detail hierarchy:** Primary subject 100% detail resolution, secondary elements 60%, atmospheric elements 30% ------ -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - **Wardrobe tracks:** Tattered Victorian/Edwardian garments, decaying aristocratic attire, burial shrouds, monastic robes with period-accurate construction showing decay and age - **Fabric behavior:** Heavy drapery with dramatic folds appearing torn, weathered, or ethereal with authentic textile physics @@ -456,7 +882,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand ``` ------ -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +### 6) Constraints **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -471,7 +898,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - "authentic pen-and-ink line quality", "bristol board texture interaction", "Gillott 291 nib characteristics" ------ -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +### 7) Composition & Background **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -495,7 +923,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with gothic architectural elements supporting the format ------ -## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration - **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual storytelling - **Production Context:** Focus on illustration as standalone narrative art without typography distraction @@ -529,7 +958,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. - Redraw in **H.R. Giger Biomechanical Surrealist Style** for **museum gallery illustration format**. @@ -542,7 +972,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - **Mode Selector:** Museum surrealist art for technological transformation visualization. ------ -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -565,7 +996,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves architectural precision and technological detail hierarchy ------ -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context - **Influences:** Swiss Surrealism, Bauhaus precision, Ernst Fuchs, Salvador Dalí, architectural draftsmanship, technical illustration tradition - **Medium/Production method:** Professional airbrush technique on canvas board using acrylic paints, emphasizing smooth gradations and precise mechanical detail @@ -580,7 +1012,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - **Tone Tag:** Technological, architectural, precisely surreal, biomechanically evolved, coldly beautiful ------ -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - **Airbrush technique:** Professional dual-action airbrush with 0.2-0.35mm needle creating seamless gradations, acrylic paint thinned to milk consistency with authentic paint flow characteristics and subtle application irregularities - **Surface preparation:** Canvas board with smooth tooth for precise airbrush application, minimal texture interference but retaining authentic canvas grain @@ -594,7 +1027,8 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - **Scale proportions:** Precise architectural measurements with biomechanical elements following technical drawing conventions ------ -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - **Wardrobe tracks:** Technological integration garments, architectural clothing forms, biomechanical accessories with precise geometric construction - **Fabric behavior:** Synthetic materials with technological appearance, smooth surfaces reflecting airbrush technique aesthetic @@ -613,7 +1047,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d ``` ------ -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +### 6) Constraints **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -628,7 +1063,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - "professional airbrush technique", "canvas board surface interaction", "Swiss precision aesthetics" ------ -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +### 7) Composition & Background **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -652,7 +1088,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with architectural elements supporting the format ------ -## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration - **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual biomechanical exploration - **Production Context:** Focus on artwork as standalone technological-surrealist statement @@ -686,7 +1123,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. - Redraw in **Harry Clarke Illuminated Fantasy Illustration Style** for **literary book illustration format**. @@ -699,7 +1137,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - **Mode Selector:** Literary fantasy book illustration for narrative visualization. ------ -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -722,7 +1161,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves decorative precision and narrative illustration hierarchy ------ -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context - **Influences:** Irish Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, French Symbolist movement, medieval illuminated manuscripts, stained glass craftsmanship tradition - **Medium/Production method:** Dip pen and India ink on Bristol board, emphasizing stippling technique and lead line integration from stained glass experience @@ -737,7 +1177,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - **Tone Tag:** Decoratively intricate, fantastically literary, symbolically rich, craftsman-precise, mysteriously beautiful ------ -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - **Dip pen technique:** Flexible nib creating variable line weights from 0.5-3mm, India ink flow with authentic bristol board interaction and organic line variation - **Stippling specifications:** Systematic dot placement with 0.5-2mm spacing variation for tonal gradation, achieving texture through density rather than line work @@ -749,7 +1190,8 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - **Stained glass translation anchor:** Two-dimensional interpretation of three-dimensional glass techniques maintaining lead line structural logic ------ -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - **Wardrobe tracks:** Art Nouveau period fantasy garments, medieval-influenced robes, decorative costume elements with stained glass pattern integration - **Fabric behavior:** Heavy drapery with decorative pattern integration, period-accurate construction showing Clarke's textile pattern expertise @@ -768,7 +1210,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, ``` ------ -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +### 6) Constraints **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -783,7 +1226,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - "authentic dip pen technique", "bristol board surface interaction", "Edgar Allan Poe atmospheric authenticity" ------ -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +### 7) Composition & Background **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -807,7 +1251,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with decorative elements supporting the format ------ -## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration - **Binary:** Allow selective text integration for literary illustration authenticity - **If allowed:** @@ -848,7 +1293,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. - Redraw in **Virgil Finlay Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror Stippling Illustration Style** for **weird fiction magazine interior illustration format**. @@ -861,7 +1307,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - **Mode Selector:** Weird fiction magazine interior illustration for cosmic horror narrative visualization. ------ -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -884,7 +1331,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves dramatic weird fiction illustration and cosmic horror layout hierarchy ------ -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context - **Influences:** American weird fiction tradition, H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror aesthetic, Gothic Revival architecture, Gustave Doré engraving techniques, Pablo Picasso modernist influence, Edgar Allan Poe atmospheric terror - **Medium/Production method:** 290 lithographic pen with India ink on scratchboard, emphasizing stippling technique with scratchboard subtractive methods for cosmic horror visualization @@ -899,7 +1347,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - **Tone Tag:** Cosmically atmospheric, meticulously crafted, psychologically unsettling, otherworldly dramatic, weird-fiction-authentically detailed ------ -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - **Lithographic pen technique:** 290 lithographic pen (ultra-fine point) with India ink, individual dot application requiring pen-tip wiping after each stipple for authentic pointillist texture - **Scratchboard specifications:** Clay-covered board coated with black ink, white line carving using sharp blade creating 40-60% subtractive white areas @@ -911,7 +1360,8 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - **Tool specificity anchor:** 290 lithographic pen point so fine that most artists cannot use it, requiring months of searching for properly flowing pens ------ -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - **Wardrobe tracks:** 1930s-1950s period occult investigator clothing, scholarly academic attire, weird fiction character garments with cosmic horror aesthetic and period authenticity - **Fabric behavior:** Period-accurate construction showing Finlay's attention to textile rendering through stippling technique with emphasis on scholarly and occult themes, fabric showing signs of tension or distress (wrinkled from clutching forbidden knowledge, disheveled from cosmic revelations) @@ -930,7 +1380,8 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou ``` ------ -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +### 6) Constraints **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -945,7 +1396,8 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou - "authentic 290 lithographic pen technique", "scratchboard surface interaction", "wood pulp reproduction optimization" ------ -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +### 7) Composition & Background **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -969,7 +1421,8 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with stippling elements supporting the format ------ -## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration - **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual narrative storytelling - **Production Context:** Focus on illustration as standalone weird fiction magazine interior art @@ -978,3 +1431,590 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou ------ +# José Guadalupe Posada + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**Canvas Override Mandate:** Compose for declared target aspect ratio; source image dimensions may influence final output. + +**Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, caricature, and satirical expression — not photographic accuracy. + +**Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("60-90% figure dominance," "15-50 lines per inch," "40-60% black areas") override descriptive language. + +**Process-Over-Result Priority:** How relief printing tools create marks supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + +**Material Physics Authority:** Wood/metal plate carving limitations, cheap wood-pulp paper characteristics, and relief printing specifications override aesthetic preferences. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `engrave-hatch` or `woodblock-carved` — Bold outlines with parallel/cross-hatched relief printing characteristics; caricature/satirical proportions. + +**Pose Flags:** `gestural-fluid`, `candid-motion` — Dynamic action poses captured mid-movement (dancing, working, fighting, performing). + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `format-native` — Commercial broadside format flexibility. + +**Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**Text policy:** Omit all text unless Section 8 authorizes. + +**Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore beyond period-appropriate social satire context; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. + +**Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest period-appropriate clothing; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. + +**Gender expression:** Respect presented. + +**Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic relief printing characteristics — bold hand-carved linework, slight ink irregularities, cheap newsprint texture. + +**Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. + +**Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid photographic realism, digital smoothing, academic polish, subtle tonality, halftone dots, figure subordination to environment, empty/minimal compositions, terrifying horror aesthetic. + +**Silent validation:** Apply framework requirements, regenerate silently if fail. + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Compose for flexible commercial broadside format — **4:3**, **3:2**, **5:3**, **2:1** (horizontal), **3:2**, **4:3** (vertical), or **1:1** (square) acceptable. + +**Note on Ratio Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. Posada worked across multiple broadside formats for commercial printing flexibility. + +Redraw in **Mexican Folk Printmaking / Relief Print style** for **mass-media broadside publication (hoja volante)**. + +Identity via caricature silhouette, exaggerated gesture, and satirical costume/prop signifiers — not naturalistic likeness. + +**IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original satirical scenes inspired by Mexican popular culture (Day of the Dead traditions, revolutionary politics, social commentary) avoiding copyrighted character elements. No recognizable modern franchise iconography. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `woodblock-carved` — Bold outlines with expressive hatching; caricature/satirical facial proportions if skeleton; exaggerated features if human. + +**Pose Flag:** `gestural-fluid` or `candid-motion` — Capture figure mid-action: dancing, bicycling, playing music, working, fighting, celebrating. + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `format-native` — Commercial flexibility across broadside formats. + +**Style Dominance:** José Guadalupe Posada's whimsical calavera satire, densely packed compositions, hand-carved relief printing aesthetic, and populist narrative clarity overrides all other stylistic considerations. + +**Mode Selector:** Broadside print / Popular media illustration + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**FLEXIBLE RATIO SELECTION (commercial broadside formats):** + +**HORIZONTAL FORMATS:** + +- `5:3` or `3:2` (standard broadsheet horizontal) +- `2:1` (wide panoramic broadsheet) + +**VERTICAL FORMATS:** + +- `3:2` or `4:3` (standard broadsheet vertical) + +**SQUARE FORMAT:** + +- `1:1` (chapbook or contained illustration) + +**Note on Format Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. Posada's commercial work appeared in varied broadside formats optimized for printing economics and narrative needs. + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Adapt composition to suit declared format while maintaining figure dominance and packed density +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figures occupy 60-90% of frame area — backgrounds functional and supporting, never empty or dominant +- **Background Treatment:** Functional contextual settings (cemetery, street, cantina, landscape) that support narrative without overwhelming central action +- **Format Justification:** Flexible formats serve commercial broadside publication for mass-market penny papers, allowing horizontal group scenes, vertical portraits, or square contained narratives + +------ + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** + +- Manuel Manilla (predecessor at Vanegas Arroyo press) — popularized calavera as living active figure +- Indigenous Mexican skull motif — prehistoric cultural symbolism reinterpreted for modern satire +- Socio-political environment — Porfirio Díaz dictatorship, Mexican Revolution, rapid modernization +- Commercial mass media — penny broadsides, corridos (narrative songs), sensational news +- Counter-influence: Rejection of European academic polish and refined aesthetics in favor of raw populist expression + +**Medium/Production Method:** Relief printing (letterpress) using type-metal engraving, woodcut, wood engraving, or acid-etched zinc plates. High-volume, low-cost commercial printing for mass distribution via broadsides (hojas volantes). Images carved in relief, inked, and pressed into cheap wood-pulp paper often dyed with bright aniline colors (orange, scarlet, green, yellow, magenta). All tones built through bold outlines, parallel hatching, and cross-hatching — no continuous-tone processes. Characteristic imperfections from speed printing: slight ink irregularities, plate impression texture, hand-carved line quality. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Social and political satire for mass consumption. Calaveras (skeletons) used as whimsical satirical figures commenting on class distinctions, political hypocrisy, revolutionary politics, and the great equalizer—death. Narrative immediacy for largely illiterate audience requiring instantly legible visual storytelling. Commercial journalism documenting sensational news, crimes, disasters, and popular culture. + +**Hallmark Motifs (quantified):** + +1. **Calaveras (Skeletons):** Dominant motif — whimsical, expressive skeletons engaged in all human activities (dancing, bicycling, working, fighting). NOT horrific but satirical. Characterized by exaggerated non-naturalistic proportions, elaborate costume signifiers (sombreros, bourgeois hats, work clothes), and dynamic gesture. La Calavera Catrina (skeleton with elaborate feathered hat) most iconic example. +2. **Dense Crowd Compositions:** 70-95% of frame filled with figures and narrative details — horror vacui (fear of empty space). Multiple figures in dynamic interaction, supporting cast filling negative space, props and environmental details packed edge-to-edge. +3. **Dynamic Action:** Constant movement — figures captured mid-dance, mid-stride, mid-gesture. NO static poses. Energy and immediacy prioritized over composed stillness. +4. **Social Caricature:** Exaggerated features and proportions amplify character and social commentary. Costume and props signify class (peasant, bourgeois, revolutionary, worker). Satirical rather than reverential treatment of authority. +5. **Expressive Line Quality:** "Smooth and harmonious" in daily life scenes vs. "harsh and thick" in scenes of violence or denunciation. Hand-carved irregularity evident — NOT mechanical precision. + +**Period Framing:** 1888–1913 (Posada's Mexico City years at Vanegas Arroyo press encompassing height of Porfirian era through outbreak of Mexican Revolution) + +**Tone Tag:** Whimsical satire, dark comedy, populist immediacy, revolutionary energy, social critique, macabre playfulness, folk narrative + +**Production Era Authenticity:** High-volume commercial relief printing for penny broadsides. Visible characteristics: bold hand-carved linework with irregular tool marks, slight ink distribution variations, plate impression texture in cheap wood-pulp paper, aniline-dyed paper color (cream, yellow, pink, orange, green), NO halftone dots, NO photographic grain, NO digital smoothing, NO academic polish. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Execution + +**Line Quality & Tool Marks:** + +- Bold, energetic, varied line weight (thin contours to thick emphatic strokes) +- Hand-carved relief printing character: irregular tool marks, slight variations in line width, expressive rather than mechanical +- Line density: 15-50 lines per inch for hatching/cross-hatching (coarser than fine wood engraving) +- Style adaptation: "smooth and harmonious" parallel lines for everyday scenes, "harsh and thick" aggressive lines for violence/denunciation +- Bold outlines define all major forms — graphic clarity prioritized +- NO photographic continuous tone; every tonal gradation constructed through visible line density + +**Texture & Surface Depth:** + +- Parallel hatching for mid-tones: 20-35 lines per inch, following form curvature +- Cross-hatching for shadows: 30-50 lines per inch, perpendicular line networks +- Fabric texture: flowing parallel lines suggesting drape and movement +- Bone texture (skeletons): sharp highlight edges, bold shadow hatching emphasizing contours +- Relief printing impression: slight texture from plate pressed into soft absorbent paper +- Paper substrate texture: cheap wood-pulp newsprint with visible fiber structure + +**Edge Treatment & Detail Hierarchy:** + +- ALL forms defined by bold outlines — graphic clarity mandatory +- Primary figures: maximum detail with clear feature definition (skull teeth, costume details, facial expressions) +- Secondary figures: moderate detail maintaining legibility +- Background elements: simplified but functional — never vague or atmospheric +- NO atmospheric soft-focus recession — clarity maintained throughout depth +- Detail serves narrative — exaggerated features for satire, costume details for class signification + +**Color Mixing Methods:** + +- Monochromatic: black ink on colored paper substrate +- Paper color provides "ground tone": cream, pale yellow, pale pink, orange, scarlet, green (aniline-dyed wood-pulp paper) +- NO multicolor printing (except rare chromolithograph exceptions 1899-1901 Maucci series) +- Tonal range through line density: white paper (no ink) → light gray (sparse lines) → medium gray (moderate hatching) → deep black (dense hatching/solid areas) +- Chiaroscuro balance: 40-60% deep blacks (more balanced than Doré's oppressive 60-80%) + +**Stroke Economy & Directionality:** + +- Every line serves form description, volume modeling, or narrative clarity +- Hatching follows surface topology: curved parallel lines for rounded forms, straight for flat planes +- Cross-hatching angles determined by form intersection and shadow direction +- Bold solid blacks for maximum contrast areas (deep shadows, costume elements, background emphasis) +- Economic use of line — populist clarity over refined academic detail + +**Material Simulation & Authenticity:** + +- Authentic relief printing characteristics: crisp black ink edges, slight ink spread on absorbent paper +- Hand-carved tool evidence: line width variation from pressure, occasional irregular edges +- Cheap paper absorption: slight ink bleed acceptable, adds authenticity +- Plate impression texture: subtle embossing from printing pressure +- NO digital vector perfection — hand-crafted irregularity required +- Paper context: wood-pulp newsprint (cream/colored), NOT fine art paper or glossy stock + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- Dynamic action mandatory: NO static standing poses +- Mid-motion capture: dancing (legs lifted, arms extended), bicycling (bent posture, hands on handlebars), working (tool-wielding gesture), fighting (aggressive lean, weapon raised) +- Exaggerated gesture: arms akimbo, legs splayed, heads tilted, spines curved +- Social gesture vocabulary: peasant (bent from labor, simple tool), bourgeois (upright posture, elaborate costume), revolutionary (aggressive stance, weapon), musician (instrument-holding pose) +- Skeleton articulation: flexible, cartoonish joint angles (NOT anatomically rigid) + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** + +- **CRITICAL:** Figures dominate 60-90% of image area (OPPOSITE of Doré's environmental subordination) +- Primary figures: 100% baseline scale, commanding central composition +- Secondary figures: 60-90% primary scale, filling remaining space +- Background architecture/landscape: human-scaled (NOT overwhelming monumental 300-500% scale) +- Compositional density: 70-95% of frame filled — minimal negative space +- Horror vacui principle: packed, crowded compositions rejecting emptiness + +**Emotional State Anchor:** + +- **REQUIRED:** whimsical, satirical, energetic, playful, defiant, celebratory, mischievous +- **FORBIDDEN:** terrified, overwhelmed, cowering, defensively retreating, victimized, helpless +- Death representation: lively skeletons engaged in human activities, NOT horrific specters +- Satire mode: mocking authority, celebrating folk culture, critiquing social hypocrisy +- Revolutionary energy: defiant, active, engaged — NOT passive or defeated + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** + +- All tones created through visible bold linework — outlines, parallel hatching, cross-hatching +- NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing, NO academic polish +- Crisp black ink on colored paper substrate with hand-carved line irregularities +- Cheap newsprint texture and aniline dye color foundational to aesthetic + +**Detail Hierarchy & Compositional Density (MANDATORY):** + +- **NO atmospheric recession** — clarity maintained throughout depth (OPPOSITE of Doré) +- Foreground (primary figures): Maximum detail density 40-50 lines/inch, bold outlines, clear features +- Midground (secondary figures): Moderate detail 30-40 lines/inch, simplified but legible +- Background (context): Functional detail 15-30 lines/inch, supporting narrative without vagueness +- **CRITICAL:** Detail serves narrative clarity, NOT atmospheric depth — populist legibility prioritized +- Frame density: 70-95% filled with figures, objects, narrative elements — reject empty space + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** + +- 1888-1913 Mexican commercial relief printing technology +- Broadside (hoja volante) mass-media format +- Cheap wood-pulp paper with aniline dye coloring +- High-speed letterpress reproduction characteristics + +**Production Method Anchor:** + +- Relief printing: only raised carved surfaces receive ink +- Bold black ink on colored paper — slight ink spread from absorbent substrate +- Hand-carved plate texture: irregular line quality, tool mark evidence +- Speed printing imperfections: acceptable minor ink variations, registration marks + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** + +- Flexible format composition: horizontal group scenes, vertical portraits, square contained narratives +- Figure dominance regardless of format: 60-90% figure area maintained +- Packed density across all ratios: minimal negative space universally +- Format optimized for commercial broadside publication and mass distribution + +------ + +## 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe Tracks:** + +**Mexican Folk/Peasant Track (primary for popular scenes):** + +- Simple cotton clothing, sarapes (striped blankets), rebozos (shawls) +- Period: 1880s-1910s rural/urban working class Mexico +- Fabric: Plain cotton, simple stripes, functional work wear +- Construction: Loose-fitting garments, rope belts, practical footwear + +**Bourgeois/Dandy Track (for satirical class critique):** + +- Elaborate hats (European fashion), formal suits, fancy dresses +- Period: Porfirian era (1876-1911) upper-class fashion +- Fabric: Fine textiles suggested through clean surfaces vs. working-class hatching +- Construction: Fitted garments, decorative elements, status signifiers + +**Revolutionary Track (for political scenes):** + +- Military-style clothing, bandoliers, work clothes with weapons +- Period: 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution +- Fabric: Rugged practical textiles, leather accessories +- Construction: Functional military/guerrilla style, ammunition belts + +**Calavera Costume Track (for skeleton scenes):** + +- Skeletons wear human clothing appropriate to social class/role +- Elaborate hats PRIMARY signifier: sombrero (peasant), feathered hat (bourgeois dandy—La Catrina), top hat (European elite), simple cap (worker) +- Clothing defines skeleton's satirical role: sarape (peasant), suit (bourgeois), military gear (revolutionary), work clothes (laborer) + +**Fabric Behavior:** + +- Bold outline definition with interior parallel line hatching suggesting drape +- Flowing movement lines for dynamic action (dancing, running, wind) +- Striped patterns (sarapes, ribbed fabrics) rendered with parallel lines +- Contrast between smooth bourgeois fabrics (minimal hatching) and textured peasant fabrics (dense hatching) + +**Accessory Caps:** 2-4 accessories typical (hats, instruments, weapons, bottles, tools) + +- Allowable: Elaborate hats (PRIMARY), musical instruments, work tools, bottles, weapons, cigarettes, fans +- Props define social role and satirical commentary + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** + +- Monochromatic rendering: black ink on colored paper substrate +- Paper color provides chromatic element: cream, yellow, pink, orange, scarlet, green +- NO multicolor ink printing (except rare chromolithograph exceptions) +- Clothing differentiation through tonal value (line density) and bold outline rather than color + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** + +- Vary social class costumes between iterations: peasant sarape → bourgeois suit → revolutionary bandolier +- Cycle through hat styles: sombrero → feathered bourgeois hat → top hat → worker's cap +- Maintain 1888-1913 Mexican period consistency across all wardrobe choices + +**Props (2-4 typical for Posada's narrative density):** + +**YAML Prop Pool — Mexican Popular Culture Context:** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - elaborate_hat: + description: "Sombrero, feathered bourgeois hat (Catrina), top hat, worker's cap" + scale: 80-150% head size (exaggerated for satire) + rendering: bold outline, hatching for texture/shadow, PRIMARY class signifier + + - musical_instrument: + description: "Guitar, violin, trumpet, accordion" + scale: proportional to figure + rendering: simplified functional form, bold outline, minimal interior detail + + - bottle_drink: + description: "Pulque bottle, aguardiente, beer, tequila" + scale: 30-50cm typical bottle + rendering: simple cylindrical form, label suggested, held in hand + + - weapon: + description: "Rifle, pistol, knife, machete" + scale: proportional to historical weapons + rendering: bold outline emphasizing threatening silhouette + + - work_tool: + description: "Shovel, hoe, hammer, sickle" + scale: functional tool size + rendering: simplified recognizable form, labor signifier + +secondary_props: + - bicycle: + description: "Penny-farthing or early safety bicycle" + scale: functional bicycle proportions + rendering: wheel spokes as radiating lines, bold frame outline + + - furniture: + description: "Table, chair, barrel, coffin" + scale: functional furniture size + rendering: simplified geometric forms, functional context + + - papers_text: + description: "Broadsides, newspapers, letters, books" + scale: handheld document size + rendering: rectangular form with suggested text lines + + - skull_bones: + description: "Ground skulls for cemetery scenes" + scale: 10-15cm skulls + rendering: simplified skull form, bold eye sockets, grinning teeth + + - small_objects: + description: "Cigarettes, coins, flowers, rosaries" + scale: 5-15cm objects + rendering: economical simplified forms, narrative signifiers +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All wardrobe and props must support 1888-1913 Mexican popular culture aesthetic serving satirical social commentary, Day of the Dead traditions, revolutionary politics, and folk narrative. If period consistency unclear, default to simple peasant attire with sombrero allowing satirical skeleton characterization to dominate. + +------ + +## 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2) — Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** + +- "photographic realism", "photorealistic rendering", "lifelike", "naturalistic proportions" +- "smooth gradients", "digital smoothing", "airbrushed", "soft focus", "blurred depth of field" +- "academic polish", "refined technique", "classical proportions", "Renaissance perspective" +- "subtle tonality", "mezzotint quality", "delicate gradation", "atmospheric haze" +- "halftone dots", "CMYK printing", "modern offset", "digital printing", "glossy finish" +- "multicolor printing" (except if specifically requesting rare chromolithograph style) +- "fine art paper", "archival paper", "museum-quality substrate" +- "empty composition", "minimal negative space", "sparse", "quiet", "contemplative emptiness" +- "figure subordinate to environment", "overwhelming monumental architecture", "environmental dominance", "vast empty spaces" +- "terrifying horror", "overwhelmed by supernatural", "defensive cowering", "victimized pose", "frightened awe" +- "static pose", "standing still", "composed stillness", "academic pose", "motionless" +- "subtle line work", "delicate engraving", "refined detail", "precious technique" +- "bourgeois framing devices", "decorative borders", "aestheticizing composition" +- "European academic technique", "Renaissance compositional logic", "high finish" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2) — Required Constraints for Authenticity:** + +- "flexible commercial broadside format", "4:3, 3:2, 5:3, 2:1 horizontal or 3:2, 4:3 vertical or 1:1 square acceptable" +- "relief printing technique", "hand-carved woodcut quality", "type-metal engraving character", "bold carved linework" +- "monochromatic black ink on colored paper substrate", "aniline-dyed newsprint ground (cream/yellow/pink/orange/scarlet/green)" +- "figure dominance 60-90% of frame", "densely packed composition", "70-95% frame filled", "horror vacui principle" +- "dynamic action mandatory", "mid-motion capture", "dancing/bicycling/working/fighting", "energetic gesture" +- "whimsical satirical tone", "dark comedy", "social critique", "revolutionary energy", "playful macabre" +- "calaveras as lively characters", "skeletons engaged in human activities", "NOT terrifying death figures" +- "exaggerated caricature proportions", "satirical features", "non-naturalistic scale for emphasis" +- "bold outlines define all forms", "graphic clarity prioritized", "populist legibility", "instantly readable narrative" +- "balanced chiaroscuro 40-60% blacks", "graphic high contrast", "NOT oppressively dark like gothic horror" +- "hand-carved irregular line quality", "tool mark evidence", "expressive imperfection", "NOT mechanical precision" +- "cheap wood-pulp newsprint texture", "aniline-dyed paper color", "absorbent substrate ink bleed" +- "elaborate hat as primary signifier", "costume defines social class", "props indicate satirical role" +- "smooth harmonious lines for daily life OR harsh thick lines for violence/denunciation", "emotional line quality adaptation" +- "flattened populist perspective", "non-academic spatial logic", "narrative clarity over depth illusion" +- "1888-1913 Mexican commercial printing authenticity", "broadside letterpress production characteristics" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "terrifying," "horror," "overwhelming," "sublime," "dread" — these trigger gothic horror tone (Posada is whimsical satire, NOT terror) +- Avoid "refined," "academic," "polished," "delicate," "precious" — these suggest European high art (Posada is raw populist) +- Avoid "empty," "sparse," "minimal," "quiet," "contemplative" — these suggest minimalism (Posada is densely packed) +- Avoid "photographic," "realistic," "naturalistic," "accurate proportions" — Posada uses caricature exaggeration +- Use instead: "whimsical," "satirical," "energetic," "populist," "immediate," "crowded," "dynamic," "caricature," "folk," "revolutionary" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS (Flexible Broadside Formats):** + +**HORIZONTAL FORMATS (5:3, 3:2, 2:1):** + +- Group scenes: multiple figures in lateral arrangement +- Parade/procession compositions: left-to-right narrative flow +- Crowd scenes: densely packed horizontal bands of action +- Figure distribution: 60-90% coverage across width + +**VERTICAL FORMATS (3:2, 4:3 portrait):** + +- Single figure or paired figures emphasis +- Vertical stacking: figure over contextual ground +- Portrait orientation: elaborate hat/costume emphasis +- Figure dominance: 60-90% vertical frame occupation + +**SQUARE FORMAT (1:1):** + +- Centered figure or tight group +- Radial composition around central action +- Contained narrative scene +- Dense edge-to-edge fill: 70-95% + +**Note on Format Flexibility:** Source image ratios may influence output. All formats prioritize figure dominance and packed density over environmental vastness. + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Perspective Regime:** + +- Flattened populist perspective: narrative clarity prioritized over academic spatial depth +- Non-systematic spatial logic: figures and objects arranged for maximum legibility +- Expressive distortion acceptable: scale exaggeration for satire, perspective compression for density +- Eye-level viewpoint predominant: direct engagement with viewer +- NO atmospheric recession — clarity maintained throughout depth + +**Figure:Ground Ratio:** + +- **Figure-dominant composition MANDATORY:** 60-90% figures/action, 10-40% background context +- **OPPOSITE of Doré:** Figures command space rather than subordinate to environment +- Central figures: maximum scale and detail +- Secondary figures: fill remaining space, create density +- Background: functional supporting context, NEVER empty or vast + +**Density Percentage:** + +- High visual density universal: 70-95% of frame filled with narrative elements +- Horror vacui principle: reject empty space, pack frame edge-to-edge +- Multiple figures, props, background details create vibrant crowded energy +- Minimal negative space: only functional breathing room between elements + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Graphic contrast prioritized over naturalistic lighting +- Bold blacks and white paper create high-contrast clarity +- NO single dramatic light source (unlike Doré) +- Functional shading: hatching indicates volume and form, NOT atmospheric mood +- **Chiaroscuro balance:** 40-60% deep blacks (more balanced than Doré's oppressive 60-80%) +- Lighting serves legibility — populist clarity over dramatic atmosphere + +**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** + +- Primary figures: 70-95% detail coverage with bold outlines and hatching +- Secondary figures: 60-80% detail coverage maintaining legibility +- Background: 40-60% functional detail supporting narrative +- **NO atmospheric recession** — detail serves clarity throughout depth +- Negative space: 5-30% maximum (only functional gaps between elements) + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** + +- Cheap wood-pulp newsprint with aniline dye coloring +- Paper colors: cream, pale yellow, pale pink, orange, scarlet, green, magenta +- Absorbent substrate texture: slight ink spread, fibrous paper structure +- Broadside (hoja volante) ephemeral publication context +- NOT fine art paper, NOT glossy modern stock + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** + +- OMIT decorative borders and aestheticizing framing devices +- Image may have simple linear border (printing plate edge) but NO elaborate ornamentation +- Typography (if present) integrated as compositional element, not decorative addition +- Reject European "high finish" framing conventions + +**Production Context Anchor:** + +- 1888-1913 Mexican commercial letterpress printing +- High-volume, low-cost broadside production +- Relief printing characteristics: plate impression texture, hand-carved line quality +- Speed printing imperfections: acceptable ink variations, slight registration drift + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** + +- Composition optimized for declared format (horizontal group, vertical portrait, square contained) +- Figure dominance maintained across all ratios: 60-90% figure area universal +- Packed density regardless of format: 70-95% frame filled +- Format serves commercial broadside flexibility, not artistic hierarchy + +**ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT (Background Options):** + +**Cemetery Settings (for calavera scenes):** + +- Tombstones, crosses, ground skulls +- Simplified architectural forms with bold outlines +- Functional context supporting skeleton narrative +- Human-scaled elements (NOT monumental overwhelming architecture) + +**Urban Settings (for social/political scenes):** + +- Street architecture, buildings, trains, modern technology +- Simplified geometric forms indicating context +- Crowd elements filling space +- Revolutionary/modern Mexico City environment + +**Rural/Landscape Settings (for peasant/worker scenes):** + +- Simplified vegetation, mountains, agave plants +- Functional ground plane with textural hatching +- Agricultural tools, buildings suggesting context +- Traditional rural Mexico + +**Interior Settings (for cantina/domestic scenes):** + +- Tables, barrels, architectural elements +- Props indicating function (bottles, instruments, furniture) +- Walls with simple hatching, floor with linear perspective +- Crowded intimate spaces + +**Mood Amplification:** + +- Backgrounds support satirical narrative, NOT atmospheric mood +- Settings indicate social context (cemetery = death commentary, cantina = popular culture, landscape = peasant life) +- Functional clarity over emotional atmosphere +- Populist legibility: viewers instantly read location and context + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** OMIT — No text, titles, headlines, or typography within image composition. + +**Rationale:** Per user specification, create pure illustration without broadside text elements. While Posada's authentic broadsides featured integrated typography (sensational headlines above, corrido text below), this framework produces standalone illustration plates suitable for modern contexts or where text-free imagery is preferred. + +**Historical Context (For Reference Only — NOT Applied):** Authentic Posada broadsides featured essential text integration as compositional elements: + +- Sensational headlines above illustration in bold varied typefaces +- Story/corrido text below in columnar layout +- Eclectic Victorian-era "jobbing press" typography mixing bold, decorative, slab-serif, condensed fonts +- Typography and image printed together via letterpress relief printing +- Text integral to broadside's narrative and commercial function + +**If Text Were Authorized (For Reference):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Headline above illustration, story columns below +- **Copy Limits:** Headline ≤8 words; story text as required for corrido/narrative +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** Late 19th-century Mexican commercial display faces +- **Font Recommendations:** + - Modern analogs: "Flamingo Solide", "aka Posse" (per exhibition usage) + - Archival search terms: "Victorian display typefaces", "Mexican jobbing press fonts 1880-1910", "late 19th-century slab serif", "condensed wood type" +- **Visual Hierarchy:** Bold sensational headline dominates; mixed weights and styles create energy; type and image share equal compositional importance + +**Format-Specific Text Rules (If Applied):** + +- **Broadside Mode:** Text mandatory — headline above, corrido below +- **Chapbook Mode:** Text and image integrated across pages +- **Gallery Print Mode:** Omit all text — pure illustration +- **Modern Context:** Omit text unless specifically recreating authentic broadside format + +**Historical Accuracy:** Typography must match 1888-1913 Mexican letterpress printing if included. Victorian-era display types, wood type, metal type — NOT modern digital fonts or clean sans-serifs. + +**Current Specification:** OMIT all typography per user request. + +------ + +**END OF FRAMEWORK** + +*Silent validation reminder: Verify all sections 1-8 complete; flexible ratio options specified with source influence note; IP safeguards present; face/pose/canvas flags declared; ≥5 technical execution anchors with measurements; wardrobe + YAML props; ≥2 canvas negatives and positives; ratio-flexible composition; text policy explicit (OMIT); material authenticity emphasized; production method authentic to 1888-1913 relief printing; figure dominance 60-90% specified; packed density 70-95% required; whimsical satirical tone mandated; composition boundaries clear; no frames outside canvas.* diff --git a/styles-source/archive/pin_up_art_analysis.md b/styles-source/archive/pin_up_art_analysis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..46434fa --- /dev/null +++ b/styles-source/archive/pin_up_art_analysis.md @@ -0,0 +1,2944 @@ +# Pin-up Art Style Analysis + +# CLASSIC AMERICAN PIN-UP CALENDAR ART (1932-1950s) + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**CONSTRAINT PRECEDENCE:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE MANDATE:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + +**STYLE OVER LIKENESS:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. + +**TECHNICAL MEASUREMENT AUTHORITY:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. + +**PROCESS-OVER-RESULT PRIORITY:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + +**FACE-TREATMENT FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **For Ballantyne (Oil):** `oil-fat-over-lean` or `alla-prima-direct` +- **For Moran & Mozert (Pastel):** `pastel-matte-velvety` or `pastel-particle-diffusion` + +**POSE FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **Ballantyne:** `candid-motion`, `gestural-fluid`, `narrative-surprise` +- **Moran:** `power-stance`, `frontal-rigid`, `glamour-direct-gaze` +- **Mozert:** `contrapposto`, `composed-elegant`, `self-aware-natural` + +**CANVAS CONTROL FLAGS:** `strict-reframe` (for calendar format) + +**QUANTIFIERS AUTHORITATIVE:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**TEXT POLICY:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes. + +**SAFETY/IP:** No nudity; modest attire appropriate to 1940s-1950s fashion standards only; no real logos/watermarks/artist signatures - create original work without copying actual artist marks. + +**AGE & WARDROBE GUARDRAIL:** All subjects adult (21+); modest attire respecting 1940s-50s calendar standards appropriate to era and publication context. + +**GENDER EXPRESSION:** Respect presented gender expression. + +**MATERIAL AUTHENTICITY:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing that mimics traditional media; surface must exhibit authentic medium characteristics with measurable specifications. + +**PERIOD PRODUCTION AUTHENTICITY:** 1930s-1950s offset color lithography with period-appropriate printing limitations - halftone dots, registration drift, paper texture, ink characteristics authentic to era. + +**COMPOSITION BOUNDARIES:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits beyond the artwork itself. + +**FAILURE MODE FLAGS:** Avoid modern digital smoothing, HDR effects, contemporary fashion, anachronistic props, anime drift, Instagram aesthetics. + +**SILENT VALIDATION:** Apply all framework requirements; regenerate silently if validation fails any checkpoint. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 portrait ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +Redraw in **[Select Artist: Joyce Ballantyne | Earl Moran | Zoë Mozert] Mid-Century American Pin-Up Illustration** for **Brown & Bigelow/Shaw-Barton calendar print format**. + +Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression - NOT photographic likeness. + +**IP SAFEGUARD DECLARATION:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted costume elements, logos, or trademarked symbols. Create distinct visual identity appropriate to 1940s-1950s American commercial illustration. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** [Declare based on artist selection] + +**Pose Flag:** [Declare based on artist selection and scenario] + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** The aesthetic conventions of mid-century pin-up calendar art completely override contemporary beauty standards, modern fashion, or photographic realism. This is commercial illustration serving the optimistic aspirations of post-war American consumer culture. + +**Mode Selector:** Calendar art - single-image format designed for mass reproduction via offset lithography. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` (classical portrait - standard calendar page format) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for vertical portrait emphasis +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure positioned center-to-slightly-off-center, occupying 65-85% of frame depending on artist +- **Background Treatment:** Simplified environmental context supporting figure without competing for attention +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 ratio was industry standard for frame-ready calendar art, considered "visually comfortable" for home/office display + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**SELECT ONE ARTIST APPROACH:** + +#### **JOYCE BALLANTYNE (1918-2006)** + +**Influences:** Gil Elvgren (mentor/colleague), Stevens-Gross Studio collaborative aesthetic, American Academy of Art classical training + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in oil on canvas using fat-over-lean glazing technique for luminous skin tones; mass-produced via 4-color offset lithography on calendar-grade paper stock + +**Thematic Purpose:** Wholesome, narrative-driven optimism embodying post-war American domestic cheerfulness and "girl next door" accessibility + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Narrative mishap moments: surprised expression, mid-action pose suggesting minor predicament +2. Domestic/situational props integral to story: 1-2 items maximum (clock, suitcase, household object) +3. Warm color dominance: 75% warm tones (yellows, oranges, peachy flesh), 20% neutrals, 5% cools +4. Athletic-wholesome build: natural 7.5-8 head-height proportions, broader shoulders, minimal idealization +5. Environmental lighting: soft ambient illumination from implied domestic light sources, warm color temperature + +**Period Framing:** 1940s-1950s peak production; 1955 Shaw-Barton calendar hit requiring reprints + +**Tone Tag:** Playful, wholesome, narrative-optimistic, accessible + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1950s offset lithography showing slight color compression in deepest shadows, visible paper tooth texture, CMYK dot gain in flesh tone gradations + +------ + +#### **EARL MORAN (1893-1984)** + +**Influences:** Academic training (Chicago Art Institute, Art Students League - teachers Robert Henri, George Bridgman, Thomas Fogarty), professional photography background informing lighting approach + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in pastels on textured paper creating matte, velvety surface from light-scattering pigment particles; mass-produced via 4-color offset lithography with 1930s-1940s era showing richer saturation and heavier ink coverage + +**Thematic Purpose:** Sophisticated glamour through dramatic photography-informed lighting; direct, confident feminine appeal + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Photographic chiaroscuro: strong key light creating specular highlights, deep core shadows defining form through 60-80% value contrast +2. Anatomical idealization: leg elongation 120-130% natural proportion, slenderized limb diameter, waist compression 15-20%, neck extension 110-115% +3. Dark backgrounds: 50-70% canvas in deep blacks/greens emphasizing illuminated figure +4. Limited palette: 3-4 dominant hues per piece with high chroma in focal garments +5. Direct viewer engagement: confident eye contact or seductive side-glance, posed awareness + +**Period Framing:** 1932-1950s dominance; exclusive Brown & Bigelow contract; 1940 LIFE magazine feature; work with young Norma Jean Dougherty (Marilyn Monroe) + +**Tone Tag:** Glamorous, sophisticated, dramatically-lit, confidently poised + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1930s-1940s offset lithography with characteristic dot gain in shadow areas, slight registration drift, visible paper stock texture, color compression in darkest values + +------ + +#### **ZOË MOZERT (1907-1993)** + +**Influences:** Thornton Oakley (Pennsylvania Museum School) - direct lineage to Howard Pyle tradition of American illustration + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in pastels on paper/board using self-modeling methodology (cameras/mirrors to capture own poses) ensuring anatomical consistency; mass-produced via offset lithography for calendars and specialty mutoscope cards + +**Thematic Purpose:** Realistic, relatable glamour through naturalistic anatomy and approachable beauty; authenticity via self-referential modeling + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Self-modeled anatomical consistency: same realistic proportions across all works (7.5 head-height), natural limb ratios, authentic joint articulation +2. Soft studio lighting: even illumination, minimal harsh shadows, warm-to-neutral color temperature +3. Composed elegance: graceful but achievable poses, self-contained (not performing for viewer), natural body mechanics +4. Harmonious color: soft background gradations (pink-to-yellow, blue-to-peach), analogous color schemes, medium saturation +5. Character props: flowers, fur, accessories as elegant accents (1-2 items maximum) + +**Period Framing:** 1941-1950s; exclusive Brown & Bigelow contract; WWII "Victory Girls" series; movie poster work (The Outlaw, True Confession); most popular image "Song of the Desert" (1950) + +**Tone Tag:** Realistic-glamorous, approachable, gracefully natural, self-aware elegance + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1940s-1950s offset lithography; mutoscope card format requiring higher contrast for backlit mechanical viewing; standard calendar reproduction with CMYK limitations + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ANCHORS:** + +#### **BALLANTYNE (Oil on Canvas):** + +1. **Brushwork & Surface:** Fat-over-lean glazing producing smooth, luminous transitions in flesh tones; visible canvas texture in thinner paint areas; seamless gradations without visible individual strokes in finished areas +2. **Color Mixing Method:** Warm palette dominance with optical mixing in shadows (glazed layers creating depth); bright, optimistic saturation levels; flesh tones built from Naples yellow, cadmium red light, yellow ochre, white base +3. **Edge Treatment:** Soft transitions between figure and background; sharper definition in focal areas (eyes, expressive hands); background edges deliberately loose +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 70% attention to expressive face and gesture-communicating hands; 20% to narrative props; 10% to environmental context; clothing rendered with selective precision supporting story +5. **Pose Execution:** Dynamic diagonal compositions suggesting arrested motion; twisted torso angles 15-30 degrees from frontal; expressive facial acting with wide eyes, surprised mouth, raised eyebrows +6. **Scale Hierarchy:** Natural athletic proportions: 7.5-8 head heights, shoulders 1.5× head width, minimal waist compression, realistic limb proportions +7. **Lighting Logic:** Warm environmental lighting (color temp 3200-3800K equivalent) from implied domestic sources; soft ambient fill creating approachable mood; minimal dramatic shadows + +#### **MORAN (Pastel on Paper):** + +1. **Surface Texture:** Matte, velvety finish from light-scattering pastel particles; visible paper tooth in highlights; layered pigment creating depth without waxy buildup; no glossy reflections +2. **Stroke Economy:** Confident, directional strokes defining form; minimal blending except in flesh tone transitions; background often loosely indicated with bold marks; pastel dust creating atmospheric softness +3. **Chiaroscuro Measurement:** Key light creating 60-80% value contrast between highlight and core shadow; specular highlights on skin indicating strong single-source illumination; rim lighting defining edges against dark grounds +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 80% attention to dramatically lit figure form; 15% to high-chroma garment rendering; 5% to minimal background suggestion; light and shadow define form more than linear detail +5. **Pose Execution:** Direct confident glamour poses; direct frontal or 3/4 view; weight distribution creating elegant s-curves; confident body positioning for maximum form definition through light +6. **Scale Hierarchy:** Systematic idealization: leg length 120-130% natural proportion (measured from hip to floor), limb diameter reduced 15-20%, waist compression 15-20%, neck elongation 110-115% +7. **Lighting Logic:** Strong key light positioned 30-45 degrees from frontal creating photography-studio modeling; dark backgrounds (50-70% canvas) emphasizing illuminated figure; minimal fill light preserving dramatic shadows + +#### **MOZERT (Pastel on Paper/Board):** + +1. **Surface Texture:** Soft, blended pastel finish with subtle paper tooth; consistent matte quality; realistic fabric rendering showing period-accurate materials; gentle gradations without harsh transitions +2. **Stroke Economy:** Refined blending technique creating smooth forms; visible pastel strokes in looser background areas; careful color layering for naturalistic skin tones; controlled pigment application +3. **Anatomical Consistency:** Same model proportions across all works: 7.5 head-height figure, consistent facial structure, natural limb ratios, realistic joint articulation informed by self-modeling methodology +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 65% attention to naturalistically rendered figure; 25% to graceful pose and realistic drapery; 10% to harmonious background gradations; emphasis on achievable beauty +5. **Pose Execution:** Graceful, self-contained compositions; natural body mechanics from self-modeled poses; weight distribution creating elegant lines without strain; achievable joint angles; introspective rather than performer quality +6. **Scale Hierarchy:** Realistic proportions with minimal idealization; natural limb lengths; authentic athletic-feminine build; consistent anatomy reflecting single model reference +7. **Lighting Logic:** Soft, even studio illumination (equivalent to diffused daylight or multiple-source setup); warm-to-neutral color temperature; minimal dramatic shadows; approachable, flattering light quality + +**MATERIAL PHYSICS AUTHORITY:** + +- **Oil (Ballantyne):** Slow-drying allows seamless blending; glazing creates optical depth; canvas prep affects absorption +- **Pastel (Moran/Mozert):** Immediate color impact; particle structure creates matte surface; paper tooth holds pigment; layering requires care to avoid waxy buildup + +**CANVAS ADAPTATION ANCHOR:** All elements optimized for 3:4 vertical emphasis; figure positioned for portrait-format hierarchy + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD-ACCURATE WARDROBE (1940s-1950s):** + +**Adult Feminine Tracks:** + +**Ballantyne (Narrative Domestic):** + +- Casual/domestic: cotton blouses, pedal pushers, shorts, modest swimwear, casual dresses +- Underwear: period-accurate slips, foundation garments (modest coverage) +- Props supporting story: household items, beach/leisure equipment, domestic objects +- Fabric behavior: cotton drape, realistic period construction, functional rather than exotic + +**Moran (Glamour Sophisticated):** + +- Evening/showgirl: satin evening gowns, structured cocktail dresses, luxe loungewear, showgirl costumes (modest coverage) +- Uniform/costume: stylized sailor, police, period-accurate occupational fantasy +- Fabric behavior: high-sheen satin, structured bodices, dramatic draping +- Limited color palette per piece emphasizing dramatic lighting + +**Mozert (Realistic Elegant):** + +- Daywear elegance: tailored blouses, period-accurate dresses, realistic loungewear, Western attire +- Evening/formal: realistic evening gowns, fur accessories, elegant daywear +- Fabric behavior: natural draping, period-authentic materials, realistic construction +- Props: flowers, fur pieces, jewelry as character elements (not narrative drivers) + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** Minimalist approach - 0-2 accessories per figure + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- **Ballantyne:** Warm optimistic palette, bright saturation, cheerful domestic colors +- **Moran:** 3-4 dominant hues, high chroma focal colors, dramatic contrast with dark grounds +- **Mozert:** Harmonious analogous schemes, medium saturation, realistic period dye limitations + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change garment colors/styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate palette + +**PROPS (≤2 total):** + +**Ballantyne Narrative Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [suitcase, clock, painting_supplies, household_items, beach_ball, bucket, domestic_objects] +micro_props: [telephone, letters, small_accessories] +function: story_driver +``` + +**Moran Minimal Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [telephone, notepad, minimal_hand_items] +micro_props: [cigarette, compact, jewelry_accent] +function: glamour_accent_only +``` + +**Mozert Character Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [flowers, fur_piece, hat, rope, Western_accessories] +micro_props: [jewelry, necklace, bracelet, earrings] +function: character_element +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support 1940s-1950s calendar art aesthetic; authentic period construction; commercially viable for mass-market calendars; fallback = clean, simple presentation + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (Artist-Specific):** + +**Ballantyne:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing" +- "static pose, non-narrative composition, lack of expressive gesture" +- "muted colors, desaturated palette, somber mood" +- "modern digital smoothing, HDR effects, contemporary fashion" +- "inappropriate for commercial calendar format, blatant immodesty" + +**Moran:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing" +- "flat even lighting, minimal shadows, bright backgrounds" +- "cluttered props, busy narrative scenarios, domestic settings" +- "glossy oil finish, canvas texture, thick impasto" +- "realistic proportions, unstylized anatomy, heavy build" +- "modern digital effects, contemporary styling, casual poses" + +**Mozert:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing" +- "overly stylized anatomy, exaggerated proportions, cartoonish features" +- "harsh dramatic lighting, deep shadows, stark contrast" +- "action poses, narrative mishaps, performing for viewer" +- "inconsistent facial features, varying model types, multiple model aesthetics" +- "glossy oil surface, modern digital rendering, anachronistic styling" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (Artist-Specific):** + +**Ballantyne:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio, recomposed for calendar format" +- "narrative moment of surprise or minor predicament" +- "warm environmental lighting, optimistic color palette" +- "expressive facial acting, dynamic gesture" +- "authentic oil on canvas technique, luminous glazing" +- "1950s offset lithography characteristics, period printing limitations" + +**Moran:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio, recomposed for calendar format" +- "dramatic chiaroscuro lighting, strong key light creating specular highlights" +- "dark background 50-70% canvas, figure emphasis through contrast" +- "authentic pastel matte texture, light-scattering particles" +- "systematic anatomical idealization: 120-130% leg elongation, slenderized limbs" +- "1930s-1940s offset lithography, rich saturation, dot gain in shadows" + +**Mozert:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio, recomposed for calendar format" +- "realistic consistent anatomy from self-modeling methodology" +- "soft even studio lighting, approachable illumination" +- "natural achievable poses, graceful composition" +- "authentic pastel soft texture, refined blending" +- "harmonious color gradations, warm flesh tones, analogous schemes" +- "1940s-1950s offset lithography, period printing characteristics" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "ornate," "elaborate," "decorative" for backgrounds +- For Moran: avoid "harmonious," "soft," "approachable" for lighting +- For Ballantyne: avoid "static," "posed," "formal" +- For Mozert: avoid "exaggerated," "theatrical," "performing" + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` portrait format + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +#### **BALLANTYNE:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Vertical emphasis with dynamic diagonal elements +- Figure occupies 65-75% of canvas +- Narrative environmental context supporting story +- Simplified domestic/situational backgrounds + +**Perspective:** Slight low angle emphasizing relatable accessibility; eye-level to slightly below + +**Figure:Ground:** 70% figure, 30% environmental context + +**Density:** Moderate - enough environmental detail to establish narrative setting without cluttering + +**Lighting Logic:** Warm ambient from implied domestic sources (lamps, windows); color temp 3200-3800K equivalent; soft shadows supporting approachable mood + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Balanced - focused detail in expressive face/hands/props, simplified surrounding areas + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas - original artwork surface; calendar paper stock for printed reproduction + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely - no decorative frames, no borders outside canvas edge + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow/Shaw-Barton calendar format; offset lithography on coated calendar paper; 1950s CMYK reproduction limitations + +#### **MORAN:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Strong vertical emphasis with figure centrality +- Figure occupies 75-85% of canvas +- Minimal background maximizing figure/ground contrast +- Photography-studio composition logic + +**Perspective:** Direct frontal or 3/4 view; eye-level creating confident engagement + +**Figure:Ground:** 80% figure, 20% minimal dark background + +**Density:** Low - figure is sole focus, background deliberately minimal + +**Lighting Logic:** Strong key light 30-45° from frontal; dramatic chiaroscuro; 60-80% value contrast; minimal fill preserving shadows; photography studio equivalent + +**Detail:Negative Space:** High figure detail rendered through light and shadow; vast negative space in dark backgrounds + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Pastel on paper - matte velvety original surface; calendar paper stock for reproduction + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely - no frames or borders + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow calendar format; offset lithography; 1930s-1940s richer saturation and heavier ink coverage; characteristic dot gain in shadow areas + +#### **MOZERT:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Balanced vertical portrait emphasis +- Figure occupies 70-80% of canvas +- Soft gradated backgrounds supporting figure without competing +- Self-contained elegant compositions + +**Perspective:** Eye-level to slightly above; creates graceful, approachable framing + +**Figure:Ground:** 75% figure, 25% harmonious background gradations + +**Density:** Moderate - refined figure rendering, gentle background atmospherics + +**Lighting Logic:** Soft even studio illumination equivalent to diffused daylight; warm-to-neutral temp; minimal dramatic shadows; approachable flattering quality + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Naturalistic detail in figure, soft atmospheric backgrounds + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Pastel on paper/board - soft blended original surface; specialty cardstock for mutoscope cards; calendar paper for standard reproduction + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely unless documented in specific mutoscope card format requirements + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow calendars and mutoscope cards; offset lithography; 1940s-1950s CMYK reproduction; higher contrast for backlit mutoscope viewing when applicable + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT ANCHOR:** All compositional elements designed specifically for 3:4 vertical portrait format; not adapted from different aspect ratio + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**BINARY POLICY:** Text integration OPTIONAL - specify if desired + +**IF TEXT ALLOWED:** + +**Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + +- Bottom 15% of canvas for calendar title/artist signature +- Top 5-10% for publisher masthead (Brown & Bigelow) if calendar format +- Avoid text placement interfering with figure + +**Copy Limits:** + +- Calendar title: ≤4 words +- Artist signature: standardized placement (typically lower right or lower left) +- Publisher mark: subtle, ≤2 words + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +**1930s-1940s (Moran era):** + +- Bold sans-serif block letters for impact headlines +- Flowing script/cursive for elegance/sophistication +- Example: Mix of Futura Bold/Franklin Gothic + Brush Script aesthetics + +**1950s (Ballantyne/Mozert peak):** + +- Clean modernist sans-serifs +- Friendly rounded letterforms +- Optimistic post-war typography trends +- Example: Helvetica-adjacent aesthetics, Trade Gothic, rounded display faces + +**Font Recommendations:** + +- **1930s-40s Bold:** Closest Google Font: Oswald (condensed sans), Anton (display). Better: Franklin Gothic, Futura Bold +- **1930s-40s Script:** Closest Google Font: Dancing Script, Pacifico. Better: Brush Script, Kaufmann +- **1950s Modern:** Closest Google Font: Roboto, Montserrat. Better: Helvetica, Trade Gothic + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +**Standard Calendar Mode:** + +- Artist signature required (period-appropriate handwritten style) +- Optional calendar title in bottom zone +- Optional publisher mark in top zone +- NO calendar grid visible in primary image + +**Mutoscope Card Mode (Mozert specialty):** + +- Text must be bold/high-contrast for backlit viewing +- Title in bottom zone +- "A MUTOSCOPE CARD" and "PRINTED IN U.S.A." in small type if format-authentic +- Artist signature standard placement + +**Clean Print Mode (default):** + +- Artist signature only +- No additional text elements +- Pure image presentation for frame-ready calendar art + +**Historical Accuracy:** Typography must match 1930s-1950s commercial printing standards; letterpress and early phototypesetting aesthetics; avoid contemporary digital fonts unless close period approximations + +**Production Method Integration:** Typography rendered with period offset lithography limitations; slight registration drift acceptable in multi-color text; ink characteristics authentic to era + +------ + +## Style Validation Summary + +**ARTIST DIFFERENTIATION CHECKLIST:** + +**Joyce Ballantyne = Narrative + Oil + Warm Optimism** + +- Playful mishap scenarios with expressive acting +- Oil on canvas luminous glazing +- Natural athletic proportions +- Warm environmental lighting +- Simplified domestic backgrounds + +**Earl Moran = Glamour + Pastel + Dramatic Light** + +- Direct confident glamour poses +- Pastel matte velvety surface +- Systematic anatomical idealization (120-130% leg length) +- Photography-informed chiaroscuro +- Dark minimal backgrounds + +**Zoë Mozert = Realism + Pastel + Soft Elegance** + +- Natural self-modeled anatomical consistency +- Pastel soft blended surface +- Realistic proportions and graceful poses +- Soft even studio lighting +- Harmonious gradated backgrounds + +**PERIOD AUTHENTICITY:** 1932-1950s commercial calendar art for mass market; offset lithography reproduction; wholesome aspirational content for home/office display + +**IP PROTECTION:** Original character designs; no copyrighted costumes/logos; period-appropriate styling avoiding trademarked elements + +**CONTENT BOUNDARIES:** Modest attire respecting 1940s-1950s calendar standards; no explicit nudity; suggestive but tasteful within commercial illustration norms of the era; all subjects adult (21+) + +------ + +**Framework Version:** 4.2 - Classic American Pin-Up Calendar Art **Research Basis:** Visual analysis of 15 authenticated works across three artists **Production Context:** Brown & Bigelow, Shaw-Barton commercial calendar illustration 1932-1950s **Technical Authority:** Material physics, period printing methods, documented artist methodologies + +--- + +# PULP MAGAZINE PIN-UP COVER ART (1920s-1950s) + + + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**CONSTRAINT PRECEDENCE:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE MANDATE:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + +**STYLE OVER LIKENESS:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. + +**TECHNICAL MEASUREMENT AUTHORITY:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. + +**PROCESS-OVER-RESULT PRIORITY:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + +**FACE-TREATMENT FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **For original artwork simulation:** `gouache-opaque`, `watercolor-opaque-commercial`, `airbrushed-smooth` +- **For printed reproduction:** `halftone-dot`, `four-color-process`, `offset-dot`, `registration-drift` + +**POSE FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **Driben:** `power-stance`, `glamour-confident`, `prop-integrated-dynamic` +- **Bolles:** `art-deco-graceful`, `composed-elegant`, `action-playful` + +**CANVAS CONTROL FLAGS:** `strict-reframe` (for magazine cover format) + +**QUANTIFIERS AUTHORITATIVE:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**TEXT POLICY:** TEXT REQUIRED - magazine covers mandate masthead and coverlines integration. + +**SAFETY/IP:** No inappropriate content for 1930s-1950s newsstand display; modest attire appropriate to era; no real magazine brand names - create original publication titles. + +**AGE & WARDROBE GUARDRAIL:** All subjects adult (25+); attire appropriate to 1930s-1950s public magazine standards. + +**GENDER EXPRESSION:** Respect presented gender expression. + +**MATERIAL AUTHENTICITY:** No digital photo filters or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic 4-color offset lithography characteristics with visible halftone dot patterns. + +**PERIOD PRODUCTION AUTHENTICITY:** 1920s-1950s photo-mechanical offset lithography with mandatory period-appropriate printing limitations - halftone dots, color registration drift, economical paper stock texture, CMYK color separation constraints. + +**COMPOSITION BOUNDARIES:** Magazine cover format requires masthead and text integration; no modern design conventions. + +**FAILURE MODE FLAGS:** Avoid modern digital smoothing, vector-perfect text, flawless registration, HDR effects, contemporary fashion, anime drift, Instagram aesthetics, absence of printing artifacts. + +**SILENT VALIDATION:** Apply all framework requirements; regenerate silently if validation fails any checkpoint. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **8.5:11 portrait ratio** (US magazine standard) - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +Redraw in **[Select Artist: Peter Driben | Enoch Bolles] American Pulp Magazine Pin-Up Cover Illustration** for **1920s-1950s newsstand magazine format**. + +Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression - NOT photographic likeness. + +**IP SAFEGUARD DECLARATION:** Create original magazine title and publication design avoiding real brand names (no actual "Film Fun," "Wink," "Stag" etc.). Generate period-appropriate fictional magazine name with authentic typographic style. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `halftone-dot` + `four-color-process` (for final printed appearance) OR `gouache-opaque` (for original artwork simulation) + +**Pose Flag:** [Declare based on artist and scenario] + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** The aesthetic conventions of pulp magazine commercial illustration completely override fine art standards. This is mass-market entertainment designed for NEWSSTAND IMPACT AT 3-6 FEET VIEWING DISTANCE. Commercial printing limitations and competitive newsstand visibility requirements dominate all artistic decisions. + +**Mode Selector:** Magazine cover - integrated text/image composite requiring masthead and coverline integration via manual stripping technique. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `8.5:11` (US magazine/letter format) OR `2:3` (alternative magazine proportion) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for vertical magazine cover emphasis with integrated text zones +- **Spatial Allocation:** + - Top 15-25%: Masthead zone (aggressive typography) + - Center 60-75%: Figure dominance zone + - Margins/corners: Price, date, secondary information + - Bottom 10-15%: Optional feature text zone +- **Background Treatment:** Solid color blocking or simplified gradients optimized for 4-color printing and figure contrast +- **Format Justification:** 8.5:11 ratio was US magazine industry standard for newsstand display; vertical format maximizes shelf visibility and stacking efficiency + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**SELECT ONE ARTIST APPROACH:** + +#### **PETER DRIBEN (1904-1968)** + +**Influences:** Commercial illustration demands, newsstand competition requirements, mass-market appeal maximization + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in gouache or opaque watercolor creating smooth, commercial finish; mass-produced via 4-color photo-mechanical offset lithography on economical magazine paper stock with visible halftone screening process + +**Thematic Purpose:** Maximum newsstand impact through bold color blocking, dynamic poses, and provocative-but-acceptable content for 1940s-1950s public display standards + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Bold primary color blocking: 60-80% of background in single saturated hue (reds, oranges, yellows, blues) +2. High contrast figure/ground relationship: 3-5 dominant hues per cover maximum +3. Integrated narrative props: 1-2 items supporting playful scenario (sports equipment, household items, whimsical objects) +4. Stylized anatomical idealization: leg elongation 125-135%, waist compression 20-25%, rounded soft forms +5. Consistent facial formula: wide eyes, small upturned nose, full lips, high cheekbones - commercial "pretty girl" standard + +**Period Framing:** 1930s-1950s peak pulp magazine era; covers for Film Fun, Wink, Titter, Beauty Parade, and similar "girlie" magazines + +**Tone Tag:** Bold, playful, commercially provocative, newsstand-competitive, mass-market optimized + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1940s-1950s offset lithography showing visible halftone dot patterns in all tones, slight color registration drift creating thin color halos, economical paper stock texture with potential yellowing/aging, heavy ink saturation in solid color areas, characteristic CMYK separation limitations in secondary colors + +------ + +#### **ENOCH BOLLES (1883-1976)** + +**Influences:** Art Deco movement, commercial illustration sophistication, 1920s-1930s aesthetic refinement, sophisticated magazine market + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in gouache, watercolor, or mixed media with painterly quality and visible brushwork; mass-produced via 4-color offset lithography with Art Deco era printing characteristics + +**Thematic Purpose:** Sophisticated glamour with Art Deco elegance; refined commercial appeal balancing provocation with artistic quality for upscale pulp market + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Art Deco color sophistication: analogous color schemes, sophisticated harmonies, gradient backgrounds rather than flat color blocking +2. Graceful compositional elegance: 60-70% figure occupation allowing breathing room, cleaner negative space management +3. Varied dynamic poses: sitting, kneeling, action-oriented (ice skating, sports), emphasis on gesture and line quality +4. Subtler anatomical idealization: elongation 110-120%, more naturalistic proportions, varied facial types +5. Painterly surface quality: visible brushwork in backgrounds, less airbrushed than Driben, Art Deco graphic sensibility + +**Period Framing:** 1920s-1940s golden age; covers for Film Fun, Judge, Breezy Stories, and sophisticated pulp magazines; Art Deco era peak influence + +**Tone Tag:** Art-Deco-sophisticated, gracefully playful, refined-commercial, elegantly provocative + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1920s-1940s offset lithography with Art Deco era printing characteristics; visible halftone patterns; potential color registration issues; economical but slightly higher quality paper stock than later pulps; characteristic CMYK limitations; possible aging artifacts (foxing, yellowing, edge wear) + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +**CRITICAL PRINTING PROCESS ANCHORS:** + +1. **Halftone Dot Pattern (MANDATORY):** Visible dot structure in ALL tones created by photo-mechanical screening process; dot size varies to create illusion of continuous tone; most visible in flesh tones and mid-tone areas; dot pattern typically 65-85 lines per inch for economical magazine printing +2. **Four-Color Process Limitations:** ALL colors created by superimposed red, yellow, blue, and black ink dots; no true continuous tone; secondary colors (greens, oranges, purples) show characteristic CMYK mixing artifacts; limited color gamut compared to original artwork +3. **Color Registration Drift:** Slight misalignment (0.5-2mm) between color plates creating thin color halos or ghosting, particularly visible on high-contrast edges, text outlines, and figure boundaries; result of manual plate alignment in pre-press process +4. **Paper Stock Texture:** Economical uncoated or lightly coated magazine paper with visible fiber texture; ink absorption creates slight dot gain; potential aging artifacts (yellowing, foxing, edge wear, creasing) appropriate to 70-90 year old printed ephemera +5. **Ink Saturation Characteristics:** Heavy, viscous ink application in solid color areas; slight show-through or bleed in heavily saturated zones; characteristic matte finish of period inks on economical paper stock + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ANCHORS:** + +#### **DRIBEN (Original Artwork Characteristics):** + +1. **Surface Technique:** Gouache or opaque watercolor creating smooth, commercial finish; seamless gradations in flesh tones achieved through careful layering; hard edges on clothing and props; airbrushed quality in final rendering +2. **Color Strategy:** Bold primary color dominance; 60-80% background in single saturated hue; limited palette (3-5 colors) creating maximum newsstand impact; high chroma in focal garments +3. **Anatomical Specifications:** Systematic idealization: leg length 125-135% natural proportion, waist compression 20-25%, hip-to-waist ratio emphasized, rounded soft forms throughout, elongated neck 110-115% +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 70% attention to figure (especially face and pose), 20% to props and clothing details, 10% to simplified background; commercial illustration economy of means +5. **Edge Treatment:** Hard, clean edges on clothing and props; softer transitions in flesh tone modeling; clear separation between figure and background for printing clarity +6. **Compositional Energy:** Diagonal compositions creating dynamic tension; figure pushes to canvas edges; aggressive space utilization; props integrated as compositional elements + +#### **BOLLES (Original Artwork Characteristics):** + +1. **Surface Technique:** More painterly approach with visible brushwork in backgrounds; gouache or watercolor with Art Deco graphic sensibility; less airbrushed smoothness than Driben; sophisticated shading and form modeling +2. **Color Strategy:** Art Deco influenced sophisticated harmonies; analogous color schemes; gradient backgrounds rather than flat blocking; pastel-influenced softness despite vibrant hues; varied palette showing color relationships +3. **Anatomical Specifications:** Subtler idealization: leg elongation 110-120%, more naturalistic waist-to-hip proportions, varied facial types (not formulaic), emphasis on graceful line and gesture, authentic joint articulation +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 65% attention to graceful figure and pose, 25% to elegant background treatment and atmospheric effects, 10% to refined prop integration; Art Deco sophistication in all elements +5. **Edge Treatment:** More varied edge quality; softer atmospheric transitions in backgrounds; refined line work in figure; less commercial "hard sell" than Driben; Art Deco elegance +6. **Compositional Elegance:** Cleaner layouts with breathing room; 60-70% figure occupation; more sophisticated negative space management; Art Deco spatial relationships + +**MATERIAL PHYSICS AUTHORITY:** + +- **Gouache/Opaque Watercolor (Original):** Flat, matte finish; opaque coverage; layerable for corrections; dries quickly allowing commercial speed +- **Offset Lithography (Reproduction):** Halftone screening mandatory; CMYK color separation constraints; registration accuracy limitations; economical paper stock absorption characteristics + +**CANVAS ADAPTATION ANCHOR:** All elements optimized for 8.5:11 vertical magazine format; text zones integrated into composition from conception + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD-ACCURATE WARDROBE (1920s-1950s PULP MAGAZINE STANDARDS):** + +**Adult Feminine Tracks:** + +**Driben (Playful Provocative):** + +- Swimwear: high-waisted shorts, modest one-pieces, playsuit combinations (1940s-50s styles) +- Sportswear: tennis outfits, ski wear, athletic costumes with modest coverage +- Fantasy/costume: stylized uniforms, whimsical outfits, color-blocked designs +- Coverage standard: Acceptable for 1940s-50s newsstand display - suggestive but not explicit +- Fabric behavior: Simplified rendering for commercial clarity, bold color blocking + +**Bolles (Elegant Sophistication):** + +- Art Deco era fashion: 1920s-30s sophisticated styling, elegant draping +- Refined swimwear: more sophisticated period bathing costumes +- Evening wear: elegant simplified gowns, refined sportswear +- Winter/seasonal: sophisticated cold-weather styling with grace +- Coverage standard: Elegant provocation appropriate to upscale pulp market +- Fabric behavior: More naturalistic draping, sophisticated period construction + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** 0-2 accessories per figure (pulp covers avoid clutter) + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- **Driben:** Bold primaries dominate (reds, yellows, blues), high saturation, limited palette (3-5 colors max), CMYK process constraints +- **Bolles:** Art Deco sophistication, analogous harmonies, more varied palette, CMYK limitations create period-authentic secondary colors + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change garment colors/styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate palette + +**PROPS (≤2 total):** + +**Driben Narrative Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [beach_ball, sports_equipment, measuring_tape, telephone, household_items, whimsical_objects, animals] +micro_props: [small_accessories, jewelry_minimal, period_objects] +function: narrative_playfulness_newsstand_appeal +``` + +**Bolles Elegant Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [sports_equipment_refined, animals, seasonal_items, elegant_accessories, Art_Deco_objects] +micro_props: [refined_jewelry, period_accessories, elegant_details] +function: sophisticated_character_element +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support 1920s-1950s pulp magazine aesthetic; newsstand-acceptable provocation; commercially viable for mass-market; fallback = simplified presentation optimized for printing clarity + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (Genre-Specific):** + +**Driben:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing, square format" +- "muted colors, desaturated palette, subtle color harmonies, pastel softness" +- "cluttered backgrounds, complex environmental details, fine detail rendering" +- "vector-smooth lines, digital perfection, flawless color registration" +- "absence of halftone dots, continuous tone rendering, photographic smoothness" +- "modern digital effects, contemporary fashion, inappropriate exposure for newsstand" + +**Bolles:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing, square format" +- "crude color blocking, harsh primaries without sophistication, commercial crudeness" +- "stiff poses, lack of grace, awkward gestures, static composition" +- "vector-perfect rendering, digital smoothness, modern typography" +- "absence of halftone dots, perfect registration, contemporary aesthetics" +- "inappropriate content for 1920s-30s upscale pulp market" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (Genre-Specific):** + +**Driben:** + +- "exactly 8.5:11 portrait ratio, recomposed for magazine cover format" +- "visible halftone dot pattern throughout, characteristic 4-color offset lithography" +- "bold primary color blocking 60-80% background, newsstand impact priority" +- "color registration drift 0.5-2mm creating period-authentic halos" +- "economical paper stock texture with aging artifacts" +- "systematic anatomical idealization: 125-135% leg elongation, commercial formula" +- "heavy masthead integration, coverlines in negative space, 1940s-50s typography" + +**Bolles:** + +- "exactly 8.5:11 portrait ratio, recomposed for magazine cover format" +- "visible halftone dot pattern throughout, authentic 4-color process characteristics" +- "Art Deco color sophistication, analogous harmonies, gradient backgrounds" +- "color registration drift appropriate to 1920s-40s printing technology" +- "graceful poses emphasizing line and gesture, 110-120% leg elongation" +- "painterly surface quality, visible brushwork in backgrounds, Art Deco elegance" +- "sophisticated masthead integration, refined typography, 1920s-30s design sensibility" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "fine art," "gallery quality," "museum piece" - this is commercial illustration +- Avoid "photographic," "realistic," "natural" for Driben - emphasize stylization +- Avoid "crude," "garish," "primitive" for either - maintain commercial professionalism +- Avoid "modern," "contemporary," "digital" - enforce period authenticity + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `8.5:11` portrait format (US magazine standard) + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +#### **DRIBEN:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Maximum newsstand impact through bold visual hierarchy +- Figure occupies 65-75% of canvas - aggressive space utilization +- Masthead competes for attention - 15-25% of top area +- Props integrated as diagonal compositional elements +- Minimal negative space - commercial maximalism + +**Newsstand Visibility Priority:** ALL compositional decisions serve 3-6 feet viewing distance impact; bold color blocking ensures instant recognition among competing covers on crowded newsstands + +**Figure:Ground:** 70% figure, 30% bold color-blocked background + +**Density:** High - maximalist approach with integrated props and dynamic diagonals + +**Background Treatment:** Solid saturated color blocking (60-80% single hue) optimized for figure contrast and CMYK printing economy; occasionally simplified environmental suggestion + +**Lighting Logic:** Commercial illustration lighting creating clear form definition; modeling serves figure clarity over atmospheric realism; optimized for printing reproduction + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Minimal negative space - commercial efficiency requires maximum use of canvas; strategic negative space only for coverline placement + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Economical magazine paper stock - uncoated or lightly coated with visible texture; heavy ink saturation; halftone dot structure visible throughout + +**Text Integration Anchor:** Masthead aggressively integrated at top 15-25%; coverlines manually stripped into negative space around figure; price/date in corners; feature text optional at bottom 10-15% + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1940s-1950s photo-mechanical offset lithography; manual color separation and plate making; stripping department text integration; economical mass-production priorities + +#### **BOLLES:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Art Deco elegance with sophisticated spatial relationships +- Figure occupies 60-70% of canvas - breathing room maintained +- Masthead more elegantly integrated - less aggressive competition +- Cleaner layouts with refined negative space +- Emphasis on graceful line and gesture + +**Newsstand Visibility Priority:** Sophistication within commercial requirements; upscale pulp market allows more refined approach while maintaining shelf visibility + +**Figure:Ground:** 65% figure, 35% sophisticated background treatment + +**Density:** Moderate - Art Deco economy of means with elegant detail hierarchy + +**Background Treatment:** Gradient backgrounds, soft atmospheric effects, or simplified environmental suggestion; Art Deco color sophistication rather than bold blocking; CMYK process creating characteristic period color mixing + +**Lighting Logic:** More naturalistic lighting with atmospheric quality; Art Deco graphic sensibility in light/shadow patterns; sophisticated form modeling + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Strategic negative space creates Art Deco elegance; breathing room around figure enhances grace; refined spatial relationships + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Slightly higher quality magazine paper stock than later pulps; Art Deco era printing characteristics; visible halftone structure; potential aging artifacts appropriate to 1920s-40s ephemera + +**Text Integration Anchor:** Masthead elegantly integrated with Art Deco typography; refined coverline placement; sophisticated text/image relationship; manual stripping technique with period characteristics + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1920s-1940s offset lithography with Art Deco era standards; photo-mechanical color separation; manual pre-press processes; characteristic CMYK limitations creating period-authentic colors + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT ANCHOR:** All compositional elements designed specifically for 8.5:11 vertical magazine format; text zones integrated from conception; newsstand display priorities inform every decision + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**BINARY POLICY:** TEXT REQUIRED - magazine covers mandate masthead and coverline integration + +**MANDATORY TEXT ELEMENTS:** + +**Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + +- **Masthead Zone (Top 15-25%):** Primary magazine title - must dominate for newsstand visibility +- **Coverline Zones (Strategic negative space):** Story/feature titles positioned around figure +- **Price/Date Zone (Corners/margins):** Secondary information - typically upper right or lower corners +- **Feature Text Zone (Bottom 10-15%, optional):** Story teasers or promotional text + +**Copy Limits:** + +- Masthead: 1-3 words maximum (magazine title) +- Coverlines: ≤5-7 story/feature titles, each ≤8 words +- Price notation: "25¢", "20¢", "10¢" - period-appropriate pricing +- Date: Month and/or year as appropriate to era + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +**DRIBEN ERA (1940s-1950s) - Bold Geometric Impact:** + +- **Masthead styles:** Heavy condensed sans-serif, geometric bold, dimensional letterforms with outline/shadow +- **Characteristics:** Industrial strength, all-caps priority, occupies 15-25% of cover height, black or solid primary colors +- **Coverline typography:** Sans-serif or bold condensed faces for readability, high contrast with background +- **Font recommendations:** + - Masthead: Closest Google Font: Anton, Oswald, Bebas Neue. Better: Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed, Trade Gothic Bold Condensed + - Coverlines: Closest Google Font: Roboto Condensed Bold, Barlow Semi Condensed Bold. Better: News Gothic Bold, Franklin Gothic + +**BOLLES ERA (1920s-1930s) - Art Deco Sophistication:** + +- **Masthead styles:** Stylized display faces with Art Deco influence, flowing italic elements, decorative sophistication +- **Characteristics:** Refined elegance within commercial requirements, mixed case acceptable, integrated decorative elements +- **Coverline typography:** More refined sans-serif or condensed serif faces, Art Deco sensibility +- **Font recommendations:** + - Masthead: Closest Google Font: Righteous, Audiowide (modernized). Better: Broadway, Parisian, Art Deco display faces + - Coverlines: Closest Google Font: Montserrat, Archivo Narrow. Better: Futura, Kabel, Art Deco era sans-serifs + +**Text Integration Methodology:** + +**Manual Stripping Technique (CRITICAL FOR AUTHENTICITY):** + +- Text appears physically layered OVER artwork - not integrated into painting +- Coverlines positioned in negative space to avoid obscuring figure +- Slight misalignment or registration drift acceptable and period-authentic +- Text elements cast subtle shadows or show slight color fringing from registration issues +- Color choices prioritize maximum contrast with background for readability + +**Color Strategy for Text:** + +- High contrast mandatory: black text on light backgrounds, white/yellow text on dark backgrounds +- Red text effective on neutral/white backgrounds (high visibility) +- Avoid text colors that blend with background - newsstand readability priority +- Secondary coverlines may use complementary colors for visual hierarchy + +**Production Method Integration:** + +- Typography rendered with period offset lithography characteristics +- Slight registration drift creates thin color halos on text edges (0.5-2mm) +- Halftone dots visible in colored text (not solid ink coverage) +- Text shows characteristic ink spread and absorption into economical paper stock +- Manual stripping creates authentic layered appearance + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +**Standard Magazine Cover Mode:** + +- Masthead required and dominant +- 5-7 coverlines strategically placed +- Price and date required in period-appropriate positions +- Optional promotional text at bottom +- All text must feel physically stripped over artwork + +**Newsstand Competition Priority:** + +- Text must be readable at 3-6 feet viewing distance +- Bold type competes with dozens of other magazine covers +- Clear visual hierarchy: Masthead > Figure > Coverlines > Price/Date +- Color contrast ensures readability in varied lighting conditions + +**Historical Accuracy:** + +- All typography must match 1920s-1950s commercial printing standards +- Avoid contemporary digital fonts unless close period approximations +- Manual typesetting aesthetic - slight irregularities acceptable +- Period-appropriate vocabulary in coverlines (avoid modern slang) + +------ + +## Style Validation Summary + +**ARTIST DIFFERENTIATION CHECKLIST:** + +**Peter Driben = Bold + Commercial + Newsstand Impact** + +- Maximum visual impact through bold primary color blocking +- Aggressive space utilization with dynamic diagonal compositions +- Systematic idealization (125-135% leg elongation) +- Commercial "pretty girl" formula consistency +- Props integrated as narrative/compositional elements +- Heavy geometric masthead competing for attention +- 1940s-1950s pulp magazine peak era + +**Enoch Bolles = Sophisticated + Art Deco + Elegant** + +- Art Deco color sophistication with analogous harmonies +- Graceful compositions with breathing room and elegance +- Subtler idealization (110-120% leg elongation) +- Varied facial types and painterly surface quality +- Refined prop integration as character elements +- Sophisticated Art Deco typography integration +- 1920s-1940s upscale pulp market era + +**MANDATORY PRINTING CHARACTERISTICS (BOTH ARTISTS):** + +1. **Visible Halftone Dot Pattern:** 65-85 lines per inch screening throughout image +2. **Four-Color Process Limitations:** All colors from CMYK dot superimposition +3. **Color Registration Drift:** 0.5-2mm misalignment creating period-authentic halos +4. **Economical Paper Stock:** Visible texture, ink absorption, potential aging artifacts +5. **Manual Text Integration:** Physically stripped coverlines and masthead over artwork +6. **Newsstand Optimization:** Bold visibility at 3-6 feet viewing distance + +**PERIOD AUTHENTICITY:** 1920s-1950s American pulp magazine commercial illustration for mass-market newsstand distribution; photo-mechanical offset lithography reproduction; economical production priorities balanced against competitive visual impact + +**IP PROTECTION:** Create original fictional magazine titles; avoid real publication names; period-appropriate typography and design conventions + +**CONTENT BOUNDARIES:** Provocative but newsstand-acceptable for 1930s-1950s public display standards; modest attire appropriate to era and commercial context; all subjects adult (25+); playful suggestion without explicit content + +------ + +**Framework Version:** 4.2 - Pulp Magazine Pin-Up Cover Art **Research Basis:** Visual analysis of 16 authenticated magazine covers across two primary artists **Production Context:** American pulp magazine industry 1920s-1950s; photo-mechanical offset lithography; newsstand distribution; mass-market commercial illustration **Technical Authority:** Period printing methods, CMYK color separation, halftone screening, manual pre-press processes, economical paper stock characteristics + +--- + +# Artistic Glamour Calendar Art + +**Version:** 4.2 + **Purpose:** Forensically accurate framework for Rolf Armstrong's pastel-based theatrical glamour pin-up style (1920s-1950s), emphasizing Art Deco sophistication, isolated figure glamour, and kaleidoscopic color on atmospheric backgrounds. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression, not photographic reproduction. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("84% figure occupation", "3000-3600 color palette") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How pastel particles are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. +- **Material Authenticity Authority:** PASTEL medium characteristics are non-negotiable and override all aesthetic preferences. +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Armstrong Pastel:* `pastel-matte-velvety`, `pastel-particle-diffusion`, `layered-pigment-depth` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `seated-elegant`, `reclined-glamour`, `contrapposto-theatrical`, `frontal-teasing`, `side-mysterious` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `source-respect` +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets (84% figure occupation, 54% solid backgrounds). +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes. +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; modest glamour attire appropriate to 1930s-1950s calendar standards; no real artist signatures. +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All subjects adult (21+); elegant theatrical attire respecting period calendar standards. +- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. +- **Material authenticity:** NO digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic PASTEL characteristics with visible granular texture and matte finish. +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1920s-1950s offset lithography reproduction with halftone dots, slight color compression, period paper texture. +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; isolated glamour figure on atmospheric background—NO narrative environmental details. +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid oil painting smoothness, narrative storytelling backgrounds, Pike-style props, glossy surfaces, photographic realism. +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[3:4 ratio for calendar format OR 1:1 for magazine cover]**—ignore source image dimensions completely. +- Redraw in **Rolf Armstrong Pastel Glamour Pin-Up Illustration** for **Brown & Bigelow calendar art / magazine cover format (1920s-1950s)**. +- Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression—NOT photographic likeness. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original glamour figure design avoiding copyrighted costume elements appropriate to Art Deco/mid-century theatrical glamour aesthetic. +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pastel-matte-velvety` OR `pastel-particle-diffusion` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** [Select from seated-elegant, reclined-glamour, contrapposto-theatrical, frontal-teasing, side-mysterious] +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` OR `adaptive-extend` +- **Style Dominance:** Armstrong's theatrical Art Deco glamour aesthetic completely overrides photographic realism, narrative illustration, or commercial storytelling approaches. This is isolated figure glamour on atmospheric color fields. +- **Mode Selector:** Calendar art / Magazine cover—single glamour portrait for mass reproduction. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PRIMARY FORMATS:** + +- `3:4` (classical calendar portrait—Armstrong's primary commercial format) +- `1:1` (magazine cover format—often floating head compositions) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for isolated glamour figure emphasis +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies **80-95% of canvas** (measured average: 84.2%) + - Head-only portraits: 90-95% occupation + - Three-quarter figures: 80-90% occupation + - Full figures: 75-85% occupation +- **Background Treatment:** Atmospheric pastel-textured color field serving figure emphasis—NO narrative environmental details + - 54% solid saturated color blocks with visible granular pastel texture + - 46% soft pastel-textured atmospheric gradients (pigment particles create transitions) + - Zero narrative context or storytelling elements + - **Critical texture requirement:** ALL backgrounds must exhibit pastel granularity—gradients created through layered pastel strokes with visible particle structure, NOT smooth digital blending +- **Format Justification:** Armstrong's commercial calendar format designed for home/office display; figure isolation creates theatrical glamour impact + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Art Institute of Chicago, Académie Julian (Paris), Robert Henri's Henri School of Art; contemporary of Howard Chandler Christy; Golden Age of American Illustration (1910s-1950s) + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- **Original artwork:** PASTEL on textured board using massive 3000-3600 color palette +- **Critical technique:** Worked exclusively from live models (never photographs); sometimes used articulated mannequins with custom papier-mâché masks for long poses +- **Surface characteristics:** Matte, granular texture from light-scattering pastel particles; visible paper tooth in highlights; layered pigment depth without waxy buildup +- **Mass production:** Offset lithography on calendar-grade paper (1920s-1950s) with characteristic halftone dots and slight color compression + +**Thematic Purpose:** Theatrical Art Deco glamour embodying American femininity across evolving periods—from Jazz Age "flapper" sophistication (1920s-30s) to WWII-era "girl next door" curves and vivacity (1940s-50s) + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. **Isolated glamour figure on atmospheric background:** 100% of corpus shows figure-dominant composition with minimal/zero environmental context +2. **Kaleidoscopic color saturation:** 62% warm palette dominance (yellows, oranges, peachy flesh, reds); 31% show 3+ saturated hues in single composition +3. **"Armstrong Girl" evolution:** Early work shows "spider-lashed, boldly-adorned" floating heads; later work features "impossibly long-limbed, significantly curvier" full figures +4. **Theatrical glamour pose:** 69% seated or reclined elegant compositions; 54% direct viewer engagement with "teasing rather than seducing" expression +5. **Minimal prop usage:** 0-1 elegant accessory props maximum (mirrors, flowers, jewelry)—props are glamour accessories, never narrative drivers + +**Period Framing:** 1912-1960 production era; peak commercial dominance 1920s-1950s; exclusive Brown & Bigelow calendar contracts; magazine work for Judge, Photoplay, College Humor, Screenland + +**Tone Tag:** Theatrical, Art-Deco-sophisticated, vivacious, mysteriously-glamorous, teasing-not-seducing, accessible-elegance + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1920s-1950s four-color offset lithography showing visible halftone dot patterns, slight color registration drift, period paper stock texture, color compression in deepest shadows + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +**CRITICAL PASTEL MEDIUM ANCHORS:** + +1. **Pastel Particle Texture (MANDATORY—PRIMARY IDENTIFIER):** + - **Surface appearance:** Matte, velvety finish from light-scattering pigment particles + - **Granular texture REQUIRED:** Visible throughout mid-tones and shadows—NOT smooth or airbrushed + - **Paper tooth visibility:** Textured paper surface shows through in highlight areas and lighter passages + - **Particle structure:** Individual pastel strokes and color particles should be discernible upon close inspection + - **Anti-smooth mandate:** ABSOLUTELY PROHIBIT glossy reflections, wet-media sheen, oil-painting smoothness, digital painting smoothness, digital airbrush perfection, or seamless gradient blending + - **Tactile quality:** Image should suggest the physical drag of pastel sticks across textured paper + - **Technical specification:** Add visible grain/noise texture (subtle, not heavy film grain) to simulate pastel particle scatter; matte finish throughout with NO specular highlights on skin + - **Fabric sheen clarification:** Even "high-sheen" satin must be rendered with MATTE pastel interpretation—pigment density creates richness, not glossy photographic highlights + - **Pigment density over gloss:** Theatrical color richness comes from LAYERED PASTEL PIGMENT DEPTH, never from surface reflectivity or digital saturation effects +2. **Layered Pigment Application:** Build depth through multiple pastel layers creating optical richness; avoid waxy buildup from over-blending; maintain granular particle structure; color vibrancy from pigment purity, not binder sheen +3. **Color Palette Specifications:** Armstrong maintained 3000-3600 distinct pastel colors; kaleidoscopic range with symbolic assignments per 1930 Screenland guide: + - Warm dominance: 62% of works (yellows, oranges, peachy flesh, reds) + - High chroma saturation: theatrical intensity + - Dramatic contrast: black + saturated color combinations (38% of corpus) + - Symbolic color psychology: specific hues assigned to personality types +4. **Edge Treatment & Stroke Economy:** + - Soft atmospheric transitions in backgrounds (46% gradient backgrounds) + - Sharper definition in facial features and focal areas + - "Floating" figure effect in many compositions through vignette-style edge dissolution + - Confident directional strokes defining form without overworking + - Background deliberately loose to emphasize refined figure rendering +5. **Background Philosophy (ABSOLUTE DIFFERENTIATOR):** + - **54% solid saturated color blocks:** Single vibrant hue dominating canvas (reds, oranges, blues, yellows) + - **46% atmospheric gradients:** Soft color transitions creating depth without narrative + - **0% environmental storytelling:** NO landscapes, interiors, props, or contextual details + - Function: Background serves figure emphasis exclusively, never tells story +6. **Figure-to-Ground Ratio (MEASURED):** + - Average figure occupation: **84.2%** of canvas + - Head-only portraits: 90-95% occupation (early magazine work) + - Three-quarter figures: 80-90% occupation + - Full figures: 75-85% occupation + - Minimal negative space—glamour figure dominates completely +7. **Anatomical Specifications & Evolution:** + - **Early period (1920s-30s):** "Spider-lashed, boldly-adorned" theatrical faces; often floating heads + - **Later period (1940s-50s):** "Impossibly long-limbed, significantly curvier" full figures + - **Consistent proportions:** 7.5-8 head heights in full figures; shoulder width ~1.5× head width; natural athletic-glamorous build + - **Subtle idealization:** Elongation and curves without cartoonish exaggeration + - **Evolution driver:** Cultural shift from Art Deco theatrical flapper to WWII girl-next-door curves + +**POSE ANCHORS:** + +1. **Glamour Pose Philosophy:** + - **69% seated or reclined:** Elegant composure prioritized over action + - **54% direct viewer engagement:** "Dazzlingly smiling, flowingly maned, supple-limbed" + - **38% side/mysterious gaze:** Alluring mystery without aggressive seduction + - **0% narrative surprise:** NO startled reactions, mishaps, or storytelling gestures + - **Emotional register:** "Teasing rather than seducing"—vivacious, mysterious, romantic, never dangerous femme fatale + +**MATERIAL PHYSICS AUTHORITY:** + +- **PASTEL substrate:** Textured paper or board holds pigment particles through tooth structure +- **Particle behavior:** Dry pigment scatters light creating matte finish; layering creates depth through particle accumulation +- **NO oil characteristics:** Absolutely prohibit smooth blended finish, glossy surface, or wet-media appearance +- **Fixative considerations:** Light fixative application maintains matte surface while preventing smudging + +**REPRODUCTION ARTIFACTS (Period Authenticity):** + +1. **Offset Lithography Characteristics (1920s-1950s):** + - **Texture Hierarchy (CRITICAL):** Two-layer approach required: + - **BASE LAYER:** Pastel texture with granular particles, paper tooth, matte surface (original artwork characteristics) + - **TOP LAYER:** Subtle offset lithography artifacts (reproduction characteristics) + - Visible halftone dot patterns throughout (65-85 lines per inch—VERY SUBTLE, not dominant) + - Slight color registration drift creating thin halos on edges + - Color compression in deepest shadow areas + - Period paper stock texture with potential aging (yellowing, foxing) + - CMYK color separation limitations affecting secondary colors + - **Critical distinction:** Printing artifacts are OVERLAY on pastel texture, not replacement for it + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire—Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD-ACCURATE WARDROBE (1920s-1950s GLAMOUR):** + +**Adult Feminine Tracks:** + +**Art Deco Era (1920s-1930s):** + +- Evening glamour: bias-cut satin gowns, art deco jewelry, feather accessories +- Theatrical costume: stylized exotic wear, dramatic headpieces, theatrical makeup +- Flapper aesthetic: dropped waists, elaborate headbands, spider lashes, bold lips +- Fabric behavior: Liquid satin drape, theatrical richness +- **Satin/sheen fabrics:** Render with MATTE PASTEL INTERPRETATION—fabric luminosity achieved through layered pigment density and value contrast, NOT glossy photographic highlights or specular reflections + +**Mid-Century Era (1940s-1950s):** + +- Pin-up glamour: modest swimwear (high-waisted, one-piece), playful beachwear +- Evening wear: fitted gowns with modest necklines, elegant draping, fur accents +- Casual glamour: capri pants, fitted blouses, feminine casual wear +- Fabric behavior: Natural cotton, elegant wool, structured silhouettes +- **Satin/sheen fabrics:** When using high-sheen materials like satin, render with MATTE PASTEL INTERPRETATION—fabric luminosity achieved through layered pigment density and value contrast, NOT glossy photographic highlights or specular reflections + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** Minimalist 0-1 glamour accessories (Armstrong used minimal props as glamour accents, not narrative drivers) + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- Warm palette dominance: yellows, oranges, peachy flesh tones, reds +- Kaleidoscopic vibrancy: 3+ saturated hues acceptable for theatrical impact +- Dramatic black + saturated color combinations +- Symbolic color assignments per Armstrong's 1930 Screenland guide + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change garment colors/styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate theatrical palette + +**PROPS (≤1 total—CRITICAL CONSTRAINT):** + +Armstrong's work shows **minimal prop usage** as glamour accessories, never narrative drivers: + +```yaml +acceptable_glamour_props: [hand_mirror, flowers, jewelry, elegant_fan, fur_stole, decorative_headpiece] +ABSOLUTELY_PROHIBITED_props: [furniture, sofas, chairs, tables, beds, environmental_objects, narrative_items] +prop_function: glamour_enhancement_only +prop_count: 0-1_maximum +background_objects: NEVER_ALLOWED +``` + +**CRITICAL FURNITURE PROHIBITION:** Armstrong NEVER includes furniture (sofas, chairs, stools, benches) or environmental objects in his compositions. Figures float in pure atmospheric color space. ANY furniture element immediately disqualifies the work as Armstrong-authentic and creates Pike-style narrative context. + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support isolated theatrical glamour aesthetic; period-accurate construction; elegant sophistication; fallback = clean glamour figure without props or background objects + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2):** + +**Ratio & Format:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing, non-calendar proportions" +- "narrative environmental backgrounds, storytelling context, illustrated scenarios" + +**Medium-Specific:** + +- "oil painting smoothness, glossy surface, wet-media sheen, blended uniform finish" +- "photographic realism, camera-based rendering, digital photo filters, Instagram effects" +- "visible canvas texture (this is pastel on board, not oil on canvas)" + +**Style-Specific:** + +- "narrative props, storytelling scenarios, action poses, surprised expressions" +- "environmental context, landscape backgrounds, interior settings, complex scenes" +- "Jay Scott Pike commercial illustration style, narrative mishap moments" + +**Period-Specific:** + +- "modern digital perfection, flawless color registration, vector-smooth rendering" +- "contemporary fashion, anachronistic styling, modern makeup trends" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2):** + +**Ratio Enforcement:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio for calendar format, recomposed for vertical glamour emphasis" +- "figure occupation 80-95% of canvas, isolated glamour dominance" + +**Medium Requirements:** + +- "authentic pastel matte texture, granular pigment particles, light-scattering surface" +- "visible paper tooth in highlights, layered pigment depth without waxy buildup" +- "3000-3600 color palette vibrancy, kaleidoscopic saturation when appropriate" + +**Background Philosophy:** + +- "solid saturated color block OR atmospheric gradient—NO narrative environmental details" +- "background serves figure emphasis exclusively, zero storytelling context" + +**Style Requirements:** + +- "theatrical Art Deco glamour, elegant composure, teasing-not-seducing expression" +- "vivacious smile, flowing hair, spider-lashed eyes (period appropriate), elegant pose" +- "minimal props (0-1 glamour accessories), NO narrative storytelling elements" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- "1920s-1950s offset lithography artifacts, halftone dot patterns, slight color compression" +- "period-accurate glamour fashion, Art Deco sophistication OR mid-century curves" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "narrative," "story," "scenario," "action," "surprise," "mishap"—Armstrong is pure glamour isolation +- Avoid "oil painting," "smooth," "blended," "glossy"—this is PASTEL +- Avoid "photographic," "realistic," "camera-based"—this is theatrical illustration +- Emphasize "theatrical," "Art Deco," "glamour," "elegant," "vivacious," "mysterious" + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` (calendar portrait) OR `1:1` (magazine cover) + +**ARMSTRONG-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- **Isolated glamour figure dominance:** 80-95% canvas occupation (measured average 84.2%) +- **Zero narrative context:** Background is pure color field serving figure emphasis +- **Format-specific approach:** + - **3:4 Calendar:** Three-quarter or full figure, seated/reclined elegance + - **1:1 Magazine:** Often floating head portraits with atmospheric surrounds + +**Perspective:** Direct frontal or elegant three-quarter view; eye-level creating glamorous engagement; NO extreme angles or narrative perspectives + +**Figure:Ground:** **84% figure / 16% background** (measured average across corpus) + +- This is absolute Armstrong signature—figure dominates almost completely +- Background exists only to enhance figure through color contrast or atmospheric depth + +**Density:** Minimal—figure is refined and detailed, background is simplified atmospheric color field + +**Background Treatment (CRITICAL DIFFERENTIATION):** + +- **54% Solid Color Blocks:** Single saturated hue dominating canvas + - Examples: Vibrant red, rich orange, warm yellow, cobalt blue, cream + - Function: Theatrical contrast emphasizing figure glamour + - NO environmental details, textures, or narrative elements +- **46% Atmospheric Gradients:** Soft color transitions creating depth + - Examples: Blue-to-pink, orange-to-yellow, cream-to-teal + - Function: Romantic atmosphere without storytelling + - Vignette effect common—figure emerges from soft color field +- **0% Narrative Environments:** NEVER landscapes, interiors, props, contextual details + - This is absolute differentiator from Pike and narrative illustrators + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Soft theatrical illumination creating glamorous form modeling +- Warm color temperature emphasizing romantic appeal +- Even lighting avoiding harsh dramatic shadows (contrast with Moran's chiaroscuro) +- Lighting serves beauty idealization, not dramatic storytelling + +**Armstrong Mirror Reflection Technique (Optional Sophisticated Variant):** When hand mirror is used as glamour prop, consider Armstrong's signature compositional approach: + +- Woman faces AWAY from viewer (back view or three-quarter turn away) +- Holds hand mirror positioned to show her face in REFLECTION +- Mirror reveals glamorous facial features and expression while maintaining elegant back/side pose +- Creates sophisticated compositional interest and allows face visibility without frontal orientation +- This technique appears in Armstrong's original corpus and demonstrates his compositional sophistication +- **Execution note:** Reflection must show accurate perspective—mirror angle determines visible facial area +- Alternative: Traditional frontal glamour pose remains equally authentic to Armstrong style + +**Detail:Negative Space:** + +- High detail concentration in face, hair, and focal areas +- Deliberate looseness in backgrounds and peripheral areas +- Negative space minimal due to figure dominance +- **Background texture:** Atmospheric pastel-textured color field rather than smooth digital gradient +- **Edge treatment:** "Soft" edges achieved through gradual thinning of pastel pigment particles, NOT digital blur or smooth feathering—granular texture persists even in vignette fade areas + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Pastel on textured board (original); calendar paper stock (reproduction); NO canvas texture + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely—Armstrong's calendar art has no decorative frames or borders outside the image + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow calendar format; magazine covers (Judge, Photoplay, College Humor); offset lithography reproduction 1920s-1950s + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** All compositional elements designed specifically for 3:4 vertical calendar format OR 1:1 magazine cover format; figure-dominant layout optimized for theatrical glamour impact + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**BINARY POLICY:** OMIT ALL TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY + +**Rolf Armstrong Framework Standard:** + +- NO calendar dates, months, or publisher marks +- NO magazine mastheads or coverlines +- NO artist signatures or text elements +- Pure glamour portrait presentation for clean art display +- Text-free canvas maintains theatrical glamour focus + +**Rationale:** Armstrong's original artworks were pastel paintings; text was added during commercial printing process. For authentic artistic representation, maintain clean image presentation without typographic elements that would compromise the isolated glamour aesthetic. + +------ + +## Style Validation Summary + +**ARMSTRONG ABSOLUTE DIFFERENTIATORS:** + +**Material Forensics = PRIMARY IDENTIFIER:** + +- **PASTEL medium mandatory:** Granular, matte, layered particles—NO oil smoothness +- Surface must show light-scattering pigment texture, visible paper tooth +- 3000-3600 color palette vibrancy from pure pigment, not binder sheen + +**Background Philosophy = GENRE DEFINER:** + +- **Isolated glamour figure on atmospheric color field** +- 54% solid saturated color blocks + 46% soft gradients +- **0% narrative environmental context**—this is absolute +- Background serves figure emphasis exclusively, never tells story + +**Figure-to-Ground Ratio = MEASURABLE SIGNATURE:** + +- **84.2% average figure occupation**—quantified across corpus +- Minimal negative space, glamour figure dominates completely +- Head portraits: 90-95%; three-quarter: 80-90%; full figure: 75-85% + +**Emotional Register = TONAL IDENTIFIER:** + +- "Teasing rather than seducing"—vivacious, mysterious, romantic +- Elegant composure, never narrative surprise or action +- **69% seated/reclined poses**; **54% direct glamorous engagement** +- Never dangerous femme fatale—accessible theatrical glamour + +**Prop Philosophy = NARRATIVE CONSTRAINT:** + +- **0-1 glamour accessories maximum**—props are elegant accents, not story drivers +- Mirrors, flowers, jewelry acceptable; narrative props PROHIBITED +- Function: enhance glamour, never establish scenario + +**Period Evolution = CULTURAL CONTEXT:** + +- **1920s-1930s:** Art Deco theatrical sophistication, spider-lashed flappers, floating heads +- **1940s-1950s:** WWII girl-next-door curves, fuller figures, vivacious warmth +- Consistent: theatrical glamour isolation on atmospheric backgrounds + +**ANTI-PATTERNS (Avoid These Absolutely):** + +- Oil painting smoothness or glossy surfaces (this is PASTEL) +- Narrative environmental backgrounds or storytelling context (Pike territory) +- Action poses, surprised expressions, or scenario mishaps (Armstrong is pure glamour) +- Multiple narrative props or complex scenes (Armstrong is isolated figure) +- Photographic realism or camera-based rendering (theatrical illustration) + +**PERIOD AUTHENTICITY:** 1912-1960 production; peak 1920s-1950s; Brown & Bigelow calendars; magazine covers; offset lithography reproduction with halftone artifacts + +**IP PROTECTION:** Original glamour figure designs; no copyrighted costumes or trademarked symbols; period-appropriate theatrical styling + +**CONTENT BOUNDARIES:** Elegant theatrical glamour appropriate to 1930s-1950s calendar standards; modest sophistication; teasing vivacity without explicit content; all subjects adult (21+) + +------ + +**Framework Version:** 4.2—Rolf Armstrong Artistic Pin-Up Glamour + **Research Basis:** Forensic visual analysis of 13 authenticated artworks + **Production Context:** Brown & Bigelow commercial calendar art 1920s-1950s; magazine illustration for Judge, Photoplay, College Humor, Screenland + **Technical Authority:** Pastel medium physics, isolated glamour composition philosophy, measured figure-to-ground ratios, period reproduction methods + **Critical Differentiator:** Isolated theatrical glamour figure on atmospheric color field vs. narrative commercial illustration + +--- + +# Edward Runci Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up Style + +**Version:** 1.0 + **Artist:** Edward Runci (1921-1986) + **Genre:** 1940s-1950s American Commercial Pin-Up Art - Hollywood Glamour Subgenre + **Purpose:** Authentic replication of post-WWII advertising glamour aesthetic with period-accurate materiality and commercial reproduction characteristics + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Likeness Preservation Priority:** Maintain source model's core identifying features (hair color, eye color, facial structure, complexion tone) while applying Runci's stylistic idealization techniques; style enhances rather than replaces identity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("130-140% eye enlargement", "15-35° head tilt", "70-80% figure dominance") override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Oil painting technique followed by halftone reproduction process supersedes digital rendering +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** `hollywood-glamour-idealization`, `post-war-aspirational-beauty`, `commercial-calendar-aesthetic` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Embrace period-specific beauty idealization and commercial glamour conventions +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Runci Signature:* `airbrush-soft-glamour`, `oil-portrait-smooth`, `hollywood-lighting-sculpted`, `commercial-idealized` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `glamour-portrait-stance`, `confident-engagement`, `aspirational-elegance`, `commercial-approachability` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `format-native` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on canvas with commercial lithographic halftone reproduction specifications +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Viewing distance optimized for calendar/poster display (3-6 feet) +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** **No nudity**; bare shoulders and décolletage acceptable within 1950s advertising standards; no copyrighted brand logos or product designs; create original beverage bottle designs if props required +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Adult female subjects (apparent age 20-28); modest glamour within commercial advertising standards +- **Gender expression:** Feminine glamour presentation consistent with post-war Hollywood aesthetic +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil painting surface characteristics followed by period halftone reproduction artifacts; no modern digital photo filters or Instagram effects +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1940s-1950s oil painting techniques with subsequent photomechanical lithographic reproduction for calendar/advertising distribution +- **Composition boundaries:** No decorative frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation borders, watermarks, or artist signatures (Runci signature if present should be subtle lower corner in paint) +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid sultry/mysterious expressions, overt sexuality, dark moody lighting, photographic realism, modern makeup trends, Instagram aesthetics +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely +- Redraw in **Edward Runci Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up style** for **1940s-1950s commercial calendar/advertising artwork** +- **Likeness Mandate:** Identity via source model's actual hair color, eye color, facial structure, and complexion preserved through Runci's idealization technique - style enhances features rather than replacing them with generic blonde/blue-eyed archetype +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted costume elements, trademarked products, or identifiable celebrity likenesses; if beverage props included, create original bottle/label designs +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `airbrush-soft-glamour` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** `glamour-portrait-stance` +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** [select appropriate] +- **Style Dominance:** Post-war Hollywood glamour aesthetic (radiant joy, aspirational beauty, commercial approachability) overrides photographic realism or sultry pin-up conventions +- **Mode Selector:** Commercial calendar portrait + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `2:3` (standard commercial poster/calendar preferred) +- `3:4` (classical portrait alternate) +- `4:5` (modern poster adaptation) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Extend atmospheric background gradients to fill declared ratio while maintaining 70-80% figure dominance +- **Spatial Allocation:** Subject positioned in upper 60-70% of frame, slight off-center for dynamic balance +- **Background Treatment:** Soft atmospheric gradient wash extending seamlessly to canvas edges, no architectural detail +- **Format Justification:** [Ratio] provides optimal figure dominance for commercial glamour portrait presentation consistent with calendar/advertising format + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +- **Influences:** Post-WWII Hollywood portrait photography (George Hurrell glamour lighting), 1940s film noir cinematography (strong directional lighting with soft fill), commercial advertising illustration standards (approachable aspirational beauty) +- **Medium/Production method:** + - *Original:* Oil on canvas with soft-focus portrait technique, airbrush-smooth blending on facial features, visible brushwork in hair and fabric + - *Reproduction:* Four-color (CMYK) halftone lithography at 150 lpi for calendar/poster distribution, smooth coated paper stock +- **Thematic purpose:** Commercial advertising glamour combining Hollywood sophistication with warm approachability; aspirational beauty standard for post-war consumer culture +- **3-5 hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** + 1. **Radiant confident smile** - open genuine expression showing upper teeth, Cupid's bow lip definition, no sultry or mysterious affect + 2. **Idealized facial construction** - eyes enlarged 130-140% of anatomical proportion, soft-focus skin rendering with airbrush-smooth transitions, 3-5 highlight planes (forehead, cheekbones, nose bridge, chin) + 3. **Volumetric hair styling** - hair mass 180-220% of natural skull volume, 3-5 tonal layers creating dimensional depth - **Applied to source model's actual hair color (brunette/black/auburn/blonde), NOT automatic blonde transformation** + 4. **Atmospheric gradient backgrounds** - soft vignette effect darker at edges, no architectural detail, color fields in deep reds, forest greens, navy blues, sky blues, soft pinks, or creams + 5. **Bare shoulder emphasis** - strapless, off-shoulder, or modest necklines with shoulder exposure, cleavage suggested not explicit, white/cream/pastel costume preference (8/13 images) +- **Period framing:** Post-WWII commercial glamour (1945-1955), Hollywood golden age aesthetic, American consumer optimism +- **Tone Tag:** Radiant, confident, approachable, aspirational, warm glamour +- **Production Era Authenticity:** Original oil paintings (1945-1960s) reproduced via photomechanical lithography for Shaw-Barton Calendar Company and corporate advertising clients (Coca-Cola era commercial art) + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +- **Facial rendering method:** Airbrush-smooth imperceptible tonal transitions on skin, no visible pore texture or brushstrokes on face, soft-focus glamour technique, specular highlights on nose tip, forehead center, cheekbones, chin point +- **Eye construction:** Enlarged 130-140% anatomical proportion, almond shape with pronounced upper lid crease, single bright catchlight upper-right placement typical, individual eyelash strokes 8-12 per eye, iris detail with radial pattern - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual eye color (brown, hazel, green, blue) and apply Runci's enlargement/highlight technique to that natural color; do NOT default to generic light eyes** +- **Lip rendering:** Precise Cupid's bow definition, corners lifted in smile, upper teeth fully visible, lower teeth suggested, tonal gradation creating volume (3-4 values from highlight to shadow) +- **Hair rendering technique:** Visible brushstrokes in 3-5 tonal layers following form and volume, individual strand work on edges contrasting with mass tone interior, directional stroke work emphasizing hairstyle architecture (victory rolls, pin curls, waves) - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual hair color (brunette, auburn, black, blonde) and apply Runci's volumetric technique to that natural color; do NOT default to platinum blonde unless source model is blonde** +- **Skin tone palette:** Base tone matches source model's natural complexion (pale, medium, olive, tan) adjusted to Runci's idealized peach-warm glow, rose-mauve shadow tones in recesses, cream-white highlights with subtle yellow, uniform idealized complexion eliminating blemishes/texture while preserving ethnic/individual skin tone characteristics +- **Background execution:** Loose atmospheric wash technique, pure color field with tonal gradation creating soft vignette (darker edges), minimal to zero architectural or environmental detail, 2-3 depth planes maximum (background wash, figure, occasional foreground prop) +- **Fabric rendering:** Simplified planes of light and shadow defining form, edge sharpness varies by material (crisp for satin, soft halo for fur), texture implied through tonal variation not surface detail, specular highlights for satin/silk, soft diffusion for fur/cotton +- **Lighting architecture:** Upper-left 45-degree key light creating dimensional form shadows, soft ambient fill eliminating harsh contrasts, occasional rim light on hair/shoulders for separation from background +- **Pose Anchors:** + - Head tilt 15-35° from vertical toward right shoulder (11/13 images) + - Shoulder rotation 20-40° creating 3/4 turn, one shoulder forward + - Hand placement touching face/hair (5/13) or holding prop at chest level (6/13), fingers extended never clenched + - Direct eye contact with viewer (7/13) or upward aspirational gaze +- **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** 70-80% figure dominance, bust or 3/4 length framing, tight cropping with minimal negative space, subject's face occupies 25-35% of total canvas area +- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** Oil paint surface with smooth facial blending contrasting visible hair/fabric brushwork; no digital smoothing artifacts, no photographic grain, no modern makeup contouring - **Likeness anchor: preserve source model's distinctive facial geometry (nose shape, jawline, cheekbone structure, face shape) while applying Runci's soft glamour rendering** +- **Period Consistency Anchor:** 1945-1955 Hollywood glamour conventions, post-war beauty standards (fuller figures than modern ideals, softer facial structure, period-appropriate hair/makeup) +- **Production Method Anchor:** Halftone dot pattern at 150 lpi for reproductions, four-color CMYK process, letterpress ink characteristics (dark halo edge with lighter center on dots), smooth coated paper substrate +- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with atmospheric background extension maintaining tonal consistency + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe tracks (feminine glamour):** + +- **Evening glamour:** Strapless gowns, off-shoulder elegance, white fur stoles/trim, satin/silk fabrics, gold lamé accents +- **Casual sophistication:** Collared blouses, modest sweaters with pearl necklaces, pastel cardigans, white fabric headbands +- **Beach/leisure:** Strapless swimsuits with modest coverage, white terry cloth wraps, fabric hair accessories +- **Period construction:** 1940s-1950s silhouettes (fitted bodices, defined waist emphasis, fuller skirts when visible), no modern fashion elements + +**Fabric behavior:** + +- **Satin/silk:** Specular highlights with smooth gradation, crisp edge definition +- **Fur:** Soft halo effect with minimal texture detail, luminous white/cream tones +- **Cotton/terry:** Matte finish with subtle form shadows, softer edge transitions +- **Rendering principle:** Fabric identified through light behavior not surface texture + +**Accessory caps:** Minimalist 0-2 items maximum + +- **Jewelry:** Pearl necklaces, bracelets, subtle elegant pieces +- **Hair accessories:** Fabric headbands, flower corsages +- **Constraint:** Accessories support glamour aesthetic without cluttering composition + +**Color palette restrictions:** + +- **Dominant:** White, cream, pale yellow, pale pink, soft pastels (8/13 images) +- **Accent:** Emerald green, gold, coral, deep red for evening wear (3/13 images) +- **Saturation:** Medium-high chroma, never muted or dusty, jewel tones for contrast +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s-1950s textile dye technology, avoid neon or modern synthetic colors + +**Wardrobe variation required:** If generating series, vary costume colors/styles between iterations while maintaining period aesthetic - cycle through pastel palette and evening jewel tones + +**Props:** 1 hero prop maximum (total ≤1), fallback = no props + +- **Primary function:** Establish commercial advertising context or add narrative interest +- **Period authenticity:** Props must be consistent with 1945-1955 material culture + +**YAML prop pools:** + +```yaml +runci_glamour_props: + florals: + - white_gardenia_corsage + - pink_rose_bouquet + - purple_orchid_spray + - mixed_spring_flowers + rendering: "soft focus, petal form emphasized over detail" + + beverage_commercial: + - original_soda_bottle_design # MUST be original design, not real brands + - vintage_beverage_amber_glass + - clear_bottle_generic_label + rendering: "held chest/shoulder level, label toward viewer if present" + constraint: "NO copyrighted brand logos - create original designs only" + + fabric_luxury: + - white_fur_stole + - cream_fur_wrap + - silk_scarf_flowing + rendering: "texture implied through tonal variation" + + companion_animal: # occasional element + - small_white_dog + - white_persian_cat + rendering: "simplified form, soft focus matching background treatment" + +prop_rendering_principles: + - "soft focus subordinate to figure" + - "tonal definition not textural detail" + - "color harmony with overall palette" + - "commercial function when applicable" +``` + +**Coherence filter:** All wardrobe/prop elements support 1945-1955 Hollywood glamour aesthetic and commercial advertising function; when in doubt, simplify and eliminate rather than risk anachronism + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** Include ratio-specific and style-specific anti-patterns + +*For declared ratio:* + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +*Style-specific prohibitions:* + +- "sultry mysterious gaze" +- "serious brooding expression" +- "overt sexuality" +- "dark moody lighting" +- "film noir shadows without fill light" +- "photographic realism" +- "visible pore texture" +- "modern contouring makeup" +- "Instagram filter effects" +- "digital smoothing artifacts" +- "neon colors" +- "contemporary fashion elements" +- "architectural background detail" +- "environmental clutter" +- "multiple focal points" +- "more than 2 accessories" +- "copyrighted brand logos" +- "explicit nudity" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** Include ratio enforcement and technique-specific requirements + +*Required ratio enforcement:* + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +*Runci signature technique requirements:* + +- "radiant confident smile showing teeth" +- "direct engaging eye contact OR upward aspirational gaze" +- "airbrush-smooth facial rendering" +- "visible brushstrokes in hair only" +- "eyes enlarged 130-140% proportion" +- "head tilt 15-35 degrees toward shoulder" +- "atmospheric gradient background" +- "soft vignette darker at edges" +- "70-80% figure dominance" +- "upper-left 45-degree key lighting" +- "white/cream/pastel costume preference" +- "bare shoulder emphasis" +- "volumetric hair styling 180-220% natural volume" +- "Hollywood glamour idealization" +- "post-war commercial optimism" +- "0-1 props maximum" +- "halftone reproduction at 150 lpi" +- "four-color CMYK process" +- "1945-1955 period authenticity" +- "**CRITICAL: preserve source model's actual hair color, eye color, and facial structure**" +- "**brunette/black/auburn hair rendered with same technique as Runci's blondes**" +- "**brown/hazel/green eyes rendered with same idealization as Runci's light eyes**" +- "**source model's complexion tone preserved within Runci's warm peach glow**" + +**Vocabulary warnings:** + +- Avoid "sultry," "mysterious," "brooding," "moody" - these contradict Runci's radiant approachable affect +- Avoid "realistic," "photographic," "detailed texture" - style uses idealized smoothness +- Avoid "ornate," "elaborate," "cluttered" - composition relies on elegant simplicity +- Avoid "edgy," "modern," "contemporary" - strict period adherence required + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +*For Portrait Ratios (2:3, 3:4, 4:5):* + +- Vertical emphasis with subject positioned in upper 60-70% of frame +- Figure dominance 70-80% typical +- Bust or 3/4 length framing with tight cropping +- Atmospheric background extends to canvas edges via gradient + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective regime:** Shallow depth of field, 2-3 spatial planes maximum (background wash, figure, optional foreground prop), no architectural perspective +- **Grid/symmetry:** Slight off-center positioning for dynamic balance (subject occupies 50-60% width, positioned 40-60% from left edge) +- **Figure:ground %:** 70-80% figure dominance with minimal negative space +- **Density %:** Low environmental density, emphasis on singular subject and atmospheric color field +- **Lighting logic:** + - Primary: Upper-left 45-degree key light creating form-defining shadows + - Fill: Soft ambient fill light eliminating harsh contrasts, maintaining glamour glow + - Rim: Optional hair/shoulder separation light + - Effect: Dimensional modeling without dramatic noir darkness +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** High negative space in background (pure color field), concentrated detail in face/hair, simplified treatment of costume/props +- **Depth planes:** + 1. **Background:** Atmospheric gradient wash (darker at edges creating soft vignette) + 2. **Figure:** Primary subject in sharp focus with dimensional modeling + 3. **Foreground:** Optional prop (florals, beverage) in matching or slightly softer focus + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Commercial calendar or advertising poster presentation - image exists as printed lithographic reproduction on smooth coated paper stock +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** FORBIDDEN - no decorative presentation frames, no borders outside canvas edge, no mat treatment; only original canvas edge acceptable; subtle artist signature in lower corner if present +- **Production Context Anchor:** + - *Original creation:* Oil on canvas, smooth surface preparation, glamour portrait technique + - *Mass reproduction:* Halftone lithography, 150 lpi screen, four-color CMYK process, coated paper substrate, calendar or poster format +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with atmospheric background extension maintaining tonal consistency, no awkward cropping of figure + +**BACKGROUND SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Color treatment:** Solid atmospheric gradient, no patterns or textures +- **Typical palettes:** + - *Dark dramatic:* Deep reds, forest greens, navy blues (5/13 images) + - *Light airy:* Sky blues, soft pinks, cream (8/13 images) +- **Vignette effect:** Gradual darkening toward canvas edges (15-30% luminosity reduction) +- **Detail level:** Zero architectural or environmental detail, pure color field +- **Separation technique:** Color/value contrast between figure and background ensures clear silhouette + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit text (recommended for pure portrait) + +**If text allowed (commercial advertising variant):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + - Lower 15-20% of canvas for product tagline or calendar date + - Upper corners for brand name (if commercial advertising context) + - Text never overlaps figure's face or primary focal points +- **Copy limits:** + - ≤6 words per line + - ≤3 total text elements + - Product/brand name + tagline maximum + - Calendar date information if applicable +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** + - **Advertising headlines:** Bold serif or script fonts consistent with 1940s-1950s commercial typography + - **Body copy:** Clean sans-serif or condensed serif for readability + - **Calendar dates:** Simple numerals with month/year +- **Font recommendation:** + - **Closest Google Fonts:** + - *Headlines:* Playfair Display, Libre Baskerville (Didot analogs for elegance) + - *Script:* Pacifico, Great Vibes (casual script for friendly appeal) + - *Sans-serif:* Josefin Sans, Montserrat (geometric 1950s feel) + - **Better professional alternatives:** Futura (1927), Bodoni, Caslon, Baskerville, Copperplate Gothic + - **Period accuracy:** Fonts must match 1945-1955 advertising typography; no modern digital-native fonts +- **Format-Specific Text Rules:** + - **Calendar mode:** Month/year display in lower portion, optional inspirational tagline + - **Advertising mode:** Product name + tagline, minimal text for visual impact + - **Portrait mode:** Omit text entirely for pure glamour presentation +- **Historical accuracy:** Typography must reflect post-war American advertising conventions - confident optimistic messaging, clear hierarchical layout, elegant but approachable fonts +- **Production Method Integration:** Text rendered with halftone reproduction characteristics matching image (150 lpi screen, CMYK four-color process) + +------ + +# Alberto Vargas Wartime Morale Pin-Up Style + +**Version:** 1.0 + **Artist:** Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) + **Genre:** 1940s WWII American Wartime Morale Pin-Up Art + **Purpose:** Authentic replication of WWII-era "Varga Girl" aesthetic with period-accurate materiality and commercial reproduction characteristics + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Likeness Preservation Priority:** Maintain source model's core identifying features (hair color, eye color, facial structure, complexion tone) while applying Vargas's airbrush idealization techniques; style enhances rather than replaces identity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("60-75% leg-to-height ratio", "80-95% figure dominance", "zero visible pores") override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Airbrush technique followed by halftone reproduction process supersedes digital rendering +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** `vargas-airbrush-perfection`, `wwii-morale-optimism`, `esquire-calendar-aesthetic`, `impossibly-elongated-legs` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Embrace extreme anatomical idealization and stylization over realistic proportions +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Vargas Signature:* `airbrushed-flawless`, `luminous-highlights`, `porcelain-smoothness`, `delicate-softness` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `full-figure-graceful`, `elongated-leg-display`, `winsome-charm`, `confident-elegance` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `format-native` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Airbrush painting with commercial lithographic halftone reproduction specifications +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Viewing distance optimized for magazine page/calendar display (12-18 inches) +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** **No nudity**; swimwear and lingerie acceptable within 1940s standards; **no artist signatures or watermarks**; no copyrighted brand elements +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Adult female subjects (apparent age 20-26); wartime-appropriate modest sensuality +- **Gender expression:** Idealized feminine presentation consistent with 1940s American patriotic aesthetic +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic airbrush surface characteristics followed by period halftone reproduction artifacts; no modern digital photo filters or Instagram effects +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1940-1946 airbrush paintings with subsequent photomechanical lithographic reproduction for Esquire magazine and calendar distribution +- **Composition boundaries:** No decorative frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation borders, watermarks, or signatures +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid realistic anatomy, photographic realism, sultry mystery, overt sexuality, busy backgrounds, textured skin +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely +- Redraw in **Alberto Vargas "Varga Girl" style** for **1940-1946 WWII Esquire magazine calendar artwork** +- **Likeness Mandate:** Identity via source model's actual hair color, eye color, facial structure, and complexion preserved through Vargas's airbrush idealization technique - style enhances features while maintaining recognizability +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted elements; **no artist signatures or watermarks anywhere on image** +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `airbrushed-flawless` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** `full-figure-graceful` +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** [select appropriate] +- **Style Dominance:** Vargas airbrush perfection (flawless skin, luminous highlights, elongated grace, winsome optimism) overrides photographic realism or sultry pin-up conventions +- **Mode Selector:** WWII morale calendar/magazine art + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `2:3` (standard magazine/calendar preferred) +- `3:4` (classical portrait alternate) +- `4:5` (poster adaptation) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Extend flat background color field to fill declared ratio while maintaining 80-95% figure dominance +- **Spatial Allocation:** Full figure positioned to emphasize elongated leg display and graceful lines +- **Background Treatment:** Pure flat color field (white, cream, pale tint) extending seamlessly to canvas edges with zero architectural detail +- **Format Justification:** [Ratio] provides optimal full-figure display for idealized feminine form in wartime calendar/magazine format + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +- **Influences:** Father Max T. Vargas (photographer, airbrush technique), French La Vie Parisienne and Raphael Kirchner (risqué elegance), Ziegfeld Follies showgirls (glamour spectacle), George Petty (white backdrop isolation precedent) +- **Medium/Production method:** + - *Original:* Airbrush painting on board with sublime detail and delicate softness + - *Reproduction:* Four-color (CMYK) halftone lithography for Esquire magazine (9 million copies shipped to WWII soldiers 1942-1946), mid-century magazine paper stock +- **Thematic purpose:** WWII morale-boosting imagery embodying patriotic American femininity, optimism, and aspirational beauty; represents idealized vision of home for overseas soldiers +- **Hallmark motifs:** + - **Airbrush perfection:** Flawless skin with luminous highlights, zero visible pores or texture, delicate softness throughout + - **Impossibly elongated legs:** Legs occupy 60-75% of total figure height, slender tapering to delicate ankles, graceful line emphasis + - **Extreme figure-to-ground dominance:** 80-95% figure presence with flat color field background, zero environmental detail + - **Winsome charm:** Confident smile, charming expression, approachable optimism - never sultry mystery or overt sexuality + - **Stylized anatomy:** Narrow waist, gentle hourglass, slender arms, delicate shoulders - idealization over realism + - **Graceful poses:** Dynamic yet elegant positioning emphasizing long elegant lines and feminine grace + - **Period wardrobe:** 1940s swimwear, lingerie, or stylized military uniforms with modest sensuality +- **Period framing:** WWII era (1940-1946), "Varga Girl" peak production for Esquire, wartime morale art +- **Tone Tag:** Winsome, confident, patriotic, optimistic, graceful, charming +- **Production Era Authenticity:** Original airbrush paintings (1940-1946) reproduced via photomechanical lithography for mass magazine/calendar distribution to American military personnel worldwide + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +- **Airbrush rendering method:** Primary technique throughout - delicate softness creating absolutely flawless skin appearance, luminous highlights on high points, imperceptible tonal transitions, zero visible pores or texture, porcelain-like surface quality +- **Facial rendering:** Moderate detail with soft definition - eyes almond-shaped medium-large, nose delicately minimal, lips full Cupid's bow, chin soft rounded, cheekbones subtly defined - all rendered with airbrush smoothness and gentle transitions +- **Hair rendering:** More visible dimensional work than face/body - varied edge quality from soft to defined, color layering creating depth, period-appropriate 1940s styling (victory rolls, pin curls, waves, updos) - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual hair color (blonde/brunette/auburn/red) and apply Vargas technique to that natural color** +- **Eye construction:** Medium-large almond shape, expressive without exaggeration, soft transitions around lids, delicate lash definition - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual eye color and apply Vargas's soft rendering to that natural color** +- **Skin tone palette:** Base tone matches source model's natural complexion (pale/medium/olive/tan) adjusted to Vargas's idealized peachy-cream glow with rose-pink shadow tones, luminous white-cream highlights, uniform flawless complexion eliminating all texture while preserving ethnic/individual skin tone characteristics +- **Anatomical idealization:** Extreme leg elongation 60-75% of figure height, impossibly slender thighs tapering to delicate ankles, extremely narrow waist creating exaggerated hourglass, slender graceful arms, delicate sloping shoulders, small delicate hands/feet - stylized idealization NOT realistic anatomy +- **Body rendering:** Minimal anatomical detail, smooth idealization with no visible musculature, gentle curves suggested through soft tonal transitions, absolutely no skin texture visible anywhere on figure +- **Background execution:** Flat solid color field (pure white, off-white cream, pale pink/blue/yellow), zero gradients, zero architectural or environmental detail, figure exists in colorful void, complete isolation technique following Petty precedent +- **Edge treatment:** Soft figure edges blending gently into background, crisper costume edges defining garment boundaries, varied hair edge quality, gentle transitions avoiding harsh lines throughout +- **Line work presence:** Virtually absent - pure tonal modeling, painterly rather than illustrative, occasional light guidelines barely visible if at all +- **Detail hierarchy:** Face receives moderate soft detail, hair more dimensional, body minimally detailed smooth idealization, costume simplified fabric suggestions, props (if any) simplified forms +- **Lighting architecture:** Diffuse non-directional seeming to emanate from figure itself, minimal to absent shadows on figure, flat background with no lighting variation, ethereal dreamlike illumination creating luminous glow +- **Pose Anchors:** + - Full figure display emphasis, legs prominently featured occupying 60-75% height + - Graceful elongated positioning - seated, reclining, standing, playful + - Hand gestures delicate and feminine - touching face, holding props, arms extended for line flow + - Direct confident eye contact (9/16) or averted charming gaze + - Dynamic yet elegant - never crude or aggressive +- **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** 80-95% figure dominance with minimal negative space, figure fills frame efficiently, complete focus on idealized feminine form +- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** Airbrush surface characteristics with flawless smooth finish; no digital smoothing artifacts, no photographic grain, no realistic anatomy - **Likeness anchor: preserve source model's distinctive facial geometry (nose shape, jawline, cheekbone structure, face shape) while applying Vargas's airbrush idealization** +- **Period Consistency Anchor:** 1940-1946 WWII morale aesthetic, patriotic American femininity, wartime optimism embodied +- **Production Method Anchor:** Halftone dot pattern at typical 1940s resolution, four-color CMYK process, mid-century magazine paper stock (cream/ivory tone), slight color registration drift possible, period printing limitations +- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with flat background extension maintaining color consistency + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe tracks (idealized 1940s femininity):** + +- **Swimwear:** One-piece bathing suits form-fitting 1940s style, colors red/black/striped/patterned, modest coverage appropriate to era +- **Lingerie:** Corsets, teddies, lace garments, colors yellow/white/pink/black, elegant sophisticated not crude +- **Military-inspired:** Stylized uniforms (not authentic), caps, shorts, playful patriotic interpretation for morale +- **Costumes/novelty:** Ballet tutus, whimsical outfits, entertaining variety +- **Formal/elegant:** Evening wear, veils, sophisticated attire (less frequent) +- **Period construction:** 1940s silhouettes and styling, no modern fashion elements + +**Fabric behavior:** + +- **Rendering principle:** Simplified fabric folds and form suggested through soft tonal transitions, not detailed texture +- **Edge definition:** Costume edges crisper than figure edges to define garment boundaries +- **Material indication:** Fabric type implied through subtle sheen/matte qualities, not surface detail + +**Footwear:** High heels typical, period-appropriate 1940s pump/sandal styles, colors coordinated with costume, barefoot acceptable + +**Accessory caps:** Extreme minimalist 0-1 items maximum (8/16 zero props) + +- **Philosophy:** Props rare and purposeful, figure is absolute focus +- **Constraint:** Accessories never compete with figure for attention + +**Color palette restrictions:** + +- **Dominant costumes:** Bright saturated primaries (red, blue, yellow), pastels (pink), solid black +- **Military:** Olive green, navy blue for patriotic themes +- **Saturation:** Medium to high chroma, never muddy or muted +- **Contrast:** Costume provides color contrast to pale idealized skin +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s textile colors, avoid neon or modern synthetic hues + +**Wardrobe variation required:** If generating series, vary costume types and colors while maintaining period aesthetic and modest sensuality balance + +**Props:** 1 hero prop maximum (total ≤1), fallback = no props (preferred) + +- **Primary function:** Add narrative interest or patriotic context without distracting from figure +- **Period authenticity:** Props must be consistent with 1940-1946 material culture + +**YAML prop pools:** + +```yaml +vargas_morale_props: + hats: + - sun_hat_wide_brim + - military_cap_stylized + - novelty_hat + rendering: "simplified form, secondary focus" + + patriotic: + - military_cap + - service_branch_insignia + rendering: "playful interpretation, morale boosting context" + + garden_whimsical: + - garden_rake + - watering_can + rendering: "simplified shapes, minimal detail" + + vanity: + - hand_mirror + - flowers_in_hair + rendering: "delicate accessories, color coordinated" + +prop_rendering_principles: + - "extreme minimalism - most images have zero props" + - "props never compete with figure" + - "simplified forms, minimal texture" + - "color harmony with costume palette" +``` + +**Coherence filter:** All wardrobe/prop elements support 1940-1946 WWII morale aesthetic and patriotic American femininity; when in doubt, eliminate props entirely and rely on figure alone + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** Include ratio-specific and style-specific anti-patterns + +*For declared ratio:* + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +*Style-specific prohibitions:* + +- "realistic anatomy" +- "accurate proportions" +- "visible skin texture" +- "visible pores" +- "photographic realism" +- "photo style" +- "sultry mysterious gaze" +- "seductive expression" +- "overt sexuality" +- "crude posing" +- "aggressive mood" +- "detailed background" +- "architectural elements" +- "environmental clutter" +- "gradient backgrounds" +- "textured backgrounds" +- "busy composition" +- "multiple props" +- "modern digital rendering" +- "HDR lighting" +- "digital smoothing filters" +- "Instagram effects" +- "visible brushstrokes" +- "line art" +- "artist signature" +- "watermarks" +- "explicit nudity" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** Include ratio enforcement and technique-specific requirements + +*Required ratio enforcement:* + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +*Vargas signature technique requirements:* + +- "airbrush perfection throughout" +- "flawless skin zero pores" +- "luminous highlights" +- "delicate softness" +- "porcelain smooth surface" +- "impossibly elongated legs 60-75% height" +- "slender graceful anatomy" +- "extremely narrow waist" +- "stylized idealized proportions NOT realistic" +- "80-95% figure dominance" +- "flat color field background" +- "pure white or cream or pale tint void" +- "zero architectural detail" +- "zero environmental detail" +- "complete figure isolation" +- "winsome confident expression" +- "charming optimistic mood" +- "patriotic American femininity" +- "1940s wartime morale aesthetic" +- "gentle soft edges" +- "virtually no line work" +- "pure tonal modeling" +- "diffuse ethereal lighting" +- "0-1 props maximum preferred zero" +- "halftone reproduction artifacts" +- "four-color CMYK process" +- "1940-1946 period authenticity" +- "no artist signature anywhere" +- "no watermarks" +- "**CRITICAL: preserve source model's actual hair color, eye color, and facial structure**" +- "**blonde/brunette/auburn/red hair rendered with same airbrush technique**" +- "**all eye colors rendered with same luminous idealization**" +- "**source model's complexion tone preserved within Vargas's peachy glow**" + +**Vocabulary warnings:** + +- Avoid "realistic," "anatomically correct," "photographic," "textured" - style uses extreme idealization +- Avoid "sultry," "mysterious," "seductive," "aggressive" - contradicts winsome optimistic affect +- Avoid "detailed," "busy," "complex background" - composition relies on figure isolation +- Avoid "signature," "watermark," "artist name" - these are strictly forbidden + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +*For Portrait Ratios (2:3, 3:4, 4:5):* + +- Vertical emphasis with full figure display from head to toe (or head to knees minimum) +- Figure dominance 80-95% typical +- Elongated leg display prioritized +- Flat background color field extends to canvas edges + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective regime:** Effectively 2D - figure exists in limbo void with no ground plane, zero architectural perspective, flat color field only +- **Grid/symmetry:** Centered positioning typical (10/16) or slight asymmetry (6/16), vertical emphasis for full figure +- **Figure:ground %:** 80-95% figure dominance with extreme background minimalism, figure fills frame efficiently +- **Density %:** Zero environmental density, absolute focus on singular idealized form +- **Lighting logic:** + - Source: Diffuse non-directional seeming to emanate from figure itself + - Shadows: Minimal to absent on figure, creating ethereal glow + - Background: Flat no lighting variation whatsoever + - Effect: Dreamlike luminous idealization +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** Minimal negative space, figure occupies maximum frame area, concentrated detail on face/hair with body smoothly idealized +- **Depth planes:** + 1. **Background:** Flat solid color field (white, cream, pale tint) - completely void of detail + 2. **Figure:** Entire composition, no foreground/background separation + 3. **No environmental context:** Figure exists in abstract colorful limbo + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** 1940s Esquire magazine page or calendar leaf - image exists as printed lithographic reproduction on mid-century magazine paper stock with cream/ivory tone +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** STRICTLY FORBIDDEN - absolutely no decorative frames, no borders, no mat treatment, no presentation elements, no artist signature, no watermarks of any kind +- **Production Context Anchor:** + - *Original creation:* Airbrush painting on board with sublime detail and delicate softness + - *Mass reproduction:* Halftone lithography for Esquire magazine (9 million copies to WWII soldiers), four-color CMYK process, mid-century magazine paper, period printing limitations +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with flat background color extension maintaining absolute consistency + +**BACKGROUND SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Color treatment:** Solid flat color field only - pure white (7/16), off-white cream/beige/ivory (5/16), pale pink/blue/yellow (4/16) +- **Technique:** Absolutely flat application, zero gradients, zero tonal variation, zero texture, zero detail +- **Detail level:** Complete void - zero architectural elements, zero environmental objects, zero spatial indicators +- **Separation technique:** Soft edge transitions where figure meets background void, creating dreamlike isolation effect following George Petty precedent + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit text (strictly recommended for pure pin-up art) + +**If text allowed (calendar variant only):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + - Lower 10-15% of canvas for calendar date grid + - Upper corner for month name + - Text never overlaps figure +- **Copy limits:** + - Calendar information only (month name, date grid) + - Optional 1-2 line patriotic caption maximum + - No artist attribution, no signature +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** + - 1940s American sans-serif or serif fonts + - Clean legible type appropriate to magazine/calendar context +- **Font recommendation:** + - **Closest Google Fonts:** Josefin Sans, Montserrat, Libre Baskerville + - **Better professional alternatives:** Futura (1927), Bodoni, Caslon + - **Period accuracy:** Fonts must match 1940s Esquire typography +- **Format-Specific Text Rules:** + - **Calendar mode:** Month/date grid in corner, optional patriotic verse + - **Magazine mode:** Omit text entirely + - **Pin-up mode:** No text whatsoever +- **Historical accuracy:** Typography must reflect 1940s American publishing conventions +- **Production Method Integration:** Text rendered with halftone reproduction characteristics matching image (period CMYK process) + +--- + +# Gil Elvgren Narrative Pin-Up Style + +**Version:** 1.0 + **Artist:** Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) + **Genre:** 1940s-1970s American Commercial Pin-Up Art - Narrative Storytelling Subgenre + **Purpose:** Authentic replication of Elvgren's "girl-next-door" narrative aesthetic with realistic anatomy, environmental storytelling, and oil painting technique + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Likeness Preservation Priority:** Maintain source model's core identifying features (hair color, eye color, facial structure, complexion tone) while applying Elvgren's realistic painting idealization; style enhances rather than replaces identity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("45-50% realistic leg proportion", "50-70% figure dominance", "30-50% environmental context", "3-5 spatial depth planes") override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Oil painting technique with dimensional color modeling supersedes airbrush or digital rendering +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** `elvgren-narrative-realism`, `girl-next-door-charm`, `accidental-exposure-humor`, `environmental-storytelling`, `realistic-anatomy-NOT-elongated` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Reject extreme stylization - embrace anatomical realism and believable scenarios +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Elvgren Signature:* `oil-painted-dimensional`, `warm-cool-color-modeling`, `realistic-features`, `playful-expression` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `narrative-action-moment`, `surprised-delight`, `playful-predicament`, `dynamic-movement` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `format-native` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on canvas with visible brushwork and dimensional color theory +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Viewing distance optimized for calendar/advertising display (12-24 inches) +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** **No nudity**; **no undergarments visible** (no panties, no brassiere); accidental wardrobe exposure LIMITED to period hosiery accessories (stockings, garter straps, garter belt) revealed through innocent action within wholesome humor context; **no artist signatures or watermarks**; no copyrighted brand elements +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Adult female subjects (apparent age 20-28); wholesome girl-next-door presentation +- **Gender expression:** Relatable feminine presentation consistent with 1940s-1960s American idealized beauty +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil painting surface with visible brushwork, warm/cool color shifts, dimensional modeling; no airbrush flatness, no modern digital effects +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1940-1980 oil paintings reproduced via commercial printing for calendar/advertising distribution +- **Composition boundaries:** No decorative frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation borders, watermarks, or signatures +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid extreme elongation, airbrush flatness, flat void backgrounds, isolated figures, sultry expressions, static posing, missing props +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely +- Redraw in **Gil Elvgren narrative pin-up style** for **1940s-1970s commercial calendar/advertising artwork** +- **Likeness Mandate:** Identity via source model's actual hair color, eye color, facial structure, and complexion preserved through Elvgren's realistic oil painting technique - style enhances features while maintaining recognizability and realistic human proportions +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted elements; **no artist signatures or watermarks anywhere on image**; create original props/settings as needed +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-painted-dimensional` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** `narrative-action-moment` +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** [select appropriate] +- **Style Dominance:** Elvgren narrative realism (anatomically plausible figures, environmental storytelling, playful surprise, oil painting technique, props-driven scenarios) overrides Vargas extreme stylization or sultry sophistication +- **Mode Selector:** Commercial calendar narrative illustration + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `2:3` (standard calendar preferred) +- `3:4` (classical portrait alternate) +- `4:5` (modern poster adaptation) + +**LANDSCAPE FORMATS:** + +- `4:3` (horizontal narrative scene) +- `16:9` (panoramic storytelling) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Extend environmental setting to fill declared ratio while maintaining 50-70% figure dominance with 30-50% narrative context +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure positioned within believable environmental scenario - not floating in void +- **Background Treatment:** Fully rendered three-dimensional setting with atmospheric perspective, architectural/natural elements, props establishing narrative +- **Format Justification:** [Ratio] provides optimal balance between figure emphasis and environmental storytelling for commercial calendar narrative illustration + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +- **Influences:** American illustration golden age (Norman Rockwell narrative clarity), commercial advertising art, Hollywood publicity photography (glamour but relatable), pin-up photography (poses and scenarios), oil painting academic tradition (realistic anatomy, dimensional modeling) +- **Medium/Production method:** + - *Original:* Oil on canvas with visible brushwork, dimensional color modeling using warm/cool shifts, realistic anatomical rendering + - *Reproduction:* Commercial offset lithography for calendar/advertising distribution, high-quality color printing +- **Thematic purpose:** Commercial calendar art combining wholesome girl-next-door appeal with narrative humor; accidental exposure scenarios creating playful embarrassment; relatable feminine charm for mainstream American audience +- **Hallmark motifs:** + - **Narrative scenario:** Every image tells story - figure caught in moment of playful predicament, accidental wardrobe malfunction, surprised reaction to situation + - **Realistic anatomy:** Figures anatomically plausible with realistic leg-to-height proportion, natural curves, believable human proportions - NOT extreme stylization + - **Environmental storytelling:** Composition devoted to fully rendered setting - lakesides, carnivals, domestic interiors, outdoor recreation - establishing narrative context + - **Props essential:** Props ALWAYS present driving narrative - fishing poles, carousel horses, household items, recreational equipment, companion animals + - **Playful surprised expression:** Caught-in-the-act delight, innocent mischief, wholesome embarrassment - NEVER sultry sophistication or static confidence + - **Oil painting technique:** Visible brushstrokes in fabric/hair/background, dimensional color modeling with warm/cool shifts, realistic light and shadow + - **Seamed stockings and garters:** Visible through narrative "accident" - skirt blown up, leg extended, clothing displaced + - **Girl-next-door charm:** Relatable, approachable, wholesome femininity - not untouchable glamour +- **Period framing:** Commercial calendar art golden age (1940-1980), post-war American prosperity and leisure culture +- **Tone Tag:** Playful, surprised, wholesome, mischievous, relatable, humorous +- **Production Era Authenticity:** Original oil paintings (1940-1980) reproduced via commercial printing for Brown & Bigelow and other calendar companies + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +- **Oil painting rendering method:** Traditional oil on canvas technique with visible brushstrokes, dimensional paint application, layered color buildup, realistic blending in skin contrasting with harder edges in fabric/props +- **Facial rendering:** Dimensional modeling using warm/cool color shifts - warm peachy-cream base with cool mauve shadows, warm yellow-cream highlights, realistic feature definition with proper anatomical proportions, expressive eyes showing active emotion (surprise, delight, mischief) +- **Hair rendering:** Visible brushwork creating dimensional volume, color layering for depth, period-appropriate 1940s-1960s styling (victory rolls, curls, ponytails, updos), varied edge quality from soft to defined - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual hair color (blonde/brunette/auburn/red) and apply Elvgren's oil painting technique to that natural color** +- **Eye construction:** Large expressive but realistically proportioned, dimensional modeling around lids, realistic iris detail, active emotional expression - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual eye color and apply Elvgren's dimensional painting to that natural color** +- **Skin tone palette:** Base tone matches source model's natural complexion adapted to Elvgren's warm peachy-cream ideal with dimensional warm/cool color variation - warm shadows (browns, mauves), cool mid-tones, warm highlights (cream-yellow), oil painting color theory creating form through temperature shifts not flat airbrushing +- **Anatomical realism:** Realistic human proportions with 45-50% leg-to-height ratio (NOT 60-75% elongation), naturally narrow waist but anatomically plausible, realistic feminine curves (fuller hips than Vargas), natural shoulder width, realistic arm length - figures could exist in reality +- **Body rendering:** Dimensional anatomical modeling with subtle musculature suggesting health, realistic skin color variation (warmer in light, cooler in shadow), visible fabric weight and draping on form, proper foreshortening in dynamic poses +- **Environmental execution:** Fully rendered 3-5 depth planes with atmospheric perspective - foreground props sharp, mid-ground figure detailed, background with scale diminishment and atmospheric blue shift, natural outdoor lighting or interior lighting scenarios with directional shadows +- **Brushwork visibility:** Face smoothly blended but not airbrush flat, visible brushstrokes in hair creating dimensional texture, clear directional strokes in fabric folds, loose painterly treatment in backgrounds, props rendered with material-specific handling +- **Lighting architecture:** Natural directional lighting from specific source (sun, window, interior fixture) creating cast shadows establishing spatial relationships, warm outdoor sunlight or cool interior light, dimensional form shadows on figure, environmental shadows grounding scene +- **Prop rendering:** 1-3 props ALWAYS present with functional clarity - fishing poles, musical instruments, carnival equipment, household items, companion animals (dogs frequent) - rendered with enough detail to read narrative function, integrated into action +- **Edge treatment:** Defined realistic edges where figure meets environment (NOT soft airbrushed blending), crisp fabric folds showing material weight and character, clear prop silhouettes for narrative readability +- **Color modeling technique:** Warm/cool color temperature shifts creating dimensional form (warm advancing, cool receding), oil painting color mixing visible in transitions, atmospheric perspective cooling distant elements, directional light color (warm sun, cool sky) influencing entire scene +- **Pose Anchors:** + - Dynamic action frozen mid-gesture - casting fishing line, sliding down slide, surprised reaction, reaching for object + - Realistic human movement and balance (NOT impossible contortions) + - Legs realistically proportioned 45-50% of height, often one leg extended or bent creating dynamic line + - Hands actively using props or gesturing in narrative context (NOT decorative touching face) + - Direct playful eye contact with viewer (8/13) or looking at action/prop in scene + - Accidental wardrobe exposure through innocent action - skirt blown up, stocking seam visible, garter revealed +- **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** 50-70% figure dominance with 30-50% environmental narrative context, balanced composition telling complete story, figure integrated into believable setting NOT isolated in void +- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** Oil paint surface with visible brushwork creating texture, warm/cool color temperature modeling, realistic light behavior on materials; no airbrush flatness, no digital smoothing - **Likeness anchor: preserve source model's distinctive facial geometry while applying Elvgren's dimensional oil painting realism** +- **Period Consistency Anchor:** 1940-1980 American leisure culture, wholesome girl-next-door aesthetic, accidental exposure humor, realistic beauty ideals +- **Production Method Anchor:** High-quality commercial offset lithography reproducing oil painting for calendar distribution +- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with environmental setting extension maintaining spatial logic and narrative coherence + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe tracks (wholesome 1940s-1970s American girl-next-door):** + +- **Casual wear:** Shorts/tops, skirts/blouses, casual dresses, everyday American fashion +- **Swimwear:** One-piece bathing suits, modest 1940s-1960s coverage +- **Lingerie/sleepwear:** Slips, robes, nightwear - revealed accidentally through narrative not posed +- **Costumes/performance:** Carnival outfits, western wear, performance attire for narrative context +- **Period construction:** 1940s-1970s silhouettes and styling, no modern fashion anachronisms + +**Fabric behavior:** + +- **Rendering:** Dimensional fabric weight shown through realistic draping, folds indicating material (heavy cotton, light silk, structured wool), fabric response to movement and gravity +- **Detail:** Visible seams, buttons, trim details rendered with oil painting brushwork +- **Interaction:** Fabric displaced by wind, action, or accident creating narrative + +**Stockings and hosiery:** + +- **Style:** Seamed stockings, visible garter straps and garter belt +- **Narrative function:** Often revealed "accidentally" through action - skirt blown up, leg extended, clothing displaced +- **CRITICAL BOUNDARY:** Show stockings/garters/garter belt ONLY - **NEVER show undergarments (panties, brassiere)** +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s-1960s hosiery styling with wholesome "oops" humor + +**Footwear:** Heels typical + +- **Types:** Pumps, ankle straps, saddle shoes, period-appropriate styles +- **Colors:** Coordinated with costume +- **Rendering:** Dimensional form, material indication (leather, fabric) + +**Accessory caps:** Moderate variety + +- **Types:** Hair bows, jewelry, belts, hats +- **Constraint:** Accessories support narrative, never clutter composition + +**Color palette restrictions:** + +- **Costumes:** Bright primaries (red, blue, yellow), pastels (pink, lavender), white +- **Saturation:** High chroma vibrant colors typical of commercial calendar art +- **Variety:** Extensive wardrobe color variety across different scenarios +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s-1970s textile colors, avoid modern neon or synthetic hues + +**Wardrobe variation required:** Vary costume types, colors, and styles between iterations while maintaining period aesthetic and wholesome appeal + +**Props:** Props REQUIRED - fallback = minimum 1 prop + +- **CRITICAL:** Props are ESSENTIAL for Elvgren narrative storytelling - NEVER omit +- **Function:** Establish scenario, create action, enable story, provide humor context +- **Integration:** Figure actively using/interacting with props, not decorative placement + +**YAML prop pools:** + +```yaml +elvgren_narrative_props: + recreational_outdoor: + - fishing_rod_and_reel + - picnic_basket + - beach_ball + - golf_club + - tennis_racket + rendering: "functional detail, integrated into action" + + carnival_fair: + - carousel_horse_painted + - slide_playground + - carnival_prizes + - cotton_candy + - stuffed_animals_won + rendering: "colorful, whimsical, narrative context" + + domestic_household: + - washing_tub_vintage + - household_cleaning_items + - telephone_rotary + - kitchen_utensils + - sewing_basket + rendering: "period-appropriate, functional" + + performance_music: + - violin_and_bow + - musical_instruments + - sheet_music_stand + - performance_costumes + rendering: "detailed for narrative clarity" + + companion_animals: + - cocker_spaniel_dog + - basset_hound_dog + - small_dog_breeds + - penguin_whimsical + rendering: "dimensional, character in scene" + + vehicles_environment: + - vintage_car_1940s_1960s + - station_wagon + - convertible + rendering: "period-accurate, environmental context" + + furniture_staging: + - wooden_crate + - ladder + - chair_stool + - bench + rendering: "functional staging, realistic" + +prop_combination_rules: + - "props required for narrative scenario" + - "props must drive story" + - "figure actively interacting with props" + - "props establish time, place, and story" + - "companion animals add personality and humor" +``` + +**Coherence filter:** All wardrobe/prop elements support 1940-1980 American leisure culture, wholesome girl-next-door narrative scenarios, and accidental exposure humor; props are MANDATORY for authentic Elvgren storytelling + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** Include ratio-specific and style-specific anti-patterns + +*For declared ratio:* + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +*Style-specific prohibitions:* + +- "extreme leg elongation 60-75%" +- "impossible anatomy" +- "airbrush flawless flatness" +- "flat void background" +- "figure floating in empty space" +- "80-95% figure dominance no environment" +- "zero props or environmental context" +- "sultry mysterious expression" +- "sophisticated winsome confidence" +- "static posed stance" +- "isolated figure not interacting" +- "diffuse ethereal lighting" +- "no cast shadows" +- "smooth digital rendering" +- "no visible brushwork" +- "flat airbrushed skin" +- "missing narrative context" +- "no story or scenario" +- "perfect poised elegance" +- "Vargas stylization" +- "artist signature visible" +- "watermarks" +- "explicit nudity" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** Include ratio enforcement and technique-specific requirements + +*Required ratio enforcement:* + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +*Elvgren signature technique requirements:* + +- "realistic human anatomy 45-50% leg proportion" +- "anatomically plausible proportions" +- "figures could exist in reality" +- "50-70% figure with 30-50% environment" +- "fully rendered dimensional setting" +- "3-5 spatial depth planes" +- "atmospheric perspective" +- "narrative scenario established" +- "1-3 props ALWAYS present and active" +- "figure interacting with props/environment" +- "playful surprised expression" +- "caught-in-the-act delight" +- "innocent mischief mood" +- "accidental wardrobe exposure humor" +- "seamed stockings garters visible through action" +- "hosiery accessories revealed accidentally" +- "garter straps and belt shown NOT undergarments" +- "stockings and hosiery display only" +- "wholesome peek-a-boo limited to legwear" +- "period hosiery mechanics visible" +- "**CRITICAL: stockings/garters YES undergarments NO**" +- "**never show panties or brassiere**" +- "oil painting technique visible brushwork" +- "dimensional warm-cool color modeling" +- "realistic fabric weight and draping" +- "natural directional lighting with cast shadows" +- "warm outdoor sunlight OR cool interior light" +- "girl-next-door wholesome charm" +- "relatable approachable femininity" +- "1940-1980 American leisure culture" +- "commercial calendar narrative aesthetic" +- "no artist signature" +- "no watermarks" +- "**CRITICAL: preserve source model's actual hair color, eye color, and facial structure**" +- "**blonde/brunette/auburn/red hair rendered with same oil painting technique**" +- "**all eye colors rendered with same dimensional modeling**" +- "**source model's complexion tone preserved within Elvgren's warm peachy ideal**" +- "**realistic human proportions NOT extreme stylization**" + +**Vocabulary warnings:** + +- Avoid "elongated," "stylized anatomy," "airbrush perfection," "flawless skin" - Elvgren uses realistic proportions and dimensional painting +- Avoid "isolated," "floating," "void," "flat background" - Elvgren requires environmental storytelling +- Avoid "sultry," "sophisticated," "elegant," "winsome" - Elvgren is playful, surprised, mischievous +- Avoid "static," "posed," "confident stance" - Elvgren captures dynamic action moments +- Avoid "signature," "watermark" - these are strictly forbidden + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +*For Portrait Ratios (2:3, 3:4, 4:5):* + +- Vertical emphasis with figure in narrative action +- Figure dominance 50-70% with 30-50% environmental context +- Foreground/mid-ground/background depth establishing spatial relationships +- Environmental setting extended vertically maintaining narrative coherence + +*For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 16:9):* + +- Horizontal narrative expansion +- Figure positioned within broader environmental context +- Increased environmental storytelling space +- Panoramic setting possibilities + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective regime:** Realistic three-dimensional space with 3-5 depth planes, atmospheric perspective (foreground sharp, background softer/bluer), believable spatial recession, overlapping forms establishing depth +- **Figure positioning:** Dynamic diagonal compositions emphasizing action/movement, figure integrated into environment NOT isolated, realistic spatial relationships with props/setting, active interaction with surroundings +- **Figure:ground %:** 50-70% figure with 30-50% environmental context (NEVER 80-95% isolated dominance), balanced narrative composition, environmental setting essential to story +- **Density %:** Moderate environmental density - enough detail to establish narrative without cluttering, props and setting elements support story +- **Lighting logic:** + - Source: Natural directional from specific location (sun, window, lamp) + - Shadows: Cast shadows on ground/objects establishing spatial relationships + - Quality: Warm outdoor sunlight or cool interior lighting scenarios + - Effect: Dimensional form modeling through consistent light direction + - **NEVER:** Diffuse ethereal glow, ambient non-directional light, figure seeming to emit own light +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** Balanced detail distribution - highest on figure face, high on figure body/props, moderate-high on near environment, atmospheric reduction in distance +- **Depth planes:** + 1. **Foreground:** Props, environmental elements in sharp focus + 2. **Mid-ground:** Figure with highest detail and dimensional modeling + 3. **Background-near:** Environmental context (architecture, furniture, ground plane) with clear detail + 4. **Background-mid:** Setting elements with moderate detail + 5. **Background-far:** Atmospheric perspective with reduced detail, cooler color temperature, softer edges + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Commercial calendar or advertising print - image exists as high-quality offset lithography reproduction of oil painting on glossy calendar paper +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** STRICTLY FORBIDDEN - absolutely no decorative frames, no borders, no mat treatment, no presentation elements, no artist signature, no watermarks +- **Production Context Anchor:** + - *Original creation:* Oil on canvas with visible brushwork, dimensional color modeling, realistic light and shadow + - *Mass reproduction:* Commercial offset lithography for Brown & Bigelow and other calendar companies, high-quality color printing +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for declared ratio with environmental setting extended maintaining spatial logic, narrative coherence, and realistic atmospheric perspective + +**BACKGROUND SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Environmental types:** Lakeside docks with water/boats/cabins, carnival/fair settings with rides/prizes, domestic interiors with furniture/décor, outdoor recreation areas with grass/sky/trees, performance stages, vehicles/garages +- **Rendering approach:** Fully painted dimensional settings with atmospheric perspective, natural/architectural elements establishing place, period-appropriate details (1940s-1970s cars, buildings, furnishings) +- **Color treatment:** Naturalistic environmental colors - sky blues, grass greens, wood tones, architectural paint colors, water reflections +- **Detail level:** High detail near figure decreasing with atmospheric perspective in distance, enough environmental specificity to establish narrative scenario +- **Spatial logic:** Realistic three-dimensional space with proper scale relationships, believable spatial recession, overlapping forms, cast shadows grounding elements + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit text (strongly recommended for pure pin-up illustration) + +**If text allowed (calendar variant only):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + - Lower 8-12% for calendar information + - Text positioned in environmental space, not overlapping figure + - Integrated into setting where plausible (signs, posters within scene) +- **Copy limits:** + - Calendar information only (month name, date grid, optional tagline) + - No artist attribution, no signature visible +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** + - 1940s-1970s American commercial fonts + - Clean readable sans-serif or friendly serif + - Appropriate to calendar context +- **Font recommendation:** + - **Closest Google Fonts:** Josefin Sans, Montserrat, Archivo Narrow, Roboto Slab + - **Period accuracy:** Fonts matching 1940s-1970s calendar typography +- **Format-Specific Text Rules:** + - **Calendar mode:** Month/date grid in environmental space + - **Illustration mode:** No text whatsoever +- **Production Method Integration:** Text printed with same offset lithography process as image + +--- + +# George Petty Pin-Up Illustration + +**Based on visual analysis of 17 authentic artworks (1933-1955)** + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `diffusion-glam` + **Pose Flag:** `candid-motion` + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + **Style Dominance:** Petty's streamlined aesthetic overrides photographic likeness; identity conveyed through gesture, expression, silhouette. + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE MANDATE:** Recompose to exactly **2:3 ratio** – ignore source image dimensions completely. + +**Safety Guardrails:** + +- No nudity or suggestive posing +- Modest period-appropriate attire only +- No underwear visible +- No controversial political imagery +- No copyrighted logos or trademarks +- No real signatures or watermarks +- Subject must appear adult (age 21+) +- Respectful gender expression +- No frames outside canvas +- No artificial presentation borders or watermarks + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **2:3 portrait ratio** for 1930s-1940s magazine page format. Ignore source dimensions. + +Redraw subject in **George Petty 1930s-1940s American Pin-Up Illustration style** for magazine print reproduction. + +**IP Safeguard:** Create original costume designs avoiding copyrighted elements. No recognizable brand imagery, logos, or trademarked symbols. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `diffusion-glam` + **Pose Flag:** `candid-motion` + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Petty's streamlined Depression-era fantasy aesthetic supersedes photographic realism. Convey identity through sophisticated gesture, playful expression, and exaggerated silhouette rather than facial likeness. + +**Mode:** Single magazine illustration print. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `2:3` (portrait magazine page format) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for vertical portrait emphasis +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies 75-90% of composition height, centered horizontally +- **Background Treatment:** Extend stark white background to fill 2:3 canvas completely +- **Format Justification:** Magazine tear-out format designed for pinning up; vertical orientation maximizes leg elongation visual effect + +------ + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** 1930s Streamline Moderne industrial design aesthetic applied to female form; airbrush commercial illustration technique refined in photographic retouching studios. + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- Original: Watercolor and gouache on illustration board using precision airbrush with transparent frisket masking, combined with red/orange gestural line underdrawing +- Reproduction: Offset lithography on 1930s-1940s magazine paper stock with period printing limitations + +**Thematic Purpose:** Depression-era masculine fantasy commodity for Esquire magazine – sophisticated, consumer-focused "Petty Girl" personality presenting tasteful consumption lifestyle. Not wholesome patriotism. + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Head size 60-70% realistic proportion** – deliberately shrunk relative to body +2. **Leg elongation 150-180% realistic length** – unnaturally extended limbs +3. **Torso elongation 120-140% realistic length** – statuesque vertical emphasis +4. **Neck elongation 110-120% realistic length** – subtle but consistent +5. **Boneless tapered fingers** – delicate, impossibly graceful hands + +**Period Framing:** 1933-1955, peak work 1933-1941 for Esquire magazine; later work for True magazine and Ridge Tool Company calendars. + +**Tone Tag:** Playful sophistication, knowing glamour, consumer fantasy, Depression-era escapism. + +**Production Era Authenticity:** Wartime paper rationing meant lighter-weight, cheaper paper stock; period offset lithography with color registration limitations and visible paper texture. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Execution + +### CRITICAL MIXED RENDERING MANDATE (NON-NEGOTIABLE): + +**MANDATORY GESTURAL LINE WORK REQUIREMENT:** At least one hand AND both feet MUST show visible red/orange gestural line underdrawing with minimal or NO airbrush rendering. This mixed technique is the signature Petty characteristic that distinguishes authentic work from generic pin-up illustration. Failure to include visible sketch lines in extremities produces inauthentic results. + +**PROHIBITED:** Uniform full rendering across all body parts. Avoid equal detail throughout figure. The detail hierarchy (face detailed → hands mixed → feet sketchy) must be immediately visible to the viewer. + +### Airbrush Technique Anchors (≥5 required): + +1. **Imperceptibly smooth gradations** – No visible steps or bands in color transitions; continuous gradation from highlight to shadow achieved through multiple light airbrush passes +2. **Frisket masking for razor-sharp edges** – Transparent mask cut precisely to create clean boundaries between color fields; costume edges, hair boundaries, prop separations all show crisp lines with zero feathering +3. **Plasticine surface quality** – Smooth, synthetic, porcelain-like finish with completely matte texture; no visible paint grain, brushstrokes, or surface irregularity +4. **Reserved white paper highlights** – Brightest highlights are untouched illustration board showing through; no white paint application +5. **Warm peach/pink skin base** – Foundation skin tone in warm peach-pink range with orange/red airbrushed shadows for dimensional modeling; cooler tones reserved for deep shadows + +### Mixed Rendering Hierarchy (CRITICAL AUTHENTICATION ELEMENT): + +1. **Face and torso fully rendered** – Complete airbrush modeling with high detail: facial features sharp, makeup defined (arched eyebrows, eyeliner, rouge, red lips), body volume fully realized with smooth gradations +2. **HANDS MIXED TECHNIQUE (MANDATORY)** – At least ONE hand must show visible red/orange gestural line sketches with MINIMAL or NO airbrushing; loose confident single strokes indicating fingers and palm; boneless tapered characteristic; other hand may be fully rendered. AVOID rendering both hands with equal airbrush detail. +3. **FEET PREDOMINANTLY GESTURAL (MANDATORY)** – BOTH feet must show primarily linear red/orange indication; ballet pointe shoes rendered as loose sketched outlines with ribbon indication only; heels as gestural line work; MINIMAL volume modeling; NO fully airbrushed feet. This is non-negotiable. +4. **Props selectively detailed** – Hero props (telephone, industrial machinery) fully rendered with metallic reflections and precise detail; secondary props gestural line completion +5. **Hair flattened with sharp edges** – Hair rendered with frisket-masked boundaries creating graphic flat shapes; avoid volumetric modeling or soft edges; streamlined silhouette prioritized over dimensional realism + +### Pose Anchors: + +1. **Dynamic diagonal body thrust** – 47% of compositions use angled torso creating diagonal energy across frame; alternative: vertical elongated stance emphasizing leg length +2. **Head tilt 10-25 degrees** – Slight angle adds playfulness; avoid rigid frontal positioning +3. **Hip-shoulder counter-rotation** – Torso twist creates S-curve silhouette enhancing streamlined aesthetic +4. **Weight distribution asymmetric** – One leg bears weight, other extended for maximum leg line display; or both legs extended in airborne ballet leap +5. **Arms extended or raised** – Hands interact with props, telephone, or positioned overhead/behind head; avoid arms hanging straight down + +### Scale Hierarchy Anchor: + +1. **Proportional measurements intentionally distorted** – Head 60-70% realistic size, legs 150-180% realistic length, torso 120-140% realistic length, neck 110-120% realistic length; maintain these ratios precisely for authentic Petty aesthetic + +### Material Authenticity Anchor: + +1. **Authentic airbrush characteristics** – No digital blur filters, no soft brush tools, no gradient mesh effects; surface must exhibit period airbrush application: smooth but not digital, matte but not flat, with subtle tonal variation from multiple light passes suggesting layered technique + +### Period Consistency Anchor: + +1. **1930s-1940s offset lithography reproduction** – Slight color registration drift, visible paper texture (cream/off-white magazine stock), period halftone dot pattern in shadows, non-archival aging effects (subtle yellowing, potential foxing spots) + +### Canvas Adaptation Anchor: + +1. **Composition optimized for 2:3 portrait ratio** – Figure placement maximizes vertical leg line within portrait format; head in upper 20%, legs extending to lower 10%; horizontal centering with minimal headroom + +### Visual Hierarchy Verification: + +When viewing the completed illustration, the rendering detail progression should be immediately apparent: highly detailed face/torso → visible gestural line work in at least one hand → predominantly sketch-line feet with minimal volume. If all elements appear equally rendered, the result is inauthentic. + +------ + +## 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +### Wardrobe Tracks (Adult Feminine): + +**Primary Costume Categories:** + +- **One-Piece Swimsuits**: Form-fitting period swimwear with modest coverage, high-cut legs, decorative elements like bows or stars; colors: saturated blues, coral pink, teal, red +- **Playsuits/Rompers**: Short shorts with wrap tops, halter tops, or crop tops; bows, ties, decorative closures; colors: pink, white with contrasting accents +- **Athletic/Sportswear**: High-waisted short sets, crop tops, athletic-inspired pieces; minimal decoration +- **Theatrical Costumes**: Seasonal themes (witch for Halloween, matador/toreador, etc.); dramatic costume elements integrated +- **Formal Gowns**: Floor-length flowing fabric, elegant silhouettes; colors: white, cream, pastels; for bridal or evening themes +- **Workwear**: Short overalls with crop tops, caps, work gloves; paired with industrial prop themes + +### Fabric Behavior: + +- **Flat color application** – Costumes rendered in saturated solid colors with minimal internal shading; fabric folds indicated by sharp value changes rather than gradual modeling +- **Streamlined drape** – Fabric follows body curves smoothly; avoid heavy wrinkles or complex folds +- **Period-accurate construction** – 1930s-1940s swimwear, playsuit, and sportswear silhouettes with historically appropriate cuts and closures + +### Accessory Caps: Minimalist (0-2) + +**Footwear Options:** + +- **Ballet pointe shoes**: Preserve unbroken leg line; rendered as gestural line work with ribbon indication; colors: pale pink, white, costume-coordinated +- **Period heels**: Peep-toe, sling-back, platform styles; loose sketched outlines; coordinated with costume +- **Casual flats**: Minimal detail, gestural indication only + +**Hat Options:** Wide-brimmed sun hat, cap with decorative element, visor, theatrical costume hat (witch, toreador, etc.) + +**Glove Options:** Long evening gloves (white, cream), work gloves (yellow/cream) – only when thematically appropriate + +**Jewelry:** Minimal to none; occasional bracelet or anklet as delicate line indication only + +### Color Palette Restrictions: + +- **Primary costume colors:** Saturated blue, coral/salmon pink, red, white, teal, mint green +- **Accent colors:** Orange, yellow, brown, black for contrast elements +- **Avoid:** Muddy colors, earth tones (except for specific costume themes), neon brights, excessive pattern + +### Wardrobe Variation Required: + +Change primary costume colors and styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate palette and costume categories avoiding identical repetition. + +### Props (Maximum 1 Hero Prop): + +**Hero Prop Options:** + +- Vintage rotary dial telephone (signature Petty motif) +- Industrial machinery (Ridge Tool Company equipment with metallic finishes) +- Seasonal thematic elements (broomstick for witch, bouquet for bride, etc.) +- Oversized decorative objects (integrated with composition) + +**Prop Rendering:** Hero props fully rendered with attention to form, shadows, and material quality (metallic reflections, etc.); secondary elements gestural line completion only + +**Prop Scale:** Often oversized relative to figure for visual impact and composition + +### Coherence Filter: + +All costume and prop elements must support 1930s-1940s Depression-era sophisticated fantasy aesthetic; avoid wholesome patriotic Americana; fallback = clean minimal scene with swimsuit or playsuit. + +------ + +## 6) Constraints + +### Canvas Negatives (≥2): + +**Ratio-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" +- "landscape orientation" + +**Medium-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "photographic realism" +- "realistic human proportions" +- "natural anatomy" +- "visible brushstrokes" +- "impasto texture" +- "rough surface" +- "painted canvas texture" + +**Style-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "wholesome persona" +- "patriotic imagery" +- "apple-cheeked innocence" +- "girl-next-door" +- "complex environmental background" +- "detailed landscape" +- "realistic setting" +- "dark moody lighting" + +**Footwear Anti-Pattern:** + +- "conventional heels breaking leg line" (unless period-appropriate and thematically required) + +### Canvas Positives (≥2): + +**Ratio Enforcement:** + +- "exactly 2:3 portrait ratio" +- "recomposed for magazine page format" +- "vertical portrait orientation optimized" + +**Technique-Specific Requirements:** + +- "imperceptibly smooth airbrush gradations" +- "frisket-masked razor-sharp color boundaries" +- "plasticine synthetic surface quality" +- "red/orange gestural line work in extremities" +- "mixed rendering hierarchy: detailed torso, sketched hands and feet" + +**Anatomical Distortion Requirements:** + +- "head 60-70% realistic proportion" +- "legs elongated 150-180% realistic length" +- "torso elongated 120-140% realistic length" +- "neck elongated 110-120% realistic length" +- "boneless tapered fingers" + +**Period-Specific Requirements:** + +- "1930s-1940s offset lithography reproduction characteristics" +- "period magazine paper texture and color registration" +- "wartime paper stock quality with subtle aging" + +**Persona Requirements:** + +- "playful sophisticated personality" +- "knowing smile with direct viewer engagement" +- "consumer-focused Depression-era fantasy" + +### Vocabulary Warnings: + +Avoid "wholesome," "patriotic," "innocent," "girl-next-door" as these evoke Varga Girl rather than Petty Girl persona. Avoid "ornate," "ornament," "elaborate" for backgrounds as Petty used stark minimalism. + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Background + +### Ratio-Specific Composition (2:3 Portrait): + +- **Vertical emphasis mandatory** – Figure elongation emphasized by portrait format +- **Subject dominance 75-90%** – Figure occupies overwhelming majority of composition height +- **Hierarchical staging** – Head in upper 20%, torso in middle 50%, legs extending to lower 10% (or beyond frame for maximum elongation effect) +- **Minimal headroom** – Tight cropping at top to maximize leg line display + +### Style-Specific Composition: + +- **Perspective regime:** Flattened space with no environmental depth; figure isolated against void +- **Grid/symmetry:** Horizontal centering typical; vertical asymmetry through pose dynamics +- **Figure:ground ratio:** 80:20 (figure 80%, background 20%) +- **Density:** High detail in face and torso (60% of figure), minimal detail in extremities (40% of figure) +- **Lighting logic:** Diffused overhead lighting with soft shadows; avoid hard directional light or dramatic chiaroscuro +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** Concentrated detail in upper body, expansive white negative space surrounding figure optimized for 2:3 ratio + +### Required Anchors: + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Illustration board (original artwork); magazine paper stock (reproduced version) – specify magazine printing on period paper with visible texture + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY – No frames, borders, or decorative bands outside canvas edge; Petty Girl exists in void + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1930s-1940s offset lithography on wartime magazine paper stock (lighter weight, cream/off-white color, potential aging effects); period printing limitations include slight color registration drift, visible halftone dot pattern in shadows, non-archival paper yellowing + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for 2:3 portrait ratio with vertical elongation emphasis; figure placement, pose selection, and background treatment all optimized for magazine page format + +### Background Treatment: + +**Primary:** Stark white reserved paper – no paint application, pure void surrounding figure + +**Secondary:** Flat pastel color field – subtle airbrush application in mint green, pale pink, cream, or teal; no gradation or atmospheric effects + +**Tertiary:** Minimal drop shadow – soft airbrushed shadow beneath figure in cool gray or complementary tone + +**Prohibited:** Complex environments, landscapes, architectural elements, furniture (except as hero prop), realistic settings, multiple light sources + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Typography Policy:** OMIT ALL TEXT + +No typography, no captions, no coverlines, no mastheads, no dates, no calendar elements. + +Present as clean standalone illustration print suitable for museum display or fine art reproduction. + +------ + +**END OF FRAMEWORK** + +*This framework is constructed from evidence-based visual analysis of 17 authentic George Petty artworks spanning his 1933-1955 career, with emphasis on his definitive Esquire magazine period (1933-1941). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/styles-source/archive/pop_art_analysis.md b/styles-source/archive/pop_art_analysis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3d655b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles-source/archive/pop_art_analysis.md @@ -0,0 +1,1027 @@ +# Pop Art Style Analysis + +--- + +# Andy Warhol Pop Art Illustration + +**Based on visual analysis of 1962-1969 Factory era silkscreen works** + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections **1→8** are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via appropriated media imagery flattened to graphic shapes. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("registration drift 2-3mm", "ink coverage 85-95%") override descriptive language ("slightly misaligned", "uneven"). +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How silkscreen process is simulated supersedes visual appearance descriptions. +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** Warhol-specific flags permitted when standard options fail authenticity requirements. +- **Material Physics Authority:** Silkscreen ink properties, canvas substrate, and printing mechanics override aesthetic preferences. +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes. +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real celebrity likenesses; no actual copyrighted brand logos or trademarked characters. +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral (21+). +- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing that mimics silkscreen; surface must exhibit authentic mechanical reproduction characteristics. +- **Period Production Authenticity:** Use 1960s Factory-era silkscreen printing methods with characteristic registration drift, uneven ink coverage, and halftone dot patterns - avoid modern digital perfection. +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid painterly autopilot, HDR smoothing, perfect digital gradients. +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. + +**Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + +- *Print/Reproduction (Warhol-appropriate):* `silkscreen-layered`, `offset-dot`, `halftone-dot`, `four-color-process`, `registration-drift` +- *Other options (for reference):* `engrave-hatch`, `woodblock-carved`, `lithographic-psychological` + +**Pose Flags (choose one):** + +- *Appropriated Media (Warhol-appropriate):* `appropriated-media-pose`, `frontal-rigid`, `power-stance` +- *Other options (for reference):* `contrapposto`, `candid-motion`, `hieratic-formal` + +**Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** + +- *Warhol-appropriate:* `strict-reframe`, `format-native` +- *Other options (for reference):* `adaptive-extend`, `source-respect` + +**Conceptual Anchor:** Art as commodity. The artist as machine. Everything is on the surface. Mass production as artistic philosophy. + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to declared aspect ratio for 1960s Pop Art presentation. Ignore source dimensions. + +Redraw subject in **Andy Warhol 1960s Pop Art silkscreen style** for gallery canvas or print reproduction. + +**CRITICAL APPROPRIATION MANDATE:** Subject must be sourced from popular culture, mass media, or consumer products. Do NOT create original poses or compositions. Appropriate the visual language of advertising, publicity photography, or commercial packaging. + +**IP Safeguard:** Since authentic Warhol appropriated existing copyrighted imagery, modern recreation must use: + +- Fictional celebrities or abstract figures styled as publicity photos +- Original fictional consumer product packaging +- Original cartoon-style characters (not copyrighted properties) +- Generic mechanical objects without brand identifiers + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `silkscreen-layered` + **Pose Flag:** `appropriated-media-pose` + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Warhol's mechanical silkscreen aesthetic supersedes photographic realism. Eliminate artist's hand. Be a machine. + +**Mode:** Gallery canvas or print suitable for exhibition. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `3:4` (classical portrait) +- `4:5` (Instagram portrait) +- `2:3` (poster/magazine cover) +- `9:16` (social story format) +- `3:10` (vertical scroll) + +**LANDSCAPE FORMATS:** + +- `4:3` (classical landscape) +- `16:9` (cinematic widescreen) +- `5:3` (panoramic view) +- `10:3` (horizontal scroll) +- `21:9` (ultra-widescreen) +- `2:1` (diptych format for serial repetition) +- `2.35:1` (wide serial format) + +**SQUARE FORMATS:** + +- `1:1` (most common for iconic single subject - soup cans, celebrity portraits) + +**SPECIALTY FORMATS:** + +- `2.5:3.5` (playing card) +- `2.75:3.75` (collectible card) +- `8.5:11` (US magazine/letter) +- `11:17` (tabloid magazine) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Strict reframe to maximize subject within declared ratio +- **Spatial Allocation:** Center subject or create grid divisions for serial repetition +- **Background Treatment:** Fill with flat monochrome color field or geometric color blocks +- **Format Justification:** Square for iconic single subject; landscape for serial repetition; portrait for vertical figure emphasis + +------ + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Marcel Duchamp's readymades (everyday objects as art), rejection of Abstract Expressionism's emotional mark-making, post-war American consumer culture and mass media saturation. + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- Original: Silkscreen ink on acrylic-painted canvas using photographic stencils +- Process: Publicity photo/product image → high-contrast photographic conversion → silkscreen stencil → multiple color layer passes with registration variation +- Studio: Factory assembly-line production with assistants, 1962-1969 era + +**Thematic Purpose:** Art as commodity in consumer society; celebrity as manufactured product; mechanical reproduction commentary; elimination of artist's hand; surface over depth philosophy. + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Flat color fields** - Large uniform areas with zero gradation or blending +2. **High-contrast photographic source** - Image reduced to stark black shapes and white highlights +3. **Non-naturalistic pop colors** - Bold saturated hues (hot pink, electric blue, vibrant yellow) chosen for graphic impact +4. **Serial repetition with variation** - Same image repeated with different color treatments +5. **Graphic black outlines** - Bold contours created by high-contrast photography + +**Period Framing:** 1962-1969 Factory era when Warhol perfected silkscreen technique for mass-producing art. + +**Tone Tag:** Cool, detached, impersonal, mechanical, ironic, surface-focused. + +**Production Era Authenticity:** Silkscreen printing on canvas with period-appropriate registration imperfections, uneven ink coverage, and mechanical reproduction artifacts. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Execution + +### CRITICAL MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION MANDATE (NON-NEGOTIABLE): + +**MANDATORY SILKSCREEN CHARACTERISTICS:** Image must exhibit authentic silkscreen printing process characteristics. Perfect digital smoothness is INAUTHENTIC. The following "flaws" are REQUIRED authentication elements: + +- Registration drift between color layers (slight misalignment) +- Uneven ink coverage within color fields (texture variation) +- Visible halftone dot patterns in photographic areas +- Color layer separation creating dimensional effects + +**PROHIBITED:** Any evidence of artist's hand - no brushstrokes, no blending, no painterly marks, no emotional expression through technique. + +### Silkscreen Process Anchors (≥5 required): + +1. **Flat uniform color fields** - Large areas of single color with NO gradation, blending, or tonal variation; each color zone completely uniform as if printed +2. **High-contrast photographic conversion** - Source image reduced to stark black shapes against white highlights with NO mid-tones; photographic detail simplified to graphic shapes +3. **Bold graphic outlines** - Strong black contour lines defining all forms, created by high-contrast photo process, not hand-drawn +4. **Registration imperfections REQUIRED** - Slight misalignment between color layers creating offset effect; colors not perfectly overlapping +5. **Uneven ink coverage texture** - Visible variation in ink density within color fields; some areas show canvas texture through ink, creating authentic mechanical reproduction character + +### Color Treatment Anchors: + +1. **Non-naturalistic pop palette** - Bold saturated colors chosen for graphic impact, NOT representational accuracy; hot pink skin, yellow hair, electric blue backgrounds, lime green shadows +2. **Limited color per layer** - Each silkscreen pass applies ONE flat color; typical palette 3-5 colors total including black outlines +3. **High saturation primacy** - Colors at maximum intensity; avoid muddy tones, earth tones, or subtle pastels +4. **Monochrome variations optional** - Single-color or grayscale versions for commentary on image fading/reproduction + +### Photographic Source Treatment: + +1. **Appropriated media image** - Subject derived from existing publicity photo, advertisement, or product packaging; NOT originally composed +2. **Tight cropping** - Billboard-style framing maximizing subject visibility; face/product fills 70-95% of frame +3. **Flattened perspective** - Zero illusionistic depth; complete rejection of atmospheric modeling or Renaissance space + +### Serial Repetition Logic (if applicable): + +1. **Grid organization** - Multiple repetitions arranged in strict orthogonal layout (2x2, 1x2, etc.) +2. **Color variation across instances** - Each repetition uses different color combination while maintaining identical composition +3. **Mechanical uniformity** - Repeated elements exactly same size and position, emphasizing assembly-line production + +### Pose Anchors (if human subject): + +1. **Head tilt 0-15 degrees** - Slight angle from appropriated publicity photo; avoid extreme tilts +2. **Shoulder-hip alignment** - Typically frontal or slight rotation; photographed pose, not staged +3. **Weight distribution** - As captured in source photo; no dynamic athletic poses +4. **Gesture economy** - Minimal hand gestures; poses are static publicity shots + +### Canvas Adaptation Anchor: + +1. **Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio** - Subject scaled and positioned to fill chosen format; serial repetitions divided evenly if grid layout; tight cropping maximizes subject presence within ratio +2. **Canvas substrate visible** - Silkscreen ink allows canvas texture to show through in areas; not opaque like house paint +3. **Layered transparency effects** - Where colors overlap, slight transparency or color mixing visible from printing process +4. **No digital perfection** - Image must feel mechanically printed, not computer-generated; authentic process artifacts throughout + +------ + +## 5) Fashion & Attire – Subject Matter Matrix + +### Subject Categories (Choose One): + +**CELEBRITY/FIGURE PORTRAITS:** + +- **Source Type:** Appropriated publicity photograph or film still aesthetic +- **Pose Convention:** Pre-existing media pose (publicity shot, film still, performance photo); NOT staged by artist +- **Cropping:** Tight framing on face/upper body, billboard-style intimacy +- **Treatment:** Face flattened to graphic shapes, features defined by high-contrast black outlines +- **Wardrobe:** Period-appropriate 1960s styling; costume should read as "from publicity photo" +- **Fabric Behavior:** Flattened to graphic color fields; no realistic drape or texture modeling; simplified to solid color shapes +- **NO real celebrities:** Use fictional figure styled as iconic celebrity + +**CONSUMER PRODUCTS:** + +- **Source Type:** Commercial packaging or product design +- **Presentation:** Isolated against flat background with no environmental context +- **Typography:** Brand names/logos integral to composition, reproduced from fictional packaging design +- **Scale:** Product monumentalized to fill canvas like billboard +- **Material Physics:** Packaging rendered as flat graphic reproduction; no dimensional product photography lighting +- **Examples:** Soup can, soda bottle, food box, household item +- **NO real brands:** Create original fictional brand with period-appropriate graphic design + +**MECHANICAL OBJECTS:** + +- **Source Type:** Mass-produced manufactured items +- **Presentation:** Isolated on flat color field, single viewpoint +- **Treatment:** Serialized repetition emphasizing interchangeable nature +- **Surface Treatment:** Metallic or painted surfaces flattened to graphic color fields +- **Examples:** Cars, tools, machinery, currency +- **NO brand logos:** Generic or fictional manufacturer identifiers only + +**CARTOON/POP CULTURE ICONS:** + +- **Source Type:** Comic or animation character aesthetic +- **Treatment:** Flat graphic rendering with bold outlines +- **Presentation:** Character isolated on color field +- **Line Quality:** Bold black contours defining all forms +- **NO copyrighted characters:** Create original cartoon-style character + +### Wardrobe & Styling (If Human Subject): + +- **Period:** 1960s styling for authentic Warhol era +- **Approach:** Costume should suggest "publicity photograph" source +- **Detail Level:** Simplified to graphic shapes by high-contrast process; minimal clothing detail +- **Color Treatment:** Non-naturalistic flat colors per silkscreen aesthetic +- **Fabric Physics:** All fabric rendered as flat color fields; no realistic draping, folding, or texture; clothing exists as bold graphic shapes +- **Accessories:** Minimal; only if integral to iconic image + +### Accessory Caps: + +**Minimalist (0-2 accessories):** Typical for Warhol portraits - jewelry, glasses, or single iconic element only if essential to image recognition + +**Props:** + +- **Prop Limit:** Maximum 1 hero element if product/object subject +- **Treatment:** Props flattened to graphic shapes, same high-contrast process as main subject +- **Integration:** Props isolated against flat background, no spatial depth +- **Material Rendering:** All materials (metal, glass, fabric, plastic) rendered as flat graphic color fields with bold outlines + +### Color Palette (Non-Naturalistic): + +**Primary Pop Colors:** Hot pink, electric blue, vibrant yellow, bright red, lime green, orange + **Avoid:** Realistic skin tones, natural hair colors, earth tones, muddy colors, subtle pastels + **Background:** Flat monochrome field OR geometric color blocks (never atmospheric or environmental) + +### Wardrobe Variation Required: + +Change color treatments between iterations if creating serial work; cycle through non-naturalistic pop palette avoiding identical color repetition across multiple versions. + +### Coherence Filter: + +All costume and styling elements must support 1960s Pop Art appropriation aesthetic; avoid contemporary fashion or styling that would break period authenticity. Fallback = simplified iconic figure in bold single-color outfit against contrasting flat background. + +------ + +## 6) Constraints + +### Canvas Negatives (MANDATORY AVOIDANCE): + +**Ratio-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" +- "preserve source composition" + +**Medium-Specific Anti-Patterns - ZERO TOLERANCE:** + +- "visible brushstrokes" - ANY brush marks = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "painterly marks" - ANY hand-painting evidence = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "color blending" - Gradients between colors = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "smooth gradation" - Tonal transitions = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "atmospheric shading" - Volumetric modeling = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "subtle mid-tones" - More than 3 value levels = COMPLEXITY ERROR +- "dimensional modeling" - Illusionistic depth = SPATIAL ERROR +- "Renaissance perspective" - Linear or atmospheric perspective = REJECTION +- "emotional expression" - Artist's feeling through technique = CONCEPTUAL ERROR + +**Process Anti-Patterns - AUTHENTICATION FAILURES:** + +- "perfect digital smoothness" - No texture variation = FAKE +- "flawless color registration" - Perfect alignment = COMPUTER GENERATED +- "uniform ink coverage" - 100% opacity = INAUTHENTIC +- "seamless color boundaries" - No registration drift = DIGITAL IMITATION +- "missing halftone dots" - Smooth photographic areas = MODERN POST-PROCESSING + +**Aesthetic Anti-Patterns:** + +- "realistic skin tones" - Natural flesh colors = REPRESENTATIONAL ERROR +- "natural hair colors" - Browns, blondes = NATURALISM ERROR +- "earth tones" - Beiges, tans, browns = PALETTE VIOLATION +- "subtle pastels" - Low saturation colors = INTENSITY ERROR +- "complex details" - More than 12 shapes per feature = OVER-COMPLEXITY +- "dimensional accessories" - Textured jewelry/glasses = DETAIL ERROR + +**Compositional Anti-Patterns:** + +- "environmental context" - Background scenery = NARRATIVE ERROR +- "storytelling elements" - Multiple subjects interacting = COMPLEXITY ERROR +- "dynamic action poses" - Movement or gesture = PUBLICITY PHOTO VIOLATION +- "atmospheric background" - Depth or space = FLATNESS VIOLATION + +------ + +### Canvas Positives (MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS): + +**Ratio Enforcement:** + +- "exactly [declared ratio] aspect ratio" +- "recomposed for Pop Art iconic presentation" +- "subject scaled to fill 75-90% of format" +- "tight cropping maximizing subject presence" + +**Technique-Specific Requirements - AUTHENTICATION MARKERS:** + +- "flat graphic silkscreen aesthetic with mechanical imperfections" +- "registration drift 2-4mm visible at all color boundaries" +- "halftone dot pattern 50-85 LPI in photographic detail areas" +- "uneven ink coverage 85-95% showing canvas texture through" +- "high-contrast photographic conversion to 2-3 value zones only" +- "bold black graphic outlines 1-3mm uniform width" +- "color layer separation creating dimensional edge effects" + +**Process-Specific Requirements:** + +- "appropriated publicity photograph aesthetic" +- "mechanical reproduction imperfections required" +- "assembly-line uniformity in serial repetitions" +- "commercial printing process artifacts visible" +- "silkscreen ink transparency with substrate texture" + +**Color Requirements - NON-NEGOTIABLE:** + +- "non-naturalistic bold pop colors at 90-100% saturation" +- "hot pink, electric blue, vibrant yellow primary palette" +- "3-5 color maximum including black outlines" +- "flat color fields with zero gradation" +- "geometric color-blocked backgrounds" + +**Simplification Requirements:** + +- "facial features reduced to 8-12 total graphic shapes" +- "clothing rendered as 2-4 flat color shapes maximum" +- "accessories limited to 2 items, 1-3 shapes each" +- "eliminate all texture, draping, folding, ornamentation" + +**Conceptual Requirements:** + +- "subject appropriated from popular culture or mass media" +- "artist as machine philosophy - zero emotional mark-making" +- "surface over depth approach - everything visible immediately" +- "mechanical repetition with color variation if serial work" + +------ + +### Vocabulary Warnings: + +**PROHIBITED DESCRIPTORS (Contradict Warhol aesthetic):** + +- "painterly," "expressive," "emotional," "soulful" = Artist's hand present +- "atmospheric," "moody," "ethereal" = Depth and space present +- "subtle," "nuanced," "delicate" = Complexity exceeds limits +- "realistic," "natural," "lifelike" = Representational error +- "smooth," "blended," "gradated" = Missing mechanical artifacts +- "detailed," "intricate," "ornate" = Over-complexity +- "dimensional," "volumetric," "sculptural" = Illusionistic depth + +**REQUIRED DESCRIPTORS (Enforce Warhol aesthetic):** + +- "flat," "graphic," "bold," "stark" +- "mechanical," "printed," "reproduced," "silkscreened" +- "high-contrast," "simplified," "reduced," "geometric" +- "non-naturalistic," "saturated," "vibrant," "pop" +- "imperfect," "offset," "misaligned," "textured" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Background + +### Ratio-Specific Composition: + +**For Square (1:1):** + +- Central subject placement with bilateral symmetry +- Subject occupies 75-90% of canvas +- Iconic presentation like product photography + +**For Landscape (Serial Repetition):** + +- Grid divisions (2, 3, or 4 panels across) +- Each panel contains identical subject with color variation +- Strict orthogonal organization + +**For Portrait (Vertical):** + +- Vertical emphasis with tight cropping +- Head/shoulders fill frame +- Minimal negative space + +### Style-Specific Composition: + +- **Perspective regime:** FLAT - complete rejection of illusionistic depth; no atmospheric perspective, no vanishing points, no spatial recession +- **Grid/symmetry:** Bilateral symmetry for iconic subjects; strict orthogonal grid for serial works +- **Figure:ground ratio:** 70-95% subject dominance; background minimal +- **Density:** Subject fills frame with billboard-scale presence +- **Lighting logic:** Flat frontal lighting eliminating dimensional modeling; high-contrast conversion removes all mid-tones +- **Detail:negative space:** Maximum subject visibility, minimal empty space + +### Background Treatment: + +**Primary Options:** + +- Flat monochrome color field (single solid color behind subject) +- Geometric color blocks (two or more flat color zones creating abstract division) +- **NEVER:** Environmental context, landscape, interior space, atmospheric effects, gradated backgrounds + +**Background Colors:** Bold saturated hues contrasting with subject - turquoise, pink, yellow, green, blue, red + +### Required Anchors: + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Canvas with silkscreen ink application; substrate texture visible through ink + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - No frames, borders, or decorative bands outside canvas edge + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1960s silkscreen printing on canvas with Factory assembly-line production aesthetic; mechanical reproduction with characteristic registration and ink imperfections + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for declared aspect ratio with subject scaled to fill format; serial repetitions divided evenly across canvas if grid format + +### Spatial Logic: + +- **Subject isolation:** Remove all environmental context; subject exists in graphic void +- **Commercial advertising logic:** Frame like product photograph or billboard +- **No narrative:** Eliminate storytelling elements; present icon without context +- **Mechanical organization:** Grid-based serial works show assembly-line regularity + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Typography Policy:** CONDITIONAL - Only if subject is consumer product with brand identity + +### If Product Subject: + +**Typography Treatment:** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Text positioned within declared aspect ratio following packaging design hierarchy +- **Copy Limits:** ≤6 words per line for brand names; ≤7 total text elements if complex packaging +- **Source:** Appropriated directly from fictional product packaging design +- **Integration:** Typography is integral part of image, not added caption +- **Style:** Reproduce packaging fonts exactly; script logos, sans-serif brand names, etc. +- **Silkscreen Process:** Text subject to same registration drift and ink variation as image +- **Examples:** "Campbell's" script, "TOMATO SOUP" sans-serif, decorative flourishes from label design + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +- 1960s commercial typography conventions +- Script fonts for brand names (simulate hand-lettered quality) +- Bold sans-serif for product descriptions +- Typography must appear printed, not hand-drawn + +**Font Recommendation Format:** + +- Closest Google Font: **[Name]** ([Description], [Similarity %]) +- Better (if archival): **[Professional Font Family]** +- Example: "Closest Google Font: Lobster (script logo analog, 80%). Better: House Industries Script" + +**Production Method Integration:** + +- Typography rendered with silkscreen registration imperfections +- Slight ink bleed or misalignment characteristic of 1960s printing +- Text integrated into color layer sequence + +### If Celebrity/Figure Subject: + +**Typography Policy:** OMIT ALL TEXT + +No captions, no names, no dates, no titles. Image speaks entirely through visual icon. + +### If Cartoon Character Subject: + +**Typography Policy:** OPTIONAL - May include character name if integral to design + +Treat text as graphic element with bold simple letterforms following ≤6 words per line limit. + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +- **Gallery print mode:** Omit text entirely +- **Product subject mode:** Typography essential and integral +- **Serial repetition mode:** Text may appear once or repeat across all panels + +------ + +**END OF FRAMEWORK** + +*This framework is constructed from evidence-based visual analysis of 9 authentic Andy Warhol silkscreen works from his 1962-1969 Factory era, representing his definitive Pop Art style. All technical specifications and compositional rules derived from systematic forensic examination of Campbell's Soup Cans (1962), Marilyn Monroe portraits (1962-1967), Elvis (1963), Mercedes-Benz race cars (1986 style but 60s technique), Mickey Mouse (1981 but representative), and commissioned portrait work showing his characteristic silkscreen process.* + +--- + +# Roy Lichtenstein (Pop Art Period, 1961-1966) + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + +**Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, gesture, and expression through comic book stereotypes. + +**Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. + +**Process-Over-Result Priority:** How materials simulate commercial printing supersedes visual appearance. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `halftone-dot-mechanical` + +**Pose Flags:** `candid-motion`, `frontal-rigid`, `theatrical-archetype` + +**Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend` + +**Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**Text policy:** Optional - follows Section 8 authorization. + +**Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures; no copyrighted comic book characters or recognizable superhero iconography. + +**Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral attire. + +**Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters; surface must exhibit authentic mechanical printing simulation with Ben Day dots. + +**Period Production Authenticity:** Simulate cheap 1960s comic book printing - newsprint texture, mechanical halftone dots, flat offset color. + +**Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, or credits. + +**Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid painterly brushwork, color gradients, atmospheric shading, perspective depth, sensitive line variation. + +**Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +Redraw in **Roy Lichtenstein's American Pop Art style (1961-1966 classic period)** for **single-panel comic book enlargement**. + +Identity via silhouette, gesture, emotional archetype, and comic book stereotyped features. + +**IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original character design avoiding copyrighted comic book characters, superhero iconography, recognizable logos, or trademarked costume elements. No existing comic book character names, symbols, or distinctive design elements. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `halftone-dot-mechanical` - skin rendered with uniform red/pink Ben Day dots over white ground creating optical flesh tone. + +**Pose Flag:** Selected from `theatrical-archetype` (romance comic emotional poses), `candid-motion` (action sequences), or `frontal-rigid` (confrontational direct address). + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` for dramatic cropping emphasis. + +**Style Dominance:** Commercial printing aesthetic dominates over photographic likeness; comic book archetype convention supersedes naturalism. + +**Mode Selector:** Single-panel enlargement - extracted comic frame presented as monumental painting. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** + +**PRIMARY FORMATS:** + +- `1:1` (square - iconic single subject) +- `4:5` (portrait - close emotional drama) +- `3:4` (classical portrait - figure dominance) +- `5:4` (near-square landscape - two-figure interaction) +- `4:3` (landscape - action/narrative scene) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +**Reframing Method:** Aggressive cropping with figure-to-edge contact - forms press against canvas boundaries to flatten pictorial space and assert two-dimensionality. + +**Spatial Allocation:** + +- Single figure: occupies 75-85% of canvas area +- Two figures: combined 80-90% of canvas area +- Background: reduced to minimal flat color fields or uniform dot patterns + +**Background Treatment:** Radically simplified - solid primary color field, uniform Ben Day dot pattern, or minimal geometric elements. No environmental detail, no atmospheric perspective, no depth cues. + +**Format Justification:** Mimics single comic book panel extracted and monumentalized. Ratio chosen enhances emotional impact of frozen narrative moment - portrait for intimacy, landscape for action, square for iconic isolation. + +------ + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Core Influences:** + +- 1950s-1960s romance comic books (DC Comics romance titles, Charlton romance comics) +- War comic books (DC war titles, action comics) +- Commercial advertising graphics +- Yellow Pages telephone directory layouts +- Bubble gum wrapper graphics +- Direct reaction against Abstract Expressionism's gestural emotionalism + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil and Magna acrylic on canvas, executed to precisely simulate mechanical offset printing on cheap newsprint. Ben Day dot patterns hand-created using custom stencils, dog-grooming brush, or wire screen frottage to achieve perfectly uniform mechanical appearance. Goal is to eliminate all evidence of artist's hand and replicate industrial reproduction process. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Elevation of "low" commercial mass-media imagery to "high" art status through ironic parody of representational linear drawing. Transformation of disposable comic book clichés into monumental cultural icons. "Cool," detached, depersonalized aesthetic replacing subjective emotional expression. + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Ben Day Dot System:** Mechanically uniform circular dots in single primary colors creating optical tone mixing. Red/pink dots over white = flesh tones. Blue dots = background atmosphere. Yellow dots = highlights. Dot density controls perceived saturation - no gradation within single dot field. +2. **Heavy Black Enclosure Lines:** Thick, unmodulated black contour lines with characteristic blunt terminals ending in ink "blobs." Lines enclose all forms creating discrete cells. No sensitive line variation, no calligraphic quality - deliberately awkward and depersonalized. +3. **Emotional Archetypes:** Theatrical poses derived from romance comic clichés - crying girls with hand to face, passionate embraces, vulnerable gazes, clenched fists of aggression. Figures frozen in peak emotional moments extracted from narrative context. +4. **Simplified Stylized Anatomy:** Comic book stereotype features - large oval eyes, minimal nose indication, full lips with white highlight, hair rendered as parallel curved line clusters. Anti-naturalistic proportions serve emotional archetype over anatomical accuracy. +5. **Typography Integration (Optional):** Speech bubbles, thought bubbles, sound effect onomatopoeia, caption boxes - fully integrated as graphic compositional elements when present. Hand-lettered uppercase sans-serif mimicking commercial comic lettering. + +**Period Framing:** 1961-1966 classic Pop Art period - height of Lichtenstein's comic book appropriation phase. Authentic production era when cheap commercial printing aesthetic was central conceptual strategy. + +**Tone Tag:** Cool, detached, ironic, confrontational, anti-sentimental. Mechanical reproduction aesthetic creating emotional distance from subject matter. + +**Production Era Authenticity:** Simulate 1960s four-color offset printing process on newsprint - hard-edged flat color registration, visible halftone dot structure, no color bleed, industrial finish eliminating painterly surface. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Execution + +**Core Technical Anchors:** + +1. **Ben Day Dot Rendering (Primary Surface Treatment):** + - Dot diameter: 2-3mm equivalent at viewing scale + - Dot spacing: uniform 4-5mm center-to-center + - Dot color: single pure primary per area - red/pink for skin, blue for backgrounds/shadows, yellow for highlights/hair + - Dot density: consistent 50% or 75% coverage per zone - no gradation + - Dot perfection: mechanically circular, precise spacing, zero hand-drawn irregularity + - White ground visible: dots always over white, never over other colors + - Application zones: skin tones universally red/pink dots, backgrounds often blue or yellow dots, hair can be solid or dotted +2. **Line Quality (Enclosure Drawing System):** + - Line weight: heavy uniform black, 3-5mm equivalent thickness + - Line character: blunt, unmodulated, deliberately awkward + - Terminal treatment: emphatic ink blob at line endings - visible 2-3mm circular blot that appears as if pen was lifted while ink pooled + - Enclosure mandate: every form completely outlined creating discrete closed cells + - Interior lines: minimal - hair strands (3-7 parallel curves), fabric folds (1-3 lines maximum), facial features (extreme simplification) + - No sensitive variation: zero calligraphic quality, zero tapering, constant width + - Edge quality: hard, crisp - simulating printed ink edge +3. **Color System (Absolute Primary Restriction):** + - Palette: red, yellow, blue, black, white ONLY + - No mixing: colors applied at full intensity, unmixed, straight from conceptual "can" + - No gradation: each color zone is flat uniform application + - No intermediate colors: no orange, green, purple, no desaturated or muted tones + - Hard edges: all color boundaries are sharp, no feathering + - Opaque coverage: simulate offset printing ink density + - Saturation: maximum intensity always +4. **Facial Rendering (Stereotype Convention):** + - Eyes: large ovals or circles, smaller circular pupils, 3-5 eyelash marks for female figures, minimal detail for male figures + - Nose: profile = single curved line; frontal = two small marks or omitted entirely; three-quarter = L-shaped mark + - Mouth: female = full lips with white highlight on lower lip, red fill; male = thin simplified outline; open mouth = simple white tooth shapes + - Skin: uniform red/pink Ben Day dots over entire face area creating optical flesh tone + - Expression: wide eyes = drama, closed eyes = distress, narrow eyes = determination; simplified emotional archetypes +5. **Hair Treatment:** + - Structure: parallel curved line clusters, 3-7 strands per group + - Color: large solid yellow, blue, or black areas with line overlay + - Highlights: white negative space creating shine effect + - Flow: directional lines following hair movement + - Detail hierarchy: major directional masses, minimal individual strand indication + - Female vs male: females have flowing dramatic strands, males have simpler shorter treatment +6. **Spatial Flattening (Anti-Illusionism):** + - Zero atmospheric perspective + - Zero linear perspective + - Overlapping planes maintain discrete boundaries + - No depth cues, no modeling, no chiaroscuro + - Aggressive cropping presses forms to canvas edge + - Background = flat color field or uniform dot pattern with no recession +7. **Pose Anchors (Emotional Archetype):** + - Distress: hand to face, tilted head, wide eyes, tears indicated by small blue lines + - Passion: embracing figures, tilted heads touching, closed eyes + - Aggression: clenched fist, squared shoulders, narrow eyes + - Vulnerability: open palm gestures, direct gaze, parted lips + - Action: dynamic diagonal body axis, speed lines, foreshortened limbs + - All poses simplified to essential gesture - no complex articulation +8. **Production Method Anchor (Printing Simulation):** + - Surface: hard, flat, non-painterly - simulate offset printing on paper + - Finish: matte, industrial, machine-made appearance + - Registration: precise color edge alignment mimicking printing press + - Texture: eliminate all canvas texture, brushstroke evidence, paint facture + - Goal: painting that appears to BE a printed comic panel, not a painting OF one + +**Scale Hierarchy:** Figure elements proportional unless serving emotional emphasis - eyes can be enlarged for vulnerability, hands enlarged for gesture significance. Proportional accuracy secondary to emotional archetype clarity. + +**Material Authenticity:** Surface exhibits authentic mechanical printing simulation - perfect dot uniformity, industrial line quality, flat opaque color application with zero painterly characteristics. + +**Period Consistency:** All technical elements match 1961-1966 classic Pop period - pre-Brushstroke series, pure comic book appropriation phase. + +**Canvas Adaptation:** Composition aggressively reformatted for declared ratio - figures cropped and repositioned to maximize edge contact and flatten space within target format. + +------ + +## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe Tracks:** + +**Female Attire (Adult):** + +- Simple sleeveless dresses (red, blue, yellow solid colors) +- Blouses with minimal collar detail (1-3 curved lines indicating structure) +- Sweaters with simple neckline indication +- Color: primary colors only - red, blue, yellow; occasionally black or white +- Detail: 1-3 lines maximum per garment indicating seams, necklines, or structure +- Fit: simplified to body contour - no complex drapery +- Accessories: pearl earrings (white circles), minimal jewelry + +**Male Attire (Adult):** + +- Business suits (blue most common, also black) +- Military uniforms (blue or green with minimal insignia) +- Casual shirts with collars (red, blue, yellow) +- Ties (solid color rectangle with single diagonal line) +- Color: blue dominates male wardrobe; also red, black, white +- Detail: collar lines, lapel indication with 2-3 lines, minimal beyond structure +- No pattern complexity - solid colors only + +**Fabric Behavior:** + +- No realistic drape or fold complexity +- Garments conform to body as simple color zones +- Folds indicated by 1-3 black lines maximum +- No texture, no sheen variation, no material weight indication +- All fabric = flat color field with structural line overlay + +**Accessory Caps:** Minimalist 0-2 maximum + +- Pearl earrings (white circles with black outline) +- Necklaces (simplified curve with clasp indication) +- Telephone (black handset with coiled cord - for drama scenes) +- Glass/cup (simple geometric vessel for domestic scenes) + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** + +- Primary colors ONLY: red, yellow, blue +- Neutrals: black, white +- NO intermediate colors, NO patterns except rare simplified leopard print (black spots on yellow), NO complex decorative elements + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Cycle through color combinations: red dress with blue background, yellow dress with red background, blue dress with yellow background. Vary garment type: dress, blouse, sweater, suit. Change accessory presence: with earrings, without earrings. Avoid identical color schemes in sequential iterations. + +**Props - YAML Pool:** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - telephone_handset_black_coiled_cord + - coffee_cup_simplified_geometric + - glass_cylindrical_simple + - compact_mirror_circular + - cigarette_simplified_cylinder + - book_rectangular_minimal + - letter_white_rectangle + +micro_props: + - pearl_earring_white_circle + - ring_simplified_band + - watch_geometric_face + - pen_simple_cylinder + - lipstick_tube_red +``` + +**Total Props:** 1 hero maximum OR 1-2 micro accessories; fallback = clean scene with zero props. + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements support 1960s middle-class American consumer culture context as filtered through romance and action comics. If period-inappropriate or culturally incoherent, fallback = simplified attire with no props. NO modern technology, NO contemporary fashion elements, NO anachronistic objects. + +------ + +## 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (Anti-Patterns - Minimum 2 Required):** + +Ratio-Specific: + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +Frame/Border-Specific (CRITICAL): + +- "black border frame" +- "external frame" +- "rectangular border" +- "comic panel border" +- "border outline" +- "framing edge" + +Medium-Specific: + +- "painterly brushwork" +- "gestural application" +- "visible canvas texture" +- "expressive mark-making" +- "color blending" +- "atmospheric gradation" +- "soft edges" +- "feathered transitions" +- "subtle shading" +- "chiaroscuro modeling" +- "three-dimensional illusion" +- "linear perspective" +- "atmospheric perspective" +- "depth of field" +- "naturalistic anatomy" +- "photographic realism" +- "sensitive line variation" +- "calligraphic quality" +- "tapered line endings" + +Publication-Specific: + +- "high-quality printing" +- "coated paper stock" +- "digital perfection" +- "modern color registration" +- "gradient screening" + +Color-Specific: + +- "intermediate colors" +- "mixed hues" +- "desaturated tones" +- "color gradation" +- "harmonious palette" + +**Canvas Positives (Required Constraints - Minimum 2 Required):** + +Ratio Enforcement: + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +Border/Edge Treatment (CRITICAL): + +- "extends to physical canvas edge" +- "borderless composition" +- "no external borders" +- "image bleeds to edge" + +Technique-Specific: + +- "mechanical Ben Day dot pattern" +- "uniform circular halftone dots" +- "flat two-dimensional space" +- "thick black enclosing outlines" +- "blunt line terminals with ink blobs" +- "primary colors only - red, yellow, blue, black, white" +- "hard-edged color boundaries" +- "zero color mixing" +- "aggressive cropping to canvas edge" +- "comic book stereotype anatomy" +- "simplified facial features" +- "emotional archetype pose" + +Period-Specific: + +- "1960s offset printing simulation" +- "newsprint aesthetic" +- "mechanical reproduction appearance" +- "industrial finish" +- "depersonalized technique" + +Process-Specific: + +- "enclosure drawing system" +- "optical tone mixing via dots" +- "single-color dot fields" +- "form-as-discrete-cell" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "ornate," "elaborate," "decorative," "harmonious," "beautiful," "elegant" - these trigger frame generation or aesthetic refinement incompatible with cool, mechanical Pop aesthetic. Use "simplified," "flattened," "mechanical," "industrial," "detached," "archetypal," "stereotyped." + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +**For Square (1:1):** + +- Central subject placement with radial emphasis +- Figure dominance 75-80% of canvas +- Symmetrical or near-symmetrical balance +- Background = simple flat color field or uniform dot pattern +- Iconic isolation emphasis + +**For Portrait Ratios (3:4, 4:5):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure extending to top and bottom edges +- Subject dominance 80-85% of canvas +- Aggressive cropping at shoulders or mid-torso +- Background minimal - compressed to thin zones at edges or top +- Hierarchical staging: face > gesture > costume > background + +**For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 5:4):** + +- Horizontal flow for two-figure interaction or action sequence +- Combined figure dominance 80-90% of canvas +- Panoramic staging: figures side-by-side or overlapping +- Background = horizontal color bands or uniform dot field +- Action emphasis: speed lines, explosion effects, or environmental minimal geometry + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Perspective Regime:** Strict flattened non-perspectival system. Zero linear perspective, zero atmospheric perspective. All forms exist on frontal picture plane with overlapping but never receding into space. + +**Grid/Symmetry:** Centralized organization with heavy forms extending to touch framing edges. Bilateral near-symmetry common for single figures; asymmetrical but balanced for two-figure compositions. + +**Figure:Ground Ratio:** 75-90% figure dominance. Background compressed to minimal zones, eliminated entirely, or reduced to flat color/dot pattern fields. + +**Density:** High figure density, minimal background density. All visual interest concentrated in subject - background provides contrast, not information. + +**Lighting Logic:** No naturalistic lighting. Form defined entirely by black outline and flat color fill. Highlights indicated by white shapes, shadows indicated by dot patterns - both non-directional and non-atmospheric. + +**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** Minimal detail in figures (simplified features, minimal interior lines), maximum negative space in backgrounds. Simplification serves clarity of emotional archetype and graphic impact. + +**Composition Optimized for Declared Ratio:** + +- Square: central iconic subject +- Portrait: vertical figure emphasis with top-to-bottom edge contact +- Landscape: horizontal action or two-figure interaction +- All ratios: aggressive cropping pressing forms to edges + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Canvas simulating printed comic book panel on newsprint - flat, matte, industrial surface with no painterly texture. + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** CRITICAL - Absolutely NO black borders, frames, or rectangular outlines around the image. Composition must extend to the physical canvas edge with no buffer zone. Image appears as if comic panel extracted directly from page with no added framing elements. This is a fundamental characteristic of Lichtenstein's work and non-negotiable for authenticity. + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1960s four-color offset printing on cheap newsprint - characteristic Ben Day dot patterns, hard-edged color registration, flat opaque inks, mechanical reproduction aesthetic. + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio, not adapted from different format. Figure placement, cropping strategy, and background treatment all serve target aspect ratio's dramatic potential. + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Text OPTIONAL - can omit entirely or include as integrated graphic element. + +**If Text Allowed:** + +**Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + +- Square (1:1): text confined to upper 20% or lower 15%, never centered +- Portrait (3:4, 4:5): text in upper 25% as thought bubble or speech bubble emerging from top edge +- Landscape (4:3, 5:4): text in left or right 30% zone, or spanning upper 20% as caption box + +**Copy Limits:** + +- Speech/thought bubbles: maximum 15 words per bubble, ideally 8-12 words +- Caption boxes: maximum 20 words, broken into 2-3 lines +- Sound effects: single word, maximum 6 letters (e.g., WHAAM!, POW!, VICKI!) +- Dialogue punctuation: periods, exclamation points, question marks only - no ellipses or complex punctuation + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +- Hand-lettered uppercase sans-serif mimicking 1960s comic book lettering +- Bold uniform stroke weight +- Generous letter spacing for high legibility +- Left-aligned in speech/thought bubbles +- Centered in caption boxes +- Italic for emphasis or interior monologue + +**Font Recommendation:** Closest Google Font: **Anton** (bold compressed sans-serif, 70% match to comic lettering conventions) Better professional match: **Comicraft fonts** (professional comic lettering), **Blambot fonts** (authentic comic typography), or hand-lettered uppercase sans-serif with slight irregularity suggesting manual creation. + +**Text Integration Elements:** + +**Speech Bubbles:** + +- Organic cloud-like outline with pointed tail directing to speaker +- White fill with black outline (2-3mm thick line) +- Text in bold black uppercase +- Bubble integrated as compositional element - can touch canvas edge +- Tail placement indicates speaker clearly + +**Thought Bubbles:** + +- Cloud-like form connected to thinker by chain of small circles (descending size) +- Same treatment as speech bubbles but with bubble-chain connector +- Indicates interior monologue + +**Caption Boxes:** + +- Rectangular yellow box with black outline +- Black italic text on yellow ground +- Typically upper left or upper right corner +- Contains narrative text setting scene or providing context + +**Sound Effects (Onomatopoeia):** + +- Large stylized letters as graphic element +- Yellow or red with black outline, or white with black outline +- Scale competes with figures for visual dominance +- Integrated into action/explosion imagery +- Examples: WHAAM!, POW!, BLAM!, VROOM! + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +**Single Portrait Print Mode (No Masthead):** + +- Text optional but if included, must be speech bubble, thought bubble, or sound effect integrated INTO image +- NO caption boxes, NO title text, NO credits +- Text serves dramatic emphasis, not publication function + +**Period Accuracy:** All typography must match 1960s comic book lettering conventions - hand-lettered quality, bold sans-serif, high-contrast black on white (or black on yellow for captions). + +**Historical Accuracy:** Text content, if present, should reflect 1960s dialogue patterns - period-appropriate language, emotional directness, melodramatic phrasing typical of romance or action comics. + +------ + diff --git a/styles-source/archive/pre-raphaelite_analysis.md b/styles-source/archive/pre-raphaelite_analysis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff007c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles-source/archive/pre-raphaelite_analysis.md @@ -0,0 +1,1806 @@ +# Pre-Raphaelite Analysis + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +framework_date: "2025-01-09" +style_card_date: "2025-01-09" +artist: "John William Waterhouse" +style_period: "Pre-Raphaelite / Academic Classicism (1880s-1917)" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION - NanoBanana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + api_endpoint: "via Claude API proxy" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "3:4" + token_cost_per_image: 1290 + output_modalities: ["Text+Image"] + aspect_ratio_enforcement: "prompt_based_only" + +# RATIO ADAPTATION SETTINGS +adaptation: + strategy: "nearest_match_preserve_intent" + strict_reframe: true + preserve_orientation: true + document_decision: true + auto_apply: true + +# FRAMEWORK METADATA +framework_version: "4.3" +base_version: "4.2 Enhanced" +artist_specific_version: "Waterhouse Pre-Raphaelite" + +# EXECUTION PARAMETERS +validation_required: true +auto_regenerate_on_fail: true +silent_validation: true +logging_level: "standard" + +# SAFETY & COMPLIANCE +ip_protection: true +copyright_safeguards: true +safety_profile: ["no_nudity", "modest_coverage", "classical_garments", "ankle_length_minimum"] +material_authenticity: true +period_production_authenticity: true +composition_boundaries: "no_external_frames" + +# PROMPT ASSEMBLY +sections_required: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] +include_validation_checklist: false +include_historical_context: true +--- +``` + +# John William Waterhouse - Pre-Raphaelite / Academic Classicism Framework + +**Timeframe:** 1880s-1917 + **Historical Context:** British Pre-Raphaelite painter working in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, known for romantic interpretations of literary and mythological subjects. Combined Academic painting technique with Pre-Raphaelite narrative sensibility and color palette. Works characterized by melancholic heroines from classical mythology, Arthurian legend, and Victorian poetry (Tennyson, Keats). Painted in traditional oil on canvas using extensive glazing techniques for luminous skin tones and atmospheric effects. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat model's resistance to ratio instructions through explicit ratio declaration in multiple prompt locations, repetitive ratio reinforcement, negative constraints prohibiting unwanted ratios, and compositional anchors designed specifically for target ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, gesture, expression, and Waterhouse's characteristic melancholic introspection. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("110-120% neck elongation", "1-3mm paint thickness", "3-7 glazing layers") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Classical oil glazing technique supersedes visual appearance descriptions. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` (extensive glazing for luminous skin) +- **Pose Flags:** `contrapposto`, `contemplative-seated`, `gestural-fluid` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `source-respect` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Traditional oil painting on canvas with earth-tone grounds +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Gallery viewing distance (6-10 feet) informs brushwork precision +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; no real logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate classical or medieval garments; ankle-length minimum coverage for adults, knee-to-ankle for youth +- **Gender expression:** **CRITICAL - Respect presented gender.** Masculine subjects = masculine wardrobe track (togas, tunics, armor). Feminine subjects = feminine wardrobe track (chitons, gowns, draped garments). Match styling to presented gender in source or user specification. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters or modern post-processing; authentic oil painting surface characteristics required +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial borders or watermarks +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid generic Pre-Raphaelite drift, anime contamination, HDR smoothing +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add commentary or content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **John William Waterhouse Pre-Raphaelite Academic Classicism** for **museum gallery oil painting on canvas**. +- Identity via silhouette, gesture, melancholic expression, and romantic narrative context. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original mythological/literary character designs avoiding copyrighted elements; classical and medieval subjects in public domain. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with extensive glazing for skin luminosity +- **Pose Flag:** `contrapposto` or `contemplative-seated` depending on narrative context +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` +- **Safety Mandate:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate garments with ankle-length minimum coverage, modest necklines. +- **Style Dominance:** Oil painting technique with 3-7 thin glazing layers for skin, soft diffused natural lighting from upper left 45°, melancholic introspective expression, earth tone backgrounds with jewel tone accent fabrics, elongated necks (110-120% proportion), slightly enlarged eyes (105-110%), romantic literary/mythological narrative. **CRITICAL: Respect presented gender - masculine subjects receive masculine styling and wardrobe; feminine subjects receive feminine styling and wardrobe.** +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**RATIO SELECTION:** `3:4` (portrait - 864×1184) - Native NanoBanana support, no adaptation required + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait format +- **Reframing Method:** Extend atmospheric background to fill vertical portrait composition +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies 60-75% of canvas height, head placement in upper third, groundline in lower 15-25% +- **Background Treatment:** Atmospheric perspective with 3-5 distinct spatial planes; natural settings (forest/water) extend seamlessly to canvas edges; interior settings show classical architecture with measured linear perspective +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait ratio serves Waterhouse's single-figure narrative compositions, vertical emphasis suits standing/seated contemplative poses, allows environmental context while maintaining figure dominance + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood color palette and literary subjects; Academic Classicism painting technique; Victorian Romantic sensibility; Classical mythology and Arthurian legend; Tennyson and Keats poetry visualization + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil on canvas using traditional fat-over-lean technique. Canvas preparation with earth-tone ground (burnt sienna/raw umber) showing through in 60% of final surface. Extensive glazing (3-7 thin layers) for skin luminosity and fabric transparency. Wet blending for atmospheric effects. Brush-loaded single strokes for foliage suggestion. Paint thickness 1-3mm average, 5mm maximum in highlights. Varnish creates period-authentic high gloss finish. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Romantic visualization of literary and mythological narratives emphasizing melancholic introspection, feminine contemplation, and poetic longing. Subjects typically represent moments of emotional complexity from classical mythology (Psyche, Pandora, nymphs), Arthurian legend (Lady of Shalott, Guinevere), or Victorian poetry (Ophelia, La Belle Dame). + +**Hallmark Motifs with Quantified Specifications:** + +1. **Neck Elongation:** 110-120% standard proportion creating graceful vertical emphasis with 5-10° forward tilt +2. **Melancholic Expression:** Downward gaze option, 8-15° head tilt, relaxed facial muscles with slight frown, creating introspective psychological depth +3. **Atmospheric Water Environments:** Deep blue-green water tones (#1C4966, #2F5F7F) with visible depth layering and wet stone reflections +4. **Auburn Hair Option:** Warm reddish-brown tones (#8B4513, #A0522D) with naturalistic flow and individual strand suggestion, or dark hair (#3C2415, #4A3728) +5. **Classical Drapery Physics:** Fabric behavior follows gravitational logic with pipe folds, diaper folds, spiral twists, half-lock, and cascade variations; glazing creates transparency in 2-4 layers + +**Period Framing:** Late Victorian/Edwardian Academic painting (1880s-1917), exhibited at Royal Academy, collected by industrial magnates, bridging Pre-Raphaelite romanticism with academic technical mastery + +**Tone Tag:** Melancholic, romantic, introspective, narrative-driven, literary + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution + +**Painting Technique Anchors:** + +1. **Glazing Layering Method:** 3-7 thin transparent oil layers for skin rendering, building from earth-tone underpainting through warm peachy tones (#F5DEB3, #E8C5A5) to final luminosity. Each layer 0.3-0.5mm thickness, allowing ground color to contribute to overall warmth. Shadow areas receive cool blue-violet glazes for temperature contrast. +2. **Brushwork Visibility Hierarchy:** Face rendering with minimal stroke visibility - highly blended wet-on-wet technique with lost-and-found edges. Fabric rendering shows moderate stroke visibility following drape structure, directional application visible in fold valleys. Background execution variable - visible brushwork in foliage suggestion, atmospheric blending in sky/water recession. +3. **Lighting Logic - Diffused Natural Source:** Primary light from upper left 45° angle option, creating soft shadow edges with 5-10mm gradient transitions at form boundaries. Shadow density transparent - detail remains visible in shadow areas. Highlight placement selective on facial features, fabric peaks, metallic objects; intensity controlled at 85-95% value, rarely pure white. Chromatic shift: warm highlights on skin, cool highlights on fabric. +4. **Atmospheric Perspective Treatment:** Background saturation 50-70% vs foreground saturation 70-85%. Color shift warm-to-cool with distance. Value shift 20-30% lighter in far background. Edge treatment: sharp foreground detail, progressively softer recession through 3-5 distinct spatial planes with 15-25% canvas depth transition zone. +5. **Fabric Transparency Rendering:** 2-4 glazes for sheer materials, mixing body tone color + fabric color to create visible composite. Gauze/silk transparency shows anatomical forms through maximum 2 layers. Edge treatment soft at transparent boundaries. Compression points clearly defined at waist, shoulder, elbow with tension lines visible as subtle value shifts. + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- **Contrapposto Standing:** Weight on one leg, 15-25° hip angle shift, shoulders counter-rotated 10-20°, creating elegant S-curve through torso +- **Contemplative Seated:** Relaxed torso rotation 10-20°, head tilt 8-15° average, hands deliberately positioned touching objects (lyres, vessels, flowers) +- **Head Position:** Varied gaze directions including downward contemplative, profile view, or direct gaze; contributes to introspective melancholic quality + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Neck elongation 110-120% standard proportion, eyes slightly enlarged 105-110%, hands naturalistic 95-100% with fingers elongated 100-105%. All other proportions naturalistic within visible frame. Paint thickness measured: 1-3mm average, 5mm maximum in impasto highlights. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Traditional oil painting surface characteristics required - canvas weave texture subtle, varnish creates period-authentic high gloss finish, no digital smoothing or modern post-processing effects. Underpainting visible through glaze layers in portions of surface. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All technical methods authentic to 1880s-1917 Academic oil painting practice - fat-over-lean layering, natural hair brushes, traditional pigments, linen canvas preparation with earth-tone grounds. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for 3:4 portrait ratio with figure occupying 60-75% canvas height, head in upper third, environmental context in remaining 25-40% with purposeful negative space allocation. + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe Tracks - SAFETY CALIBRATED FOR NO NUDITY:** + +**CRITICAL: Gender Expression Respect - Match wardrobe track to presented gender in source image or user specification.** + +**Adult Feminine:** + +- **Classical Greek:** Full-length chiton (ankle-length minimum) in white linen (#F5F5DC, #EEE8DC) or jewel-tone silk (deep red #8B3A3A, blue #4682B4, green #556B2F). Peplos with shoulder pinning, proper draping creating pipe folds and diaper compression. Fabric behavior: linen shows crisp folds with sharp highlights, silk shows fluid drape with high sheen. +- **Medieval/Arthurian:** Floor-length gowns in rich fabrics - burgundy wool (#8B3A3A), forest green (#556B2F), deep blue (#4682B4). Long sleeves, modest necklines, fitted bodices with flowing skirts. Fabric weight creates heavy drape with soft folds. +- **Romantic/Poetic:** Layered gauze and silk combinations maintaining full opacity through multiple layers. Flowing sleeves, draped sashes, ankle-length hemlines. Strategic use of hair as additional coverage element while maintaining naturalistic flow. + +**Adult Masculine:** + +- **Classical Greek/Roman:** Full-length toga or himation (ankle-length) in white linen or deep earth tones. Draped over one shoulder leaving other arm free. Tunic beneath with proper draping. For warriors: tunic with leather cuirass, greaves, classical helmet. +- **Medieval/Arthurian:** Knee-length to floor-length tunics in deep colors (burgundy #8B3A3A, forest green #556B2F, midnight blue #4682B4). Fitted at shoulders, belted at waist. Long cloaks draped over shoulders. For knights: period-accurate armor over tunic, surcoat, chainmail visible. +- **Romantic/Poetic:** Loose linen shirts (white, cream) with open collars, dark breeches or trousers, long cloaks or robes in rich fabrics. Boots or barefoot depending on setting. + +**Youth (Any Gender):** + +- Simple tunic or chiton in light colors, knee to ankle length depending on activity +- Modest coverage appropriate to age and historical context +- Natural, age-appropriate styling + +**Fabric Behavior Physics:** + +- **Linen:** Crisp folds, matte finish, sharp highlight edges, holds form +- **Silk:** Fluid drape, complex fold patterns, high sheen with cool highlights, follows curves +- **Wool:** Heavy drape, soft rounded folds, matte to slight sheen, substantial weight +- **Gauze:** Transparent when single layer, opaque when doubled, delicate structure, minimal weight + +**Accessory Caps:** Elaborate 3-4 items maximum + +- **Belts:** Cord, jeweled, or metal at natural waist - defines compression point for drapery +- **Headwear:** Floral wreaths (roses, laurel), jeweled headbands, veils (transparent but decorative) +- **Jewelry:** Minimal to moderate - simple bracelets, necklaces, earrings in gold or bronze +- **Footwear:** Barefoot or simple sandals + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** Earth tone backgrounds (#8B7355, #A0826D, #6B5D4F) with jewel tone fabric accents. Desaturated color approach - avoid pure saturated primaries. Skin tones warm peachy (#F5DEB3, #E8C5A5). Auburn hair dominance (#8B4513, #A0522D) 75% frequency. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Change primary garment colors/styles between iterations - cycle through white linen, deep red silk, forest green wool, deep blue classical draping. Avoid identical color repetition. + +**Props:** 1 hero + optional 1 micro (total ≤2) + +**Hero Props (choose 1):** + +```yaml +mythological_vessels: + - amphora (bronze/ceramic with decorative patterns) + - krater (wide-mouth mixing vessel, gold/bronze) + - hydria (water vessel with three handles) + - chalice (ritual cup, metallic sheen) + +musical_instruments: + - lyre (precise string detail, wood and metal construction) + - harp (larger scale, multiple strings visible) + - pan pipes (reed construction, held to lips) + +literary_objects: + - mirror (polished metal, hand-held, reflective surface suggested) + - book/scroll (medieval or classical manuscript) + - sword (Arthurian context, historically accurate to period) + +natural_elements: + - flower_bouquet (roses, lilies, wildflowers - botanically accurate) + - laurel_wreath (individual leaf detail, classical symbolism) + - single_dramatic_flower (oversized rose or lily as narrative focus) +``` + +**Micro Props (optional, choose 0-1):** + +```yaml +scattered_elements: + - petals_on_ground (roses, lilies - 5-10 individual petals) + - small_stones (river rocks, textured surfaces) + - water_plants (reeds, lily pads at water's edge) + - jewelry_detail (single bracelet, small earrings) +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements support Pre-Raphaelite romantic narrative with classical/medieval historical accuracy. If props don't serve literary/mythological storytelling, default to clean scene with environmental elements only (flowers, stones, water, foliage). + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "1632×640", "non-standard ratios", "arbitrary dimensions", "default aspect ratio" +- "nudity", "exposed skin", "revealing garments", "short hemlines", "low necklines" +- "modern fashion", "contemporary clothing", "digital smoothing", "HDR processing" +- "anime style", "manga influence", "graphic novel aesthetic" +- "harsh lighting", "studio flash", "artificial spotlight" +- "vibrant saturation", "pure primary colors", "neon tones" +- "visible canvas texture simulation", "digital brush presets" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio", "recomposed for vertical academic canvas format", "MUST be 3:4 ratio" +- "strict 3:4 aspect ratio compliance", "precise 3:4 dimensions", "composed specifically for 3:4 portrait format" +- "full-length classical garments", "ankle-length coverage minimum", "modest period-appropriate clothing" +- "extensive oil glazing technique", "3-7 thin transparent layers for skin luminosity" +- "soft diffused natural light from upper left 45°", "atmospheric perspective with cool recession" +- "melancholic introspective expression", "downward contemplative gaze" +- "earth tone backgrounds with jewel tone fabric accents", "desaturated romantic color palette" +- "elongated neck 110-120% proportion", "graceful vertical emphasis" +- "physically accurate fabric draping", "gravitational fold logic" +- "literary narrative context", "mythological storytelling" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "ornate", "ornament", "elaborate" if frame generation unwanted - use "period-authentic detail" instead +- Avoid "nude", "bare", "exposed" - use "classically draped", "modestly covered", "full-length garment" +- Avoid "photographic", "realistic", "lifelike" - use "painterly", "oil glazed", "academically rendered" + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION (3:4 Portrait Format):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure dominance ≥60% canvas height +- Head placement in upper third (25-35% from top edge) +- Hierarchical staging: foreground figure detail, midground environmental context, background atmospheric recession +- Groundline at 75-85% canvas height, allowing 15-25% for lower environmental detail +- Negative space 20-30% of composition in upper sky/atmospheric zone + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Classical linear perspective for interiors (columns, arches, tessellated floors with measured recession). Atmospheric perspective for natural settings (3-5 distinct spatial planes, warm-to-cool color shift, progressive edge softening). +- **Figure:Ground Ratio:** Figure 60-75% of canvas height in portrait orientation, environmental context 25-40%, creating narrative integration rather than isolated portraiture +- **Density Distribution:** Foreground high detail (individual leaves, flower petals, fabric fold precision), midground medium detail (mass and form definition), background low detail (atmospheric fade, soft edges), transition zone 15-25% of canvas depth +- **Lighting Logic:** Soft diffused natural light from upper left 45° (60% frequency), creating transparent shadows with detail visible, highlight placement selective on facial features and fabric peaks, chromatic shift warm on skin/cool on fabric +- **Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** 70% detailed narrative elements, 30% atmospheric negative space for compositional breathing room and melancholic mood + +**ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS:** + +**Natural Settings (preferred for 3:4 portrait):** + +- **Forest:** Deep atmospheric perspective with dappled light through canopy, individual foreground leaves/flowers visible, mass definition in midground trees, soft atmospheric fade in background, earth tone dominance (#6B5D4F, #4A3C2E) with green accents (#556B2F, #6B8E23) +- **Waterscape:** Rivers, ponds, or sea with visible depth layering, foreground wet stones with highlight reflections, midground water surface with gentle ripples, background atmospheric horizon, deep blue-green tones (#1C4966, #2F5F7F, #4682B4) +- **Garden:** Cultivated flora with botanical accuracy (roses, lilies), classical architectural elements (urns, low walls, fountains), measured spatial recession, selective foreground flower detail with background atmospheric treatment + +**Interior Settings:** + +- **Classical Architecture:** Doric/Ionic/Corinthian columns with capital detail, rounded or Gothic arches, tessellated floor patterns with precise linear perspective, natural light from window openings creating soft ambient glow +- **Furnishings:** Period-accurate couches, chairs, tables with appropriate construction, fabric draping on furniture following same physics as garments +- **Windows:** Gothic or Romanesque arched openings showing landscape beyond, creating depth and light source justification + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Oil painting on linen canvas with earth-tone ground showing through glaze layers +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - no decorative frames, borders, or bands (violates Waterhouse academic painting convention) +- **Production Context Anchor:** Traditional Academic oil painting technique authentic to 1880s-1917 British gallery exhibition standard +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for 3:4 portrait ratio - vertical emphasis suits standing/seated contemplative figures with environmental narrative context, head in upper third, groundline in lower quarter, atmospheric background fills remaining vertical space + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** OMIT + +John William Waterhouse's Academic paintings contained no typography or text elements. All narrative content communicated through visual imagery, pose, expression, and environmental symbolism. Museum gallery presentation format requires clean canvas with no text, titles, or captions. + +**Historical Accuracy:** Period exhibition practice showed paintings in ornate gilt frames with separate wall plaques for titles - never text integrated into painted surface. + +------ + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +framework_date: "2025-01-09" +style_card_date: "2025-01-09" +artist: "Dante Gabriel Rossetti" +style_period: "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1882)" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION - NanoBanana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + api_endpoint: "via Claude API proxy" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "3:4" + token_cost_per_image: 1290 + output_modalities: ["Text+Image"] + aspect_ratio_enforcement: "prompt_based_only" + +# RATIO ADAPTATION SETTINGS +adaptation: + strategy: "nearest_match_preserve_intent" + strict_reframe: true + preserve_orientation: true + document_decision: true + auto_apply: true + +# FRAMEWORK METADATA +framework_version: "4.3" +base_version: "4.2 Enhanced" +artist_specific_version: "Rossetti Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" + +# EXECUTION PARAMETERS +validation_required: true +auto_regenerate_on_fail: true +silent_validation: true +logging_level: "standard" + +# SAFETY & COMPLIANCE +ip_protection: true +copyright_safeguards: true +safety_profile: ["no_nudity", "modest_coverage", "medieval_classical_garments", "floor_length_minimum"] +material_authenticity: true +period_production_authenticity: true +composition_boundaries: "no_external_frames" + +# PROMPT ASSEMBLY +sections_required: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] +include_validation_checklist: false +include_historical_context: true +--- +``` + +# Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Framework + +**Timeframe:** 1848-1882 + **Historical Context:** The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a revolutionary movement founded in London in 1848 by seven young artists who sought to overthrow academic conventions descended from Raphael. They championed "truth to nature" through microscopic observation, embraced literary and medieval themes with psychological realism, and pioneered the white ground painting technique that created unprecedented jewel-like color luminosity. Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a founding member and key figure, known for his distinctive female archetype—languid, psychologically intense figures with voluminous red-blonde hair—and his integration of visual art with poetry (sonnets accompanying paintings). The Brotherhood received formal training at Royal Academy Schools but consciously rebelled against academic formulas, painting outdoors (en plein air), using innovative 19th-century pigments, and committing to "painful" application of microscopic detail throughout every element of their compositions. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat model's resistance through explicit ratio declaration in multiple locations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints, and compositional anchors designed for target ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via Rossettian archetype (enigmatic interiority, psychological intensity, idiosyncratic features). +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("110-120% lip fullness", "Chinese White priming", "microscopic detail commitment") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** White ground technique and microscopic observation supersede visual appearance descriptions. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `white-ground-luminosity` (revolutionary priming technique) +- **Pose Flags:** `psychological-tension`, `languid-intensity`, `gestural-narrative` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` or `adaptive-extend` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on canvas with Chinese/Permanent White priming; watercolour with bodycolour (gouache) for opacity +- **Detail Philosophy:** "Truth to nature" = microscopic observation throughout - studying limb for limb, hand for hand, finger for finger +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; no real logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate medieval/classical garments; floor-length minimum coverage +- **Gender expression:** **CRITICAL - Respect presented gender.** Masculine subjects = medieval/classical masculine wardrobe. Feminine subjects = medieval/classical feminine wardrobe. Match styling to presented gender. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital filters; authentic oil/watercolour surface with white ground luminosity +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid idealized Raphaelesque beauty, theatrical staging, generalization, conventional prettiness +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Dante Gabriel Rossetti Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style** for **museum gallery oil painting on canvas with white ground technique**. +- Identity via Rossettian archetype: enigmatic psychological interiority, idiosyncratic features over idealized beauty, languid intensity. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original literary/medieval character designs from public domain sources (Dante, Keats, Tennyson, Bible, Arthurian legend). +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `white-ground-luminosity` - Chinese/Permanent White priming with transparent glazes +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` or `languid-intensity` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Safety Mandate:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate medieval/classical garments with floor-length coverage, modest necklines. +- **Style Dominance:** White ground oil technique creating jewel-like luminosity, microscopic detail commitment throughout (every leaf, finger, fabric fold individually studied), Rossettian female archetype (languid psychological intensity, voluminous red-blonde/auburn hair, full lips 110-120%, enigmatic gaze), delirious scarlet lilies color palette, literary/medieval narrative, rejection of idealized Raphaelesque beauty, truth to nature through painful observation. **CRITICAL: Respect presented gender - masculine/feminine subjects receive appropriate period wardrobe.** +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**RATIO SELECTION:** `3:4` (portrait - 864×1184) - Native NanoBanana support, no adaptation required + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait format +- **Reframing Method:** Tight figure framing or flat patterned background extension +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure dominates frame (minimal negative space for single figures, dense crowding for multiple figures) +- **Background Treatment:** Medieval tapestry-like flat patterns with meticulous symbolic elements OR naturalistic detail with microscopic botanical accuracy - both approaches equally valid +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait ratio serves PRB's tight psychological compositions, vertical emphasis suits commanding figure presence, allows either intimate proximity or dense narrative complexity + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Rebellion against post-Raphaelesque academic art; Early Italian masters (Orcagna, Campo Santo frescoes); Northern Renaissance (Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait - minute exactitude, layered symbolism); Sandro Botticelli (graceful movement, avoidance of conventional beauty - Rossetti's personal rediscovery); Literary sources (Dante, Keats, Tennyson, Chaucer); Medieval manuscript illumination + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil on canvas OR watercolour with bodycolour (gouache) for opacity. **REVOLUTIONARY WHITE GROUND TECHNIQUE:** Canvas/board primed with brilliant Chinese White (zinc oxide) or Permanent White. Light passes through transparent/semi-opaque paint layers, reflects from white ground, radiates back creating jewel-like luminosity impossible with traditional dark grounds. This optical innovation is the foundational Pre-Raphaelite technical breakthrough. Meticulous blending with fine sable brushes for faces (invisible brushstrokes). Mix of smooth glazes and textured bodycolour for drapery. Scratching-out technique for highlights (Rossetti innovation). Gum Arabic added to heighten color intensity. Tools: sable brushes (detail), hog's hair brushes (texture/bodycolour), scratching implements. Additives: ox gall (watercolour flow), watercolour megilp (oil-paint texture in watercolour), Rouget's fixative (charcoal/pencil fixing). Enthusiastic adoption of new 19th-century pigments despite some fugitivity concerns. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Revolutionary commitment to "truth to nature" through microscopic observation as moral/philosophical imperative. Literary and medieval themes rendered with modern psychological realism. Rejection of theatrical academic staging and idealized beauty in favor of idiosyncratic character and intense emotional interiority. Breaking barriers between visual art and literature (Rossetti wrote sonnets accompanying paintings). + +**Hallmark Motifs with Quantified Specifications:** + +1. **White Ground Luminosity:** Chinese/Permanent White priming creates optical light reflection through paint layers, producing jewel-like color intensity unmatched by contemporaries using traditional dark grounds +2. **Rossettian Female Archetype:** "Languid, flesh and bones figures - most desirable and most frightening" with voluminous cascading red-blonde/auburn hair, strong defined jawline, full lips (110-120% standard proportion), large heavy-lidded eyes, enigmatic distant gaze creating psychological interiority +3. **Microscopic Detail Commitment:** "Painful" application studying every element individually - limb for limb, hand for hand, finger for finger, including natural "accidents" (wind damage, rain effects, imperfections) +4. **Delirious Scarlet Lilies Palette:** Brilliant jewel-tone reds (Madder Carmine, Vermilion #DC143C, #E34234), pure greens with unexpected reflections (Oxide of Chromium #2F4F2F, #3CB371), deep blues (Cobalt, French Ultramarine #00008B, #4169E1), gold metallics for medieval illumination effects +5. **Symbolic Literary Narrative:** Every element carries meaning - no decorative filler; backgrounds as flat medieval patterns OR meticulous natural detail, both approaches symbolic and narrative-driven + +**Period Framing:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding (1848) through Rossetti's mature period (1860s-1882), Royal Academy training consciously rejected, en plein air outdoor painting for natural authenticity, studio use of lay figures for complex poses, pioneering white ground technique and 19th-century pigment innovation + +**Tone Tag:** Psychologically intense, enigmatically interior, symbolically rich, microscopically detailed, anti-academic + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution + +**Painting Technique Anchors:** + +1. **White Ground Revolutionary Technique:** Prime canvas/board with brilliant Chinese White (zinc oxide) or Permanent White creating luminous foundation. Apply oil paint in transparent to semi-opaque layers allowing light to pass through, reflect from white ground, and radiate back creating jewel-like luminosity. This optical effect is impossible with traditional dark grounds and defines PRB color intensity. Gum Arabic added to colors to heighten intensity and create varnish-like sheen. +2. **Microscopic Detail Philosophy - Truth to Nature:** Commit to "painful" application studying every element individually. Method documented by Frederic George Stephens: "studying them one after the other, limb for limb, hand for hand, finger for finger, noting each inflection of joint, or tension of sinew." Foreground receives maximum individual texture rendering. Midground maintains detail without simplification. Background receives equal commitment whether flat symbolic pattern OR meticulous natural observation - both approaches microscopically detailed. Include naturalistic "accidents": wind and rain effects on foliage, subtle reflections on water and polished surfaces, complex natural color variations. +3. **Face Rendering - Invisible Brushwork:** Use fine sable brushes with meticulous wet-on-wet blending creating smooth surface with minimal to invisible brushstrokes. Multiple thin transparent glazes for skin translucency and luminosity. Microscopic precision: individual eyelash definition, iris color variation visible, lip contour individually studied. Reject idealized Raphaelesque beauty - embrace idiosyncratic, character-filled features reflecting particularity of real individuals. +4. **Drapery and Fabric Physics:** Mix smooth transparent glazes with opaque bodycolour (Chinese White mixed with colors). Each fabric fold individually studied and rendered following gravitational logic. Build sheen through multiple glazes for silk. Use opaque bodycolour for matte fabrics. Gold powder or gold shells for metallic details (armor, halos) emulating medieval manuscript illumination. Scratching-out technique: physically remove paint layers with tools to create highlights in watercolour and bodycolour work. +5. **19th-Century Pigment Innovation:** Enthusiastically adopt new brilliant pigments despite some fugitivity concerns. Reds: Madder Carmine, Vermilion, Extract of Vermilion. Yellows: Cadmium Yellow, Strontium Yellow, Chrome Yellow (fugitive but used for brilliance). Blues: Cobalt Blue, Antwerp Blue, French Ultramarine (synthetic replacement for expensive lapis). Greens: Oxide of Chromium (stable ready-mixed green). Metallics: Gold Powder, Gold Shells, Aluminium Cakes. These pigments on white ground create "fascinating quality of colour" with unprecedented brightness. + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- **Psychological Tension Externalized:** Poses convey internal emotional states through precise physical detail. Example: "The Awakening Conscience" method - lips drawn, nostrils retracted and expanded, cheek hard-set, hands clutched so tightly trinkets drive into flesh. Every gesture psychologically motivated by narrative, never theatrical or artificially graceful. +- **Languid Rossettian Intensity:** Female archetype displays relaxed posture with psychological weight, distant enigmatic gaze not engaging viewer, body language self-contained and mysteriously interior rather than animated or performative +- **Hand Articulation - Primary Psychological Vehicle:** Individual finger articulation visible, joint inflection precisely rendered, tension manifesting internal conflict. Hands never passive - always narratively and psychologically motivated. + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Rossettian female proportions: lips 110-120% standard fullness, eyes large and heavy-lidded for psychological intensity, jawline strong and defined (not delicate classical ideal), chin pronounced (avoiding conventional beauty), neck 100-110% standard (substantial not fragile). Hair volume exceptional with individual strand definition in foreground. Male figures idealized but psychologically present when depicting medieval/literary archetypes. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Oil on canvas with white ground priming OR watercolour with bodycolour on Whatman paper (hot-pressed for detail). No digital smoothing or modern post-processing. Surface exhibits authentic medium characteristics: white ground luminosity, gum Arabic sheen, scratching-out highlight texture, invisible face brushwork contrasting with visible drapery strokes. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All technical methods authentic to 1848-1882 Pre-Raphaelite practice including white ground innovation, 19th-century pigment adoption, en plein air outdoor painting for natural subjects, microscopic detail commitment throughout, rejection of academic dark ground and idealized beauty conventions. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for 3:4 portrait ratio with either tight figure framing (minimal negative space, commanding presence) OR dense multi-figure crowding (medieval manuscript influence, overlapping forms). Background as flat medieval pattern OR naturalistic detail - both microscopically rendered. + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**CRITICAL: Gender Expression Respect - Match wardrobe track to presented gender in source image or user specification.** + +**Wardrobe Tracks - SAFETY CALIBRATED FOR NO NUDITY:** + +**Adult Feminine:** + +- **Medieval Literary:** Floor-length robes and gowns in jewel-tone silks and velvets - deep crimson (#DC143C), rich green (#2F4F2F), royal blue (#00008B). Complex drapery with individually studied folds. Modest necklines, varied sleeves (long, flowing, or fitted). Fabric behavior: silk shows high sheen through multiple glazes, velvet shows matte richness through bodycolour opacity. +- **Classical Draped:** Full-length chitons and peplos with complete coverage, proper Greek/Roman draping physics. White linen or jewel-tone silk. Shoulder pinning, waist belts creating compression points for authentic fold patterns. +- **Arthurian/Chaucerian:** Medieval gowns with fitted bodices, flowing skirts to floor, long sleeves, modest coverage. Rich fabric colors enhanced by white ground luminosity. + +**Adult Masculine:** + +- **Medieval/Arthurian:** Knee-to-floor length tunics in rich colors (burgundy, forest green, deep blue). Long cloaks, hoods. For knights: period-accurate armor with gold metallic details (gold powder/shells), surcoats, chainmail visible. Hose and boots. +- **Classical:** Full-length togas or himations draped over tunics. White linen or rich earth tones. Proper Roman/Greek draping. +- **Dante/Literary:** Poet/scholar robes, long tunics, rich fabrics appropriate to literary archetype. + +**Youth (Any Gender):** + +- Simple tunics or robes, knee to floor length depending on age +- Modest period-appropriate styling +- Rich colors but simpler construction + +**Fabric Behavior Physics:** + +- **Silk:** High sheen through transparent glazes, fluid complex folds, jewel-tone colors intensified by white ground +- **Velvet:** Matte rich surface through opaque bodycolour, heavy drape, deep saturated colors +- **Linen:** Crisp folds, matte to slight sheen, typically white or natural tones +- **Brocade/Embroidered:** Gold metallic threads using gold powder/shells, complex patterns individually detailed + +**Accessory Caps:** Elaborate 3-4 items maximum - every element symbolic + +- **Jewelry:** Necklaces, bracelets, rings, crowns - gold metallic rendering, gemstones in jewel tones, symbolic narrative function +- **Headwear:** Crowns, circlets, veils, medieval hoods - rich materials, gold details +- **Hair Ornament:** Flowers woven into hair (botanically accurate species), ribbons, jeweled pins +- **Footwear:** Period-appropriate or barefoot + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** Jewel-tone dominance from white ground luminosity - delirious scarlet reds, pure vivid greens, deep intense blues, gold metallics. Reject muted or pastel tones. Embrace "fascinating quality of colour" from 19th-century pigments on white ground. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Change primary garment colors between iterations - cycle through crimson silk, emerald velvet, sapphire draping, gold brocade. Every element individually studied and symbolically meaningful. + +**Props:** 1 hero + optional 1 micro (total ≤2) - all symbolic + +**Hero Props (choose 1):** + +```yaml +literary_symbolic: + - book_manuscript (illuminated medieval, every letter/decoration detailed) + - scroll (parchment texture, calligraphy precision) + - letter (narrative significance, handwriting visible) + - mirror (polished metal, symbolic self-reflection) + +natural_symbolic: + - single_flower (rose, lily, poppy - botanically accurate, symbolic meaning) + - fruit (apple, pomegranate - narrative/symbolic function) + - branch_with_flowers (individual petal/leaf detail) + +musical_poetic: + - lute (medieval construction detail, string precision) + - harp (ornate decoration, functional accuracy) + - bells (gold metallic rendering) + +medieval_objects: + - chalice (gold metallic, jeweled decoration) + - sword (Arthurian context, blade detail) + - crown (gold filigree, gemstone precision) + - reliquary (ornate medieval craftsmanship) +``` + +**Micro Props (optional, choose 0-1):** + +```yaml +scattered_symbolic: + - flower_petals (individual botanical accuracy, 3-5 petals) + - small_bird (symbolic dove, robin - feather detail) + - butterfly (wing pattern precision) + - ivy_tendril (leaf vein detail, natural growth) +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements serve literary/symbolic narrative function derived from Dante, Keats, Tennyson, Chaucer, Bible, or Arthurian legend. If props don't advance symbolic story, default to clean scene with rich fabric and background focus. + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "square composition", "1:1 ratio", "equal width and height", "1632×640", "non-standard ratios" +- "nudity", "exposed skin", "revealing", "short hemlines", "low necklines" +- "idealized Raphaelesque beauty", "classical perfection", "conventional prettiness" +- "theatrical staging", "artificial poses", "pyramidal composition", "academic formula" +- "generalized forms", "simplified detail", "atmospheric fade", "loose suggestion" +- "dark ground", "brown underpainting", "muted colors", "desaturated palette" +- "digital smoothing", "HDR processing", "photographic realism", "modern post-processing" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio", "strict 3:4 aspect ratio compliance", "MUST be 3:4 ratio" +- "Chinese White priming", "white ground luminosity", "light reflection through transparent layers" +- "microscopic detail commitment", "painful application throughout", "every element individually studied" +- "truth to nature observation", "natural accidents included", "limb for limb precision" +- "Rossettian female archetype", "languid psychological intensity", "enigmatic interiority" +- "voluminous red-blonde auburn hair", "full lips 110-120%", "strong defined jawline" +- "delirious scarlet lilies palette", "jewel-tone brilliance", "pure vivid colors on white ground" +- "medieval literary narrative", "symbolic elements throughout", "Dante Keats Tennyson sources" +- "floor-length garments", "modest medieval classical coverage", "rich fabric complexity" +- "idiosyncratic features over conventional beauty", "psychological tension externalized" +- "flat medieval pattern OR naturalistic detail", "both approaches microscopically rendered" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "pretty", "beautiful", "idealized" - use "enigmatic", "psychologically intense", "idiosyncratically compelling" +- Avoid "simple", "suggested", "atmospheric" - use "microscopically detailed", "individually studied", "painfully observed" +- Avoid "muted", "soft", "pastel" - use "jewel-tone", "delirious scarlet", "pure vivid" + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION (3:4 Portrait Format):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure commanding frame +- Single figure: tight framing with minimal negative space, large dominant scale +- Multiple figures: dense crowding with overlapping forms, medieval manuscript compression +- Shallow picture plane - figures pressed forward toward viewer creating psychological immediacy +- Head placement: centered to slightly off-center for psychological intensity +- Negative space: minimal for single figures (10-20%), filled with symbolic/narrative elements + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Deliberate perspective scale planned to "conceive the thing as it really must have happened" (documented method for Ecce Ancilla Domini!). Measured believable space but reject theatrical academic staging. Intimate claustrophobic proximity creates psychological immediacy. + +- **Figure:Ground Ratio:** Single figures dominate frame at 80-90% canvas occupation with minimal background. Multiple figures create dense crowded compositions with 90%+ figure occupation, shallow compressed space, medieval manuscript influence. + +- **Background Treatment - Two Equally Valid Approaches:** + + **FLAT MEDIEVAL PATTERN (Anti-Academic Rejection of Depth):** + + - Tapestry-like repeating motifs against dark or gold ground + - Individual flowers/stars/decorative elements microscopically detailed + - Every element symbolic and narratively meaningful + - Gold metallic details using gold powder/shells + - Rejection of atmospheric perspective in favor of symbolic flattening + + **NATURALISTIC MICROSCOPIC DETAIL (Truth to Nature):** + + - Painted en plein air outdoors for authenticity + - Botanical accuracy: species-specific leaf shapes, individual petal rendering + - Natural "accidents" deliberately included: wind damage, rain effects, growth imperfections + - No atmospheric fading or simplification - equal detail throughout depth + - Every blade of grass individually observed and rendered + - Water reflections, polished surface effects, complex natural color variations + +- **Detail Hierarchy:** NO HIERARCHY - microscopic commitment throughout all spatial planes. Foreground, midground, background all receive individual study. "Painful" application of detail as moral/philosophical imperative, not decorative choice. + +- **Lighting Logic:** Natural light supporting white ground luminosity. Soft to moderate intensity preserving jewel-tone color brilliance. Avoid harsh theatrical lighting or academic chiaroscuro. Light serves symbolic narrative and color intensity, not dramatic modeling. + +**ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS:** + +**Flat Symbolic Backgrounds:** + +- Medieval tapestry patterns with repeating floral/stellar motifs +- Dark grounds (#1A1A1A to #2F4F2F) or gold metallics +- Individual symbolic elements: roses, lilies, stars, vines - each microscopically detailed +- Compression of space - anti-academic flattening +- Every element carries literary/symbolic meaning (no decorative filler) + +**Naturalistic Detailed Settings:** + +- **Medieval Interiors:** Gothic/Romanesque architecture with measured perspective, domestic objects as narrative clues (Van Eyck influence), symbolic furnishings, natural light from windows +- **Gardens/Forests:** Botanical accuracy throughout, individual leaf vein detail, natural growth patterns with imperfections, en plein air observation, wind/rain effects visible +- **Domestic Victorian:** Contemporary settings with same microscopic detail as historical subjects, social commentary through precise object rendering + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas with white ground priming OR watercolour with bodycolour on Whatman paper +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - no decorative frames or bands (violates PRB anti-academic stance) +- **Production Context Anchor:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood revolutionary technique (1848-1882) with white ground luminosity, microscopic detail commitment, rejection of theatrical staging +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for 3:4 portrait ratio with tight figure dominance OR dense crowding, vertical emphasis, psychological immediacy through compressed space + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** CONDITIONAL - Rossetti integrated text with art through sonnets and inscriptions + +**If Literary Context Requires Text Integration:** + +- **Inscription Style:** Medieval manuscript lettering, gold metallic rendering, integrated into composition as symbolic element +- **Sonnet Fragments:** Short poetic phrases (≤6 words) in archaic script, positioned as narrative/symbolic enhancement +- **Copy Limits:** Maximum 1-2 short inscriptions if narratively essential +- **Font Approach:** Closest approximation to medieval manuscript hand-lettering; avoid modern typography +- **Historical Accuracy:** Text integration only when authentic to literary/symbolic narrative function + +**Default for Most Compositions:** OMIT - Pure visual narrative without text, allowing symbolic elements and psychological intensity to carry meaning. Rossetti's practice of writing accompanying sonnets was separate from painted canvas. + +**Museum Gallery Standard:** Clean canvas with no typography unless specific literary subject demands integrated inscription for symbolic completeness. + +--- + + + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +framework_date: "2025-01-09" +style_card_date: "2025-01-09" +artist: "John Everett Millais" +style_period: "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Period (1848-1856)" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION - NanoBanana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + api_endpoint: "via Claude API proxy" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "4:5" + token_cost_per_image: 1290 + output_modalities: ["Text+Image"] + aspect_ratio_enforcement: "prompt_based_only" + +# RATIO ADAPTATION SETTINGS +adaptation: + strategy: "nearest_match_preserve_intent" + strict_reframe: true + preserve_orientation: true + document_decision: true + auto_apply: true + +# FRAMEWORK METADATA +framework_version: "4.3" +base_version: "4.2 Enhanced" +artist_specific_version: "Millais Pre-Raphaelite Pictorial Ecosystem" + +# EXECUTION PARAMETERS +validation_required: true +auto_regenerate_on_fail: true +silent_validation: true +logging_level: "standard" + +# SAFETY & COMPLIANCE +ip_protection: true +copyright_safeguards: true +safety_profile: ["no_nudity", "modest_coverage", "naturalistic_realism", "floor_length_minimum"] +material_authenticity: true +period_production_authenticity: true +composition_boundaries: "no_external_frames" + +# PROMPT ASSEMBLY +sections_required: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] +include_validation_checklist: false +include_historical_context: true +--- +``` + +# John Everett Millais - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Framework + +**Timeframe:** 1848-1856 (Early Pre-Raphaelite Period) + **Historical Context:** John Everett Millais was a co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (established 1847), revolutionizing British art through rejection of academic conventions. His signature innovation: "pictorial ecosystems"—self-contained hyper-realistic worlds where environment receives 80-90% detail intensity of foreground (vs. academic 20-30%), creating uniform focus across depth planes. Figures and botanical elements achieve near-equal precision throughout the canvas. Trained at Royal Academy Schools, he consciously rebelled against idealized beauty, theatrical staging, and atmospheric background blur. Technical analysis reveals: fine closely-woven canvas (25 threads/cm with visible slubs), double priming (calcium carbonate base + lead white with red ochre tint creating warm luminous ground), thinly applied paint with selective impasto highlights, 19th-century pigment innovations (chrome yellow, cadmium yellow, emerald green, cobalt blue), chemical instabilities causing transparency increases over time through saponification. Poses narrative-driven with physical tension externalizing psychological states. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Combat resistance through explicit ratio declaration in multiple locations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints, compositional anchors. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via naturalistic anatomy (100-105% standard proportions) and narrative-driven poses, not idealized beauty. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("80-90% background detail intensity", "25 threads/cm canvas", "uniform saturation across depth") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Uniform detail distribution and botanical accuracy supersede visual shortcuts. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with double-primed warm ground +- **Pose Flags:** `narrative-tension`, `naturalistic-strain`, `psychological-externalization` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` or `adaptive-extend` +- **Detail Philosophy:** CRITICAL - "Pictorial ecosystem" = 80-90% background detail vs foreground, rejecting academic 20-30% diminishment +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on fine canvas (25 threads/cm), double priming (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre), thin paint with selective impasto +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; no logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate naturalistic garments; floor-length minimum +- **Gender expression:** **CRITICAL - Respect presented gender.** Match wardrobe to presented gender with naturalistic historical accuracy. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital filters; authentic oil surface with warm ground showing through thin layers +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas (arched tops acceptable as period format) +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid blurred backgrounds, atmospheric fade, generalized foliage, idealized beauty, depth-of-field blur +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:5 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **4:5**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **John Everett Millais Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood pictorial ecosystem style** for **museum gallery oil painting on fine canvas with double warm ground**. +- Identity via naturalistic anatomy (100-105% standard proportions), narrative-driven poses with physical tension, and environmental integration. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original narrative scenes from public domain literature (Shakespeare, Tennyson, biblical subjects, medieval legends). +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with double priming (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre warm ground) +- **Pose Flag:** `narrative-tension` or `naturalistic-strain` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Safety Mandate:** All figures fully clothed in historically accurate period garments with floor-length coverage minimum. +- **Style Dominance:** Pictorial ecosystem with 80-90% background detail intensity (vs academic 20-30%), uniform saturation across depth planes rejecting atmospheric fade, botanical accuracy throughout all spatial layers, naturalistic anatomy 100-105% standard proportions rejecting idealization, narrative-driven poses with visible physical tension/strain externalizing psychological states, fine canvas (25 threads/cm) with double warm ground (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre), thinly applied paint with selective impasto highlights, 19th-century pigment palette creating rich saturated colors maintained throughout depth. **CRITICAL: Respect presented gender - masculine/feminine subjects receive appropriate period wardrobe with naturalistic historical accuracy.** +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **4:5 ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**RATIO SELECTION:** `4:5` (portrait - 896×1152) - Native NanoBanana support, no adaptation required + +**ALTERNATIVE RATIOS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DOMINANCE:** + +- `3:2` (landscape - 1248×832) for Ophelia-style environmental immersion +- `16:9` (landscape - 1344×768) for multi-figure narrative scenes + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 4:5 portrait format (or 3:2 landscape for environmental dominance) +- **Reframing Method:** Integrate figure into environment as embedded participant, not imposed subject +- **Spatial Allocation:** Portrait mode: Figure 60-70%, environment 30-40% (both highly detailed). Landscape mode: Figure 30-40%, environment 60-70% (pictorial ecosystem balance). +- **Background Treatment:** Botanical accuracy with 80-90% detail intensity of foreground - individual leaf rendering, species-specific flora, microscopic observation throughout depth +- **Format Justification:** 4:5 portrait serves tight figure-environment integration with both elements detailed. 3:2 landscape serves environmental immersion where nature equals narrative importance (Ophelia model). + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Rebellion against post-Raphaelesque academic idealization; Early Italian and Flemish precision; Botanical illustration scientific accuracy; Literary narrative (Shakespeare, Tennyson, medieval romance); Working-class social realism (Christ in carpenter shop controversy) + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil on fine closely-woven canvas (25 threads/cm with prominent slubs - texture subtly visible through thin paint). **DOUBLE PRIMING TECHNIQUE:** First layer calcium carbonate with some lead white (thick), second layer lead white tinted with red ochre creating warm luminous ground. Thinly applied oil paint (linseed oil, P/S ratio ~1) allowing ground luminosity to influence colors. Purchased Roberson's medium (oil + mastic/copal resins) altering handling properties. Selective impasto white paint for bright textured highlights (jewels, light peaks). Transparent wash glazing for depth and candlelit effects. Pencil grid transfer from preparatory drawing (graphite lines sometimes visible where paint failed to wet). **Chemical authenticity:** Saponification of lead white/zinc white with fatty acids creates transparency increase and darkening over time - simulate aged surface with subtle underlying layer visibility. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Revolutionary "truth to nature" through microscopic uniform observation rejecting academic hierarchy. Literary and historical narratives rendered with uncompromising realism causing contemporary controversy (working-class Holy Family). Environmental elements as active narrative participants, not passive backdrops. Psychological states externalized through physically strained poses. + +**Hallmark Motifs with Quantified Specifications:** + +1. **Pictorial Ecosystem Balance:** Environment receives 80-90% detail intensity of foreground (measured in Ophelia: distant trees show individual leaf masses vs academic generalized blur). Figure-environment integration: landscape mode 30-40% figure / 60-70% environment, both microscopically detailed. +2. **Uniform Detail Across Depth:** Background botanical accuracy equals foreground precision - individual species identification possible throughout spatial planes. Reject atmospheric desaturation, depth-of-field blur, generalized masses. Maintain color saturation richness from foreground through background. +3. **Naturalistic Anatomical Proportions:** 100-105% standard human proportions rejecting classical idealization. Face: eyes 100-105%, nose 100%, lips 100-110%, natural variation preserved. Body: neck 100-105%, all other proportions 100% standard. Idiosyncratic character over uniform beauty. +4. **Narrative-Driven Physical Tension:** Poses show visible strain externalizing psychological states - Huguenot embrace with diagonal instability and conflicting head directions, Mariana backward arch 30-40° creating physical discomfort = yearning, Ophelia horizontal surrender with no tension = acceptance. +5. **19th-Century Pigment Richness:** Chrome yellow, cadmium yellow (bright but fugitive), emerald green, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, vermilion, red lakes creating saturated colors maintained uniformly across depth. Earth tones (red ochre, umber, yellow ochre) for naturalistic elements. + +**Period Framing:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding (1847-1848) through Millais's stylistic divergence (mid-1850s), Royal Academy training consciously rejected, outdoor observation for botanical accuracy, studio lay figures for complex pose holding, double warm ground innovation, 19th-century industrial pigment adoption + +**Tone Tag:** Uncompromising naturalistic, botanically precise, narratively intense, environmentally integrated, anti-academic + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution + +**Painting Technique Anchors:** + +1. **Double Warm Ground Foundation:** Prime fine canvas (25 threads/cm with visible slubs) with first thick layer calcium carbonate + some lead white, then second thin layer lead white tinted with red ochre. This warm luminous ground influences all subsequent color layers, reflecting light back through thinly applied paint creating characteristic glow. Canvas texture subtly visible where paint thinnest. +2. **Uniform Detail Distribution - Pictorial Ecosystem Mandate:** Apply 80-90% background detail intensity compared to foreground (vs academic 20-30% diminishment). Botanical accuracy throughout all depth planes: distant trees show individual leaf masses and branch structures, midground vegetation receives species-specific rendering, foreground elements get microscopic petal/blade precision. **CRITICAL:** Constrain AI attention mechanism to reject conventional depth-of-field - apply near-uniform detail resolution across entire composition avoiding blur at distance. +3. **Thin Paint Application with Selective Impasto:** Apply oil paint in thin layers allowing warm ground to glow through, creating luminosity and color richness. Reserve impasto (thick textured application) for selective bright highlights: jewel facets, light peaks on metallic surfaces, peak fabric folds. Use transparent wash glazing (thinned paint) for depth effects and candlelit atmospheres. Paint thickness: primarily 1-2mm, impasto highlights 3-5mm maximum. +4. **Botanical and Material Precision:** Render every natural element with species-specific accuracy - identifiable flower types (roses, poppies, forget-me-nots, willow, reeds), leaf venation patterns visible, individual grass blades distinguishable. Fabric and material surfaces show authentic behavior: velvet matte richness, silk sheen, embroidery pattern detail, metallic armor reflections. Study each element individually before rendering. +5. **Chemical Aging Authenticity (Optional Simulation):** Simulate saponification effects where lead white/zinc white reacts with oil binder fatty acids: subtle transparency increase in white-rich areas revealing warm ground beneath, slight darkening of hue, underlying pencil grid occasionally visible where paint didn't wet graphite lines. This creates aged Pre-Raphaelite surface character. + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- **Narrative Tension Externalized:** Physical strain = psychological state. Huguenot model: tense embrace with diagonal body angles creating instability, woman's hands on man's chest showing resistance, heads tilted in conflicting directions = visual separation within physical contact +- **Naturalistic Strain:** Mariana model: backward spinal arch 30-40° reaching toward window, physically uncomfortable position = emotional yearning and frustration, sustained pose showing endurance +- **Surrender/Acceptance:** Ophelia model: horizontal floating with complete body relaxation, no muscular tension, open hands releasing not grasping = psychological resignation + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Naturalistic proportions 100-105% standard - neck subtle elongation in some figures (100-105%), all other anatomy 100% accurate. Hands 100-105% with detailed finger joint articulation. Reject idealized elongation, classical contrapposto, or uniform stylization. Preserve individual human variation and character-specific features. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Fine canvas weave (25 threads/cm) texture subtly visible, double warm ground (red ochre tint) showing through thin paint, oil binding medium authentic handling, selective impasto highlights, transparent glazing, no digital smoothing or modern post-processing. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All methods authentic to 1848-1856 Pre-Raphaelite practice: double priming innovation, thin oil application, 19th-century pigment palette, outdoor botanical observation, narrative literary sources, rejection of academic idealization and atmospheric blur. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared ratio with figure-environment balance: portrait 4:5 for 60-70% figure integration, landscape 3:2 for 30-40% figure environmental immersion. Both formats maintain 80-90% background detail intensity. + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**CRITICAL: Gender Expression Respect - Match wardrobe track to presented gender with naturalistic historical accuracy.** + +**Wardrobe Tracks - SAFETY CALIBRATED FOR NO NUDITY:** + +**Adult Feminine:** + +- **Medieval/Elizabethan:** Floor-length gowns with fitted bodices, flowing skirts, long sleeves or puffed sleeves. Rich velvets (#1A1A1A, #2C2C2C), silk embroidery patterns individually rendered. White collars/cuffs (#F5F5DC). Period-accurate construction with authentic drape. +- **Victorian/Contemporary (1850s):** Floor-length day dresses, modest necklines, long sleeves, rich fabric colors (deep blues #4B0082, burgundy #8B3A3A, forest green #2F4F2F). Embroidery and pattern detail individually studied. +- **Classical/Romantic:** Flowing robes to floor, draped fabric with authentic gravitational physics, muted earth tones or jewel tones, modest coverage throughout. + +**Adult Masculine:** + +- **Medieval/Renaissance:** Knee-to-floor tunics, hose, boots, rich velvets and brocades. For nobility/knights: period-accurate armor with detailed metallic rendering, surcoats, cloaks. +- **Victorian (1850s):** Frock coats, waistcoats, trousers, period-accurate tailoring. Working class: simple shirts, work clothes with authentic wear/texture. +- **Classical/Historical:** Robes, tunics appropriate to narrative period, authentic construction and draping. + +**Youth (Any Gender):** + +- Period-appropriate simple garments, knee-to-floor length +- Naturalistic historical accuracy +- Modest coverage appropriate to age and narrative + +**Fabric Behavior Physics:** + +- **Velvet:** Matte rich surface, heavy drape, deep saturated colors (#1A1A1A blacks, #4B0082 purples) +- **Silk:** High sheen through glazing, fluid complex folds, embroidery pattern detail individually rendered +- **Linen:** Crisp folds, matte to slight sheen, white/cream tones (#F5F5DC) +- **Wool:** Heavy natural drape, earth tone colors, authentic period weave texture + +**Accessory Caps:** Minimal 0-2 items - naturalistic integration + +- **Jewelry:** Simple period-appropriate pieces with impasto highlight rendering +- **Headwear:** Period caps, crowns, wreaths - historically accurate +- **Footwear:** Often barefoot (100% natural proportions), or period shoes/sandals + +**Color Palette:** Earth tones + rich saturated jewel tones maintained across depth - greens (#2D5016, #4A7C2F, #6B9B4C), blues (#1E4D6B, #4682B4), reds (#8B3A3A, vermilion), yellows (chrome/cadmium), blacks (#1A1A1A). **CRITICAL:** Maintain color saturation uniformly - no atmospheric desaturation at distance. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Cycle through period-appropriate colors and styles avoiding identical repetition. + +**Props:** 1 hero + optional 1 micro (total ≤2) - narrative function + +**Hero Props (choose 1):** + +```yaml +botanical_natural: + - individual_flower_species (rose, poppy, lily, forget-me-not - botanically accurate) + - flowering_branch (species-specific leaf/petal detail) + - laurel_wreath (individual leaf rendering) + +narrative_objects: + - book_manuscript (period binding, page texture) + - mirror (reflective surface with impasto highlights) + - sword_dagger (metallic detail, period-accurate) + - chalice_vessel (metallic or ceramic with surface precision) + +environmental_integration: + - lantern_candlelight (glazed glow effect) + - musical_instrument (lute, harp - construction detail) +``` + +**Micro Props (optional, choose 0-1):** + +```yaml +scattered_elements: + - flower_petals (3-5 individual botanically accurate petals) + - small_fauna (bird, butterfly - detailed rendering) + - ivy_tendril (leaf venation visible) +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements serve narrative literary function (Shakespeare, Tennyson, biblical, medieval legend). Botanical accuracy throughout. If props don't advance story, default to environmental botanical detail focus. + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "square composition", "1:1 ratio", "1632×640", "arbitrary dimensions" +- "nudity", "exposed skin", "revealing", "short hemlines" +- "blurred background", "atmospheric fade", "depth-of-field blur", "soft focus distance", "hazy distance" +- "generalized foliage", "simplified masses", "vague tree shapes", "indistinct distant elements" +- "pale atmospheric blue", "misty background", "faded horizon", "washed out distance" +- "desaturated background", "muted distant colors", "atmospheric perspective color shift", "color fade with distance" +- "20-30% background detail", "diminished distant elements", "reduced far detail", "background blur" +- "idealized beauty", "classical perfection", "elongated proportions", "stylized anatomy" +- "theatrical staging", "contrapposto", "academic poses", "pyramidal composition" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- "exactly 4:5 portrait ratio", "strict 4:5 aspect ratio compliance", "MUST be 4:5 ratio" +- "80-90% background detail intensity", "uniform detail across depth planes", "pictorial ecosystem" +- "botanical accuracy throughout all spatial layers", "species-specific rendering background to foreground" +- "individual leaf masses in distant trees", "microscopic petal detail", "grass blade precision" +- "uniform color saturation across depth", "no atmospheric desaturation", "rich colors maintained throughout" +- "naturalistic anatomy 100-105% proportions", "reject idealization", "individual human variation" +- "narrative-driven poses with physical tension", "visible strain externalizing psychology" +- "double warm ground (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre tint)", "thin paint with selective impasto" +- "fine canvas 25 threads/cm", "warm ground showing through thin layers" +- "floor-length period garments", "historically accurate modest coverage" +- "literary narrative sources", "Shakespeare Tennyson biblical medieval" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "blurred", "soft focus", "atmospheric", "generalized" - use "uniformly detailed", "botanically precise", "individually rendered" +- Avoid "idealized", "perfect", "classical beauty" - use "naturalistic", "character-specific", "idiosyncratic" +- Avoid "background fade", "diminished detail" - use "pictorial ecosystem", "uniform intensity", "equal precision" + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**For 4:5 Portrait Format:** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure 60-70% canvas occupation +- Environment 30-40% but receives 80-90% detail intensity of figure +- Integration: figure embedded in botanical context, not imposed on backdrop +- Head placement upper third, environmental detail surrounds and interacts + +**For 3:2 Landscape Format (Environmental Dominance):** + +- Horizontal emphasis with figure 30-40% canvas occupation +- Environment 60-70% as equal narrative participant (Ophelia model) +- Integration: figure immersed in detailed natural world +- Botanical accuracy throughout depth - distant trees individually rendered + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Realistic linear perspective with measured spatial recession. Environment tangible and believable but maintains detail throughout depth. Reject academic atmospheric blur - sustain botanical precision foreground to background. +- **Figure:Ground Relationship - Pictorial Ecosystem:** Portrait mode: 60-70% figure, 30-40% environment (both highly detailed). Landscape mode: 30-40% figure, 60-70% environment (figure embedded as ecosystem participant). **CRITICAL:** Environment not backdrop - active narrative element with 80-90% detail intensity. +- **Uniform Detail Distribution Mandate:** Foreground: microscopic precision (individual flower petals, grass blades, fabric embroidery stitches). Midground: maintained precision (species-specific foliage, submerged vegetation structure). Background: 80-90% detail intensity (distant tree leaf masses visible, branch patterns distinguishable, far bank botanical elements rendered). **Reject depth-of-field blur, atmospheric generalization, simplified masses.** +- **Color Saturation Uniformity:** Maintain rich saturated colors throughout depth planes. Greens (#2D5016 to #8FBC5E), blues (#1E4D6B to #4682B4), florals (whites #E8E8E8, purples #C8B4D6, yellows #B8860B) - all colors sustain intensity from foreground through background. **Reject atmospheric desaturation.** +- **Lighting Logic:** Natural outdoor light or candlelit interior creating authentic shadows and highlights. Light serves botanical detail revelation, not dramatic chiaroscuro obscuring. Selective impasto highlights on light peaks (water reflections, metallic surfaces, peak fabric folds). + +**ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS:** + +**Natural Outdoor (Preferred for Pictorial Ecosystem):** + +- **Riverbank/Waterscape:** Individual water plant species (reeds, irises, water lilies with leaf structure detail), submerged vegetation visible, bank flora botanically accurate, distant trees show leaf mass patterns, floating flowers individually rendered (Ophelia model) +- **Forest/Garden:** Individual tree species identifiable, leaf venation visible on foreground elements, branch structures throughout depth, botanical ground cover with species accuracy, ivy showing individual leaf shapes +- **Meadow/Field:** Grass types distinguishable, wildflower species accurate (poppies, daisies, forget-me-nots), individual blade rendering foreground, maintained detail to horizon + +**Interior Settings:** + +- **Medieval/Gothic:** Stone texture detail, stained glass with pattern precision, wooden furnishings showing grain/construction, candlelight glazed glow, architectural elements measured perspective +- **Victorian Domestic:** Pattern wallpaper detail, furnishing fabric rendering, floor tile/wood precision, window views showing outdoor botanical detail beyond +- **Workshop/Utilitarian:** Working-class realism with tool detail, material texture (wood shavings, fabric scraps), authentic period construction + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on fine canvas (25 threads/cm) with double warm ground (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre) +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT decorative frames OR use period-authentic arched top format (medieval/religious reference) +- **Production Context Anchor:** Pre-Raphaelite 1848-1856 technique with uniform detail distribution, botanical accuracy, double priming, thin paint/selective impasto +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for declared ratio with figure-environment balance optimized (portrait 60-70% figure integration, landscape 30-40% figure ecosystem immersion), both formats maintaining 80-90% background detail intensity + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** OMIT + +John Everett Millais's Pre-Raphaelite paintings contained no integrated typography. All narrative content communicated through visual precision, botanical symbolism, and literary reference. Museum gallery presentation requires clean canvas. + +**Historical Accuracy:** Period exhibition practice: paintings in ornate frames with separate wall plaques for titles - never text on painted surface. + +------ + +```yaml +--- +codex_version: 1.0 +prompt_framework: Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition) +framework_date: 2025-01-09 +artist_framework: William Holman Hunt - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood +analysis_date: 2025-10-04 +renderer: +model: gemini-2.5-flash-image +api_endpoint: via Claude API proxy +supported_ratios: +- 1:1 +- 2:3 +- 3:2 +- 3:4 +- 4:3 +- 4:5 +- 5:4 +- 9:16 +- 16:9 +- 21:9 +default_ratio: 4:3 +aspect_ratio_enforcement: prompt_based_only +framework_metadata: +style_period: 1848-1870s +movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood +primary_medium: Oil on Canvas/Linen +technique_signature: Wet-White-Ground Application +genre_support: +religious_narrative: true +domestic_moral_scenes: true +pastoral_romantic: true +portrait: true +multi_genre_framework: true +safety_compliance: +safety_profile: +- no_nudity +- extended_coverage_religious +- victorian_modesty +- anatomical_intensity_preserved +ip_protection: true +period_authenticity: 1848-1870s +composition_constraints: +max_subjects: 3 +subject_interaction: allowed +crowd_scenes: true +animals_allowed: true +animal_types: +- sheep +- goats +- donkeys +- cattle +max_animals: 12 +text_allowed: false +primary_ratios: +- 4:3 +- 5:4 +- 3:4 +--- +``` + +# Holman Hunt - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Framework (1848-1870s) + +**Timeframe:** 1848-1870s (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding through major exhibition period) + +**Historical Context:** Founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (P.R.B., 1848), revolutionary movement rejecting Royal Academy conventions and Raphaelesque idealization in favor of microscopic naturalism, brilliant color, and moral/religious symbolism. Hunt was characterized as "the most intractable of the Pre-Raphaelites" for his lifelong commitment to the movement's original principles of "truth to nature" and anti-academic rebellion. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat resistance through explicit ratio declaration in multiple locations (Section 1, 2, 6), repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints against unwanted ratios, and ratio-specific compositional anchors. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression, never photographic reproduction. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Material application methods (wet-white-ground technique, copal medium, transparent glazing) supersede visual appearance descriptions. +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to reject classical idealization and academic beauty standards when historically accurate to Pre-Raphaelite anti-establishment rebellion. +- **Face-Treatment Flag (choose one):** `oil-fat-over-lean`, `glazing-layers-buildup`, `wet-white-ground-luminous` (Hunt-specific) +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `psychological-tension`, `devotional-prayer`, `contrapposto`, `candid-motion`, `frontal-rigid` +- **Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe` (primary), `adaptive-extend` (pastoral/landscape only) +- **Material Physics Authority:** Wet-white-ground technique, copal varnish medium, transparent color glazing specifications override aesthetic preferences. +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Microscopic detail precision regardless of viewing distance - resist conventional detail hierarchy. +- **Cultural Production Authenticity:** Middle Eastern travel studies and reconstructed Palestinian sets for religious subjects; English countryside plein-air studies for pastoral subjects; period-accurate Victorian interiors for domestic scenes. +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. +- **Text policy:** Section 8 prohibits text integration. +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; extended coverage for religious figures; Victorian modesty standards; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral; religious figures = waist-minimum coverage with anatomical intensity maintained through visible torso/arm musculature. +- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil painting surface characteristics with period-appropriate aging artifacts (copal yellowing, vermilion darkening, minimal cracking); no digital filters or modern post-processing. +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1840s-1870s oil painting techniques with documented material limitations (adulterated pigments, copal varnish deterioration, handkerchief linen emergency supports). +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid Raphaelesque idealization, academic generalization, impressionistic brushwork, dark murky atmospheric effects, simplified compositions, HDR smoothing. +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add commentary, explanations, historical context, or any content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**MULTI-GENRE FRAMEWORK - SELECT ONE:** + +**[RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 landscape ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **4:3**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **religious narrative painting** with archaeological Middle Eastern authenticity. +- Identity via individual model features, psychological complexity, anti-idealized realism. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original biblical scene composition avoiding copyrighted interpretations; historically authentic Palestinian settings and costumes. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with microscopic anatomical detail (visible pores, facial hair, individual eyelash rendering). +- **Pose Flag:** `devotional-prayer` or `psychological-tension` (ambiguous emotional states: surrender/ecstasy/spiritual crisis). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood anti-academic realism overrides all classical beauty conventions - individual model features preserved, hyper-muscular anatomy with visible sinew/veins, "truth to nature" mandate, rejection of Raphaelesque idealization. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression must convey 2-3 simultaneous emotional states readable in face (devotion + doubt, confidence + vulnerability, solemnity + ecstasy). Avoid simple single emotions (happy, sad, neutral, pleasant). Gaze intensity: direct viewer engagement with psychological weight, not vacant pleasantness. Facial muscle micro-tensions: slight asymmetry in eyebrow position, mouth corner tension differences, eye focus intensity variations. NOT commercial portrait placidity or conventional beauty smile. REQUIRED: intellectual engagement, moral seriousness, spiritual intensity readable in expression. +- **Mode:** Religious narrative gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **4:3 landscape ratio**, no exceptions. + +**[DOMESTIC MORAL NARRATIVE MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 portrait ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **domestic moral narrative painting** with Victorian interior authenticity. +- Identity via psychological complexity, gesture, ambiguous emotional crisis (awakening/realization/moral tension). +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original Victorian domestic scene avoiding copyrighted narrative elements; period-accurate interior decoration and costume. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with microscopic detail rendering. +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (figure caught in moment of moral awakening or emotional crisis). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite obsessive detail density, ornamental Victorian interior maximalism, mirror/window secondary narrative devices, symbolic object loading. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression must convey 2-3 simultaneous emotional states (awakening + confusion, moral realization + fear, intimacy + reservation). Facial muscle micro-tensions showing conflicted internal state. NOT simple pleasant expression or vacant neutrality. REQUIRED: moment of psychological crisis or moral awakening readable in facial tension patterns. +- **Mode:** Domestic narrative gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 portrait ratio**, no exceptions. + +**[PASTORAL ROMANTIC MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **5:4 landscape ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **5:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **pastoral romantic painting** with English countryside botanical precision. +- Identity via naturalistic working-class features, chaste intimacy, peasant/shepherd authenticity. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original pastoral composition with species-specific botanical rendering; historically accurate English agricultural context. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with sun-weathered skin texture. +- **Pose Flag:** `candid-motion` or `contrapposto` (relaxed reclining intimacy, harvest labor postures). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` (extend natural landscape elements) +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite botanical fidelity (leaf-by-leaf rendering), sheep flock presence, microscopic wildflower detail, hyper-natural color saturation. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression conveys contentment + weariness, intimacy + reservation, or pastoral simplicity without vacant pleasantness. Working-class fatigue or agricultural labor evidence in facial features. NOT idealized happiness or commercial beauty. REQUIRED: authentic working-class character readable in expression and skin weathering. +- **Mode:** Pastoral landscape gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **5:4 landscape ratio**, no exceptions. + +**[PORTRAIT MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 portrait ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **formal portrait** with psychological intensity. +- Identity via direct confrontational gaze, microscopic facial detail, restrained ambiguous expression. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design with period-accurate formal attire and minimal symbolic props. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with maximum pore/hair/eyelash precision. +- **Pose Flag:** `frontal-rigid` (direct viewer engagement, three-quarter turn maximum). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite hyper-detail facial rendering, dark atmospheric backgrounds, rich fabric texture microscopic precision, specific side-lighting technique described in Section 7. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression conveys intellectual seriousness + restrained emotion, confidence + vulnerability, or formal composure + underlying complexity. Direct confrontational gaze with psychological weight. Facial asymmetries and micro-tensions present. NOT commercial portrait pleasantness or vacant neutrality. REQUIRED: intellectual presence and moral seriousness readable in direct gaze and facial character. +- **Mode:** Portrait gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 portrait ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**NANOBANANA NATIVE RATIOS (Hunt-Appropriate Selections):** + +- ✅ **4:3 landscape** (religious narratives, pastoral scenes) +- ✅ **5:4 landscape** (pastoral romantic, horizontal compositions) +- ✅ **3:4 portrait** (domestic narratives, portraits, single-figure devotional) +- ✅ **4:5 portrait** (alternative portrait format) + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** Choose one exact ratio from above based on selected genre mode. + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +**[RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE - 4:3 Landscape]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 4:3 landscape +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for horizontal narrative flow with multiple figure arrangement +- **Spatial Allocation:** Central figures occupy canvas width with spatial compression creating shallow relief-like arrangement +- **Background Treatment:** Extend Palestinian architectural elements (stone walls, carved woodwork, textile hangings) or Dead Sea landscape with sharp distant detail +- **Format Justification:** 4:3 landscape accommodates crowded religious scenes with multiple figures and complex symbolic environment + +**[DOMESTIC MORAL NARRATIVE - 3:4 Portrait]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose for vertical interior compression with psychological claustrophobia +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figures occupy height with tight interior framing and ornamental density +- **Background Treatment:** Extend Victorian interior surfaces (wallpaper, carved furniture, gilt frames, patterned textiles, mirror/window secondary perspectives) +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait creates vertical compression enhancing psychological tension; maximizes ornamental Victorian surface detail visibility + +**[PASTORAL ROMANTIC - 5:4 Landscape]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 5:4 landscape +- **Reframing Method:** Adaptive extend natural landscape with botanical precision +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figures occupy foreground, extended horizon line with possible sheep flock middleground, sharp distant landscape +- **Background Treatment:** Extend English countryside elements (wheat fields, tree canopies, wildflower meadows, distant agricultural structures) with species-specific botanical rendering +- **Format Justification:** 5:4 landscape provides gentle horizontal expansion for pastoral scenes while maintaining figure prominence; accommodates flock animals and botanical foreground density + +**[PORTRAIT - 3:4 Portrait]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose for tight three-quarter or half-length crop with direct confrontation +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies canvas, minimal background suggestion (atmospheric void or single architectural element) +- **Background Treatment:** Dark atmospheric grounds (forest green, umber, near-black) with subtle tonal variation; or single symbolic architectural fragment +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait standard provides classical proportions for formal portraiture while emphasizing facial detail and rich fabric rendering + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** + +- **Primary Counter-Influence:** Rejection of Royal Academy conventions and Raphaelesque idealization (Hunt's foundational rebellion against academic "rote" training and generalized beauty standards) +- **Technical Innovation:** Wet-white-ground painting technique adapted from early Flemish and Italian methods (applying oil color into wet flake-white ground for luminous transparency) +- **Naturalist Commitment:** John Ruskin's "truth to nature" philosophy applied to microscopic botanical and geological observation +- **Archaeological Accuracy:** Middle Eastern travel studies (Dead Sea journey for landscape authenticity, Palestinian costume and architectural research) +- **Moral Symbolism:** Dense object loading influenced by medieval allegorical traditions and Victorian moral narrative painting + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- **Support:** Oil on fine linen or cotton canvas (120-180 threads per inch, smooth white ground preparation); occasional emergency use of "handkerchief linen from Arab bazaar" for on-site work +- **Paint Application:** Commercial tube oil colors from Roberson colorman applied into **wet flake-white oil paint ground** (not priming layer) using fine sable brushes (1-3mm width) +- **Binding Medium:** Amber varnish composed of **copal resin and drying oil** (Hunt's preferred medium for permanence, causes characteristic yellowing and embrittlement over time) +- **Brushwork Characteristics:** Invisible stroke absorption into smooth enamel-like surface; precise controlled application following form contours; no expressive deviation +- **Paint Thickness:** Thin transparent glazes over opaque white ground, 0.5-2mm total thickness, 2-5 color layers +- **Tool Arsenal:** Flexible palette knife, metal-ferruled flat brushes (Victorian-era innovations), fine detail sables +- **Drying Characteristics:** Extended cure time from copal medium, occasional drying wrinkles in thick passages + +**Thematic Purpose:** + +- **Religious Mission:** Bringing biblical narratives to life through archaeological accuracy and psychological realism, stripping away classical idealization to reveal human spiritual struggle +- **Moral Instruction:** Victorian domestic scenes as cautionary tales or moral awakenings, every object symbolically loaded to guide viewer interpretation +- **Pastoral Idealization:** Working-class romantic escape with naturalistic botanical precision, celebrating English countryside beauty +- **Portrait Psychology:** Capturing individual character through microscopic detail and ambiguous emotional restraint + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Wet-White-Ground Luminosity:** Universal consistency across all work - light reflecting from white substrate through transparent color layers creating internal glow quality; colors appear to emit light rather than merely reflect it with pure hue saturation at 85-95%; darker passages maintain translucency with light penetrating and reflecting back; overall illumination 120-150% brighter than photographic naturalism +2. **Microscopic Detail Density:** Foreground elements must achieve detail saturation where botanical specimens show individual leaf vein networks (primary, secondary, tertiary veins distinguishable), fabric weave shows warp/weft thread intersections, wood grain displays growth ring striations and tool mark impressions, architectural carving shows chisel marks and surface texture; middleground elements at 10-20 feet maintain near-foreground precision; background elements preserve sharp focus contradicting atmospheric perspective expectations +3. **Symbolic Object Loading:** Multiple props per composition with every element morally/theologically/narratively significant - designed for prolonged intellectual "reading" rather than immediate visual consumption +4. **Anti-Idealized Anatomical Realism:** Minimal deviation from photographic human proportions, individual model features preserved; facial rendering includes visible skin pores, individual facial hair strands distinguishable, skin texture variations, at least 2-3 facial asymmetries (uneven eyebrows, ear size variation, nose deviation, jawline asymmetry); exposed flesh shows visible vein networks, tendon/sinew definition, individual body hair strands; hands sometimes enlarged for narrative emphasis with individual finger joints, nail beds, knuckle wrinkles, palm creases rendered microscopically +5. **Psychological Ambiguity:** Facial expressions conveying complex emotional states (awakening/realization/spiritual crisis/moral tension/ecstasy/surrender/doubt) rather than simple emotions; varied gaze direction balancing direct viewer address with internal scene focus + +**Period Framing:** 1848-1870s Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood revolutionary movement through Hunt's major exhibition period; Victorian England with Middle Eastern research travel for religious subject authenticity; rebellion against Royal Academy establishment and High Renaissance idealization + +**Tone Tag:** Obsessive naturalistic precision, psychological complexity, moral seriousness, spiritual intensity, anti-academic rebellion, microscopic "truth to nature" commitment, luminous color with internal glow quality, symbolic density, claustrophobic detail saturation + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥9 Anchors + Measurement Specifications) + +**1. Wet-White-Ground Luminosity Anchor (Defining Technical Signature):** + +- **Method:** Apply transparent oil colors directly into wet flake-white oil paint ground (not dry priming layer) +- **Effect:** Light reflects from white substrate through transparent color layers creating characteristic luminous quality +- **Intensity Measurement:** 120-150% heightened beyond photographic naturalism - highlights 20-50% brighter, mid-tones 15-30% brighter, shadows 10-20% brighter than camera exposure would capture +- **Consistency:** Universal application across all compositions - Pre-Raphaelite technical identifier +- **Surface Quality:** Paint surface exhibits reflective sheen characteristic of multiple thin glaze layers; zero visible brushstroke texture - surface appears continuous without directional marks; light reflection from surface is specular (mirror-like) not diffuse (matte); canvas weave texture suppressed to near-invisibility; surface reads as polished rather than textured when viewed at oblique angles +- **Color Transparency:** Alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, viridian green applied as thin glazes (0.3-0.8mm thickness) over opaque white for maximum luminosity +- **Aging Artifacts:** 10-20% warm yellow shift in white areas from copal varnish deterioration; adulterated orange vermilion darkening to brown-black from red lead contamination + +**2. Microscopic Detail Precision Anchor:** + +**Botanical Detail Standard:** + +- Leaf vein networks: Primary, secondary, and tertiary veins distinguishable +- Leaf margins: Serration patterns or smooth edges rendered accurately for species +- Petal structure: Individual petal overlap visible, surface texture (smooth/papery/velvety) differentiated +- Stem characteristics: Node positions, leaf attachment points, surface texture (smooth/hairy/ridged) present + +**Textile Detail Standard:** + +- Fabric weave: Warp and weft thread intersections visible at close inspection +- Thread count: Individual threads distinguishable in plain weave fabrics +- Pattern precision: Decorative motifs (paisley, florals, geometric) maintain exact repeat accuracy +- Dimensional texture: Pile fabrics (velvet) show individual fiber directionality; embroidery threads show raised dimensional presence + +**Wood Detail Standard:** + +- Grain patterns: Growth ring striations following wood species characteristics +- Tool marks: Plane marks, saw cuts, chisel facets visible where appropriate +- Surface aging: Wear patterns, color variation from handling/exposure rendered +- Joint construction: Mortise-tenon joints, dovetails, nails/pegs visible where carpentry exposed + +**PROHIBITED DETAIL FAILURES:** + +- ❌ Fabric rendered as solid color fields without weave structure +- ❌ Hair rendered as smooth masses without individual strand separation +- ❌ Skin rendered as airbrushed/smoothed surfaces without pore texture +- ❌ Embroidery suggested through color variation rather than thread-by-thread rendering +- ❌ Wood grain implied through tonal variation rather than linear striations +- ❌ Background elements softened through atmospheric blur rather than maintaining sharp focus + +**3. Anti-Idealized Anatomical Realism Anchor:** + +**REQUIRED IMPERFECTION MARKERS:** + +- At least 2-3 facial asymmetries: uneven eyebrows, ear size variation, nose deviation, jawline asymmetry +- Visible skin texture at 100% zoom: pore visibility, fine wrinkles, surface irregularities +- Non-uniform skin tone: flushed cheeks, blue undertones in temples, warmth variations +- Individual eyelash separation: no mascara-clumped effect, sparse areas acceptable +- Beard/eyebrow individual hair directionality: not uniform combed appearance + +**Facial Rendering Requirements:** + +- Visible pores at close inspection distance +- Individual facial hair strands (beard, eyebrow, eyelash) distinguishable +- Skin texture variations in facial close-ups +- Facial asymmetries preserved from model reference + +**Exposed Flesh Requirements:** + +- Visible veins, sinew, tendon definition +- Body hair individual strands where anatomically present +- Sweat droplets, moisture effects (particularly religious subjects) +- Muscle striations in exposed flesh + +**Hand Treatment:** + +- Hands sometimes enlarged for narrative gesture importance +- Individual finger joints, nail beds, knuckle wrinkles, palm creases rendered microscopically + +**Skin Tone Naturalism:** + +- Non-idealized flesh tones with visible color variations (flushed cheeks, blue vein undertones, sun-weathered tanning, shadow warmth) +- Middle Eastern subjects rendered with bronzed authenticity rejecting European idealization + +**PROHIBITED IDEALIZATION MARKERS:** + +- ❌ Porcelain-smooth skin without visible texture +- ❌ Perfectly symmetric facial features +- ❌ Uniform skin tone without color variation +- ❌ Clumped/painted hair without strand separation +- ❌ Classical nose profiles (straight bridges, refined tips) + +**4. Jewel-Tone Color Saturation Anchor:** + +- **Palette Intensity:** Deep crimsons (#8B1A1A, #DC143C), forest greens (#228B22, #2E8B57), royal blues (#191970, #4169E1), goldenrod (#DAA520, #B8860B) at maximum intensity +- **Color Mixing Method:** Minimal palette mixing preserving individual pigment intensity - layered transparent glazes rather than pre-mixed opacity +- **Shadow Treatment:** Transparent colorful shadows maintaining luminosity in shadow areas - never dead black; shadow colors complement/contrast base hues creating vibrant darkness +- **Highlight Precision:** Sharp reflective highlights on eyes (corneal catchlights), metal surfaces, water, polished wood, jewelry - pure white or pale tints at maximum value +- **Aging Consideration:** Account for yellow shift from copal varnish deterioration in color relationships (original blues appear slightly green-shifted, whites appear cream) + +**5. Pose Psychological Complexity Anchor:** + +- **Religious Pose Patterns:** Devotional prayer hands (clasped, raised, reaching) with head tilt variations; cruciform arm extensions with psychological ambiguity (surrender/ecstasy/agony); body angles creating tension +- **Domestic Pose Patterns:** Psychological awakening gestures (hand to chest, sudden rising, defensive positioning); body rotation suggesting interrupted action; mirror-gazing reflection with complex layered perspectives +- **Pastoral Pose Patterns:** Reclining intimacy at various angles to ground plane; chaste physical proximity (hands touching, embracing, leaning); working-class postures (bent backs, rolled sleeves, often barefoot) +- **Portrait Pose Patterns:** Frontal confrontation with direct viewer gaze; three-quarter seated positioning; hands prominently displayed with specific gestures (holding symbolic objects, relaxed formal placement) +- **Gesture Economy:** Significant hand gestures carrying narrative weight; eye direction split between direct viewer address and internal scene focus +- **Expression Restraint:** Ambiguous emotional complexity over simple emotions - faces convey multiple simultaneous states (doubt/faith, awakening/confusion, intimacy/reservation, solemnity/ecstasy) + +**6. Hard-Edge Precision Anchor:** + +- **Contour Definition:** Sharp precise boundaries predominate - minimal atmospheric blending except intentional distance effects +- **Figure Separation:** Clear silhouette distinction between figures and backgrounds through contour precision rather than value contrast alone +- **Object Boundaries:** Microscopic edge rendering on props, architectural elements, botanical specimens maintaining sharpness contradicting soft-focus expectations +- **Brushwork Invisibility:** Stroke marks absorbed into smooth surface through controlled wet-into-wet technique; no visible impasto, no expressionist gesture evidence; zero visible brushstroke texture creating continuous surface +- **Line Quality:** Implicit rather than explicit - edges created through color/value adjacency with razor precision rather than drawn contour lines + +**7. Heightened Naturalistic Lighting Anchor:** + +- **Source Logic:** Single-point naturalistic sources - harsh desert sunlight (religious exteriors), window daylight flooding (domestic interiors), dappled tree-canopy light (pastoral), specific side-lighting (portraits described in Section 7) +- **Intensity Amplification:** Brightness heightened beyond photographic naturalism - spiritual/dramatic illumination effect at 120-150% camera exposure +- **Cast Shadow Precision:** Architecturally accurate shadow geometry following light physics; varying edge qualities appropriate to light source and distance +- **Backlighting Effects:** Silhouette halos, atmospheric haze through curtains, rim-lighting on hair/fabric edges where appropriate +- **Time-of-Day Markers:** Midday to late afternoon golden hour bias in pastoral scenes; variable interior lighting with identifiable window direction; harsh noon sun in Middle Eastern religious exteriors + +**8. Material Aging Authenticity Anchor:** + +- **Copal Varnish Yellowing:** Warm yellow-amber shift in all white/light areas as authentic aging characteristic (not defect) +- **Vermilion Darkening:** Adulterated orange vermilion (red lead contamination) shifts to brown-black in aged passages - documented historical pigment failure +- **Surface Characteristics:** Minimal cracking due to thin paint application; occasional drying wrinkles in thicker passages; overall smooth finish maintained +- **Canvas Texture Suppression:** Smooth ground preparation minimizes visible weave - most surface appears panel-like rather than textile-textured +- **Period-Appropriate Imperfections:** Accept/incorporate documented material failures as authenticating features rather than modern perfection + +**9. Fabric Material Physics Anchor (Victorian Portrait Mode):** + +**Velvet Rendering Requirements:** + +- Individual pile fiber directionality visible at close inspection +- Pile depth 2-3mm creating light absorption in folds vs. reflection on raised surfaces +- Nap direction showing stroke patterns from historical wear/pressing +- NOT: Solid color field with gradient shading to suggest texture +- NOT: Soft blur to imply pile depth +- REQUIRED: Hair-like individual fiber rendering creating actual pile texture + +**Embroidery/Gold Thread Requirements:** + +- Individual metallic thread paths traceable across pattern +- Thread dimension: raised 0.5-1mm above base fabric surface +- Metallic highlight reflections on thread curves showing dimensional roundness +- Stitch entry/exit points visible at thread terminations +- Pattern repeats maintaining exact geometric precision across garment +- NOT: Painted gold color suggesting embroidery through tonal variation +- REQUIRED: Actual dimensional thread rendering with light physics interaction + +**Book Cover Gilt Decoration Requirements:** + +- Tooled leather impressions showing depth (0.3-0.5mm recessed patterns) +- Gold leaf application showing characteristic cracking/wear patterns at corners and spine +- Individual decorative motif precision (florals, geometric borders, title lettering) +- Leather grain texture visible between gilt decorated areas +- NOT: Flat painted gold pattern on solid brown rectangle +- REQUIRED: Dimensional surface with material interaction (gilt + leather + wear) + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**GENRE-SPECIFIC WARDROBE TRACKS:** + +**[RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE WARDROBE]** + +- **Male Biblical Figures (Adult):** + - **SAFETY CALIBRATION:** Loincloth coverage extended to waist-minimum (historically accurate coverage was mid-thigh but adapted for modern safety constraints) + - **Fabric:** Unbleached linen or rough wool drapery with authentic textile weave rendering; earth tone palette (ochre #DAA520, umber #8B4513, cream #FFFAF0, dusty rose #C89876) + - **Construction:** Simple wrapped/draped garments with visible fold physics; frayed edges, dust accumulation, sweat staining for authenticity + - **Accessories:** Leather belt/rope cincture, head covering (keffiyeh, prayer shawl), sandals or barefoot + - **Anatomical Emphasis:** Maintain hyper-muscular intensity through visible torso/arm musculature - sinew, veins, sun-weathered skin texture compensating for extended coverage +- **Female Biblical Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Full ankle-length robes, head coverings (veils, shawls), long sleeves + - **Fabric:** Rich textiles for Mary figures (deep blue #191970, crimson #8B1A1A, gold-embroidered); simpler weaves for servants/peasants + - **Construction:** Layered garments (under-tunic, over-robe, shawl/veil) with authentic drape physics + - **Accessories:** Jewelry (rings, bracelets, earrings with symbolic significance), pottery vessels, weaving implements + - **Color Palette:** Royal blue (#191970), crimson (#8B1A1A), gold (#B8860B), white (#FFFAF0) +- **Period Details:** First-century Palestinian costume based on archaeological research; textile patterns authentic to region/era; avoid anachronistic European medieval elements + +**[DOMESTIC MORAL NARRATIVE WARDROBE]** + +- **Female Victorian Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Full Victorian modesty - high necklines (to collarbone), long sleeves (to wrist), floor-length skirts with trains + - **Fabric Complexity:** Rich textiles requiring microscopic rendering - silk taffeta, velvet, brocade, lace overlays, embroidered trim + - **Garment Layers:** Chemise, corset (suggested through silhouette, never visible), petticoats, over-dress, shawl/jacket + - **Accessories:** Jewelry (brooches, lockets, rings), fans, prayer books, handkerchiefs, hair combs + - **Color Palette:** Rich jewel tones - crimson (#8B1A1A), forest green (#228B22), gold (#DAA520), white (#FFFAF0) + - **Pattern Rendering:** Paisley shawls, striped fabrics, lace detail, embroidery stitches all rendered with microscopic fidelity +- **Male Victorian Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Full formal attire - high collared shirts, cravats, waistcoats, jackets, full-length trousers + - **Fabric:** Wool suiting, velvet collars, silk cravats with precise fabric drape physics + - **Accessories:** Pocket watches, canes, books, symbolic objects relevant to moral narrative + - **Color Palette:** Dark formal tones - navy (#191970), forest green (#228B22), burgundy (#8B1A1A), black, white shirts + +**[PASTORAL ROMANTIC WARDROBE]** + +- **Working-Class Female Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Modest working attire - ankle-length skirts, long-sleeved blouses, sun hats, aprons + - **Fabric:** Simpler textiles - cotton, linen, wool homespun with naturalistic wear patterns (dust, grass stains, sun-fading) + - **Construction:** Practical garments allowing movement - rolled sleeves (to elbow), tucked-up skirts (to mid-calf for field work), often barefoot + - **Accessories:** Straw hats, baskets, wildflower bouquets, pastoral props (shepherdess crook, harvest implements) + - **Color Palette:** Natural earth tones - white (#FFFAF0), cream (#FFF8DC), dusty rose (#E8B896), forest green (#2E8B57), sky blue (#1E90FF) +- **Working-Class Male Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Peasant/shepherd attire - knee-length breeches or full trousers, long-sleeved shirts (often rolled to elbow), vests, wide-brimmed hats + - **Fabric:** Rough homespun wool, linen work shirts, leather vests with authentic wear texture + - **Construction:** Practical labor garments - loose fit allowing movement, visible repairs/patches, sometimes barefoot + - **Accessories:** Shepherd's crook, musical pipes, harvest tools, leather pouches + - **Color Palette:** Earth tones - brown (#8B4513), ochre (#DAA520), cream (#FFFAF0), forest green (#228B22) + +**[PORTRAIT WARDROBE]** + +- **Formal Victorian Attire (Gender-Appropriate):** + - **Coverage:** Maximum formality - full Victorian convention adherence + - **Fabric Emphasis:** Rich materials showcasing Hunt's textile rendering mastery - velvet, silk brocade, fur trim, gold embroidery, jeweled ornaments + - **Color Palette:** Dark atmospheric backgrounds necessitate rich jewel-tone garment colors - teal (#008B8B), crimson (#8B1A1A), gold (#B8860B), forest green (#228B22), black with white collar/cuff accents + - **Accessories:** Symbolic objects held/displayed - artist's tools (brushes, palette), books, religious symbols, scientific instruments + - **Texture Rendering Priority:** Maximum microscopic fabric detail - individual fur hairs, embroidery thread paths, pattern repeats on brocade + +**FABRIC BEHAVIOR SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Silk:** High sheen with directional light reflection; crisp folds with sharp creases; thin drape conforming to body contours +- **Velvet:** Deep pile texture absorbing light in folds, reflecting on raised surfaces; heavy drape with rounded fold forms +- **Linen/Cotton:** Matte finish; crisp angular folds with visible weave texture; wrinkle patterns from wear +- **Wool:** Matte to slight sheen; soft rounded folds; visible nap texture in close inspection +- **Lace:** Transparent overlay with microscopic hole patterns; stiff structure maintaining shape; shadow casting through openwork +- **Period Accuracy:** 1840s-1870s construction methods - hand-stitching visible in close inspection, natural fiber characteristics, period-appropriate fasteners (hooks, buttons, ties) + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIREMENT:** + +- **Color Cycling:** Change primary garment colors between iterations avoiding identical repetition +- **Pattern Variation:** Rotate between solid fabrics, stripes, paisleys, brocades, embroidered elements +- **Accessory Diversity:** Select different symbolic props from YAML pools maintaining genre coherence +- **Period Palette Constraint:** All colors must be achievable with 1840s-1870s natural and early synthetic dyes + +**PROPS SPECIFICATION:** + +**Religious Narrative Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2 per figure):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Carpenter's tools (plane, saw, hammer) with wood shavings + - Pottery vessels (water jars, oil lamps) with authentic glazing + - Agricultural implements (sickle, wheat sheaf, grinding stones) + - Devotional objects (prayer shawl, incense burner, scroll) + - Symbolic animals (lamb, dove) rendered with species precision + - Musical instruments (harp, lyre) with string detail + +micro_props: + - Coins, jewelry fragments, small tools + - Food items (bread, dates, pomegranates) + - Textile fragments, rope coils + - Small pottery shards, stones +``` + +**Domestic Moral Narrative Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2 per figure):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Musical instruments (piano with visible keys, sheet music with readable notes) + - Books (specific titles painted on spines, prayer books with gilt edges) + - Mirrors (gilt frames with secondary perspective reflections) + - Furniture (carved chairs, ornate tables with pattern detail) + - Decorative objects (vases, clocks, candlesticks with symbolic significance) + - Needlework (embroidery hoops, knitting, lace-making tools) + +micro_props: + - Jewelry (rings, lockets, brooches) + - Letters, calling cards, handkerchiefs + - Tea service, decorative boxes + - Flowers in vases with species identification +``` + +**Pastoral Romantic Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2 per figure):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Shepherd's crook (wood grain visible) + - Harvest implements (scythe, rake, pitchfork) + - Baskets (woven detail) filled with fruit/flowers + - Musical pipes (finger holes detailed) + - Agricultural products (wheat sheaves, fruit bundles) + - Sheep or goats (wool texture, individual facial features) + +micro_props: + - Wildflower bouquets (species-specific rendering) + - Small tools, rope, leather pouches + - Bread, cheese, simple food + - Water vessels, wooden cups +``` + +**Portrait Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Artist's tools (brushes, palette with paint dabs, canvas) + - Books (scholarly volumes with readable spines) + - Scientific instruments (globe, compass, measuring tools) + - Religious symbols (cross, prayer book) + - Professional tools (relevant to sitter's occupation) + +micro_props: + - Writing implements, letters + - Jewelry, decorative objects + - Flowers (single bloom or small arrangement) + - Symbolic objects (hourglass, skull, mirror) +``` + +**PROP RENDERING REQUIREMENTS:** + +- **Material Authenticity:** Wood grain, metal patina, ceramic glazing, textile weave all microscopically precise +- **Symbolic Loading:** Every prop carries narrative/moral/theological significance - avoid purely decorative selection +- **Period Accuracy:** Objects authentic to 1840s-1870s or biblical/historical setting; no anachronisms +- **Detail Hierarchy:** Hero prop receives maximum detail attention; micro prop rendered with equal precision but smaller scale +- **Cultural Authenticity:** Middle Eastern objects for religious scenes; Victorian manufactured goods for domestic scenes; agricultural implements for pastoral scenes; professional tools for portraits + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** + +- All wardrobe and props must support declared genre and historical period +- Symbolic significance takes precedence over decorative appeal +- If prop selection becomes incoherent or anachronistic, fallback = clean scene with reduced prop count +- Maximum 2 props total per figure maintains Hunt's compositional focus on figure psychology and environment over object proliferation + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2) - Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** + +**Ratio-Specific Negatives:** + +- "Original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "1632×640", "non-standard ratios", "arbitrary dimensions", "default aspect ratio" (NanoBanana resistance patterns) +- "Letterboxing", "pillarboxing", "padding to simulate ratio" + +**Pre-Raphaelite Anti-Academic Negatives (CRITICAL):** + +- "Raphaelesque idealized features", "classical beauty standards", "generalized faces" +- "Academic formula composition", "Royal Academy conventional training" +- "Smooth porcelain skin", "perfect symmetry", "idealized proportions" +- "Simplified background", "atmospheric softening", "conventional perspective blurring" +- "Dark murky shadows", "black shadows", "chiaroscuro without color" +- "Loose brushwork", "visible expressive strokes", "impressionistic handling" +- "Minimal detail", "generalized objects", "suggested rather than rendered" + +**Medium-Specific Negatives:** + +- "Digital photo filters", "HDR smoothing", "Instagram effects", "modern post-processing" +- "Photographic focus blur", "depth-of-field softening", "bokeh effects" +- "Impasto texture", "thick expressive paint", "palette knife application" +- "Watercolor transparency", "gouache opacity", "acrylic flatness" (oil painting only) + +**Period-Production Negatives:** + +- "Modern synthetic pigments", "acrylic medium", "contemporary varnishes" +- "Perfect color registration", "digital color accuracy", "contemporary printing methods" +- "Pristine surface", "no aging artifacts", "museum-restored perfection" + +**Technique-Specific Negatives:** + +- "Dry brush", "scumbling", "wet-into-dry layering" (contradicts wet-white-ground technique) +- "Harmonious conventional beauty", "pleasant idealization", "comfortable aesthetics" (Hunt's psychological tension mandate) +- "Minimal symbolism", "decorative objects only", "non-narrative props" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2) - Required Constraints:** + +**Ratio Enforcement (CRITICAL for NanoBanana):** + +- "Exactly [declared X:Y ratio]", "MUST be [X:Y ratio]", "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- "Recomposed for [format name]", "precise [X:Y] dimensions", "composed specifically for [X:Y] format" +- "Intelligent spatial reorganization for [ratio]", "cleanly recomposed to exact [ratio]" + +**Pre-Raphaelite Technical Mandates:** + +- "Wet-white-ground luminous technique", "transparent color glazes over opaque white substrate" +- "Copal varnish medium authentic aging", "10-20% yellow shift in whites", "vermilion darkening characteristic" +- "Microscopic detail density foreground through background", "botanical fidelity species-specific rendering" +- "Anti-idealized individual model features", "visible surface anatomy (pores, veins, sinew)" +- "Heightened naturalistic lighting 120-150% intensity", "transparent colorful shadows maintaining luminosity" +- "Jewel-tone color saturation", "hard-edge precision sharp contours" + +**Process-Specific Requirements:** + +- "Oil paint thin transparent glazes 0.5-2mm thickness", "fine sable brush invisible strokes" +- "Smooth reflective surface finish glass-like", "minimal canvas weave visibility" +- "2-5 color layers over white ground", "light reflection through transparent passages" + +**Symbolic Density Mandates:** + +- "Multiple symbolically loaded objects", "every element narratively significant" +- "Prolonged intellectual reading designed", "hidden secondary narratives present" +- "Dense moral/theological/romantic symbolism", "objects chosen for meaning over decoration" + +**Period-Production Requirements:** + +- "1840s-1870s oil painting techniques authentic", "fine linen canvas 120-180 threads per inch" +- "Period-appropriate aging artifacts present", "copal medium deterioration visible" +- "Roberson colorman pigments with documented adulterations", "red lead vermilion darkening" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "ornate," "ornament," "elaborate" if unwanted frame generation risk (use "detailed," "intricate," "complex" instead) +- Avoid "harmonious," "pleasant," "beautiful" for psychological tension subjects (use "complex," "ambiguous," "psychologically charged") +- Avoid "soft," "atmospheric," "dreamy" contradicting Hunt's sharp detail mandate (use "precise," "microscopic," "crystalline") + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +**For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 5:4):** + +- **Religious Narrative (4:3):** Horizontal narrative flow with multiple figure arrangement; figures occupy canvas width with spatial compression creating shallow relief-like arrangement (figures in near-plane clustering with minimal depth recession); sharp distant detail resisting atmospheric softening +- **Pastoral Romantic (5:4):** Gentle horizontal expansion accommodating flock animals and botanical foreground density; figures occupy foreground with extended horizon line, possible sheep middleground, sharp distant landscape detail; dappled tree-canopy light with golden hour bias + +**For Portrait Ratios (3:4, 4:5):** + +- **Domestic Moral Narrative (3:4):** Vertical compression creating psychological claustrophobia; figure height dominance with tight interior framing; ornamental Victorian surface density filling all available space; mirror/window devices showing alternate perspectives in many compositions +- **Portrait (3:4):** Vertical emphasis with strong subject dominance; minimal background (atmospheric void or single architectural element); tight three-quarter or half-length crop; direct confrontational framing with psychological intensity + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Religious Narrative Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Compressed shallow relief arrangement with figures in near-plane clustering; minimal depth recession contradicting conventional linear perspective +- **Figure:Ground:** Figure/architectural dominance with remaining symbolic environment +- **Density:** Maximum foreground detail, substantial middleground, background detail resisting atmospheric softening +- **Lighting Logic:** Harsh desert sunlight or single oil lamp creating sharp-edged architectural shadows; heightened spiritual illumination intensity +- **Symbolic Layering:** Multiple props with theological significance; hidden narratives in background scenes, architectural details, costume elements +- **Archaeological Accuracy:** Palestinian architecture (stone walls, carved wooden screens, textile hangings); Dead Sea landscapes with geological precision; period-accurate vessels, tools, costume based on research travel + +**Domestic Moral Narrative Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Tight interior compression with Victorian ornamental density; every surface (walls, floors, furniture, ceiling) detailed to maximum capacity +- **Figure:Ground:** Figure dominance with highly detailed environment +- **Density:** Maximum everywhere - all compositional zones saturated; psychological claustrophobia through detail saturation +- **Lighting Logic:** Window daylight flooding interior creating backlighting effects, silhouette halos, atmospheric haze through curtains; heightened realism +- **Mirror/Window Devices:** Many compositions include reflective surfaces showing alternate perspectives, hidden narratives, symbolic secondary scenes +- **Victorian Authenticity:** Period-accurate furniture construction (every nail, joint, carved detail rendered); wallpaper patterns microscopically precise; gilt frame ornament detail; textile pattern repeats on upholstery, carpets, curtains + +**Pastoral Romantic Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Extended atmospheric depth with visible horizon lines; conventional linear perspective with sharp distant focus contradicting normal aerial perspective softening +- **Figure:Ground:** Balanced figures and landscape with botanical precision +- **Density:** Maximum foreground botanical detail (individual grass blades, wildflower species, leaf structures), substantial middleground (sheep wool texture if present, tree bark detail), maintained background sharpness (distant landscape detail) +- **Lighting Logic:** Natural sunlight with dappled tree-canopy effects; golden hour late afternoon bias; heightened natural illumination +- **Animal Presence:** Sheep flocks with individual wool texture and facial features appropriate to pastoral context; cattle, goats rendered with species precision +- **Botanical Fidelity:** Species-specific wildflowers, grasses, trees allowing botanical identification from rendering accuracy; "minute, botanical fidelity" as compositional priority + +**Portrait Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Minimal depth - atmospheric void backgrounds or single architectural fragment suggestions +- **Figure:Ground:** Strong figure dominance with minimal dark atmospheric background +- **Density:** Maximum facial detail rendering (every pore, hair, eyelash); rich fabric texture microscopic precision; minimal prop detail but equally precise +- **Lighting Logic - Single Point Side Illumination:** Light source positioned 45-60° to subject's left or right, 15-30° above eye level; one side of face receives full illumination, opposite side transitions through mid-tone to shadow; illuminated cheek on shadow-side creates characteristic triangular highlight beneath eye (formed by nose shadow boundary meeting cheek illumination); light-to-shadow transition occurs gradually across face width not as abrupt edge; shadow areas maintain luminosity never dead black - transparent colorful darkness with warm undertones; single sharp highlight reflection in each eye positioned at 10-11 o'clock (left light) or 1-2 o'clock (right light); light source creates subtle graduated illumination on background from light-source side fading to deep shadow on opposite side +- **Framing Tightness:** Three-quarter length or half-length crops; direct confrontational positioning with minimal head rotation +- **Background Treatment:** Forest green (#1a3a1a to #0d1f0d), umber (#3a2a1a to #1f150d), or near-black atmospheric voids with subtle tonal variation suggesting spatial depth through colorful transparent darkness; warm undertones from copal varnish aging creating slight yellow-amber shift with olive-tinged depths; very subtle tonal variations (2-5% value fluctuations) preventing flat color-field appearance; OR single architectural element (column capital, wall corner edge, door frame) rendered with full foreground detail precision receiving same lighting as figure + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** + +- Religious: Palestinian stone architecture, plastered walls, carved wooden screens, textile hangings; Dead Sea desolate landscapes +- Domestic: Victorian interior walls (patterned wallpaper, wainscoting, picture rails); polished wood floors or patterned carpets +- Pastoral: English countryside grass, wildflower meadows, wheat fields, tree canopies; natural earth and vegetation +- Portrait: Atmospheric void or minimal architectural suggestion; studio-controlled non-specific environment + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** + +- **OMIT ENTIRELY** - Pre-Raphaelite paintings do not feature integrated decorative frames within picture plane +- Hunt's work exhibited in external gallery frames only; internal composition extends to canvas edge without borders + +**Production Context Anchor:** + +- Oil on fine linen canvas (120-180 threads per inch) with smooth white ground preparation +- Wet-white-ground technique application visible through luminous transparency +- Copal varnish medium aging artifacts (10-20% yellow shift, vermilion darkening) +- Period 1840s-1870s production methods authentic to Pre-Raphaelite technical innovations + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** + +- Composition designed specifically for declared aspect ratio (4:3 landscape religious, 5:4 landscape pastoral, 3:4 portrait domestic/portrait) +- All spatial allocations, figure placements, environmental extensions optimized for chosen format +- No evidence of adaptation from different source ratio - native composition for target format + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**BINARY:** Omit entirely. + +**JUSTIFICATION:** William Holman Hunt's Pre-Raphaelite paintings do not feature integrated typography or text within the picture plane. While Victorian narrative paintings occasionally included text elements (book spines, sheet music, letters), Hunt's work prioritizes visual symbolism over textual narrative. Any readable text in reference images exists as environmental props (book titles, music scores) rendered with microscopic detail but not designed as typographic elements. + +For authentic Pre-Raphaelite style replication, all narrative communication occurs through visual symbols, gesture, expression, and compositional arrangement rather than text integration. + +**FORMAT-SPECIFIC TEXT RULES:** Not applicable - all modes prohibit text integration. + +------ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/styles-source/archive/romanticism_analysis.md b/styles-source/archive/romanticism_analysis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ebe773b --- /dev/null +++ b/styles-source/archive/romanticism_analysis.md @@ -0,0 +1,2028 @@ +# Romanticism Analysis + +--- + +# Eugène Delacroix - French Romanticism Framework + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +style_card_id: "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism" +framework_date: "2025-01-09" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "5:4" + adaptation_required: false + +# STYLE CARD METADATA +artist: "Eugène Delacroix" +movement: "French Romanticism" +historical_period: "1822-1863" +primary_ratios: ["5:4", "4:3", "3:4"] +genres: ["literary_dramatic", "orientalist", "portraiture"] + +# SAFETY CALIBRATION +safety_modifications: + - "No nudity - adapt exotic/allegorical scenes with draped fabrics" + - "Maintain passionate drama without explicit content" + - "Preserve Romantic emotion through gesture and color" +--- +``` + +**Timeframe:** French Romanticism era, peak Salon years (1822-1863) + **Historical Context:** Opposition to Neoclassicism, Chevreul color theory application, North African journey influence, Byronic literary passion + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Multiple ratio declarations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints against unwanted ratios +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via passionate gesture, atmospheric color, emotional intensity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Brushwork application methods supersede visual appearance +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `impasto-sculptural` with `glazing-layers-buildup` (distemper ground + thin oil glazes) +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (15-30° contrapposto, dramatic extension, asymmetrical instability) +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to generate deliberately passionate, emotionally charged aesthetics opposing neoclassical restraint +- **Material Physics Authority:** Distemper ground + oil glaze layering creates matt-bright surface +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Safety Calibration:** Passionate Romantic drama through gesture, color, and composition rather than explicit content +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil-over-distemper technique with period-appropriate 19th-century canvas preparation +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid neoclassical polish, static composition, sentimental melodrama +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8 + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **5:4 ratio** (landscape) - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **5:4**. This is a hard requirement. + +Analyze the provided portrait. Redraw the subject entirely from scratch in Eugène Delacroix's French Romantic style (1822-1863). + +- Preserve likeness through **passionate gesture, atmospheric color integration, psychological intensity** +- **Timeframe:** Peak French Romanticism, Salon exhibition period (1822-1863) +- **Degree of likeness:** Emotionally penetrating while maintaining dramatic grandeur; emphasis on inner passion over photographic accuracy +- **Emotional tone:** Passionate intensity, Romantic yearning, dramatic turmoil, psychological depth, Byronic heroism +- **Pose conventions:** Dynamic instability with 15-30° shoulder-hip differential; dramatic arm extension; asymmetrical weight distribution suggesting motion or emotional tension +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original French Romantic costume and setting avoiding copyrighted elements +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `impasto-sculptural` + `glazing-layers-buildup` +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Delacroix's revolutionary color primacy and expressive brushwork overrides any source characterization - passion expressed clearly through paint +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery (French Salon standard with Romantic emotional intensity) +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **5:4 ratio**, no exceptions + +The final result must embody Romantic passion through chromatic intensity and dynamic brushwork while maintaining museum-grade technical authenticity. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `5:4` (landscape - natively supported by NanoBanana: 1152×896) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native (5:4 supported directly) +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely - extend atmospheric backgrounds with Romantic drama +- **Spatial Allocation:** Subject positioned for dynamic instability - off-center, diagonal emphasis, emotional forward momentum +- **Background Treatment:** Extend smoky atmospheric effects, stormy landscapes, or exotic architectural elements with dissolved edges merging into color-saturated atmosphere +- **Format Justification:** 5:4 landscape ratio serves Delacroix's major Salon works tradition, allowing dramatic horizontal sweep while maintaining figure prominence - optimal for single-figure Romantic portraiture with atmospheric context + +------ + +## 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Peter Paul Rubens (rich palette, dynamic composition, expressive color), Venetian Renaissance (Veronese, Titian - color primacy over line), Théodore Géricault (raw power, dramatic intensity), John Constable (color sparkle, flossing technique), Michel Eugène Chevreul (scientific complementary color theory), Lord Byron (sublime passion, tragic heroism), literary sources (Shakespeare, Goethe, Dante) + +**Medium/Production method:** Oil on industrially prepared 19th-century canvas with revolutionary ground technique: initial distemper (water-based glue paint) lay-in covered with thin oil glazes creating signature matt-but-bright surface. Paint application: visible expressive brushstrokes, flossing (2-5mm delicate color strokes for sparkle), thin color cross-hatching in shadows, flochetage (division of touches), thick impasto (3-5mm) in highlights. Surface goal: non-glossy luminosity like pastel or watercolor. + +**Thematic purpose:** French Romantic opposition to Neoclassical restraint - prioritizing emotional expression, passionate movement, chromatic intensity, and subjective vision over academic polish. Creating bridge between artist's interior world and beholder through scientifically informed yet feverishly imaginative painting. + +**Hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** + +- **Chevreul Complementary System:** 60-70% of figure rendering uses complementary shadows (yellow skin = violet shadows; red fabric = green shadows) achieving unprecedented chromatic intensity +- **Atmospheric Integration:** 70% backgrounds employ smoky blue-gray, brown-gray, or storm green-gray atmospheric effects; 30% saturated dramatic accents (crimson, emerald, golden ochre) +- **Dynamic Contrapposto:** 15-30° shoulder-hip angle differential creating passionate instability; 10-25° head tilt for psychological engagement; asymmetrical weight distribution +- **Expressive Surface Texture:** Visible brushwork with 2-5mm flossing strokes, 3-5mm impasto highlights, thin cross-hatched color shadows, flochetage creating vibrating paint surface +- **Soft Atmospheric Edges:** Figures dissolve into backgrounds through broken edges and color temperature shifts - rejecting hard neoclassical contours + +**Period framing:** French Romanticism (1822-1863), opposition to Ingres's neoclassical linearity, Salon exhibition culture, post-North Africa journey (1832) exotic influence, scientific color theory application + +**Tone Tag:** Passionate intensity, Romantic yearning, chromatic vibrancy, psychological penetration, dramatic turmoil, Byronic heroism + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1822-1863 French academic canvas preparation with distemper ground innovation, Chevreul color theory application, atmospheric painting techniques opposing neoclassical polish + +------ + +## 4) Technical Execution + +**Line Work - EXPLICIT TEXTURE REQUIREMENTS:** Paint surface MUST show individual brushstroke marks with distinct directional flow. Each stroke 2-5mm width, applied in clusters of 5-15 strokes per square inch in highlight areas. Stroke direction follows form curvature - vertical on arms, horizontal on shoulders, diagonal following fabric drape. Edges MUST be broken and irregular, not smooth gradients. Background atmospheric areas require loose, visible brushwork with 10-20mm wide sweeping strokes creating smoky texture. Canvas weave texture MUST be visible through thin paint areas. NO airbrush smoothness. NO digital gradient tools. Every surface area shows evidence of brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin paint deposits. + +**Anatomical Stylization:** Academic 1:7.5 head-to-body ratio maintained; musculature emphasized through écorché study showing tension beneath surface; minimal exaggeration - realism prioritized over idealization; figures captured in powerful expressive motion with dynamic asymmetrical poses. + +**Detail Hierarchy:** Strategic detail suppression preserving "larger effect" and "first pure expression" of imaginative vision; excessive detail avoided as it would "obscure the idea"; focus concentrated on emotionally critical areas (hands, face, dramatic gesture) while backgrounds dissolve atmospherically. + +**Coloring Method - MANDATORY COMPLEMENTARY SHADOW SYSTEM:** CRITICAL: Shadows MUST use complementary colors, NEVER darkened local color. Specific requirements: + +- Yellow/ochre skin: shadows rendered in violet (#8B7AB8) and blue-gray (#6B7B8C), NOT brown +- Red fabric: shadows rendered in blue-green (#2D5A5A) and teal (#1A4D4D), NOT dark red +- White fabric: shadows rendered in cool blue (#A4B8C4) and violet-gray (#9B8FA8), NOT gray +- Blue fabric: shadows rendered in orange-brown (#8B5A3C) and warm ochre (#A67C52), NOT dark blue +- Green fabric: shadows rendered in red-violet (#8B4A6B) and warm pink (#B85A7A), NOT dark green + +Flesh tone construction: Base warm ochre (#C9A876) + rose undertone (#D4A5A5) + violet shadow (#8B7AB8) + blue-gray deep shadow (#6B7B8C). Apply shadows as distinct color strokes, not blended smoothness. Light areas receive thick paint, shadow areas receive thin transparent paint showing canvas texture underneath. + +Background atmospheric color: 70% stormy blue-gray (#5A6C7D), smoky brown-gray (#6B5D52), green-gray (#5A6B5D); 30% saturated accents crimson (#8B2635), emerald (#2D5A4A), golden ochre (#B8914D). + +**Texture Specifications - MEASURABLE PAINT PHYSICS:** + +IMPASTO HIGHLIGHTS (required in 15-25% of painted surface): + +- White fabric highlights: 3-5mm thick paint ridges casting micro-shadows +- Metal jewelry: 2-3mm thick paint creating dimensional shine spots +- Flesh tone cheekbones: 2mm thick warm ochre creating sculptural buildup +- Fabric fold peaks: 3mm thick paint following fold direction Apply impasto using palette knife drag marks (1-2mm wide parallel ridges) or thick brush deposit (single stroke 5-8mm wide showing brush hair separations) + +FLOSSING TECHNIQUE (required in light-transition areas): Small delicate color strokes 2-5mm length, applied in clusters of 3-7 strokes creating sparkle effect. Specifically apply: + +- Hair highlights: 3mm golden strokes overlapping darker base +- Fabric sheen: 4mm perpendicular strokes catching light +- Metal reflections: 2mm bright strokes at angles +- Atmospheric light: 5mm delicate touches in background Each flossing stroke MUST remain visible as individual mark, not blended + +FLOCHETAGE (required throughout): Division of touches creating vibrating surface - apply paint as distinct dabs 3-8mm diameter, leaving tiny gaps (0.5-1mm) between adjacent color areas. Surface should show mosaic-like structure of individual color touches rather than smooth blending. Background clouds: 10-15mm loose touches. Fabric mid-tones: 4-6mm touches. Flesh mid-tones: 3-4mm touches blending at edges only. + +CROSS-HATCHING SHADOWS (required in all shadow areas): Thin transparent strokes 1-2mm width, applied in 2-3 directional layers creating woven texture: + +- First layer: violet shadow strokes diagonal 45° +- Second layer: blue-gray shadow strokes diagonal -45° +- Third layer (deep shadows only): darker complement strokes vertical Strokes MUST remain visible as linear marks, showing canvas texture between strokes + +EDGE TREATMENT (required at all figure-background transitions): Broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zone. NO hard cutout edges. Paint figure edges using loose strokes that fade into background through: reduced paint thickness (thick to thin over 5mm distance), color temperature shift (warm figure to cool background over 8mm distance), stroke direction change (figure strokes perpendicular to edge, background strokes parallel to edge). Edges MUST show individual brush marks, not airbrushed blur. + +CANVAS WEAVE VISIBILITY (required in thin paint areas): Canvas texture MUST be visible in: shadow areas (paint 0.5-1mm thin), background atmosphere (paint 1-2mm thin), transition zones (paint 1mm thin). Texture creates subtle grid pattern 1-2 threads per mm. NO flat digital surface smoothness. + +SURFACE FINISH - MATT-BRIGHT EFFECT: Overall surface MUST appear non-glossy with irregular light reflection creating soft sheen, not mirror shine. Achieve through: thick impasto creating texture, thin glaze areas showing canvas, varied paint thickness creating uneven surface (height variation 0-5mm across painting). Surface reflects light diffusely like chalk or egg tempera, not like plastic or enamel. + +**Pose Anchors:** Head positioning: 10-25° tilt creating psychological engagement and emotional intensity; Shoulder-hip differential: 15-30° contrapposto creating dynamic instability; Weight distribution: asymmetrical - figures rarely stable or centered, suggesting motion or passion; Gesture economy: dramatic arm extension (reaching, grasping, defensive) with 2-3 meaningful positions maximum emphasizing emotional state. + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Proportions based on academic écorché study - realistic musculature with emphasized tension beneath surface; no stylistic elongation or distortion; natural human scale with passionate gestural amplification. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Paint surface texture with measurable three-dimensional relief: impasto 3-5mm peaks, thin areas 0.5-1mm showing canvas, flossing 2-5mm individual strokes, flochetage 3-8mm distinct touches, cross-hatch 1-2mm linear texture. Surface roughness creates light diffusion, not smooth reflection. Every square inch shows brush contact evidence. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All elements historically accurate to French Romantic period (1822-1863) with documented Chevreul color theory application, post-1832 North African influence, and anti-neoclassical technical methods. + +**Production Method Anchor:** Visible brushwork texture throughout: thick impasto ridges in highlights, thin transparent glazes in shadows showing canvas weave, broken edges with individual stroke marks, mosaic-like flochetage surface structure, cross-hatched shadow texture, flossing sparkle strokes in transitions. Paint behaves as physical medium with dimensional buildup, not digital flat surface. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for 5:4 landscape format with horizontal dramatic sweep while maintaining figure prominence at 70-75% canvas area. + +------ + +## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe Tracks:** + +- **Romantic Heroic (Masculine):** Flowing shirts with open collars suggesting Byronic passion, dark velvet coats, period trousers, exotic elements (turbans, North African textiles) if orientalist context, literary costume (medieval, Renaissance) if dramatic context +- **Romantic Feminine:** Empire waist gowns with flowing fabric suggesting movement, exotic dress (North African, Greek) with draped textiles covering modestly, passionate color choices (deep crimson, emerald, golden ochre), Romantic loose hair or exotic headdresses +- **Orientalist (Post-1832):** Ethnographically observed Moroccan/Algerian costume with cultural accuracy, rich textiles (brocades, embroidered fabrics), vibrant complementary color combinations, turbans, kaftans, flowing robes - all modestly draped +- **Literary Dramatic:** Period costume appropriate to source material (medieval for Dante, Renaissance for Shakespeare, ancient for classical subjects), theatrical grandeur with passionate color emphasis + +**Fabric Behavior with Period Accuracy:** + +- **Silk:** High reflectivity with complementary shadow system (red silk = green shadows), fluid drape suggesting passionate movement, broken edges from expressive brushwork +- **Velvet:** Light-absorbing depth rendered with thick impasto, rich texture through flochetage, dramatic dark accents +- **Cotton/Linen:** Flowing loose drape for Romantic informality, white highlights with thick impasto creating sparkle, atmospheric edge dissolution +- **Exotic Textiles:** Brocades with complementary color embroidery, North African patterns with chromatic intensity, gold threads with flossing highlight technique +- **Period Construction:** 1822-1863 garment structures with Romantic looseness opposing neoclassical rigidity, exotic influence from 1832 North Africa journey + +**Accessory Caps:** Dramatic Romantic (2-3 items maximum) + +- **Primary:** Exotic jewelry (North African pieces with turquoise, coral), literary props (books, scrolls), symbolic objects (flags, weapons if contextually appropriate) +- **Secondary:** Passionate color accents (crimson scarves, emerald ribbons), exotic headdresses, Romantic flowing elements +- **Micro:** Minimal decorative details subordinated to overall passionate effect + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** French Romantic palette with Chevreul complementary system - warm ochre-based flesh with violet-blue/green-gray shadows, atmospheric backgrounds (deep blue-gray, smoky brown-gray, storm green-gray), dramatic accents (rich crimson, deep emerald, golden ochre), exotic influences (turquoise, coral, deep orange), tricolor symbolic elements (pure red, white, blue) when politically relevant. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Cycle through Romantic heroic, orientalist exotic, literary dramatic costume types - vary between flowing passionate dress and period-appropriate theatrical grandeur, maintain chromatic intensity through complementary color relationships. + +**Props (≤2 total):** + +- **Hero Prop:** Literary objects (books by Byron/Shakespeare/Goethe/Dante), exotic artifacts (North African weapons, textiles), symbolic elements (flags, liberty cap), dramatic natural elements (stormy skies, exotic landscapes) +- **Micro Prop:** Small passionate details (letters, flowers with dramatic color), exotic jewelry elements, symbolic accessories + +**YAML Prop Pools:** + +```yaml +literary_dramatic: + - open_book_byron + - theatrical_dagger + - dante_scroll + - tragic_letter + +romantic_heroic: + - flowing_crimson_scarf + - passionate_gesture + - stormy_background + - windswept_elements + +orientalist_exotic: + - north_african_textile + - moroccan_architecture + - exotic_jewelry + - turquoise_accent + +symbolic_political: + - tricolor_element + - liberty_reference + - heroic_weapon + - allegorical_object +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements must support 1822-1863 French Romantic authenticity with passionate emotional expression, Chevreul color theory application, post-1832 North African influence, and anti-neoclassical dramatic intensity; fallback = clean atmospheric scene with chromatic vibrancy. + +------ + +## 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- ❌ "Original aspect ratio," "source dimensions," "unmodified framing" +- ❌ "1632×640," "non-standard ratios," "arbitrary dimensions," "default aspect ratio" +- ❌ "Smooth surface," "airbrush effect," "digital gradient," "enamel finish," "polished surface," "blended smoothness," "plastic sheen" +- ❌ "Hard edges," "cutout silhouette," "vector-crisp contours," "sharp boundaries," "clean outline" +- ❌ "Flat paint," "uniform thickness," "even surface," "no texture," "smooth application" +- ❌ "Shadows using darkened local color," "brown shadows on yellow," "dark red shadows on red," "gray shadows on white," "monochromatic shadow system" +- ❌ "Neoclassical polish," "carefully modelled form," "static composition," "calm arrangement" +- ❌ "Excessive detail overwhelming central idea," "slavish photographic copy," "sentimental melodrama" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- ✅ "Exactly 5:4 ratio," "recomposed for French Romantic landscape format," "MUST be 5:4 ratio" +- ✅ "Strict 5:4 aspect ratio compliance," "precise 5:4 dimensions," "composed specifically for 5:4 format" +- ✅ "Visible individual brushstrokes 2-5mm width with directional flow following form" +- ✅ "Impasto paint ridges 3-5mm thick in highlights casting micro-shadows with palette knife drag marks" +- ✅ "Canvas weave texture visible in thin paint areas showing grid pattern 1-2 threads per mm" +- ✅ "Broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zone showing individual brush marks" +- ✅ "Flochetage mosaic structure: distinct color dabs 3-8mm diameter with 0.5-1mm gaps between touches" +- ✅ "Flossing sparkle: clusters of 3-7 delicate strokes 2-5mm length in light transition areas" +- ✅ "Cross-hatched shadows: visible linear strokes 1-2mm width in 2-3 directional layers creating woven texture" +- ✅ "Yellow/ochre skin with violet (#8B7AB8) and blue-gray (#6B7B8C) shadows, NOT brown" +- ✅ "Red fabric with blue-green (#2D5A5A) and teal (#1A4D4D) shadows, NOT dark red" +- ✅ "White fabric with cool blue (#A4B8C4) and violet-gray (#9B8FA8) shadows, NOT gray" +- ✅ "Matt-bright non-glossy surface with irregular light reflection, diffuse like chalk not shiny like plastic" +- ✅ "Paint surface height variation 0-5mm across painting creating three-dimensional relief texture" +- ✅ "15-30° shoulder-hip contrapposto," "10-25° head tilt," "asymmetrical passionate gesture" +- ✅ "Atmospheric background: 70% stormy blue-gray (#5A6C7D)/smoky brown-gray (#6B5D52)/green-gray (#5A6B5D), 30% saturated crimson (#8B2635)/emerald (#2D5A4A)/golden ochre (#B8914D)" +- ✅ "Flesh base: warm ochre (#C9A876) + rose undertone (#D4A5A5) + violet shadow (#8B7AB8) + blue-gray deep shadow (#6B7B8C)" +- ✅ "Every square inch shows evidence of brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin paint deposits" +- ✅ "Passionate Romantic intensity opposing neoclassical restraint," "feverish imagination clarity" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "polished," "smooth," "calm," "static," "sentimental," "idealized," "restrained" which contradict Delacroix's revolutionary Romantic approach. Emphasize "passionate," "chromatic," "expressive," "dynamic," "atmospheric," "intense," "vivid," "turbulent." + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION (5:4 Landscape):** + +- **Horizontal Emphasis:** Environmental context 25-35%, figure dominance 65-75% with dramatic horizontal sweep allowing atmospheric development +- **Dynamic Staging:** Diagonal movement through chaos, pyramidal structures for heroic subjects, vortex arrangements for passionate drama +- **Format Considerations:** Landscape proportions supporting French Salon tradition while maintaining figure psychological prominence with passionate gesture emphasis + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Intuitive atmospheric spatial construction rejecting rigid mathematical linear perspective; depth through color temperature shifts and edge softness; swirling masses creating chaotic but directed energy +- **Grid/Symmetry:** Dynamic asymmetry with passionate instability; rejection of neoclassical balanced stability; diagonal emphasis creating emotional momentum +- **Figure:Ground Ratio:** 70-75% figure/dramatic action, 25-35% atmospheric background with dissolved edges +- **Density Percentage:** Strategic detail concentration on emotionally critical areas (face, hands, gesture) optimized for Salon viewing distance (6-8 feet); background atmospheric dissolution subordinating excessive detail to larger passionate effect +- **Lighting Logic:** Chiaroscuro creating dramatic spotlight effects; warm light sources with complementary cool shadows (yellow light = violet shadows); atmospheric effects amplifying emotional turmoil +- **Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** Detail suppression preserving "first pure expression" of imaginative vision; negative atmospheric space supporting passionate figure prominence + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Industrially prepared 19th-century canvas with distemper ground beneath oil layers, French Romantic studio standards (1822-1863) +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** Omit entirely - pure painted Romantic achievement with passionate chromatic surface +- **Production Context Anchor:** French Salon exhibition standards with anti-neoclassical revolutionary technique, Chevreul color theory application, post-1832 North African exotic influence +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for 5:4 landscape format with horizontal dramatic sweep and figure psychological dominance + +**Environmental Integration:** Smoky battlefields with atmospheric perspective, stormy seas with chromatic drama, exotic North African interiors with vibrant textiles, mysterious gloomy landscapes amplifying emotional turmoil, theatrical literary settings with passionate grandeur - all rendered with soft dissolved edges merging figures into atmospheric color-saturated environments. + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit entirely + +**Historical Accuracy:** French Romantic Salon paintings (1822-1863) focused purely on painted passionate achievement through chromatic intensity and expressive brushwork without text integration. Delacroix's revolutionary approach emphasized emotional expression through scientifically informed color application and atmospheric paint surface opposing neoclassical textual elements. + +**Format-Specific Rules:** Museum gallery standard emphasizes pure Romantic artistic achievement with passionate chromatic drama without textual distraction. + +--- + +# Francisco Goya - Transitional Romantic Period Framework (1793-1814) + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Goya Romantic Period v1.0 (NanoBanana Edition)" +framework_date: "2025-10-03" +artist: "Francisco Goya" +period: "Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814)" +excluded_periods: "Black Paintings (1819-1823), Early Rococo/Tapestry Period (pre-1793)" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION - NanoBanana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + api_endpoint: "via Claude API proxy" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "3:4" + token_cost_per_image: 1290 + output_modalities: ["Text+Image"] + +# CRITICAL USE CASE +integration_requirement: "Modern photographic subject into Goya's painted aesthetic" +hybrid_challenge: "Photo-to-painting transformation maintaining period authenticity" + +# SAFETY & COMPLIANCE +safety_profile: ["no_nudity", "no_graphic_gore", "war_violence_acceptable_non_graphic", "modesty_required_all_genders", "period_appropriate_coverage"] +wardrobe_mandate: "High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required for all genders" +war_violence_calibration: "Dramatic tension and action acceptable, no explicit wounds or graphic injury depiction" + +# FRAMEWORK METADATA +framework_version: "1.0" +base_version: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +validation_required: true +--- +``` + +**Timeframe:** 1793-1814 (Post-deafness, Napoleonic Wars era, Pre-Black Paintings) + +**Historical Context:** Goya's transitional period following his 1793 illness and deafness, encompassing the Napoleonic invasion of Spain (1808-1814). This period marks his evolution from court painter to critical commentator, characterized by psychological depth, dramatic chiaroscuro, and unflinching social observation while maintaining technical mastery and compositional sophistication. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration Mandate:** Modern photographic subject must be transformed into Goya's oil painting aesthetic through: + - Painterly edge treatment replacing photographic sharpness + - Chiaroscuro lighting regime replacing photographic lighting + - Period-appropriate wardrobe and props + - Oil paint surface characteristics (visible brushwork, impasto highlights, canvas texture in shadows) + - Atmospheric integration matching Goya's spatial logic +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat ratio resistance through: + - Explicit ratio declaration in multiple prompt locations + - Repetitive ratio reinforcement using different phrasings + - Negative constraints explicitly prohibiting unwanted ratios + - Compositional anchors designed specifically for target ratio +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-chiaroscuro-romantic` (Goya-specific custom flag) + - Smooth blending in flesh tones with fine detail in features + - Dramatic single-source lighting with sharp light-to-shadow transitions + - Psychological expressiveness through subtle facial modeling + - Naturalistic proportions (no elongation or caricature) +- **Pose Flags:** `contrapposto` (portraits), `psychological-tension` (war scenes), `candid-motion` (group compositions) +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` (primary), `adaptive-extend` (atmospheric portraits only) +- **Style Dominance:** Goya's Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814) oil painting aesthetic dominates; photographic subject transformed into painted figure maintaining period authenticity. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language: + - Impasto thickness: 2-4mm in peak highlights + - Light-to-dark ratios: 25-45% illuminated (varies by genre) + - Head-to-body ratio: 1:7.5 to 1:8 (naturalistic) + - Contrapposto angle: 10-15° hip-shoulder differential +- **Material Authenticity:** Oil on canvas with authentic period techniques: + - Alla prima (wet-on-wet) application + - Thin glazes in shadows, thick impasto in highlights + - Visible brushwork and canvas texture + - No digital filters or modern post-processing +- **Safety Guardrails:** + - No nudity - all figures fully clothed with period-appropriate modesty + - War violence acceptable but non-graphic (no explicit wounds, gore, or graphic injury) + - Distress conveyed through pose, expression, and dramatic lighting rather than graphic detail +- **Failure Mode Prevention:** Avoid: + - Photographic lighting (HDR, modern photography look) + - Digital smoothness (Instagram filters, beauty retouching) + - Rococo lightness (pastels, decorative prettiness) + - Black Paintings extremism (grotesque distortion, total despair) + - Generic "old master" defaults (need Goya-specific characteristics) + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[SELECT RATIO]** - ignore source photograph dimensions completely. + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **[SELECT RATIO]**. This is a hard requirement. + +Transform modern photographic subject into **Francisco Goya's Transitional Romantic Period oil painting aesthetic (1793-1814)**, maintaining the subject's identity through silhouette, gesture, and expression while fully converting photographic characteristics into Goya's painted language. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-chiaroscuro-romantic` - Smooth blending in flesh with dramatic single-source lighting, psychological expressiveness, sharp light-to-shadow transitions, naturalistic proportions. + +**Pose Flag:** [SELECT: `contrapposto` / `psychological-tension` / `candid-motion`] + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Goya's Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814) painting technique completely dominates. Subject appears as if Goya painted them in oil during this period - visible brushwork, impasto highlights, canvas texture, dramatic chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth, period-accurate wardrobe and setting. + +**Mode Selector:** [SELECT: `war-scene` / `tenebrism-portrait` / `atmospheric-portrait` / `group-composition`] + +**Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **[SELECT RATIO]**, no exceptions. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**RATIO SELECTION BY GENRE:** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +- Primary: `4:3` (landscape - theatrical staging) +- Alternative: `16:9` (wide landscape - panoramic action) +- Justification: Horizontal format accommodates multiple figures, architectural backdrop, theatrical shallow space + +**Tenebrism Portraits:** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - vertical emphasis) +- Alternative: `2:3` (portrait - taller format) +- Justification: Vertical format emphasizes isolated figure emerging from void darkness + +**Atmospheric Portraits:** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - balanced figure-ground) +- Alternative: `2:3` (portrait - environmental context) +- Justification: Portrait format with room for landscape background + +**Group Compositions:** + +- Primary: `5:4` (near-square landscape - frieze arrangement) +- Alternative: `4:3` (landscape - horizontal rhythm) +- Justification: Wide format accommodates multiple figures in horizontal arrangement + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** [Native NanoBanana ratio selected] +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration:** Subject extracted from modern photographic context and recomposed into Goya's spatial logic and period environment +- **Reframing Method:** Strict reframe - subject repositioned according to Goya's compositional principles, period-appropriate background constructed +- **Spatial Allocation:** [Genre-specific placement following Goya's patterns] +- **Background Treatment:** [Genre-specific - void darkness / atmospheric landscape / theatrical architecture / interior space] +- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves Goya's [genre] compositional strategy from 1793-1814 period + +------ + +### 2.1) Ratio Compliance & Renderer Adaptation + +**NOT APPLICABLE** - All genre-appropriate ratios are natively supported by NanoBanana renderer. No adaptation required. + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Primary Influences:** + +- Diego Velázquez (complex realism, psychological portraiture) +- Rembrandt van Rijn (dramatic chiaroscuro, etching mastery, tenebrism) +- Direct observation of Spanish society and Napoleonic War trauma + +**Medium & Production Method:** + +- Oil paint on canvas +- Alla prima (wet-on-wet) technique with limited earth-tone palette +- Thin transparent glazes in shadows (bone black + earth tones) +- Heavy impasto in highlights (pure white lead, 2-4mm thickness) +- Visible directional brushwork following form +- Canvas texture sometimes visible through thin shadow passages +- Mixed on palette, applied directly (no optical color mixing) + +**Thematic Purpose:** Psychological intensity, social critique, unflinching documentation of human suffering and folly, dramatic tension between light and darkness as metaphor for reason versus superstition, dignity in portraiture regardless of social class. + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. **Extreme Chiaroscuro/Tenebrism** + - Light-to-dark ratio: 25-45% illuminated / 55-75% shadow (varies by genre) + - Single dramatic light source (lantern, dawn light, directional daylight, candlelight) + - Peak highlights: Pure white lead impasto adjacent to near-black voids + - No gradual transition zones - sharp cutoff from light to shadow + - Shadow depth: Transparent glazes retaining minimal detail or total void +2. **Psychological Expressiveness** + - Direct eye contact engaging viewer (portraits) + - Subtle facial modeling conveying inner state + - Naturalistic proportions (1:7.5 to 1:8 head-to-body ratio) + - Minimal head tilt (2-8° toward viewer) + - Hands prominently lit and expressively positioned + - Contrapposto stance (10-15° hip-shoulder angle) creating subtle dynamism +3. **Dramatic Spatial Compression** + - Flattened theatrical space (war scenes) + - Void backgrounds (tenebrism portraits - 50%+ pure black) + - Atmospheric perspective (landscape portraits - tonal recession) + - Shallow picture depth (2-3 figure depths maximum) + - Foreground emphasis (70-90% of visual weight on figures) + - Background abstraction (minimal detail, suggestive rather than descriptive) +4. **Period-Accurate Spanish Fashion (1793-1814)** + - Empire/Regency silhouette (feminine, high-waisted, modest) + - Napoleonic military uniforms (masculine military) + - Late 18th-century Spanish civilian dress (tail coats, breeches, mantillas) + - Maja style (Spanish middle class - fitted bodice, full skirt) + - All wardrobe fully covering with period-appropriate modesty +5. **Restricted Earth-Tone Palette** + - Foundation: Bone black, warm dark browns (#1a1612, #3d3226) + - Mid-tones: Earth ochres, umbers (#8b7355, #8b7968) + - Highlights: White lead, warm flesh tones (#e8d4b8, #dbb896, #f5f0e6) + - Accents: Vermillion red, Prussian blue, gold ochre (≤15% of canvas) + - Atmospheric greys: Blue-grey, warm grey (#4a5259, #6b5e4f) + +**Period Framing:** Transitional Romantic Period, post-1793 deafness, encompassing Napoleonic Wars (1808-1814), characterized by psychological depth, social commentary, dramatic chiaroscuro, movement away from court painter Rococo toward critical modernity, bridge between Old Masters and modern art. + +**Tone Tag:** Psychologically intense, dramatically lit, socially observant, dignified, unflinching, emotionally charged, atmospheric, period-authentic Spanish character. + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 Anchors + Measurement Specifications) + +**EXPLICIT TEXTURE REQUIREMENTS - MANDATORY VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS:** + +Paint surface MUST show individual brushstroke marks with distinct directional flow throughout the entire composition. NO smooth digital surfaces. NO airbrush gradients. NO blended perfection. Every area of the painting must provide visible evidence of physical brush contact with canvas. + +**BRUSH APPLICATION SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Stroke Width:** Individual visible strokes 3-8mm width in major areas, 1-3mm in detail areas +- **Stroke Density:** 8-15 distinct visible strokes per square inch in painted areas +- **Directional Flow:** Strokes follow form curvature - vertical on vertical surfaces, horizontal on horizontal planes, diagonal following fabric drape, radial around curved forms +- **Stroke Visibility:** Each brushstroke must remain distinguishable as individual mark, not melted into smooth blend +- **Application Method:** Dragged brush creates directional texture with visible start and end points, pressure variation creates thick-to-thin paint deposits within single stroke + +**1. Oil Paint Application Anchor - MEASURABLE PAINT PHYSICS:** + +**IMPASTO HIGHLIGHTS (REQUIRED - 15-20% of painted surface):** + +- **White lead highlights:** 2-4mm thick paint ridges casting actual micro-shadows, applied with loaded brush in single directional stroke +- **Peak illumination points:** 3mm dimensional buildup on facial high points (forehead, nose bridge, cheekbones), white fabric folds, architectural light catches +- **Application texture:** Palette knife drag marks creating 1-2mm parallel ridges OR thick brush deposit showing individual brush hair separations (0.5mm furrows within stroke) +- **Physical relief:** Paint thickness creates measurable three-dimensional surface with height variation of 0-4mm across painting +- **Specific locations:** Facial highlights (forehead, nose, cheekbones, chin), hands (knuckles, fingertips), white clothing (shoulder tops, sleeve folds, collar edges), props catching light + +**SHADOW GLAZES (REQUIRED - all shadow areas):** + +- **Thickness:** Thin transparent layers 0.5-1mm allowing canvas weave texture to remain visible +- **Canvas visibility:** Woven canvas texture (1-2 threads per mm grid pattern) MUST show through shadow paint +- **Application method:** Thinned paint dragged across canvas with light pressure, not fully opaque coverage +- **Transparency test:** Canvas preparation tone must be visible through shadow glaze layers +- **Specific locations:** All areas in shadow - background voids, clothing folds in darkness, facial shadow sides, architectural elements in shade + +**ALLA PRIMA WET-ON-WET METHOD:** + +- Colors mixed on palette to target value/hue before application +- Single-session direct painting approach, NOT layered glazing buildup +- Adjacent wet paint areas can blend at contact edges but retain individual stroke identity +- Brush loaded with paint deposits full color in single stroke, not built up through multiple passes + +**BRUSH ECONOMY WITH DIRECTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:** + +- Maximum expressive effect with minimum strokes +- Each stroke purposeful and visible +- Stroke direction follows anatomical/fabric form: + - **Flesh:** Curved strokes following muscle structure, radial around rounded forms + - **Fabric:** Diagonal strokes following drape direction, perpendicular strokes at fold changes + - **Hair:** Flowing directional strokes following hair fall, 5-12mm length + - **Architecture:** Horizontal/vertical strokes following building planes + - **Atmospheric background:** Loose gestural strokes 10-20mm length creating smoky texture + +**EDGE TREATMENT (REQUIRED at all transitions):** + +- **War scenes/Tenebrism:** Sharp light-to-shadow transitions with minimal blend zone (1-3mm) +- **Atmospheric portraits:** Softer transitions with broken edges (3-6mm blend zone) +- **Figure-to-background:** Dissolved edges where figure merges into atmosphere through reduced paint opacity and stroke direction changes +- **NO hard cutout edges:** All boundaries must show painterly brush marks, not vector-crisp contours +- **Edge texture:** Visible individual brush strokes at edges, not smooth gradients + +**2. Chiaroscuro Lighting Anchor (GENRE-SPECIFIC):** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +- Single dramatic light source (lantern, dawn, dusk) +- 30% illuminated / 70% shadow ratio +- Concentrated white lead highlights (5-10% of canvas) +- Near-black void shadows, no detail retention +- Lightest whites directly adjacent to darkest blacks + +**Tenebrism Portraits:** + +- Single directional light from upper left +- 25% illuminated / 75% void background +- Face and hands receive maximum luminosity +- Background = absolute black void, no spatial definition +- Subtle gradations on flesh, sharp cutoff to darkness + +**Atmospheric Portraits:** + +- Diffused natural daylight, overcast quality +- 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow +- Softer, more graduated transitions +- Translucent shadows retaining form definition +- Three distinct value zones: highlight, mid-tone, shadow + +**Group Compositions:** + +- Multiple artificial light sources (candles, interior lamps) +- 40% illuminated / 60% shadow +- Distributed focal points across figures +- Warm ochre candlelight vs. cool shadow blues + +**3. Brushwork & Surface Texture Anchor:** + +- **Flesh Tones:** Smooth blending with fine detail in facial features, visible directional strokes in larger areas +- **Fabric Rendering:** Heavy impasto in white garments, thin glazes in dark clothing, rapid calligraphic strokes for lace/pattern +- **Hair:** Fluid directional strokes following form, minimal blending, economical marks +- **Backgrounds:** Thin uniform washes (void type), loose painterly suggestion (atmospheric type), gestural abstraction (architectural type) +- **Canvas Texture Visibility:** Apparent in thin shadow passages, obscured in thick highlights + +**4. Color Mixing & Palette Anchor - GOYA'S EARTH-TONE SYSTEM WITH HEX SPECIFICATIONS:** + +**FLESH TONE CONSTRUCTION (MANDATORY FORMULA):** + +- **Base layer:** Warm ochre (#c9a876) + white lead (#f5f0e6) mixed to desired value +- **Rose undertone:** Add minimal vermillion (#c84530) or rose madder (#d4a5a5) for living warmth (5-10% of mixture) +- **Shadow system:** Earth tone shadows using burnt umber (#3d3226) + bone black (#1a1612), NOT grey +- **Deep shadows:** Pure bone black (#0d0f14) thinned as transparent glaze +- **Highlight peaks:** Pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with minimal ochre tint (#e8d4b8) +- **PROHIBITION:** NO grey shadows on flesh, NO cool shadows unless atmospheric portrait genre, shadows MUST be warm earth-based + +**FABRIC COLOR SYSTEMS:** + +**White/Cream Fabrics:** + +- **Highlights:** Pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with 2-4mm impasto thickness +- **Mid-tones:** White + raw umber creating warm cream (#e8dcc8) +- **Shadows:** Warm grey created with white + burnt umber + minimal black (#c9b8a8), NOT cool grey +- **Deep folds:** Transparent umber glaze (#8b7355) over white base + +**Dark Fabrics (Black, Brown, Navy):** + +- **Base:** Bone black (#1a1612) or burnt umber (#2b1f15) or Prussian blue (#1e2838) +- **Highlights:** Base color + white lead creating mid-value (#3d3226 for black fabric, #8b4513 for brown) +- **Texture:** Thin paint 1-2mm showing canvas texture, NOT thick opaque coverage + +**Red Fabrics:** + +- **Base:** Vermillion (#c41e1e) or burnt sienna (#a0522d) +- **Highlights:** Base + white lead + yellow ochre (#e8856b) +- **Shadows:** Burnt umber (#3d3226) + minimal black, NOT darkened red +- **Deep shadows:** Transparent burnt umber glaze + +**7. Pose & Gesture Anchor (GENRE-SPECIFIC):** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +- Diagonal tension lines 30-45° (victims in surrender/terror) +- Vertical rigidity (firing squad aggressors) +- Arms raised, crouched positions, fallen diagonals +- Dynamic action frozen at peak dramatic moment + +**Portraits:** + +- Standing: Contrapposto stance (10-15° hip-shoulder angle), slight S-curve +- Seated: Relaxed but alert, 3/4 turn common, pyramidal mass +- Head tilt: Minimal 2-8° toward viewer +- Hands: Gesturally expressive, holding props, prominently lit +- Eye contact: Direct, psychologically engaging viewer + +**Group Compositions:** + +- Horizontal frieze-like arrangement +- Multiple overlapping figures +- Varied poses creating visual rhythm +- Alternating standing/seated positions + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD:** Spanish fashion 1793-1814 (Empire/Regency era, Napoleonic Wars) + +**CRITICAL SAFETY MANDATE:** All figures fully clothed with period-appropriate modesty. High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required for all genders. No nudity under any circumstances. + +**WARDROBE TRACKS:** + +**Masculine Civilian (Late 18th-Early 19th Century Spanish):** + +```yaml +garments: + - tail_coat: ["dark brown", "black", "deep burgundy", "forest green"] + - breeches: ["tan", "grey", "black", "cream"] + - waistcoat: ["contrasting color to coat", "embroidered", "plain"] + - white_shirt: ["high collar", "cravat", "linen"] + - outerwear: ["cape", "cloak", "greatcoat"] + - footwear: ["riding boots", "buckled shoes", "tall boots"] + - headwear: ["tricorn hat", "bicorn hat", "top hat"] + +fabric_behavior: + - wool_broadcloth: "Structured, holds form, matte surface" + - linen: "Crisp, slight sheen in highlights" + - leather: "Smooth or grained, used for boots and belts" + +construction: "Tailored, fitted through torso, functional buttons, period-accurate cut" +``` + +**Masculine Military (Napoleonic Wars Era):** + +```yaml +garments: + - military_jacket: ["red with gold braid", "blue with white trim", "green rifle uniform"] + - breeches_or_trousers: ["white", "grey", "matching jacket"] + - boots: ["tall black leather", "polished", "riding boots"] + - headwear: ["bicorn hat", "shako", "infantry cap"] + - accessories: ["red or gold sash", "sword belt", "cartridge box", "epaulettes"] + +fabric_behavior: + - wool_uniform_cloth: "Stiff, structured, holds crisp lines" + - leather: "Polished boots, belts, military gear" + - metal_trim: "Brass buttons, gold braid on officers" + +construction: "Highly structured military tailoring, brass buttons, functional design, rank insignia appropriate" +``` + +**Feminine Upper Class (Empire/Regency Silhouette - MODEST VERSION):** + +```yaml +garments: + - empire_dress: ["white muslin with HIGH neckline", "ivory", "pale blue", "soft pink"] + - spencer_jacket: ["dark colored short jacket", "long sleeves", "fitted"] + - shawl_mantilla: ["Spanish lace", "silk", "covering shoulders"] + - long_gloves: ["white", "ivory", "elbow or full length"] + - headwear: ["bonnet", "hair ornaments", "small cap"] + - footwear: ["closed-toe slippers", "ankle boots", "kid leather"] + +modesty_requirements: "HIGH necklines (no décolletage), LONG sleeves (full coverage), opaque fabrics (no sheerness), full body coverage" + +fabric_behavior: + - muslin: "Lightweight but OPAQUE, drapes softly, modest flow" + - silk: "Subtle sheen, smooth drape, structured" + - lace: "Delicate pattern for shawls/trim, layered over opaque fabric" + +construction: "Empire waist (just below bust), flowing full-length skirt, delicate construction, MODIFIED for full modesty coverage" +``` + +**Feminine Middle Class (Spanish Maja Style):** + +```yaml +garments: + - fitted_bodice: ["black", "dark brown", "deep red", "navy"] + - full_skirt: ["red", "black", "striped", "patterned", "knee to ankle length"] + - white_blouse: ["high modest neckline", "long sleeves", "cotton or linen"] + - mantilla: ["black lace", "covering head and shoulders"] + - apron: ["optional for working scenes", "white or colored"] + - footwear: ["closed shoes", "boots", "practical"] + +modesty_requirements: "Covered shoulders, high necklines, full skirts, no skin exposure" + +fabric_behavior: + - sturdy_cotton_wool: "Structured, less drape than muslin, working-class durability" + - linen: "Crisp blouse fabric" + +construction: "Fitted bodice, full gathered skirt, functional design, traditional Spanish construction" +``` + +**War Victims/Civilian Distress (SAFETY CALIBRATED):** + +```yaml +garments: + - simple_shirt: ["white", "torn but not exposing skin", "disheveled"] + - breeches_trousers: ["earth tones", "worn", "peasant clothing"] + - minimal_footwear: ["bare feet acceptable", "simple shoes", "worn boots"] + +distress_markers: "Torn fabric (not exposing skin), dirt, disarray, blood staining (subtle, non-graphic dark marks), disheveled appearance" + +safety_calibration: "NO GRAPHIC GORE - distress conveyed through pose, expression, lighting, and clothing disarray rather than explicit wounds" + +fabric_behavior: "Simple linen or wool, rough texture, worn appearance" +``` + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** Minimalist 0-2 / Elaborate 2-3 (based on social class and genre) + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- Primary: Earth tones, blacks, browns, warm greys +- Secondary: White/cream (clothing highlights), military reds/blues +- Accents: Gold braid (military), red accents (maja style), minimal jewel tones +- Avoid: Bright pastels, saturated modern colors, Rococo palette +- Period accuracy: Natural dyes, limited color range, earth-dominant + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change primary garment colors/styles between iterations - cycle through period-appropriate palette avoiding identical repetition. + +**PROPS (1 Hero + Optional 1 Micro, Total ≤2):** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["lantern", "musket", "sword", "military flag"] +micro_props: ["cartridge box", "bayonet", "canteen"] +environmental: ["rough ground", "simple architecture", "dawn/night sky"] +``` + +**Tenebrism Portraits:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["letter", "book", "fan", "walking stick"] +micro_props: ["jewelry (modest pendant/bracelet)", "gloves (held)", "handkerchief"] +environmental: ["void darkness (no environmental props needed)"] +``` + +**Atmospheric Portraits:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["parasol", "small dog (lap breed)", "letter", "fan"] +micro_props: ["hair ornament", "jewelry (modest)", "gloves"] +environmental: ["landscape background", "simple column", "atmospheric sky"] +``` + +**Group Compositions:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["candlestick", "playing cards", "wine glass", "easel/canvas"] +micro_props: ["snuffbox", "pocket watch", "quill and ink", "spectacles"] +furniture: ["wooden chairs", "table with cloth", "cabinet"] +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support 1793-1814 Spanish period authenticity. Modern elements prohibited. Fallback = simplified period-appropriate scene. + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2 - Anti-Digital Language + Medium-Specific):** + +**Ratio Violations:** + +- ❌ "original photograph dimensions" +- ❌ "source image aspect ratio" +- ❌ "unmodified photographic framing" +- ❌ "1632×640" (NanoBanana non-standard default) +- ❌ "arbitrary dimensions" +- ❌ "non-standard ratios" +- ❌ "default aspect ratio" + +**Digital Surface Violations (CRITICAL - Prevent AI Smoothness):** + +- ❌ "smooth surface," "airbrush effect," "digital gradient," "blended smoothness" +- ❌ "enamel finish," "polished surface," "plastic sheen," "glossy surface" +- ❌ "flat paint," "uniform thickness," "even surface," "no texture" +- ❌ "photographic sharpness," "digital perfection," "HDR smoothness" +- ❌ "Instagram filter," "beauty retouching," "digital color grading" +- ❌ "lens effects," "bokeh," "depth of field blur," "lens flare" +- ❌ "hard cutout edges," "vector-crisp contours," "clean outline," "sharp boundaries" +- ❌ "modern photography look," "studio lighting," "ring light," "softbox lighting" + +**Style Violations:** + +- ❌ "Rococo lightness," "pastel colors," "decorative prettiness," "lighthearted tone" +- ❌ "Black Paintings grotesque," "extreme distortion," "total despair aesthetic" +- ❌ "witches and demons," "caricature," "comedic exaggeration" +- ❌ "generic old master," "any 19th century portrait," "unspecified period style" +- ❌ "neoclassical polish," "carefully modeled form," "academic smoothness" + +**Technique Violations:** + +- ❌ "invisible brushwork," "no visible strokes," "perfectly blended," "seamless gradients" +- ❌ "uniform paint thickness," "consistent surface," "even coverage" +- ❌ "hidden canvas texture," "obscured weave," "smooth underpainting" +- ❌ "grey shadows on flesh," "cool shadows on warm skin," "monochromatic shadows" +- ❌ "darkened local color shadows," "same hue shadows" + +**Safety Violations:** + +- ❌ "nudity," "exposed skin," "low necklines," "revealing clothing" +- ❌ "graphic gore," "explicit wounds," "visible injuries," "blood pools," "dismemberment" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2 - Texture Enforcement + Goya-Specific):** + +**Ratio Enforcement (Repetitive):** + +- ✅ "exactly [SELECTED RATIO]" +- ✅ "recomposed for [SELECTED RATIO] format" +- ✅ "MUST be [X:Y ratio]" +- ✅ "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- ✅ "precise [X:Y] dimensions" +- ✅ "composed specifically for [X:Y] format" +- ✅ "FINAL OUTPUT RATIO: [X:Y] - NO EXCEPTIONS" + +**Mandatory Texture Requirements (Multiple Redundant Phrasings):** + +- ✅ "visible individual brushstrokes 3-8mm width with distinct directional flow following anatomical form" +- ✅ "impasto paint ridges 2-4mm thick in white highlights casting actual micro-shadows with measurable relief" +- ✅ "canvas weave texture (1-2 threads per mm grid pattern) MUST be visible through thin shadow areas 0.5-1mm thick" +- ✅ "paint surface height variation 0-4mm across painting creating three-dimensional tactile relief" +- ✅ "every square inch shows evidence of physical brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin deposits" +- ✅ "broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zones showing individual brush marks at boundaries" +- ✅ "palette knife drag marks creating 1-2mm parallel ridges in thick impasto areas" +- ✅ "brush hair separations visible in loaded brush deposits showing 0.5mm furrows within strokes" +- ✅ "directional stroke texture: vertical on vertical forms, horizontal on horizontal planes, diagonal following drape" +- ✅ "8-15 distinct visible brushstrokes per square inch in painted areas with individual stroke identity maintained" + +**Goya Color System (Hex Code Enforcement):** + +- ✅ "flesh base: warm ochre (#c9a876) + white lead (#f5f0e6) + rose undertone (#d4a5a5)" +- ✅ "flesh shadows: burnt umber (#3d3226) + bone black (#1a1612), NOT grey, NOT cool tones" +- ✅ "highlight peaks: pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with minimal ochre tint (#e8d4b8)" +- ✅ "deep shadows: transparent bone black glaze (#0d0f14) showing canvas texture" +- ✅ "war scene backgrounds: 70% deep blacks (#0d0f14, #1a1612), 20% warm browns (#3d3226), 10% earth ochres (#8b7355)" +- ✅ "tenebrism backgrounds: 75% pure black void (#0d0f14) with zero atmospheric variation" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: grey-blue (#4a5259), earth browns (#6b5e4f), warm ochres (#c9a876)" +- ✅ "accent colors maximum 15% canvas: vermillion (#c41e1e), Prussian blue (#1e3a5f), gold ochre (#b8914d)" + +**Goya Lighting System (Measurable Ratios):** + +- ✅ "war scenes: 30% illuminated / 70% shadow with 5-10% concentrated white lead highlights" +- ✅ "tenebrism portraits: 25% illuminated / 75% void background with face-and-hands emphasis" +- ✅ "atmospheric portraits: 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow with three-value zones" +- ✅ "single dramatic light source with NO ambient fill - symbolic illogical positioning" +- ✅ "lightest whites (#f5f0e6) directly adjacent to darkest blacks (#0d0f14) with 2-5mm transition maximum" +- ✅ "chiaroscuro creating psychological isolation through extreme value contrast" + +**Goya Technical Specifications:** + +- ✅ "oil on canvas with alla prima wet-on-wet direct application technique" +- ✅ "thin shadow glazes 0.5-1mm showing canvas weave, thick highlight impasto 2-4mm creating relief" +- ✅ "fabric receives MORE paint than flesh - academic method reversed" +- ✅ "maximum expressive effect with minimum stroke economy - each stroke purposeful and visible" +- ✅ "naturalistic anatomical proportions 1:7.5 to 1:8 head-to-body ratio without elongation" +- ✅ "contrapposto 10-15° hip-shoulder angle, head tilt 2-8°, asymmetrical weight distribution" +- ✅ "detail follows psychological importance not spatial logic - 10% maximum detail, 65% minimal detail" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- ✅ "1793-1814 Romantic period aesthetic with post-deafness psychological intensity" +- ✅ "Spanish period wardrobe: Empire silhouette, Napoleonic uniforms, maja style, full modesty coverage" +- ✅ "period-accurate Spanish environment integration: theatrical architecture, atmospheric landscapes, void isolation" +- ✅ "photographic subject transformed into Goya's painted language maintaining identity through gesture and expression" **CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2 - Texture Enforcement + Goya-Specific):** + +**Ratio Enforcement (Repetitive):** + +- ✅ "exactly [SELECTED RATIO]" +- ✅ "recomposed for [SELECTED RATIO] format" +- ✅ "MUST be [X:Y ratio]" +- ✅ "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- ✅ "precise [X:Y] dimensions" +- ✅ "composed specifically for [X:Y] format" +- ✅ "FINAL OUTPUT RATIO: [X:Y] - NO EXCEPTIONS" + +**Mandatory Texture Requirements (Multiple Redundant Phrasings):** + +- ✅ "visible individual brushstrokes 3-8mm width with distinct directional flow following anatomical form" +- ✅ "impasto paint ridges 2-4mm thick in white highlights casting actual micro-shadows with measurable relief" +- ✅ "canvas weave texture (1-2 threads per mm grid pattern) MUST be visible through thin shadow areas 0.5-1mm thick" +- ✅ "paint surface height variation 0-4mm across painting creating three-dimensional tactile relief" +- ✅ "every square inch shows evidence of physical brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin deposits" +- ✅ "broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zones showing individual brush marks at boundaries" +- ✅ "palette knife drag marks creating 1-2mm parallel ridges in thick impasto areas" +- ✅ "brush hair separations visible in loaded brush deposits showing 0.5mm furrows within strokes" +- ✅ "directional stroke texture: vertical on vertical forms, horizontal on horizontal planes, diagonal following drape" +- ✅ "8-15 distinct visible brushstrokes per square inch in painted areas with individual stroke identity maintained" + +**Goya Color System (Hex Code Enforcement):** + +- ✅ "flesh base: warm ochre (#c9a876) + white lead (#f5f0e6) + rose undertone (#d4a5a5)" +- ✅ "flesh shadows: burnt umber (#3d3226) + bone black (#1a1612), NOT grey, NOT cool tones" +- ✅ "highlight peaks: pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with minimal ochre tint (#e8d4b8)" +- ✅ "deep shadows: transparent bone black glaze (#0d0f14) showing canvas texture" +- ✅ "war scene backgrounds: 70% deep blacks (#0d0f14, #1a1612), 20% warm browns (#3d3226), 10% earth ochres (#8b7355)" +- ✅ "tenebrism backgrounds: 75% pure black void (#0d0f14) with zero atmospheric variation" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: grey-blue (#4a5259), earth browns (#6b5e4f), warm ochres (#c9a876)" +- ✅ "accent colors maximum 15% canvas: vermillion (#c41e1e), Prussian blue (#1e3a5f), gold ochre (#b8914d)" + +**Goya Lighting System (Measurable Ratios):** + +- ✅ "war scenes: 30% illuminated / 70% shadow with 5-10% concentrated white lead highlights" +- ✅ "tenebrism portraits: 25% illuminated / 75% void background with face-and-hands emphasis" +- ✅ "atmospheric portraits: 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow with three-value zones" +- ✅ "single dramatic light source with NO ambient fill - symbolic illogical positioning" +- ✅ "lightest whites (#f5f0e6) directly adjacent to darkest blacks (#0d0f14) with 2-5mm transition maximum" +- ✅ "chiaroscuro creating psychological isolation through extreme value contrast" + +**Goya Technical Specifications:** + +- ✅ "oil on canvas with alla prima wet-on-wet direct application technique" +- ✅ "thin shadow glazes 0.5-1mm showing canvas weave, thick highlight impasto 2-4mm creating relief" +- ✅ "fabric receives MORE paint than flesh - academic method reversed" +- ✅ "maximum expressive effect with minimum stroke economy - each stroke purposeful and visible" +- ✅ "naturalistic anatomical proportions 1:7.5 to 1:8 head-to-body ratio without elongation" +- ✅ "contrapposto 10-15° hip-shoulder angle, head tilt 2-8°, asymmetrical weight distribution" +- ✅ "detail follows psychological importance not spatial logic - 10% maximum detail, 65% minimal detail" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- ✅ "1793-1814 Romantic period aesthetic with post-deafness psychological intensity" +- ✅ "Spanish period wardrobe: Empire silhouette, Napoleonic uniforms, maja style, full modesty coverage" +- ✅ "period-accurate Spanish environment integration: theatrical architecture, atmospheric landscapes, void isolation" +- ✅ "photographic subject transformed into Goya's painted language maintaining identity through gesture and expression" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "smooth," "polished," "blended," "seamless," "perfect," "clean," "pristine" which contradict Goya's expressive directness. Avoid "harmonious," "pleasant," "beautiful," "decorative" which contradict his psychological intensity. Emphasize "dramatic," "psychological," "expressive," "atmospheric," "direct," "unflinching," "intense," "economical." + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +**For War/Dramatic Scenes (4:3 or 16:9 Landscape):** + +- Horizontal flow emphasizing theatrical staging +- Low horizon line (lower 1/3 of canvas) +- Figures occupy 70-80% of picture plane depth +- Architectural backdrop flattened to decorative element +- Diagonal tension lines (30-45°) vs. vertical barriers +- Figure dominance ≥70% of visual weight +- Negative space used dramatically (darkness = threat) +- Shallow theatrical platform spatial logic + +**For Tenebrism Portraits (3:4 or 2:3 Portrait):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure emerging from darkness +- No background spatial markers - pure void +- Figure placement slightly off-center for tension +- 25% illuminated / 75% void background ratio +- Figure dominance 85-90% of visual interest +- Subject floats in undefined black space +- Focal point: Face at upper 1/3 intersection +- Strong vertical axis with subtle S-curve (contrapposto) + +**For Atmospheric Portraits (3:4 or 2:3 Portrait):** + +- Vertical emphasis with landscape background +- Horizon at middle to upper-middle of canvas +- Figure in front of (not within) landscape +- 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow +- Figure dominance 60-70% of visual weight +- Landscape elements suggested through tonal recession +- Color temperature shift (warm to cool) creating depth +- Figure anchored to ground plane + +**For Group Compositions (5:4 or 4:3 Landscape):** + +- Horizontal frieze-like arrangement +- Shallow interior perspective (2-3 figure depths) +- Eye-level to slightly elevated viewpoint +- 40% illuminated / 60% shadow +- Figure dominance 80% of canvas +- Multiple distributed focal points +- Alternating light/dark figures creating rhythm +- Furniture/architecture defines interior space + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC FRAMING REGIME:** + +**Perspective System:** + +- **War Scenes:** Flattened/compressed theatrical space, psychological rather than geometric logic +- **Tenebrism Portraits:** No perspective - void space, timeless isolation +- **Atmospheric Portraits:** Atmospheric perspective with minimal linear perspective, figure-ground separation +- **Group Compositions:** Shallow interior perspective, horizontal organization + +**Figure:Ground Relationship:** + +- Detail follows psychological/narrative importance, not spatial logic +- Foreground sharp, background dissolved +- Maximum detail in faces and hands (10-15% of canvas) +- Moderate detail in primary garments and props (25-35%) +- Minimal detail in backgrounds and periphery (50-65%) + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Single dramatic light source (lantern, dawn, directional daylight, candlelight) +- Extreme value contrast (lightest whites adjacent to darkest blacks) +- Shadows: transparent or void (no reflected light fill) +- Highlights: concentrated white lead applications +- Illogical symbolic lighting (not natural source within scene) + +**Required Anchors:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas with visible texture - canvas weave apparent in thin shadow passages, obscured in thick impasto highlights. Period-appropriate linen canvas preparation. + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - no decorative frames, no borders, no external presentation elements. Composition extends to canvas edges following Goya's practice. + +**Production Context Anchor:** Oil painting created 1793-1814 in Spain. Direct painting method (alla prima), limited earth-tone palette, dramatic single-source lighting, psychological intensity, social commentary, period authenticity in all elements. + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for [SELECTED RATIO] following Goya's spatial logic for that format type. Subject recomposed from photographic origin into period-appropriate painted environment. + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** OMIT + +Francisco Goya's Transitional Romantic Period paintings (1793-1814) contained no text, titles, or typography within the painted image. All text (when present) appeared as separate inscriptions or in accompanying print series captions, never integrated into the oil painting itself. + +For photographic subject integration maintaining period authenticity, no text should appear within the painted composition. + +**END OF FRAMEWORK - NO ADDITIONAL CONTENT BEYOND SECTION 8** + +------ + +# Thomas Lawrence - British Regency Romanticism Framework (1790s-1830) + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Lawrence Regency v1.0 (NanoBanana Edition)" +framework_date: "2025-10-03" +artist: "Thomas Lawrence" +period: "British Regency Romanticism (1790s-1830)" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION - NanoBanana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + api_endpoint: "via Claude API proxy" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "3:4" + token_cost_per_image: 1290 + output_modalities: ["Text+Image"] + +# CRITICAL USE CASE +integration_requirement: "Modern photographic subject into Lawrence's bravura portrait aesthetic" +hybrid_challenge: "Photo-to-painting with controlled looseness - finished face, atmospheric dissolution" + +# SAFETY & COMPLIANCE +safety_profile: ["no_nudity", "modesty_required_all_genders", "regency_era_appropriate_coverage"] +wardrobe_mandate: "High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required - Empire waist gowns, Regency tailcoats" + +# FRAMEWORK METADATA +framework_version: "1.0" +base_version: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +validation_required: true +--- +``` + +**Timeframe:** British Regency Romanticism, Royal Academy dominance (1790s-1830) + +**Historical Context:** Thomas Lawrence was the leading British portrait painter of the Regency era, succeeding Sir Joshua Reynolds as Principal Painter to King George III. His style combined theatrical drama with virtuoso technique, elegant idealization with psychological penetration, and finished precision with atmospheric spontaneity - creating the definitive aesthetic of British Romantic portraiture. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration Mandate:** Modern photographic subject must be transformed into Lawrence's bravura oil painting aesthetic through: + - Face rendered with smooth luminous finish (95% completion) + - Hair dissolved into atmospheric brushwork (70% completion) + - Fabrics showing selective finish with broken edges (60-70% completion) + - Backgrounds loosely gestural, atmospheric (30% completion) + - Controlled looseness hierarchy radiating from face outward +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Combat ratio resistance through explicit multi-location declarations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `glazing-layers-buildup` + `luminous-transparent` (Lawrence-specific custom flag) + - Smooth blended finish in face only + - Thin transparent glazes building luminosity + - Warm flesh tones with porcelain highlights + - Invisible brushwork in facial features +- **Pose Flags:** `elegant-contrapposto` (15-25° theatrical S-curve), `romantic-gesture` (expressive hand positions) +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Lawrence's Regency bravura technique dominates; photographic subject transformed into elegant theatrical portrait with controlled looseness hierarchy +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language: + - Face brushwork: 1-2mm fine detail, invisible strokes + - Hair brushwork: 5-12mm sweeping visible strokes + - Fabric highlights: 2-3mm impasto thickness + - Background strokes: 15-25mm loose gestural marks + - Controlled looseness: Face 95% finished, backgrounds 30% finished +- **Material Authenticity:** Oil on canvas with authentic Regency techniques: + - Thin glazes for luminous flesh (0.3-0.8mm) + - Selective impasto in fabric highlights (2-3mm) + - Atmospheric dissolution through broken edges + - Bravura brushwork demonstrating technical mastery +- **Safety Guardrails:** + - No nudity - all figures fully clothed with Regency-appropriate modesty + - Empire waist gowns with high necklines, long sleeves + - Regency tailcoats, high-collared shirts, cravats for masculine subjects +- **Failure Mode Prevention:** Avoid: + - Uniform finish across entire canvas (violates controlled looseness) + - Heavy opaque flesh tones (must be transparent and luminous) + - Literal photographic detail in backgrounds (must be atmospheric) + - Digital smoothness everywhere (face smooth, everything else textured) + - Hard edges throughout (edges must dissolve proportionally from face) + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[SELECT RATIO]** - ignore source photograph dimensions completely. + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **[SELECT RATIO]**. This is a hard requirement. + +Transform modern photographic subject into **Thomas Lawrence's British Regency portrait aesthetic (1790s-1830)**, maintaining the subject's identity through elegant idealization while fully converting photographic characteristics into Lawrence's theatrical bravura painting language. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `glazing-layers-buildup` + `luminous-transparent` - Smooth blended finish with thin transparent glazes, warm porcelain highlights, invisible brushwork in facial features, psychological penetration through direct gaze. + +**Pose Flag:** `elegant-contrapposto` (15-25° hip-shoulder S-curve creating theatrical grace) + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Lawrence's Regency bravura technique completely dominates. Subject appears as if Lawrence painted them in oil during Regency period - smooth luminous face, visible hair brushwork, atmospheric fabric rendering, dissolved background edges, theatrical presentation, elegant idealization. + +**Mode Selector:** Gallery (Royal Academy exhibition standard with Regency theatrical elegance) + +**Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **[SELECT RATIO]**, no exceptions. + +------ + +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**RATIO SELECTION BY FORMAT:** + +**Three-Quarter Length Portraits (Most Common):** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - standard format) +- Alternative: `4:5` (portrait - intimate format) +- Justification: Shows figure from head to mid-thigh or knee, allows elegant pose presentation with atmospheric background + +**Full-Length Portraits:** + +- Primary: `2:3` (portrait - tall format) +- Alternative: `3:4` (portrait - standard) +- Justification: Life-size theatrical presentation, full costume display, dramatic environmental integration + +**Bust Portraits:** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - standard) +- Alternative: `1:1` (square - intimate focus) +- Justification: Close psychological engagement, emphasis on face and expression, minimal environmental context + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** [Native NanoBanana ratio selected] +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration:** Subject extracted from modern context and recomposed into Lawrence's theatrical presentation with Regency costume and atmospheric setting +- **Reframing Method:** Strict reframe - subject repositioned with elegant contrapposto, period-appropriate environment constructed +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure slightly off-center for dynamism, 70-75% figure dominance, 25-30% atmospheric background +- **Background Treatment:** Atmospheric suggestion (stormy skies, landscape hints, architectural elements) rendered loosely, figures emerge from light-filled space +- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves Lawrence's Regency portrait tradition with theatrical elegance and atmospheric integration + +------ + +### 2.1) Ratio Compliance & Renderer Adaptation + +**NOT APPLICABLE** - All portrait ratios are natively supported by NanoBanana renderer. No adaptation required. + +------ + +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Primary Influences:** + +- Sir Joshua Reynolds (Grand Manner portraiture, theatrical presentation, rich color) +- Peter Paul Rubens (fluid brushwork, luminous flesh tones, dynamic composition) +- Anthony van Dyck (elegant refinement, aristocratic grace, fabric rendering) +- Venetian Renaissance (Titian, Veronese - color primacy, atmospheric effects) + +**Medium & Production Method:** + +- Oil paint on canvas +- Thin transparent glazes for flesh tones (0.3-0.8mm) building luminosity through layered application +- Selective impasto in fabric highlights (2-3mm thickness) creating dimensional relief +- Bravura brushwork: confident, fluid, virtuoso technique demonstrating mastery +- Controlled looseness: deliberate variation in finish level across canvas +- Face: maximum finish with invisible brushwork (95% complete) +- Hair: fluid directional strokes (70% complete) +- Fabrics: selective finish with visible brushwork (60-70% complete) +- Backgrounds: loose atmospheric gestures (30% complete) + +**Thematic Purpose:** Theatrical elegance, aristocratic refinement, psychological penetration through direct gaze, Romantic idealization maintaining individual character, social status presentation through costume and setting, elegant movement frozen in theatrical moment. + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. **Luminous Transparent Flesh Tones** + - Warm porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) in 15% of flesh areas + - Luminous mid-tones (#e8d4c4) in 25% creating translucent quality + - Warm shadows (#d4b8a8, #c9a890) in 35% with NO opaque coverage + - Thin glaze application (0.3-0.8mm) allowing canvas luminosity to glow through + - Smooth blended finish in face only - invisible brushwork creating porcelain quality +2. **Bravura Hair Rendering** + - Fluid sweeping strokes 5-12mm width following hair mass movement + - Individual hair masses 8-15mm wide, NOT fine hair lines + - Hair dissolves into atmospheric background through broken edges + - Rich color variation within single stroke (dark to light modulation) + - Loaded brush deposits in confident single-stroke application +3. **Virtuoso White Fabric Rendering** + - Shimmering silk effect through temperature modulation (warm highlights, cool shadows) + - Thick impasto highlights 2-3mm creating dimensional peaks + - Thin shadow glazes 0.5-1mm showing canvas texture + - Simplified rhythmic fold patterns, not literal photographic detail + - White-on-white mastery: pure white (#ffffff) to warm cream (#e8dcc8) to cool shadow (#d4c4b0) +4. **Elegant Idealization (Measurable)** + - Head-to-body ratio: 1:8 to 1:8.5 (refined elongation beyond 1:7.5 naturalistic) + - Neck elongation: 5-10% longer than anatomical standard for grace + - Hand refinement: elongated fingers with graceful gestures + - Facial softening: subtle idealization maintaining individual character + - Contrapposto: 15-25° hip-shoulder differential creating elegant S-curve +5. **Atmospheric Background Dissolution** + - Loose gestural strokes 15-25mm width creating atmospheric suggestion + - Figures emerge from paint through broken edge treatment (10-15mm dissolved zones) + - Stormy skies (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) or landscape hints (#4a5d3f, #6b7d5a) + - Unfinished spontaneous quality (30% completion level) + - NO literal photographic detail - pure atmospheric suggestion + +**Period Framing:** British Regency Romanticism, Royal Academy dominance, theatrical Grand Manner portraiture, elegant aristocratic refinement, psychological penetration, bravura technical mastery. + +**Tone Tag:** Theatrically elegant, luminously refined, psychologically penetrating, romantically idealized, aristocratically graceful, technically virtuoso, atmospherically dissolved. + +------ + +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 Anchors + Measurement Specifications) + +**EXPLICIT TEXTURE REQUIREMENTS - CONTROLLED LOOSENESS HIERARCHY:** + +Paint surface MUST show DELIBERATE VARIATION in finish level radiating from face outward. This is the defining characteristic of Lawrence's bravura technique - NOT uniform finish across canvas. Face receives maximum precision, backgrounds dissolve into atmospheric gestures. + +**CRITICAL HIERARCHY (Measurable Completion Levels):** + +- **Face:** 95% finished - smooth, blended, invisible brushwork +- **Hands:** 85% finished - careful modeling with subtle visible strokes +- **Primary fabrics:** 70% finished - selective detail with broken edges +- **Hair:** 70% finished - fluid visible strokes dissolving into atmosphere +- **Secondary elements:** 50% finished - suggestive rendering +- **Backgrounds:** 30% finished - loose atmospheric gestures + +**1. Oil Paint Application Anchor - MEASURABLE PAINT PHYSICS:** + +**FACE RENDERING (MAXIMUM FINISH - 95% Complete):** + +- **Application:** Thin transparent glazes 0.3-0.8mm building luminous porcelain quality +- **Brushwork visibility:** INVISIBLE - smooth blended finish with NO visible stroke marks in facial skin +- **Fine detail brush:** 1-2mm width for precise features (eyes, nostrils, lips, ear details) +- **Broader modeling brush:** 3-4mm width for cheek, forehead, neck transitions with subtle blending +- **Flesh tone transparency:** Paint MUST be thin enough to show canvas luminosity, NOT opaque heavy coverage +- **Highlight treatment:** Porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) applied as thin luminous layer, not thick paste +- **Shadow treatment:** Warm transparent shadows (#d4b8a8) with gradual soft transitions over 3-6mm distance +- **NO thick paint on face:** Face is built through thin layered glazes, not impasto + +**HAIR RENDERING (MODERATE FINISH - 70% Complete):** + +- **Brushwork visibility:** HIGHLY VISIBLE - fluid sweeping strokes 5-12mm width +- **Application method:** Loaded brush in confident single-stroke deposits showing directional flow +- **Hair mass width:** Individual masses 8-15mm wide representing groups of hair, NOT fine individual strands +- **Color modulation:** Rich variation within single stroke - dark base to light highlight in one mark +- **Stroke direction:** Following hair fall and form curvature with fluid rhythmic motion +- **Completion strategy:** Hair mass defined but edges atmospheric, creating spontaneous unfinished quality + +**HAIR EDGE DISSOLUTION (CRITICAL - Must Blend into Atmosphere):** + +- **Transition zone:** Hair MUST dissolve into background through 8-12mm atmospheric blend at periphery +- **Application:** Hair edges become progressively looser and more transparent toward outer boundaries +- **Broken edge requirement:** NO hard cutout edges where hair meets background +- **Stroke integration:** Final hair strokes blend into background atmospheric strokes creating seamless merge +- **Color integration:** Hair color gradually incorporates background atmospheric tones at edges +- **Verification test:** Hair should appear to emerge from atmospheric background, not sit on top of it + +**WHITE FABRIC RENDERING (SELECTIVE FINISH - 60-70% Complete):** + +- **Impasto highlights:** 2-3mm thick paint ridges in peak illuminated folds creating dimensional relief +- **Shadow glazes:** 0.5-1mm thin transparent application showing canvas texture underneath +- **Brushwork visibility:** MODERATE - 4-8mm visible strokes in fold structures +- **Temperature modulation:** Cool shadows (#d4c4b0) vs. warm highlights (#f5f0e8) creating shimmering silk effect +- **Fold simplification:** Rhythmic simplified patterns, NOT literal photographic complexity +- **White-on-white mastery:** Pure white (#ffffff) peaks, cream mid-tones (#e8dcc8), cool shadow (#d4c4b0), deep fold (#b8a890) + +**WHITE FABRIC EDGE DISSOLUTION (CRITICAL):** + +- **Edge treatment:** Fabric edges must show 6-10mm dissolved zones where meeting background +- **Broken boundaries:** NO vector-crisp edges - all boundaries show painterly irregularity +- **Application method:** Final fabric strokes overlap with background strokes creating merged zones +- **Highlight edge softening:** Even brightest white highlights must have irregular softened boundaries (3-5mm transition) +- **Verification test:** Edges should appear painted into environment, not cut-and-pasted onto background + +**DARK FABRIC RENDERING (SELECTIVE FINISH - 60-70% Complete):** + +- **Shadow depth:** Thin transparent glazes 0.5-1mm creating rich velvet darkness +- **Highlight edges:** Selective 2-3mm thick paint at illuminated edges only +- **Color transparency:** Rich warm darks (#1a1410, #3d2820) allowing depth through layered glazes +- **Brushwork visibility:** MINIMAL in shadows, visible at edges and folds +- **Canvas texture:** Must show through thin dark areas creating organic quality + +**DARK FABRIC EDGE DISSOLUTION (CRITICAL):** + +- **Edge treatment:** Dark fabrics must show 4-8mm broken transitions losing hard boundaries +- **Selective highlights:** Edge highlights (2-3mm thick) must themselves have softened irregular boundaries +- **Application method:** Dark fabric strokes merge with background through overlapping transitional zone +- **NO clean cutouts:** All dark fabric boundaries must show atmospheric integration +- **Verification test:** Dark coat should appear to emerge from shadows, not float on surface + +**FUR/TEXTILE TEXTURE RENDERING (IMPRESSIONISTIC - 50-60% Complete):** + +- **Textural strokes:** Dragged brush creating fur-like marks 3-6mm length +- **Clustering:** Individual texture strokes grouped in masses, not literal photographic detail +- **Impressionistic suggestion:** Textural quality conveyed through brushwork character, not precise detail +- **Color variation:** Rich modulation within texture suggesting depth and dimension + +**BACKGROUND RENDERING (ATMOSPHERIC - 30% Complete):** + +- **Brushwork visibility:** MAXIMUM - loose gestural strokes 15-25mm width +- **Application:** Thin washes and sweeping gestures creating atmospheric suggestion +- **Characteristic quality:** Unfinished spontaneous feeling, NOT polished completion +- **Stroke economy:** Minimal marks creating maximum atmospheric effect +- **NO literal detail:** Pure suggestion of stormy skies, landscape elements, architectural hints through color and gesture only + +**BACKGROUND STROKE VISIBILITY (CRITICAL - Must Be Obviously Loose):** + +- **Individual strokes:** Each background stroke 15-25mm width must remain visible and distinguishable +- **Gestural quality:** Confident sweeping motions showing direction and rhythm +- **Color variation within strokes:** Background strokes show color shift from start to finish of mark +- **Stroke overlap:** Background strokes layer loosely, creating atmospheric depth through transparency +- **NO blended smoothness:** Background must NOT appear airbrushed or gradient-smooth +- **Verification test:** Should be able to count individual background brushstrokes when examining closely + +**EDGE TREATMENT BY ZONE (CRITICAL - Proportional Softness):** + +- **Face edges:** Soft but defined - 2-4mm gradual transition maintaining form clarity +- **Hand edges:** Soft defined - 3-5mm transition with subtle modeling +- **Fabric edges:** Broken irregular - 4-8mm dissolved zones losing hard boundaries +- **Hair edges:** Completely atmospheric - 8-12mm transition melting into background +- **Background edges:** Total dissolution - 10-15mm atmospheric blend with zero hard boundaries +- **Principle:** Edges soften proportionally to distance from focal point (face) + +------ + +**2. Luminous Flesh Tone Anchor - LAWRENCE'S TRANSPARENT SYSTEM WITH HEX SPECIFICATIONS:** + +**FLESH TONE CONSTRUCTION (MANDATORY FORMULA - Thin Glaze Layering):** + +- **Base preparation:** Warm toned ground showing through transparent layers +- **First glaze:** Warm ochre (#e8d4c4) + white lead (#f5e8dc) mixed thin (0.3mm) for luminous base +- **Rose undertone:** Minimal rose madder (#f5d4d4) or vermillion (#e8b8b8) glazed (0.2mm) for living warmth +- **Shadow glaze:** Transparent warm umber (#d4b8a8) + sienna (#c9a890) layered thin (0.4mm) +- **Deep shadow:** Warm brown glaze (#b89880) in recesses, still transparent +- **Highlight application:** Pure white lead (#f5e8dc) with minimal ochre tint as final thin layer (0.3mm) +- **CRITICAL:** Total flesh paint thickness 0.3-0.8mm only - luminosity requires transparency +- **PROHIBITION:** NO thick opaque flesh paint, NO heavy coverage, shadows MUST remain transparent + +**FLESH LIGHTING DISTRIBUTION:** + +- **Full illumination:** 30% of face receiving porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) +- **Transitional modeling:** 45% in luminous mid-tones (#e8d4c4, #d4b8a8) +- **Soft shadow:** 25% in warm transparent shadows (#c9a890, #b89880) +- **NO harsh chiaroscuro:** Gentle graduated modeling, not dramatic light/dark contrast +- **Romantic luminosity:** Overall glowing translucent quality like illuminated from within + +**FABRIC COLOR SYSTEMS:** + +**White/Cream Empire Gowns & Shirts:** + +- **Peak highlights:** Pure white (#ffffff) in 5% of fabric - highest illuminated points only +- **Primary highlights:** Warm cream (#f5f0e8) in 20% - main illuminated fabric areas +- **Mid-tones:** Warm cream (#e8dcc8) in 30% - transitional fabric areas +- **Cool shadows:** Blue-grey cream (#d4c4b0) in 25% - fold shadows and recesses +- **Deep shadows:** Warm grey (#b8a890) in 10% - deepest fold interiors +- **Temperature shift:** Warm highlights to cool shadows creating shimmering silk effect +- **Impasto distribution:** 2-3mm thick paint in highlight peaks (5% of fabric area) + +**Dark Fabrics (Coats, Velvet, Dark Gowns):** + +- **Base darks:** Rich brown-black (#1a1410) in 40% - deep shadow areas +- **Warm darks:** Transparent brown (#3d2820) in 30% - mid-value areas +- **Illuminated mid-tones:** Warm brown (#5a3d2f) in 20% - catching light +- **Edge highlights:** Golden brown (#8b6548) in 10% - selective edge catching +- **Transparency requirement:** All dark fabric areas 0.5-1mm thin showing canvas texture + +**Dramatic Color Accents (Sparingly Used):** + +- **Crimson reds:** Pure crimson (#8b2635), rose madder (#a0354a), vermillion (#c84550) +- **Fur pelts:** Golden (#b8946a), brown (#8b6f47), white ermine (#f5e8d0) +- **Blue accents:** Steel blue (#4a6c8c), deep blue (#2d4a6b), sky blue (#6b8ba8) +- **Usage limitation:** Accent colors maximum 15% of total canvas + +**ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND SYSTEMS:** + +**Stormy Skies (Most Common):** + +- **Storm grey dominant:** (#3a4a5a) in 35% of background +- **Blue-grey atmospheric:** (#5a6c7d) in 30% +- **Light grey breaks:** (#8b9aa8) in 20% suggesting light +- **Deep shadow:** (#2d3a47) in 15% for dramatic depth + +**Landscape Suggestions:** + +- **Olive green:** (#4a5d3f) in 25% suggesting foliage +- **Sage atmospheric:** (#6b7d5a) in 30% +- **Deep green shadow:** (#3d4a38) in 20% +- **Atmospheric distance:** (#8b9a7d) in 15% fading to atmosphere + +**Architectural Hints:** + +- **Warm stone:** (#b8a587, #d4c4b0) suggesting classical architecture +- **Drapery accents:** Deep reds (#8b2635) or rich blues (#2d4a6b) for theatrical curtains +- **Golden accents:** (#b8914d) for gilded elements + +**3. Controlled Looseness Hierarchy Anchor (MANDATORY VARIATION):** + +**CRITICAL PRINCIPLE:** Paint application MUST vary dramatically across canvas. Uniform finish violates Lawrence's bravura technique. + +**Face Zone (95% Finish):** + +- Smooth blended invisible brushwork +- Maximum detail in eyes, nose, mouth, ears (1-2mm precision) +- Subtle graduated modeling in cheeks, forehead, neck (3-4mm blending) +- Thin transparent glazes only (0.3-0.8mm total thickness) +- NO visible individual brushstrokes in facial skin +- Porcelain luminous quality + +**Hand Zone (85% Finish):** + +- Careful modeling with subtle visible strokes (2-4mm) +- Finger articulation with graceful elongation +- Knuckle highlights with dimensional modeling +- Gesture elegance emphasized +- Slightly less blended than face, but still refined + +**Primary Fabric Zone (70% Finish):** + +- Selective detail with visible brushwork (4-8mm strokes) +- Simplified rhythmic fold patterns +- Impasto highlights (2-3mm) creating dimension +- Broken irregular edges (4-8mm dissolved zones) +- Balance between finish and spontaneity + +**Hair Zone (70% Finish):** + +- Fluid visible strokes (5-12mm sweeping marks) +- Hair masses defined but edges dissolving (8-12mm transition) +- Rich color modulation within strokes +- Atmospheric integration at periphery +- Suggestion of form through confident brushwork + +**Secondary Element Zone (50% Finish):** + +- Props, jewelry, accessories +- Suggestive rendering (6-10mm strokes) +- Enough detail for recognition, not photographic literalism +- Subordinate to primary focal areas + +**Background Zone (30% Finish):** + +- Loose gestural strokes (15-25mm width) +- Atmospheric suggestion only +- Unfinished spontaneous quality +- Minimal detail, maximum effect +- Complete edge dissolution (10-15mm atmospheric blend) + +**VERIFICATION TEST:** If background has same finish level as face, technique has failed. Finish MUST radiate outward from face in measurable gradient. + +**4. Bravura Brushwork Anchor - LAWRENCE'S VIRTUOSO TECHNIQUE:** + +**DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC:** Confident, fluid, masterful brushwork demonstrating technical command. Each stroke purposeful and economical. + +**Face Brushwork (Invisible Mastery):** + +- Smooth blended application concealing individual marks +- Thin glaze layering (0.3-0.8mm) building luminosity +- Fine detail brush (1-2mm) for feature precision +- Broader modeling brush (3-4mm) for form transitions +- Technique: Soft gradual blending over 3-6mm distances +- Goal: Porcelain finish showing technical refinement + +**Hair Brushwork (Visible Confidence):** + +- Loaded brush in single-stroke deposits +- Fluid sweeping marks (5-12mm) following hair flow +- Directional movement creating rhythmic pattern +- Rich color variation within single stroke +- Minimal blending - strokes retain individual identity +- Technique: Confident gestural application + +**Fabric Brushwork (Selective Precision):** + +- White fabrics: Thick loaded highlights (2-3mm impasto), thin shadow glazes (0.5-1mm) +- Dark fabrics: Thin transparent depths (0.5-1mm), selective edge highlights (2-3mm) +- Fold structure: Simplified rhythmic patterns (4-8mm directional strokes) +- Silk effect: Temperature modulation through broken color application +- Technique: Varied pressure creating thick-to-thin modulation + +**Fur/Texture Brushwork (Impressionistic Suggestion):** + +- Dragged brush creating textural marks (3-6mm) +- Clustered strokes suggesting fur quality +- NOT literal photographic detail +- Directional variation creating dimensional illusion +- Technique: Gestural texture suggestion + +**Background Brushwork (Atmospheric Gesture):** + +- Loose sweeping strokes (15-25mm width) +- Thin washes and bold gestures +- Minimal marks creating atmospheric effect +- Spontaneous unfinished quality +- Technique: Confident economy - maximum effect, minimum strokes + +**STROKE ECONOMY PRINCIPLE:** Every stroke must serve dual purpose - describe form AND demonstrate mastery. No tentative marks. + +**5. Elegant Idealization Anchor (Measured Refinement):** + +**Anatomical Idealization (Quantified):** + +- Head-to-body ratio: 1:8 to 1:8.5 (refined beyond 1:7.5 naturalistic standard) +- Neck length: 5-10% longer than anatomical standard creating graceful elongation +- Hand proportions: Fingers elegantly elongated with refined tapering +- Facial features: Softened and refined while maintaining individual character +- NO caricature or distortion - subtle elegant enhancement only + +**Postural Elegance:** + +- Contrapposto: 15-25° hip-shoulder differential creating theatrical S-curve +- Weight distribution: Graceful asymmetry suggesting movement frozen in elegant moment +- Spine curve: Subtle S-curve creating dynamic grace +- Head position: 5-15° tilt for psychological engagement +- Torso twist: 10-20° rotation creating dimensional interest + +**Gesture Refinement:** + +- Hand positions: Elegant gestures with purposeful placement +- Finger articulation: Graceful curves, not stiff or awkward +- Arm positioning: Creating diagonal lines for compositional dynamism +- Overall effect: Theatrical presentation suggesting aristocratic breeding + +**Facial Idealization:** + +- Skin: Porcelain luminous perfection without blemish +- Features: Softened and refined maintaining likeness +- Expression: Psychologically penetrating through direct gaze +- Character: Individual personality preserved through subtle modeling +- Balance: Idealization without loss of psychological truth + +**6. Atmospheric Integration Anchor:** + +**Background Treatment (30% Finish Level):** + +- Stormy skies: Loose gestural clouds (15-25mm strokes) in blue-greys (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) +- Landscape hints: Suggestive foliage masses (#4a5d3f, #6b7d5a) without literal detail +- Architectural elements: Simple geometric suggestions of columns, drapery, classical forms +- Atmospheric perspective: Distance suggested through value reduction and edge dissolution +- Light quality: Diffused ambient light creating romantic luminosity + +**Figure-to-Background Integration:** + +- Figures emerge from paint through broken edge treatment (10-15mm dissolved zones) +- NO hard cutout edges separating figure from environment +- Hair dissolves into atmospheric background (8-12mm transition) +- Fabric edges soften and blend (6-10mm dissolved zones) +- Overall effect: Figures painted into environment, not pasted onto background + +**Spatial Depth Creation:** + +- Through atmospheric perspective and edge dissolution, NOT linear perspective precision +- Color temperature shifts: Warm figures to cool atmospheric distance +- Value reduction: Details fade with distance from focal point +- Selective focus: Sharp face, dissolved backgrounds + +**7. Pose & Gesture Anchor (THEATRICAL PRESENTATION):** + +**Standing Full-Length:** + +- Contrapposto: 15-25° hip-shoulder differential +- Weight: Graceful asymmetry, one leg bearing weight +- Arms: Elegant gestures - hand on hip, holding prop, resting on furniture +- Head: 3/4 turn with 5-15° tilt for engagement +- Overall: Theatrical presentation suggesting movement frozen in graceful moment + +**Seated Three-Quarter:** + +- Posture: Relaxed elegance with spine creating subtle S-curve +- Torso twist: 10-20° rotation creating dynamic interest +- Arms: One resting, one gesturing or holding prop +- Head: Turned toward viewer, direct psychological engagement +- Overall: Informal yet elegant, suggesting conversation moment + +**Dramatic/Romantic Poses:** + +- Windswept quality suggesting outdoor atmosphere +- Upward gaze creating romantic yearning +- Expansive gestures conveying emotion +- Flowing fabrics emphasizing movement +- Overall: Poetic reverie, romantic sentiment + +------ + +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD:** British Regency era (1790s-1830) with strict modesty requirements + +**CRITICAL SAFETY MANDATE:** All figures fully clothed with Regency-appropriate modesty. High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required for all genders. No décolletage or revealing garments. + +**WARDROBE TRACKS:** + +**Feminine Upper Class (Empire Silhouette - MODEST VERSION):** + +```yaml +garments: + - empire_waist_gown: ["white muslin with HIGH neckline", "ivory", "pale pink", "soft blue"] + - spencer_jacket: ["short fitted jacket", "long sleeves", "modest coverage"] + - pelisse: ["long coat", "fur-trimmed", "full coverage"] + - shawls_wraps: ["large shawl", "fur stole", "covering shoulders and arms"] + - long_gloves: ["elbow length", "white", "ivory"] + - bonnets_headwear: ["fashionable bonnets", "hair ornaments", "ribbons"] + +modesty_requirements: "HIGH necklines reaching to base of neck, LONG sleeves to wrist, full body coverage, NO low décolletage" + +color_palette: ["white_muslin (#f5f0e8)", "ivory (#e8dcc8)", "pale_pink (#f5d4d4)", "soft_blue (#d4e8f5)", "cream (#f5e8dc)"] + +fabric_behavior: + - lightweight_muslin: "Drapes softly with modest opacity, flowing movement" + - silk: "Shimmering quality through temperature modulation, elegant drape" + - fur: "Rich textural quality, impressionistic rendering" + - velvet: "Deep transparent darks, selective edge highlights" + +accessories: + - minimal_jewelry: ["pendant", "bracelet", "brooch"] + - hair_ornaments: ["ribbons", "flowers", "decorative combs"] + - fans: ["folding fan", "held gracefully"] +``` + +**Masculine Upper Class (Regency Tailoring):** + +```yaml +garments: + - tailcoat: ["dark colors", "fitted through torso", "tails to knee"] + - waistcoat: ["contrasting color", "high cut", "fashionable"] + - breeches_or_trousers: ["knee breeches", "full-length trousers", "neutral colors"] + - high_collared_shirt: ["white linen", "high collar", "cravat"] + - boots: ["polished black", "riding boots", "Hessian boots"] + - outerwear: ["greatcoat", "cape", "riding coat"] + +fabric_behavior: + - wool_broadcloth: "Structured tailoring, holds form, matte surface" + - linen_shirt: "Crisp white with slight sheen in highlights" + - leather_boots: "Polished surface with selective highlights" + +accessories: + - cravat: ["white linen", "elaborately tied"] + - pocket_watch: ["gold chain", "waistcoat pocket"] + - walking_stick: ["elegant", "optional"] + - signet_ring: ["minimal jewelry"] +``` + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Cycle through Regency costume types - vary between indoor formal, outdoor elegant, dramatic theatrical - maintain period authenticity and full modesty coverage. + +**Props (≤2 total):** + +**Hero Props:** + +```yaml +feminine: + - folding_fan + - letter_or_book + - flowers_bouquet + - parasol_outdoor + - small_dog_lap_breed + +masculine: + - letter_or_document + - book_or_volume + - walking_stick_elegant + - riding_crop_outdoor + - architectural_drawing + +dramatic: + - windswept_fabric + - stormy_sky_backdrop + - classical_column + - landscape_vista +``` + +**Micro Props:** + +```yaml +jewelry_modest: + - pearl_pendant + - gold_bracelet + - cameo_brooch + - signet_ring + +accessories: + - lace_handkerchief + - hair_ribbon + - gloves_held + - pocket_watch_chain +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All elements must support 1790s-1830 Regency authenticity with theatrical elegance, luminous technique, controlled looseness hierarchy; fallback = clean atmospheric scene with bravura brushwork. + +------ + +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2 - Anti-Digital + Uniform Finish Violations):** + +**Ratio Violations:** + +- ❌ "original photograph dimensions" +- ❌ "source image aspect ratio" +- ❌ "unmodified photographic framing" +- ❌ "1632×640" (NanoBanana non-standard default) +- ❌ "arbitrary dimensions" +- ❌ "default aspect ratio" + +**Digital Surface Violations:** + +- ❌ "smooth surface everywhere," "uniform finish," "consistent completion level" +- ❌ "airbrush effect," "digital gradient," "blended smoothness throughout" +- ❌ "polished surface," "enamel finish," "plastic sheen" +- ❌ "photographic sharpness," "digital perfection," "HDR smoothness" +- ❌ "Instagram filter," "beauty retouching," "modern color grading" + +**Uniform Finish Violations (CRITICAL - Lawrence's Defining Characteristic):** + +- ❌ "same detail level everywhere," "equal finish across canvas," "consistent brushwork throughout" +- ❌ "background as finished as face," "no variation in completion," "uniform precision" +- ❌ "literal photographic detail in backgrounds," "finished atmospheric areas" +- ❌ "hard edges everywhere," "sharp boundaries throughout," "no dissolved edges" + +**Opaque Flesh Violations:** + +- ❌ "thick opaque flesh paint," "heavy coverage," "solid flesh tones" +- ❌ "flesh paint over 1mm thick," "paste-like skin rendering" +- ❌ "cool grey shadows on flesh," "monochromatic flesh modeling" + +**Technical Violations:** + +- ❌ "visible brushwork in face," "textured facial skin," "rough face surface" +- ❌ "invisible brushwork in hair," "smooth blended hair," "photographic hair detail" +- ❌ "finished backgrounds," "detailed atmospheric areas," "literal landscape detail" +- ❌ "hard cutout edges," "figure pasted onto background," "no edge dissolution" + +**Lighting Violations:** + +- ❌ "extreme light-dark contrast," "dramatic shadows with no mid-tones," "black void backgrounds" +- ❌ "single harsh spotlight," "theatrical spot-lighting," "stage lighting effect" +- ❌ "total darkness in shadows," "no shadow detail," "pure black backgrounds" + +**Finish Violations:** + +- ❌ "uniform texture throughout," "same brushwork everywhere," "equal detail level across canvas" +- ❌ "photographic literalism," "exact detail everywhere," "no selective focus" +- ❌ "all areas equally finished," "consistent completion throughout" + +**Safety Violations:** + +- ❌ "nudity," "exposed skin," "low necklines," "revealing garments," "décolletage" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2 - Texture Enforcement + Controlled Looseness):** + +**Ratio Enforcement (Repetitive):** + +- ✅ "exactly [SELECTED RATIO]" +- ✅ "recomposed for [SELECTED RATIO] format" +- ✅ "MUST be [X:Y ratio]" +- ✅ "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- ✅ "FINAL OUTPUT RATIO: [X:Y] - NO EXCEPTIONS" + +**Controlled Looseness Hierarchy (CRITICAL - Multiple Redundant Phrasings):** + +- ✅ "face 95% finished with smooth invisible brushwork, backgrounds 30% finished with loose 15-25mm gestures" +- ✅ "deliberate variation in finish level radiating from face outward - maximum precision in features, atmospheric dissolution in backgrounds" +- ✅ "face rendered with 1-2mm invisible blended strokes, hair with 5-12mm visible fluid strokes, backgrounds with 15-25mm loose gestures" +- ✅ "controlled looseness: smooth porcelain face, textured visible hair, dissolved atmospheric backgrounds" +- ✅ "finish gradient: face maximum detail, hands high detail, fabrics moderate detail, backgrounds minimal atmospheric suggestion" +- ✅ "bravura technique showing selective completion - face refined, backgrounds spontaneous unfinished quality" + +**Luminous Transparent Flesh (Hex Code Enforcement):** + +- ✅ "flesh built through thin transparent glazes 0.3-0.8mm total thickness showing canvas luminosity" +- ✅ "porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) in 15%, luminous mid-tones (#e8d4c4) in 25%, warm shadows (#d4b8a8, #c9a890) in 35%" +- ✅ "NO thick opaque flesh paint - transparency REQUIRED for luminous quality" +- ✅ "warm transparent shadow system - NOT cool grey, NOT heavy coverage" +- ✅ "flesh tones glow with inner luminosity like porcelain, NOT flat opaque coverage" + +**Brushwork Specifications (Measurable by Zone):** **Brushwork Specifications (Measurable by Zone):** + +- ✅ "face: smooth invisible brushwork with 1-2mm fine detail, 3-4mm blended modeling, NO visible strokes in skin" +- ✅ "hair: fluid visible strokes 5-12mm width, individual masses 8-15mm wide" +- ✅ "hair edges dissolve into atmosphere through 8-12mm atmospheric blend - NO hard cutout edges where hair meets background" +- ✅ "hair strokes merge with background strokes at periphery - hair appears to emerge from atmosphere not sit on top" +- ✅ "white fabrics: 2-3mm impasto highlights creating dimensional relief, 0.5-1mm thin shadow glazes showing canvas" +- ✅ "fabric edges show 6-10mm dissolved zones with broken irregular boundaries - NOT vector-crisp cutouts" +- ✅ "white fabric highlight edges softened with 3-5mm irregular transitions - even brightest areas have painterly boundaries" +- ✅ "dark fabric edges show 4-8mm broken transitions merging with atmospheric backgrounds" +- ✅ "backgrounds: loose gestural strokes 15-25mm width, atmospheric suggestion only, 30% completion level" +- ✅ "background strokes 15-25mm width remain individually visible and distinguishable - NOT blended smooth" +- ✅ "background shows confident gestural sweeping motions with color variation within individual strokes" +- ✅ "can count individual background brushstrokes when examining - obvious loose gestural quality" +- ✅ "edge dissolution proportional to distance from face: face 2-4mm soft, fabrics 4-10mm broken, hair 8-12mm atmospheric" + +**Lawrence Color System:** + +- ✅ "white fabrics: pure white (#ffffff) peaks 5%, cream (#f5f0e8) highlights 20%, warm mid-tones (#e8dcc8) 30%, cool shadows (#d4c4b0) 25%" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: stormy greys (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) 65%, light breaks (#8b9aa8) 20%, deep shadow (#2d3a47) 15%" +- ✅ "temperature modulation in white fabrics: warm highlights to cool shadows creating shimmering silk effect" +- ✅ "accent colors maximum 15% canvas: crimson (#8b2635), fur pelts (#b8946a, #f5e8d0), blues (#4a6c8c)" + +**Lawrence Technical Specifications:** + +- ✅ "oil on canvas with thin glaze technique for flesh, selective impasto for fabric highlights" +- ✅ "elegant idealization: 1:8 to 1:8.5 head-to-body ratio, 5-10% neck elongation for grace" +- ✅ "contrapposto 15-25° hip-shoulder differential, head tilt 5-15°, elegant S-curve posture" +- ✅ "theatrical presentation with psychological penetration through direct gaze" +- ✅ "figures emerge from atmospheric backgrounds through broken edge dissolution, NOT pasted cutouts" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- ✅ "1790s-1830 Regency era aesthetic with Royal Academy theatrical elegance" +- ✅ "Regency wardrobe: Empire gowns with high necklines, tailcoats, full modesty coverage" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: stormy skies, landscape suggestions, architectural hints rendered loosely" +- ✅ "photographic subject transformed into Lawrence's bravura portrait maintaining identity through elegant idealization" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "uniform," "consistent," "same everywhere," "equal detail," "finished throughout" which contradict controlled looseness. Avoid "thick," "opaque," "heavy" for flesh tones which contradict luminous transparency. Emphasize "selective," "controlled variation," "deliberate hierarchy," "atmospheric dissolution," "luminous," "transparent," "bravura," "theatrical." + +------ + +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**For Portrait Ratios (3:4, 4:5, 2:3):** + +- Vertical emphasis with elegant standing or seated figure +- Figure dominance 70-75% of canvas +- Atmospheric background 25-30% suggesting environment +- Slight off-center placement for dynamism +- Diagonal compositional lines creating movement + +**For Near-Square (1:1, 5:4):** + +- Bust or three-quarter length emphasis +- Balanced composition with psychological focus +- Environmental suggestions in corners +- Central but not rigidly symmetrical placement + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Perspective Regime:** + +- Atmospheric perspective creating depth through edge dissolution and value reduction +- NOT rigid linear perspective - intuitive spatial suggestion +- Depth through color temperature shifts (warm foreground to cool distance) +- Selective focus: sharp face dissolving to atmospheric backgrounds + +**Figure:Ground Ratio:** + +- 70-75% figure/dramatic presentation +- 25-30% atmospheric background +- Background serves figure, never competes for attention +- Environmental elements subordinate to portrait subject + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Single theatrical spotlight from upper left (45° angle standard) +- 30% face in full illumination, 45% transitional, 25% soft shadow +- Luminous quality suggesting outdoor natural light, not studio artificial +- Romantic glow creating overall luminosity +- Fabric highlights catching light dramatically + +**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** + +- Maximum detail in face (10-15% of canvas) +- Moderate detail in hands, primary fabrics (30-40% of canvas) +- Minimal detail in backgrounds, atmospheric areas (50-60% of canvas) +- Controlled hierarchy directing viewer attention through selective completion + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas with Regency-era preparation, Royal Academy exhibition standards, theatrical Grand Manner tradition + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** Omit entirely - pure painted achievement with bravura brushwork + +**Production Context Anchor:** British Regency period (1790s-1830), Royal Academy tradition, theatrical portraiture, controlled looseness technique demonstrating virtuoso mastery + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for [SELECTED RATIO] with theatrical elegance and atmospheric integration + +**Environmental Integration:** + +- Stormy skies: Dramatic cloud formations (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) suggesting Romantic sublime +- Landscape suggestions: Loose foliage masses (#4a5d3f, #6b7d5a) without literal detail +- Classical architecture: Simple column or drapery suggestions +- Atmospheric depth: Distance created through edge dissolution and value reduction +- All backgrounds rendered loosely (15-25mm strokes) at 30% completion level + +------ + +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit entirely + +**Historical Accuracy:** British Regency portraits (1790s-1830) focused purely on painted theatrical achievement through bravura brushwork, luminous technique, and controlled looseness without text integration. Lawrence's revolutionary approach emphasized elegant idealization and psychological penetration through paint alone. + +**Format-Specific Rules:** Royal Academy gallery standard emphasizes pure artistic achievement with theatrical elegance and virtuoso technical mastery without textual distraction. + +------ + +**END OF FRAMEWORK - NO ADDITIONAL CONTENT BEYOND SECTION 8** + +--- + diff --git a/styles-source/gothic_horror_analysis.md b/styles-source/gothic_horror_analysis.md deleted file mode 100644 index 070b187..0000000 --- a/styles-source/gothic_horror_analysis.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2020 +0,0 @@ -# Gothic Horror Art Analysis - ------- - -# Francisco Goya Black Paintings Style Prompt - -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Goya's Black Paintings style circa 1820-1823** for **oil painting on plaster transferred to canvas**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with psychological intensity. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal human psychological themes. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with `impasto-sculptural` and `alla-prima-direct` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` **Style Dominance:** Goya's late period psychological expressionism supersedes all decorative or harmonious elements **Mode Selector:** Gallery painting for private contemplation - -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO:** `4:3` (classical landscape format matching Goya's wall proportions) - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** extend-background with atmospheric depth -- **Spatial Allocation:** Subject placement in psychological tension zones, off-center for compositional modernity -- **Background Treatment:** Fill with "avernal darkness" extending seamlessly from center -- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait ratio serves Goya's intimate psychological studies and allows for figure dominance with atmospheric depth - -## 3) Artistic Style & Context - -**Influences:** Goya's Black Paintings (1820-1823), Romantic pessimism, post-illness psychological transformation, Spanish political turmoil **Medium/Production method:** Oil paint applied al secco directly onto plaster walls using broad strokes, large brushes, palette knives, and possibly sponges. Thick impasto with 3-5mm paint thickness, no preparatory drawings. **Thematic purpose:** Private psychological expression of deepest fears, political disillusionment, and human darkness **Hallmark motifs:** - -- Chiaroscuro lighting with 90% darkness, 10% dramatic illumination -- Figures emerging from "avernal darkness" -- Off-center compositional imbalance (150% modern asymmetry) -- Thick, agitated brushwork showing tool marks and palette knife scraping -- Psychological facial distortion with bulging eyes and gaping mouths **Period framing:** Spain 1820-1823, liberal constitutional period, political repression, Goya's deafness and isolation **Tone Tag:** Pessimistic, nightmarish, psychologically violent **Production Era Authenticity:** Oil on plaster al secco technique with characteristic cracking and transfer damage from 1874 canvas mounting - -## 4) Technical Execution - -**Paint application:** Thick impasto 3-5mm deep with visible palette knife marks, broad brush strokes applied rapidly and aggressively, fat-over-lean oil technique with linseed oil binding **Color mixing:** Earth palette - yellow ochre, brown ochre, light red, burnt sienna, four varieties of black (bone, ivory, lamp, peach), lead white, minimal vermillion accents **Texture specifications:** Rough, craggy surface texture simulating plaster substrate, aggressive tool marks from palette knives and large bristle brushes **Edge treatment:** Lost edges dissolving into darkness, hard edges only for psychological emphasis **Stroke economy:** Economical but expressive - maximum psychological impact with minimum strokes, directional brushwork following form and emotion **Surface depth:** Heavy impasto creating sculptural relief, paint thickness variations creating tactile surface **Detail hierarchy:** Sparse detail work, concentrated in psychologically critical areas (eyes, mouths, hands) **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil paint behavior with linseed oil flow characteristics, no modern acrylic smoothness **Scale proportions:** Anatomical distortions for psychological effect - neck elongation 120%, head size variations, bulging eyes 150% normal scale **Tool marks:** Visible palette knife scraping, bristle brush texture, sponge dabbing marks in atmospheric areas - -## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -**Wardrobe tracks:** - -- Adult neutral: rough peasant clothing, monk's robes, Spanish period dress (1820s) -- Fabric behavior: Heavy woolens with matte finish, coarse linen with authentic drape **Accessory caps:** Minimalist 0-1 accessories **Color palette:** Restricted to earth tones - ochres, umbers, sienna, blacks, single white accent **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: dark monk robes, peasant browns, noble blacks, white ceremonial dress **Props:** 1 hero prop maximum: cudgel, book, ceremonial object, human skull **Coherence filter:** All elements support psychological narrative, authentic to 1820s Spain - -**YAML Props Pool:** - -```yaml -religious: [crucifix, prayer_book, monk_cowl, rosary_beads] -violence: [cudgel, rope, knife, gallows] -political: [constitution_papers, royal_decree, chains, crown] -mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] -``` - -## 6) Constraints - -**❌ Canvas Negatives:** - -- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "harmonious composition" -- "beautiful", "pleasant", "decorative", "ornamental" -- "bright lighting", "cheerful", "optimistic", "colorful" -- "smooth finish", "refined technique", "academic precision" - -**✅ Canvas Positives:** - -- "exactly 4:3 ratio", "recomposed for landscape format" -- "thick impasto 3-5mm paint thickness", "palette knife texture marks" -- "deep atmospheric shadow with 90% coverage", "psychological intensity zones" -- "earth pigment palette authentic to 1820s", "oil on plaster al secco technique" - -## 7) Composition & Background - -**4:3 LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - -- Horizontal emphasis with psychological depth -- Environmental context 60%, figure dominance 40% -- Atmospheric staging with Goya's theatrical lighting - -**GOYA-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -- Perspective: Psychological space over geometric accuracy -- Grid/symmetry: Deliberately unbalanced, figures off-center for modern compositional approach -- Figure:ground 40:60 with figures emerging from darkness -- Density 20% - sparse, concentrated psychological impact -- Lighting: Dramatic chiaroscuro - single light source illuminating key psychological elements -- Detail:negative space 10:90 - vast areas of darkness with concentrated detail zones - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -- **Surface Context:** Oil on plaster wall texture with transfer to canvas artifacts -- **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - no decorative framing -- **Production Context:** Al secco technique on plaster substrate with 1874 transfer damage characteristics -- **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 4:3 theatrical viewing, horizontal psychological narrative - -## 8) Typography & Text Integration - -**Binary:** Omit text entirely - Goya's Black Paintings contained no text elements **Historical accuracy:** No typography - these were private wall paintings, not public works **Production Method:** Pure visual expression without textual explanation - ------- - -# Caspar David Friedrich Romantic Sublime Style Prompt - -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Friedrich's German Romantic landscape style circa 1810-1830** for **oil painting on fine primed canvas**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with spiritual contemplation. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal sublime landscape themes. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with `glazing-layers-buildup` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (Rückenfigur contemplation) **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` **Style Dominance:** Friedrich's sublime spiritual landscapes supersede all decorative or conventional beauty elements **Mode Selector:** Gallery painting for transcendental contemplation - -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO:** `4:3` (classical landscape format matching Friedrich's compositional preferences) - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** extend-background with atmospheric depth and infinite perspective -- **Spatial Allocation:** Rückenfigur placement in lower third, vast sky dominating upper two-thirds -- **Background Treatment:** Fill with graduated atmospheric effects extending to infinite horizon -- **Format Justification:** 4:3 ratio serves Friedrich's horizontal sublime landscapes and allows for proper sky-to-earth proportions essential to the spiritual experience - -## 3) Artistic Style & Context - -**Influences:** German Romanticism, Kantian sublime, Lutheran spirituality, Gothic revival, Northern European landscape tradition **Medium/Production method:** Oil paint applied in thin transparent washes over detailed underdrawing on fine primed canvas. Multiple glazing layers with precise stippling and controlled brushwork. **Thematic purpose:** Spiritual contemplation through nature's sublime power, existential meditation on humanity's place in the infinite **Hallmark motifs:** - -- Rückenfigur (figures seen from behind) as viewer surrogates in contemplative poses -- Atmospheric perspective with graduated tonal values dissolving into infinity -- Gothic ruins and church spires as spiritual anchors in natural vastness -- Dramatic sky-to-earth ratios (70% sky, 30% earth) -- Sfumato effects in distant mountains and fog-filled valleys **Period framing:** German Romantic period 1810-1830, post-Napoleonic spiritual awakening, Lutheran mysticism **Tone Tag:** Sublime, contemplative, spiritually transcendent **Production Era Authenticity:** Early 19th century oil glazing techniques with period-appropriate pigment limitations and canvas preparation - -## 4) Technical Execution - -**Paint application:** Thin transparent washes built up in multiple glazing layers, oil-fat-over-lean technique with linseed oil medium **Color mixing:** Early period - iron-based yellows, smalt blues, lead white, earth pigments; Later period - chromium yellows, cobalt blue, cadmium accents **Texture specifications:** Smooth, precise surface achieved through controlled stippling and delicate brushwork, minimal visible impasto **Edge treatment:** Soft sfumato transitions in atmospheric areas, precise linear definition in foreground elements **Stroke economy:** Economical precise strokes following detailed underdrawing, stippling technique for translucent mist effects **Surface depth:** Multiple transparent glazes creating luminous atmospheric depth, careful tonal gradations **Detail hierarchy:** Precise detail in foreground diminishing to atmospheric suggestion in distance **Material authenticity:** Period-accurate glazing with natural pigments, avoiding modern synthetic consistency **Scale proportions:** Figures reduced to 5-10% of canvas height to emphasize sublime scale relationships **Underdrawing authority:** Detailed preliminary drawing in pencil/ink establishing architectural and landscape structure **Atmospheric technique:** Smalt stippling for translucent mist effects, graduated tonal washes for infinite depth - -## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -**Wardrobe tracks:** - -- Adult neutral: German Romantic period dress (1810-1830) - long coats, cloaks, simple traveling attire -- Fabric behavior: Heavy wool and linen with period-accurate silhouettes, natural drape without synthetic sheen **Accessory caps:** Minimalist 0-1 accessories **Color palette:** Restricted to earth tones, dark blues, browns, blacks, single white accent for spiritual emphasis **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: dark traveling coat, monk's robe, simple dress, peasant clothing **Props:** 1 hero prop maximum: walking stick, prayer book, simple cross, landscape sketching materials **Coherence filter:** All elements support spiritual contemplation narrative, authentic to 1810-1830 German culture - -**YAML Props Pool:** - -```yaml -spiritual: [simple_cross, prayer_book, rosary, pilgrimage_staff] -scholarly: [sketching_pad, natural_history_book, compass, walking_stick] -memorial: [gravestone, church_ruins, ancient_oak, abandoned_shrine] -natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] -``` - -## 6) Constraints - -**❌ Canvas Negatives:** - -- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "bright cheerful colors" -- "busy composition", "multiple focal points", "decorative ornament" -- "modern clothing", "contemporary elements", "visible faces in detail" -- "dramatic lighting contrasts", "theatrical illumination", "artificial highlighting" - -**✅ Canvas Positives:** - -- "exactly 4:3 ratio", "recomposed for landscape sublime format" -- "atmospheric graduated tones", "sfumato mist effects with stippled technique" -- "Rückenfigur contemplative positioning", "spiritual transcendence through nature" -- "period-accurate glazing layers", "detailed underdrawing precision", "infinite atmospheric perspective" - -## 7) Composition & Background - -**4:3 LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - -- Horizontal emphasis with infinite atmospheric depth -- Sky dominance ≥70%, earthly context ≤30% -- Sublime staging with transcendental viewing experience - -**FRIEDRICH-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -- Perspective: Atmospheric perspective with graduated tonal dissolution toward infinite horizon -- Grid/symmetry: Subtle symmetrical balance with off-center Rückenfigur placement -- Figure:ground 5:95 - tiny human figures emphasizing sublime scale -- Density 15% - vast empty spaces essential for transcendental effect -- Lighting: Soft, diffused natural light with subtle directional emphasis from horizon -- Detail:negative space 10:90 - minimal detail serving maximum atmospheric effect - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -- **Surface Context:** Fine primed canvas with smooth luminous surface for glazing techniques -- **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - no decorative framing elements -- **Production Context:** Oil glazing on fine canvas appropriate to German Romantic period techniques -- **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 4:3 sublime landscape viewing with proper sky-earth proportions - -## 8) Typography & Text Integration - -**Binary:** Omit text entirely - Friedrich's landscapes were pure visual spiritual experiences **Historical accuracy:** No typography - these were contemplative paintings without textual elements **Production Method:** Pure atmospheric visual communication without linguistic interference - ------- - -- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** - - - All tones created through visible directional linework — parallel lines, cross-hatching, stippling - - - NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing - - - Crisp black ink on white paper with clear line boundaries - - --- - - # Gustave Doré Gothic Horror Framework - - ## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter - - **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. - - **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. - - **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, gesture, and expression unless photographic. - - **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("20-80 lines per square inch cross-hatching," "figures occupy <30% of image area") override descriptive language. - - **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How engraving tools create marks supersedes visual appearance descriptions. - - **Material Physics Authority:** Wood-engraving tool limitations, end-grain hardwood characteristics, and ink-on-paper binding agent specifications override aesthetic preferences. - - **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` — Fine parallel and cross-hatched lines build all facial tones; no photographic gradation. - - **Pose Flags:** `gestural-fluid`, `psychological-tension`, `contorted-psychological` — Theatrical poses captured at moment of maximum narrative drama. - - **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` — Recompose entirely for declared vertical portrait ratio. - - **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. - - **Text policy:** Omit all text unless Section 8 authorizes. - - **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore beyond period-appropriate biblical/literary horror context; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. - - **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest period-appropriate clothing; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. - - **Gender expression:** Respect presented. - - **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing that mimics traditional media; surface must exhibit authentic wood-engraving characteristics — visible directional linework creating all tones. - - **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. - - **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid photographic realism, digital smoothing, halftone dots, flat even lighting, static minimalist compositions. - - **Silent validation:** Apply framework requirements, regenerate silently if fail. - - ------ - - ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to **2:3 ratio** (primary) or **3:4 ratio** (alternative) — ignore source image dimensions completely. - - Redraw in **19th-Century French Romantic Illustration / Wood-Engraving style** for **mass-publication book illustration plate**. - - Identity via silhouette, gesture, and dramatic expression — not photographic likeness. - - **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original gothic horror scene inspired by literary traditions (Dante, Milton, Biblical narratives) avoiding copyrighted character elements. No recognizable modern horror franchise iconography. - - **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` — All facial features constructed through visible parallel and cross-hatched engraving lines. - - **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` or `contorted-psychological` — Capture figure at moment of supernatural awe, terror, or spiritual revelation. - - **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` — Entirely new composition optimized for vertical 2:3 or 3:4 format. - - **Style Dominance:** Gustave Doré's dramatic chiaroscuro, theatrical gestures, and overwhelmed-human-in-sublime-environment aesthetic overrides all other stylistic considerations. - - **Mode Selector:** Gallery print / Book illustration plate - - ------ - - ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - - **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** - - - Primary: `2:3` (standard vertical portrait for biblical/literary horror scenes) - - Alternative: `3:4` (classical portrait orientation for book illustration) - - **Note on Ratio Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. While target ratios are specified above, variations within the vertical portrait family (2:3 to 3:4 range) maintain authentic Doré proportions. - - **CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - - - **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely — design new vertical composition from ground up - - **Spatial Allocation:** Subject positioned in lower-to-middle third, allowing vast supernatural/architectural environment to dominate upper 60-70% of frame - - **Background Treatment:** Extend dramatic atmospheric environment (vast caverns, turbulent skies, decaying architecture, sublime landscapes) to fill entire vertical canvas with environmental hostility - - **Format Justification:** 2:3 or 3:4 vertical ratio serves Doré's signature compositional strategy of dwarfing human figures within overwhelming sublime environments, maximizing vertical space for towering architecture, cosmic visions, or oppressive darkness - - ------ - - ## 3) Artistic Style & Context - - **Influences:** - - - Literary sources: Dante Alighieri's *Divine Comedy*, John Milton's *Paradise Lost*, Biblical narratives, Lord Byron, Edgar Allan Poe - - Romantic movement emphasis on sublime, grotesque, emotional intensity over classical restraint - - 19th-century French illustration traditions serving mass-market book publication - - **Medium/Production Method:** Wood-engraving on end-grain hardwood (typically boxwood) for industrial mass reproduction. Doré drew designs directly onto woodblocks; teams of skilled artisan engravers (including Héliodore Pisan) carved the relief surfaces. Final prints produced via electrotype process on high-speed cylinder presses, creating affordable illustrated books for global distribution. All tones built through parallel lines, cross-hatching, and stippling — no continuous-tone photographic processes. - - **Thematic Purpose:** Transform epic literary narratives into powerful visual statements championing emotion, imagination, supernatural wonder, and psychological terror. Visualize humanity's fragility when confronting divine majesty, infernal punishment, or cosmic forces beyond comprehension. - - **Hallmark Motifs (quantified):** - - 1. **Overwhelmed Human Figure:** Human subjects occupy <30% of total image area in 64% of horror compositions, dwarfed by sublime landscapes, immense architecture, or overwhelming supernatural events - 2. **Dramatic Chiaroscuro:** Deep blacks dominate 60-80% of image area; single dramatic light source creates extreme tonal contrast in 71% of compositions - 3. **Theatrical Gestures:** Figures rendered in dynamic, contorted poses conveying intense movement — arms raised in supplication, bodies twisted in despair, captured at narrative climax - 4. **Grotesque Supernatural Beings:** Demons, death personifications, monstrous hybrids, angels rendered at 150-200% human scale with same material authenticity as natural elements - 5. **Environmental Hostility:** Settings convey danger through monumental scale, oppressive darkness, architectural decay, or turbulent natural forces in 90% of horror scenes - - **Period Framing:** 1850–1883 (peak productive years encompassing *Don Quixote* 1863, *The Bible* 1866, *Paradise Lost* 1866, *Divine Comedy* illustrations, *London: A Pilgrimage* 1872, *The Raven* 1883) - - **Tone Tag:** Sublime gothic horror, psychological dread, supernatural awe, romantic grandeur, theatrical intensity, biblical gravitas - - **Production Era Authenticity:** Industrial wood-engraving reproduction for mass-market book publication. Visible characteristics: energetic networks of fine linework, cross-hatching building all tones, high-contrast black ink on cream/white paper stock, sharp foreground detail transitioning to atmospheric soft-focus backgrounds. Explicitly forbid: halftone dots, photographic grain, digital smoothing, modern printing artifacts. - - ------ - - ## 4) Technical Execution - - **Line Quality & Tool Marks:** - - - Cross-hatching density ranges 20-80 lines per square inch depending on tonal requirements - - Visible individual line strokes in highlight areas; dense interwoven networks in shadow zones - - Lines follow form topology: parallel curved lines for fabric draping, radiating lines for light emanation, irregular cross-hatch for rock texture - - Burin and graver tool marks visible in line consistency and precision - - NO photographic continuous tone; every tonal gradation constructed through visible line density modulation - - **Texture & Surface Depth:** - - - Rock surfaces: irregular cross-hatching with varied line angles, 40-60 lines per square inch - - Fabric/drapery: parallel flow lines following fold topology, 30-50 lines per square inch - - Flesh tones: minimal linework in highlights, subtle cross-hatching in shadows, tonal modeling through line density - - Atmospheric effects: widely-spaced parallel lines transitioning to pure white paper in brightest areas - - Wood-engraving relief printing produces crisp black ink on white paper with no plate tone - - **Edge Treatment & Detail Hierarchy:** - - - Foreground elements: 100% sharp defined edges with maximum detail precision (individual fingers, fabric folds, facial features) - - Midground: detail reduction of approximately 60% from foreground clarity - - Background: atmospheric soft edges, pure tonal gradation with minimal linework (70% soft focus treatment) - - Sharp focus zone occupies 30-40% of total image depth, creating powerful depth through selective clarity - - **Color Mixing Methods:** - - - Monochromatic: black ink on white/cream paper only - - Tonal range constructed entirely through line density: pure white (no lines) → light gray (sparse lines 10-20/inch) → medium gray (moderate cross-hatch 30-50/inch) → deep black (dense cross-hatch 60-80+/inch) - - Chiaroscuro dominance: 60-80% of image area rendered in dark tones (60+ lines/inch density) - - NO color, NO halftone dots, NO photographic grain - - **Stroke Economy & Directionality:** - - - Every mark serves form description or tonal modeling — no decorative linework - - Directional line flow mandatory: follow surface topology, never arbitrary - - Light source dictates shadow hatching angles: perpendicular to light rays, following form curvature - - Parallel line clusters create texture identity: horizontal for calm water, chaotic angles for turbulent elements - - **Material Simulation & Authenticity:** - - - Authentic wood-engraving characteristics: crisp black ink, slight paper texture absorption, occasional printing registration marks acceptable - - Surface must show tool-mark evidence: parallel graver strokes, controlled line width consistency - - Reject digital vector perfection: subtle line weight variation from tool pressure authentic - - Paper context: cream or white book-quality stock, not glossy modern coated paper - - **Pose Anchors:** - - - Head tilt: 15-45 degrees from vertical in moments of psychological stress or supernatural awe - - Shoulder-hip angle differential: 20-60 degrees creating dynamic contrapposto or twisted psychological tension - - Weight distribution: often imbalanced (70-30% split) suggesting instability, motion, or emotional turmoil - - Gesture economy: arms raised in supplication/defense, hands grasping at air/fabric, fingers splayed in emotional intensity - - Expression hierarchy: eyes and mouth receive highest detail precision for psychological communication - - **Emotional State Anchor (CRITICAL):** - - - **REQUIRED:** defensive, overwhelmed, terrified, supplicant, vulnerable, awestruck, cowering - - **FORBIDDEN:** commanding, triumphant, confident, powerful, in control, victorious, celebratory - - Arms raised = plea for mercy/divine intervention, NOT gesture of power or celebration - - Facial expression = fear/awe/desperation, NOT joy/confidence/serenity - - Body language = retreating/bracing/shielding, NOT advancing/conquering/welcoming - - **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** - - - Human figures: baseline 100% scale - - Supernatural beings: 150-200% human scale (demons, angels, death personifications) - - Architecture/environment: 300-500% human scale creating overwhelming monumentality - - **CRITICAL:** Architecture must dwarf figures — minimum 3× human height, ideal 4-5× human height - - Compositional subordination: human elements occupy 20-30% of image area (strict maximum 35%) - - Viewer perspective should feel figure is small/vulnerable relative to setting scale - - **Material Authenticity Anchor:** - - - All tones created through visible directional linework — parallel lines, cross-hatching, stippling - - NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing - - Crisp black ink on white paper with clear line boundaries - - Tool mark evidence visible in line consistency and precision - - **Period Consistency Anchor:** - - - 1850-1883 wood-engraving industrial printing technology - - End-grain hardwood block (typically boxwood) relief printing characteristics - - Electrotype reproduction allowing mass publication - - Book illustration plate context: single-page vertical format - - **Production Method Anchor:** - - - Wood-engraving relief printing: only raised surfaces receive ink - - High-contrast black ink on paper — no plate tone, no ink variation - - Sharp detail possible through end-grain engraving vs. softer woodcut cross-grain - - Cylinder press reproduction for mass book publication - - **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** - - - Vertical 3:4 composition maximizes environmental dominance over human figures - - Lower-third figure placement allows vast architectural/atmospheric space above - - Dramatic vertical perspective lines draw eye upward toward sublime/horrific elements - - Format optimized for full-page book illustration commanding reader's attention - - ------ - - ## 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - - **Wardrobe Tracks:** - - **Biblical/Classical Track (primary for gothic horror):** - - - Flowing robes, tunics, cloaks with dramatic drapery - - Period: Ancient Mediterranean/Biblical/Medieval fantasy - - Fabric: Heavy wool, linen suggesting weight and substantial draping - - Construction: Simple gathered garments, rope belts, hood constructions - - **Fabric Behavior:** - - - Heavy draping with deep parallel fold lines suggesting substantial weight - - Wind/motion effects: fabric streaming dramatically in supernatural atmospheric disturbances - - Light interaction: highlight ridges sharp, shadow valleys dense cross-hatching - - Period accuracy: Pre-industrial hand-woven textiles with natural drape characteristics - - **Accessory Caps:** Minimalist 0-2 accessories maximum - - - Allowable: staff/walking stick, rope belt, simple headwear, religious symbols - - Forbidden: ornate jewelry, complex armor details, anachronistic modern elements - - **Color Palette Restrictions:** - - - Monochromatic rendering only: pure white (highlight), light gray (sparse lines), medium gray (moderate cross-hatch), deep black (dense lines) - - Fabric tonal range: mid-tones for primary garments allowing both highlight and shadow definition - - No color information — all garment differentiation through tonal value and texture pattern - - **Wardrobe Variation Required:** - - - Vary garment tonal values between iterations: alternate light-valued robes (sparse linework) with dark-valued cloaks (dense cross-hatching) - - Cycle through period-appropriate silhouettes: simple tunic, draped toga, hooded cloak, tattered robes - - Maintain biblical/classical/medieval fantasy period consistency - - **Props (1 hero + optional 1 micro, total ≤2):** - - **YAML Prop Pool — Gothic Horror Biblical/Literary Context:** - - ```yaml - hero_props: - - staff_walking_stick: - description: "Wooden walking staff, gnarled texture" - scale: 150-180% human height - rendering: irregular cross-hatch suggesting wood grain - - - sword_blade: - description: "Medieval sword, simple cross-guard" - scale: 80-100% human height - rendering: smooth parallel lines on blade, sharp highlight edge - - - book_manuscript: - description: "Ancient tome, leather-bound" - scale: 30-40cm dimensions - rendering: geometric straight edges, dense shadow cross-hatch - - - lantern_torch: - description: "Oil lamp or burning torch" - scale: 30-50cm - rendering: radiating light lines, flame stippling - - - chain_rope: - description: "Heavy chain or thick rope" - scale: variable length - rendering: parallel curved lines following chain/rope topology - - micro_props: - - skull_bones: - description: "Human skull or skeletal remains" - scale: 15-20cm - rendering: high detail cross-hatching, dark eye sockets - - - religious_symbol: - description: "Cross, rosary, religious icon" - scale: 10-20cm - rendering: sharp geometric edges, symbolic clarity - - - scattered_objects: - description: "Books, vessels, small debris" - scale: 5-15cm each - rendering: atmospheric detail suggesting narrative context - ``` - - **Coherence Filter:** All wardrobe and props must support 1850s Romantic literary illustration aesthetic serving biblical/epic poetry/gothic horror narratives. If period consistency unclear, default to simple draped garments and minimal props allowing environmental drama to dominate. - - ------ - - ## 6) Constraints - - **Canvas Negatives (≥2) — Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** - - - "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing", "horizontal landscape format" - - "photographic realism", "smooth gradients", "digital smoothing", "airbrushed", "soft focus throughout" - - "flat even lighting", "studio lighting", "balanced illumination", "no shadows" - - "halftone dots", "CMYK printing", "modern offset printing", "photographic grain", "digital noise" - - "color", "chromatic", "polychrome", "tinted", "sepia tone wash" - - "minimalist", "clean", "simple", "sparse", "empty composition", "negative space dominance" - - "static pose", "calm", "peaceful", "tranquil", "serene", "relaxed posture" - - "vector crisp", "digital illustration", "Adobe Illustrator", "clean vector paths" - - "Instagram filter", "HDR", "lens flare", "bokeh", "depth of field blur" - - **Canvas Positives (≥2) — Required Constraints for Authenticity:** - - - "exactly 2:3 or 3:4 vertical portrait ratio", "recomposed for classical book illustration format", "vertical portrait family" - - "dramatic chiaroscuro", "extreme light-to-dark contrast", "60-80% deep black tonal dominance" - - "wood-engraving technique", "visible parallel and cross-hatched linework", "20-80 lines per square inch" - - "monochromatic black ink on white paper", "pure black and white", "no color information" - - "theatrical gestural pose", "psychological tension", "captured at moment of narrative climax" - - "human figure subordinate to environment", "figures occupy <30% of image area", "overwhelmed by sublime setting" - - "supernatural elements present", "fantastical beings", "gothic horror atmosphere" - - "sharp foreground detail", "atmospheric soft background", "hierarchical depth clarity" - - "directional linework following form topology", "visible tool marks", "engraver's technique evident" - - "19th-century book illustration aesthetic", "1850-1883 production era authenticity" - - **Vocabulary Warnings:** - - - Avoid "ornate," "ornament," "elaborate," "decorative border," "frame" — these trigger unwanted compositional elements - - Avoid "harmonious," "pleasant," "beautiful," "peaceful" — these contradict gothic horror psychological tension - - Avoid "realistic," "photographic," "lifelike" — these trigger wrong rendering approach - - Use instead: "dramatic," "theatrical," "sublime," "overwhelming," "psychological," "supernatural," "intense," "monumental" - - ------ - - ## 7) Composition & Background - - **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS (2:3 or 3:4 Vertical Portrait):** - - - **Vertical emphasis:** Maximize upward compositional force — towering architecture, vast skies, overwhelming supernatural presence - - **Subject dominance:** Human figure(s) occupy 20-35% of total image area (target 20-30%), positioned lower-to-middle third - - **Hierarchical staging:** Primary figure → secondary environmental elements → atmospheric background recession - - **Environmental dominance:** Setting commands 65-80% visual weight, creating psychological pressure on human elements - - **STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - - **Perspective Regime:** - - - Strong linear perspective in 57% of horror compositions: converging architectural lines, receding landscape elements - - Atmospheric perspective in 43%: tonal gradation creating depth through line density reduction - - Low-angle viewpoint (15-30 degree upward tilt): emphasizes monumentality, makes viewer vulnerable - - High-angle viewpoint (15-30 degree downward tilt): omniscient observer position for scenes of judgment/damnation - - Eye-level viewpoint: direct psychological confrontation with supernatural threats - - **Figure:Ground Ratio:** - - - Ground-dominant composition: 65-80% environmental setting, 20-35% human figures - - Target range for horror/sublime scenes: figures occupy 20-30% (ideal), acceptable range extends to 35% - - Figure placement: lower-third to mid-frame positioning, allowing vertical environmental expansion - - Scale subordination: architectural/natural/supernatural elements rendered at 300-500% human scale - - **Density Percentage:** - - - High visual density in foreground: 70-100% of available space filled with detailed elements - - Medium density in midground: 40-60% detail fill, selective focus on narrative elements - - Low density in background: 10-30% atmospheric suggestion, pure tonal gradation - - **Lighting Logic:** - - - Single dramatic light source in 71% of compositions: divine radiance, torch, moonlight, supernatural emanation - - Light angle: 30-60 degrees from horizontal, creating strong shadow definition - - Chiaroscuro priority: maximum tonal contrast serving emotional intensity - - Radiating light pattern: straight parallel lines emanating from source point - - Shadow construction: cross-hatching perpendicular to light rays, following form curvature - - **Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** - - - Foreground (sharp focus zone): 80-100% detail density - - Midground: 40-60% detail density with selective clarity - - Background: 10-30% detail density, atmospheric tonal gradation - - Pure white highlights: 5-15% of total image area for dramatic contrast - - Deep black shadows: 60-80% of total image area for psychological oppression - - **REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - - **Surface Context Anchor:** - - - Cream or white book-quality paper stock (not glossy coated modern paper) - - Wood-engraving relief print characteristics: crisp black ink, slight paper texture absorption - - Book illustration plate context: single-page vertical format for mass-publication illustrated literature - - Viewing distance: 30-50cm (typical book reading distance), detail scaled accordingly - - **Frame/Band Anchor:** - - - OMIT entirely — no decorative borders, no title bands, no marginal ornamentation - - Image extends to edge of page (bleed) or maintains simple rectangular boundary - - Any text (title/caption) placed separately below image, not integrated within composition - - **Production Context Anchor:** - - - 1850-1883 industrial wood-engraving technology - - Electrotype reproduction process for mass printing - - High-speed cylinder press output on book-quality paper stock - - Characteristic artifacts: occasional slight printing registration variation, crisp black ink boundaries - - **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** - - - Composition designed specifically for 3:4 vertical format — not adapted from different ratio - - Vertical perspective lines emphasize portrait orientation - - Environmental elements scaled to fill vertical canvas maximally - - Lower-third figure placement optimized for vertical storytelling hierarchy - - **ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT (Background Options):** - - **Architectural Settings:** - - - Vast Gothic cathedrals, decaying ruins, cyclopean structures, infernal architecture - - Strong linear perspective with converging verticals emphasizing height - - Detail hierarchy: sharp foreground stonework, atmospheric distant arches - - Scale: 400-500% human height creating overwhelming monumentality - - **Landscape Settings:** - - - Turbulent skies with dramatic cloud formations rendered in flowing parallel lines - - Rocky chasms, mountain precipices, barren wastelands - - Atmospheric depth through line density reduction: foreground 60-80 lines/inch, background 10-20 lines/inch - - Scale: vast horizontal/vertical expanse dwarfing human figures - - **Supernatural Settings:** - - - Cosmic visions: radiating light patterns, swirling vortices of angels/demons - - Underworld caverns: dense cross-hatched shadows, occasional light source - - Ethereal spaces: minimal environmental detail, figures suspended in tonal atmosphere - - **Mood Amplification:** - - - Settings actively participate in narrative, not passive backdrops - - Environmental hostility: oppressive darkness, threatening scale, decaying structures - - Psychological pressure: vast empty spaces isolating figures, overwhelming architectural weight - - Supernatural atmosphere: impossible geometries, divine/infernal presences, cosmic scale - - ------ - - ## 8) Typography & Text Integration - - **Binary:** OMIT — No text, titles, captions, or typography within image composition. - - **Rationale:** Following 19th-century book illustration conventions, Doré's illustrations were presented as full-page plates with any titles or captions placed separately below the image in the margin, not integrated within the artwork itself. This preserves visual purity and allows dramatic composition to command full attention. - - **If Text Were Authorized (for reference only):** - - - **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Lower margin below image, never overlapping illustration - - **Copy Limits:** ≤6 words for title/caption - - **Period-Appropriate Typography:** 19th-century serif typeface consistent with book printing conventions - - **Font Recommendation:** Closest match would be traditional book serif faces like Caslon, Baskerville, or similar old-style serifs used in 1850-1880s publishing. However, specific font matching not required as text is OMITTED from composition. - - **Format-Specific Text Rules:** - - - **Gallery Print Mode:** Omit all text — pure illustration - - **Museum Context:** Optional caption below image in traditional serif typeface - - **Book Illustration Plate:** Title/caption in margin below image, separate from composition - - **Historical Accuracy:** Typography must match 1850-1883 letterpress printing technology if included. Traditional serif faces, not modern sans-serif or display fonts. - - **Production Method Integration:** If text present, render with period-appropriate letterpress characteristics: slight ink spread, crisp edges, traditional book typography spacing and hierarchy. - - ------ - - **END OF FRAMEWORK** - - *Silent validation reminder: Verify all sections 1-8 complete; exact 3:4 ratio specified; IP safeguards present; face/pose/canvas flags declared; ≥5 technical execution anchors with measurements; wardrobe + YAML props; ≥2 canvas negatives and positives; ratio-specific composition; text policy explicit; material authenticity emphasized; production method authentic to 1850-1883 wood-engraving; composition boundaries clear; no frames outside canvas.* - ------- - -# Edward Gorey Gothic Horror Illustration Style Prompt - -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Gorey's whimsical-gothic pen and ink style circa 1960-1980** for **book illustration reproduction**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with **darkly whimsical unease and spectral melancholy**. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal themes of existential uncertainty and darkly comic misfortune. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` with `skeletal-minimalism and blank-stare-eyes` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (understated dread or spectral-stillness) **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` **Style Dominance:** Gorey's **whimsical gothic illustration with emphasis on subtle menace and Victorian melancholy** supersedes photographic realism **Mode Selector:** Book illustration for **darkly whimsical narrative visualization or macabre children's literature parody** - -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` (portrait format matching Gorey's book illustration proportions) - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** recompose-entirely for theatrical literary staging with unsettling undertones -- **Spatial Allocation:** **Enigmatic figure placement with ominous negative space, supporting elements suggesting impending misfortune** -- **Background Treatment:** Fill with **intricate cross-hatched environments suggesting decay or abandonment, extending to full canvas** -- **Format Justification:** 3:4 ratio serves Victorian book tradition and allows proper figure-to-environment relationships essential for darkly comic narrative impact - -## 3) Artistic Style & Context - -**Influences:** Victorian illustration tradition, **Edwardian children's literature parody, gothic literature (Poe), Medieval memento mori, darkly comic storytelling** **Medium/Production method:** India ink applied with fine pen nibs on heavy paper, creating dense cross-hatching through multiple line layers. No brush work - purely linear pen technique with varying line weights and densities. **Thematic purpose:** **Darkly whimsical visualization of existential unease, childhood's hidden perils, social commentary through macabre humor, and the inevitability of misfortune** **Hallmark motifs:** - -- Figures with deliberately blank or enigmatic expressions suggesting hidden knowledge -- **Dense cross-hatching creating pools of saturated ink darkness (3-dimensional depth through line layering)** -- Victorian/Edwardian period dress with **subtle suggestions of decay or eeriness** -- **Intricate background patterns and architectural details with ominous undertones** -- Strategic use of pure white space for dramatic contrast and **spectral emphasis** **Period framing:** Mid-20th century American illustration with Victorian aesthetic sensibility, literary parody tradition **Tone Tag:** **Whimsically ominous, melancholically humorous, subtly unsettling, darkly elegant** **Production Era Authenticity:** Mid-century pen and ink book illustration with precise line reproduction requirements - -## 4) Technical Execution - -**Line application:** Multiple layers of fine cross-hatching executed with India ink, varying from hair-thin feathery lines to bold structural strokes, building saturated black areas through line density **Cross-hatching specifications:** Dense layered line work - 60-120 lines per inch in shadow areas, creating 3-dimensional pools of ink saturation on paper surface **Tonal system:** Purely linear - no brush work or solid fills, complete grayscale achieved through line density variation from sparse hatching to dense cross-hatching **Edge treatment:** Precise pen line quality with deliberate line weight variation, crisp linear definition throughout **Stroke economy:** Every line serves structural or atmospheric purpose - maximum visual impact through strategic line placement **Surface simulation:** Authentic India ink saturation effects - heavy cross-hatching areas appear smaller and more concentrated than printed versions **Detail hierarchy:** Meticulous foreground detail diminishing to suggestion through line density control **Material authenticity:** India ink pen characteristics - rich blacks, precise line quality, no modern digital smoothness **Scale proportions:** Figures scaled for narrative emphasis - often diminished against elaborate backgrounds suggesting **vulnerability or isolation** **Pattern work:** Intricate textile and architectural patterns executed through systematic line work **Atmospheric technique:** Line density creating depth - saturated cross-hatching for **oppressive shadows**, sparse lines for **ethereal or spectral effects** - -## 5) Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -**Wardrobe tracks:** - -- Victorian/Edwardian: long coats, flowing dresses, high collars, **suggesting both elegance and confinement** -- Children's attire: period-appropriate with **subtle suggestions of neglect or eeriness** -- **Fabric behavior:** Heavy drapery with dramatic folds, **appearing worn or mysteriously stained** **Accessory caps:** Elaborate 2-3 accessories supporting **darkly whimsical narrative context** **Color palette:** Monochromatic - pure black ink on white paper with strategic **sepia or muted color accents** **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: **tattered Victorian elegance, ghostly white garments, mourning dress, children's clothing with ominous details** **Props:** 1 hero + 1 micro prop maximum: **umbrella, mysterious book, ornate key, wilted flower, antique toy, hourglass, candlestick** **Coherence filter:** All elements support **whimsical gothic narrative with implied historical authenticity and subtle menace** - -**YAML Props Pool:** - -```yaml -whimsical_macabre: [ornate_umbrella, mysterious_tome, skeleton_key, wilted_rose] -childhood_eeriness: [abandoned_doll, broken_toy, empty_birdcage, music_box] -victorian_melancholy: [pocket_watch, mourning_jewelry, handkerchief, calling_card] -subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] -``` - -## 6) Constraints - -**❌ Canvas Negatives:** - -- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "photographic realism" -- "modern clothing", "contemporary elements", "bright cheerful colors" -- "brush painting", "solid color fills", "digital gradients" -- **"explicit violence", "graphic horror", "overtly frightening imagery"** -- **"cheerfulness", "safety", "comfort", "optimistic outcomes"** - -**✅ Canvas Positives:** - -- "exactly 3:4 ratio", "recomposed for book illustration format" -- "dense India ink cross-hatching creating saturated line pools", "authentic pen line quality" -- **"whimsical gothic atmosphere", "subtly ominous undertones", "darkly elegant Victorian aesthetic"** -- "precise linear technique with no brush work", **"spectral negative space effects", "melancholic narrative suggestion"** - -## 7) Composition & Background - -**3:4 PORTRAIT COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - -- Vertical emphasis with narrative figure dominance -- Subject occupies 40-70% of composition height depending on narrative context -- **Atmospheric staging emphasizing isolation or unease** - -**GOREY-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -- **Perspective:** Theatrical staging with **claustrophobic Victorian interiors or eerily empty landscapes** -- Grid/symmetry: Careful compositional balance with **deliberate asymmetries suggesting unease** -- Figure:ground 50:50 - figures integrated with elaborate environmental details -- **Density 80% - maximum intricate detail serving darkly whimsical narrative without overwhelming** -- **Lighting:** Subtle dramatic contrasts emphasizing **spectral whites against dense black cross-hatching, suggesting mysterious light sources** -- **Detail:negative space 75:25 - dense linear detail with strategic white areas for ethereal or ominous effects** - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -- **Surface Context:** Heavy paper with India ink saturation creating authentic pen and ink drawing characteristics -- **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - pure illustration without decorative borders -- **Production Context:** Mid-century book illustration reproduction appropriate to literary publishing -- **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 3:4 book format with proper **narrative pacing and atmospheric development** - -## 8) Typography & Text Integration - -**Binary:** Allow text when narratively essential - Gorey often integrated minimal text with illustrations **If allowed:** - -- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Text positioned to enhance narrative mystery without overwhelming illustration -- **Copy limits:** ≤3 words per line, minimal text supporting darkly whimsical narrative -- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** Victorian-inspired fonts matching book illustration tradition -- **Font recommendation:** Closest Google Font: Playfair Display or Crimson Text for Victorian literary feel **Historical accuracy:** Typography integration matches mid-century literary illustration conventions with **darkly whimsical sensibility** - ---- - -# Bernie Wrightson Gothic Horror Illustration Style Prompt - ------- - -## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter - -- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. -- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. -- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. -- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. -- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. -- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `engrave-hatch` with `skeletal-gauntness` and `haunted-eyes` -- **Pose Flags:** `gestural-fluid`, `contorted-agony`, `spectral-glide`, `psychological-tension` -- **Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend` -- **Material Physics Authority:** Bristol board substrate, india ink, and Gillott 291 nib specifications override aesthetic preferences. -- **Gothic Horror Authorization:** Emphasis on psychological terror, spectral encounters, and existential dread through atmosphere and suggestion rather than explicit content. -- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to generate deliberately unsettling or melancholic aesthetics when historically accurate to gothic horror tradition. -- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. Emphasis on atmosphere and psychological impact. -- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. -- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. - ------- - -## 📋 Framework Sections - -### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. -- Redraw in **Bernie Wrightson Gothic Horror Pen-and-Ink Style** for **detailed book illustration format**. -- Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with psychological dread and spectral presence. -- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original gothic horror designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal themes of mortality, decay, and supernatural dread. -- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `engrave-hatch` with `skeletal-gauntness` and `haunted-eyes` -- Declare **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` or `spectral-glide` -- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` -- **Style Dominance:** Wrightson's theatrical literary horror illustration with emphasis on the grotesque and supernatural supersedes photographic realism. -- **Mode Selector:** Gothic horror book illustration for macabre narrative visualization. - ------- - -### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** - -**PORTRAIT FORMATS (preferred for character-focused horror):** - -- `2:3` (classic book illustration / literary horror scenes) -- `3:4` (portrait study / character focus) -- `4:5` (modern poster format for dramatic impact) - -**LANDSCAPE FORMATS (for environmental horror):** - -- `4:3` (classical landscape with gothic architecture) -- `16:9` (cinematic horror panorama) - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** extend-background with atmospheric fog or decay -- **Spatial Allocation:** Tormented figure placement with diminishing hope, supporting grotesque elements -- **Background Treatment:** Fill with suffocating cross-hatched environments, decaying architecture, or spectral mists extending to full canvas -- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves theatrical staging of gothic horror narrative - ------- - -### 3) Artistic Style & Context - -- **Influences:** German Expressionism, Romantic horror literature (Poe, Shelley), Medieval danse macabre, Gustave Doré engraving tradition, EC Comics horror atmosphere -- **Medium/Production method:** Authentic pen-and-ink on bristol board using Gillott 291 nib with india ink, emphasizing cross-hatching and line weight variation rather than solid black fills -- **Thematic purpose:** Dramatic visualization of existential horror, spectral encounters, moral decay, and psychological terror with literary grandeur -- **5 hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** - - Monumental figure scale at 120-150% naturalistic proportions for heroic gothic presence - - Intricate cross-hatching patterns creating rich tonal gradation from pure white to deep black through line density variation - - Decaying architectural grandeur with crumbling Gothic elements and skeletal details - - Atmospheric perspective achieved through line density variation (3-5mm spacing for distance, 1mm for foreground) - - Theatrical chiaroscuro with single dramatic light source creating stark white highlights against consuming shadows -- **Period framing:** 1970s horror comic illustration with literary classical influence -- **Tone Tag:** Ominous, psychologically unsettling, grotesquely dramatic, melancholic, theatrically macabre - ------- - -### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - -- **Line quality:** Gillott 291 nib characteristics with variable pressure creating 0.2-1.5mm line weights, authentic india ink flow with slight bleeding on bristol board texture -- **Cross-hatching specifications:** Primary hatching at 45° angles, secondary crosshatch at 135°, tertiary hatching at 90° for deepest blacks, line spacing 0.5-3mm depending on tonal value -- **Surface simulation:** Bristol board tooth creating slight ink catch and organic line variation, no digital smoothing -- **Edge treatment:** Confident contour lines with selective lost edges in shadow areas, emphasis on silhouette clarity -- **Atmospheric technique:** Line density variation for depth - 80% detail density foreground, 40% middle ground, 15% background with pure white fade-outs -- **Material simulation:** Authentic pen-and-ink characteristics with no brush work or solid black fills -- **Scale proportions:** Heroic gothic proportions with possible anatomical elongation for spectral beings (neck elongation 120%, limb extension 110%) -- **Detail hierarchy:** Primary subject 100% detail resolution, secondary elements 60%, atmospheric elements 30% - ------- - -### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -- **Wardrobe tracks:** Tattered Victorian/Edwardian garments, decaying aristocratic attire, burial shrouds, monastic robes with period-accurate construction showing decay and age -- **Fabric behavior:** Heavy drapery with dramatic folds appearing torn, weathered, or ethereal with authentic textile physics -- **Accessory caps:** Elaborate 3-4 accessories supporting gothic horror narrative context -- **Color palette:** Pure black and white with full tonal range - no color, emphasizing dramatic contrast -- **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: tattered black cloaks, ghostly white shrouds, ceremonial garments showing decay, skeletal remnants, Victorian mourning dress -- **Props:** 1 hero + 1 micro prop maximum from gothic horror vocabulary -- **Coherence filter:** All elements support gothic horror/supernatural narrative with implied folkloric authenticity - -**YAML Props Pool:** - -```yaml -gothic_horror: [ornate_candelabra, human_skull_weathered, rusted_chains, broken_crucifix, spectral_lantern, withered_roses, open_tome_ancient, perched_raven] -decaying_architecture: [crumbling_archway, moss_covered_gargoyle, shattered_stained_glass, leaning_tombstone, twisted_ironwork] -macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand_emerging, tattered_book_pages] -``` - ------- - -### 6) Constraints - -**❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** - -- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" -- "cheerfulness", "harmony", "conventional beauty", "optimistic lighting", "cleanliness", "modern digital effects" -- "solid black fills", "brush work", "painted textures", "color application" - -**✅ Canvas Positives (≥2):** - -- "exactly [declared ratio]", "recomposed for gothic horror illustration" -- "decaying architectural grandeur", "suffocating atmospheric cross-hatching", "spectral figure presence", "psychological terror through suggestion" -- "authentic pen-and-ink line quality", "bristol board texture interaction", "Gillott 291 nib characteristics" - ------- - -### 7) Composition & Background - -**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - -- **For Portrait Ratios:** Vertical emphasis with towering gothic elements, subject dominance ≥70%, hierarchical staging from foreground terror to background dissolution -- **For Landscape Ratios:** Horizontal flow with environmental gothic context ≥50%, panoramic staging of decay and supernatural atmosphere - -**WRIGHTSON-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -- **Perspective:** Theatrical staging with dramatic viewpoints emphasizing psychological impact, often low angles for imposing gothic presence -- **Grid/Symmetry:** Classical composition with gothic architectural framework, balanced asymmetry creating tension -- **Figure:ground:** 70:30 with dense cross-hatching detail contrasting strategic white space for spectral effects -- **Density:** 85% detail saturation with selective simplification for atmospheric fade -- **Lighting logic:** Single dramatic light source (candle, moon, fireplace) creating strong chiaroscuro with pure white highlights emphasizing form against consuming darkness -- **Detail:negative space:** 80:20 ratio - intricate cross-hatching detail with strategic white space for moments of stark terror or spectral manifestation - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -- **Surface Context:** Bristol board surface characteristics with authentic pen-and-ink relief, hints of paper aging appropriate to gothic literary tradition -- **Frame/Band Anchor:** Omit entirely - no decorative frames outside the illustration -- **Production Context:** 1970s horror comic book illustration methods with period-appropriate line art reproduction quality -- **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with gothic architectural elements supporting the format - ------- - -### 8) Typography & Text Integration - -- **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual storytelling -- **Production Context:** Focus on illustration as standalone narrative art without typography distraction -- **Historical accuracy:** Pure illustration format appropriate to literary horror book illustration tradition -- **Gothic Horror Emphasis:** Visual narrative through atmospheric detail and character expression rather than textual elements - ---- - -# H.R. Giger Biomechanical Surrealist Style Prompt - ------- - -## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter - -- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. -- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. -- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. -- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. -- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. -- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `airbrush-gradient` with `biomechanical-fusion` and `technological-integration` -- **Pose Flags:** `hieratic-formal`, `psychological-tension`, `technological-symbiosis` -- **Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend` -- **Material Physics Authority:** Canvas board substrate, acrylic paint, and professional airbrush specifications override aesthetic preferences. -- **Biomechanical Authorization:** Emphasis on technological-organic fusion, architectural precision, and surrealist transformation while maintaining dignified representation. -- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to generate deliberately unsettling technological aesthetics when appropriate to surrealist tradition. -- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. Emphasis on technological fusion and architectural elements. -- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. -- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. -- **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic airbrush characteristics. - ------- - -## 📋 Framework Sections - -### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. -- Redraw in **H.R. Giger Biomechanical Surrealist Style** for **museum gallery illustration format**. -- Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with technological integration and architectural precision. -- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original biomechanical designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal themes of technological evolution and organic-mechanical fusion. -- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `airbrush-gradient` with `biomechanical-fusion` -- Declare **Pose Flag:** `hieratic-formal` or `technological-symbiosis` -- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` -- **Style Dominance:** Giger's biomechanical surrealism with emphasis on technological-organic fusion supersedes photographic realism. -- **Mode Selector:** Museum surrealist art for technological transformation visualization. - ------- - -### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** - -**PORTRAIT FORMATS (preferred for biomechanical entities):** - -- `2:3` (surrealist painting / vertical architectural emphasis) -- `3:4` (classical portrait with technological elements) -- `4:5` (modern gallery format for detailed biomechanical studies) - -**LANDSCAPE FORMATS (for environmental biomechanical landscapes):** - -- `4:3` (classical landscape with technological architecture) -- `16:9` (panoramic biomechanical environments) - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** extend-background with technological architecture or mechanical environments -- **Spatial Allocation:** Central biomechanical entity placement with supporting technological framework -- **Background Treatment:** Fill with intricate mechanical architectures, technological corridors, or biomechanical landscapes extending to full canvas -- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves architectural precision and technological detail hierarchy - ------- - -### 3) Artistic Style & Context - -- **Influences:** Swiss Surrealism, Bauhaus precision, Ernst Fuchs, Salvador Dalí, architectural draftsmanship, technical illustration tradition -- **Medium/Production method:** Professional airbrush technique on canvas board using acrylic paints, emphasizing smooth gradations and precise mechanical detail -- **Thematic purpose:** Exploration of technological-organic fusion, architectural biomechanics, future evolution of form, and surrealist transformation -- **5 hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** - - Biomechanical fusion elements with 90% geometric precision and 10% organic flow integration - - Monochromatic palette with 95% grayscale range and selective metallic accent applications - - Architectural corridor perspectives with 3-point perspective accuracy and 2-4mm technical line precision - - Smooth airbrush gradations with 0.5mm edge transitions and seamless tonal modulation - - Technological detail density at 85% coverage with systematic hierarchical organization -- **Period framing:** 1970s-1980s surrealist technical illustration with Swiss precision aesthetics -- **Tone Tag:** Technological, architectural, precisely surreal, biomechanically evolved, coldly beautiful - ------- - -### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - -- **Airbrush technique:** Professional dual-action airbrush with 0.2-0.35mm needle creating seamless gradations, acrylic paint thinned to milk consistency with authentic paint flow characteristics and subtle application irregularities -- **Surface preparation:** Canvas board with smooth tooth for precise airbrush application, minimal texture interference but retaining authentic canvas grain -- **Tonal system:** Full monochromatic range with emphasis on mid-tones (40-60% gray values), strategic pure whites and deep blacks for contrast, avoiding digital perfection -- **Edge control:** Hand-controlled airbrush edges with subtle organic variation, stencil work for geometric precision but with authentic paint bleed characteristics -- **Material authenticity anchor:** Hand-painted surface qualities with subtle airbrush spatter, organic paint application variations, authentic canvas interaction avoiding CGI smoothness -- **Analog imperfection anchor:** Include subtle hand-painting irregularities, authentic airbrush overspray effects, organic paint flow variations that distinguish from digital rendering -- **Detail hierarchy:** Primary biomechanical elements 100% resolution, secondary technological components 75%, atmospheric elements 40% -- **Material simulation:** Metallic surfaces with authentic reflectivity gradients, organic elements with subtle texture variation -- **Atmospheric technique:** Subtle depth through tonal modulation rather than atmospheric perspective, emphasis on architectural lighting -- **Scale proportions:** Precise architectural measurements with biomechanical elements following technical drawing conventions - ------- - -### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -- **Wardrobe tracks:** Technological integration garments, architectural clothing forms, biomechanical accessories with precise geometric construction -- **Fabric behavior:** Synthetic materials with technological appearance, smooth surfaces reflecting airbrush technique aesthetic -- **Accessory caps:** Minimalist 0-2 accessories focusing on technological integration elements -- **Color palette:** Monochromatic grayscale with selective metallic accents - no color unless specifically technological (chrome, steel, titanium) -- **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: technological integration suits, architectural garments, biomechanical accessories, precision-engineered details -- **Props:** 1 hero + 1 micro prop maximum from biomechanical technological vocabulary -- **Coherence filter:** All elements support technological-organic fusion with architectural precision - -**YAML Props Pool:** - -```yaml -biomechanical_tech: [precision_instruments, architectural_elements, geometric_patterns, mechanical_details, technological_interfaces] -architectural_forms: [corridor_structures, geometric_frameworks, precision_joints, modular_components, systematic_patterns] -technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_details, precision_instruments, systematic_elements] -``` - ------- - -### 6) Constraints - -**❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** - -- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" -- "organic randomness", "painterly brushwork", "loose technique", "colorful palette", "rough textures" -- "explicit content", "disturbing imagery", "violent elements", "inappropriate fusion" - -**✅ Canvas Positives (≥2):** - -- "exactly [declared ratio]", "recomposed for biomechanical surrealism" -- "technological-organic fusion", "architectural precision", "smooth airbrush gradations", "monochromatic sophistication" -- "professional airbrush technique", "canvas board surface interaction", "Swiss precision aesthetics" - ------- - -### 7) Composition & Background - -**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - -- **For Portrait Ratios:** Vertical emphasis with towering biomechanical architecture, subject dominance ≥70%, hierarchical technological staging -- **For Landscape Ratios:** Horizontal flow with environmental technological context ≥50%, panoramic biomechanical landscape staging - -**GIGER-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -- **Perspective:** Architectural precision with dramatic viewpoints emphasizing technological scale, often low angles for monumental biomechanical presence -- **Grid/Symmetry:** Swiss precision with geometric framework, balanced symmetry creating technological order -- **Figure:ground:** 75:25 with detailed biomechanical elements contrasting smooth gradient backgrounds -- **Density:** 85% detail saturation with systematic technological organization -- **Lighting logic:** Architectural lighting with cool temperature, emphasizing form through gradient modulation rather than dramatic shadows -- **Detail:negative space:** 80:20 ratio - intricate technological detail with strategic smooth gradient areas for visual rest - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -- **Surface Context:** Canvas board with smooth airbrush-appropriate surface, museum gallery presentation quality -- **Frame/Band Anchor:** Omit entirely - no decorative frames outside the artwork -- **Production Context:** 1970s-1980s professional airbrush technique with Swiss precision standards -- **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with architectural elements supporting the format - ------- - -### 8) Typography & Text Integration - -- **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual biomechanical exploration -- **Production Context:** Focus on artwork as standalone technological-surrealist statement -- **Historical accuracy:** Pure airbrush art format appropriate to Swiss surrealist tradition -- **Biomechanical Emphasis:** Visual narrative through technological detail and architectural precision rather than textual elements - ------- - -# Harry Clarke Gothic Horror Illustration Style Prompt - ------- - -## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter - -- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. -- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. -- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. -- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. -- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. -- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` with `stained-glass-lead` integration and `stippling-texture` -- **Pose Flags:** `hieratic-formal`, `gestural-fluid`, `psychological-tension` -- **Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend` -- **Material Physics Authority:** Bristol board substrate, India ink, and dip pen specifications override aesthetic preferences. -- **Stained Glass Integration:** Emphasis on lead line aesthetic, rich pattern integration, and illuminated manuscript precision while maintaining dignified representation. -- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to generate deliberately intricate or challenging decorative aesthetics when appropriate to Art Nouveau tradition. -- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. Emphasis on decorative patterns and literary fantasy elements. -- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. -- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. -- **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic pen-and-ink characteristics with stained glass lead line integration. - ------- - -## 📋 Framework Sections - -### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. -- Redraw in **Harry Clarke Illuminated Fantasy Illustration Style** for **literary book illustration format**. -- Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with decorative pattern integration and stained glass precision. -- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original illuminated fantasy designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal themes of literary fantasy and decorative arts tradition. -- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` with `stained-glass-lead` integration -- Declare **Pose Flag:** `hieratic-formal` or `gestural-fluid` -- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` -- **Style Dominance:** Clarke's stained glass-influenced book illustration aesthetic with emphasis on decorative pattern integration supersedes photographic realism. -- **Mode Selector:** Literary fantasy book illustration for narrative visualization. - ------- - -### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** - -**PORTRAIT FORMATS (preferred for literary illustrations):** - -- `2:3` (book illustration / literary narrative scenes) -- `3:4` (classical portrait with decorative elements) -- `4:5` (modern book format for detailed fantasy studies) - -**LANDSCAPE FORMATS (for panoramic fantasy scenes):** - -- `4:3` (classical landscape with decorative borders) -- `16:9` (panoramic fantasy narrative) - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** extend-background with intricate decorative patterns or illuminated borders -- **Spatial Allocation:** Central narrative figures with decorative pattern framework supporting composition -- **Background Treatment:** Fill with arabesque patterns, stained glass motifs, or solid black voids extending to full canvas -- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves decorative precision and narrative illustration hierarchy - ------- - -### 3) Artistic Style & Context - -- **Influences:** Irish Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, French Symbolist movement, medieval illuminated manuscripts, stained glass craftsmanship tradition -- **Medium/Production method:** Dip pen and India ink on Bristol board, emphasizing stippling technique and lead line integration from stained glass experience -- **Thematic purpose:** Literary fantasy visualization, decorative narrative illustration, stained glass aesthetic translation to two-dimensional format -- **5 hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** - - Elongated figures with 120-150% naturalistic proportions and pointed feet characteristic of Art Nouveau stylization - - Heavy black lead lines functioning as compositional framework with 2-4mm consistent width throughout - - Intricate stippling patterns achieving 90% detail density in decorative areas with systematic dot spacing - - Solid black voids comprising 40-60% of composition creating dramatic contrast against detailed stippled areas - - Arabesque pattern integration with spiral motifs and organic forms filling 70-85% of available decorative space -- **Period framing:** 1910s-1920s Irish Arts and Crafts literary illustration with stained glass workshop precision -- **Tone Tag:** Decoratively intricate, fantastically literary, symbolically rich, craftsman-precise, mysteriously beautiful - ------- - -### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - -- **Dip pen technique:** Flexible nib creating variable line weights from 0.5-3mm, India ink flow with authentic bristol board interaction and organic line variation -- **Stippling specifications:** Systematic dot placement with 0.5-2mm spacing variation for tonal gradation, achieving texture through density rather than line work -- **Lead line integration:** Heavy black contour lines mimicking stained glass lead came structure, consistent 2-4mm width creating structural framework -- **Surface preparation:** Bristol board smooth finish allowing precise pen control while maintaining authentic paper tooth interaction -- **Pattern density hierarchy:** Primary narrative elements 100% detail resolution, decorative patterns 90% density, background elements 60-80% depending on compositional needs -- **Solid void management:** Strategic use of pure black areas comprising 40-60% of composition, creating dramatic negative space for pattern relief -- **Detail hierarchy anchor:** Four-and-half day illustration completion timeline reflected in systematic pattern building and precise stippling control -- **Stained glass translation anchor:** Two-dimensional interpretation of three-dimensional glass techniques maintaining lead line structural logic - ------- - -### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -- **Wardrobe tracks:** Art Nouveau period fantasy garments, medieval-influenced robes, decorative costume elements with stained glass pattern integration -- **Fabric behavior:** Heavy drapery with decorative pattern integration, period-accurate construction showing Clarke's textile pattern expertise -- **Accessory caps:** Elaborate 3-4 accessories supporting literary narrative context with stained glass decorative elements -- **Color palette:** Monochromatic black and white with selective rich color accents (when appropriate to commission specifications) -- **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: decorative robes, fantasy costumes, medieval-influenced garments, Art Nouveau styled clothing with pattern integration -- **Props:** 1 hero + 1 micro prop maximum from literary fantasy vocabulary with stained glass decorative treatment -- **Coherence filter:** All elements support literary fantasy narrative with Arts and Crafts authenticity - -**YAML Props Pool:** - -```yaml -literary_fantasy: [ornate_books, decorative_vessels, fantasy_creatures, magical_implements, illuminated_scrolls, crystal_orbs, ornate_mirrors, decorative_flowers] -stained_glass_motifs: [geometric_patterns, spiral_designs, organic_arabesques, floral_medallions, architectural_elements, religious_symbols, heraldic_devices] -narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, decorative_frames, ornamental_borders, pattern_fills] -``` - ------- - -### 6) Constraints - -**❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** - -- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" -- "simple linework", "minimal decoration", "sparse composition", "modern digital effects", "photographic realism" -- "explicit content", "disturbing imagery", "inappropriate fantasy elements", "crude execution" - -**✅ Canvas Positives (≥2):** - -- "exactly [declared ratio]", "recomposed for gothic horror illustration" -- "psychological stippling patterns", "claustrophobic lead line containment", "obsessive decorative density", "Poe literary precision" -- "authentic dip pen technique", "bristol board surface interaction", "Edgar Allan Poe atmospheric authenticity" - ------- - -### 7) Composition & Background - -**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - -- **For Portrait Ratios:** Vertical emphasis with elongated figures, narrative dominance ≥70%, hierarchical decorative staging -- **For Landscape Ratios:** Horizontal flow with panoramic fantasy context ≥50%, decorative border integration - -**CLARKE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -- **Perspective:** Literary illustration staging with dramatic viewpoints emphasizing narrative impact, often hierarchical scaling for symbolic importance -- **Grid/Symmetry:** Arts and Crafts precision with decorative framework, balanced asymmetry creating visual rhythm through pattern integration -- **Figure:ground:** 60:40 with detailed stippled elements contrasting solid black void areas for dramatic effect -- **Density:** 85% detail saturation in decorative areas with systematic pattern organization reflecting stained glass workshop precision -- **Lighting logic:** Illuminated manuscript approach with areas of pure white creating luminous effect against black voids -- **Detail:negative space:** 70:30 ratio - intricate stippled detail with strategic solid black areas for visual rest and dramatic contrast - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -- **Surface Context:** Bristol board with authentic dip pen interaction, literary book illustration presentation quality -- **Frame/Band Anchor:** Include decorative border elements when authentic to Arts and Crafts tradition (Art Nouveau frames, illuminated manuscript borders) -- **Production Context:** 1910s-1920s literary illustration methods with stained glass workshop precision standards -- **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with decorative elements supporting the format - ------- - -### 8) Typography & Text Integration - -- **Binary:** Allow selective text integration for literary illustration authenticity -- **If allowed:** - - **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Layout optimized for declared aspect ratio with period-appropriate typography hierarchy - - **Copy limits:** ≤4 words integrated into decorative framework, positioned within pattern structure - - **Period-Appropriate Typography:** Arts and Crafts movement lettering with stained glass workshop precision - - **Font recommendation:** Hand-lettered appearance integrated into decorative pattern framework -- **Format-Specific Text Rules:** - - **Literary illustration mode:** Minimal text integration within decorative framework - - **Book illustration mode:** Caption text positioned outside main illustration area - - **Museum print mode:** Omit text entirely for pure visual narrative -- **Historical accuracy:** Typography matching 1910s-1920s Irish Arts and Crafts standards with illuminated manuscript influence - ------- - -# Virgil Finlay Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror Stippling Illustration Style Prompt - ------- - -## 🔧 Renderer-Agnostic Adapter - -- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. -- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. -- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. -- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. -- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. -- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `stippling-texture` with `scratchboard-carved` integration and `lithographic-precision` -- **Pose Flags:** `hieratic-formal`, `psychological-tension`, `gestural-fluid` -- **Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend` -- **Material Physics Authority:** Scratchboard substrate, India ink, and 290 lithographic pen specifications override aesthetic preferences. -- **Weird Fiction Integration:** Emphasis on Lovecraftian cosmic horror themes, otherworldly narrative illustration, and atmospheric terror reproduction for rough wood pulp paper while maintaining dignified representation. -- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to generate deliberately intricate or atmospherically unsettling aesthetics when appropriate to cosmic horror and weird fiction tradition. -- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. Emphasis on atmospheric cosmic horror and weird fiction elements. -- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. -- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. -- **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic scratchboard and stippling characteristics with wood pulp reproduction considerations. - ------- - -## 📋 Framework Sections - -### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. -- Redraw in **Virgil Finlay Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror Stippling Illustration Style** for **weird fiction magazine interior illustration format**. -- Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with stippling texture integration and scratchboard precision. -- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original Lovecraftian cosmic horror designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal themes of cosmic dread, weird fiction atmosphere, and otherworldly terror. -- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `stippling-texture` with `scratchboard-carved` integration -- Declare **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` or `hieratic-formal` -- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` -- **Style Dominance:** Finlay's stippling-based cosmic horror illustration aesthetic with emphasis on meticulous craftsmanship supersedes photographic realism. -- **Mode Selector:** Weird fiction magazine interior illustration for cosmic horror narrative visualization. - ------- - -### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** - -**PORTRAIT FORMATS (preferred for cosmic horror illustrations):** - -- `2:3` (weird fiction magazine interior / cosmic horror narrative scenes) -- `3:4` (classical portrait with otherworldly elements) -- `4:5` (modern magazine format for detailed character studies in cosmic dread) - -**LANDSCAPE FORMATS (for panoramic cosmic horror scenes):** - -- `4:3` (classical landscape with otherworldly environments) -- `16:9` (panoramic cosmic horror vistas) - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** extend-background with stippled atmospheric effects or otherworldly environments -- **Spatial Allocation:** Central narrative figures with supporting cosmic horror/weird fiction elements in stippling framework -- **Background Treatment:** Fill with psychologically disturbing stippling patterns, eldritch otherworldly environments, or oppressive solid black voids extending to full canvas with wood pulp reproduction considerations for cosmic horror atmosphere that suggests humanity's cosmic insignificance -- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves dramatic weird fiction illustration and cosmic horror layout hierarchy - ------- - -### 3) Artistic Style & Context - -- **Influences:** American weird fiction tradition, H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror aesthetic, Gothic Revival architecture, Gustave Doré engraving techniques, Pablo Picasso modernist influence, Edgar Allan Poe atmospheric terror -- **Medium/Production method:** 290 lithographic pen with India ink on scratchboard, emphasizing stippling technique with scratchboard subtractive methods for cosmic horror visualization -- **Thematic purpose:** Lovecraftian cosmic horror narrative visualization, weird fiction atmosphere illustration, otherworldly terror atmosphere with psychological dread storytelling -- **5 hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** - - Meticulous stippling patterns achieving 95% detail density through individual dot placement creating obsessive texture suggesting cosmic terror - - Scratchboard subtractive techniques creating 40-60% white line work carved from black ink surface evoking otherworldly luminosity - - Gothic horror proportions with 110-130% naturalistic scaling for dramatic weird fiction impact and psychological unease - - Cosmic/otherworldly environments with 80-90% stippled atmospheric detail density suggesting vast unknowable forces - - Individual dot application using lithographic pen requiring 8 hours to several days completion timeline reflecting obsessive attention to cosmic dread details -- **Period framing:** 1930s-1950s American weird fiction magazine illustration with wood pulp paper reproduction considerations for Weird Tales and similar publications -- **Tone Tag:** Cosmically atmospheric, meticulously crafted, psychologically unsettling, otherworldly dramatic, weird-fiction-authentically detailed - ------- - -### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) - -- **Lithographic pen technique:** 290 lithographic pen (ultra-fine point) with India ink, individual dot application requiring pen-tip wiping after each stipple for authentic pointillist texture -- **Scratchboard specifications:** Clay-covered board coated with black ink, white line carving using sharp blade creating 40-60% subtractive white areas -- **Stippling density control:** Individual dots spaced 0.5-2mm apart for tonal gradation, hundreds to thousands of dots per square inch in detailed areas -- **Surface preparation:** Scratchboard substrate allowing both additive pen work and subtractive blade work with authentic clay surface interaction -- **Detail hierarchy anchor:** Primary narrative elements 100% stippling resolution, secondary elements 80% density, atmospheric elements 60% with systematic dot spacing reduction -- **Reproduction compatibility anchor:** Technique optimized for wood pulp paper reproduction maintaining detail clarity at Weird Tales magazine scale -- **Time investment anchor:** Eight hours to several days per illustration timeline reflected in meticulous stippling density and scratchboard precision -- **Tool specificity anchor:** 290 lithographic pen point so fine that most artists cannot use it, requiring months of searching for properly flowing pens - ------- - -### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -- **Wardrobe tracks:** 1930s-1950s period occult investigator clothing, scholarly academic attire, weird fiction character garments with cosmic horror aesthetic and period authenticity -- **Fabric behavior:** Period-accurate construction showing Finlay's attention to textile rendering through stippling technique with emphasis on scholarly and occult themes, fabric showing signs of tension or distress (wrinkled from clutching forbidden knowledge, disheveled from cosmic revelations) -- **Accessory caps:** Elaborate 3-4 accessories supporting cosmic horror/weird fiction narrative context with occult or scholarly elements -- **Color palette:** Monochromatic black and white with full tonal range achieved through stippling density variation -- **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: occult investigator clothing, weird fiction academic attire, mysterious scholarly robes, period horror clothing with stippled detail integration -- **Props:** 1 hero + 1 micro prop maximum from cosmic horror/weird fiction vocabulary with scratchboard treatment -- **Coherence filter:** All elements support Lovecraftian cosmic horror narrative with period authenticity - -**YAML Props Pool:** - -```yaml -cosmic_horror: [ancient_tomes, occult_instruments, mysterious_artifacts, otherworldly_geometries, cosmic_symbols, ritual_implements, archaeological_discoveries, forbidden_knowledge] -gothic_atmosphere: [candelabras, ornate_mirrors, architectural_details, mysterious_doorways, shadowed_alcoves, weathered_statuary, ancient_manuscripts, spectral_elements] -weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysterious_specimens, unexplained_phenomena, atmospheric_effects, psychological_manifestations, reality_distortions] -``` - ------- - -### 6) Constraints - -**❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** - -- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" -- "simple linework", "minimal detail", "sparse composition", "modern digital effects", "photographic realism" -- "inappropriate horror elements", "crude execution", "hasty stippling", "inadequate atmospheric dread" - -**✅ Canvas Positives (≥2):** - -- "exactly [declared ratio]", "recomposed for cosmic horror illustration" -- "obsessive stippling patterns", "scratchboard otherworldly precision", "lithographic pen authenticity", "cosmic horror atmosphere precision" -- "authentic 290 lithographic pen technique", "scratchboard surface interaction", "wood pulp reproduction optimization" - ------- - -### 7) Composition & Background - -**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** - -- **For Portrait Ratios:** Vertical emphasis with otherworldly figures, narrative dominance ≥70%, hierarchical stippling staging -- **For Landscape Ratios:** Horizontal flow with cosmic horror environmental context ≥50%, otherworldly atmosphere integration - -**FINLAY-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -- **Perspective:** Weird fiction illustration staging with dramatic viewpoints emphasizing cosmic dread, often imposing scales suggesting humanity's insignificance in cosmic horror scenarios -- **Grid/Symmetry:** Cosmic horror precision with stippling framework, balanced composition creating visual rhythm through dot density variation -- **Figure:ground:** 60:40 with detailed stippled elements contrasting scratchboard carved areas for dramatic effect -- **Density:** 95% detail saturation in primary areas with systematic stippling organization reflecting 8-hour to multi-day completion timeline -- **Lighting logic:** Dramatic weird fiction lighting with areas of pure white scratchboard creating luminous effect against stippled areas -- **Detail:negative space:** 80:20 ratio - intricate stippled detail with strategic scratchboard white areas for visual rest and dramatic contrast - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -- **Surface Context:** Scratchboard with authentic lithographic pen interaction, weird fiction magazine illustration presentation quality -- **Frame/Band Anchor:** Omit entirely - focus on illustration content without decorative borders -- **Production Context:** 1930s-1950s weird fiction magazine interior illustration methods with wood pulp paper reproduction standards -- **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with stippling elements supporting the format - ------- - -### 8) Typography & Text Integration - -- **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual narrative storytelling -- **Production Context:** Focus on illustration as standalone weird fiction magazine interior art -- **Historical accuracy:** Pure illustration format appropriate to weird fiction magazine interior illustration tradition -- **Cosmic Horror Emphasis:** Visual narrative through stippling detail and scratchboard precision rather than textual elements - ------- - -# José Guadalupe Posada - -## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter - -**Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. - -**Canvas Override Mandate:** Compose for declared target aspect ratio; source image dimensions may influence final output. - -**Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, caricature, and satirical expression — not photographic accuracy. - -**Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("60-90% figure dominance," "15-50 lines per inch," "40-60% black areas") override descriptive language. - -**Process-Over-Result Priority:** How relief printing tools create marks supersedes visual appearance descriptions. - -**Material Physics Authority:** Wood/metal plate carving limitations, cheap wood-pulp paper characteristics, and relief printing specifications override aesthetic preferences. - -**Face-Treatment Flag:** `engrave-hatch` or `woodblock-carved` — Bold outlines with parallel/cross-hatched relief printing characteristics; caricature/satirical proportions. - -**Pose Flags:** `gestural-fluid`, `candid-motion` — Dynamic action poses captured mid-movement (dancing, working, fighting, performing). - -**Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `format-native` — Commercial broadside format flexibility. - -**Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. - -**Text policy:** Omit all text unless Section 8 authorizes. - -**Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore beyond period-appropriate social satire context; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. - -**Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest period-appropriate clothing; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. - -**Gender expression:** Respect presented. - -**Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic relief printing characteristics — bold hand-carved linework, slight ink irregularities, cheap newsprint texture. - -**Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. - -**Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid photographic realism, digital smoothing, academic polish, subtle tonality, halftone dots, figure subordination to environment, empty/minimal compositions, terrifying horror aesthetic. - -**Silent validation:** Apply framework requirements, regenerate silently if fail. - ------- - -## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - -**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Compose for flexible commercial broadside format — **4:3**, **3:2**, **5:3**, **2:1** (horizontal), **3:2**, **4:3** (vertical), or **1:1** (square) acceptable. - -**Note on Ratio Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. Posada worked across multiple broadside formats for commercial printing flexibility. - -Redraw in **Mexican Folk Printmaking / Relief Print style** for **mass-media broadside publication (hoja volante)**. - -Identity via caricature silhouette, exaggerated gesture, and satirical costume/prop signifiers — not naturalistic likeness. - -**IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original satirical scenes inspired by Mexican popular culture (Day of the Dead traditions, revolutionary politics, social commentary) avoiding copyrighted character elements. No recognizable modern franchise iconography. - -**Face-Treatment Flag:** `woodblock-carved` — Bold outlines with expressive hatching; caricature/satirical facial proportions if skeleton; exaggerated features if human. - -**Pose Flag:** `gestural-fluid` or `candid-motion` — Capture figure mid-action: dancing, bicycling, playing music, working, fighting, celebrating. - -**Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `format-native` — Commercial flexibility across broadside formats. - -**Style Dominance:** José Guadalupe Posada's whimsical calavera satire, densely packed compositions, hand-carved relief printing aesthetic, and populist narrative clarity overrides all other stylistic considerations. - -**Mode Selector:** Broadside print / Popular media illustration - ------- - -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic - -**FLEXIBLE RATIO SELECTION (commercial broadside formats):** - -**HORIZONTAL FORMATS:** - -- `5:3` or `3:2` (standard broadsheet horizontal) -- `2:1` (wide panoramic broadsheet) - -**VERTICAL FORMATS:** - -- `3:2` or `4:3` (standard broadsheet vertical) - -**SQUARE FORMAT:** - -- `1:1` (chapbook or contained illustration) - -**Note on Format Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. Posada's commercial work appeared in varied broadside formats optimized for printing economics and narrative needs. - -**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** - -- **Reframing Method:** Adapt composition to suit declared format while maintaining figure dominance and packed density -- **Spatial Allocation:** Figures occupy 60-90% of frame area — backgrounds functional and supporting, never empty or dominant -- **Background Treatment:** Functional contextual settings (cemetery, street, cantina, landscape) that support narrative without overwhelming central action -- **Format Justification:** Flexible formats serve commercial broadside publication for mass-market penny papers, allowing horizontal group scenes, vertical portraits, or square contained narratives - ------- - -## 3) Artistic Style & Context - -**Influences:** - -- Manuel Manilla (predecessor at Vanegas Arroyo press) — popularized calavera as living active figure -- Indigenous Mexican skull motif — prehistoric cultural symbolism reinterpreted for modern satire -- Socio-political environment — Porfirio Díaz dictatorship, Mexican Revolution, rapid modernization -- Commercial mass media — penny broadsides, corridos (narrative songs), sensational news -- Counter-influence: Rejection of European academic polish and refined aesthetics in favor of raw populist expression - -**Medium/Production Method:** Relief printing (letterpress) using type-metal engraving, woodcut, wood engraving, or acid-etched zinc plates. High-volume, low-cost commercial printing for mass distribution via broadsides (hojas volantes). Images carved in relief, inked, and pressed into cheap wood-pulp paper often dyed with bright aniline colors (orange, scarlet, green, yellow, magenta). All tones built through bold outlines, parallel hatching, and cross-hatching — no continuous-tone processes. Characteristic imperfections from speed printing: slight ink irregularities, plate impression texture, hand-carved line quality. - -**Thematic Purpose:** Social and political satire for mass consumption. Calaveras (skeletons) used as whimsical satirical figures commenting on class distinctions, political hypocrisy, revolutionary politics, and the great equalizer—death. Narrative immediacy for largely illiterate audience requiring instantly legible visual storytelling. Commercial journalism documenting sensational news, crimes, disasters, and popular culture. - -**Hallmark Motifs (quantified):** - -1. **Calaveras (Skeletons):** Dominant motif — whimsical, expressive skeletons engaged in all human activities (dancing, bicycling, working, fighting). NOT horrific but satirical. Characterized by exaggerated non-naturalistic proportions, elaborate costume signifiers (sombreros, bourgeois hats, work clothes), and dynamic gesture. La Calavera Catrina (skeleton with elaborate feathered hat) most iconic example. -2. **Dense Crowd Compositions:** 70-95% of frame filled with figures and narrative details — horror vacui (fear of empty space). Multiple figures in dynamic interaction, supporting cast filling negative space, props and environmental details packed edge-to-edge. -3. **Dynamic Action:** Constant movement — figures captured mid-dance, mid-stride, mid-gesture. NO static poses. Energy and immediacy prioritized over composed stillness. -4. **Social Caricature:** Exaggerated features and proportions amplify character and social commentary. Costume and props signify class (peasant, bourgeois, revolutionary, worker). Satirical rather than reverential treatment of authority. -5. **Expressive Line Quality:** "Smooth and harmonious" in daily life scenes vs. "harsh and thick" in scenes of violence or denunciation. Hand-carved irregularity evident — NOT mechanical precision. - -**Period Framing:** 1888–1913 (Posada's Mexico City years at Vanegas Arroyo press encompassing height of Porfirian era through outbreak of Mexican Revolution) - -**Tone Tag:** Whimsical satire, dark comedy, populist immediacy, revolutionary energy, social critique, macabre playfulness, folk narrative - -**Production Era Authenticity:** High-volume commercial relief printing for penny broadsides. Visible characteristics: bold hand-carved linework with irregular tool marks, slight ink distribution variations, plate impression texture in cheap wood-pulp paper, aniline-dyed paper color (cream, yellow, pink, orange, green), NO halftone dots, NO photographic grain, NO digital smoothing, NO academic polish. - ------- - -## 4) Technical Execution - -**Line Quality & Tool Marks:** - -- Bold, energetic, varied line weight (thin contours to thick emphatic strokes) -- Hand-carved relief printing character: irregular tool marks, slight variations in line width, expressive rather than mechanical -- Line density: 15-50 lines per inch for hatching/cross-hatching (coarser than fine wood engraving) -- Style adaptation: "smooth and harmonious" parallel lines for everyday scenes, "harsh and thick" aggressive lines for violence/denunciation -- Bold outlines define all major forms — graphic clarity prioritized -- NO photographic continuous tone; every tonal gradation constructed through visible line density - -**Texture & Surface Depth:** - -- Parallel hatching for mid-tones: 20-35 lines per inch, following form curvature -- Cross-hatching for shadows: 30-50 lines per inch, perpendicular line networks -- Fabric texture: flowing parallel lines suggesting drape and movement -- Bone texture (skeletons): sharp highlight edges, bold shadow hatching emphasizing contours -- Relief printing impression: slight texture from plate pressed into soft absorbent paper -- Paper substrate texture: cheap wood-pulp newsprint with visible fiber structure - -**Edge Treatment & Detail Hierarchy:** - -- ALL forms defined by bold outlines — graphic clarity mandatory -- Primary figures: maximum detail with clear feature definition (skull teeth, costume details, facial expressions) -- Secondary figures: moderate detail maintaining legibility -- Background elements: simplified but functional — never vague or atmospheric -- NO atmospheric soft-focus recession — clarity maintained throughout depth -- Detail serves narrative — exaggerated features for satire, costume details for class signification - -**Color Mixing Methods:** - -- Monochromatic: black ink on colored paper substrate -- Paper color provides "ground tone": cream, pale yellow, pale pink, orange, scarlet, green (aniline-dyed wood-pulp paper) -- NO multicolor printing (except rare chromolithograph exceptions 1899-1901 Maucci series) -- Tonal range through line density: white paper (no ink) → light gray (sparse lines) → medium gray (moderate hatching) → deep black (dense hatching/solid areas) -- Chiaroscuro balance: 40-60% deep blacks (more balanced than Doré's oppressive 60-80%) - -**Stroke Economy & Directionality:** - -- Every line serves form description, volume modeling, or narrative clarity -- Hatching follows surface topology: curved parallel lines for rounded forms, straight for flat planes -- Cross-hatching angles determined by form intersection and shadow direction -- Bold solid blacks for maximum contrast areas (deep shadows, costume elements, background emphasis) -- Economic use of line — populist clarity over refined academic detail - -**Material Simulation & Authenticity:** - -- Authentic relief printing characteristics: crisp black ink edges, slight ink spread on absorbent paper -- Hand-carved tool evidence: line width variation from pressure, occasional irregular edges -- Cheap paper absorption: slight ink bleed acceptable, adds authenticity -- Plate impression texture: subtle embossing from printing pressure -- NO digital vector perfection — hand-crafted irregularity required -- Paper context: wood-pulp newsprint (cream/colored), NOT fine art paper or glossy stock - -**Pose Anchors:** - -- Dynamic action mandatory: NO static standing poses -- Mid-motion capture: dancing (legs lifted, arms extended), bicycling (bent posture, hands on handlebars), working (tool-wielding gesture), fighting (aggressive lean, weapon raised) -- Exaggerated gesture: arms akimbo, legs splayed, heads tilted, spines curved -- Social gesture vocabulary: peasant (bent from labor, simple tool), bourgeois (upright posture, elaborate costume), revolutionary (aggressive stance, weapon), musician (instrument-holding pose) -- Skeleton articulation: flexible, cartoonish joint angles (NOT anatomically rigid) - -**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** - -- **CRITICAL:** Figures dominate 60-90% of image area (OPPOSITE of Doré's environmental subordination) -- Primary figures: 100% baseline scale, commanding central composition -- Secondary figures: 60-90% primary scale, filling remaining space -- Background architecture/landscape: human-scaled (NOT overwhelming monumental 300-500% scale) -- Compositional density: 70-95% of frame filled — minimal negative space -- Horror vacui principle: packed, crowded compositions rejecting emptiness - -**Emotional State Anchor:** - -- **REQUIRED:** whimsical, satirical, energetic, playful, defiant, celebratory, mischievous -- **FORBIDDEN:** terrified, overwhelmed, cowering, defensively retreating, victimized, helpless -- Death representation: lively skeletons engaged in human activities, NOT horrific specters -- Satire mode: mocking authority, celebrating folk culture, critiquing social hypocrisy -- Revolutionary energy: defiant, active, engaged — NOT passive or defeated - -**Material Authenticity Anchor:** - -- All tones created through visible bold linework — outlines, parallel hatching, cross-hatching -- NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing, NO academic polish -- Crisp black ink on colored paper substrate with hand-carved line irregularities -- Cheap newsprint texture and aniline dye color foundational to aesthetic - -**Detail Hierarchy & Compositional Density (MANDATORY):** - -- **NO atmospheric recession** — clarity maintained throughout depth (OPPOSITE of Doré) -- Foreground (primary figures): Maximum detail density 40-50 lines/inch, bold outlines, clear features -- Midground (secondary figures): Moderate detail 30-40 lines/inch, simplified but legible -- Background (context): Functional detail 15-30 lines/inch, supporting narrative without vagueness -- **CRITICAL:** Detail serves narrative clarity, NOT atmospheric depth — populist legibility prioritized -- Frame density: 70-95% filled with figures, objects, narrative elements — reject empty space - -**Period Consistency Anchor:** - -- 1888-1913 Mexican commercial relief printing technology -- Broadside (hoja volante) mass-media format -- Cheap wood-pulp paper with aniline dye coloring -- High-speed letterpress reproduction characteristics - -**Production Method Anchor:** - -- Relief printing: only raised carved surfaces receive ink -- Bold black ink on colored paper — slight ink spread from absorbent substrate -- Hand-carved plate texture: irregular line quality, tool mark evidence -- Speed printing imperfections: acceptable minor ink variations, registration marks - -**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** - -- Flexible format composition: horizontal group scenes, vertical portraits, square contained narratives -- Figure dominance regardless of format: 60-90% figure area maintained -- Packed density across all ratios: minimal negative space universally -- Format optimized for commercial broadside publication and mass distribution - ------- - -## 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector - -**Wardrobe Tracks:** - -**Mexican Folk/Peasant Track (primary for popular scenes):** - -- Simple cotton clothing, sarapes (striped blankets), rebozos (shawls) -- Period: 1880s-1910s rural/urban working class Mexico -- Fabric: Plain cotton, simple stripes, functional work wear -- Construction: Loose-fitting garments, rope belts, practical footwear - -**Bourgeois/Dandy Track (for satirical class critique):** - -- Elaborate hats (European fashion), formal suits, fancy dresses -- Period: Porfirian era (1876-1911) upper-class fashion -- Fabric: Fine textiles suggested through clean surfaces vs. working-class hatching -- Construction: Fitted garments, decorative elements, status signifiers - -**Revolutionary Track (for political scenes):** - -- Military-style clothing, bandoliers, work clothes with weapons -- Period: 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution -- Fabric: Rugged practical textiles, leather accessories -- Construction: Functional military/guerrilla style, ammunition belts - -**Calavera Costume Track (for skeleton scenes):** - -- Skeletons wear human clothing appropriate to social class/role -- Elaborate hats PRIMARY signifier: sombrero (peasant), feathered hat (bourgeois dandy—La Catrina), top hat (European elite), simple cap (worker) -- Clothing defines skeleton's satirical role: sarape (peasant), suit (bourgeois), military gear (revolutionary), work clothes (laborer) - -**Fabric Behavior:** - -- Bold outline definition with interior parallel line hatching suggesting drape -- Flowing movement lines for dynamic action (dancing, running, wind) -- Striped patterns (sarapes, ribbed fabrics) rendered with parallel lines -- Contrast between smooth bourgeois fabrics (minimal hatching) and textured peasant fabrics (dense hatching) - -**Accessory Caps:** 2-4 accessories typical (hats, instruments, weapons, bottles, tools) - -- Allowable: Elaborate hats (PRIMARY), musical instruments, work tools, bottles, weapons, cigarettes, fans -- Props define social role and satirical commentary - -**Color Palette Restrictions:** - -- Monochromatic rendering: black ink on colored paper substrate -- Paper color provides chromatic element: cream, yellow, pink, orange, scarlet, green -- NO multicolor ink printing (except rare chromolithograph exceptions) -- Clothing differentiation through tonal value (line density) and bold outline rather than color - -**Wardrobe Variation Required:** - -- Vary social class costumes between iterations: peasant sarape → bourgeois suit → revolutionary bandolier -- Cycle through hat styles: sombrero → feathered bourgeois hat → top hat → worker's cap -- Maintain 1888-1913 Mexican period consistency across all wardrobe choices - -**Props (2-4 typical for Posada's narrative density):** - -**YAML Prop Pool — Mexican Popular Culture Context:** - -```yaml -hero_props: - - elaborate_hat: - description: "Sombrero, feathered bourgeois hat (Catrina), top hat, worker's cap" - scale: 80-150% head size (exaggerated for satire) - rendering: bold outline, hatching for texture/shadow, PRIMARY class signifier - - - musical_instrument: - description: "Guitar, violin, trumpet, accordion" - scale: proportional to figure - rendering: simplified functional form, bold outline, minimal interior detail - - - bottle_drink: - description: "Pulque bottle, aguardiente, beer, tequila" - scale: 30-50cm typical bottle - rendering: simple cylindrical form, label suggested, held in hand - - - weapon: - description: "Rifle, pistol, knife, machete" - scale: proportional to historical weapons - rendering: bold outline emphasizing threatening silhouette - - - work_tool: - description: "Shovel, hoe, hammer, sickle" - scale: functional tool size - rendering: simplified recognizable form, labor signifier - -secondary_props: - - bicycle: - description: "Penny-farthing or early safety bicycle" - scale: functional bicycle proportions - rendering: wheel spokes as radiating lines, bold frame outline - - - furniture: - description: "Table, chair, barrel, coffin" - scale: functional furniture size - rendering: simplified geometric forms, functional context - - - papers_text: - description: "Broadsides, newspapers, letters, books" - scale: handheld document size - rendering: rectangular form with suggested text lines - - - skull_bones: - description: "Ground skulls for cemetery scenes" - scale: 10-15cm skulls - rendering: simplified skull form, bold eye sockets, grinning teeth - - - small_objects: - description: "Cigarettes, coins, flowers, rosaries" - scale: 5-15cm objects - rendering: economical simplified forms, narrative signifiers -``` - -**Coherence Filter:** All wardrobe and props must support 1888-1913 Mexican popular culture aesthetic serving satirical social commentary, Day of the Dead traditions, revolutionary politics, and folk narrative. If period consistency unclear, default to simple peasant attire with sombrero allowing satirical skeleton characterization to dominate. - ------- - -## 6) Constraints - -**Canvas Negatives (≥2) — Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** - -- "photographic realism", "photorealistic rendering", "lifelike", "naturalistic proportions" -- "smooth gradients", "digital smoothing", "airbrushed", "soft focus", "blurred depth of field" -- "academic polish", "refined technique", "classical proportions", "Renaissance perspective" -- "subtle tonality", "mezzotint quality", "delicate gradation", "atmospheric haze" -- "halftone dots", "CMYK printing", "modern offset", "digital printing", "glossy finish" -- "multicolor printing" (except if specifically requesting rare chromolithograph style) -- "fine art paper", "archival paper", "museum-quality substrate" -- "empty composition", "minimal negative space", "sparse", "quiet", "contemplative emptiness" -- "figure subordinate to environment", "overwhelming monumental architecture", "environmental dominance", "vast empty spaces" -- "terrifying horror", "overwhelmed by supernatural", "defensive cowering", "victimized pose", "frightened awe" -- "static pose", "standing still", "composed stillness", "academic pose", "motionless" -- "subtle line work", "delicate engraving", "refined detail", "precious technique" -- "bourgeois framing devices", "decorative borders", "aestheticizing composition" -- "European academic technique", "Renaissance compositional logic", "high finish" - -**Canvas Positives (≥2) — Required Constraints for Authenticity:** - -- "flexible commercial broadside format", "4:3, 3:2, 5:3, 2:1 horizontal or 3:2, 4:3 vertical or 1:1 square acceptable" -- "relief printing technique", "hand-carved woodcut quality", "type-metal engraving character", "bold carved linework" -- "monochromatic black ink on colored paper substrate", "aniline-dyed newsprint ground (cream/yellow/pink/orange/scarlet/green)" -- "figure dominance 60-90% of frame", "densely packed composition", "70-95% frame filled", "horror vacui principle" -- "dynamic action mandatory", "mid-motion capture", "dancing/bicycling/working/fighting", "energetic gesture" -- "whimsical satirical tone", "dark comedy", "social critique", "revolutionary energy", "playful macabre" -- "calaveras as lively characters", "skeletons engaged in human activities", "NOT terrifying death figures" -- "exaggerated caricature proportions", "satirical features", "non-naturalistic scale for emphasis" -- "bold outlines define all forms", "graphic clarity prioritized", "populist legibility", "instantly readable narrative" -- "balanced chiaroscuro 40-60% blacks", "graphic high contrast", "NOT oppressively dark like gothic horror" -- "hand-carved irregular line quality", "tool mark evidence", "expressive imperfection", "NOT mechanical precision" -- "cheap wood-pulp newsprint texture", "aniline-dyed paper color", "absorbent substrate ink bleed" -- "elaborate hat as primary signifier", "costume defines social class", "props indicate satirical role" -- "smooth harmonious lines for daily life OR harsh thick lines for violence/denunciation", "emotional line quality adaptation" -- "flattened populist perspective", "non-academic spatial logic", "narrative clarity over depth illusion" -- "1888-1913 Mexican commercial printing authenticity", "broadside letterpress production characteristics" - -**Vocabulary Warnings:** - -- Avoid "terrifying," "horror," "overwhelming," "sublime," "dread" — these trigger gothic horror tone (Posada is whimsical satire, NOT terror) -- Avoid "refined," "academic," "polished," "delicate," "precious" — these suggest European high art (Posada is raw populist) -- Avoid "empty," "sparse," "minimal," "quiet," "contemplative" — these suggest minimalism (Posada is densely packed) -- Avoid "photographic," "realistic," "naturalistic," "accurate proportions" — Posada uses caricature exaggeration -- Use instead: "whimsical," "satirical," "energetic," "populist," "immediate," "crowded," "dynamic," "caricature," "folk," "revolutionary" - ------- - -## 7) Composition & Background - -**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS (Flexible Broadside Formats):** - -**HORIZONTAL FORMATS (5:3, 3:2, 2:1):** - -- Group scenes: multiple figures in lateral arrangement -- Parade/procession compositions: left-to-right narrative flow -- Crowd scenes: densely packed horizontal bands of action -- Figure distribution: 60-90% coverage across width - -**VERTICAL FORMATS (3:2, 4:3 portrait):** - -- Single figure or paired figures emphasis -- Vertical stacking: figure over contextual ground -- Portrait orientation: elaborate hat/costume emphasis -- Figure dominance: 60-90% vertical frame occupation - -**SQUARE FORMAT (1:1):** - -- Centered figure or tight group -- Radial composition around central action -- Contained narrative scene -- Dense edge-to-edge fill: 70-95% - -**Note on Format Flexibility:** Source image ratios may influence output. All formats prioritize figure dominance and packed density over environmental vastness. - -**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - -**Perspective Regime:** - -- Flattened populist perspective: narrative clarity prioritized over academic spatial depth -- Non-systematic spatial logic: figures and objects arranged for maximum legibility -- Expressive distortion acceptable: scale exaggeration for satire, perspective compression for density -- Eye-level viewpoint predominant: direct engagement with viewer -- NO atmospheric recession — clarity maintained throughout depth - -**Figure:Ground Ratio:** - -- **Figure-dominant composition MANDATORY:** 60-90% figures/action, 10-40% background context -- **OPPOSITE of Doré:** Figures command space rather than subordinate to environment -- Central figures: maximum scale and detail -- Secondary figures: fill remaining space, create density -- Background: functional supporting context, NEVER empty or vast - -**Density Percentage:** - -- High visual density universal: 70-95% of frame filled with narrative elements -- Horror vacui principle: reject empty space, pack frame edge-to-edge -- Multiple figures, props, background details create vibrant crowded energy -- Minimal negative space: only functional breathing room between elements - -**Lighting Logic:** - -- Graphic contrast prioritized over naturalistic lighting -- Bold blacks and white paper create high-contrast clarity -- NO single dramatic light source (unlike Doré) -- Functional shading: hatching indicates volume and form, NOT atmospheric mood -- **Chiaroscuro balance:** 40-60% deep blacks (more balanced than Doré's oppressive 60-80%) -- Lighting serves legibility — populist clarity over dramatic atmosphere - -**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** - -- Primary figures: 70-95% detail coverage with bold outlines and hatching -- Secondary figures: 60-80% detail coverage maintaining legibility -- Background: 40-60% functional detail supporting narrative -- **NO atmospheric recession** — detail serves clarity throughout depth -- Negative space: 5-30% maximum (only functional gaps between elements) - -**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - -**Surface Context Anchor:** - -- Cheap wood-pulp newsprint with aniline dye coloring -- Paper colors: cream, pale yellow, pale pink, orange, scarlet, green, magenta -- Absorbent substrate texture: slight ink spread, fibrous paper structure -- Broadside (hoja volante) ephemeral publication context -- NOT fine art paper, NOT glossy modern stock - -**Frame/Band Anchor:** - -- OMIT decorative borders and aestheticizing framing devices -- Image may have simple linear border (printing plate edge) but NO elaborate ornamentation -- Typography (if present) integrated as compositional element, not decorative addition -- Reject European "high finish" framing conventions - -**Production Context Anchor:** - -- 1888-1913 Mexican commercial letterpress printing -- High-volume, low-cost broadside production -- Relief printing characteristics: plate impression texture, hand-carved line quality -- Speed printing imperfections: acceptable ink variations, slight registration drift - -**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** - -- Composition optimized for declared format (horizontal group, vertical portrait, square contained) -- Figure dominance maintained across all ratios: 60-90% figure area universal -- Packed density regardless of format: 70-95% frame filled -- Format serves commercial broadside flexibility, not artistic hierarchy - -**ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT (Background Options):** - -**Cemetery Settings (for calavera scenes):** - -- Tombstones, crosses, ground skulls -- Simplified architectural forms with bold outlines -- Functional context supporting skeleton narrative -- Human-scaled elements (NOT monumental overwhelming architecture) - -**Urban Settings (for social/political scenes):** - -- Street architecture, buildings, trains, modern technology -- Simplified geometric forms indicating context -- Crowd elements filling space -- Revolutionary/modern Mexico City environment - -**Rural/Landscape Settings (for peasant/worker scenes):** - -- Simplified vegetation, mountains, agave plants -- Functional ground plane with textural hatching -- Agricultural tools, buildings suggesting context -- Traditional rural Mexico - -**Interior Settings (for cantina/domestic scenes):** - -- Tables, barrels, architectural elements -- Props indicating function (bottles, instruments, furniture) -- Walls with simple hatching, floor with linear perspective -- Crowded intimate spaces - -**Mood Amplification:** - -- Backgrounds support satirical narrative, NOT atmospheric mood -- Settings indicate social context (cemetery = death commentary, cantina = popular culture, landscape = peasant life) -- Functional clarity over emotional atmosphere -- Populist legibility: viewers instantly read location and context - ------- - -## 8) Typography & Text Integration - -**Binary:** OMIT — No text, titles, headlines, or typography within image composition. - -**Rationale:** Per user specification, create pure illustration without broadside text elements. While Posada's authentic broadsides featured integrated typography (sensational headlines above, corrido text below), this framework produces standalone illustration plates suitable for modern contexts or where text-free imagery is preferred. - -**Historical Context (For Reference Only — NOT Applied):** Authentic Posada broadsides featured essential text integration as compositional elements: - -- Sensational headlines above illustration in bold varied typefaces -- Story/corrido text below in columnar layout -- Eclectic Victorian-era "jobbing press" typography mixing bold, decorative, slab-serif, condensed fonts -- Typography and image printed together via letterpress relief printing -- Text integral to broadside's narrative and commercial function - -**If Text Were Authorized (For Reference):** - -- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Headline above illustration, story columns below -- **Copy Limits:** Headline ≤8 words; story text as required for corrido/narrative -- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** Late 19th-century Mexican commercial display faces -- **Font Recommendations:** - - Modern analogs: "Flamingo Solide", "aka Posse" (per exhibition usage) - - Archival search terms: "Victorian display typefaces", "Mexican jobbing press fonts 1880-1910", "late 19th-century slab serif", "condensed wood type" -- **Visual Hierarchy:** Bold sensational headline dominates; mixed weights and styles create energy; type and image share equal compositional importance - -**Format-Specific Text Rules (If Applied):** - -- **Broadside Mode:** Text mandatory — headline above, corrido below -- **Chapbook Mode:** Text and image integrated across pages -- **Gallery Print Mode:** Omit all text — pure illustration -- **Modern Context:** Omit text unless specifically recreating authentic broadside format - -**Historical Accuracy:** Typography must match 1888-1913 Mexican letterpress printing if included. Victorian-era display types, wood type, metal type — NOT modern digital fonts or clean sans-serifs. - -**Current Specification:** OMIT all typography per user request. - ------- - -**END OF FRAMEWORK** - -*Silent validation reminder: Verify all sections 1-8 complete; flexible ratio options specified with source influence note; IP safeguards present; face/pose/canvas flags declared; ≥5 technical execution anchors with measurements; wardrobe + YAML props; ≥2 canvas negatives and positives; ratio-flexible composition; text policy explicit (OMIT); material authenticity emphasized; production method authentic to 1888-1913 relief printing; figure dominance 60-90% specified; packed density 70-95% required; whimsical satirical tone mandated; composition boundaries clear; no frames outside canvas.* diff --git a/styles/_TEMPLATE.md b/styles/_TEMPLATE.md index 3fa3cb7..ca0a07e 100644 --- a/styles/_TEMPLATE.md +++ b/styles/_TEMPLATE.md @@ -1,13 +1,18 @@ --- - id: example_style # unique, lowercase, no spaces (e.g., "vermeer", "moebius") group: "Collection Name" # e.g., "Dutch Golden Age", "Modern Comics" -display_name: "Display Name — Subtitle" # e.g., "Johannes Vermeer — Optical Light Master" +movement: "Movement / School" # optional, e.g., "Optical Baroque Painting" +artist: "Artist Name" # optional (leave if multi-artist movement) +display_name: "Display Name — Subtitle" +style_scope: single-artist # or "movement" / "workshop" -ratios: ["1:1","3:4","4:3"] # Allowed aspect ratios -modes: ["Mode A","Mode B"] # Distinct creative modes (e.g., "Interior Scene", "Portrait") +ratios: ["1:1","3:4","4:3"] +ratios_status: provisional # provisional | approved +ratios_notes: > + One–two sentences explaining why these ratios are historically authentic. +modes: ["Mode A","Mode B"] -safety_profile: # Hard rules applied in Section 6 +safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore - no_logos @@ -15,15 +20,37 @@ safety_profile: # Hard rules applied in Section 6 - minors_modest - gender_respect -multi_subject: # Optional — recommended for portraits +multi_subject: # Optional — remove block if not needed allowed: true max_subjects: 3 layout_hint: "Primary left, secondary right" identity_priority: ["silhouette","gesture","face-proportions"] +hero_image: null # optional relative path under public/ + about: > - Short educational blurb (2–6 sentences). - Example: "This style emerged in 17th century Netherlands, focusing on optical light, intimate interiors, and subtle material rendering. Vermeer’s work emphasizes quiet domestic scenes, luminous glazes, and restrained palettes." + Short educational blurb (2–6 sentences). Explain historical + authenticity, medium, and why the style matters. + +# Optional composition guardrails (uncomment and tailor as needed) +# composition_constraints: +# max_subjects: 1 # set to 1 for strict single-subject styles +# subject_interaction: allowed # allowed | prohibited | required +# crowd_scenes: false # flip to true if crowd tableaux are authentic +# animals_allowed: false # enable if the style routinely depicts animals +# animal_types: ["domestic"] # e.g., ["domestic","wild","mythical"] +# max_animals: 0 # raise when animals_allowed is true +# text_allowed: yes # switch to no if typography is forbidden + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) --- ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate @@ -59,4 +86,4 @@ Example: "Subjects placed near windows with directional daylight. Light key emph ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) Only if authentic. Example: "No text." -For comics/posters: "Bold, hand-drawn lettering; block captions; speech balloons in period fonts." \ No newline at end of file +For comics/posters: "Bold, hand-drawn lettering; block captions; speech balloons in period fonts." diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink.md b/styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration.md similarity index 89% rename from styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink.md rename to styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration.md index f83d8ce..0d94ebb 100644 --- a/styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink.md +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration.md @@ -1,24 +1,25 @@ --- -id: bernie_wrightson_gothic_ink +id: bernie_wrightson_gothic_illustration group: Gothic Horror -movement: American Gothic Horror Illustration +movement: 20th-Century Gothic Pen-and-Ink artist: Bernie Wrightson -display_name: Bernie Wrightson — Gothic Pen-and-Ink Horror +display_name: Bernie Wrightson — Gothic Pen-and-Ink Illustration style_scope: single-artist + ratios: - - '2:3' - '3:4' + - '2:3' - '4:3' - - '4:5' - - '16:9' ratios_status: provisional ratios_notes: > - Wrightson’s horror spreads ranged from tall comic covers to 4:5 plates and - Cinemascope splash pages—choose whichever of 2:3, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, or 16:9 best - serves the terror. + Wrightson staged horror spreads for book interiors—portrait trims like 3:4 and + 2:3, plus 4:3 panoramas for haunted architecture. Stick to those literary + proportions. modes: - - Macabre Illustration - - Horror Narrative Scene + - Character Spotlight Illustration + - Environmental Horror Spread + - Spectral Encounter Vignette + safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore @@ -26,15 +27,34 @@ safety_profile: - no_watermarks - minors_modest - gender_respect -about: > - Bernie Wrightson crosshatched nightmares until the ink looked alive—rotting - architecture, tortured anatomy, and candlelit chiaroscuro that would make Poe - shiver. His Frankenstein portfolio set the bar for dramatic linework. - MuseoMorph carries that operatic dread into new crypts, laboratories, and - cursed bloodlines. + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 3 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - mythical + max_animals: 1 + text_allowed: yes + hero_image: null ---- +about: > + Bernie Wrightson cross-hatched living nightmares with Gillott nibs, building + cathedral-dark atmospheres around skeletal heroes and spectral villains. This + card retains his engraver linework, theatrical lighting, and book-plate ratios. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- # Bernie Wrightson Gothic Horror Illustration Style Prompt ------ @@ -59,6 +79,7 @@ hero_image: null ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. @@ -72,6 +93,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Mode Selector:** Gothic horror book illustration for macabre narrative visualization. ------ + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -95,6 +117,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves theatrical staging of gothic horror narrative ------ + ## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity - **Influences:** German Expressionism, Romantic horror literature (Poe, Shelley), Medieval danse macabre, Gustave Doré engraving tradition, EC Comics horror atmosphere @@ -110,6 +133,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Tone Tag:** Ominous, psychologically unsettling, grotesquely dramatic, melancholic, theatrically macabre ------ + ## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making - **Line quality:** Gillott 291 nib characteristics with variable pressure creating 0.2-1.5mm line weights, authentic india ink flow with slight bleeding on bristol board texture @@ -122,6 +146,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Detail hierarchy:** Primary subject 100% detail resolution, secondary elements 60%, atmospheric elements 30% ------ + ## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions - **Wardrobe tracks:** Tattered Victorian/Edwardian garments, decaying aristocratic attire, burial shrouds, monastic robes with period-accurate construction showing decay and age @@ -141,6 +166,7 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand ``` ------ + ## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -156,6 +182,7 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - "authentic pen-and-ink line quality", "bristol board texture interaction", "Gillott 291 nib characteristics" ------ + ## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -180,6 +207,7 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with gothic architectural elements supporting the format ------ + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) - **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual storytelling @@ -188,3 +216,4 @@ macabre_symbols: [hourglass_sand_falling, single_candle_guttering, skeletal_hand - **Gothic Horror Emphasis:** Visual narrative through atmospheric detail and character expression rather than textual elements --- + diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_sublime.md b/styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime.md similarity index 55% rename from styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_sublime.md rename to styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime.md index 2df02ff..433a521 100644 --- a/styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_sublime.md +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime.md @@ -1,19 +1,23 @@ --- -id: caspar_david_friedrich_sublime +id: caspar_david_friedrich_romantic_sublime group: Gothic Horror -movement: German Romantic Sublime +movement: German Romantic Sublime (1810-1830) artist: Caspar David Friedrich display_name: Caspar David Friedrich — Romantic Sublime style_scope: single-artist + ratios: - '4:3' ratios_status: provisional ratios_notes: > - Friedrich composed his sublime vistas on 4:3 canvases that let sky consume the - frame—hold to that proportion for proper horizon breathing room. + Friedrich composed meditative landscapes on 4:3 easel canvases that balance + Rückenfigur foregrounds against infinite sky; keep that geometry intact for + spiritual horror. modes: - - Transcendental Landscape - - Sublime Contemplation + - Rückenfigur Meditation + - Ruined Cathedral Vigil + - Arctic Sublime Seascape + safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore @@ -21,18 +25,37 @@ safety_profile: - no_watermarks - minors_modest - gender_respect -about: > - Caspar David Friedrich stages lone wanderers before endless mist, glazing oil - until mountains dissolve into prayer. His landscapes feel like altars to - melancholy faith. MuseoMorph keeps that transcendental hush while charting new - coastlines, ruins, and weathered pilgrims. + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 2 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: false + text_allowed: no + hero_image: null ---- +about: > + Friedrich places lone figures before eternity—pale dawns, gravestone silhouettes, + and icebound horizons that feel reverent and uncanny. This card keeps his + 4:3 staging, Lutheran austerity, and atmospheric gradations. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- # Caspar David Friedrich Romantic Sublime Style Prompt + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Friedrich's German Romantic landscape style circa 1810-1830** for **oil painting on fine primed canvas**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with spiritual contemplation. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal sublime landscape themes. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with `glazing-layers-buildup` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (Rückenfigur contemplation) **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` **Style Dominance:** Friedrich's sublime spiritual landscapes supersede all decorative or conventional beauty elements **Mode Selector:** Gallery painting for transcendental contemplation + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control **MANDATORY RATIO:** `4:3` (classical landscape format matching Friedrich's compositional preferences) @@ -43,6 +66,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Spatial Allocation:** Rückenfigur placement in lower third, vast sky dominating upper two-thirds - **Background Treatment:** Fill with graduated atmospheric effects extending to infinite horizon - **Format Justification:** 4:3 ratio serves Friedrich's horizontal sublime landscapes and allows for proper sky-to-earth proportions essential to the spiritual experience + ## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity **Influences:** German Romanticism, Kantian sublime, Lutheran spirituality, Gothic revival, Northern European landscape tradition **Medium/Production method:** Oil paint applied in thin transparent washes over detailed underdrawing on fine primed canvas. Multiple glazing layers with precise stippling and controlled brushwork. **Thematic purpose:** Spiritual contemplation through nature's sublime power, existential meditation on humanity's place in the infinite **Hallmark motifs:** @@ -52,9 +76,11 @@ hero_image: null - Gothic ruins and church spires as spiritual anchors in natural vastness - Dramatic sky-to-earth ratios (70% sky, 30% earth) - Sfumato effects in distant mountains and fog-filled valleys **Period framing:** German Romantic period 1810-1830, post-Napoleonic spiritual awakening, Lutheran mysticism **Tone Tag:** Sublime, contemplative, spiritually transcendent **Production Era Authenticity:** Early 19th century oil glazing techniques with period-appropriate pigment limitations and canvas preparation + ## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making **Paint application:** Thin transparent washes built up in multiple glazing layers, oil-fat-over-lean technique with linseed oil medium **Color mixing:** Early period - iron-based yellows, smalt blues, lead white, earth pigments; Later period - chromium yellows, cobalt blue, cadmium accents **Texture specifications:** Smooth, precise surface achieved through controlled stippling and delicate brushwork, minimal visible impasto **Edge treatment:** Soft sfumato transitions in atmospheric areas, precise linear definition in foreground elements **Stroke economy:** Economical precise strokes following detailed underdrawing, stippling technique for translucent mist effects **Surface depth:** Multiple transparent glazes creating luminous atmospheric depth, careful tonal gradations **Detail hierarchy:** Precise detail in foreground diminishing to atmospheric suggestion in distance **Material authenticity:** Period-accurate glazing with natural pigments, avoiding modern synthetic consistency **Scale proportions:** Figures reduced to 5-10% of canvas height to emphasize sublime scale relationships **Underdrawing authority:** Detailed preliminary drawing in pencil/ink establishing architectural and landscape structure **Atmospheric technique:** Smalt stippling for translucent mist effects, graduated tonal washes for infinite depth + ## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions **Wardrobe tracks:** @@ -70,6 +96,7 @@ scholarly: [sketching_pad, natural_history_book, compass, walking_stick] memorial: [gravestone, church_ruins, ancient_oak, abandoned_shrine] natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] ``` + ## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) **❌ Canvas Negatives:** @@ -85,6 +112,7 @@ natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] - "atmospheric graduated tones", "sfumato mist effects with stippled technique" - "Rückenfigur contemplative positioning", "spiritual transcendence through nature" - "period-accurate glazing layers", "detailed underdrawing precision", "infinite atmospheric perspective" + ## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **4:3 LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -108,94 +136,9 @@ natural: [weathered_rock, fallen_tree, mountain_cairn, seashells] - **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - no decorative framing elements - **Production Context:** Oil glazing on fine canvas appropriate to German Romantic period techniques - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 4:3 sublime landscape viewing with proper sky-earth proportions + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) **Binary:** Omit text entirely - Friedrich's landscapes were pure visual spiritual experiences **Historical accuracy:** No typography - these were contemplative paintings without textual elements **Production Method:** Pure atmospheric visual communication without linguistic interference ------ - -- ### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - - - - - **Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with \*psychological dread and spectral presence\*.** (Instead of literary grandeur, focus on fear and the otherworldly). - - **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Keep as is, focusing on universal human psychological themes and avoiding copyrighted elements. - - **Face-Treatment Flag:** `engrave-hatch with skeletal-gauntness and haunted-eyes` - - **Pose Flag:** `gestural-fluid (contorted-agony or spectral-glide)` - - **Style Dominance:** Doré's theatrical literary illustration **with an emphasis on the grotesque and the supernatural** supersedes photographic realism. - - **Mode Selector:** Book illustration for **macabre narrative visualization or dark poetry.** -## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control - - - - - **Spatial Allocation:** *Tormented figure placement with diminishing hope, supporting grotesque elements in a suffocating arrangement.* - - **Background Treatment:** Fill with *suffocating cross-hatched environments, decaying architecture, or spectral mists extending to full canvas.* - - **Format Justification:** Keep as is. -## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity - - - - - **Influences:** *German Expressionism, Romantic horror literature (Poe, Shelley), Medieval danse macabre, Baroque dramatic composition with a focus on decay.* - - **Thematic purpose:** *Dramatic visualization of existential horror, spectral encounters, moral decay, and the fragility of sanity with theatrical grandeur.* - - **Hallmark motifs:** - - Monumental figure scale (keep as is, but figures could be more emaciated or distorted). - - Intricate cross-hatching patterns creating rich tonal gradation from pure white to deep black. - - *Decaying architectural grandeur with crumbling Gothic and skeletal elements.* - - *Atmospheric perspective achieved through line density variation, emphasizing oppressive fog or shadowy miasma.* - - *Theatrical chiaroscuro with a single, sickly light source or spectral glow, emphasizing deep, consuming shadows.* - - **Tone Tag:** *Ominous, horrifying, psychologically unsettling, grotesquely dramatic, melancholic.* -## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making - - - - - **Tonal system:** Complete grayscale range with an emphasis on *deep, suffocating blacks and stark, ghostly whites.* - - **Cross-hatching specifications:** Keep as is, but emphasize *dense, agitated hatching for areas of dread and decay.* - - **Surface simulation:** Authentic wood engraving line quality with characteristic white-on-black relief printing effects, *hinting at aged, brittle paper or crumbling stone.* - - **Scale proportions:** Heroic figure proportions with 120-150% naturalistic scale, *with possible anatomical distortions leaning towards the gaunt or unnaturally elongated for spectral beings.* - - **Atmospheric technique:** Line density variation for depth, *emphasizing suffocating fog, swirling spectral forms, or dust motes in stagnant air.* -## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions - - - - - **Wardrobe tracks:** - - - *Tattered robes, decaying aristocratic attire, burial shrouds, skeletal remains, spectral wisps with period-accurate draping.* - - *Fabric behavior: Heavy drapery with dramatic folds, appearing torn, decaying, or ethereal.* - - - **Accessory caps:** Elaborate 3-4 accessories supporting *macabre narrative context, symbols of death or despair.* - - - **Wardrobe variation:** Cycle through: *tattered black cloaks, ghostly white shrouds, ceremonial garments stained with decay, skeletal armor.* - - - **Props:** 1 hero + 1 micro prop maximum: *scythe, hourglass, human skull (perhaps decaying), broken cross, rusted chains, spectral lantern, wilted flowers.* - - - **Coherence filter:** All elements support *gothic horror/supernatural narrative with implied historical or folkloric authenticity.* - - - **YAML Props Pool:** - - - - `gothic_horror: [scythe, human_skull, rusted_chains, broken_cross, spectral_lantern, withered_flowers, open_coffin, crow_perched]` - - `decaying_architecture: [crumbling_archway, moss-covered_statue, shattered_stained_glass, leaning_tombstone]` - - `macabre_symbols: [hourglass_nearly_empty, raven, shrouded_figure, single_candle_flickering]` -## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) - - - - - **❌ Canvas Negatives:** Add "cheerfulness", "harmony", "beauty", "optimistic", "cleanliness". - - **✅ Canvas Positives:** Add "decaying architectural grandeur", "suffocating atmospheric effects", "spectral figures", "psychological terror". -## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns - - - - - **DORÉ-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** - - **Perspective:** Theatrical staging with *claustrophobic viewpoints, looming, decaying architecture, and an unsettling sense of scale.* - - **Lighting:** Single dramatic light source creating strong chiaroscuro with pure white highlights, *but emphasizing deep, oppressive shadows where malevolent forces might lurk, or a sickly, greenish glow.* - - **Detail:negative space 80:20 - dense engraving detail with strategic white space for spectral effects or moments of stark terror.* - - **REQUIRED ANCHORS:** - - **Surface Context:** Boxwood engraving block surface translated to white paper with authentic relief printing characteristics, *but with hints of aging, staining, or the brittle texture of ancient manuscripts.* - - By implementing these changes, the prompt emphasizes the chilling and macabre aspects of gothic horror through atmosphere, thematic elements, and subtle stylistic shifts, all while remaining within the technical and artistic framework of Gustave Doré's wood engraving style. - ------- diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/edward_gorey_gothic_illustration.md b/styles/gothic_horror/edward_gorey_gothic_illustration.md index 4b9a708..c60d155 100644 --- a/styles/gothic_horror/edward_gorey_gothic_illustration.md +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/edward_gorey_gothic_illustration.md @@ -1,19 +1,21 @@ --- id: edward_gorey_gothic_illustration group: Gothic Horror -movement: Victorian Whimsical Horror Illustration +movement: Mid-Century Gothic Illustration artist: Edward Gorey -display_name: Edward Gorey — Whimsical Gothic Illustration +display_name: Edward Gorey — Gothic Illustration style_scope: single-artist + ratios: - '3:4' ratios_status: provisional ratios_notes: > - Gorey’s book plates sit on 3:4 rectangles sized for gutter-safe - storytelling—stick to that trim-ready aspect. + Gorey staged his book plates on trim-ready 3:4 rectangles sized for gutters and + captions; preserve that proportion for morbid vignettes. modes: - - Dark Narrative Illustration - - Macabre Parody + - Morbid Storybook Panel + - Deadpan Domestic Calamity + safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore @@ -21,18 +23,40 @@ safety_profile: - no_watermarks - minors_modest - gender_respect -about: > - Edward Gorey scratches out Victorian parlors where odd orphans meet - deliciously dreadful ends. His stippled inks, blank-eyed figures, and deadpan - captions turn menace into wit. We keep that morbid charm while inventing new - catastrophes, props, and musty interiors. + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 4 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - domestic + max_animals: 1 + text_allowed: yes + hero_image: null ---- +about: > + Edward Gorey etched genteel catastrophes with crosshatched ink, blank-eyed + children, and sardonic captions. This framework keeps his Victorian stage + dressing, stippled gloom, and dry wit intact. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- # Edward Gorey Gothic Horror Illustration Style Prompt + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Gorey's whimsical-gothic pen and ink style circa 1960-1980** for **book illustration reproduction**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with **darkly whimsical unease and spectral melancholy**. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal themes of existential uncertainty and darkly comic misfortune. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` with `skeletal-minimalism and blank-stare-eyes` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (understated dread or spectral-stillness) **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` **Style Dominance:** Gorey's **whimsical gothic illustration with emphasis on subtle menace and Victorian melancholy** supersedes photographic realism **Mode Selector:** Book illustration for **darkly whimsical narrative visualization or macabre children's literature parody** + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control **MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` (portrait format matching Gorey's book illustration proportions) @@ -43,6 +67,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Spatial Allocation:** **Enigmatic figure placement with ominous negative space, supporting elements suggesting impending misfortune** - **Background Treatment:** Fill with **intricate cross-hatched environments suggesting decay or abandonment, extending to full canvas** - **Format Justification:** 3:4 ratio serves Victorian book tradition and allows proper figure-to-environment relationships essential for darkly comic narrative impact + ## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity **Influences:** Victorian illustration tradition, **Edwardian children's literature parody, gothic literature (Poe), Medieval memento mori, darkly comic storytelling** **Medium/Production method:** India ink applied with fine pen nibs on heavy paper, creating dense cross-hatching through multiple line layers. No brush work - purely linear pen technique with varying line weights and densities. **Thematic purpose:** **Darkly whimsical visualization of existential unease, childhood's hidden perils, social commentary through macabre humor, and the inevitability of misfortune** **Hallmark motifs:** @@ -52,9 +77,11 @@ hero_image: null - Victorian/Edwardian period dress with **subtle suggestions of decay or eeriness** - **Intricate background patterns and architectural details with ominous undertones** - Strategic use of pure white space for dramatic contrast and **spectral emphasis** **Period framing:** Mid-20th century American illustration with Victorian aesthetic sensibility, literary parody tradition **Tone Tag:** **Whimsically ominous, melancholically humorous, subtly unsettling, darkly elegant** **Production Era Authenticity:** Mid-century pen and ink book illustration with precise line reproduction requirements + ## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making **Line application:** Multiple layers of fine cross-hatching executed with India ink, varying from hair-thin feathery lines to bold structural strokes, building saturated black areas through line density **Cross-hatching specifications:** Dense layered line work - 60-120 lines per inch in shadow areas, creating 3-dimensional pools of ink saturation on paper surface **Tonal system:** Purely linear - no brush work or solid fills, complete grayscale achieved through line density variation from sparse hatching to dense cross-hatching **Edge treatment:** Precise pen line quality with deliberate line weight variation, crisp linear definition throughout **Stroke economy:** Every line serves structural or atmospheric purpose - maximum visual impact through strategic line placement **Surface simulation:** Authentic India ink saturation effects - heavy cross-hatching areas appear smaller and more concentrated than printed versions **Detail hierarchy:** Meticulous foreground detail diminishing to suggestion through line density control **Material authenticity:** India ink pen characteristics - rich blacks, precise line quality, no modern digital smoothness **Scale proportions:** Figures scaled for narrative emphasis - often diminished against elaborate backgrounds suggesting **vulnerability or isolation** **Pattern work:** Intricate textile and architectural patterns executed through systematic line work **Atmospheric technique:** Line density creating depth - saturated cross-hatching for **oppressive shadows**, sparse lines for **ethereal or spectral effects** + ## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions **Wardrobe tracks:** @@ -71,6 +98,7 @@ childhood_eeriness: [abandoned_doll, broken_toy, empty_birdcage, music_box] victorian_melancholy: [pocket_watch, mourning_jewelry, handkerchief, calling_card] subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] ``` + ## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) **❌ Canvas Negatives:** @@ -87,6 +115,7 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - "dense India ink cross-hatching creating saturated line pools", "authentic pen line quality" - **"whimsical gothic atmosphere", "subtly ominous undertones", "darkly elegant Victorian aesthetic"** - "precise linear technique with no brush work", **"spectral negative space effects", "melancholic narrative suggestion"** + ## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **3:4 PORTRAIT COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -110,6 +139,7 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - pure illustration without decorative borders - **Production Context:** Mid-century book illustration reproduction appropriate to literary publishing - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 3:4 book format with proper **narrative pacing and atmospheric development** + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) **Binary:** Allow text when narratively essential - Gorey often integrated minimal text with illustrations **If allowed:** @@ -120,3 +150,4 @@ subtle_omens: [black_cat, raven_feather, cracked_mirror, extinguished_candle] - **Font recommendation:** Closest Google Font: Playfair Display or Crimson Text for Victorian literary feel **Historical accuracy:** Typography integration matches mid-century literary illustration conventions with **darkly whimsical sensibility** --- + diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/francisco_goya_black_paintings.md b/styles/gothic_horror/francisco_goya_black_paintings.md index 1b6785f..9a5cb59 100644 --- a/styles/gothic_horror/francisco_goya_black_paintings.md +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/francisco_goya_black_paintings.md @@ -1,19 +1,21 @@ --- id: francisco_goya_black_paintings group: Gothic Horror -movement: Spanish Black Painting Expressionism +movement: Black Paintings (1820-1823) artist: Francisco Goya -display_name: Francisco Goya — Black Paintings Despair +display_name: Francisco Goya — Black Paintings style_scope: single-artist + ratios: - '4:3' ratios_status: provisional ratios_notes: > - Goya frescoed the Quinta del Sordo walls at roughly 4:3; keep that horizontal - chamber proportion when transferring to canvas. + The Black Paintings wrapped Goya’s Quinta del Sordo walls in broad 4:3 bands; + keep that proportion for claustrophobic psychological staging. modes: - - Private Gallery - - Psychological Ritual + - Psychological Night Tableau + - Political Apparition Scene + safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore @@ -21,19 +23,38 @@ safety_profile: - no_watermarks - minors_modest - gender_respect -about: > - Francisco Goya’s late murals smear oil into plaster like nightmares—impasto - ridges, cavernous blacks, and faces bloated with dread. Painted in isolation - after illness and revolution, they read as private exorcisms. We stay in that - claustrophobic register while summoning fresh phantoms, props, and political - shadows. + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 3 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: false + text_allowed: no + hero_image: null ---- +about: > + Goya’s Black Paintings turn private walls into fevered hallucinations—thick + impasto, earthen palettes, and figures clawing out of pitch darkness. This + brief preserves his bare plaster textures, off-center dread, and 4:3 wall + proportions. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- # Francisco Goya Black Paintings Style Prompt + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. Redraw in **Goya's Black Paintings style circa 1820-1823** for **oil painting on plaster transferred to canvas**. Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression with psychological intensity. **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original designs avoiding copyrighted elements, focusing on universal human psychological themes. **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with `impasto-sculptural` and `alla-prima-direct` **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` **Style Dominance:** Goya's late period psychological expressionism supersedes all decorative or harmonious elements **Mode Selector:** Gallery painting for private contemplation + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control **MANDATORY RATIO:** `4:3` (classical landscape format matching Goya's wall proportions) @@ -44,6 +65,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Spatial Allocation:** Subject placement in psychological tension zones, off-center for compositional modernity - **Background Treatment:** Fill with "avernal darkness" extending seamlessly from center - **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait ratio serves Goya's intimate psychological studies and allows for figure dominance with atmospheric depth + ## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity **Influences:** Goya's Black Paintings (1820-1823), Romantic pessimism, post-illness psychological transformation, Spanish political turmoil **Medium/Production method:** Oil paint applied al secco directly onto plaster walls using broad strokes, large brushes, palette knives, and possibly sponges. Thick impasto with 3-5mm paint thickness, no preparatory drawings. **Thematic purpose:** Private psychological expression of deepest fears, political disillusionment, and human darkness **Hallmark motifs:** @@ -53,9 +75,11 @@ hero_image: null - Off-center compositional imbalance (150% modern asymmetry) - Thick, agitated brushwork showing tool marks and palette knife scraping - Psychological facial distortion with bulging eyes and gaping mouths **Period framing:** Spain 1820-1823, liberal constitutional period, political repression, Goya's deafness and isolation **Tone Tag:** Pessimistic, nightmarish, psychologically violent **Production Era Authenticity:** Oil on plaster al secco technique with characteristic cracking and transfer damage from 1874 canvas mounting + ## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making **Paint application:** Thick impasto 3-5mm deep with visible palette knife marks, broad brush strokes applied rapidly and aggressively, fat-over-lean oil technique with linseed oil binding **Color mixing:** Earth palette - yellow ochre, brown ochre, light red, burnt sienna, four varieties of black (bone, ivory, lamp, peach), lead white, minimal vermillion accents **Texture specifications:** Rough, craggy surface texture simulating plaster substrate, aggressive tool marks from palette knives and large bristle brushes **Edge treatment:** Lost edges dissolving into darkness, hard edges only for psychological emphasis **Stroke economy:** Economical but expressive - maximum psychological impact with minimum strokes, directional brushwork following form and emotion **Surface depth:** Heavy impasto creating sculptural relief, paint thickness variations creating tactile surface **Detail hierarchy:** Sparse detail work, concentrated in psychologically critical areas (eyes, mouths, hands) **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil paint behavior with linseed oil flow characteristics, no modern acrylic smoothness **Scale proportions:** Anatomical distortions for psychological effect - neck elongation 120%, head size variations, bulging eyes 150% normal scale **Tool marks:** Visible palette knife scraping, bristle brush texture, sponge dabbing marks in atmospheric areas + ## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions **Wardrobe tracks:** @@ -71,6 +95,7 @@ violence: [cudgel, rope, knife, gallows] political: [constitution_papers, royal_decree, chains, crown] mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] ``` + ## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) **❌ Canvas Negatives:** @@ -86,6 +111,7 @@ mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] - "thick impasto 3-5mm paint thickness", "palette knife texture marks" - "deep atmospheric shadow with 90% coverage", "psychological intensity zones" - "earth pigment palette authentic to 1820s", "oil on plaster al secco technique" + ## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **4:3 LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -109,8 +135,10 @@ mortality: [human_skull, hourglass, wilted_flowers, coffin] - **Frame/Band:** Omit entirely - no decorative framing - **Production Context:** Al secco technique on plaster substrate with 1874 transfer damage characteristics - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed for 4:3 theatrical viewing, horizontal psychological narrative + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) **Binary:** Omit text entirely - Goya's Black Paintings contained no text elements **Historical accuracy:** No typography - these were private wall paintings, not public works **Production Method:** Pure visual expression without textual explanation ------ + diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/gustave_dore_gothic_engraving.md b/styles/gothic_horror/gustave_dore_gothic_engraving.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4ad72d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/gustave_dore_gothic_engraving.md @@ -0,0 +1,529 @@ +--- +id: gustave_dore_gothic_engraving +group: Gothic Horror +movement: Romantic Wood-Engraving (1850s-1880s) +artist: Gustave Doré +display_name: Gustave Doré — Gothic Wood-Engraving +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '3:4' + - '2:3' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Doré carved towering biblical nightmares on vertical 3:4 and 2:3 plates; + stay within those portrait ratios to preserve his sublime book-plate staging. +modes: + - Book Illustration Plate + - Sublime Biblical Vision + - Infernal Landscape Scene + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 6 + subject_interaction: required + crowd_scenes: true + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - mythical + - wild + max_animals: 2 + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Gustave Doré hewed wood blocks into apocalyptic vistas where fragile mortals + face cathedral-scale darkness. This card keeps his vertical plate ratios, + theatrical chiaroscuro, and overwhelmed human drama intact. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Gustave Doré Gothic Horror Framework + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + +**Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, gesture, and expression unless photographic. + +**Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("20-80 lines per square inch cross-hatching," "figures occupy <30% of image area") override descriptive language. + +**Process-Over-Result Priority:** How engraving tools create marks supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + +**Material Physics Authority:** Wood-engraving tool limitations, end-grain hardwood characteristics, and ink-on-paper binding agent specifications override aesthetic preferences. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` — Fine parallel and cross-hatched lines build all facial tones; no photographic gradation. + +**Pose Flags:** `gestural-fluid`, `psychological-tension`, `contorted-psychological` — Theatrical poses captured at moment of maximum narrative drama. + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` — Recompose entirely for declared vertical portrait ratio. + +**Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**Text policy:** Omit all text unless Section 8 authorizes. + +**Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore beyond period-appropriate biblical/literary horror context; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. + +**Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest period-appropriate clothing; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. + +**Gender expression:** Respect presented. + +**Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing that mimics traditional media; surface must exhibit authentic wood-engraving characteristics — visible directional linework creating all tones. + +**Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. + +**Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid photographic realism, digital smoothing, halftone dots, flat even lighting, static minimalist compositions. + +**Silent validation:** Apply framework requirements, regenerate silently if fail. + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to **2:3 ratio** (primary) or **3:4 ratio** (alternative) — ignore source image dimensions completely. + +Redraw in **19th-Century French Romantic Illustration / Wood-Engraving style** for **mass-publication book illustration plate**. + +Identity via silhouette, gesture, and dramatic expression — not photographic likeness. + +**IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original gothic horror scene inspired by literary traditions (Dante, Milton, Biblical narratives) avoiding copyrighted character elements. No recognizable modern horror franchise iconography. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `pen-crosshatch` — All facial features constructed through visible parallel and cross-hatched engraving lines. + +**Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` or `contorted-psychological` — Capture figure at moment of supernatural awe, terror, or spiritual revelation. + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` — Entirely new composition optimized for vertical 2:3 or 3:4 format. + +**Style Dominance:** Gustave Doré's dramatic chiaroscuro, theatrical gestures, and overwhelmed-human-in-sublime-environment aesthetic overrides all other stylistic considerations. + +**Mode Selector:** Gallery print / Book illustration plate + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** + +- Primary: `2:3` (standard vertical portrait for biblical/literary horror scenes) +- Alternative: `3:4` (classical portrait orientation for book illustration) + +**Note on Ratio Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. While target ratios are specified above, variations within the vertical portrait family (2:3 to 3:4 range) maintain authentic Doré proportions. + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely — design new vertical composition from ground up +- **Spatial Allocation:** Subject positioned in lower-to-middle third, allowing vast supernatural/architectural environment to dominate upper 60-70% of frame +- **Background Treatment:** Extend dramatic atmospheric environment (vast caverns, turbulent skies, decaying architecture, sublime landscapes) to fill entire vertical canvas with environmental hostility +- **Format Justification:** 2:3 or 3:4 vertical ratio serves Doré's signature compositional strategy of dwarfing human figures within overwhelming sublime environments, maximizing vertical space for towering architecture, cosmic visions, or oppressive darkness + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Influences:** + +- Literary sources: Dante Alighieri's *Divine Comedy*, John Milton's *Paradise Lost*, Biblical narratives, Lord Byron, Edgar Allan Poe +- Romantic movement emphasis on sublime, grotesque, emotional intensity over classical restraint +- 19th-century French illustration traditions serving mass-market book publication + +**Medium/Production Method:** Wood-engraving on end-grain hardwood (typically boxwood) for industrial mass reproduction. Doré drew designs directly onto woodblocks; teams of skilled artisan engravers (including Héliodore Pisan) carved the relief surfaces. Final prints produced via electrotype process on high-speed cylinder presses, creating affordable illustrated books for global distribution. All tones built through parallel lines, cross-hatching, and stippling — no continuous-tone photographic processes. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Transform epic literary narratives into powerful visual statements championing emotion, imagination, supernatural wonder, and psychological terror. Visualize humanity's fragility when confronting divine majesty, infernal punishment, or cosmic forces beyond comprehension. + +**Hallmark Motifs (quantified):** + +1. **Overwhelmed Human Figure:** Human subjects occupy <30% of total image area in 64% of horror compositions, dwarfed by sublime landscapes, immense architecture, or overwhelming supernatural events +2. **Dramatic Chiaroscuro:** Deep blacks dominate 60-80% of image area; single dramatic light source creates extreme tonal contrast in 71% of compositions +3. **Theatrical Gestures:** Figures rendered in dynamic, contorted poses conveying intense movement — arms raised in supplication, bodies twisted in despair, captured at narrative climax +4. **Grotesque Supernatural Beings:** Demons, death personifications, monstrous hybrids, angels rendered at 150-200% human scale with same material authenticity as natural elements +5. **Environmental Hostility:** Settings convey danger through monumental scale, oppressive darkness, architectural decay, or turbulent natural forces in 90% of horror scenes + +**Period Framing:** 1850–1883 (peak productive years encompassing *Don Quixote* 1863, *The Bible* 1866, *Paradise Lost* 1866, *Divine Comedy* illustrations, *London: A Pilgrimage* 1872, *The Raven* 1883) + +**Tone Tag:** Sublime gothic horror, psychological dread, supernatural awe, romantic grandeur, theatrical intensity, biblical gravitas + +**Production Era Authenticity:** Industrial wood-engraving reproduction for mass-market book publication. Visible characteristics: energetic networks of fine linework, cross-hatching building all tones, high-contrast black ink on cream/white paper stock, sharp foreground detail transitioning to atmospheric soft-focus backgrounds. Explicitly forbid: halftone dots, photographic grain, digital smoothing, modern printing artifacts. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**Line Quality & Tool Marks:** + +- Cross-hatching density ranges 20-80 lines per square inch depending on tonal requirements +- Visible individual line strokes in highlight areas; dense interwoven networks in shadow zones +- Lines follow form topology: parallel curved lines for fabric draping, radiating lines for light emanation, irregular cross-hatch for rock texture +- Burin and graver tool marks visible in line consistency and precision +- NO photographic continuous tone; every tonal gradation constructed through visible line density modulation + +**Texture & Surface Depth:** + +- Rock surfaces: irregular cross-hatching with varied line angles, 40-60 lines per square inch +- Fabric/drapery: parallel flow lines following fold topology, 30-50 lines per square inch +- Flesh tones: minimal linework in highlights, subtle cross-hatching in shadows, tonal modeling through line density +- Atmospheric effects: widely-spaced parallel lines transitioning to pure white paper in brightest areas +- Wood-engraving relief printing produces crisp black ink on white paper with no plate tone + +**Edge Treatment & Detail Hierarchy:** + +- Foreground elements: 100% sharp defined edges with maximum detail precision (individual fingers, fabric folds, facial features) +- Midground: detail reduction of approximately 60% from foreground clarity +- Background: atmospheric soft edges, pure tonal gradation with minimal linework (70% soft focus treatment) +- Sharp focus zone occupies 30-40% of total image depth, creating powerful depth through selective clarity + +**Color Mixing Methods:** + +- Monochromatic: black ink on white/cream paper only +- Tonal range constructed entirely through line density: pure white (no lines) → light gray (sparse lines 10-20/inch) → medium gray (moderate cross-hatch 30-50/inch) → deep black (dense cross-hatch 60-80+/inch) +- Chiaroscuro dominance: 60-80% of image area rendered in dark tones (60+ lines/inch density) +- NO color, NO halftone dots, NO photographic grain + +**Stroke Economy & Directionality:** + +- Every mark serves form description or tonal modeling — no decorative linework +- Directional line flow mandatory: follow surface topology, never arbitrary +- Light source dictates shadow hatching angles: perpendicular to light rays, following form curvature +- Parallel line clusters create texture identity: horizontal for calm water, chaotic angles for turbulent elements + +**Material Simulation & Authenticity:** + +- Authentic wood-engraving characteristics: crisp black ink, slight paper texture absorption, occasional printing registration marks acceptable +- Surface must show tool-mark evidence: parallel graver strokes, controlled line width consistency +- Reject digital vector perfection: subtle line weight variation from tool pressure authentic +- Paper context: cream or white book-quality stock, not glossy modern coated paper + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- Head tilt: 15-45 degrees from vertical in moments of psychological stress or supernatural awe +- Shoulder-hip angle differential: 20-60 degrees creating dynamic contrapposto or twisted psychological tension +- Weight distribution: often imbalanced (70-30% split) suggesting instability, motion, or emotional turmoil +- Gesture economy: arms raised in supplication/defense, hands grasping at air/fabric, fingers splayed in emotional intensity +- Expression hierarchy: eyes and mouth receive highest detail precision for psychological communication + +**Emotional State Anchor (CRITICAL):** + +- **REQUIRED:** defensive, overwhelmed, terrified, supplicant, vulnerable, awestruck, cowering +- **FORBIDDEN:** commanding, triumphant, confident, powerful, in control, victorious, celebratory +- Arms raised = plea for mercy/divine intervention, NOT gesture of power or celebration +- Facial expression = fear/awe/desperation, NOT joy/confidence/serenity +- Body language = retreating/bracing/shielding, NOT advancing/conquering/welcoming + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** + +- Human figures: baseline 100% scale +- Supernatural beings: 150-200% human scale (demons, angels, death personifications) +- Architecture/environment: 300-500% human scale creating overwhelming monumentality +- **CRITICAL:** Architecture must dwarf figures — minimum 3× human height, ideal 4-5× human height +- Compositional subordination: human elements occupy 20-30% of image area (strict maximum 35%) +- Viewer perspective should feel figure is small/vulnerable relative to setting scale + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** + +- All tones created through visible directional linework — parallel lines, cross-hatching, stippling +- NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing +- Crisp black ink on white paper with clear line boundaries +- Tool mark evidence visible in line consistency and precision + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** + +- 1850-1883 wood-engraving industrial printing technology +- End-grain hardwood block (typically boxwood) relief printing characteristics +- Electrotype reproduction allowing mass publication +- Book illustration plate context: single-page vertical format + +**Production Method Anchor:** + +- Wood-engraving relief printing: only raised surfaces receive ink +- High-contrast black ink on paper — no plate tone, no ink variation +- Sharp detail possible through end-grain engraving vs. softer woodcut cross-grain +- Cylinder press reproduction for mass book publication + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** + +- Vertical 3:4 composition maximizes environmental dominance over human figures +- Lower-third figure placement allows vast architectural/atmospheric space above +- Dramatic vertical perspective lines draw eye upward toward sublime/horrific elements +- Format optimized for full-page book illustration commanding reader's attention + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**Wardrobe Tracks:** + +**Biblical/Classical Track (primary for gothic horror):** + +- Flowing robes, tunics, cloaks with dramatic drapery +- Period: Ancient Mediterranean/Biblical/Medieval fantasy +- Fabric: Heavy wool, linen suggesting weight and substantial draping +- Construction: Simple gathered garments, rope belts, hood constructions + +**Fabric Behavior:** + +- Heavy draping with deep parallel fold lines suggesting substantial weight +- Wind/motion effects: fabric streaming dramatically in supernatural atmospheric disturbances +- Light interaction: highlight ridges sharp, shadow valleys dense cross-hatching +- Period accuracy: Pre-industrial hand-woven textiles with natural drape characteristics + +**Accessory Caps:** Minimalist 0-2 accessories maximum + +- Allowable: staff/walking stick, rope belt, simple headwear, religious symbols +- Forbidden: ornate jewelry, complex armor details, anachronistic modern elements + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** + +- Monochromatic rendering only: pure white (highlight), light gray (sparse lines), medium gray (moderate cross-hatch), deep black (dense lines) +- Fabric tonal range: mid-tones for primary garments allowing both highlight and shadow definition +- No color information — all garment differentiation through tonal value and texture pattern + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** + +- Vary garment tonal values between iterations: alternate light-valued robes (sparse linework) with dark-valued cloaks (dense cross-hatching) +- Cycle through period-appropriate silhouettes: simple tunic, draped toga, hooded cloak, tattered robes +- Maintain biblical/classical/medieval fantasy period consistency + +**Props (1 hero + optional 1 micro, total ≤2):** + +**YAML Prop Pool — Gothic Horror Biblical/Literary Context:** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - staff_walking_stick: + description: "Wooden walking staff, gnarled texture" + scale: 150-180% human height + rendering: irregular cross-hatch suggesting wood grain + + - sword_blade: + description: "Medieval sword, simple cross-guard" + scale: 80-100% human height + rendering: smooth parallel lines on blade, sharp highlight edge + + - book_manuscript: + description: "Ancient tome, leather-bound" + scale: 30-40cm dimensions + rendering: geometric straight edges, dense shadow cross-hatch + + - lantern_torch: + description: "Oil lamp or burning torch" + scale: 30-50cm + rendering: radiating light lines, flame stippling + + - chain_rope: + description: "Heavy chain or thick rope" + scale: variable length + rendering: parallel curved lines following chain/rope topology + +micro_props: + - skull_bones: + description: "Human skull or skeletal remains" + scale: 15-20cm + rendering: high detail cross-hatching, dark eye sockets + + - religious_symbol: + description: "Cross, rosary, religious icon" + scale: 10-20cm + rendering: sharp geometric edges, symbolic clarity + + - scattered_objects: + description: "Books, vessels, small debris" + scale: 5-15cm each + rendering: atmospheric detail suggesting narrative context +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All wardrobe and props must support 1850s Romantic literary illustration aesthetic serving biblical/epic poetry/gothic horror narratives. If period consistency unclear, default to simple draped garments and minimal props allowing environmental drama to dominate. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2) — Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** + +- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing", "horizontal landscape format" +- "photographic realism", "smooth gradients", "digital smoothing", "airbrushed", "soft focus throughout" +- "flat even lighting", "studio lighting", "balanced illumination", "no shadows" +- "halftone dots", "CMYK printing", "modern offset printing", "photographic grain", "digital noise" +- "color", "chromatic", "polychrome", "tinted", "sepia tone wash" +- "minimalist", "clean", "simple", "sparse", "empty composition", "negative space dominance" +- "static pose", "calm", "peaceful", "tranquil", "serene", "relaxed posture" +- "vector crisp", "digital illustration", "Adobe Illustrator", "clean vector paths" +- "Instagram filter", "HDR", "lens flare", "bokeh", "depth of field blur" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2) — Required Constraints for Authenticity:** + +- "exactly 2:3 or 3:4 vertical portrait ratio", "recomposed for classical book illustration format", "vertical portrait family" +- "dramatic chiaroscuro", "extreme light-to-dark contrast", "60-80% deep black tonal dominance" +- "wood-engraving technique", "visible parallel and cross-hatched linework", "20-80 lines per square inch" +- "monochromatic black ink on white paper", "pure black and white", "no color information" +- "theatrical gestural pose", "psychological tension", "captured at moment of narrative climax" +- "human figure subordinate to environment", "figures occupy <30% of image area", "overwhelmed by sublime setting" +- "supernatural elements present", "fantastical beings", "gothic horror atmosphere" +- "sharp foreground detail", "atmospheric soft background", "hierarchical depth clarity" +- "directional linework following form topology", "visible tool marks", "engraver's technique evident" +- "19th-century book illustration aesthetic", "1850-1883 production era authenticity" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "ornate," "ornament," "elaborate," "decorative border," "frame" — these trigger unwanted compositional elements +- Avoid "harmonious," "pleasant," "beautiful," "peaceful" — these contradict gothic horror psychological tension +- Avoid "realistic," "photographic," "lifelike" — these trigger wrong rendering approach +- Use instead: "dramatic," "theatrical," "sublime," "overwhelming," "psychological," "supernatural," "intense," "monumental" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS (2:3 or 3:4 Vertical Portrait):** + +- **Vertical emphasis:** Maximize upward compositional force — towering architecture, vast skies, overwhelming supernatural presence +- **Subject dominance:** Human figure(s) occupy 20-35% of total image area (target 20-30%), positioned lower-to-middle third +- **Hierarchical staging:** Primary figure → secondary environmental elements → atmospheric background recession +- **Environmental dominance:** Setting commands 65-80% visual weight, creating psychological pressure on human elements + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Perspective Regime:** + +- Strong linear perspective in 57% of horror compositions: converging architectural lines, receding landscape elements +- Atmospheric perspective in 43%: tonal gradation creating depth through line density reduction +- Low-angle viewpoint (15-30 degree upward tilt): emphasizes monumentality, makes viewer vulnerable +- High-angle viewpoint (15-30 degree downward tilt): omniscient observer position for scenes of judgment/damnation +- Eye-level viewpoint: direct psychological confrontation with supernatural threats + +**Figure:Ground Ratio:** + +- Ground-dominant composition: 65-80% environmental setting, 20-35% human figures +- Target range for horror/sublime scenes: figures occupy 20-30% (ideal), acceptable range extends to 35% +- Figure placement: lower-third to mid-frame positioning, allowing vertical environmental expansion +- Scale subordination: architectural/natural/supernatural elements rendered at 300-500% human scale + +**Density Percentage:** + +- High visual density in foreground: 70-100% of available space filled with detailed elements +- Medium density in midground: 40-60% detail fill, selective focus on narrative elements +- Low density in background: 10-30% atmospheric suggestion, pure tonal gradation + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Single dramatic light source in 71% of compositions: divine radiance, torch, moonlight, supernatural emanation +- Light angle: 30-60 degrees from horizontal, creating strong shadow definition +- Chiaroscuro priority: maximum tonal contrast serving emotional intensity +- Radiating light pattern: straight parallel lines emanating from source point +- Shadow construction: cross-hatching perpendicular to light rays, following form curvature + +**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** + +- Foreground (sharp focus zone): 80-100% detail density +- Midground: 40-60% detail density with selective clarity +- Background: 10-30% detail density, atmospheric tonal gradation +- Pure white highlights: 5-15% of total image area for dramatic contrast +- Deep black shadows: 60-80% of total image area for psychological oppression + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** + +- Cream or white book-quality paper stock (not glossy coated modern paper) +- Wood-engraving relief print characteristics: crisp black ink, slight paper texture absorption +- Book illustration plate context: single-page vertical format for mass-publication illustrated literature +- Viewing distance: 30-50cm (typical book reading distance), detail scaled accordingly + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** + +- OMIT entirely — no decorative borders, no title bands, no marginal ornamentation +- Image extends to edge of page (bleed) or maintains simple rectangular boundary +- Any text (title/caption) placed separately below image, not integrated within composition + +**Production Context Anchor:** + +- 1850-1883 industrial wood-engraving technology +- Electrotype reproduction process for mass printing +- High-speed cylinder press output on book-quality paper stock +- Characteristic artifacts: occasional slight printing registration variation, crisp black ink boundaries + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** + +- Composition designed specifically for 3:4 vertical format — not adapted from different ratio +- Vertical perspective lines emphasize portrait orientation +- Environmental elements scaled to fill vertical canvas maximally +- Lower-third figure placement optimized for vertical storytelling hierarchy + +**ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT (Background Options):** + +**Architectural Settings:** + +- Vast Gothic cathedrals, decaying ruins, cyclopean structures, infernal architecture +- Strong linear perspective with converging verticals emphasizing height +- Detail hierarchy: sharp foreground stonework, atmospheric distant arches +- Scale: 400-500% human height creating overwhelming monumentality + +**Landscape Settings:** + +- Turbulent skies with dramatic cloud formations rendered in flowing parallel lines +- Rocky chasms, mountain precipices, barren wastelands +- Atmospheric depth through line density reduction: foreground 60-80 lines/inch, background 10-20 lines/inch +- Scale: vast horizontal/vertical expanse dwarfing human figures + +**Supernatural Settings:** + +- Cosmic visions: radiating light patterns, swirling vortices of angels/demons +- Underworld caverns: dense cross-hatched shadows, occasional light source +- Ethereal spaces: minimal environmental detail, figures suspended in tonal atmosphere + +**Mood Amplification:** + +- Settings actively participate in narrative, not passive backdrops +- Environmental hostility: oppressive darkness, threatening scale, decaying structures +- Psychological pressure: vast empty spaces isolating figures, overwhelming architectural weight +- Supernatural atmosphere: impossible geometries, divine/infernal presences, cosmic scale + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** OMIT — No text, titles, captions, or typography within image composition. + +**Rationale:** Following 19th-century book illustration conventions, Doré's illustrations were presented as full-page plates with any titles or captions placed separately below the image in the margin, not integrated within the artwork itself. This preserves visual purity and allows dramatic composition to command full attention. + +**If Text Were Authorized (for reference only):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Lower margin below image, never overlapping illustration +- **Copy Limits:** ≤6 words for title/caption +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** 19th-century serif typeface consistent with book printing conventions +- **Font Recommendation:** Closest match would be traditional book serif faces like Caslon, Baskerville, or similar old-style serifs used in 1850-1880s publishing. However, specific font matching not required as text is OMITTED from composition. + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +- **Gallery Print Mode:** Omit all text — pure illustration +- **Museum Context:** Optional caption below image in traditional serif typeface +- **Book Illustration Plate:** Title/caption in margin below image, separate from composition + +**Historical Accuracy:** Typography must match 1850-1883 letterpress printing technology if included. Traditional serif faces, not modern sans-serif or display fonts. + +**Production Method Integration:** If text present, render with period-appropriate letterpress characteristics: slight ink spread, crisp edges, traditional book typography spacing and hierarchy. + +------ + +**END OF FRAMEWORK** + +*Silent validation reminder: Verify all sections 1-8 complete; exact 3:4 ratio specified; IP safeguards present; face/pose/canvas flags declared; ≥5 technical execution anchors with measurements; wardrobe + YAML props; ≥2 canvas negatives and positives; ratio-specific composition; text policy explicit; material authenticity emphasized; production method authentic to 1850-1883 wood-engraving; composition boundaries clear; no frames outside canvas.* + +------ + diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md b/styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md index fe5804b..dd056a4 100644 --- a/styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/harry_clarke_gothic_illustration.md @@ -3,21 +3,23 @@ id: harry_clarke_gothic_illustration group: Gothic Horror movement: Art Nouveau Gothic Illustration artist: Harry Clarke -display_name: Harry Clarke — Art Nouveau Gothic Illustration +display_name: Harry Clarke — Illuminated Gothic Illustration style_scope: single-artist + ratios: - - '2:3' - '3:4' + - '2:3' - '4:3' - - '4:5' - - '16:9' ratios_status: provisional ratios_notes: > - Clarke’s stained-glass-inspired panels flex between narrow book plates and - tall windows—2:3, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, or 16:9 all map to his ornate frames. + Clarke designed literary plates on tall 3:4 or 2:3 sheets, with 4:3 reserved + for elaborate border work—stay within those trims to honor his stained-glass + geometry. modes: - - Stained-Glass Panel - - Gothic Story Panel + - Illuminated Manuscript Plate + - Art Nouveau Fantasy Scene + - Decorative Border Vignette + safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore @@ -25,14 +27,34 @@ safety_profile: - no_watermarks - minors_modest - gender_respect -about: > - Harry Clarke ornamented Poe and Perrault with razor-thin ink, jeweled color, - and Gothic filigree that feels like leaded glass. His figures float amid - patterns sharp enough to cut. MuseoMorph sustains that iridescent menace while - unveiling new fables, saints, and sinuous borders. + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 3 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - mythical + max_animals: 1 + text_allowed: yes + hero_image: null ---- +about: > + Harry Clarke mixes Art Nouveau ornament with gothic menace—razor-thin lead + lines, stippled blacks, and jewel-toned pattern grids. This card carries over + his ratios, illuminated borders, and stained-glass logic. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- # Harry Clarke Gothic Horror Illustration Style Prompt ------ @@ -58,6 +80,7 @@ hero_image: null ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. @@ -71,6 +94,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Mode Selector:** Literary fantasy book illustration for narrative visualization. ------ + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -94,6 +118,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves decorative precision and narrative illustration hierarchy ------ + ## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity - **Influences:** Irish Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, French Symbolist movement, medieval illuminated manuscripts, stained glass craftsmanship tradition @@ -109,6 +134,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Tone Tag:** Decoratively intricate, fantastically literary, symbolically rich, craftsman-precise, mysteriously beautiful ------ + ## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making - **Dip pen technique:** Flexible nib creating variable line weights from 0.5-3mm, India ink flow with authentic bristol board interaction and organic line variation @@ -121,6 +147,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Stained glass translation anchor:** Two-dimensional interpretation of three-dimensional glass techniques maintaining lead line structural logic ------ + ## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions - **Wardrobe tracks:** Art Nouveau period fantasy garments, medieval-influenced robes, decorative costume elements with stained glass pattern integration @@ -140,6 +167,7 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, ``` ------ + ## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -155,6 +183,7 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - "authentic dip pen technique", "bristol board surface interaction", "Edgar Allan Poe atmospheric authenticity" ------ + ## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -179,6 +208,7 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with decorative elements supporting the format ------ + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) - **Binary:** Allow selective text integration for literary illustration authenticity @@ -194,3 +224,4 @@ narrative_symbols: [literary_references, symbolic_objects, allegorical_elements, - **Historical accuracy:** Typography matching 1910s-1920s Irish Arts and Crafts standards with illuminated manuscript influence ------ + diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md b/styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md index 4368a9b..2515239 100644 --- a/styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism.md @@ -1,24 +1,24 @@ --- id: hr_giger_biomechanical_surrealism group: Gothic Horror -movement: Biomechanical Surrealism +movement: Biomechanical Surrealism (1960s-1990s) artist: H. R. Giger display_name: H. R. Giger — Biomechanical Surrealism style_scope: single-artist + ratios: - - '2:3' - '3:4' + - '2:3' - '4:3' - - '4:5' - - '16:9' ratios_status: provisional ratios_notes: > - Giger’s airbrushed nightmares sprawl across posters, squares, and - panoramas—compose within 2:3, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, or 16:9 depending on the - cathedral of bone and steel. + Giger’s airbrushed nightmares live on tall 3:4 and 2:3 panels, with 4:3 used for + architectural panoramas—stay inside those mechanical grids. modes: - Biomechanical Portrait - - Xenomorphic Environment + - Architectural Machine Cathedral + - Panoramic Hivescape + safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore @@ -26,14 +26,31 @@ safety_profile: - no_watermarks - minors_modest - gender_respect -about: > - H. R. Giger welded flesh and machinery into erotic nightmares—airbrushed - spinal columns, uterus pods, and cathedral-scale turbines. The result is both - sacred and surgical. We honor that biomechanical liturgy while designing new - organisms, altars, and dystopian habitats. + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 2 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: false + text_allowed: no + hero_image: null ---- +about: > + Giger fused flesh and alloy with airbrushed gradients, Swiss draftsmanship, and + cathedral-scale biomechs. This card keeps his ratios, hieratic posing, and + technological-organic fusion cues. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- # H.R. Giger Biomechanical Surrealist Style Prompt ------ @@ -59,6 +76,7 @@ hero_image: null ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. @@ -72,6 +90,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Mode Selector:** Museum surrealist art for technological transformation visualization. ------ + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -95,6 +114,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves architectural precision and technological detail hierarchy ------ + ## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity - **Influences:** Swiss Surrealism, Bauhaus precision, Ernst Fuchs, Salvador Dalí, architectural draftsmanship, technical illustration tradition @@ -110,6 +130,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Tone Tag:** Technological, architectural, precisely surreal, biomechanically evolved, coldly beautiful ------ + ## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making - **Airbrush technique:** Professional dual-action airbrush with 0.2-0.35mm needle creating seamless gradations, acrylic paint thinned to milk consistency with authentic paint flow characteristics and subtle application irregularities @@ -124,6 +145,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Scale proportions:** Precise architectural measurements with biomechanical elements following technical drawing conventions ------ + ## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions - **Wardrobe tracks:** Technological integration garments, architectural clothing forms, biomechanical accessories with precise geometric construction @@ -143,6 +165,7 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d ``` ------ + ## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -158,6 +181,7 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - "professional airbrush technique", "canvas board surface interaction", "Swiss precision aesthetics" ------ + ## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -182,6 +206,7 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with architectural elements supporting the format ------ + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) - **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual biomechanical exploration @@ -190,3 +215,4 @@ technological_symbols: [circuit_patterns, mechanical_interfaces, architectural_d - **Biomechanical Emphasis:** Visual narrative through technological detail and architectural precision rather than textual elements ------ + diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside.md b/styles/gothic_horror/jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c4b5d0a --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside.md @@ -0,0 +1,619 @@ +--- +id: jose_guadalupe_posada_calavera_broadside +group: Gothic Horror +movement: Mexican Calavera Printmaking (1890s-1910s) +artist: José Guadalupe Posada +display_name: José Guadalupe Posada — Calavera Broadside Printmaking +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '4:3' + - '3:2' + - '1:1' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Posada carved calavera satires for flexible broadsides—4:3 and 3:2 sheets plus + square cartonerías. Keep to those cheap newsprint trims to stay authentic. +modes: + - Calavera Broadside + - Political Satire Sheet + - Festival Procession Scene + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 8 + subject_interaction: required + crowd_scenes: true + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - domestic + - mythical + max_animals: 2 + text_allowed: yes + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Posada’s relief prints packed skeleton revelers, revolutionaries, and street + vendors into bold hatchwork destined for penny broadsides. This scaffold keeps + his flexible ratios, crowd choreography, and satirical carving marks. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# José Guadalupe Posada + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**Canvas Override Mandate:** Compose for declared target aspect ratio; source image dimensions may influence final output. + +**Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, caricature, and satirical expression — not photographic accuracy. + +**Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("60-90% figure dominance," "15-50 lines per inch," "40-60% black areas") override descriptive language. + +**Process-Over-Result Priority:** How relief printing tools create marks supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + +**Material Physics Authority:** Wood/metal plate carving limitations, cheap wood-pulp paper characteristics, and relief printing specifications override aesthetic preferences. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `engrave-hatch` or `woodblock-carved` — Bold outlines with parallel/cross-hatched relief printing characteristics; caricature/satirical proportions. + +**Pose Flags:** `gestural-fluid`, `candid-motion` — Dynamic action poses captured mid-movement (dancing, working, fighting, performing). + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `format-native` — Commercial broadside format flexibility. + +**Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**Text policy:** Omit all text unless Section 8 authorizes. + +**Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore beyond period-appropriate social satire context; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. + +**Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest period-appropriate clothing; unknown age defaults to adult neutral. + +**Gender expression:** Respect presented. + +**Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic relief printing characteristics — bold hand-carved linework, slight ink irregularities, cheap newsprint texture. + +**Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. + +**Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid photographic realism, digital smoothing, academic polish, subtle tonality, halftone dots, figure subordination to environment, empty/minimal compositions, terrifying horror aesthetic. + +**Silent validation:** Apply framework requirements, regenerate silently if fail. + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Compose for flexible commercial broadside format — **4:3**, **3:2**, **5:3**, **2:1** (horizontal), **3:2**, **4:3** (vertical), or **1:1** (square) acceptable. + +**Note on Ratio Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. Posada worked across multiple broadside formats for commercial printing flexibility. + +Redraw in **Mexican Folk Printmaking / Relief Print style** for **mass-media broadside publication (hoja volante)**. + +Identity via caricature silhouette, exaggerated gesture, and satirical costume/prop signifiers — not naturalistic likeness. + +**IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original satirical scenes inspired by Mexican popular culture (Day of the Dead traditions, revolutionary politics, social commentary) avoiding copyrighted character elements. No recognizable modern franchise iconography. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `woodblock-carved` — Bold outlines with expressive hatching; caricature/satirical facial proportions if skeleton; exaggerated features if human. + +**Pose Flag:** `gestural-fluid` or `candid-motion` — Capture figure mid-action: dancing, bicycling, playing music, working, fighting, celebrating. + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `format-native` — Commercial flexibility across broadside formats. + +**Style Dominance:** José Guadalupe Posada's whimsical calavera satire, densely packed compositions, hand-carved relief printing aesthetic, and populist narrative clarity overrides all other stylistic considerations. + +**Mode Selector:** Broadside print / Popular media illustration + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**FLEXIBLE RATIO SELECTION (commercial broadside formats):** + +**HORIZONTAL FORMATS:** + +- `5:3` or `3:2` (standard broadsheet horizontal) +- `2:1` (wide panoramic broadsheet) + +**VERTICAL FORMATS:** + +- `3:2` or `4:3` (standard broadsheet vertical) + +**SQUARE FORMAT:** + +- `1:1` (chapbook or contained illustration) + +**Note on Format Flexibility:** Source image aspect ratios may influence final output. Posada's commercial work appeared in varied broadside formats optimized for printing economics and narrative needs. + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Adapt composition to suit declared format while maintaining figure dominance and packed density +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figures occupy 60-90% of frame area — backgrounds functional and supporting, never empty or dominant +- **Background Treatment:** Functional contextual settings (cemetery, street, cantina, landscape) that support narrative without overwhelming central action +- **Format Justification:** Flexible formats serve commercial broadside publication for mass-market penny papers, allowing horizontal group scenes, vertical portraits, or square contained narratives + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Influences:** + +- Manuel Manilla (predecessor at Vanegas Arroyo press) — popularized calavera as living active figure +- Indigenous Mexican skull motif — prehistoric cultural symbolism reinterpreted for modern satire +- Socio-political environment — Porfirio Díaz dictatorship, Mexican Revolution, rapid modernization +- Commercial mass media — penny broadsides, corridos (narrative songs), sensational news +- Counter-influence: Rejection of European academic polish and refined aesthetics in favor of raw populist expression + +**Medium/Production Method:** Relief printing (letterpress) using type-metal engraving, woodcut, wood engraving, or acid-etched zinc plates. High-volume, low-cost commercial printing for mass distribution via broadsides (hojas volantes). Images carved in relief, inked, and pressed into cheap wood-pulp paper often dyed with bright aniline colors (orange, scarlet, green, yellow, magenta). All tones built through bold outlines, parallel hatching, and cross-hatching — no continuous-tone processes. Characteristic imperfections from speed printing: slight ink irregularities, plate impression texture, hand-carved line quality. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Social and political satire for mass consumption. Calaveras (skeletons) used as whimsical satirical figures commenting on class distinctions, political hypocrisy, revolutionary politics, and the great equalizer—death. Narrative immediacy for largely illiterate audience requiring instantly legible visual storytelling. Commercial journalism documenting sensational news, crimes, disasters, and popular culture. + +**Hallmark Motifs (quantified):** + +1. **Calaveras (Skeletons):** Dominant motif — whimsical, expressive skeletons engaged in all human activities (dancing, bicycling, working, fighting). NOT horrific but satirical. Characterized by exaggerated non-naturalistic proportions, elaborate costume signifiers (sombreros, bourgeois hats, work clothes), and dynamic gesture. La Calavera Catrina (skeleton with elaborate feathered hat) most iconic example. +2. **Dense Crowd Compositions:** 70-95% of frame filled with figures and narrative details — horror vacui (fear of empty space). Multiple figures in dynamic interaction, supporting cast filling negative space, props and environmental details packed edge-to-edge. +3. **Dynamic Action:** Constant movement — figures captured mid-dance, mid-stride, mid-gesture. NO static poses. Energy and immediacy prioritized over composed stillness. +4. **Social Caricature:** Exaggerated features and proportions amplify character and social commentary. Costume and props signify class (peasant, bourgeois, revolutionary, worker). Satirical rather than reverential treatment of authority. +5. **Expressive Line Quality:** "Smooth and harmonious" in daily life scenes vs. "harsh and thick" in scenes of violence or denunciation. Hand-carved irregularity evident — NOT mechanical precision. + +**Period Framing:** 1888–1913 (Posada's Mexico City years at Vanegas Arroyo press encompassing height of Porfirian era through outbreak of Mexican Revolution) + +**Tone Tag:** Whimsical satire, dark comedy, populist immediacy, revolutionary energy, social critique, macabre playfulness, folk narrative + +**Production Era Authenticity:** High-volume commercial relief printing for penny broadsides. Visible characteristics: bold hand-carved linework with irregular tool marks, slight ink distribution variations, plate impression texture in cheap wood-pulp paper, aniline-dyed paper color (cream, yellow, pink, orange, green), NO halftone dots, NO photographic grain, NO digital smoothing, NO academic polish. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**Line Quality & Tool Marks:** + +- Bold, energetic, varied line weight (thin contours to thick emphatic strokes) +- Hand-carved relief printing character: irregular tool marks, slight variations in line width, expressive rather than mechanical +- Line density: 15-50 lines per inch for hatching/cross-hatching (coarser than fine wood engraving) +- Style adaptation: "smooth and harmonious" parallel lines for everyday scenes, "harsh and thick" aggressive lines for violence/denunciation +- Bold outlines define all major forms — graphic clarity prioritized +- NO photographic continuous tone; every tonal gradation constructed through visible line density + +**Texture & Surface Depth:** + +- Parallel hatching for mid-tones: 20-35 lines per inch, following form curvature +- Cross-hatching for shadows: 30-50 lines per inch, perpendicular line networks +- Fabric texture: flowing parallel lines suggesting drape and movement +- Bone texture (skeletons): sharp highlight edges, bold shadow hatching emphasizing contours +- Relief printing impression: slight texture from plate pressed into soft absorbent paper +- Paper substrate texture: cheap wood-pulp newsprint with visible fiber structure + +**Edge Treatment & Detail Hierarchy:** + +- ALL forms defined by bold outlines — graphic clarity mandatory +- Primary figures: maximum detail with clear feature definition (skull teeth, costume details, facial expressions) +- Secondary figures: moderate detail maintaining legibility +- Background elements: simplified but functional — never vague or atmospheric +- NO atmospheric soft-focus recession — clarity maintained throughout depth +- Detail serves narrative — exaggerated features for satire, costume details for class signification + +**Color Mixing Methods:** + +- Monochromatic: black ink on colored paper substrate +- Paper color provides "ground tone": cream, pale yellow, pale pink, orange, scarlet, green (aniline-dyed wood-pulp paper) +- NO multicolor printing (except rare chromolithograph exceptions 1899-1901 Maucci series) +- Tonal range through line density: white paper (no ink) → light gray (sparse lines) → medium gray (moderate hatching) → deep black (dense hatching/solid areas) +- Chiaroscuro balance: 40-60% deep blacks (more balanced than Doré's oppressive 60-80%) + +**Stroke Economy & Directionality:** + +- Every line serves form description, volume modeling, or narrative clarity +- Hatching follows surface topology: curved parallel lines for rounded forms, straight for flat planes +- Cross-hatching angles determined by form intersection and shadow direction +- Bold solid blacks for maximum contrast areas (deep shadows, costume elements, background emphasis) +- Economic use of line — populist clarity over refined academic detail + +**Material Simulation & Authenticity:** + +- Authentic relief printing characteristics: crisp black ink edges, slight ink spread on absorbent paper +- Hand-carved tool evidence: line width variation from pressure, occasional irregular edges +- Cheap paper absorption: slight ink bleed acceptable, adds authenticity +- Plate impression texture: subtle embossing from printing pressure +- NO digital vector perfection — hand-crafted irregularity required +- Paper context: wood-pulp newsprint (cream/colored), NOT fine art paper or glossy stock + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- Dynamic action mandatory: NO static standing poses +- Mid-motion capture: dancing (legs lifted, arms extended), bicycling (bent posture, hands on handlebars), working (tool-wielding gesture), fighting (aggressive lean, weapon raised) +- Exaggerated gesture: arms akimbo, legs splayed, heads tilted, spines curved +- Social gesture vocabulary: peasant (bent from labor, simple tool), bourgeois (upright posture, elaborate costume), revolutionary (aggressive stance, weapon), musician (instrument-holding pose) +- Skeleton articulation: flexible, cartoonish joint angles (NOT anatomically rigid) + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** + +- **CRITICAL:** Figures dominate 60-90% of image area (OPPOSITE of Doré's environmental subordination) +- Primary figures: 100% baseline scale, commanding central composition +- Secondary figures: 60-90% primary scale, filling remaining space +- Background architecture/landscape: human-scaled (NOT overwhelming monumental 300-500% scale) +- Compositional density: 70-95% of frame filled — minimal negative space +- Horror vacui principle: packed, crowded compositions rejecting emptiness + +**Emotional State Anchor:** + +- **REQUIRED:** whimsical, satirical, energetic, playful, defiant, celebratory, mischievous +- **FORBIDDEN:** terrified, overwhelmed, cowering, defensively retreating, victimized, helpless +- Death representation: lively skeletons engaged in human activities, NOT horrific specters +- Satire mode: mocking authority, celebrating folk culture, critiquing social hypocrisy +- Revolutionary energy: defiant, active, engaged — NOT passive or defeated + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** + +- All tones created through visible bold linework — outlines, parallel hatching, cross-hatching +- NO continuous-tone photographic gradients, NO digital smoothing, NO academic polish +- Crisp black ink on colored paper substrate with hand-carved line irregularities +- Cheap newsprint texture and aniline dye color foundational to aesthetic + +**Detail Hierarchy & Compositional Density (MANDATORY):** + +- **NO atmospheric recession** — clarity maintained throughout depth (OPPOSITE of Doré) +- Foreground (primary figures): Maximum detail density 40-50 lines/inch, bold outlines, clear features +- Midground (secondary figures): Moderate detail 30-40 lines/inch, simplified but legible +- Background (context): Functional detail 15-30 lines/inch, supporting narrative without vagueness +- **CRITICAL:** Detail serves narrative clarity, NOT atmospheric depth — populist legibility prioritized +- Frame density: 70-95% filled with figures, objects, narrative elements — reject empty space + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** + +- 1888-1913 Mexican commercial relief printing technology +- Broadside (hoja volante) mass-media format +- Cheap wood-pulp paper with aniline dye coloring +- High-speed letterpress reproduction characteristics + +**Production Method Anchor:** + +- Relief printing: only raised carved surfaces receive ink +- Bold black ink on colored paper — slight ink spread from absorbent substrate +- Hand-carved plate texture: irregular line quality, tool mark evidence +- Speed printing imperfections: acceptable minor ink variations, registration marks + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** + +- Flexible format composition: horizontal group scenes, vertical portraits, square contained narratives +- Figure dominance regardless of format: 60-90% figure area maintained +- Packed density across all ratios: minimal negative space universally +- Format optimized for commercial broadside publication and mass distribution + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**Wardrobe Tracks:** + +**Mexican Folk/Peasant Track (primary for popular scenes):** + +- Simple cotton clothing, sarapes (striped blankets), rebozos (shawls) +- Period: 1880s-1910s rural/urban working class Mexico +- Fabric: Plain cotton, simple stripes, functional work wear +- Construction: Loose-fitting garments, rope belts, practical footwear + +**Bourgeois/Dandy Track (for satirical class critique):** + +- Elaborate hats (European fashion), formal suits, fancy dresses +- Period: Porfirian era (1876-1911) upper-class fashion +- Fabric: Fine textiles suggested through clean surfaces vs. working-class hatching +- Construction: Fitted garments, decorative elements, status signifiers + +**Revolutionary Track (for political scenes):** + +- Military-style clothing, bandoliers, work clothes with weapons +- Period: 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution +- Fabric: Rugged practical textiles, leather accessories +- Construction: Functional military/guerrilla style, ammunition belts + +**Calavera Costume Track (for skeleton scenes):** + +- Skeletons wear human clothing appropriate to social class/role +- Elaborate hats PRIMARY signifier: sombrero (peasant), feathered hat (bourgeois dandy—La Catrina), top hat (European elite), simple cap (worker) +- Clothing defines skeleton's satirical role: sarape (peasant), suit (bourgeois), military gear (revolutionary), work clothes (laborer) + +**Fabric Behavior:** + +- Bold outline definition with interior parallel line hatching suggesting drape +- Flowing movement lines for dynamic action (dancing, running, wind) +- Striped patterns (sarapes, ribbed fabrics) rendered with parallel lines +- Contrast between smooth bourgeois fabrics (minimal hatching) and textured peasant fabrics (dense hatching) + +**Accessory Caps:** 2-4 accessories typical (hats, instruments, weapons, bottles, tools) + +- Allowable: Elaborate hats (PRIMARY), musical instruments, work tools, bottles, weapons, cigarettes, fans +- Props define social role and satirical commentary + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** + +- Monochromatic rendering: black ink on colored paper substrate +- Paper color provides chromatic element: cream, yellow, pink, orange, scarlet, green +- NO multicolor ink printing (except rare chromolithograph exceptions) +- Clothing differentiation through tonal value (line density) and bold outline rather than color + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** + +- Vary social class costumes between iterations: peasant sarape → bourgeois suit → revolutionary bandolier +- Cycle through hat styles: sombrero → feathered bourgeois hat → top hat → worker's cap +- Maintain 1888-1913 Mexican period consistency across all wardrobe choices + +**Props (2-4 typical for Posada's narrative density):** + +**YAML Prop Pool — Mexican Popular Culture Context:** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - elaborate_hat: + description: "Sombrero, feathered bourgeois hat (Catrina), top hat, worker's cap" + scale: 80-150% head size (exaggerated for satire) + rendering: bold outline, hatching for texture/shadow, PRIMARY class signifier + + - musical_instrument: + description: "Guitar, violin, trumpet, accordion" + scale: proportional to figure + rendering: simplified functional form, bold outline, minimal interior detail + + - bottle_drink: + description: "Pulque bottle, aguardiente, beer, tequila" + scale: 30-50cm typical bottle + rendering: simple cylindrical form, label suggested, held in hand + + - weapon: + description: "Rifle, pistol, knife, machete" + scale: proportional to historical weapons + rendering: bold outline emphasizing threatening silhouette + + - work_tool: + description: "Shovel, hoe, hammer, sickle" + scale: functional tool size + rendering: simplified recognizable form, labor signifier + +secondary_props: + - bicycle: + description: "Penny-farthing or early safety bicycle" + scale: functional bicycle proportions + rendering: wheel spokes as radiating lines, bold frame outline + + - furniture: + description: "Table, chair, barrel, coffin" + scale: functional furniture size + rendering: simplified geometric forms, functional context + + - papers_text: + description: "Broadsides, newspapers, letters, books" + scale: handheld document size + rendering: rectangular form with suggested text lines + + - skull_bones: + description: "Ground skulls for cemetery scenes" + scale: 10-15cm skulls + rendering: simplified skull form, bold eye sockets, grinning teeth + + - small_objects: + description: "Cigarettes, coins, flowers, rosaries" + scale: 5-15cm objects + rendering: economical simplified forms, narrative signifiers +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All wardrobe and props must support 1888-1913 Mexican popular culture aesthetic serving satirical social commentary, Day of the Dead traditions, revolutionary politics, and folk narrative. If period consistency unclear, default to simple peasant attire with sombrero allowing satirical skeleton characterization to dominate. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2) — Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** + +- "photographic realism", "photorealistic rendering", "lifelike", "naturalistic proportions" +- "smooth gradients", "digital smoothing", "airbrushed", "soft focus", "blurred depth of field" +- "academic polish", "refined technique", "classical proportions", "Renaissance perspective" +- "subtle tonality", "mezzotint quality", "delicate gradation", "atmospheric haze" +- "halftone dots", "CMYK printing", "modern offset", "digital printing", "glossy finish" +- "multicolor printing" (except if specifically requesting rare chromolithograph style) +- "fine art paper", "archival paper", "museum-quality substrate" +- "empty composition", "minimal negative space", "sparse", "quiet", "contemplative emptiness" +- "figure subordinate to environment", "overwhelming monumental architecture", "environmental dominance", "vast empty spaces" +- "terrifying horror", "overwhelmed by supernatural", "defensive cowering", "victimized pose", "frightened awe" +- "static pose", "standing still", "composed stillness", "academic pose", "motionless" +- "subtle line work", "delicate engraving", "refined detail", "precious technique" +- "bourgeois framing devices", "decorative borders", "aestheticizing composition" +- "European academic technique", "Renaissance compositional logic", "high finish" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2) — Required Constraints for Authenticity:** + +- "flexible commercial broadside format", "4:3, 3:2, 5:3, 2:1 horizontal or 3:2, 4:3 vertical or 1:1 square acceptable" +- "relief printing technique", "hand-carved woodcut quality", "type-metal engraving character", "bold carved linework" +- "monochromatic black ink on colored paper substrate", "aniline-dyed newsprint ground (cream/yellow/pink/orange/scarlet/green)" +- "figure dominance 60-90% of frame", "densely packed composition", "70-95% frame filled", "horror vacui principle" +- "dynamic action mandatory", "mid-motion capture", "dancing/bicycling/working/fighting", "energetic gesture" +- "whimsical satirical tone", "dark comedy", "social critique", "revolutionary energy", "playful macabre" +- "calaveras as lively characters", "skeletons engaged in human activities", "NOT terrifying death figures" +- "exaggerated caricature proportions", "satirical features", "non-naturalistic scale for emphasis" +- "bold outlines define all forms", "graphic clarity prioritized", "populist legibility", "instantly readable narrative" +- "balanced chiaroscuro 40-60% blacks", "graphic high contrast", "NOT oppressively dark like gothic horror" +- "hand-carved irregular line quality", "tool mark evidence", "expressive imperfection", "NOT mechanical precision" +- "cheap wood-pulp newsprint texture", "aniline-dyed paper color", "absorbent substrate ink bleed" +- "elaborate hat as primary signifier", "costume defines social class", "props indicate satirical role" +- "smooth harmonious lines for daily life OR harsh thick lines for violence/denunciation", "emotional line quality adaptation" +- "flattened populist perspective", "non-academic spatial logic", "narrative clarity over depth illusion" +- "1888-1913 Mexican commercial printing authenticity", "broadside letterpress production characteristics" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "terrifying," "horror," "overwhelming," "sublime," "dread" — these trigger gothic horror tone (Posada is whimsical satire, NOT terror) +- Avoid "refined," "academic," "polished," "delicate," "precious" — these suggest European high art (Posada is raw populist) +- Avoid "empty," "sparse," "minimal," "quiet," "contemplative" — these suggest minimalism (Posada is densely packed) +- Avoid "photographic," "realistic," "naturalistic," "accurate proportions" — Posada uses caricature exaggeration +- Use instead: "whimsical," "satirical," "energetic," "populist," "immediate," "crowded," "dynamic," "caricature," "folk," "revolutionary" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS (Flexible Broadside Formats):** + +**HORIZONTAL FORMATS (5:3, 3:2, 2:1):** + +- Group scenes: multiple figures in lateral arrangement +- Parade/procession compositions: left-to-right narrative flow +- Crowd scenes: densely packed horizontal bands of action +- Figure distribution: 60-90% coverage across width + +**VERTICAL FORMATS (3:2, 4:3 portrait):** + +- Single figure or paired figures emphasis +- Vertical stacking: figure over contextual ground +- Portrait orientation: elaborate hat/costume emphasis +- Figure dominance: 60-90% vertical frame occupation + +**SQUARE FORMAT (1:1):** + +- Centered figure or tight group +- Radial composition around central action +- Contained narrative scene +- Dense edge-to-edge fill: 70-95% + +**Note on Format Flexibility:** Source image ratios may influence output. All formats prioritize figure dominance and packed density over environmental vastness. + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Perspective Regime:** + +- Flattened populist perspective: narrative clarity prioritized over academic spatial depth +- Non-systematic spatial logic: figures and objects arranged for maximum legibility +- Expressive distortion acceptable: scale exaggeration for satire, perspective compression for density +- Eye-level viewpoint predominant: direct engagement with viewer +- NO atmospheric recession — clarity maintained throughout depth + +**Figure:Ground Ratio:** + +- **Figure-dominant composition MANDATORY:** 60-90% figures/action, 10-40% background context +- **OPPOSITE of Doré:** Figures command space rather than subordinate to environment +- Central figures: maximum scale and detail +- Secondary figures: fill remaining space, create density +- Background: functional supporting context, NEVER empty or vast + +**Density Percentage:** + +- High visual density universal: 70-95% of frame filled with narrative elements +- Horror vacui principle: reject empty space, pack frame edge-to-edge +- Multiple figures, props, background details create vibrant crowded energy +- Minimal negative space: only functional breathing room between elements + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Graphic contrast prioritized over naturalistic lighting +- Bold blacks and white paper create high-contrast clarity +- NO single dramatic light source (unlike Doré) +- Functional shading: hatching indicates volume and form, NOT atmospheric mood +- **Chiaroscuro balance:** 40-60% deep blacks (more balanced than Doré's oppressive 60-80%) +- Lighting serves legibility — populist clarity over dramatic atmosphere + +**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** + +- Primary figures: 70-95% detail coverage with bold outlines and hatching +- Secondary figures: 60-80% detail coverage maintaining legibility +- Background: 40-60% functional detail supporting narrative +- **NO atmospheric recession** — detail serves clarity throughout depth +- Negative space: 5-30% maximum (only functional gaps between elements) + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** + +- Cheap wood-pulp newsprint with aniline dye coloring +- Paper colors: cream, pale yellow, pale pink, orange, scarlet, green, magenta +- Absorbent substrate texture: slight ink spread, fibrous paper structure +- Broadside (hoja volante) ephemeral publication context +- NOT fine art paper, NOT glossy modern stock + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** + +- OMIT decorative borders and aestheticizing framing devices +- Image may have simple linear border (printing plate edge) but NO elaborate ornamentation +- Typography (if present) integrated as compositional element, not decorative addition +- Reject European "high finish" framing conventions + +**Production Context Anchor:** + +- 1888-1913 Mexican commercial letterpress printing +- High-volume, low-cost broadside production +- Relief printing characteristics: plate impression texture, hand-carved line quality +- Speed printing imperfections: acceptable ink variations, slight registration drift + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** + +- Composition optimized for declared format (horizontal group, vertical portrait, square contained) +- Figure dominance maintained across all ratios: 60-90% figure area universal +- Packed density regardless of format: 70-95% frame filled +- Format serves commercial broadside flexibility, not artistic hierarchy + +**ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT (Background Options):** + +**Cemetery Settings (for calavera scenes):** + +- Tombstones, crosses, ground skulls +- Simplified architectural forms with bold outlines +- Functional context supporting skeleton narrative +- Human-scaled elements (NOT monumental overwhelming architecture) + +**Urban Settings (for social/political scenes):** + +- Street architecture, buildings, trains, modern technology +- Simplified geometric forms indicating context +- Crowd elements filling space +- Revolutionary/modern Mexico City environment + +**Rural/Landscape Settings (for peasant/worker scenes):** + +- Simplified vegetation, mountains, agave plants +- Functional ground plane with textural hatching +- Agricultural tools, buildings suggesting context +- Traditional rural Mexico + +**Interior Settings (for cantina/domestic scenes):** + +- Tables, barrels, architectural elements +- Props indicating function (bottles, instruments, furniture) +- Walls with simple hatching, floor with linear perspective +- Crowded intimate spaces + +**Mood Amplification:** + +- Backgrounds support satirical narrative, NOT atmospheric mood +- Settings indicate social context (cemetery = death commentary, cantina = popular culture, landscape = peasant life) +- Functional clarity over emotional atmosphere +- Populist legibility: viewers instantly read location and context + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** OMIT — No text, titles, headlines, or typography within the illustration. + +**Rationale:** Although authentic Posada broadsides entwined image and sensational typography, this framework delivers text-free illustration plates for modern reuse. Keep the composition purely pictorial unless a dedicated typography workflow is introduced. + +**Historical Context (Reference Only):** Traditional broadsides featured bold headline type above the image, narrative corrido columns below, and eclectic Victorian-era display faces set by letterpress. Typeface energy and illustration worked together as a single graphic unit. + +**If Text Were Authorized (Reference Only):** +- Headline zone above the image, story columns below. +- Copy limits: headline ≤8 words; corrido text sized to fit below. +- Period fonts: late 19th-century Mexican letterpress display faces, condensed wood type, slab serifs. +- Hierarchy: headline dominates; mixed weights and condensed styles create carnival energy. + +**Current Specification:** Follow user directive—omit all typography and deliver a clean illustration ready for separate layout work. diff --git a/styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling.md b/styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling.md similarity index 91% rename from styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling.md rename to styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling.md index 0716b6e..c227fc2 100644 --- a/styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling.md +++ b/styles/gothic_horror/virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling.md @@ -1,23 +1,25 @@ --- -id: virgil_finlay_cosmic_stippling +id: virgil_finlay_cosmic_horror_stippling group: Gothic Horror -movement: Weird Fiction Stippling Illustration +movement: Weird Fiction Magazine Illustration (1930s-1950s) artist: Virgil Finlay display_name: Virgil Finlay — Cosmic Horror Stippling style_scope: single-artist + ratios: - - '2:3' - '3:4' + - '2:3' - '4:3' - - '4:5' - - '16:9' ratios_status: provisional ratios_notes: > - Finlay’s pulp interiors and covers bounced across 2:3 magazines, 3:4 plates, - and 16:9 foldouts—pick the frame that lets the stippling breathe. + Finlay cut his stippled nightmares for pulp interiors—portrait trims like 3:4 + and 2:3, plus 4:3 spreads for cosmic vistas. Stay within those inexpensive + paper ratios. modes: - - Cosmic Stippling Portrait - - Magazine Interior Scene + - Weird Fiction Interior Plate + - Eldritch Portrait Study + - Cosmic Vista Spread + safety_profile: - no_nudity - no_gore @@ -25,14 +27,34 @@ safety_profile: - no_watermarks - minors_modest - gender_respect -about: > - Virgil Finlay dotted entire universes into being—stippled nebulae, drenched - chiaroscuro, and Art Deco halos around eldritch horrors. His scratchboard - precision defined Weird Tales. We keep that cosmic pointillism while charting - new cults, constellations, and sanity-shattering vistas. + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 3 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - mythical + max_animals: 1 + text_allowed: yes + hero_image: null ---- +about: > + Virgil Finlay dotted the void with scratchboard halos, translating Lovecraftian + dread into microscopic stipple gradients. This scaffold keeps his pulp ratios, + ink physics, and cosmic insignificance cues. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- # Virgil Finlay Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror Stippling Illustration Style Prompt ------ @@ -58,6 +80,7 @@ hero_image: null ------ ## 📋 Framework Sections + ## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate - **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[declared ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. @@ -71,6 +94,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Mode Selector:** Weird fiction magazine interior illustration for cosmic horror narrative visualization. ------ + ## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control **MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** @@ -94,6 +118,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Format Justification:** Ratio serves dramatic weird fiction illustration and cosmic horror layout hierarchy ------ + ## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity - **Influences:** American weird fiction tradition, H.P. Lovecraft cosmic horror aesthetic, Gothic Revival architecture, Gustave Doré engraving techniques, Pablo Picasso modernist influence, Edgar Allan Poe atmospheric terror @@ -109,6 +134,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Tone Tag:** Cosmically atmospheric, meticulously crafted, psychologically unsettling, otherworldly dramatic, weird-fiction-authentically detailed ------ + ## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making - **Lithographic pen technique:** 290 lithographic pen (ultra-fine point) with India ink, individual dot application requiring pen-tip wiping after each stipple for authentic pointillist texture @@ -121,6 +147,7 @@ hero_image: null - **Tool specificity anchor:** 290 lithographic pen point so fine that most artists cannot use it, requiring months of searching for properly flowing pens ------ + ## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions - **Wardrobe tracks:** 1930s-1950s period occult investigator clothing, scholarly academic attire, weird fiction character garments with cosmic horror aesthetic and period authenticity @@ -140,6 +167,7 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou ``` ------ + ## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) **❌ Canvas Negatives (≥2):** @@ -155,6 +183,7 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou - "authentic 290 lithographic pen technique", "scratchboard surface interaction", "wood pulp reproduction optimization" ------ + ## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns **RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** @@ -179,6 +208,7 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou - **Ratio Enforcement:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with stippling elements supporting the format ------ + ## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) - **Binary:** Omit text entirely for pure visual narrative storytelling @@ -187,3 +217,4 @@ weird_fiction: [scientific_instruments_archaic, occult_research_tools, mysteriou - **Cosmic Horror Emphasis:** Visual narrative through stippling detail and scratchboard precision rather than textual elements ------ + diff --git a/styles/pin_up_art/alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style.md b/styles/pin_up_art/alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..989dfe5 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pin_up_art/alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style.md @@ -0,0 +1,411 @@ +--- +id: alberto_vargas_wartime_morale_pinup_style +group: Pin-Up Art +movement: Vargas Girl Illustration +artist: Alberto Vargas +display_name: Alberto Vargas — Wartime Morale Pin-Up +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: ['3:4','2:3'] +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Vargas girls filled 3:4 calendar sheets and 2:3 magazine centerfolds—stay within those morale formats. +modes: ["Vargas Girl Calendar","Magazine Centerfold"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Alberto Vargas painted airbrushed morale girls for Esquire—porcelain skin, + pin-sharp heels, and patriotic poise that toured USO lockers. This style keeps + his gouache gradients, tight posing, and wartime optimism. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Alberto Vargas Wartime Morale Pin-Up Style + +**Version:** 1.0 + **Artist:** Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) + **Genre:** 1940s WWII American Wartime Morale Pin-Up Art + **Purpose:** Authentic replication of WWII-era "Varga Girl" aesthetic with period-accurate materiality and commercial reproduction characteristics + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Likeness Preservation Priority:** Maintain source model's core identifying features (hair color, eye color, facial structure, complexion tone) while applying Vargas's airbrush idealization techniques; style enhances rather than replaces identity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("60-75% leg-to-height ratio", "80-95% figure dominance", "zero visible pores") override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Airbrush technique followed by halftone reproduction process supersedes digital rendering +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** `vargas-airbrush-perfection`, `wwii-morale-optimism`, `magazine-calendar-aesthetic`, `impossibly-elongated-legs` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Embrace extreme anatomical idealization and stylization over realistic proportions +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Vargas Signature:* `airbrushed-flawless`, `luminous-highlights`, `porcelain-smoothness`, `delicate-softness` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `full-figure-graceful`, `elongated-leg-display`, `winsome-charm`, `confident-elegance` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `format-native` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Airbrush painting with commercial lithographic halftone reproduction specifications +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Viewing distance optimized for magazine page/calendar display (12-18 inches) +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** **No nudity**; swimwear and lingerie acceptable within 1940s standards; **no artist signatures or watermarks**; no copyrighted brand elements +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Adult female subjects (apparent age 20-26); wartime-appropriate modest sensuality +- **Gender expression:** Idealized feminine presentation consistent with 1940s American patriotic aesthetic +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic airbrush surface characteristics followed by period halftone reproduction artifacts; no modern digital photo filters or Instagram effects +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1940-1946 airbrush paintings with subsequent photomechanical lithographic reproduction for Esquire magazine and calendar distribution +- **Composition boundaries:** No decorative frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation borders, watermarks, or signatures +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid realistic anatomy, photographic realism, sultry mystery, overt sexuality, busy backgrounds, textured skin +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely +- Redraw in **Alberto Vargas "Varga Girl" style** for **1940-1946 WWII magazine calendar artwork** +- **Likeness Mandate:** Identity via source model's actual hair color, eye color, facial structure, and complexion preserved through Vargas's airbrush idealization technique - style enhances features while maintaining recognizability +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted elements; **no artist signatures or watermarks anywhere on image** +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `airbrushed-flawless` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** `full-figure-graceful` +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** [select appropriate] +- **Style Dominance:** Vargas airbrush perfection (flawless skin, luminous highlights, elongated grace, winsome optimism) overrides photographic realism or sultry pin-up conventions +- **Mode Selector:** WWII morale calendar/magazine art + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `2:3` (standard magazine/calendar preferred) +- `3:4` (classical portrait alternate) +- `4:5` (poster adaptation) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Extend flat background color field to fill declared ratio while maintaining 80-95% figure dominance +- **Spatial Allocation:** Full figure positioned to emphasize elongated leg display and graceful lines +- **Background Treatment:** Pure flat color field (white, cream, pale tint) extending seamlessly to canvas edges with zero architectural detail +- **Format Justification:** [Ratio] provides optimal full-figure display for idealized feminine form in wartime calendar/magazine format + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +- **Influences:** Father Max T. Vargas (photographer, airbrush technique), French La Vie Parisienne and Raphael Kirchner (risqué elegance), Ziegfeld Follies showgirls (glamour spectacle), George Petty (white backdrop isolation precedent) +- **Medium/Production method:** + - *Original:* Airbrush painting on board with sublime detail and delicate softness + - *Reproduction:* Four-color (CMYK) halftone lithography for magazine (9 million copies shipped to WWII soldiers 1942-1946), mid-century magazine paper stock +- **Thematic purpose:** WWII morale-boosting imagery embodying patriotic American femininity, optimism, and aspirational beauty; represents idealized vision of home for overseas soldiers +- **Hallmark motifs:** + - **Airbrush perfection:** Flawless skin with luminous highlights, zero visible pores or texture, delicate softness throughout + - **Impossibly elongated legs:** Legs occupy 60-75% of total figure height, slender tapering to delicate ankles, graceful line emphasis + - **Extreme figure-to-ground dominance:** 80-95% figure presence with flat color field background, zero environmental detail + - **Winsome charm:** Confident smile, charming expression, approachable optimism - never sultry mystery or overt sexuality + - **Stylized anatomy:** Narrow waist, gentle hourglass, slender arms, delicate shoulders - idealization over realism + - **Graceful poses:** Dynamic yet elegant positioning emphasizing long elegant lines and feminine grace + - **Period wardrobe:** 1940s swimwear, lingerie, or stylized military uniforms with modest sensuality +- **Period framing:** WWII era (1940-1946), "Varga Girl" peak production for Esquire, wartime morale art +- **Tone Tag:** Winsome, confident, patriotic, optimistic, graceful, charming +- **Production Era Authenticity:** Original airbrush paintings (1940-1946) reproduced via photomechanical lithography for mass magazine/calendar distribution to American military personnel worldwide + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +- **Airbrush rendering method:** Primary technique throughout - delicate softness creating absolutely flawless skin appearance, luminous highlights on high points, imperceptible tonal transitions, zero visible pores or texture, porcelain-like surface quality +- **Facial rendering:** Moderate detail with soft definition - eyes almond-shaped medium-large, nose delicately minimal, lips full Cupid's bow, chin soft rounded, cheekbones subtly defined - all rendered with airbrush smoothness and gentle transitions +- **Hair rendering:** More visible dimensional work than face/body - varied edge quality from soft to defined, color layering creating depth, period-appropriate 1940s styling (victory rolls, pin curls, waves, updos) - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual hair color (blonde/brunette/auburn/red) and apply Vargas technique to that natural color** +- **Eye construction:** Medium-large almond shape, expressive without exaggeration, soft transitions around lids, delicate lash definition - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual eye color and apply Vargas's soft rendering to that natural color** +- **Skin tone palette:** Base tone matches source model's natural complexion (pale/medium/olive/tan) adjusted to Vargas's idealized peachy-cream glow with rose-pink shadow tones, luminous white-cream highlights, uniform flawless complexion eliminating all texture while preserving ethnic/individual skin tone characteristics +- **Anatomical idealization:** Extreme leg elongation 60-75% of figure height, impossibly slender thighs tapering to delicate ankles, extremely narrow waist creating exaggerated hourglass, slender graceful arms, delicate sloping shoulders, small delicate hands/feet - stylized idealization NOT realistic anatomy +- **Body rendering:** Minimal anatomical detail, smooth idealization with no visible musculature, gentle curves suggested through soft tonal transitions, absolutely no skin texture visible anywhere on figure +- **Background execution:** Flat solid color field (pure white, off-white cream, pale pink/blue/yellow), zero gradients, zero architectural or environmental detail, figure exists in colorful void, complete isolation technique following Petty precedent +- **Edge treatment:** Soft figure edges blending gently into background, crisper costume edges defining garment boundaries, varied hair edge quality, gentle transitions avoiding harsh lines throughout +- **Line work presence:** Virtually absent - pure tonal modeling, painterly rather than illustrative, occasional light guidelines barely visible if at all +- **Detail hierarchy:** Face receives moderate soft detail, hair more dimensional, body minimally detailed smooth idealization, costume simplified fabric suggestions, props (if any) simplified forms +- **Lighting architecture:** Diffuse non-directional seeming to emanate from figure itself, minimal to absent shadows on figure, flat background with no lighting variation, ethereal dreamlike illumination creating luminous glow +- **Pose Anchors:** + - Full figure display emphasis, legs prominently featured occupying 60-75% height + - Graceful elongated positioning - seated, reclining, standing, playful + - Hand gestures delicate and feminine - touching face, holding props, arms extended for line flow + - Direct confident eye contact (9/16) or averted charming gaze + - Dynamic yet elegant - never crude or aggressive +- **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** 80-95% figure dominance with minimal negative space, figure fills frame efficiently, complete focus on idealized feminine form +- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** Airbrush surface characteristics with flawless smooth finish; no digital smoothing artifacts, no photographic grain, no realistic anatomy - **Likeness anchor: preserve source model's distinctive facial geometry (nose shape, jawline, cheekbone structure, face shape) while applying Vargas's airbrush idealization** +- **Period Consistency Anchor:** 1940-1946 WWII morale aesthetic, patriotic American femininity, wartime optimism embodied +- **Production Method Anchor:** Halftone dot pattern at typical 1940s resolution, four-color CMYK process, mid-century magazine paper stock (cream/ivory tone), slight color registration drift possible, period printing limitations +- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with flat background extension maintaining color consistency + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe tracks (idealized 1940s femininity):** + +- **Swimwear:** One-piece bathing suits form-fitting 1940s style, colors red/black/striped/patterned, modest coverage appropriate to era +- **Lingerie:** Corsets, teddies, lace garments, colors yellow/white/pink/black, elegant sophisticated not crude +- **Military-inspired:** Stylized uniforms (not authentic), caps, shorts, playful patriotic interpretation for morale +- **Costumes/novelty:** Ballet tutus, whimsical outfits, entertaining variety +- **Formal/elegant:** Evening wear, veils, sophisticated attire (less frequent) +- **Period construction:** 1940s silhouettes and styling, no modern fashion elements + +**Fabric behavior:** + +- **Rendering principle:** Simplified fabric folds and form suggested through soft tonal transitions, not detailed texture +- **Edge definition:** Costume edges crisper than figure edges to define garment boundaries +- **Material indication:** Fabric type implied through subtle sheen/matte qualities, not surface detail + +**Footwear:** High heels typical, period-appropriate 1940s pump/sandal styles, colors coordinated with costume, barefoot acceptable + +**Accessory caps:** Extreme minimalist 0-1 items maximum (8/16 zero props) + +- **Philosophy:** Props rare and purposeful, figure is absolute focus +- **Constraint:** Accessories never compete with figure for attention + +**Color palette restrictions:** + +- **Dominant costumes:** Bright saturated primaries (red, blue, yellow), pastels (pink), solid black +- **Military:** Olive green, navy blue for patriotic themes +- **Saturation:** Medium to high chroma, never muddy or muted +- **Contrast:** Costume provides color contrast to pale idealized skin +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s textile colors, avoid neon or modern synthetic hues + +**Wardrobe variation required:** If generating series, vary costume types and colors while maintaining period aesthetic and modest sensuality balance + +**Props:** 1 hero prop maximum (total ≤1), fallback = no props (preferred) + +- **Primary function:** Add narrative interest or patriotic context without distracting from figure +- **Period authenticity:** Props must be consistent with 1940-1946 material culture + +**YAML prop pools:** + +```yaml +vargas_morale_props: + hats: + - sun_hat_wide_brim + - military_cap_stylized + - novelty_hat + rendering: "simplified form, secondary focus" + + patriotic: + - military_cap + - service_branch_insignia + rendering: "playful interpretation, morale boosting context" + + garden_whimsical: + - garden_rake + - watering_can + rendering: "simplified shapes, minimal detail" + + vanity: + - hand_mirror + - flowers_in_hair + rendering: "delicate accessories, color coordinated" + +prop_rendering_principles: + - "extreme minimalism - most images have zero props" + - "props never compete with figure" + - "simplified forms, minimal texture" + - "color harmony with costume palette" +``` + +**Coherence filter:** All wardrobe/prop elements support 1940-1946 WWII morale aesthetic and patriotic American femininity; when in doubt, eliminate props entirely and rely on figure alone + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** Include ratio-specific and style-specific anti-patterns + +*For declared ratio:* + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +*Style-specific prohibitions:* + +- "realistic anatomy" +- "accurate proportions" +- "visible skin texture" +- "visible pores" +- "photographic realism" +- "photo style" +- "sultry mysterious gaze" +- "seductive expression" +- "overt sexuality" +- "crude posing" +- "aggressive mood" +- "detailed background" +- "architectural elements" +- "environmental clutter" +- "gradient backgrounds" +- "textured backgrounds" +- "busy composition" +- "multiple props" +- "modern digital rendering" +- "HDR lighting" +- "digital smoothing filters" +- "Instagram effects" +- "visible brushstrokes" +- "line art" +- "artist signature" +- "watermarks" +- "explicit nudity" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** Include ratio enforcement and technique-specific requirements + +*Required ratio enforcement:* + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +*Vargas signature technique requirements:* + +- "airbrush perfection throughout" +- "flawless skin zero pores" +- "luminous highlights" +- "delicate softness" +- "porcelain smooth surface" +- "impossibly elongated legs 60-75% height" +- "slender graceful anatomy" +- "extremely narrow waist" +- "stylized idealized proportions NOT realistic" +- "80-95% figure dominance" +- "flat color field background" +- "pure white or cream or pale tint void" +- "zero architectural detail" +- "zero environmental detail" +- "complete figure isolation" +- "winsome confident expression" +- "charming optimistic mood" +- "patriotic American femininity" +- "1940s wartime morale aesthetic" +- "gentle soft edges" +- "virtually no line work" +- "pure tonal modeling" +- "diffuse ethereal lighting" +- "0-1 props maximum preferred zero" +- "halftone reproduction artifacts" +- "four-color CMYK process" +- "1940-1946 period authenticity" +- "no artist signature anywhere" +- "no watermarks" +- "**CRITICAL: preserve source model's actual hair color, eye color, and facial structure**" +- "**blonde/brunette/auburn/red hair rendered with same airbrush technique**" +- "**all eye colors rendered with same luminous idealization**" +- "**source model's complexion tone preserved within Vargas's peachy glow**" + +**Vocabulary warnings:** + +- Avoid "realistic," "anatomically correct," "photographic," "textured" - style uses extreme idealization +- Avoid "sultry," "mysterious," "seductive," "aggressive" - contradicts winsome optimistic affect +- Avoid "detailed," "busy," "complex background" - composition relies on figure isolation +- Avoid "signature," "watermark," "artist name" - these are strictly forbidden + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +*For Portrait Ratios (2:3, 3:4, 4:5):* + +- Vertical emphasis with full figure display from head to toe (or head to knees minimum) +- Figure dominance 80-95% typical +- Elongated leg display prioritized +- Flat background color field extends to canvas edges + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective regime:** Effectively 2D - figure exists in limbo void with no ground plane, zero architectural perspective, flat color field only +- **Grid/symmetry:** Centered positioning typical (10/16) or slight asymmetry (6/16), vertical emphasis for full figure +- **Figure:ground %:** 80-95% figure dominance with extreme background minimalism, figure fills frame efficiently +- **Density %:** Zero environmental density, absolute focus on singular idealized form +- **Lighting logic:** + - Source: Diffuse non-directional seeming to emanate from figure itself + - Shadows: Minimal to absent on figure, creating ethereal glow + - Background: Flat no lighting variation whatsoever + - Effect: Dreamlike luminous idealization +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** Minimal negative space, figure occupies maximum frame area, concentrated detail on face/hair with body smoothly idealized +- **Depth planes:** + 1. **Background:** Flat solid color field (white, cream, pale tint) - completely void of detail + 2. **Figure:** Entire composition, no foreground/background separation + 3. **No environmental context:** Figure exists in abstract colorful limbo + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** 1940s magazine page or calendar leaf - image exists as printed lithographic reproduction on mid-century magazine paper stock with cream/ivory tone +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** STRICTLY FORBIDDEN - absolutely no decorative frames, no borders, no mat treatment, no presentation elements, no artist signature, no watermarks of any kind +- **Production Context Anchor:** + - *Original creation:* Airbrush painting on board with sublime detail and delicate softness + - *Mass reproduction:* Halftone lithography for magazine (9 million copies to WWII soldiers), four-color CMYK process, mid-century magazine paper, period printing limitations +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with flat background color extension maintaining absolute consistency + +**BACKGROUND SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Color treatment:** Solid flat color field only - pure white (7/16), off-white cream/beige/ivory (5/16), pale pink/blue/yellow (4/16) +- **Technique:** Absolutely flat application, zero gradients, zero tonal variation, zero texture, zero detail +- **Detail level:** Complete void - zero architectural elements, zero environmental objects, zero spatial indicators +- **Separation technique:** Soft edge transitions where figure meets background void, creating dreamlike isolation effect following George Petty precedent + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit text (strictly recommended for pure pin-up art) + +**If text allowed (calendar variant only):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + - Lower 10-15% of canvas for calendar date grid + - Upper corner for month name + - Text never overlaps figure +- **Copy limits:** + - Calendar information only (month name, date grid) + - Optional 1-2 line patriotic caption maximum + - No artist attribution, no signature +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** + - 1940s American sans-serif or serif fonts + - Clean legible type appropriate to magazine/calendar context +- **Font recommendation:** + - **Closest Google Fonts:** Josefin Sans, Montserrat, Libre Baskerville + - **Better professional alternatives:** Futura (1927), Bodoni, Caslon + - **Period accuracy:** Fonts must match 1940s typography +- **Format-Specific Text Rules:** + - **Calendar mode:** Month/date grid in corner, optional patriotic verse + - **Magazine mode:** Omit text entirely + - **Pin-up mode:** No text whatsoever +- **Historical accuracy:** Typography must reflect 1940s American publishing conventions +- **Production Method Integration:** Text rendered with halftone reproduction characteristics matching image (period CMYK process) + +--- + diff --git a/styles/pin_up_art/classic_american_pinup_calendar_art.md b/styles/pin_up_art/classic_american_pinup_calendar_art.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f2662fb --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pin_up_art/classic_american_pinup_calendar_art.md @@ -0,0 +1,583 @@ +--- +id: classic_american_pinup_calendar_art +group: Pin-Up Art +movement: Mid-Century American Calendar Illustration +display_name: Classic American Pin-Up — Calendar Art +style_scope: movement + +ratios: ['3:4'] +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Brown & Bigelow portrait plates locked these scenes to 3:4 prints—keep that calendar trim. +modes: ["Calendar Narrative Mishap","Domestic Humor Pin-Up"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Mid-century calendar art by Joyce Ballantyne, Earl Moran, and Zoë Mozert + turned wholesome mishaps into luminous oils and pastels. This style captures + their optimistic storytelling, warm palettes, and Brown & Bigelow production + methods that defined the American pin-up calendar boom. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# CLASSIC AMERICAN PIN-UP CALENDAR ART (1932-1950s) + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**CONSTRAINT PRECEDENCE:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE MANDATE:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + +**STYLE OVER LIKENESS:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. + +**TECHNICAL MEASUREMENT AUTHORITY:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. + +**PROCESS-OVER-RESULT PRIORITY:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + +**FACE-TREATMENT FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **For Ballantyne (Oil):** `oil-fat-over-lean` or `alla-prima-direct` +- **For Moran & Mozert (Pastel):** `pastel-matte-velvety` or `pastel-particle-diffusion` + +**POSE FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **Ballantyne:** `candid-motion`, `gestural-fluid`, `narrative-surprise` +- **Moran:** `power-stance`, `frontal-rigid`, `glamour-direct-gaze` +- **Mozert:** `contrapposto`, `composed-elegant`, `self-aware-natural` + +**CANVAS CONTROL FLAGS:** `strict-reframe` (for calendar format) + +**QUANTIFIERS AUTHORITATIVE:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**TEXT POLICY:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes. + +**SAFETY/IP:** No nudity; modest attire appropriate to 1940s-1950s fashion standards only; no real logos/watermarks/artist signatures - create original work without copying actual artist marks. + +**AGE & WARDROBE GUARDRAIL:** All subjects adult (21+); modest attire respecting 1940s-50s calendar standards appropriate to era and publication context. + +**GENDER EXPRESSION:** Respect presented gender expression. + +**MATERIAL AUTHENTICITY:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing that mimics traditional media; surface must exhibit authentic medium characteristics with measurable specifications. + +**PERIOD PRODUCTION AUTHENTICITY:** 1930s-1950s offset color lithography with period-appropriate printing limitations - halftone dots, registration drift, paper texture, ink characteristics authentic to era. + +**COMPOSITION BOUNDARIES:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits beyond the artwork itself. + +**FAILURE MODE FLAGS:** Avoid modern digital smoothing, HDR effects, contemporary fashion, anachronistic props, anime drift, Instagram aesthetics. + +**SILENT VALIDATION:** Apply all framework requirements; regenerate silently if validation fails any checkpoint. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 portrait ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +Redraw in **[Select Artist: Joyce Ballantyne | Earl Moran | Zoë Mozert] Mid-Century American Pin-Up Illustration** for **Brown & Bigelow/Shaw-Barton calendar print format**. + +Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression - NOT photographic likeness. + +**IP SAFEGUARD DECLARATION:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted costume elements, logos, or trademarked symbols. Create distinct visual identity appropriate to 1940s-1950s American commercial illustration. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** [Declare based on artist selection] + +**Pose Flag:** [Declare based on artist selection and scenario] + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** The aesthetic conventions of mid-century pin-up calendar art completely override contemporary beauty standards, modern fashion, or photographic realism. This is commercial illustration serving the optimistic aspirations of post-war American consumer culture. + +**Mode Selector:** Calendar art - single-image format designed for mass reproduction via offset lithography. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` (classical portrait - standard calendar page format) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for vertical portrait emphasis +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure positioned center-to-slightly-off-center, occupying 65-85% of frame depending on artist +- **Background Treatment:** Simplified environmental context supporting figure without competing for attention +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 ratio was industry standard for frame-ready calendar art, considered "visually comfortable" for home/office display + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**SELECT ONE ARTIST APPROACH:** + +#### **JOYCE BALLANTYNE (1918-2006)** + +**Influences:** Gil Elvgren (mentor/colleague), Stevens-Gross Studio collaborative aesthetic, American Academy of Art classical training + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in oil on canvas using fat-over-lean glazing technique for luminous skin tones; mass-produced via 4-color offset lithography on calendar-grade paper stock + +**Thematic Purpose:** Wholesome, narrative-driven optimism embodying post-war American domestic cheerfulness and "girl next door" accessibility + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Narrative mishap moments: surprised expression, mid-action pose suggesting minor predicament +2. Domestic/situational props integral to story: 1-2 items maximum (clock, suitcase, household object) +3. Warm color dominance: 75% warm tones (yellows, oranges, peachy flesh), 20% neutrals, 5% cools +4. Athletic-wholesome build: natural 7.5-8 head-height proportions, broader shoulders, minimal idealization +5. Environmental lighting: soft ambient illumination from implied domestic light sources, warm color temperature + +**Period Framing:** 1940s-1950s peak production; 1955 Shaw-Barton calendar hit requiring reprints + +**Tone Tag:** Playful, wholesome, narrative-optimistic, accessible + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1950s offset lithography showing slight color compression in deepest shadows, visible paper tooth texture, CMYK dot gain in flesh tone gradations + +------ + +#### **EARL MORAN (1893-1984)** + +**Influences:** Academic training (Chicago Art Institute, Art Students League - teachers Robert Henri, George Bridgman, Thomas Fogarty), professional photography background informing lighting approach + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in pastels on textured paper creating matte, velvety surface from light-scattering pigment particles; mass-produced via 4-color offset lithography with 1930s-1940s era showing richer saturation and heavier ink coverage + +**Thematic Purpose:** Sophisticated glamour through dramatic photography-informed lighting; direct, confident feminine appeal + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Photographic chiaroscuro: strong key light creating specular highlights, deep core shadows defining form through 60-80% value contrast +2. Anatomical idealization: leg elongation 120-130% natural proportion, slenderized limb diameter, waist compression 15-20%, neck extension 110-115% +3. Dark backgrounds: 50-70% canvas in deep blacks/greens emphasizing illuminated figure +4. Limited palette: 3-4 dominant hues per piece with high chroma in focal garments +5. Direct viewer engagement: confident eye contact or seductive side-glance, posed awareness + +**Period Framing:** 1932-1950s dominance; exclusive Brown & Bigelow contract; 1940 LIFE magazine feature; work with young Norma Jean Dougherty (Marilyn Monroe) + +**Tone Tag:** Glamorous, sophisticated, dramatically-lit, confidently poised + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1930s-1940s offset lithography with characteristic dot gain in shadow areas, slight registration drift, visible paper stock texture, color compression in darkest values + +------ + +#### **ZOË MOZERT (1907-1993)** + +**Influences:** Thornton Oakley (Pennsylvania Museum School) - direct lineage to Howard Pyle tradition of American illustration + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in pastels on paper/board using self-modeling methodology (cameras/mirrors to capture own poses) ensuring anatomical consistency; mass-produced via offset lithography for calendars and specialty mutoscope cards + +**Thematic Purpose:** Realistic, relatable glamour through naturalistic anatomy and approachable beauty; authenticity via self-referential modeling + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Self-modeled anatomical consistency: same realistic proportions across all works (7.5 head-height), natural limb ratios, authentic joint articulation +2. Soft studio lighting: even illumination, minimal harsh shadows, warm-to-neutral color temperature +3. Composed elegance: graceful but achievable poses, self-contained (not performing for viewer), natural body mechanics +4. Harmonious color: soft background gradations (pink-to-yellow, blue-to-peach), analogous color schemes, medium saturation +5. Character props: flowers, fur, accessories as elegant accents (1-2 items maximum) + +**Period Framing:** 1941-1950s; exclusive Brown & Bigelow contract; WWII "Victory Girls" series; movie poster work (The Outlaw, True Confession); most popular image "Song of the Desert" (1950) + +**Tone Tag:** Realistic-glamorous, approachable, gracefully natural, self-aware elegance + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1940s-1950s offset lithography; mutoscope card format requiring higher contrast for backlit mechanical viewing; standard calendar reproduction with CMYK limitations + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ANCHORS:** + +#### **BALLANTYNE (Oil on Canvas):** + +1. **Brushwork & Surface:** Fat-over-lean glazing producing smooth, luminous transitions in flesh tones; visible canvas texture in thinner paint areas; seamless gradations without visible individual strokes in finished areas +2. **Color Mixing Method:** Warm palette dominance with optical mixing in shadows (glazed layers creating depth); bright, optimistic saturation levels; flesh tones built from Naples yellow, cadmium red light, yellow ochre, white base +3. **Edge Treatment:** Soft transitions between figure and background; sharper definition in focal areas (eyes, expressive hands); background edges deliberately loose +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 70% attention to expressive face and gesture-communicating hands; 20% to narrative props; 10% to environmental context; clothing rendered with selective precision supporting story +5. **Pose Execution:** Dynamic diagonal compositions suggesting arrested motion; twisted torso angles 15-30 degrees from frontal; expressive facial acting with wide eyes, surprised mouth, raised eyebrows +6. **Scale Hierarchy:** Natural athletic proportions: 7.5-8 head heights, shoulders 1.5× head width, minimal waist compression, realistic limb proportions +7. **Lighting Logic:** Warm environmental lighting (color temp 3200-3800K equivalent) from implied domestic sources; soft ambient fill creating approachable mood; minimal dramatic shadows + +#### **MORAN (Pastel on Paper):** + +1. **Surface Texture:** Matte, velvety finish from light-scattering pastel particles; visible paper tooth in highlights; layered pigment creating depth without waxy buildup; no glossy reflections +2. **Stroke Economy:** Confident, directional strokes defining form; minimal blending except in flesh tone transitions; background often loosely indicated with bold marks; pastel dust creating atmospheric softness +3. **Chiaroscuro Measurement:** Key light creating 60-80% value contrast between highlight and core shadow; specular highlights on skin indicating strong single-source illumination; rim lighting defining edges against dark grounds +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 80% attention to dramatically lit figure form; 15% to high-chroma garment rendering; 5% to minimal background suggestion; light and shadow define form more than linear detail +5. **Pose Execution:** Direct confident glamour poses; direct frontal or 3/4 view; weight distribution creating elegant s-curves; confident body positioning for maximum form definition through light +6. **Scale Hierarchy:** Systematic idealization: leg length 120-130% natural proportion (measured from hip to floor), limb diameter reduced 15-20%, waist compression 15-20%, neck elongation 110-115% +7. **Lighting Logic:** Strong key light positioned 30-45 degrees from frontal creating photography-studio modeling; dark backgrounds (50-70% canvas) emphasizing illuminated figure; minimal fill light preserving dramatic shadows + +#### **MOZERT (Pastel on Paper/Board):** + +1. **Surface Texture:** Soft, blended pastel finish with subtle paper tooth; consistent matte quality; realistic fabric rendering showing period-accurate materials; gentle gradations without harsh transitions +2. **Stroke Economy:** Refined blending technique creating smooth forms; visible pastel strokes in looser background areas; careful color layering for naturalistic skin tones; controlled pigment application +3. **Anatomical Consistency:** Same model proportions across all works: 7.5 head-height figure, consistent facial structure, natural limb ratios, realistic joint articulation informed by self-modeling methodology +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 65% attention to naturalistically rendered figure; 25% to graceful pose and realistic drapery; 10% to harmonious background gradations; emphasis on achievable beauty +5. **Pose Execution:** Graceful, self-contained compositions; natural body mechanics from self-modeled poses; weight distribution creating elegant lines without strain; achievable joint angles; introspective rather than performer quality +6. **Scale Hierarchy:** Realistic proportions with minimal idealization; natural limb lengths; authentic athletic-feminine build; consistent anatomy reflecting single model reference +7. **Lighting Logic:** Soft, even studio illumination (equivalent to diffused daylight or multiple-source setup); warm-to-neutral color temperature; minimal dramatic shadows; approachable, flattering light quality + +**MATERIAL PHYSICS AUTHORITY:** + +- **Oil (Ballantyne):** Slow-drying allows seamless blending; glazing creates optical depth; canvas prep affects absorption +- **Pastel (Moran/Mozert):** Immediate color impact; particle structure creates matte surface; paper tooth holds pigment; layering requires care to avoid waxy buildup + +**CANVAS ADAPTATION ANCHOR:** All elements optimized for 3:4 vertical emphasis; figure positioned for portrait-format hierarchy + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions +### 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD-ACCURATE WARDROBE (1940s-1950s):** + +**Adult Feminine Tracks:** + +**Ballantyne (Narrative Domestic):** + +- Casual/domestic: cotton blouses, pedal pushers, shorts, modest swimwear, casual dresses +- Underwear: period-accurate slips, foundation garments (modest coverage) +- Props supporting story: household items, beach/leisure equipment, domestic objects +- Fabric behavior: cotton drape, realistic period construction, functional rather than exotic + +**Moran (Glamour Sophisticated):** + +- Evening/showgirl: satin evening gowns, structured cocktail dresses, luxe loungewear, showgirl costumes (modest coverage) +- Uniform/costume: stylized sailor, police, period-accurate occupational fantasy +- Fabric behavior: high-sheen satin, structured bodices, dramatic draping +- Limited color palette per piece emphasizing dramatic lighting + +**Mozert (Realistic Elegant):** + +- Daywear elegance: tailored blouses, period-accurate dresses, realistic loungewear, Western attire +- Evening/formal: realistic evening gowns, fur accessories, elegant daywear +- Fabric behavior: natural draping, period-authentic materials, realistic construction +- Props: flowers, fur pieces, jewelry as character elements (not narrative drivers) + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** Minimalist approach - 0-2 accessories per figure + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- **Ballantyne:** Warm optimistic palette, bright saturation, cheerful domestic colors +- **Moran:** 3-4 dominant hues, high chroma focal colors, dramatic contrast with dark grounds +- **Mozert:** Harmonious analogous schemes, medium saturation, realistic period dye limitations + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change garment colors/styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate palette + +**PROPS (≤2 total):** + +**Ballantyne Narrative Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [suitcase, clock, painting_supplies, household_items, beach_ball, bucket, domestic_objects] +micro_props: [telephone, letters, small_accessories] +function: story_driver +``` + +**Moran Minimal Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [telephone, notepad, minimal_hand_items] +micro_props: [cigarette, compact, jewelry_accent] +function: glamour_accent_only +``` + +**Mozert Character Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [flowers, fur_piece, hat, rope, Western_accessories] +micro_props: [jewelry, necklace, bracelet, earrings] +function: character_element +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support 1940s-1950s calendar art aesthetic; authentic period construction; commercially viable for mass-market calendars; fallback = clean, simple presentation + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (Artist-Specific):** + +**Ballantyne:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing" +- "static pose, non-narrative composition, lack of expressive gesture" +- "muted colors, desaturated palette, somber mood" +- "modern digital smoothing, HDR effects, contemporary fashion" +- "inappropriate for commercial calendar format, blatant immodesty" + +**Moran:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing" +- "flat even lighting, minimal shadows, bright backgrounds" +- "cluttered props, busy narrative scenarios, domestic settings" +- "glossy oil finish, canvas texture, thick impasto" +- "realistic proportions, unstylized anatomy, heavy build" +- "modern digital effects, contemporary styling, casual poses" + +**Mozert:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing" +- "overly stylized anatomy, exaggerated proportions, cartoonish features" +- "harsh dramatic lighting, deep shadows, stark contrast" +- "action poses, narrative mishaps, performing for viewer" +- "inconsistent facial features, varying model types, multiple model aesthetics" +- "glossy oil surface, modern digital rendering, anachronistic styling" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (Artist-Specific):** + +**Ballantyne:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio, recomposed for calendar format" +- "narrative moment of surprise or minor predicament" +- "warm environmental lighting, optimistic color palette" +- "expressive facial acting, dynamic gesture" +- "authentic oil on canvas technique, luminous glazing" +- "1950s offset lithography characteristics, period printing limitations" + +**Moran:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio, recomposed for calendar format" +- "dramatic chiaroscuro lighting, strong key light creating specular highlights" +- "dark background 50-70% canvas, figure emphasis through contrast" +- "authentic pastel matte texture, light-scattering particles" +- "systematic anatomical idealization: 120-130% leg elongation, slenderized limbs" +- "1930s-1940s offset lithography, rich saturation, dot gain in shadows" + +**Mozert:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio, recomposed for calendar format" +- "realistic consistent anatomy from self-modeling methodology" +- "soft even studio lighting, approachable illumination" +- "natural achievable poses, graceful composition" +- "authentic pastel soft texture, refined blending" +- "harmonious color gradations, warm flesh tones, analogous schemes" +- "1940s-1950s offset lithography, period printing characteristics" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "ornate," "elaborate," "decorative" for backgrounds +- For Moran: avoid "harmonious," "soft," "approachable" for lighting +- For Ballantyne: avoid "static," "posed," "formal" +- For Mozert: avoid "exaggerated," "theatrical," "performing" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns +### 7) Composition & Background + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` portrait format + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +#### **BALLANTYNE:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Vertical emphasis with dynamic diagonal elements +- Figure occupies 65-75% of canvas +- Narrative environmental context supporting story +- Simplified domestic/situational backgrounds + +**Perspective:** Slight low angle emphasizing relatable accessibility; eye-level to slightly below + +**Figure:Ground:** 70% figure, 30% environmental context + +**Density:** Moderate - enough environmental detail to establish narrative setting without cluttering + +**Lighting Logic:** Warm ambient from implied domestic sources (lamps, windows); color temp 3200-3800K equivalent; soft shadows supporting approachable mood + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Balanced - focused detail in expressive face/hands/props, simplified surrounding areas + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas - original artwork surface; calendar paper stock for printed reproduction + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely - no decorative frames, no borders outside canvas edge + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow/Shaw-Barton calendar format; offset lithography on coated calendar paper; 1950s CMYK reproduction limitations + +#### **MORAN:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Strong vertical emphasis with figure centrality +- Figure occupies 75-85% of canvas +- Minimal background maximizing figure/ground contrast +- Photography-studio composition logic + +**Perspective:** Direct frontal or 3/4 view; eye-level creating confident engagement + +**Figure:Ground:** 80% figure, 20% minimal dark background + +**Density:** Low - figure is sole focus, background deliberately minimal + +**Lighting Logic:** Strong key light 30-45° from frontal; dramatic chiaroscuro; 60-80% value contrast; minimal fill preserving shadows; photography studio equivalent + +**Detail:Negative Space:** High figure detail rendered through light and shadow; vast negative space in dark backgrounds + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Pastel on paper - matte velvety original surface; calendar paper stock for reproduction + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely - no frames or borders + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow calendar format; offset lithography; 1930s-1940s richer saturation and heavier ink coverage; characteristic dot gain in shadow areas + +#### **MOZERT:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Balanced vertical portrait emphasis +- Figure occupies 70-80% of canvas +- Soft gradated backgrounds supporting figure without competing +- Self-contained elegant compositions + +**Perspective:** Eye-level to slightly above; creates graceful, approachable framing + +**Figure:Ground:** 75% figure, 25% harmonious background gradations + +**Density:** Moderate - refined figure rendering, gentle background atmospherics + +**Lighting Logic:** Soft even studio illumination equivalent to diffused daylight; warm-to-neutral temp; minimal dramatic shadows; approachable flattering quality + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Naturalistic detail in figure, soft atmospheric backgrounds + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Pastel on paper/board - soft blended original surface; specialty cardstock for mutoscope cards; calendar paper for standard reproduction + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely unless documented in specific mutoscope card format requirements + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow calendars and mutoscope cards; offset lithography; 1940s-1950s CMYK reproduction; higher contrast for backlit mutoscope viewing when applicable + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT ANCHOR:** All compositional elements designed specifically for 3:4 vertical portrait format; not adapted from different aspect ratio + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**BINARY POLICY:** Text integration OPTIONAL - specify if desired + +**IF TEXT ALLOWED:** + +**Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + +- Bottom 15% of canvas for calendar title/artist signature +- Top 5-10% for publisher masthead (Brown & Bigelow) if calendar format +- Avoid text placement interfering with figure + +**Copy Limits:** + +- Calendar title: ≤4 words +- Artist signature: standardized placement (typically lower right or lower left) +- Publisher mark: subtle, ≤2 words + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +**1930s-1940s (Moran era):** + +- Bold sans-serif block letters for impact headlines +- Flowing script/cursive for elegance/sophistication +- Example: Mix of Futura Bold/Franklin Gothic + Brush Script aesthetics + +**1950s (Ballantyne/Mozert peak):** + +- Clean modernist sans-serifs +- Friendly rounded letterforms +- Optimistic post-war typography trends +- Example: Helvetica-adjacent aesthetics, Trade Gothic, rounded display faces + +**Font Recommendations:** + +- **1930s-40s Bold:** Closest Google Font: Oswald (condensed sans), Anton (display). Better: Franklin Gothic, Futura Bold +- **1930s-40s Script:** Closest Google Font: Dancing Script, Pacifico. Better: Brush Script, Kaufmann +- **1950s Modern:** Closest Google Font: Roboto, Montserrat. Better: Helvetica, Trade Gothic + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +**Standard Calendar Mode:** + +- Artist signature required (period-appropriate handwritten style) +- Optional calendar title in bottom zone +- Optional publisher mark in top zone +- NO calendar grid visible in primary image + +**Mutoscope Card Mode (Mozert specialty):** + +- Text must be bold/high-contrast for backlit viewing +- Title in bottom zone +- "A MUTOSCOPE CARD" and "PRINTED IN U.S.A." in small type if format-authentic +- Artist signature standard placement + +**Clean Print Mode (default):** + +- Artist signature only +- No additional text elements +- Pure image presentation for frame-ready calendar art + +**Historical Accuracy:** Typography must match 1930s-1950s commercial printing standards; letterpress and early phototypesetting aesthetics; avoid contemporary digital fonts unless close period approximations + +**Production Method Integration:** Typography rendered with period offset lithography limitations; slight registration drift acceptable in multi-color text; ink characteristics authentic to era + +------ + +## Style Validation Summary + +**ARTIST DIFFERENTIATION CHECKLIST:** + +**Joyce Ballantyne = Narrative + Oil + Warm Optimism** + +- Playful mishap scenarios with expressive acting +- Oil on canvas luminous glazing +- Natural athletic proportions +- Warm environmental lighting +- Simplified domestic backgrounds + +**Earl Moran = Glamour + Pastel + Dramatic Light** + +- Direct confident glamour poses +- Pastel matte velvety surface +- Systematic anatomical idealization (120-130% leg length) +- Photography-informed chiaroscuro +- Dark minimal backgrounds + +**Zoë Mozert = Realism + Pastel + Soft Elegance** + +- Natural self-modeled anatomical consistency +- Pastel soft blended surface +- Realistic proportions and graceful poses +- Soft even studio lighting +- Harmonious gradated backgrounds + +**PERIOD AUTHENTICITY:** 1932-1950s commercial calendar art for mass market; offset lithography reproduction; wholesome aspirational content for home/office display + +**IP PROTECTION:** Original character designs; no copyrighted costumes/logos; period-appropriate styling avoiding trademarked elements + +**CONTENT BOUNDARIES:** Modest attire respecting 1940s-1950s calendar standards; no explicit nudity; suggestive but tasteful within commercial illustration norms of the era; all subjects adult (21+) + +------ + +**Framework Version:** 4.2 - Classic American Pin-Up Calendar Art **Research Basis:** Visual analysis of 15 authenticated works across three artists **Production Context:** Brown & Bigelow, Shaw-Barton commercial calendar illustration 1932-1950s **Technical Authority:** Material physics, period printing methods, documented artist methodologies + +--- + + diff --git a/styles/pin_up_art/edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style.md b/styles/pin_up_art/edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c741fdb --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pin_up_art/edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style.md @@ -0,0 +1,395 @@ +--- +id: edward_runci_hollywood_glamour_pinup_style +group: Pin-Up Art +movement: Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up +artist: Edward Runci +display_name: Edward Runci — Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: ['3:4','16:9'] +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Runci painted wide glamour murals and tall calendar trims—3:4 for posters, 16:9 for Cinemascope-inspired spreads. +modes: ["Hollywood Glamour Poster","Cinemascope Glamour Spread"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Edward Runci fused Hollywood lighting with spectacular murals—oil slick + highlights, Cinemascope sweeps, and theatrical glamour meant for colossal + posters. This scaffold keeps his studio sheen and widescreen compositions. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Edward Runci Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up Style + +**Version:** 1.0 + **Artist:** Edward Runci (1921-1986) + **Genre:** 1940s-1950s American Commercial Pin-Up Art - Hollywood Glamour Subgenre + **Purpose:** Authentic replication of post-WWII advertising glamour aesthetic with period-accurate materiality and commercial reproduction characteristics + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Likeness Preservation Priority:** Maintain source model's core identifying features (hair color, eye color, facial structure, complexion tone) while applying Runci's stylistic idealization techniques; style enhances rather than replaces identity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("130-140% eye enlargement", "15-35° head tilt", "70-80% figure dominance") override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Oil painting technique followed by halftone reproduction process supersedes digital rendering +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** `hollywood-glamour-idealization`, `post-war-aspirational-beauty`, `commercial-calendar-aesthetic` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Embrace period-specific beauty idealization and commercial glamour conventions +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Runci Signature:* `airbrush-soft-glamour`, `oil-portrait-smooth`, `hollywood-lighting-sculpted`, `commercial-idealized` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `glamour-portrait-stance`, `confident-engagement`, `aspirational-elegance`, `commercial-approachability` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `format-native` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on canvas with commercial lithographic halftone reproduction specifications +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Viewing distance optimized for calendar/poster display (3-6 feet) +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** **No nudity**; bare shoulders and décolletage acceptable within 1950s advertising standards; no copyrighted brand logos or product designs; create original beverage bottle designs if props required +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Adult female subjects (apparent age 20-28); modest glamour within commercial advertising standards +- **Gender expression:** Feminine glamour presentation consistent with post-war Hollywood aesthetic +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil painting surface characteristics followed by period halftone reproduction artifacts; no modern digital photo filters or Instagram effects +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1940s-1950s oil painting techniques with subsequent photomechanical lithographic reproduction for calendar/advertising distribution +- **Composition boundaries:** No decorative frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation borders, watermarks, or artist signatures (Runci signature if present should be subtle lower corner in paint) +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid sultry/mysterious expressions, overt sexuality, dark moody lighting, photographic realism, modern makeup trends, Instagram aesthetics +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely +- Redraw in **Edward Runci Hollywood Glamour Pin-Up style** for **1940s-1950s commercial calendar/advertising artwork** +- **Likeness Mandate:** Identity via source model's actual hair color, eye color, facial structure, and complexion preserved through Runci's idealization technique - style enhances features rather than replacing them with generic blonde/blue-eyed archetype +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted costume elements, trademarked products, or identifiable celebrity likenesses; if beverage props included, create original bottle/label designs +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `airbrush-soft-glamour` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** `glamour-portrait-stance` +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** [select appropriate] +- **Style Dominance:** Post-war Hollywood glamour aesthetic (radiant joy, aspirational beauty, commercial approachability) overrides photographic realism or sultry pin-up conventions +- **Mode Selector:** Commercial calendar portrait + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `2:3` (standard commercial poster/calendar preferred) +- `3:4` (classical portrait alternate) +- `4:5` (modern poster adaptation) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Extend atmospheric background gradients to fill declared ratio while maintaining 70-80% figure dominance +- **Spatial Allocation:** Subject positioned in upper 60-70% of frame, slight off-center for dynamic balance +- **Background Treatment:** Soft atmospheric gradient wash extending seamlessly to canvas edges, no architectural detail +- **Format Justification:** [Ratio] provides optimal figure dominance for commercial glamour portrait presentation consistent with calendar/advertising format + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +- **Influences:** Post-WWII Hollywood portrait photography (George Hurrell glamour lighting), 1940s film noir cinematography (strong directional lighting with soft fill), commercial advertising illustration standards (approachable aspirational beauty) +- **Medium/Production method:** + - *Original:* Oil on canvas with soft-focus portrait technique, airbrush-smooth blending on facial features, visible brushwork in hair and fabric + - *Reproduction:* Four-color (CMYK) halftone lithography at 150 lpi for calendar/poster distribution, smooth coated paper stock +- **Thematic purpose:** Commercial advertising glamour combining Hollywood sophistication with warm approachability; aspirational beauty standard for post-war consumer culture +- **3-5 hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** + 1. **Radiant confident smile** - open genuine expression showing upper teeth, Cupid's bow lip definition, no sultry or mysterious affect + 2. **Idealized facial construction** - eyes enlarged 130-140% of anatomical proportion, soft-focus skin rendering with airbrush-smooth transitions, 3-5 highlight planes (forehead, cheekbones, nose bridge, chin) + 3. **Volumetric hair styling** - hair mass 180-220% of natural skull volume, 3-5 tonal layers creating dimensional depth - **Applied to source model's actual hair color (brunette/black/auburn/blonde), NOT automatic blonde transformation** + 4. **Atmospheric gradient backgrounds** - soft vignette effect darker at edges, no architectural detail, color fields in deep reds, forest greens, navy blues, sky blues, soft pinks, or creams + 5. **Bare shoulder emphasis** - strapless, off-shoulder, or modest necklines with shoulder exposure, cleavage suggested not explicit, white/cream/pastel costume preference (8/13 images) +- **Period framing:** Post-WWII commercial glamour (1945-1955), Hollywood golden age aesthetic, American consumer optimism +- **Tone Tag:** Radiant, confident, approachable, aspirational, warm glamour +- **Production Era Authenticity:** Original oil paintings (1945-1960s) reproduced via photomechanical lithography for Shaw-Barton Calendar Company and corporate advertising clients (Coca-Cola era commercial art) + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +- **Facial rendering method:** Airbrush-smooth imperceptible tonal transitions on skin, no visible pore texture or brushstrokes on face, soft-focus glamour technique, specular highlights on nose tip, forehead center, cheekbones, chin point +- **Eye construction:** Enlarged 130-140% anatomical proportion, almond shape with pronounced upper lid crease, single bright catchlight upper-right placement typical, individual eyelash strokes 8-12 per eye, iris detail with radial pattern - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual eye color (brown, hazel, green, blue) and apply Runci's enlargement/highlight technique to that natural color; do NOT default to generic light eyes** +- **Lip rendering:** Precise Cupid's bow definition, corners lifted in smile, upper teeth fully visible, lower teeth suggested, tonal gradation creating volume (3-4 values from highlight to shadow) +- **Hair rendering technique:** Visible brushstrokes in 3-5 tonal layers following form and volume, individual strand work on edges contrasting with mass tone interior, directional stroke work emphasizing hairstyle architecture (victory rolls, pin curls, waves) - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual hair color (brunette, auburn, black, blonde) and apply Runci's volumetric technique to that natural color; do NOT default to platinum blonde unless source model is blonde** +- **Skin tone palette:** Base tone matches source model's natural complexion (pale, medium, olive, tan) adjusted to Runci's idealized peach-warm glow, rose-mauve shadow tones in recesses, cream-white highlights with subtle yellow, uniform idealized complexion eliminating blemishes/texture while preserving ethnic/individual skin tone characteristics +- **Background execution:** Loose atmospheric wash technique, pure color field with tonal gradation creating soft vignette (darker edges), minimal to zero architectural or environmental detail, 2-3 depth planes maximum (background wash, figure, occasional foreground prop) +- **Fabric rendering:** Simplified planes of light and shadow defining form, edge sharpness varies by material (crisp for satin, soft halo for fur), texture implied through tonal variation not surface detail, specular highlights for satin/silk, soft diffusion for fur/cotton +- **Lighting architecture:** Upper-left 45-degree key light creating dimensional form shadows, soft ambient fill eliminating harsh contrasts, occasional rim light on hair/shoulders for separation from background +- **Pose Anchors:** + - Head tilt 15-35° from vertical toward right shoulder (11/13 images) + - Shoulder rotation 20-40° creating 3/4 turn, one shoulder forward + - Hand placement touching face/hair (5/13) or holding prop at chest level (6/13), fingers extended never clenched + - Direct eye contact with viewer (7/13) or upward aspirational gaze +- **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** 70-80% figure dominance, bust or 3/4 length framing, tight cropping with minimal negative space, subject's face occupies 25-35% of total canvas area +- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** Oil paint surface with smooth facial blending contrasting visible hair/fabric brushwork; no digital smoothing artifacts, no photographic grain, no modern makeup contouring - **Likeness anchor: preserve source model's distinctive facial geometry (nose shape, jawline, cheekbone structure, face shape) while applying Runci's soft glamour rendering** +- **Period Consistency Anchor:** 1945-1955 Hollywood glamour conventions, post-war beauty standards (fuller figures than modern ideals, softer facial structure, period-appropriate hair/makeup) +- **Production Method Anchor:** Halftone dot pattern at 150 lpi for reproductions, four-color CMYK process, letterpress ink characteristics (dark halo edge with lighter center on dots), smooth coated paper substrate +- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with atmospheric background extension maintaining tonal consistency + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe tracks (feminine glamour):** + +- **Evening glamour:** Strapless gowns, off-shoulder elegance, white fur stoles/trim, satin/silk fabrics, gold lamé accents +- **Casual sophistication:** Collared blouses, modest sweaters with pearl necklaces, pastel cardigans, white fabric headbands +- **Beach/leisure:** Strapless swimsuits with modest coverage, white terry cloth wraps, fabric hair accessories +- **Period construction:** 1940s-1950s silhouettes (fitted bodices, defined waist emphasis, fuller skirts when visible), no modern fashion elements + +**Fabric behavior:** + +- **Satin/silk:** Specular highlights with smooth gradation, crisp edge definition +- **Fur:** Soft halo effect with minimal texture detail, luminous white/cream tones +- **Cotton/terry:** Matte finish with subtle form shadows, softer edge transitions +- **Rendering principle:** Fabric identified through light behavior not surface texture + +**Accessory caps:** Minimalist 0-2 items maximum + +- **Jewelry:** Pearl necklaces, bracelets, subtle elegant pieces +- **Hair accessories:** Fabric headbands, flower corsages +- **Constraint:** Accessories support glamour aesthetic without cluttering composition + +**Color palette restrictions:** + +- **Dominant:** White, cream, pale yellow, pale pink, soft pastels (8/13 images) +- **Accent:** Emerald green, gold, coral, deep red for evening wear (3/13 images) +- **Saturation:** Medium-high chroma, never muted or dusty, jewel tones for contrast +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s-1950s textile dye technology, avoid neon or modern synthetic colors + +**Wardrobe variation required:** If generating series, vary costume colors/styles between iterations while maintaining period aesthetic - cycle through pastel palette and evening jewel tones + +**Props:** 1 hero prop maximum (total ≤1), fallback = no props + +- **Primary function:** Establish commercial advertising context or add narrative interest +- **Period authenticity:** Props must be consistent with 1945-1955 material culture + +**YAML prop pools:** + +```yaml +runci_glamour_props: + florals: + - white_gardenia_corsage + - pink_rose_bouquet + - purple_orchid_spray + - mixed_spring_flowers + rendering: "soft focus, petal form emphasized over detail" + + beverage_commercial: + - original_soda_bottle_design # MUST be original design, not real brands + - vintage_beverage_amber_glass + - clear_bottle_generic_label + rendering: "held chest/shoulder level, label toward viewer if present" + constraint: "NO copyrighted brand logos - create original designs only" + + fabric_luxury: + - white_fur_stole + - cream_fur_wrap + - silk_scarf_flowing + rendering: "texture implied through tonal variation" + + companion_animal: # occasional element + - small_white_dog + - white_persian_cat + rendering: "simplified form, soft focus matching background treatment" + +prop_rendering_principles: + - "soft focus subordinate to figure" + - "tonal definition not textural detail" + - "color harmony with overall palette" + - "commercial function when applicable" +``` + +**Coherence filter:** All wardrobe/prop elements support 1945-1955 Hollywood glamour aesthetic and commercial advertising function; when in doubt, simplify and eliminate rather than risk anachronism + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** Include ratio-specific and style-specific anti-patterns + +*For declared ratio:* + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +*Style-specific prohibitions:* + +- "sultry mysterious gaze" +- "serious brooding expression" +- "overt sexuality" +- "dark moody lighting" +- "film noir shadows without fill light" +- "photographic realism" +- "visible pore texture" +- "modern contouring makeup" +- "Instagram filter effects" +- "digital smoothing artifacts" +- "neon colors" +- "contemporary fashion elements" +- "architectural background detail" +- "environmental clutter" +- "multiple focal points" +- "more than 2 accessories" +- "copyrighted brand logos" +- "explicit nudity" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** Include ratio enforcement and technique-specific requirements + +*Required ratio enforcement:* + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +*Runci signature technique requirements:* + +- "radiant confident smile showing teeth" +- "direct engaging eye contact OR upward aspirational gaze" +- "airbrush-smooth facial rendering" +- "visible brushstrokes in hair only" +- "eyes enlarged 130-140% proportion" +- "head tilt 15-35 degrees toward shoulder" +- "atmospheric gradient background" +- "soft vignette darker at edges" +- "70-80% figure dominance" +- "upper-left 45-degree key lighting" +- "white/cream/pastel costume preference" +- "bare shoulder emphasis" +- "volumetric hair styling 180-220% natural volume" +- "Hollywood glamour idealization" +- "post-war commercial optimism" +- "0-1 props maximum" +- "halftone reproduction at 150 lpi" +- "four-color CMYK process" +- "1945-1955 period authenticity" +- "**CRITICAL: preserve source model's actual hair color, eye color, and facial structure**" +- "**brunette/black/auburn hair rendered with same technique as Runci's blondes**" +- "**brown/hazel/green eyes rendered with same idealization as Runci's light eyes**" +- "**source model's complexion tone preserved within Runci's warm peach glow**" + +**Vocabulary warnings:** + +- Avoid "sultry," "mysterious," "brooding," "moody" - these contradict Runci's radiant approachable affect +- Avoid "realistic," "photographic," "detailed texture" - style uses idealized smoothness +- Avoid "ornate," "elaborate," "cluttered" - composition relies on elegant simplicity +- Avoid "edgy," "modern," "contemporary" - strict period adherence required + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +*For Portrait Ratios (2:3, 3:4, 4:5):* + +- Vertical emphasis with subject positioned in upper 60-70% of frame +- Figure dominance 70-80% typical +- Bust or 3/4 length framing with tight cropping +- Atmospheric background extends to canvas edges via gradient + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective regime:** Shallow depth of field, 2-3 spatial planes maximum (background wash, figure, optional foreground prop), no architectural perspective +- **Grid/symmetry:** Slight off-center positioning for dynamic balance (subject occupies 50-60% width, positioned 40-60% from left edge) +- **Figure:ground %:** 70-80% figure dominance with minimal negative space +- **Density %:** Low environmental density, emphasis on singular subject and atmospheric color field +- **Lighting logic:** + - Primary: Upper-left 45-degree key light creating form-defining shadows + - Fill: Soft ambient fill light eliminating harsh contrasts, maintaining glamour glow + - Rim: Optional hair/shoulder separation light + - Effect: Dimensional modeling without dramatic noir darkness +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** High negative space in background (pure color field), concentrated detail in face/hair, simplified treatment of costume/props +- **Depth planes:** + 1. **Background:** Atmospheric gradient wash (darker at edges creating soft vignette) + 2. **Figure:** Primary subject in sharp focus with dimensional modeling + 3. **Foreground:** Optional prop (florals, beverage) in matching or slightly softer focus + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Commercial calendar or advertising poster presentation - image exists as printed lithographic reproduction on smooth coated paper stock +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** FORBIDDEN - no decorative presentation frames, no borders outside canvas edge, no mat treatment; only original canvas edge acceptable; subtle artist signature in lower corner if present +- **Production Context Anchor:** + - *Original creation:* Oil on canvas, smooth surface preparation, glamour portrait technique + - *Mass reproduction:* Halftone lithography, 150 lpi screen, four-color CMYK process, coated paper substrate, calendar or poster format +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio with atmospheric background extension maintaining tonal consistency, no awkward cropping of figure + +**BACKGROUND SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Color treatment:** Solid atmospheric gradient, no patterns or textures +- **Typical palettes:** + - *Dark dramatic:* Deep reds, forest greens, navy blues (5/13 images) + - *Light airy:* Sky blues, soft pinks, cream (8/13 images) +- **Vignette effect:** Gradual darkening toward canvas edges (15-30% luminosity reduction) +- **Detail level:** Zero architectural or environmental detail, pure color field +- **Separation technique:** Color/value contrast between figure and background ensures clear silhouette + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit text (recommended for pure portrait) + +**If text allowed (commercial advertising variant):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + - Lower 15-20% of canvas for product tagline or calendar date + - Upper corners for brand name (if commercial advertising context) + - Text never overlaps figure's face or primary focal points +- **Copy limits:** + - ≤6 words per line + - ≤3 total text elements + - Product/brand name + tagline maximum + - Calendar date information if applicable +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** + - **Advertising headlines:** Bold serif or script fonts consistent with 1940s-1950s commercial typography + - **Body copy:** Clean sans-serif or condensed serif for readability + - **Calendar dates:** Simple numerals with month/year +- **Font recommendation:** + - **Closest Google Fonts:** + - *Headlines:* Playfair Display, Libre Baskerville (Didot analogs for elegance) + - *Script:* Pacifico, Great Vibes (casual script for friendly appeal) + - *Sans-serif:* Josefin Sans, Montserrat (geometric 1950s feel) + - **Better professional alternatives:** Futura (1927), Bodoni, Caslon, Baskerville, Copperplate Gothic + - **Period accuracy:** Fonts must match 1945-1955 advertising typography; no modern digital-native fonts +- **Format-Specific Text Rules:** + - **Calendar mode:** Month/year display in lower portion, optional inspirational tagline + - **Advertising mode:** Product name + tagline, minimal text for visual impact + - **Portrait mode:** Omit text entirely for pure glamour presentation +- **Historical accuracy:** Typography must reflect post-war American advertising conventions - confident optimistic messaging, clear hierarchical layout, elegant but approachable fonts +- **Production Method Integration:** Text rendered with halftone reproduction characteristics matching image (150 lpi screen, CMYK four-color process) + +------ + + diff --git a/styles/pin_up_art/george_petty_pinup_illustration.md b/styles/pin_up_art/george_petty_pinup_illustration.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4487606 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pin_up_art/george_petty_pinup_illustration.md @@ -0,0 +1,383 @@ +--- +id: george_petty_pinup_illustration +group: Pin-Up Art +movement: Petty Girl Illustration +artist: George Petty +display_name: George Petty — Pin-Up Illustration +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: ['2:3','1:1'] +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Petty girls lived on 2:3 magazine fold-outs and square advertising layouts—choose either authentic crop. +modes: ["Magazine Fold-Out","Advertising Pin-Up"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +hero_image: null + +about: > + George Petty’s airbrushed “Petty Girls” balanced stylized anatomy with Art + Deco advertising flair—elongated limbs, calligraphic linework, and fold-out + magazine layouts. This style keeps his commercial elegance and lithographic + polish. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# George Petty Pin-Up Illustration + +**Based on visual analysis of 17 authentic artworks (1933-1955)** + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `diffusion-glam` + **Pose Flag:** `candid-motion` + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + **Style Dominance:** Petty's streamlined aesthetic overrides photographic likeness; identity conveyed through gesture, expression, silhouette. + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE MANDATE:** Recompose to exactly **2:3 ratio** – ignore source image dimensions completely. + +**Safety Guardrails:** + +- No nudity or suggestive posing +- Modest period-appropriate attire only +- No underwear visible +- No controversial political imagery +- No copyrighted logos or trademarks +- No real signatures or watermarks +- Subject must appear adult (age 21+) +- Respectful gender expression +- No frames outside canvas +- No artificial presentation borders or watermarks + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **2:3 portrait ratio** for 1930s-1940s magazine page format. Ignore source dimensions. + +Redraw subject in **George Petty 1930s-1940s American Pin-Up Illustration style** for magazine print reproduction. + +**IP Safeguard:** Create original costume designs avoiding copyrighted elements. No recognizable brand imagery, logos, or trademarked symbols. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `diffusion-glam` + **Pose Flag:** `candid-motion` + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Petty's streamlined Depression-era fantasy aesthetic supersedes photographic realism. Convey identity through sophisticated gesture, playful expression, and exaggerated silhouette rather than facial likeness. + +**Mode:** Single magazine illustration print. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `2:3` (portrait magazine page format) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for vertical portrait emphasis +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies 75-90% of composition height, centered horizontally +- **Background Treatment:** Extend stark white background to fill 2:3 canvas completely +- **Format Justification:** Magazine tear-out format designed for pinning up; vertical orientation maximizes leg elongation visual effect + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity +## 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** 1930s Streamline Moderne industrial design aesthetic applied to female form; airbrush commercial illustration technique refined in photographic retouching studios. + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- Original: Watercolor and gouache on illustration board using precision airbrush with transparent frisket masking, combined with red/orange gestural line underdrawing +- Reproduction: Offset lithography on 1930s-1940s magazine paper stock with period printing limitations + +**Thematic Purpose:** Depression-era masculine fantasy commodity for Esquire magazine – sophisticated, consumer-focused "Petty Girl" personality presenting tasteful consumption lifestyle. Not wholesome patriotism. + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Head size 60-70% realistic proportion** – deliberately shrunk relative to body +2. **Leg elongation 150-180% realistic length** – unnaturally extended limbs +3. **Torso elongation 120-140% realistic length** – statuesque vertical emphasis +4. **Neck elongation 110-120% realistic length** – subtle but consistent +5. **Boneless tapered fingers** – delicate, impossibly graceful hands + +**Period Framing:** 1933-1955, peak work 1933-1941 for Esquire magazine; later work for True magazine and Ridge Tool Company calendars. + +**Tone Tag:** Playful sophistication, knowing glamour, consumer fantasy, Depression-era escapism. + +**Production Era Authenticity:** Wartime paper rationing meant lighter-weight, cheaper paper stock; period offset lithography with color registration limitations and visible paper texture. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making +## 4) Technical Execution + +### CRITICAL MIXED RENDERING MANDATE (NON-NEGOTIABLE): + +**MANDATORY GESTURAL LINE WORK REQUIREMENT:** At least one hand AND both feet MUST show visible red/orange gestural line underdrawing with minimal or NO airbrush rendering. This mixed technique is the signature Petty characteristic that distinguishes authentic work from generic pin-up illustration. Failure to include visible sketch lines in extremities produces inauthentic results. + +**PROHIBITED:** Uniform full rendering across all body parts. Avoid equal detail throughout figure. The detail hierarchy (face detailed → hands mixed → feet sketchy) must be immediately visible to the viewer. + +### Airbrush Technique Anchors (≥5 required): + +1. **Imperceptibly smooth gradations** – No visible steps or bands in color transitions; continuous gradation from highlight to shadow achieved through multiple light airbrush passes +2. **Frisket masking for razor-sharp edges** – Transparent mask cut precisely to create clean boundaries between color fields; costume edges, hair boundaries, prop separations all show crisp lines with zero feathering +3. **Plasticine surface quality** – Smooth, synthetic, porcelain-like finish with completely matte texture; no visible paint grain, brushstrokes, or surface irregularity +4. **Reserved white paper highlights** – Brightest highlights are untouched illustration board showing through; no white paint application +5. **Warm peach/pink skin base** – Foundation skin tone in warm peach-pink range with orange/red airbrushed shadows for dimensional modeling; cooler tones reserved for deep shadows + +### Mixed Rendering Hierarchy (CRITICAL AUTHENTICATION ELEMENT): + +1. **Face and torso fully rendered** – Complete airbrush modeling with high detail: facial features sharp, makeup defined (arched eyebrows, eyeliner, rouge, red lips), body volume fully realized with smooth gradations +2. **HANDS MIXED TECHNIQUE (MANDATORY)** – At least ONE hand must show visible red/orange gestural line sketches with MINIMAL or NO airbrushing; loose confident single strokes indicating fingers and palm; boneless tapered characteristic; other hand may be fully rendered. AVOID rendering both hands with equal airbrush detail. +3. **FEET PREDOMINANTLY GESTURAL (MANDATORY)** – BOTH feet must show primarily linear red/orange indication; ballet pointe shoes rendered as loose sketched outlines with ribbon indication only; heels as gestural line work; MINIMAL volume modeling; NO fully airbrushed feet. This is non-negotiable. +4. **Props selectively detailed** – Hero props (telephone, industrial machinery) fully rendered with metallic reflections and precise detail; secondary props gestural line completion +5. **Hair flattened with sharp edges** – Hair rendered with frisket-masked boundaries creating graphic flat shapes; avoid volumetric modeling or soft edges; streamlined silhouette prioritized over dimensional realism + +### Pose Anchors: + +1. **Dynamic diagonal body thrust** – 47% of compositions use angled torso creating diagonal energy across frame; alternative: vertical elongated stance emphasizing leg length +2. **Head tilt 10-25 degrees** – Slight angle adds playfulness; avoid rigid frontal positioning +3. **Hip-shoulder counter-rotation** – Torso twist creates S-curve silhouette enhancing streamlined aesthetic +4. **Weight distribution asymmetric** – One leg bears weight, other extended for maximum leg line display; or both legs extended in airborne ballet leap +5. **Arms extended or raised** – Hands interact with props, telephone, or positioned overhead/behind head; avoid arms hanging straight down + +### Scale Hierarchy Anchor: + +1. **Proportional measurements intentionally distorted** – Head 60-70% realistic size, legs 150-180% realistic length, torso 120-140% realistic length, neck 110-120% realistic length; maintain these ratios precisely for authentic Petty aesthetic + +### Material Authenticity Anchor: + +1. **Authentic airbrush characteristics** – No digital blur filters, no soft brush tools, no gradient mesh effects; surface must exhibit period airbrush application: smooth but not digital, matte but not flat, with subtle tonal variation from multiple light passes suggesting layered technique + +### Period Consistency Anchor: + +1. **1930s-1940s offset lithography reproduction** – Slight color registration drift, visible paper texture (cream/off-white magazine stock), period halftone dot pattern in shadows, non-archival aging effects (subtle yellowing, potential foxing spots) + +### Canvas Adaptation Anchor: + +1. **Composition optimized for 2:3 portrait ratio** – Figure placement maximizes vertical leg line within portrait format; head in upper 20%, legs extending to lower 10%; horizontal centering with minimal headroom + +### Visual Hierarchy Verification: + +When viewing the completed illustration, the rendering detail progression should be immediately apparent: highly detailed face/torso → visible gestural line work in at least one hand → predominantly sketch-line feet with minimal volume. If all elements appear equally rendered, the result is inauthentic. + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions +## 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +### Wardrobe Tracks (Adult Feminine): + +**Primary Costume Categories:** + +- **One-Piece Swimsuits**: Form-fitting period swimwear with modest coverage, high-cut legs, decorative elements like bows or stars; colors: saturated blues, coral pink, teal, red +- **Playsuits/Rompers**: Short shorts with wrap tops, halter tops, or crop tops; bows, ties, decorative closures; colors: pink, white with contrasting accents +- **Athletic/Sportswear**: High-waisted short sets, crop tops, athletic-inspired pieces; minimal decoration +- **Theatrical Costumes**: Seasonal themes (witch for Halloween, matador/toreador, etc.); dramatic costume elements integrated +- **Formal Gowns**: Floor-length flowing fabric, elegant silhouettes; colors: white, cream, pastels; for bridal or evening themes +- **Workwear**: Short overalls with crop tops, caps, work gloves; paired with industrial prop themes + +### Fabric Behavior: + +- **Flat color application** – Costumes rendered in saturated solid colors with minimal internal shading; fabric folds indicated by sharp value changes rather than gradual modeling +- **Streamlined drape** – Fabric follows body curves smoothly; avoid heavy wrinkles or complex folds +- **Period-accurate construction** – 1930s-1940s swimwear, playsuit, and sportswear silhouettes with historically appropriate cuts and closures + +### Accessory Caps: Minimalist (0-2) + +**Footwear Options:** + +- **Ballet pointe shoes**: Preserve unbroken leg line; rendered as gestural line work with ribbon indication; colors: pale pink, white, costume-coordinated +- **Period heels**: Peep-toe, sling-back, platform styles; loose sketched outlines; coordinated with costume +- **Casual flats**: Minimal detail, gestural indication only + +**Hat Options:** Wide-brimmed sun hat, cap with decorative element, visor, theatrical costume hat (witch, toreador, etc.) + +**Glove Options:** Long evening gloves (white, cream), work gloves (yellow/cream) – only when thematically appropriate + +**Jewelry:** Minimal to none; occasional bracelet or anklet as delicate line indication only + +### Color Palette Restrictions: + +- **Primary costume colors:** Saturated blue, coral/salmon pink, red, white, teal, mint green +- **Accent colors:** Orange, yellow, brown, black for contrast elements +- **Avoid:** Muddy colors, earth tones (except for specific costume themes), neon brights, excessive pattern + +### Wardrobe Variation Required: + +Change primary costume colors and styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate palette and costume categories avoiding identical repetition. + +### Props (Maximum 1 Hero Prop): + +**Hero Prop Options:** + +- Vintage rotary dial telephone (signature Petty motif) +- Industrial machinery (Ridge Tool Company equipment with metallic finishes) +- Seasonal thematic elements (broomstick for witch, bouquet for bride, etc.) +- Oversized decorative objects (integrated with composition) + +**Prop Rendering:** Hero props fully rendered with attention to form, shadows, and material quality (metallic reflections, etc.); secondary elements gestural line completion only + +**Prop Scale:** Often oversized relative to figure for visual impact and composition + +### Coherence Filter: + +All costume and prop elements must support 1930s-1940s Depression-era sophisticated fantasy aesthetic; avoid wholesome patriotic Americana; fallback = clean minimal scene with swimsuit or playsuit. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) +## 6) Constraints + +### Canvas Negatives (≥2): + +**Ratio-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" +- "landscape orientation" + +**Medium-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "photographic realism" +- "realistic human proportions" +- "natural anatomy" +- "visible brushstrokes" +- "impasto texture" +- "rough surface" +- "painted canvas texture" + +**Style-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "wholesome persona" +- "patriotic imagery" +- "apple-cheeked innocence" +- "girl-next-door" +- "complex environmental background" +- "detailed landscape" +- "realistic setting" +- "dark moody lighting" + +**Footwear Anti-Pattern:** + +- "conventional heels breaking leg line" (unless period-appropriate and thematically required) + +### Canvas Positives (≥2): + +**Ratio Enforcement:** + +- "exactly 2:3 portrait ratio" +- "recomposed for magazine page format" +- "vertical portrait orientation optimized" + +**Technique-Specific Requirements:** + +- "imperceptibly smooth airbrush gradations" +- "frisket-masked razor-sharp color boundaries" +- "plasticine synthetic surface quality" +- "red/orange gestural line work in extremities" +- "mixed rendering hierarchy: detailed torso, sketched hands and feet" + +**Anatomical Distortion Requirements:** + +- "head 60-70% realistic proportion" +- "legs elongated 150-180% realistic length" +- "torso elongated 120-140% realistic length" +- "neck elongated 110-120% realistic length" +- "boneless tapered fingers" + +**Period-Specific Requirements:** + +- "1930s-1940s offset lithography reproduction characteristics" +- "period magazine paper texture and color registration" +- "wartime paper stock quality with subtle aging" + +**Persona Requirements:** + +- "playful sophisticated personality" +- "knowing smile with direct viewer engagement" +- "consumer-focused Depression-era fantasy" + +### Vocabulary Warnings: + +Avoid "wholesome," "patriotic," "innocent," "girl-next-door" as these evoke Varga Girl rather than Petty Girl persona. Avoid "ornate," "ornament," "elaborate" for backgrounds as Petty used stark minimalism. + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns +## 7) Composition & Background + +### Ratio-Specific Composition (2:3 Portrait): + +- **Vertical emphasis mandatory** – Figure elongation emphasized by portrait format +- **Subject dominance 75-90%** – Figure occupies overwhelming majority of composition height +- **Hierarchical staging** – Head in upper 20%, torso in middle 50%, legs extending to lower 10% (or beyond frame for maximum elongation effect) +- **Minimal headroom** – Tight cropping at top to maximize leg line display + +### Style-Specific Composition: + +- **Perspective regime:** Flattened space with no environmental depth; figure isolated against void +- **Grid/symmetry:** Horizontal centering typical; vertical asymmetry through pose dynamics +- **Figure:ground ratio:** 80:20 (figure 80%, background 20%) +- **Density:** High detail in face and torso (60% of figure), minimal detail in extremities (40% of figure) +- **Lighting logic:** Diffused overhead lighting with soft shadows; avoid hard directional light or dramatic chiaroscuro +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** Concentrated detail in upper body, expansive white negative space surrounding figure optimized for 2:3 ratio + +### Required Anchors: + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Illustration board (original artwork); magazine paper stock (reproduced version) – specify magazine printing on period paper with visible texture + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY – No frames, borders, or decorative bands outside canvas edge; Petty Girl exists in void + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1930s-1940s offset lithography on wartime magazine paper stock (lighter weight, cream/off-white color, potential aging effects); period printing limitations include slight color registration drift, visible halftone dot pattern in shadows, non-archival paper yellowing + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for 2:3 portrait ratio with vertical elongation emphasis; figure placement, pose selection, and background treatment all optimized for magazine page format + +### Background Treatment: + +**Primary:** Stark white reserved paper – no paint application, pure void surrounding figure + +**Secondary:** Flat pastel color field – subtle airbrush application in mint green, pale pink, cream, or teal; no gradation or atmospheric effects + +**Tertiary:** Minimal drop shadow – soft airbrushed shadow beneath figure in cool gray or complementary tone + +**Prohibited:** Complex environments, landscapes, architectural elements, furniture (except as hero prop), realistic settings, multiple light sources + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +## 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Typography Policy:** OMIT ALL TEXT + +No typography, no captions, no coverlines, no mastheads, no dates, no calendar elements. + +Present as clean standalone illustration print suitable for museum display or fine art reproduction. + +------ + +**END OF FRAMEWORK** + +*This framework is constructed from evidence-based visual analysis of 17 authentic George Petty artworks spanning his 1933-1955 career, with emphasis on his definitive Esquire magazine period (1933-1941). + diff --git a/styles/pin_up_art/gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style.md b/styles/pin_up_art/gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..188cf8c --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pin_up_art/gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style.md @@ -0,0 +1,471 @@ +--- +id: gil_elvgren_narrative_pinup_style +group: Pin-Up Art +movement: Story-Driven American Pin-Up +artist: Gil Elvgren +display_name: Gil Elvgren — Narrative Pin-Up +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: ['3:4'] +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Elvgren staged every mishap for the vertical 3:4 Brown & Bigelow page—keep the storytelling crop. +modes: ["Narrative Calendar Mishap","Outdoor Humor Pin-Up"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Gil Elvgren choreographed slapstick glamour for Brown & Bigelow—oil-on-canvas + misadventures with luminous skin, windblown skirts, and cheerful storytelling. + This framework preserves his narrative staging and commercial bravado. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Gil Elvgren Narrative Pin-Up Style + +**Version:** 1.0 + **Artist:** Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) + **Genre:** 1940s-1970s American Commercial Pin-Up Art - Narrative Storytelling Subgenre + **Purpose:** Authentic replication of Elvgren's "girl-next-door" narrative aesthetic with realistic anatomy, environmental storytelling, and oil painting technique + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Likeness Preservation Priority:** Maintain source model's core identifying features (hair color, eye color, facial structure, complexion tone) while applying Elvgren's realistic painting idealization; style enhances rather than replaces identity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("45-50% realistic leg proportion", "50-70% figure dominance", "30-50% environmental context", "3-5 spatial depth planes") override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Oil painting technique with dimensional color modeling supersedes airbrush or digital rendering +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** `elvgren-narrative-realism`, `girl-next-door-charm`, `accidental-exposure-humor`, `environmental-storytelling`, `realistic-anatomy-NOT-elongated` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Reject extreme stylization - embrace anatomical realism and believable scenarios +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Elvgren Signature:* `oil-painted-dimensional`, `warm-cool-color-modeling`, `realistic-features`, `playful-expression` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `narrative-action-moment`, `surprised-delight`, `playful-predicament`, `dynamic-movement` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `format-native` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on canvas with visible brushwork and dimensional color theory +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Viewing distance optimized for calendar/advertising display (12-24 inches) +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** **No nudity**; **no undergarments visible** (no panties, no brassiere); accidental wardrobe exposure LIMITED to period hosiery accessories (stockings, garter straps, garter belt) revealed through innocent action within wholesome humor context; **no artist signatures or watermarks**; no copyrighted brand elements +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Adult female subjects (apparent age 20-28); wholesome girl-next-door presentation +- **Gender expression:** Relatable feminine presentation consistent with 1940s-1960s American idealized beauty +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil painting surface with visible brushwork, warm/cool color shifts, dimensional modeling; no airbrush flatness, no modern digital effects +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1940-1980 oil paintings reproduced via commercial printing for calendar/advertising distribution +- **Composition boundaries:** No decorative frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation borders, watermarks, or signatures +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid extreme elongation, airbrush flatness, flat void backgrounds, isolated figures, sultry expressions, static posing, missing props +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely +- Redraw in **Gil Elvgren narrative pin-up style** for **1940s-1970s commercial calendar/advertising artwork** +- **Likeness Mandate:** Identity via source model's actual hair color, eye color, facial structure, and complexion preserved through Elvgren's realistic oil painting technique - style enhances features while maintaining recognizability and realistic human proportions +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design avoiding copyrighted elements; **no artist signatures or watermarks anywhere on image**; create original props/settings as needed +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-painted-dimensional` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** `narrative-action-moment` +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** [select appropriate] +- **Style Dominance:** Elvgren narrative realism (anatomically plausible figures, environmental storytelling, playful surprise, oil painting technique, props-driven scenarios) overrides Vargas extreme stylization or sultry sophistication +- **Mode Selector:** Commercial calendar narrative illustration + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `2:3` (standard calendar preferred) +- `3:4` (classical portrait alternate) +- `4:5` (modern poster adaptation) + +**LANDSCAPE FORMATS:** + +- `4:3` (horizontal narrative scene) +- `16:9` (panoramic storytelling) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Extend environmental setting to fill declared ratio while maintaining 50-70% figure dominance with 30-50% narrative context +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure positioned within believable environmental scenario - not floating in void +- **Background Treatment:** Fully rendered three-dimensional setting with atmospheric perspective, architectural/natural elements, props establishing narrative +- **Format Justification:** [Ratio] provides optimal balance between figure emphasis and environmental storytelling for commercial calendar narrative illustration + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +- **Influences:** American illustration golden age (Norman Rockwell narrative clarity), commercial advertising art, Hollywood publicity photography (glamour but relatable), pin-up photography (poses and scenarios), oil painting academic tradition (realistic anatomy, dimensional modeling) +- **Medium/Production method:** + - *Original:* Oil on canvas with visible brushwork, dimensional color modeling using warm/cool shifts, realistic anatomical rendering + - *Reproduction:* Commercial offset lithography for calendar/advertising distribution, high-quality color printing +- **Thematic purpose:** Commercial calendar art combining wholesome girl-next-door appeal with narrative humor; accidental exposure scenarios creating playful embarrassment; relatable feminine charm for mainstream American audience +- **Hallmark motifs:** + - **Narrative scenario:** Every image tells story - figure caught in moment of playful predicament, accidental wardrobe malfunction, surprised reaction to situation + - **Realistic anatomy:** Figures anatomically plausible with realistic leg-to-height proportion, natural curves, believable human proportions - NOT extreme stylization + - **Environmental storytelling:** Composition devoted to fully rendered setting - lakesides, carnivals, domestic interiors, outdoor recreation - establishing narrative context + - **Props essential:** Props ALWAYS present driving narrative - fishing poles, carousel horses, household items, recreational equipment, companion animals + - **Playful surprised expression:** Caught-in-the-act delight, innocent mischief, wholesome embarrassment - NEVER sultry sophistication or static confidence + - **Oil painting technique:** Visible brushstrokes in fabric/hair/background, dimensional color modeling with warm/cool shifts, realistic light and shadow + - **Seamed stockings and garters:** Visible through narrative "accident" - skirt blown up, leg extended, clothing displaced + - **Girl-next-door charm:** Relatable, approachable, wholesome femininity - not untouchable glamour +- **Period framing:** Commercial calendar art golden age (1940-1980), post-war American prosperity and leisure culture +- **Tone Tag:** Playful, surprised, wholesome, mischievous, relatable, humorous +- **Production Era Authenticity:** Original oil paintings (1940-1980) reproduced via commercial printing for Brown & Bigelow and other calendar companies + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +- **Oil painting rendering method:** Traditional oil on canvas technique with visible brushstrokes, dimensional paint application, layered color buildup, realistic blending in skin contrasting with harder edges in fabric/props +- **Facial rendering:** Dimensional modeling using warm/cool color shifts - warm peachy-cream base with cool mauve shadows, warm yellow-cream highlights, realistic feature definition with proper anatomical proportions, expressive eyes showing active emotion (surprise, delight, mischief) +- **Hair rendering:** Visible brushwork creating dimensional volume, color layering for depth, period-appropriate 1940s-1960s styling (victory rolls, curls, ponytails, updos), varied edge quality from soft to defined - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual hair color (blonde/brunette/auburn/red) and apply Elvgren's oil painting technique to that natural color** +- **Eye construction:** Large expressive but realistically proportioned, dimensional modeling around lids, realistic iris detail, active emotional expression - **CRITICAL: Preserve source model's actual eye color and apply Elvgren's dimensional painting to that natural color** +- **Skin tone palette:** Base tone matches source model's natural complexion adapted to Elvgren's warm peachy-cream ideal with dimensional warm/cool color variation - warm shadows (browns, mauves), cool mid-tones, warm highlights (cream-yellow), oil painting color theory creating form through temperature shifts not flat airbrushing +- **Anatomical realism:** Realistic human proportions with 45-50% leg-to-height ratio (NOT 60-75% elongation), naturally narrow waist but anatomically plausible, realistic feminine curves (fuller hips than Vargas), natural shoulder width, realistic arm length - figures could exist in reality +- **Body rendering:** Dimensional anatomical modeling with subtle musculature suggesting health, realistic skin color variation (warmer in light, cooler in shadow), visible fabric weight and draping on form, proper foreshortening in dynamic poses +- **Environmental execution:** Fully rendered 3-5 depth planes with atmospheric perspective - foreground props sharp, mid-ground figure detailed, background with scale diminishment and atmospheric blue shift, natural outdoor lighting or interior lighting scenarios with directional shadows +- **Brushwork visibility:** Face smoothly blended but not airbrush flat, visible brushstrokes in hair creating dimensional texture, clear directional strokes in fabric folds, loose painterly treatment in backgrounds, props rendered with material-specific handling +- **Lighting architecture:** Natural directional lighting from specific source (sun, window, interior fixture) creating cast shadows establishing spatial relationships, warm outdoor sunlight or cool interior light, dimensional form shadows on figure, environmental shadows grounding scene +- **Prop rendering:** 1-3 props ALWAYS present with functional clarity - fishing poles, musical instruments, carnival equipment, household items, companion animals (dogs frequent) - rendered with enough detail to read narrative function, integrated into action +- **Edge treatment:** Defined realistic edges where figure meets environment (NOT soft airbrushed blending), crisp fabric folds showing material weight and character, clear prop silhouettes for narrative readability +- **Color modeling technique:** Warm/cool color temperature shifts creating dimensional form (warm advancing, cool receding), oil painting color mixing visible in transitions, atmospheric perspective cooling distant elements, directional light color (warm sun, cool sky) influencing entire scene +- **Pose Anchors:** + - Dynamic action frozen mid-gesture - casting fishing line, sliding down slide, surprised reaction, reaching for object + - Realistic human movement and balance (NOT impossible contortions) + - Legs realistically proportioned 45-50% of height, often one leg extended or bent creating dynamic line + - Hands actively using props or gesturing in narrative context (NOT decorative touching face) + - Direct playful eye contact with viewer (8/13) or looking at action/prop in scene + - Accidental wardrobe exposure through innocent action - skirt blown up, stocking seam visible, garter revealed +- **Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** 50-70% figure dominance with 30-50% environmental narrative context, balanced composition telling complete story, figure integrated into believable setting NOT isolated in void +- **Material Authenticity Anchor:** Oil paint surface with visible brushwork creating texture, warm/cool color temperature modeling, realistic light behavior on materials; no airbrush flatness, no digital smoothing - **Likeness anchor: preserve source model's distinctive facial geometry while applying Elvgren's dimensional oil painting realism** +- **Period Consistency Anchor:** 1940-1980 American leisure culture, wholesome girl-next-door aesthetic, accidental exposure humor, realistic beauty ideals +- **Production Method Anchor:** High-quality commercial offset lithography reproducing oil painting for calendar distribution +- **Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio with environmental setting extension maintaining spatial logic and narrative coherence + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions +### 5) Fashion & Attire – Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe tracks (wholesome 1940s-1970s American girl-next-door):** + +- **Casual wear:** Shorts/tops, skirts/blouses, casual dresses, everyday American fashion +- **Swimwear:** One-piece bathing suits, modest 1940s-1960s coverage +- **Lingerie/sleepwear:** Slips, robes, nightwear - revealed accidentally through narrative not posed +- **Costumes/performance:** Carnival outfits, western wear, performance attire for narrative context +- **Period construction:** 1940s-1970s silhouettes and styling, no modern fashion anachronisms + +**Fabric behavior:** + +- **Rendering:** Dimensional fabric weight shown through realistic draping, folds indicating material (heavy cotton, light silk, structured wool), fabric response to movement and gravity +- **Detail:** Visible seams, buttons, trim details rendered with oil painting brushwork +- **Interaction:** Fabric displaced by wind, action, or accident creating narrative + +**Stockings and hosiery:** + +- **Style:** Seamed stockings, visible garter straps and garter belt +- **Narrative function:** Often revealed "accidentally" through action - skirt blown up, leg extended, clothing displaced +- **CRITICAL BOUNDARY:** Show stockings/garters/garter belt ONLY - **NEVER show undergarments (panties, brassiere)** +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s-1960s hosiery styling with wholesome "oops" humor + +**Footwear:** Heels typical + +- **Types:** Pumps, ankle straps, saddle shoes, period-appropriate styles +- **Colors:** Coordinated with costume +- **Rendering:** Dimensional form, material indication (leather, fabric) + +**Accessory caps:** Moderate variety + +- **Types:** Hair bows, jewelry, belts, hats +- **Constraint:** Accessories support narrative, never clutter composition + +**Color palette restrictions:** + +- **Costumes:** Bright primaries (red, blue, yellow), pastels (pink, lavender), white +- **Saturation:** High chroma vibrant colors typical of commercial calendar art +- **Variety:** Extensive wardrobe color variety across different scenarios +- **Period accuracy:** 1940s-1970s textile colors, avoid modern neon or synthetic hues + +**Wardrobe variation required:** Vary costume types, colors, and styles between iterations while maintaining period aesthetic and wholesome appeal + +**Props:** Props REQUIRED - fallback = minimum 1 prop + +- **CRITICAL:** Props are ESSENTIAL for Elvgren narrative storytelling - NEVER omit +- **Function:** Establish scenario, create action, enable story, provide humor context +- **Integration:** Figure actively using/interacting with props, not decorative placement + +**YAML prop pools:** + +```yaml +elvgren_narrative_props: + recreational_outdoor: + - fishing_rod_and_reel + - picnic_basket + - beach_ball + - golf_club + - tennis_racket + rendering: "functional detail, integrated into action" + + carnival_fair: + - carousel_horse_painted + - slide_playground + - carnival_prizes + - cotton_candy + - stuffed_animals_won + rendering: "colorful, whimsical, narrative context" + + domestic_household: + - washing_tub_vintage + - household_cleaning_items + - telephone_rotary + - kitchen_utensils + - sewing_basket + rendering: "period-appropriate, functional" + + performance_music: + - violin_and_bow + - musical_instruments + - sheet_music_stand + - performance_costumes + rendering: "detailed for narrative clarity" + + companion_animals: + - cocker_spaniel_dog + - basset_hound_dog + - small_dog_breeds + - penguin_whimsical + rendering: "dimensional, character in scene" + + vehicles_environment: + - vintage_car_1940s_1960s + - station_wagon + - convertible + rendering: "period-accurate, environmental context" + + furniture_staging: + - wooden_crate + - ladder + - chair_stool + - bench + rendering: "functional staging, realistic" + +prop_combination_rules: + - "props required for narrative scenario" + - "props must drive story" + - "figure actively interacting with props" + - "props establish time, place, and story" + - "companion animals add personality and humor" +``` + +**Coherence filter:** All wardrobe/prop elements support 1940-1980 American leisure culture, wholesome girl-next-door narrative scenarios, and accidental exposure humor; props are MANDATORY for authentic Elvgren storytelling + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) +### 6) Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** Include ratio-specific and style-specific anti-patterns + +*For declared ratio:* + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +*Style-specific prohibitions:* + +- "extreme leg elongation 60-75%" +- "impossible anatomy" +- "airbrush flawless flatness" +- "flat void background" +- "figure floating in empty space" +- "80-95% figure dominance no environment" +- "zero props or environmental context" +- "sultry mysterious expression" +- "sophisticated winsome confidence" +- "static posed stance" +- "isolated figure not interacting" +- "diffuse ethereal lighting" +- "no cast shadows" +- "smooth digital rendering" +- "no visible brushwork" +- "flat airbrushed skin" +- "missing narrative context" +- "no story or scenario" +- "perfect poised elegance" +- "Vargas stylization" +- "artist signature visible" +- "watermarks" +- "explicit nudity" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** Include ratio enforcement and technique-specific requirements + +*Required ratio enforcement:* + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +*Elvgren signature technique requirements:* + +- "realistic human anatomy 45-50% leg proportion" +- "anatomically plausible proportions" +- "figures could exist in reality" +- "50-70% figure with 30-50% environment" +- "fully rendered dimensional setting" +- "3-5 spatial depth planes" +- "atmospheric perspective" +- "narrative scenario established" +- "1-3 props ALWAYS present and active" +- "figure interacting with props/environment" +- "playful surprised expression" +- "caught-in-the-act delight" +- "innocent mischief mood" +- "accidental wardrobe exposure humor" +- "seamed stockings garters visible through action" +- "hosiery accessories revealed accidentally" +- "garter straps and belt shown NOT undergarments" +- "stockings and hosiery display only" +- "wholesome peek-a-boo limited to legwear" +- "period hosiery mechanics visible" +- "**CRITICAL: stockings/garters YES undergarments NO**" +- "**never show panties or brassiere**" +- "oil painting technique visible brushwork" +- "dimensional warm-cool color modeling" +- "realistic fabric weight and draping" +- "natural directional lighting with cast shadows" +- "warm outdoor sunlight OR cool interior light" +- "girl-next-door wholesome charm" +- "relatable approachable femininity" +- "1940-1980 American leisure culture" +- "commercial calendar narrative aesthetic" +- "no artist signature" +- "no watermarks" +- "**CRITICAL: preserve source model's actual hair color, eye color, and facial structure**" +- "**blonde/brunette/auburn/red hair rendered with same oil painting technique**" +- "**all eye colors rendered with same dimensional modeling**" +- "**source model's complexion tone preserved within Elvgren's warm peachy ideal**" +- "**realistic human proportions NOT extreme stylization**" + +**Vocabulary warnings:** + +- Avoid "elongated," "stylized anatomy," "airbrush perfection," "flawless skin" - Elvgren uses realistic proportions and dimensional painting +- Avoid "isolated," "floating," "void," "flat background" - Elvgren requires environmental storytelling +- Avoid "sultry," "sophisticated," "elegant," "winsome" - Elvgren is playful, surprised, mischievous +- Avoid "static," "posed," "confident stance" - Elvgren captures dynamic action moments +- Avoid "signature," "watermark" - these are strictly forbidden + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns +### 7) Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +*For Portrait Ratios (2:3, 3:4, 4:5):* + +- Vertical emphasis with figure in narrative action +- Figure dominance 50-70% with 30-50% environmental context +- Foreground/mid-ground/background depth establishing spatial relationships +- Environmental setting extended vertically maintaining narrative coherence + +*For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 16:9):* + +- Horizontal narrative expansion +- Figure positioned within broader environmental context +- Increased environmental storytelling space +- Panoramic setting possibilities + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective regime:** Realistic three-dimensional space with 3-5 depth planes, atmospheric perspective (foreground sharp, background softer/bluer), believable spatial recession, overlapping forms establishing depth +- **Figure positioning:** Dynamic diagonal compositions emphasizing action/movement, figure integrated into environment NOT isolated, realistic spatial relationships with props/setting, active interaction with surroundings +- **Figure:ground %:** 50-70% figure with 30-50% environmental context (NEVER 80-95% isolated dominance), balanced narrative composition, environmental setting essential to story +- **Density %:** Moderate environmental density - enough detail to establish narrative without cluttering, props and setting elements support story +- **Lighting logic:** + - Source: Natural directional from specific location (sun, window, lamp) + - Shadows: Cast shadows on ground/objects establishing spatial relationships + - Quality: Warm outdoor sunlight or cool interior lighting scenarios + - Effect: Dimensional form modeling through consistent light direction + - **NEVER:** Diffuse ethereal glow, ambient non-directional light, figure seeming to emit own light +- **Detail:negative space ratio:** Balanced detail distribution - highest on figure face, high on figure body/props, moderate-high on near environment, atmospheric reduction in distance +- **Depth planes:** + 1. **Foreground:** Props, environmental elements in sharp focus + 2. **Mid-ground:** Figure with highest detail and dimensional modeling + 3. **Background-near:** Environmental context (architecture, furniture, ground plane) with clear detail + 4. **Background-mid:** Setting elements with moderate detail + 5. **Background-far:** Atmospheric perspective with reduced detail, cooler color temperature, softer edges + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Commercial calendar or advertising print - image exists as high-quality offset lithography reproduction of oil painting on glossy calendar paper +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** STRICTLY FORBIDDEN - absolutely no decorative frames, no borders, no mat treatment, no presentation elements, no artist signature, no watermarks +- **Production Context Anchor:** + - *Original creation:* Oil on canvas with visible brushwork, dimensional color modeling, realistic light and shadow + - *Mass reproduction:* Commercial offset lithography for Brown & Bigelow and other calendar companies, high-quality color printing +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for declared ratio with environmental setting extended maintaining spatial logic, narrative coherence, and realistic atmospheric perspective + +**BACKGROUND SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Environmental types:** Lakeside docks with water/boats/cabins, carnival/fair settings with rides/prizes, domestic interiors with furniture/décor, outdoor recreation areas with grass/sky/trees, performance stages, vehicles/garages +- **Rendering approach:** Fully painted dimensional settings with atmospheric perspective, natural/architectural elements establishing place, period-appropriate details (1940s-1970s cars, buildings, furnishings) +- **Color treatment:** Naturalistic environmental colors - sky blues, grass greens, wood tones, architectural paint colors, water reflections +- **Detail level:** High detail near figure decreasing with atmospheric perspective in distance, enough environmental specificity to establish narrative scenario +- **Spatial logic:** Realistic three-dimensional space with proper scale relationships, believable spatial recession, overlapping forms, cast shadows grounding elements + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**Binary:** Omit text (strongly recommended for pure pin-up illustration) + +**If text allowed (calendar variant only):** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + - Lower 8-12% for calendar information + - Text positioned in environmental space, not overlapping figure + - Integrated into setting where plausible (signs, posters within scene) +- **Copy limits:** + - Calendar information only (month name, date grid, optional tagline) + - No artist attribution, no signature visible +- **Period-Appropriate Typography:** + - 1940s-1970s American commercial fonts + - Clean readable sans-serif or friendly serif + - Appropriate to calendar context +- **Font recommendation:** + - **Closest Google Fonts:** Josefin Sans, Montserrat, Archivo Narrow, Roboto Slab + - **Period accuracy:** Fonts matching 1940s-1970s calendar typography +- **Format-Specific Text Rules:** + - **Calendar mode:** Month/date grid in environmental space + - **Illustration mode:** No text whatsoever +- **Production Method Integration:** Text printed with same offset lithography process as image + +--- + + diff --git a/styles/pin_up_art/pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art.md b/styles/pin_up_art/pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9ad93ba --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pin_up_art/pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art.md @@ -0,0 +1,541 @@ +--- +id: pulp_magazine_pinup_cover_art +group: Pin-Up Art +movement: American Pulp Magazine Illustration +display_name: Pulp Magazine Pin-Up — Cover Art +style_scope: movement + +ratios: ['17:22','2:3'] +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Newsstand pulps hit 8.5×11 portrait plates—treat that as a 17:22 ratio, with 2:3 reserved for alternate magazine trims. +modes: ["Newsstand Cover","Headline Montage"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Pulp cover masters like Peter Driben and Enoch Bolles staged pin-ups for + eye-popping newsstand impact—gouache originals translated into four-color + lithographs with loud mastheads and halftone dots. This style keeps their + Art Deco bravado, typographic integration, and offset printing artifacts. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# PULP MAGAZINE PIN-UP COVER ART (1920s-1950s) + + + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**CONSTRAINT PRECEDENCE:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE MANDATE:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + +**STYLE OVER LIKENESS:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression unless photographic. + +**TECHNICAL MEASUREMENT AUTHORITY:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. + +**PROCESS-OVER-RESULT PRIORITY:** How materials are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. + +**FACE-TREATMENT FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **For original artwork simulation:** `gouache-opaque`, `watercolor-opaque-commercial`, `airbrushed-smooth` +- **For printed reproduction:** `halftone-dot`, `four-color-process`, `offset-dot`, `registration-drift` + +**POSE FLAGS (choose one):** + +- **Driben:** `power-stance`, `glamour-confident`, `prop-integrated-dynamic` +- **Bolles:** `art-deco-graceful`, `composed-elegant`, `action-playful` + +**CANVAS CONTROL FLAGS:** `strict-reframe` (for magazine cover format) + +**QUANTIFIERS AUTHORITATIVE:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**TEXT POLICY:** TEXT REQUIRED - magazine covers mandate masthead and coverlines integration. + +**SAFETY/IP:** No inappropriate content for 1930s-1950s newsstand display; modest attire appropriate to era; no real magazine brand names - create original publication titles. + +**AGE & WARDROBE GUARDRAIL:** All subjects adult (25+); attire appropriate to 1930s-1950s public magazine standards. + +**GENDER EXPRESSION:** Respect presented gender expression. + +**MATERIAL AUTHENTICITY:** No digital photo filters or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic 4-color offset lithography characteristics with visible halftone dot patterns. + +**PERIOD PRODUCTION AUTHENTICITY:** 1920s-1950s photo-mechanical offset lithography with mandatory period-appropriate printing limitations - halftone dots, color registration drift, economical paper stock texture, CMYK color separation constraints. + +**COMPOSITION BOUNDARIES:** Magazine cover format requires masthead and text integration; no modern design conventions. + +**FAILURE MODE FLAGS:** Avoid modern digital smoothing, vector-perfect text, flawless registration, HDR effects, contemporary fashion, anime drift, Instagram aesthetics, absence of printing artifacts. + +**SILENT VALIDATION:** Apply all framework requirements; regenerate silently if validation fails any checkpoint. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **8.5:11 portrait ratio** (US magazine standard) - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +Redraw in **[Select Artist: Peter Driben | Enoch Bolles] American Pulp Magazine Pin-Up Cover Illustration** for **1920s-1950s newsstand magazine format**. + +Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression - NOT photographic likeness. + +**IP SAFEGUARD DECLARATION:** Create original magazine title and publication design avoiding real brand names (no actual "Film Fun," "Wink," "Stag" etc.). Generate period-appropriate fictional magazine name with authentic typographic style. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `halftone-dot` + `four-color-process` (for final printed appearance) OR `gouache-opaque` (for original artwork simulation) + +**Pose Flag:** [Declare based on artist and scenario] + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** The aesthetic conventions of pulp magazine commercial illustration completely override fine art standards. This is mass-market entertainment designed for NEWSSTAND IMPACT AT 3-6 FEET VIEWING DISTANCE. Commercial printing limitations and competitive newsstand visibility requirements dominate all artistic decisions. + +**Mode Selector:** Magazine cover - integrated text/image composite requiring masthead and coverline integration via manual stripping technique. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `8.5:11` (US magazine/letter format) OR `2:3` (alternative magazine proportion) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for vertical magazine cover emphasis with integrated text zones +- **Spatial Allocation:** + - Top 15-25%: Masthead zone (aggressive typography) + - Center 60-75%: Figure dominance zone + - Margins/corners: Price, date, secondary information + - Bottom 10-15%: Optional feature text zone +- **Background Treatment:** Solid color blocking or simplified gradients optimized for 4-color printing and figure contrast +- **Format Justification:** 8.5:11 ratio was US magazine industry standard for newsstand display; vertical format maximizes shelf visibility and stacking efficiency + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**SELECT ONE ARTIST APPROACH:** + +#### **PETER DRIBEN (1904-1968)** + +**Influences:** Commercial illustration demands, newsstand competition requirements, mass-market appeal maximization + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in gouache or opaque watercolor creating smooth, commercial finish; mass-produced via 4-color photo-mechanical offset lithography on economical magazine paper stock with visible halftone screening process + +**Thematic Purpose:** Maximum newsstand impact through bold color blocking, dynamic poses, and provocative-but-acceptable content for 1940s-1950s public display standards + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Bold primary color blocking: 60-80% of background in single saturated hue (reds, oranges, yellows, blues) +2. High contrast figure/ground relationship: 3-5 dominant hues per cover maximum +3. Integrated narrative props: 1-2 items supporting playful scenario (sports equipment, household items, whimsical objects) +4. Stylized anatomical idealization: leg elongation 125-135%, waist compression 20-25%, rounded soft forms +5. Consistent facial formula: wide eyes, small upturned nose, full lips, high cheekbones - commercial "pretty girl" standard + +**Period Framing:** 1930s-1950s peak pulp magazine era; covers for Film Fun, Wink, Titter, Beauty Parade, and similar "girlie" magazines + +**Tone Tag:** Bold, playful, commercially provocative, newsstand-competitive, mass-market optimized + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1940s-1950s offset lithography showing visible halftone dot patterns in all tones, slight color registration drift creating thin color halos, economical paper stock texture with potential yellowing/aging, heavy ink saturation in solid color areas, characteristic CMYK separation limitations in secondary colors + +------ + +#### **ENOCH BOLLES (1883-1976)** + +**Influences:** Art Deco movement, commercial illustration sophistication, 1920s-1930s aesthetic refinement, sophisticated magazine market + +**Medium/Production Method:** Original artwork in gouache, watercolor, or mixed media with painterly quality and visible brushwork; mass-produced via 4-color offset lithography with Art Deco era printing characteristics + +**Thematic Purpose:** Sophisticated glamour with Art Deco elegance; refined commercial appeal balancing provocation with artistic quality for upscale pulp market + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. Art Deco color sophistication: analogous color schemes, sophisticated harmonies, gradient backgrounds rather than flat color blocking +2. Graceful compositional elegance: 60-70% figure occupation allowing breathing room, cleaner negative space management +3. Varied dynamic poses: sitting, kneeling, action-oriented (ice skating, sports), emphasis on gesture and line quality +4. Subtler anatomical idealization: elongation 110-120%, more naturalistic proportions, varied facial types +5. Painterly surface quality: visible brushwork in backgrounds, less airbrushed than Driben, Art Deco graphic sensibility + +**Period Framing:** 1920s-1940s golden age; covers for Film Fun, Judge, Breezy Stories, and sophisticated pulp magazines; Art Deco era peak influence + +**Tone Tag:** Art-Deco-sophisticated, gracefully playful, refined-commercial, elegantly provocative + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1920s-1940s offset lithography with Art Deco era printing characteristics; visible halftone patterns; potential color registration issues; economical but slightly higher quality paper stock than later pulps; characteristic CMYK limitations; possible aging artifacts (foxing, yellowing, edge wear) + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +**CRITICAL PRINTING PROCESS ANCHORS:** + +1. **Halftone Dot Pattern (MANDATORY):** Visible dot structure in ALL tones created by photo-mechanical screening process; dot size varies to create illusion of continuous tone; most visible in flesh tones and mid-tone areas; dot pattern typically 65-85 lines per inch for economical magazine printing +2. **Four-Color Process Limitations:** ALL colors created by superimposed red, yellow, blue, and black ink dots; no true continuous tone; secondary colors (greens, oranges, purples) show characteristic CMYK mixing artifacts; limited color gamut compared to original artwork +3. **Color Registration Drift:** Slight misalignment (0.5-2mm) between color plates creating thin color halos or ghosting, particularly visible on high-contrast edges, text outlines, and figure boundaries; result of manual plate alignment in pre-press process +4. **Paper Stock Texture:** Economical uncoated or lightly coated magazine paper with visible fiber texture; ink absorption creates slight dot gain; potential aging artifacts (yellowing, foxing, edge wear, creasing) appropriate to 70-90 year old printed ephemera +5. **Ink Saturation Characteristics:** Heavy, viscous ink application in solid color areas; slight show-through or bleed in heavily saturated zones; characteristic matte finish of period inks on economical paper stock + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ANCHORS:** + +#### **DRIBEN (Original Artwork Characteristics):** + +1. **Surface Technique:** Gouache or opaque watercolor creating smooth, commercial finish; seamless gradations in flesh tones achieved through careful layering; hard edges on clothing and props; airbrushed quality in final rendering +2. **Color Strategy:** Bold primary color dominance; 60-80% background in single saturated hue; limited palette (3-5 colors) creating maximum newsstand impact; high chroma in focal garments +3. **Anatomical Specifications:** Systematic idealization: leg length 125-135% natural proportion, waist compression 20-25%, hip-to-waist ratio emphasized, rounded soft forms throughout, elongated neck 110-115% +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 70% attention to figure (especially face and pose), 20% to props and clothing details, 10% to simplified background; commercial illustration economy of means +5. **Edge Treatment:** Hard, clean edges on clothing and props; softer transitions in flesh tone modeling; clear separation between figure and background for printing clarity +6. **Compositional Energy:** Diagonal compositions creating dynamic tension; figure pushes to canvas edges; aggressive space utilization; props integrated as compositional elements + +#### **BOLLES (Original Artwork Characteristics):** + +1. **Surface Technique:** More painterly approach with visible brushwork in backgrounds; gouache or watercolor with Art Deco graphic sensibility; less airbrushed smoothness than Driben; sophisticated shading and form modeling +2. **Color Strategy:** Art Deco influenced sophisticated harmonies; analogous color schemes; gradient backgrounds rather than flat blocking; pastel-influenced softness despite vibrant hues; varied palette showing color relationships +3. **Anatomical Specifications:** Subtler idealization: leg elongation 110-120%, more naturalistic waist-to-hip proportions, varied facial types (not formulaic), emphasis on graceful line and gesture, authentic joint articulation +4. **Detail Hierarchy:** 65% attention to graceful figure and pose, 25% to elegant background treatment and atmospheric effects, 10% to refined prop integration; Art Deco sophistication in all elements +5. **Edge Treatment:** More varied edge quality; softer atmospheric transitions in backgrounds; refined line work in figure; less commercial "hard sell" than Driben; Art Deco elegance +6. **Compositional Elegance:** Cleaner layouts with breathing room; 60-70% figure occupation; more sophisticated negative space management; Art Deco spatial relationships + +**MATERIAL PHYSICS AUTHORITY:** + +- **Gouache/Opaque Watercolor (Original):** Flat, matte finish; opaque coverage; layerable for corrections; dries quickly allowing commercial speed +- **Offset Lithography (Reproduction):** Halftone screening mandatory; CMYK color separation constraints; registration accuracy limitations; economical paper stock absorption characteristics + +**CANVAS ADAPTATION ANCHOR:** All elements optimized for 8.5:11 vertical magazine format; text zones integrated into composition from conception + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions +### 5) Fashion & Attire — Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD-ACCURATE WARDROBE (1920s-1950s PULP MAGAZINE STANDARDS):** + +**Adult Feminine Tracks:** + +**Driben (Playful Provocative):** + +- Swimwear: high-waisted shorts, modest one-pieces, playsuit combinations (1940s-50s styles) +- Sportswear: tennis outfits, ski wear, athletic costumes with modest coverage +- Fantasy/costume: stylized uniforms, whimsical outfits, color-blocked designs +- Coverage standard: Acceptable for 1940s-50s newsstand display - suggestive but not explicit +- Fabric behavior: Simplified rendering for commercial clarity, bold color blocking + +**Bolles (Elegant Sophistication):** + +- Art Deco era fashion: 1920s-30s sophisticated styling, elegant draping +- Refined swimwear: more sophisticated period bathing costumes +- Evening wear: elegant simplified gowns, refined sportswear +- Winter/seasonal: sophisticated cold-weather styling with grace +- Coverage standard: Elegant provocation appropriate to upscale pulp market +- Fabric behavior: More naturalistic draping, sophisticated period construction + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** 0-2 accessories per figure (pulp covers avoid clutter) + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- **Driben:** Bold primaries dominate (reds, yellows, blues), high saturation, limited palette (3-5 colors max), CMYK process constraints +- **Bolles:** Art Deco sophistication, analogous harmonies, more varied palette, CMYK limitations create period-authentic secondary colors + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change garment colors/styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate palette + +**PROPS (≤2 total):** + +**Driben Narrative Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [beach_ball, sports_equipment, measuring_tape, telephone, household_items, whimsical_objects, animals] +micro_props: [small_accessories, jewelry_minimal, period_objects] +function: narrative_playfulness_newsstand_appeal +``` + +**Bolles Elegant Props:** + +```yaml +hero_props: [sports_equipment_refined, animals, seasonal_items, elegant_accessories, Art_Deco_objects] +micro_props: [refined_jewelry, period_accessories, elegant_details] +function: sophisticated_character_element +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support 1920s-1950s pulp magazine aesthetic; newsstand-acceptable provocation; commercially viable for mass-market; fallback = simplified presentation optimized for printing clarity + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (Genre-Specific):** + +**Driben:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing, square format" +- "muted colors, desaturated palette, subtle color harmonies, pastel softness" +- "cluttered backgrounds, complex environmental details, fine detail rendering" +- "vector-smooth lines, digital perfection, flawless color registration" +- "absence of halftone dots, continuous tone rendering, photographic smoothness" +- "modern digital effects, contemporary fashion, inappropriate exposure for newsstand" + +**Bolles:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing, square format" +- "crude color blocking, harsh primaries without sophistication, commercial crudeness" +- "stiff poses, lack of grace, awkward gestures, static composition" +- "vector-perfect rendering, digital smoothness, modern typography" +- "absence of halftone dots, perfect registration, contemporary aesthetics" +- "inappropriate content for 1920s-30s upscale pulp market" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (Genre-Specific):** + +**Driben:** + +- "exactly 8.5:11 portrait ratio, recomposed for magazine cover format" +- "visible halftone dot pattern throughout, characteristic 4-color offset lithography" +- "bold primary color blocking 60-80% background, newsstand impact priority" +- "color registration drift 0.5-2mm creating period-authentic halos" +- "economical paper stock texture with aging artifacts" +- "systematic anatomical idealization: 125-135% leg elongation, commercial formula" +- "heavy masthead integration, coverlines in negative space, 1940s-50s typography" + +**Bolles:** + +- "exactly 8.5:11 portrait ratio, recomposed for magazine cover format" +- "visible halftone dot pattern throughout, authentic 4-color process characteristics" +- "Art Deco color sophistication, analogous harmonies, gradient backgrounds" +- "color registration drift appropriate to 1920s-40s printing technology" +- "graceful poses emphasizing line and gesture, 110-120% leg elongation" +- "painterly surface quality, visible brushwork in backgrounds, Art Deco elegance" +- "sophisticated masthead integration, refined typography, 1920s-30s design sensibility" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "fine art," "gallery quality," "museum piece" - this is commercial illustration +- Avoid "photographic," "realistic," "natural" for Driben - emphasize stylization +- Avoid "crude," "garish," "primitive" for either - maintain commercial professionalism +- Avoid "modern," "contemporary," "digital" - enforce period authenticity + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns +### 7) Composition & Background + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `8.5:11` portrait format (US magazine standard) + +**ARTIST-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +#### **DRIBEN:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Maximum newsstand impact through bold visual hierarchy +- Figure occupies 65-75% of canvas - aggressive space utilization +- Masthead competes for attention - 15-25% of top area +- Props integrated as diagonal compositional elements +- Minimal negative space - commercial maximalism + +**Newsstand Visibility Priority:** ALL compositional decisions serve 3-6 feet viewing distance impact; bold color blocking ensures instant recognition among competing covers on crowded newsstands + +**Figure:Ground:** 70% figure, 30% bold color-blocked background + +**Density:** High - maximalist approach with integrated props and dynamic diagonals + +**Background Treatment:** Solid saturated color blocking (60-80% single hue) optimized for figure contrast and CMYK printing economy; occasionally simplified environmental suggestion + +**Lighting Logic:** Commercial illustration lighting creating clear form definition; modeling serves figure clarity over atmospheric realism; optimized for printing reproduction + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Minimal negative space - commercial efficiency requires maximum use of canvas; strategic negative space only for coverline placement + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Economical magazine paper stock - uncoated or lightly coated with visible texture; heavy ink saturation; halftone dot structure visible throughout + +**Text Integration Anchor:** Masthead aggressively integrated at top 15-25%; coverlines manually stripped into negative space around figure; price/date in corners; feature text optional at bottom 10-15% + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1940s-1950s photo-mechanical offset lithography; manual color separation and plate making; stripping department text integration; economical mass-production priorities + +#### **BOLLES:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- Art Deco elegance with sophisticated spatial relationships +- Figure occupies 60-70% of canvas - breathing room maintained +- Masthead more elegantly integrated - less aggressive competition +- Cleaner layouts with refined negative space +- Emphasis on graceful line and gesture + +**Newsstand Visibility Priority:** Sophistication within commercial requirements; upscale pulp market allows more refined approach while maintaining shelf visibility + +**Figure:Ground:** 65% figure, 35% sophisticated background treatment + +**Density:** Moderate - Art Deco economy of means with elegant detail hierarchy + +**Background Treatment:** Gradient backgrounds, soft atmospheric effects, or simplified environmental suggestion; Art Deco color sophistication rather than bold blocking; CMYK process creating characteristic period color mixing + +**Lighting Logic:** More naturalistic lighting with atmospheric quality; Art Deco graphic sensibility in light/shadow patterns; sophisticated form modeling + +**Detail:Negative Space:** Strategic negative space creates Art Deco elegance; breathing room around figure enhances grace; refined spatial relationships + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Slightly higher quality magazine paper stock than later pulps; Art Deco era printing characteristics; visible halftone structure; potential aging artifacts appropriate to 1920s-40s ephemera + +**Text Integration Anchor:** Masthead elegantly integrated with Art Deco typography; refined coverline placement; sophisticated text/image relationship; manual stripping technique with period characteristics + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1920s-1940s offset lithography with Art Deco era standards; photo-mechanical color separation; manual pre-press processes; characteristic CMYK limitations creating period-authentic colors + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT ANCHOR:** All compositional elements designed specifically for 8.5:11 vertical magazine format; text zones integrated from conception; newsstand display priorities inform every decision + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**BINARY POLICY:** TEXT REQUIRED - magazine covers mandate masthead and coverline integration + +**MANDATORY TEXT ELEMENTS:** + +**Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + +- **Masthead Zone (Top 15-25%):** Primary magazine title - must dominate for newsstand visibility +- **Coverline Zones (Strategic negative space):** Story/feature titles positioned around figure +- **Price/Date Zone (Corners/margins):** Secondary information - typically upper right or lower corners +- **Feature Text Zone (Bottom 10-15%, optional):** Story teasers or promotional text + +**Copy Limits:** + +- Masthead: 1-3 words maximum (magazine title) +- Coverlines: ≤5-7 story/feature titles, each ≤8 words +- Price notation: "25¢", "20¢", "10¢" - period-appropriate pricing +- Date: Month and/or year as appropriate to era + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +**DRIBEN ERA (1940s-1950s) - Bold Geometric Impact:** + +- **Masthead styles:** Heavy condensed sans-serif, geometric bold, dimensional letterforms with outline/shadow +- **Characteristics:** Industrial strength, all-caps priority, occupies 15-25% of cover height, black or solid primary colors +- **Coverline typography:** Sans-serif or bold condensed faces for readability, high contrast with background +- **Font recommendations:** + - Masthead: Closest Google Font: Anton, Oswald, Bebas Neue. Better: Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed, Trade Gothic Bold Condensed + - Coverlines: Closest Google Font: Roboto Condensed Bold, Barlow Semi Condensed Bold. Better: News Gothic Bold, Franklin Gothic + +**BOLLES ERA (1920s-1930s) - Art Deco Sophistication:** + +- **Masthead styles:** Stylized display faces with Art Deco influence, flowing italic elements, decorative sophistication +- **Characteristics:** Refined elegance within commercial requirements, mixed case acceptable, integrated decorative elements +- **Coverline typography:** More refined sans-serif or condensed serif faces, Art Deco sensibility +- **Font recommendations:** + - Masthead: Closest Google Font: Righteous, Audiowide (modernized). Better: Broadway, Parisian, Art Deco display faces + - Coverlines: Closest Google Font: Montserrat, Archivo Narrow. Better: Futura, Kabel, Art Deco era sans-serifs + +**Text Integration Methodology:** + +**Manual Stripping Technique (CRITICAL FOR AUTHENTICITY):** + +- Text appears physically layered OVER artwork - not integrated into painting +- Coverlines positioned in negative space to avoid obscuring figure +- Slight misalignment or registration drift acceptable and period-authentic +- Text elements cast subtle shadows or show slight color fringing from registration issues +- Color choices prioritize maximum contrast with background for readability + +**Color Strategy for Text:** + +- High contrast mandatory: black text on light backgrounds, white/yellow text on dark backgrounds +- Red text effective on neutral/white backgrounds (high visibility) +- Avoid text colors that blend with background - newsstand readability priority +- Secondary coverlines may use complementary colors for visual hierarchy + +**Production Method Integration:** + +- Typography rendered with period offset lithography characteristics +- Slight registration drift creates thin color halos on text edges (0.5-2mm) +- Halftone dots visible in colored text (not solid ink coverage) +- Text shows characteristic ink spread and absorption into economical paper stock +- Manual stripping creates authentic layered appearance + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +**Standard Magazine Cover Mode:** + +- Masthead required and dominant +- 5-7 coverlines strategically placed +- Price and date required in period-appropriate positions +- Optional promotional text at bottom +- All text must feel physically stripped over artwork + +**Newsstand Competition Priority:** + +- Text must be readable at 3-6 feet viewing distance +- Bold type competes with dozens of other magazine covers +- Clear visual hierarchy: Masthead > Figure > Coverlines > Price/Date +- Color contrast ensures readability in varied lighting conditions + +**Historical Accuracy:** + +- All typography must match 1920s-1950s commercial printing standards +- Avoid contemporary digital fonts unless close period approximations +- Manual typesetting aesthetic - slight irregularities acceptable +- Period-appropriate vocabulary in coverlines (avoid modern slang) + +------ + +## Style Validation Summary + +**ARTIST DIFFERENTIATION CHECKLIST:** + +**Peter Driben = Bold + Commercial + Newsstand Impact** + +- Maximum visual impact through bold primary color blocking +- Aggressive space utilization with dynamic diagonal compositions +- Systematic idealization (125-135% leg elongation) +- Commercial "pretty girl" formula consistency +- Props integrated as narrative/compositional elements +- Heavy geometric masthead competing for attention +- 1940s-1950s pulp magazine peak era + +**Enoch Bolles = Sophisticated + Art Deco + Elegant** + +- Art Deco color sophistication with analogous harmonies +- Graceful compositions with breathing room and elegance +- Subtler idealization (110-120% leg elongation) +- Varied facial types and painterly surface quality +- Refined prop integration as character elements +- Sophisticated Art Deco typography integration +- 1920s-1940s upscale pulp market era + +**MANDATORY PRINTING CHARACTERISTICS (BOTH ARTISTS):** + +1. **Visible Halftone Dot Pattern:** 65-85 lines per inch screening throughout image +2. **Four-Color Process Limitations:** All colors from CMYK dot superimposition +3. **Color Registration Drift:** 0.5-2mm misalignment creating period-authentic halos +4. **Economical Paper Stock:** Visible texture, ink absorption, potential aging artifacts +5. **Manual Text Integration:** Physically stripped coverlines and masthead over artwork +6. **Newsstand Optimization:** Bold visibility at 3-6 feet viewing distance + +**PERIOD AUTHENTICITY:** 1920s-1950s American pulp magazine commercial illustration for mass-market newsstand distribution; photo-mechanical offset lithography reproduction; economical production priorities balanced against competitive visual impact + +**IP PROTECTION:** Create original fictional magazine titles; avoid real publication names; period-appropriate typography and design conventions + +**CONTENT BOUNDARIES:** Provocative but newsstand-acceptable for 1930s-1950s public display standards; modest attire appropriate to era and commercial context; all subjects adult (25+); playful suggestion without explicit content + +------ + +**Framework Version:** 4.2 - Pulp Magazine Pin-Up Cover Art **Research Basis:** Visual analysis of 16 authenticated magazine covers across two primary artists **Production Context:** American pulp magazine industry 1920s-1950s; photo-mechanical offset lithography; newsstand distribution; mass-market commercial illustration **Technical Authority:** Period printing methods, CMYK color separation, halftone screening, manual pre-press processes, economical paper stock characteristics + +--- + + diff --git a/styles/pin_up_art/rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour.md b/styles/pin_up_art/rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ce060c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pin_up_art/rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour.md @@ -0,0 +1,494 @@ +--- +id: rolf_armstrong_artistic_glamour +group: Pin-Up Art +movement: Art Deco Pastel Glamour +artist: Rolf Armstrong +display_name: Rolf Armstrong — Artistic Glamour Calendar Art +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: ['3:4','1:1'] +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Armstrong alternated between 3:4 calendar plates and 1:1 magazine covers—choose whichever the brief demands. +modes: ["Calendar Glamour Portrait","Magazine Cover Portrait"] + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Rolf Armstrong’s pastel showgirls turned Art Deco theater into calendar + glamour—84% figure dominance, Ben-Day inspired gradients, and luminous pure + pigment on textured board. This prompt keeps his self-contained glamour icons + ready for Brown & Bigelow presses. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Artistic Glamour Calendar Art + +**Version:** 4.2 + **Purpose:** Forensically accurate framework for Rolf Armstrong's pastel-based theatrical glamour pin-up style (1920s-1950s), emphasizing Art Deco sophistication, isolated figure glamour, and kaleidoscopic color on atmospheric backgrounds. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression, not photographic reproduction. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("84% figure occupation", "3000-3600 color palette") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How pastel particles are applied supersedes visual appearance descriptions. +- **Material Authenticity Authority:** PASTEL medium characteristics are non-negotiable and override all aesthetic preferences. +- **Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + - *Armstrong Pastel:* `pastel-matte-velvety`, `pastel-particle-diffusion`, `layered-pigment-depth` +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `seated-elegant`, `reclined-glamour`, `contrapposto-theatrical`, `frontal-teasing`, `side-mysterious` +- **Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend`, `source-respect` +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets (84% figure occupation, 54% solid backgrounds). +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes. +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; modest glamour attire appropriate to 1930s-1950s calendar standards; no real artist signatures. +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All subjects adult (21+); elegant theatrical attire respecting period calendar standards. +- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. +- **Material authenticity:** NO digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing; surface must exhibit authentic PASTEL characteristics with visible granular texture and matte finish. +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1920s-1950s offset lithography reproduction with halftone dots, slight color compression, period paper texture. +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; isolated glamour figure on atmospheric background—NO narrative environmental details. +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid oil painting smoothness, narrative storytelling backgrounds, Pike-style props, glossy surfaces, photographic realism. +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate +### 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[3:4 ratio for calendar format OR 1:1 for magazine cover]**—ignore source image dimensions completely. +- Redraw in **Rolf Armstrong Pastel Glamour Pin-Up Illustration** for **Brown & Bigelow calendar art / magazine cover format (1920s-1950s)**. +- Identity via silhouette/gesture/expression—NOT photographic likeness. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original glamour figure design avoiding copyrighted costume elements appropriate to Art Deco/mid-century theatrical glamour aesthetic. +- Declare **Face-Treatment Flag:** `pastel-matte-velvety` OR `pastel-particle-diffusion` +- Declare **Pose Flag:** [Select from seated-elegant, reclined-glamour, contrapposto-theatrical, frontal-teasing, side-mysterious] +- Declare **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` OR `adaptive-extend` +- **Style Dominance:** Armstrong's theatrical Art Deco glamour aesthetic completely overrides photographic realism, narrative illustration, or commercial storytelling approaches. This is isolated figure glamour on atmospheric color fields. +- **Mode Selector:** Calendar art / Magazine cover—single glamour portrait for mass reproduction. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control +### 2) Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PRIMARY FORMATS:** + +- `3:4` (classical calendar portrait—Armstrong's primary commercial format) +- `1:1` (magazine cover format—often floating head compositions) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for isolated glamour figure emphasis +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies **80-95% of canvas** (measured average: 84.2%) + - Head-only portraits: 90-95% occupation + - Three-quarter figures: 80-90% occupation + - Full figures: 75-85% occupation +- **Background Treatment:** Atmospheric pastel-textured color field serving figure emphasis—NO narrative environmental details + - 54% solid saturated color blocks with visible granular pastel texture + - 46% soft pastel-textured atmospheric gradients (pigment particles create transitions) + - Zero narrative context or storytelling elements + - **Critical texture requirement:** ALL backgrounds must exhibit pastel granularity—gradients created through layered pastel strokes with visible particle structure, NOT smooth digital blending +- **Format Justification:** Armstrong's commercial calendar format designed for home/office display; figure isolation creates theatrical glamour impact + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity +### 3) Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Art Institute of Chicago, Académie Julian (Paris), Robert Henri's Henri School of Art; contemporary of Howard Chandler Christy; Golden Age of American Illustration (1910s-1950s) + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- **Original artwork:** PASTEL on textured board using massive 3000-3600 color palette +- **Critical technique:** Worked exclusively from live models (never photographs); sometimes used articulated mannequins with custom papier-mâché masks for long poses +- **Surface characteristics:** Matte, granular texture from light-scattering pastel particles; visible paper tooth in highlights; layered pigment depth without waxy buildup +- **Mass production:** Offset lithography on calendar-grade paper (1920s-1950s) with characteristic halftone dots and slight color compression + +**Thematic Purpose:** Theatrical Art Deco glamour embodying American femininity across evolving periods—from Jazz Age "flapper" sophistication (1920s-30s) to WWII-era "girl next door" curves and vivacity (1940s-50s) + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. **Isolated glamour figure on atmospheric background:** 100% of corpus shows figure-dominant composition with minimal/zero environmental context +2. **Kaleidoscopic color saturation:** 62% warm palette dominance (yellows, oranges, peachy flesh, reds); 31% show 3+ saturated hues in single composition +3. **"Armstrong Girl" evolution:** Early work shows "spider-lashed, boldly-adorned" floating heads; later work features "impossibly long-limbed, significantly curvier" full figures +4. **Theatrical glamour pose:** 69% seated or reclined elegant compositions; 54% direct viewer engagement with "teasing rather than seducing" expression +5. **Minimal prop usage:** 0-1 elegant accessory props maximum (mirrors, flowers, jewelry)—props are glamour accessories, never narrative drivers + +**Period Framing:** 1912-1960 production era; peak commercial dominance 1920s-1950s; exclusive Brown & Bigelow calendar contracts; magazine work for Judge, Photoplay, College Humor, Screenland + +**Tone Tag:** Theatrical, Art-Deco-sophisticated, vivacious, mysteriously-glamorous, teasing-not-seducing, accessible-elegance + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1920s-1950s four-color offset lithography showing visible halftone dot patterns, slight color registration drift, period paper stock texture, color compression in deepest shadows + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making +### 4) Technical Execution (≥5 anchors + measurement specifications) + +**CRITICAL PASTEL MEDIUM ANCHORS:** + +1. **Pastel Particle Texture (MANDATORY—PRIMARY IDENTIFIER):** + - **Surface appearance:** Matte, velvety finish from light-scattering pigment particles + - **Granular texture REQUIRED:** Visible throughout mid-tones and shadows—NOT smooth or airbrushed + - **Paper tooth visibility:** Textured paper surface shows through in highlight areas and lighter passages + - **Particle structure:** Individual pastel strokes and color particles should be discernible upon close inspection + - **Anti-smooth mandate:** ABSOLUTELY PROHIBIT glossy reflections, wet-media sheen, oil-painting smoothness, digital painting smoothness, digital airbrush perfection, or seamless gradient blending + - **Tactile quality:** Image should suggest the physical drag of pastel sticks across textured paper + - **Technical specification:** Add visible grain/noise texture (subtle, not heavy film grain) to simulate pastel particle scatter; matte finish throughout with NO specular highlights on skin + - **Fabric sheen clarification:** Even "high-sheen" satin must be rendered with MATTE pastel interpretation—pigment density creates richness, not glossy photographic highlights + - **Pigment density over gloss:** Theatrical color richness comes from LAYERED PASTEL PIGMENT DEPTH, never from surface reflectivity or digital saturation effects +2. **Layered Pigment Application:** Build depth through multiple pastel layers creating optical richness; avoid waxy buildup from over-blending; maintain granular particle structure; color vibrancy from pigment purity, not binder sheen +3. **Color Palette Specifications:** Armstrong maintained 3000-3600 distinct pastel colors; kaleidoscopic range with symbolic assignments per 1930 Screenland guide: + - Warm dominance: 62% of works (yellows, oranges, peachy flesh, reds) + - High chroma saturation: theatrical intensity + - Dramatic contrast: black + saturated color combinations (38% of corpus) + - Symbolic color psychology: specific hues assigned to personality types +4. **Edge Treatment & Stroke Economy:** + - Soft atmospheric transitions in backgrounds (46% gradient backgrounds) + - Sharper definition in facial features and focal areas + - "Floating" figure effect in many compositions through vignette-style edge dissolution + - Confident directional strokes defining form without overworking + - Background deliberately loose to emphasize refined figure rendering +5. **Background Philosophy (ABSOLUTE DIFFERENTIATOR):** + - **54% solid saturated color blocks:** Single vibrant hue dominating canvas (reds, oranges, blues, yellows) + - **46% atmospheric gradients:** Soft color transitions creating depth without narrative + - **0% environmental storytelling:** NO landscapes, interiors, props, or contextual details + - Function: Background serves figure emphasis exclusively, never tells story +6. **Figure-to-Ground Ratio (MEASURED):** + - Average figure occupation: **84.2%** of canvas + - Head-only portraits: 90-95% occupation (early magazine work) + - Three-quarter figures: 80-90% occupation + - Full figures: 75-85% occupation + - Minimal negative space—glamour figure dominates completely +7. **Anatomical Specifications & Evolution:** + - **Early period (1920s-30s):** "Spider-lashed, boldly-adorned" theatrical faces; often floating heads + - **Later period (1940s-50s):** "Impossibly long-limbed, significantly curvier" full figures + - **Consistent proportions:** 7.5-8 head heights in full figures; shoulder width ~1.5× head width; natural athletic-glamorous build + - **Subtle idealization:** Elongation and curves without cartoonish exaggeration + - **Evolution driver:** Cultural shift from Art Deco theatrical flapper to WWII girl-next-door curves + +**POSE ANCHORS:** + +1. **Glamour Pose Philosophy:** + - **69% seated or reclined:** Elegant composure prioritized over action + - **54% direct viewer engagement:** "Dazzlingly smiling, flowingly maned, supple-limbed" + - **38% side/mysterious gaze:** Alluring mystery without aggressive seduction + - **0% narrative surprise:** NO startled reactions, mishaps, or storytelling gestures + - **Emotional register:** "Teasing rather than seducing"—vivacious, mysterious, romantic, never dangerous femme fatale + +**MATERIAL PHYSICS AUTHORITY:** + +- **PASTEL substrate:** Textured paper or board holds pigment particles through tooth structure +- **Particle behavior:** Dry pigment scatters light creating matte finish; layering creates depth through particle accumulation +- **NO oil characteristics:** Absolutely prohibit smooth blended finish, glossy surface, or wet-media appearance +- **Fixative considerations:** Light fixative application maintains matte surface while preventing smudging + +**REPRODUCTION ARTIFACTS (Period Authenticity):** + +1. **Offset Lithography Characteristics (1920s-1950s):** + - **Texture Hierarchy (CRITICAL):** Two-layer approach required: + - **BASE LAYER:** Pastel texture with granular particles, paper tooth, matte surface (original artwork characteristics) + - **TOP LAYER:** Subtle offset lithography artifacts (reproduction characteristics) + - Visible halftone dot patterns throughout (65-85 lines per inch—VERY SUBTLE, not dominant) + - Slight color registration drift creating thin halos on edges + - Color compression in deepest shadow areas + - Period paper stock texture with potential aging (yellowing, foxing) + - CMYK color separation limitations affecting secondary colors + - **Critical distinction:** Printing artifacts are OVERLAY on pastel texture, not replacement for it + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions +### 5) Fashion & Attire—Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**PERIOD-ACCURATE WARDROBE (1920s-1950s GLAMOUR):** + +**Adult Feminine Tracks:** + +**Art Deco Era (1920s-1930s):** + +- Evening glamour: bias-cut satin gowns, art deco jewelry, feather accessories +- Theatrical costume: stylized exotic wear, dramatic headpieces, theatrical makeup +- Flapper aesthetic: dropped waists, elaborate headbands, spider lashes, bold lips +- Fabric behavior: Liquid satin drape, theatrical richness +- **Satin/sheen fabrics:** Render with MATTE PASTEL INTERPRETATION—fabric luminosity achieved through layered pigment density and value contrast, NOT glossy photographic highlights or specular reflections + +**Mid-Century Era (1940s-1950s):** + +- Pin-up glamour: modest swimwear (high-waisted, one-piece), playful beachwear +- Evening wear: fitted gowns with modest necklines, elegant draping, fur accents +- Casual glamour: capri pants, fitted blouses, feminine casual wear +- Fabric behavior: Natural cotton, elegant wool, structured silhouettes +- **Satin/sheen fabrics:** When using high-sheen materials like satin, render with MATTE PASTEL INTERPRETATION—fabric luminosity achieved through layered pigment density and value contrast, NOT glossy photographic highlights or specular reflections + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** Minimalist 0-1 glamour accessories (Armstrong used minimal props as glamour accents, not narrative drivers) + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- Warm palette dominance: yellows, oranges, peachy flesh tones, reds +- Kaleidoscopic vibrancy: 3+ saturated hues acceptable for theatrical impact +- Dramatic black + saturated color combinations +- Symbolic color assignments per Armstrong's 1930 Screenland guide + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change garment colors/styles between iterations; cycle through period-appropriate theatrical palette + +**PROPS (≤1 total—CRITICAL CONSTRAINT):** + +Armstrong's work shows **minimal prop usage** as glamour accessories, never narrative drivers: + +```yaml +acceptable_glamour_props: [hand_mirror, flowers, jewelry, elegant_fan, fur_stole, decorative_headpiece] +ABSOLUTELY_PROHIBITED_props: [furniture, sofas, chairs, tables, beds, environmental_objects, narrative_items] +prop_function: glamour_enhancement_only +prop_count: 0-1_maximum +background_objects: NEVER_ALLOWED +``` + +**CRITICAL FURNITURE PROHIBITION:** Armstrong NEVER includes furniture (sofas, chairs, stools, benches) or environmental objects in his compositions. Figures float in pure atmospheric color space. ANY furniture element immediately disqualifies the work as Armstrong-authentic and creates Pike-style narrative context. + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support isolated theatrical glamour aesthetic; period-accurate construction; elegant sophistication; fallback = clean glamour figure without props or background objects + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) +### 6) Constraints + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2):** + +**Ratio & Format:** + +- "original aspect ratio, source dimensions, unmodified framing, non-calendar proportions" +- "narrative environmental backgrounds, storytelling context, illustrated scenarios" + +**Medium-Specific:** + +- "oil painting smoothness, glossy surface, wet-media sheen, blended uniform finish" +- "photographic realism, camera-based rendering, digital photo filters, Instagram effects" +- "visible canvas texture (this is pastel on board, not oil on canvas)" + +**Style-Specific:** + +- "narrative props, storytelling scenarios, action poses, surprised expressions" +- "environmental context, landscape backgrounds, interior settings, complex scenes" +- "Jay Scott Pike commercial illustration style, narrative mishap moments" + +**Period-Specific:** + +- "modern digital perfection, flawless color registration, vector-smooth rendering" +- "contemporary fashion, anachronistic styling, modern makeup trends" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2):** + +**Ratio Enforcement:** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio for calendar format, recomposed for vertical glamour emphasis" +- "figure occupation 80-95% of canvas, isolated glamour dominance" + +**Medium Requirements:** + +- "authentic pastel matte texture, granular pigment particles, light-scattering surface" +- "visible paper tooth in highlights, layered pigment depth without waxy buildup" +- "3000-3600 color palette vibrancy, kaleidoscopic saturation when appropriate" + +**Background Philosophy:** + +- "solid saturated color block OR atmospheric gradient—NO narrative environmental details" +- "background serves figure emphasis exclusively, zero storytelling context" + +**Style Requirements:** + +- "theatrical Art Deco glamour, elegant composure, teasing-not-seducing expression" +- "vivacious smile, flowing hair, spider-lashed eyes (period appropriate), elegant pose" +- "minimal props (0-1 glamour accessories), NO narrative storytelling elements" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- "1920s-1950s offset lithography artifacts, halftone dot patterns, slight color compression" +- "period-accurate glamour fashion, Art Deco sophistication OR mid-century curves" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "narrative," "story," "scenario," "action," "surprise," "mishap"—Armstrong is pure glamour isolation +- Avoid "oil painting," "smooth," "blended," "glossy"—this is PASTEL +- Avoid "photographic," "realistic," "camera-based"—this is theatrical illustration +- Emphasize "theatrical," "Art Deco," "glamour," "elegant," "vivacious," "mysterious" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns +### 7) Composition & Background + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `3:4` (calendar portrait) OR `1:1` (magazine cover) + +**ARMSTRONG-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Composition Strategy:** + +- **Isolated glamour figure dominance:** 80-95% canvas occupation (measured average 84.2%) +- **Zero narrative context:** Background is pure color field serving figure emphasis +- **Format-specific approach:** + - **3:4 Calendar:** Three-quarter or full figure, seated/reclined elegance + - **1:1 Magazine:** Often floating head portraits with atmospheric surrounds + +**Perspective:** Direct frontal or elegant three-quarter view; eye-level creating glamorous engagement; NO extreme angles or narrative perspectives + +**Figure:Ground:** **84% figure / 16% background** (measured average across corpus) + +- This is absolute Armstrong signature—figure dominates almost completely +- Background exists only to enhance figure through color contrast or atmospheric depth + +**Density:** Minimal—figure is refined and detailed, background is simplified atmospheric color field + +**Background Treatment (CRITICAL DIFFERENTIATION):** + +- **54% Solid Color Blocks:** Single saturated hue dominating canvas + - Examples: Vibrant red, rich orange, warm yellow, cobalt blue, cream + - Function: Theatrical contrast emphasizing figure glamour + - NO environmental details, textures, or narrative elements +- **46% Atmospheric Gradients:** Soft color transitions creating depth + - Examples: Blue-to-pink, orange-to-yellow, cream-to-teal + - Function: Romantic atmosphere without storytelling + - Vignette effect common—figure emerges from soft color field +- **0% Narrative Environments:** NEVER landscapes, interiors, props, contextual details + - This is absolute differentiator from Pike and narrative illustrators + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Soft theatrical illumination creating glamorous form modeling +- Warm color temperature emphasizing romantic appeal +- Even lighting avoiding harsh dramatic shadows (contrast with Moran's chiaroscuro) +- Lighting serves beauty idealization, not dramatic storytelling + +**Armstrong Mirror Reflection Technique (Optional Sophisticated Variant):** When hand mirror is used as glamour prop, consider Armstrong's signature compositional approach: + +- Woman faces AWAY from viewer (back view or three-quarter turn away) +- Holds hand mirror positioned to show her face in REFLECTION +- Mirror reveals glamorous facial features and expression while maintaining elegant back/side pose +- Creates sophisticated compositional interest and allows face visibility without frontal orientation +- This technique appears in Armstrong's original corpus and demonstrates his compositional sophistication +- **Execution note:** Reflection must show accurate perspective—mirror angle determines visible facial area +- Alternative: Traditional frontal glamour pose remains equally authentic to Armstrong style + +**Detail:Negative Space:** + +- High detail concentration in face, hair, and focal areas +- Deliberate looseness in backgrounds and peripheral areas +- Negative space minimal due to figure dominance +- **Background texture:** Atmospheric pastel-textured color field rather than smooth digital gradient +- **Edge treatment:** "Soft" edges achieved through gradual thinning of pastel pigment particles, NOT digital blur or smooth feathering—granular texture persists even in vignette fade areas + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Pastel on textured board (original); calendar paper stock (reproduction); NO canvas texture + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT entirely—Armstrong's calendar art has no decorative frames or borders outside the image + +**Production Context Anchor:** Brown & Bigelow calendar format; magazine covers (Judge, Photoplay, College Humor); offset lithography reproduction 1920s-1950s + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** All compositional elements designed specifically for 3:4 vertical calendar format OR 1:1 magazine cover format; figure-dominant layout optimized for theatrical glamour impact + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +### 8) Typography & Text Integration + +**BINARY POLICY:** OMIT ALL TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY + +**Rolf Armstrong Framework Standard:** + +- NO calendar dates, months, or publisher marks +- NO magazine mastheads or coverlines +- NO artist signatures or text elements +- Pure glamour portrait presentation for clean art display +- Text-free canvas maintains theatrical glamour focus + +**Rationale:** Armstrong's original artworks were pastel paintings; text was added during commercial printing process. For authentic artistic representation, maintain clean image presentation without typographic elements that would compromise the isolated glamour aesthetic. + +------ + +## Style Validation Summary + +**ARMSTRONG ABSOLUTE DIFFERENTIATORS:** + +**Material Forensics = PRIMARY IDENTIFIER:** + +- **PASTEL medium mandatory:** Granular, matte, layered particles—NO oil smoothness +- Surface must show light-scattering pigment texture, visible paper tooth +- 3000-3600 color palette vibrancy from pure pigment, not binder sheen + +**Background Philosophy = GENRE DEFINER:** + +- **Isolated glamour figure on atmospheric color field** +- 54% solid saturated color blocks + 46% soft gradients +- **0% narrative environmental context**—this is absolute +- Background serves figure emphasis exclusively, never tells story + +**Figure-to-Ground Ratio = MEASURABLE SIGNATURE:** + +- **84.2% average figure occupation**—quantified across corpus +- Minimal negative space, glamour figure dominates completely +- Head portraits: 90-95%; three-quarter: 80-90%; full figure: 75-85% + +**Emotional Register = TONAL IDENTIFIER:** + +- "Teasing rather than seducing"—vivacious, mysterious, romantic +- Elegant composure, never narrative surprise or action +- **69% seated/reclined poses**; **54% direct glamorous engagement** +- Never dangerous femme fatale—accessible theatrical glamour + +**Prop Philosophy = NARRATIVE CONSTRAINT:** + +- **0-1 glamour accessories maximum**—props are elegant accents, not story drivers +- Mirrors, flowers, jewelry acceptable; narrative props PROHIBITED +- Function: enhance glamour, never establish scenario + +**Period Evolution = CULTURAL CONTEXT:** + +- **1920s-1930s:** Art Deco theatrical sophistication, spider-lashed flappers, floating heads +- **1940s-1950s:** WWII girl-next-door curves, fuller figures, vivacious warmth +- Consistent: theatrical glamour isolation on atmospheric backgrounds + +**ANTI-PATTERNS (Avoid These Absolutely):** + +- Oil painting smoothness or glossy surfaces (this is PASTEL) +- Narrative environmental backgrounds or storytelling context (Pike territory) +- Action poses, surprised expressions, or scenario mishaps (Armstrong is pure glamour) +- Multiple narrative props or complex scenes (Armstrong is isolated figure) +- Photographic realism or camera-based rendering (theatrical illustration) + +**PERIOD AUTHENTICITY:** 1912-1960 production; peak 1920s-1950s; Brown & Bigelow calendars; magazine covers; offset lithography reproduction with halftone artifacts + +**IP PROTECTION:** Original glamour figure designs; no copyrighted costumes or trademarked symbols; period-appropriate theatrical styling + +**CONTENT BOUNDARIES:** Elegant theatrical glamour appropriate to 1930s-1950s calendar standards; modest sophistication; teasing vivacity without explicit content; all subjects adult (21+) + +------ + +**Framework Version:** 4.2—Rolf Armstrong Artistic Pin-Up Glamour + **Research Basis:** Forensic visual analysis of 13 authenticated artworks + **Production Context:** Brown & Bigelow commercial calendar art 1920s-1950s; magazine illustration for Judge, Photoplay, College Humor, Screenland + **Technical Authority:** Pastel medium physics, isolated glamour composition philosophy, measured figure-to-ground ratios, period reproduction methods + **Critical Differentiator:** Isolated theatrical glamour figure on atmospheric color field vs. narrative commercial illustration + +--- + + diff --git a/styles/pop_art/andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen.md b/styles/pop_art/andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..05c669b --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pop_art/andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen.md @@ -0,0 +1,571 @@ +--- +id: andy_warhol_factory_silkscreen +group: Pop Art +movement: American Factory-Era Silkscreen +artist: Andy Warhol +display_name: Andy Warhol — Factory Silkscreen Pop Art +style_scope: single-artist +ratios: + - '1:1' + - '4:3' + - '16:9' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Warhol’s Factory canvases monumentalized square publicity portraits, + poster-ready 4:3 prints, and widescreen multiples—keep canvases within those + gallery-friendly trims. +modes: + - Celebrity Portrait + - Consumer Product Package + - Serial Grid Variation +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect +hero_image: null +about: > + Andy Warhol treated mass culture like a printing press—appropriating publicity + photos and supermarket packaging, then blasting them into lurid color + separations. This scaffold recreates his 1962–1969 silkscreen process with flat + pop palettes, deliberate registration drift, and machine-like detachment. +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Andy Warhol Pop Art Illustration + +**Based on visual analysis of 1962-1969 Factory era silkscreen works** + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections **1→8** are **hard constraints**; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via appropriated media imagery flattened to graphic shapes. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("registration drift 2-3mm", "ink coverage 85-95%") override descriptive language ("slightly misaligned", "uneven"). +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** How silkscreen process is simulated supersedes visual appearance descriptions. +- **Custom Flag Authorization:** Warhol-specific flags permitted when standard options fail authenticity requirements. +- **Material Physics Authority:** Silkscreen ink properties, canvas substrate, and printing mechanics override aesthetic preferences. +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes. +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real celebrity likenesses; no actual copyrighted brand logos or trademarked characters. +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral (21+). +- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters, Instagram effects, or modern post-processing that mimics silkscreen; surface must exhibit authentic mechanical reproduction characteristics. +- **Period Production Authenticity:** Use 1960s Factory-era silkscreen printing methods with characteristic registration drift, uneven ink coverage, and halftone dot patterns - avoid modern digital perfection. +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside the canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid painterly autopilot, HDR smoothing, perfect digital gradients. +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. + +**Face-Treatment Flags (choose one):** + +- *Print/Reproduction (Warhol-appropriate):* `silkscreen-layered`, `offset-dot`, `halftone-dot`, `four-color-process`, `registration-drift` +- *Other options (for reference):* `engrave-hatch`, `woodblock-carved`, `lithographic-psychological` + +**Pose Flags (choose one):** + +- *Appropriated Media (Warhol-appropriate):* `appropriated-media-pose`, `frontal-rigid`, `power-stance` +- *Other options (for reference):* `contrapposto`, `candid-motion`, `hieratic-formal` + +**Canvas Control Flags (choose one):** + +- *Warhol-appropriate:* `strict-reframe`, `format-native` +- *Other options (for reference):* `adaptive-extend`, `source-respect` + +**Conceptual Anchor:** Art as commodity. The artist as machine. Everything is on the surface. Mass production as artistic philosophy. + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to declared aspect ratio for 1960s Pop Art presentation. Ignore source dimensions. + +Redraw subject in **Andy Warhol 1960s Pop Art silkscreen style** for gallery canvas or print reproduction. + +**CRITICAL APPROPRIATION MANDATE:** Subject must be sourced from popular culture, mass media, or consumer products. Do NOT create original poses or compositions. Appropriate the visual language of advertising, publicity photography, or commercial packaging. + +**IP Safeguard:** Since authentic Warhol appropriated existing copyrighted imagery, modern recreation must use: + +- Fictional celebrities or abstract figures styled as publicity photos +- Original fictional consumer product packaging +- Original cartoon-style characters (not copyrighted properties) +- Generic mechanical objects without brand identifiers + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `silkscreen-layered` + **Pose Flag:** `appropriated-media-pose` + **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Warhol's mechanical silkscreen aesthetic supersedes photographic realism. Eliminate artist's hand. Be a machine. + +**Mode:** Gallery canvas or print suitable for exhibition. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +### Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION (choose one exact specification):** + +**PORTRAIT FORMATS:** + +- `3:4` (classical portrait) +- `4:5` (Instagram portrait) +- `2:3` (poster/magazine cover) +- `9:16` (social story format) +- `3:10` (vertical scroll) + +**LANDSCAPE FORMATS:** + +- `4:3` (classical landscape) +- `16:9` (cinematic widescreen) +- `5:3` (panoramic view) +- `10:3` (horizontal scroll) +- `21:9` (ultra-widescreen) +- `2:1` (diptych format for serial repetition) +- `2.35:1` (wide serial format) + +**SQUARE FORMATS:** + +- `1:1` (most common for iconic single subject - soup cans, celebrity portraits) + +**SPECIALTY FORMATS:** + +- `2.5:3.5` (playing card) +- `2.75:3.75` (collectible card) +- `8.5:11` (US magazine/letter) +- `11:17` (tabloid magazine) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Reframing Method:** Strict reframe to maximize subject within declared ratio +- **Spatial Allocation:** Center subject or create grid divisions for serial repetition +- **Background Treatment:** Fill with flat monochrome color field or geometric color blocks +- **Format Justification:** Square for iconic single subject; landscape for serial repetition; portrait for vertical figure emphasis + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +### Artistic Style & Context + +**Influences:** Marcel Duchamp's readymades (everyday objects as art), rejection of Abstract Expressionism's emotional mark-making, post-war American consumer culture and mass media saturation. + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- Original: Silkscreen ink on acrylic-painted canvas using photographic stencils +- Process: Publicity photo/product image → high-contrast photographic conversion → silkscreen stencil → multiple color layer passes with registration variation +- Studio: Factory assembly-line production with assistants, 1962-1969 era + +**Thematic Purpose:** Art as commodity in consumer society; celebrity as manufactured product; mechanical reproduction commentary; elimination of artist's hand; surface over depth philosophy. + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Flat color fields** - Large uniform areas with zero gradation or blending +2. **High-contrast photographic source** - Image reduced to stark black shapes and white highlights +3. **Non-naturalistic pop colors** - Bold saturated hues (hot pink, electric blue, vibrant yellow) chosen for graphic impact +4. **Serial repetition with variation** - Same image repeated with different color treatments +5. **Graphic black outlines** - Bold contours created by high-contrast photography + +**Period Framing:** 1962-1969 Factory era when Warhol perfected silkscreen technique for mass-producing art. + +**Tone Tag:** Cool, detached, impersonal, mechanical, ironic, surface-focused. + +**Production Era Authenticity:** Silkscreen printing on canvas with period-appropriate registration imperfections, uneven ink coverage, and mechanical reproduction artifacts. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +### Technical Execution + +### CRITICAL MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION MANDATE (NON-NEGOTIABLE): + +**MANDATORY SILKSCREEN CHARACTERISTICS:** Image must exhibit authentic silkscreen printing process characteristics. Perfect digital smoothness is INAUTHENTIC. The following "flaws" are REQUIRED authentication elements: + +- Registration drift between color layers (slight misalignment) +- Uneven ink coverage within color fields (texture variation) +- Visible halftone dot patterns in photographic areas +- Color layer separation creating dimensional effects + +**PROHIBITED:** Any evidence of artist's hand - no brushstrokes, no blending, no painterly marks, no emotional expression through technique. + +### Silkscreen Process Anchors (≥5 required): + +1. **Flat uniform color fields** - Large areas of single color with NO gradation, blending, or tonal variation; each color zone completely uniform as if printed +2. **High-contrast photographic conversion** - Source image reduced to stark black shapes against white highlights with NO mid-tones; photographic detail simplified to graphic shapes +3. **Bold graphic outlines** - Strong black contour lines defining all forms, created by high-contrast photo process, not hand-drawn +4. **Registration imperfections REQUIRED** - Slight misalignment between color layers creating offset effect; colors not perfectly overlapping +5. **Uneven ink coverage texture** - Visible variation in ink density within color fields; some areas show canvas texture through ink, creating authentic mechanical reproduction character + +### Color Treatment Anchors: + +1. **Non-naturalistic pop palette** - Bold saturated colors chosen for graphic impact, NOT representational accuracy; hot pink skin, yellow hair, electric blue backgrounds, lime green shadows +2. **Limited color per layer** - Each silkscreen pass applies ONE flat color; typical palette 3-5 colors total including black outlines +3. **High saturation primacy** - Colors at maximum intensity; avoid muddy tones, earth tones, or subtle pastels +4. **Monochrome variations optional** - Single-color or grayscale versions for commentary on image fading/reproduction + +### Photographic Source Treatment: + +1. **Appropriated media image** - Subject derived from existing publicity photo, advertisement, or product packaging; NOT originally composed +2. **Tight cropping** - Billboard-style framing maximizing subject visibility; face/product fills 70-95% of frame +3. **Flattened perspective** - Zero illusionistic depth; complete rejection of atmospheric modeling or Renaissance space + +### Serial Repetition Logic (if applicable): + +1. **Grid organization** - Multiple repetitions arranged in strict orthogonal layout (2x2, 1x2, etc.) +2. **Color variation across instances** - Each repetition uses different color combination while maintaining identical composition +3. **Mechanical uniformity** - Repeated elements exactly same size and position, emphasizing assembly-line production + +### Pose Anchors (if human subject): + +1. **Head tilt 0-15 degrees** - Slight angle from appropriated publicity photo; avoid extreme tilts +2. **Shoulder-hip alignment** - Typically frontal or slight rotation; photographed pose, not staged +3. **Weight distribution** - As captured in source photo; no dynamic athletic poses +4. **Gesture economy** - Minimal hand gestures; poses are static publicity shots + +### Canvas Adaptation Anchor: + +1. **Composition optimized for declared aspect ratio** - Subject scaled and positioned to fill chosen format; serial repetitions divided evenly if grid layout; tight cropping maximizes subject presence within ratio +2. **Canvas substrate visible** - Silkscreen ink allows canvas texture to show through in areas; not opaque like house paint +3. **Layered transparency effects** - Where colors overlap, slight transparency or color mixing visible from printing process +4. **No digital perfection** - Image must feel mechanically printed, not computer-generated; authentic process artifacts throughout + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +### Fashion & Attire – Subject Matter Matrix + +### Subject Categories (Choose One): + +**CELEBRITY/FIGURE PORTRAITS:** + +- **Source Type:** Appropriated publicity photograph or film still aesthetic +- **Pose Convention:** Pre-existing media pose (publicity shot, film still, performance photo); NOT staged by artist +- **Cropping:** Tight framing on face/upper body, billboard-style intimacy +- **Treatment:** Face flattened to graphic shapes, features defined by high-contrast black outlines +- **Wardrobe:** Period-appropriate 1960s styling; costume should read as "from publicity photo" +- **Fabric Behavior:** Flattened to graphic color fields; no realistic drape or texture modeling; simplified to solid color shapes +- **NO real celebrities:** Use fictional figure styled as iconic celebrity + +**CONSUMER PRODUCTS:** + +- **Source Type:** Commercial packaging or product design +- **Presentation:** Isolated against flat background with no environmental context +- **Typography:** Brand names/logos integral to composition, reproduced from fictional packaging design +- **Scale:** Product monumentalized to fill canvas like billboard +- **Material Physics:** Packaging rendered as flat graphic reproduction; no dimensional product photography lighting +- **Examples:** Soup can, soda bottle, food box, household item +- **NO real brands:** Create original fictional brand with period-appropriate graphic design + +**MECHANICAL OBJECTS:** + +- **Source Type:** Mass-produced manufactured items +- **Presentation:** Isolated on flat color field, single viewpoint +- **Treatment:** Serialized repetition emphasizing interchangeable nature +- **Surface Treatment:** Metallic or painted surfaces flattened to graphic color fields +- **Examples:** Cars, tools, machinery, currency +- **NO brand logos:** Generic or fictional manufacturer identifiers only + +**CARTOON/POP CULTURE ICONS:** + +- **Source Type:** Comic or animation character aesthetic +- **Treatment:** Flat graphic rendering with bold outlines +- **Presentation:** Character isolated on color field +- **Line Quality:** Bold black contours defining all forms +- **NO copyrighted characters:** Create original cartoon-style character + +### Wardrobe & Styling (If Human Subject): + +- **Period:** 1960s styling for authentic Warhol era +- **Approach:** Costume should suggest "publicity photograph" source +- **Detail Level:** Simplified to graphic shapes by high-contrast process; minimal clothing detail +- **Color Treatment:** Non-naturalistic flat colors per silkscreen aesthetic +- **Fabric Physics:** All fabric rendered as flat color fields; no realistic draping, folding, or texture; clothing exists as bold graphic shapes +- **Accessories:** Minimal; only if integral to iconic image + +### Accessory Caps: + +**Minimalist (0-2 accessories):** Typical for Warhol portraits - jewelry, glasses, or single iconic element only if essential to image recognition + +**Props:** + +- **Prop Limit:** Maximum 1 hero element if product/object subject +- **Treatment:** Props flattened to graphic shapes, same high-contrast process as main subject +- **Integration:** Props isolated against flat background, no spatial depth +- **Material Rendering:** All materials (metal, glass, fabric, plastic) rendered as flat graphic color fields with bold outlines + +### Color Palette (Non-Naturalistic): + +**Primary Pop Colors:** Hot pink, electric blue, vibrant yellow, bright red, lime green, orange + **Avoid:** Realistic skin tones, natural hair colors, earth tones, muddy colors, subtle pastels + **Background:** Flat monochrome field OR geometric color blocks (never atmospheric or environmental) + +### Wardrobe Variation Required: + +Change color treatments between iterations if creating serial work; cycle through non-naturalistic pop palette avoiding identical color repetition across multiple versions. + +### Coherence Filter: + +All costume and styling elements must support 1960s Pop Art appropriation aesthetic; avoid contemporary fashion or styling that would break period authenticity. Fallback = simplified iconic figure in bold single-color outfit against contrasting flat background. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +### Constraints + +### Canvas Negatives (MANDATORY AVOIDANCE): + +**Ratio-Specific Anti-Patterns:** + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" +- "preserve source composition" + +**Medium-Specific Anti-Patterns - ZERO TOLERANCE:** + +- "visible brushstrokes" - ANY brush marks = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "painterly marks" - ANY hand-painting evidence = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "color blending" - Gradients between colors = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "smooth gradation" - Tonal transitions = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "atmospheric shading" - Volumetric modeling = IMMEDIATE FAILURE +- "subtle mid-tones" - More than 3 value levels = COMPLEXITY ERROR +- "dimensional modeling" - Illusionistic depth = SPATIAL ERROR +- "Renaissance perspective" - Linear or atmospheric perspective = REJECTION +- "emotional expression" - Artist's feeling through technique = CONCEPTUAL ERROR + +**Process Anti-Patterns - AUTHENTICATION FAILURES:** + +- "perfect digital smoothness" - No texture variation = FAKE +- "flawless color registration" - Perfect alignment = COMPUTER GENERATED +- "uniform ink coverage" - 100% opacity = INAUTHENTIC +- "seamless color boundaries" - No registration drift = DIGITAL IMITATION +- "missing halftone dots" - Smooth photographic areas = MODERN POST-PROCESSING + +**Aesthetic Anti-Patterns:** + +- "realistic skin tones" - Natural flesh colors = REPRESENTATIONAL ERROR +- "natural hair colors" - Browns, blondes = NATURALISM ERROR +- "earth tones" - Beiges, tans, browns = PALETTE VIOLATION +- "subtle pastels" - Low saturation colors = INTENSITY ERROR +- "complex details" - More than 12 shapes per feature = OVER-COMPLEXITY +- "dimensional accessories" - Textured jewelry/glasses = DETAIL ERROR + +**Compositional Anti-Patterns:** + +- "environmental context" - Background scenery = NARRATIVE ERROR +- "storytelling elements" - Multiple subjects interacting = COMPLEXITY ERROR +- "dynamic action poses" - Movement or gesture = PUBLICITY PHOTO VIOLATION +- "atmospheric background" - Depth or space = FLATNESS VIOLATION + +------ + +### Canvas Positives (MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS): + +**Ratio Enforcement:** + +- "exactly [declared ratio] aspect ratio" +- "recomposed for Pop Art iconic presentation" +- "subject scaled to fill 75-90% of format" +- "tight cropping maximizing subject presence" + +**Technique-Specific Requirements - AUTHENTICATION MARKERS:** + +- "flat graphic silkscreen aesthetic with mechanical imperfections" +- "registration drift 2-4mm visible at all color boundaries" +- "halftone dot pattern 50-85 LPI in photographic detail areas" +- "uneven ink coverage 85-95% showing canvas texture through" +- "high-contrast photographic conversion to 2-3 value zones only" +- "bold black graphic outlines 1-3mm uniform width" +- "color layer separation creating dimensional edge effects" + +**Process-Specific Requirements:** + +- "appropriated publicity photograph aesthetic" +- "mechanical reproduction imperfections required" +- "assembly-line uniformity in serial repetitions" +- "commercial printing process artifacts visible" +- "silkscreen ink transparency with substrate texture" + +**Color Requirements - NON-NEGOTIABLE:** + +- "non-naturalistic bold pop colors at 90-100% saturation" +- "hot pink, electric blue, vibrant yellow primary palette" +- "3-5 color maximum including black outlines" +- "flat color fields with zero gradation" +- "geometric color-blocked backgrounds" + +**Simplification Requirements:** + +- "facial features reduced to 8-12 total graphic shapes" +- "clothing rendered as 2-4 flat color shapes maximum" +- "accessories limited to 2 items, 1-3 shapes each" +- "eliminate all texture, draping, folding, ornamentation" + +**Conceptual Requirements:** + +- "subject appropriated from popular culture or mass media" +- "artist as machine philosophy - zero emotional mark-making" +- "surface over depth approach - everything visible immediately" +- "mechanical repetition with color variation if serial work" + +------ + +### Vocabulary Warnings: + +**PROHIBITED DESCRIPTORS (Contradict Warhol aesthetic):** + +- "painterly," "expressive," "emotional," "soulful" = Artist's hand present +- "atmospheric," "moody," "ethereal" = Depth and space present +- "subtle," "nuanced," "delicate" = Complexity exceeds limits +- "realistic," "natural," "lifelike" = Representational error +- "smooth," "blended," "gradated" = Missing mechanical artifacts +- "detailed," "intricate," "ornate" = Over-complexity +- "dimensional," "volumetric," "sculptural" = Illusionistic depth + +**REQUIRED DESCRIPTORS (Enforce Warhol aesthetic):** + +- "flat," "graphic," "bold," "stark" +- "mechanical," "printed," "reproduced," "silkscreened" +- "high-contrast," "simplified," "reduced," "geometric" +- "non-naturalistic," "saturated," "vibrant," "pop" +- "imperfect," "offset," "misaligned," "textured" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +### Composition & Background + +### Ratio-Specific Composition: + +**For Square (1:1):** + +- Central subject placement with bilateral symmetry +- Subject occupies 75-90% of canvas +- Iconic presentation like product photography + +**For Landscape (Serial Repetition):** + +- Grid divisions (2, 3, or 4 panels across) +- Each panel contains identical subject with color variation +- Strict orthogonal organization + +**For Portrait (Vertical):** + +- Vertical emphasis with tight cropping +- Head/shoulders fill frame +- Minimal negative space + +### Style-Specific Composition: + +- **Perspective regime:** FLAT - complete rejection of illusionistic depth; no atmospheric perspective, no vanishing points, no spatial recession +- **Grid/symmetry:** Bilateral symmetry for iconic subjects; strict orthogonal grid for serial works +- **Figure:ground ratio:** 70-95% subject dominance; background minimal +- **Density:** Subject fills frame with billboard-scale presence +- **Lighting logic:** Flat frontal lighting eliminating dimensional modeling; high-contrast conversion removes all mid-tones +- **Detail:negative space:** Maximum subject visibility, minimal empty space + +### Background Treatment: + +**Primary Options:** + +- Flat monochrome color field (single solid color behind subject) +- Geometric color blocks (two or more flat color zones creating abstract division) +- **NEVER:** Environmental context, landscape, interior space, atmospheric effects, gradated backgrounds + +**Background Colors:** Bold saturated hues contrasting with subject - turquoise, pink, yellow, green, blue, red + +### Required Anchors: + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Canvas with silkscreen ink application; substrate texture visible through ink + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - No frames, borders, or decorative bands outside canvas edge + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1960s silkscreen printing on canvas with Factory assembly-line production aesthetic; mechanical reproduction with characteristic registration and ink imperfections + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for declared aspect ratio with subject scaled to fill format; serial repetitions divided evenly across canvas if grid format + +### Spatial Logic: + +- **Subject isolation:** Remove all environmental context; subject exists in graphic void +- **Commercial advertising logic:** Frame like product photograph or billboard +- **No narrative:** Eliminate storytelling elements; present icon without context +- **Mechanical organization:** Grid-based serial works show assembly-line regularity + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Typography Policy:** CONDITIONAL - Only if subject is consumer product with brand identity + +### If Product Subject: + +**Typography Treatment:** + +- **Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** Text positioned within declared aspect ratio following packaging design hierarchy +- **Copy Limits:** ≤6 words per line for brand names; ≤7 total text elements if complex packaging +- **Source:** Appropriated directly from fictional product packaging design +- **Integration:** Typography is integral part of image, not added caption +- **Style:** Reproduce packaging fonts exactly; script logos, sans-serif brand names, etc. +- **Silkscreen Process:** Text subject to same registration drift and ink variation as image +- **Examples:** "Campbell's" script, "TOMATO SOUP" sans-serif, decorative flourishes from label design + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +- 1960s commercial typography conventions +- Script fonts for brand names (simulate hand-lettered quality) +- Bold sans-serif for product descriptions +- Typography must appear printed, not hand-drawn + +**Font Recommendation Format:** + +- Closest Google Font: **[Name]** ([Description], [Similarity %]) +- Better (if archival): **[Professional Font Family]** +- Example: "Closest Google Font: Lobster (script logo analog, 80%). Better: House Industries Script" + +**Production Method Integration:** + +- Typography rendered with silkscreen registration imperfections +- Slight ink bleed or misalignment characteristic of 1960s printing +- Text integrated into color layer sequence + +### If Celebrity/Figure Subject: + +**Typography Policy:** OMIT ALL TEXT + +No captions, no names, no dates, no titles. Image speaks entirely through visual icon. + +### If Cartoon Character Subject: + +**Typography Policy:** OPTIONAL - May include character name if integral to design + +Treat text as graphic element with bold simple letterforms following ≤6 words per line limit. + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +- **Gallery print mode:** Omit text entirely +- **Product subject mode:** Typography essential and integral +- **Serial repetition mode:** Text may appear once or repeat across all panels + +------ + +**END OF FRAMEWORK** + +*This framework is constructed from evidence-based visual analysis of 9 authentic Andy Warhol silkscreen works from his 1962-1969 Factory era, representing his definitive Pop Art style. All technical specifications and compositional rules derived from systematic forensic examination of Campbell's Soup Cans (1962), Marilyn Monroe portraits (1962-1967), Elvis (1963), Mercedes-Benz race cars (1986 style but 60s technique), Mickey Mouse (1981 but representative), and commissioned portrait work showing his characteristic silkscreen process.* + +--- + diff --git a/styles/pop_art/roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel.md b/styles/pop_art/roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c888cf6 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pop_art/roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel.md @@ -0,0 +1,562 @@ +--- +id: roy_lichtenstein_comic_panel +group: Pop Art +movement: American Pop Art Comics +artist: Roy Lichtenstein +display_name: Roy Lichtenstein — Monumental Comic Panel +style_scope: single-artist +ratios: + - '1:1' + - '4:5' + - '4:3' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Lichtenstein cropped comic panels into square icons, tight portrait trims, and + landscape action spreads—anchor output to those classic enlargements. +modes: + - Comic Romance Close-Up + - Action Panel Freeze-Frame + - Heroic Diptych +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect +hero_image: null +about: > + Roy Lichtenstein blew up cheap comic panels into billboard paintings—Ben-Day + dots, blunt contour lines, and melodramatic archetypes. This scaffold preserves + his 1961–1966 Pop vocabulary: mechanical dots, heavy keylines, cropped emotional + close-ups, and industrial printing perfection. +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Roy Lichtenstein (Pop Art Period, 1961-1966) + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +**Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. + +**Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. + +**Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, gesture, and expression through comic book stereotypes. + +**Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. + +**Process-Over-Result Priority:** How materials simulate commercial printing supersedes visual appearance. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `halftone-dot-mechanical` + +**Pose Flags:** `candid-motion`, `frontal-rigid`, `theatrical-archetype` + +**Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe`, `adaptive-extend` + +**Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. + +**Text policy:** Optional - follows Section 8 authorization. + +**Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures; no copyrighted comic book characters or recognizable superhero iconography. + +**Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral attire. + +**Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters; surface must exhibit authentic mechanical printing simulation with Ben Day dots. + +**Period Production Authenticity:** Simulate cheap 1960s comic book printing - newsprint texture, mechanical halftone dots, flat offset color. + +**Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, or credits. + +**Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid painterly brushwork, color gradients, atmospheric shading, perspective depth, sensitive line variation. + +**Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[X:Y ratio]** - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +Redraw in **Roy Lichtenstein's American Pop Art style (1961-1966 classic period)** for **single-panel comic book enlargement**. + +Identity via silhouette, gesture, emotional archetype, and comic book stereotyped features. + +**IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original character design avoiding copyrighted comic book characters, superhero iconography, recognizable logos, or trademarked costume elements. No existing comic book character names, symbols, or distinctive design elements. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `halftone-dot-mechanical` - skin rendered with uniform red/pink Ben Day dots over white ground creating optical flesh tone. + +**Pose Flag:** Selected from `theatrical-archetype` (romance comic emotional poses), `candid-motion` (action sequences), or `frontal-rigid` (confrontational direct address). + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` for dramatic cropping emphasis. + +**Style Dominance:** Commercial printing aesthetic dominates over photographic likeness; comic book archetype convention supersedes naturalism. + +**Mode Selector:** Single-panel enlargement - extracted comic frame presented as monumental painting. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +### Canvas Strategy & Spatial Logic + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** + +**PRIMARY FORMATS:** + +- `1:1` (square - iconic single subject) +- `4:5` (portrait - close emotional drama) +- `3:4` (classical portrait - figure dominance) +- `5:4` (near-square landscape - two-figure interaction) +- `4:3` (landscape - action/narrative scene) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +**Reframing Method:** Aggressive cropping with figure-to-edge contact - forms press against canvas boundaries to flatten pictorial space and assert two-dimensionality. + +**Spatial Allocation:** + +- Single figure: occupies 75-85% of canvas area +- Two figures: combined 80-90% of canvas area +- Background: reduced to minimal flat color fields or uniform dot patterns + +**Background Treatment:** Radically simplified - solid primary color field, uniform Ben Day dot pattern, or minimal geometric elements. No environmental detail, no atmospheric perspective, no depth cues. + +**Format Justification:** Mimics single comic book panel extracted and monumentalized. Ratio chosen enhances emotional impact of frozen narrative moment - portrait for intimacy, landscape for action, square for iconic isolation. + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +### Artistic Style & Context + +**Core Influences:** + +- 1950s-1960s romance comic books (DC Comics romance titles, Charlton romance comics) +- War comic books (DC war titles, action comics) +- Commercial advertising graphics +- Yellow Pages telephone directory layouts +- Bubble gum wrapper graphics +- Direct reaction against Abstract Expressionism's gestural emotionalism + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil and Magna acrylic on canvas, executed to precisely simulate mechanical offset printing on cheap newsprint. Ben Day dot patterns hand-created using custom stencils, dog-grooming brush, or wire screen frottage to achieve perfectly uniform mechanical appearance. Goal is to eliminate all evidence of artist's hand and replicate industrial reproduction process. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Elevation of "low" commercial mass-media imagery to "high" art status through ironic parody of representational linear drawing. Transformation of disposable comic book clichés into monumental cultural icons. "Cool," detached, depersonalized aesthetic replacing subjective emotional expression. + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Ben Day Dot System:** Mechanically uniform circular dots in single primary colors creating optical tone mixing. Red/pink dots over white = flesh tones. Blue dots = background atmosphere. Yellow dots = highlights. Dot density controls perceived saturation - no gradation within single dot field. +2. **Heavy Black Enclosure Lines:** Thick, unmodulated black contour lines with characteristic blunt terminals ending in ink "blobs." Lines enclose all forms creating discrete cells. No sensitive line variation, no calligraphic quality - deliberately awkward and depersonalized. +3. **Emotional Archetypes:** Theatrical poses derived from romance comic clichés - crying girls with hand to face, passionate embraces, vulnerable gazes, clenched fists of aggression. Figures frozen in peak emotional moments extracted from narrative context. +4. **Simplified Stylized Anatomy:** Comic book stereotype features - large oval eyes, minimal nose indication, full lips with white highlight, hair rendered as parallel curved line clusters. Anti-naturalistic proportions serve emotional archetype over anatomical accuracy. +5. **Typography Integration (Optional):** Speech bubbles, thought bubbles, sound effect onomatopoeia, caption boxes - fully integrated as graphic compositional elements when present. Hand-lettered uppercase sans-serif mimicking commercial comic lettering. + +**Period Framing:** 1961-1966 classic Pop Art period - height of Lichtenstein's comic book appropriation phase. Authentic production era when cheap commercial printing aesthetic was central conceptual strategy. + +**Tone Tag:** Cool, detached, ironic, confrontational, anti-sentimental. Mechanical reproduction aesthetic creating emotional distance from subject matter. + +**Production Era Authenticity:** Simulate 1960s four-color offset printing process on newsprint - hard-edged flat color registration, visible halftone dot structure, no color bleed, industrial finish eliminating painterly surface. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +### Technical Execution + +**Core Technical Anchors:** + +1. **Ben Day Dot Rendering (Primary Surface Treatment):** + - Dot diameter: 2-3mm equivalent at viewing scale + - Dot spacing: uniform 4-5mm center-to-center + - Dot color: single pure primary per area - red/pink for skin, blue for backgrounds/shadows, yellow for highlights/hair + - Dot density: consistent 50% or 75% coverage per zone - no gradation + - Dot perfection: mechanically circular, precise spacing, zero hand-drawn irregularity + - White ground visible: dots always over white, never over other colors + - Application zones: skin tones universally red/pink dots, backgrounds often blue or yellow dots, hair can be solid or dotted +2. **Line Quality (Enclosure Drawing System):** + - Line weight: heavy uniform black, 3-5mm equivalent thickness + - Line character: blunt, unmodulated, deliberately awkward + - Terminal treatment: emphatic ink blob at line endings - visible 2-3mm circular blot that appears as if pen was lifted while ink pooled + - Enclosure mandate: every form completely outlined creating discrete closed cells + - Interior lines: minimal - hair strands (3-7 parallel curves), fabric folds (1-3 lines maximum), facial features (extreme simplification) + - No sensitive variation: zero calligraphic quality, zero tapering, constant width + - Edge quality: hard, crisp - simulating printed ink edge +3. **Color System (Absolute Primary Restriction):** + - Palette: red, yellow, blue, black, white ONLY + - No mixing: colors applied at full intensity, unmixed, straight from conceptual "can" + - No gradation: each color zone is flat uniform application + - No intermediate colors: no orange, green, purple, no desaturated or muted tones + - Hard edges: all color boundaries are sharp, no feathering + - Opaque coverage: simulate offset printing ink density + - Saturation: maximum intensity always +4. **Facial Rendering (Stereotype Convention):** + - Eyes: large ovals or circles, smaller circular pupils, 3-5 eyelash marks for female figures, minimal detail for male figures + - Nose: profile = single curved line; frontal = two small marks or omitted entirely; three-quarter = L-shaped mark + - Mouth: female = full lips with white highlight on lower lip, red fill; male = thin simplified outline; open mouth = simple white tooth shapes + - Skin: uniform red/pink Ben Day dots over entire face area creating optical flesh tone + - Expression: wide eyes = drama, closed eyes = distress, narrow eyes = determination; simplified emotional archetypes +5. **Hair Treatment:** + - Structure: parallel curved line clusters, 3-7 strands per group + - Color: large solid yellow, blue, or black areas with line overlay + - Highlights: white negative space creating shine effect + - Flow: directional lines following hair movement + - Detail hierarchy: major directional masses, minimal individual strand indication + - Female vs male: females have flowing dramatic strands, males have simpler shorter treatment +6. **Spatial Flattening (Anti-Illusionism):** + - Zero atmospheric perspective + - Zero linear perspective + - Overlapping planes maintain discrete boundaries + - No depth cues, no modeling, no chiaroscuro + - Aggressive cropping presses forms to canvas edge + - Background = flat color field or uniform dot pattern with no recession +7. **Pose Anchors (Emotional Archetype):** + - Distress: hand to face, tilted head, wide eyes, tears indicated by small blue lines + - Passion: embracing figures, tilted heads touching, closed eyes + - Aggression: clenched fist, squared shoulders, narrow eyes + - Vulnerability: open palm gestures, direct gaze, parted lips + - Action: dynamic diagonal body axis, speed lines, foreshortened limbs + - All poses simplified to essential gesture - no complex articulation +8. **Production Method Anchor (Printing Simulation):** + - Surface: hard, flat, non-painterly - simulate offset printing on paper + - Finish: matte, industrial, machine-made appearance + - Registration: precise color edge alignment mimicking printing press + - Texture: eliminate all canvas texture, brushstroke evidence, paint facture + - Goal: painting that appears to BE a printed comic panel, not a painting OF one + +**Scale Hierarchy:** Figure elements proportional unless serving emotional emphasis - eyes can be enlarged for vulnerability, hands enlarged for gesture significance. Proportional accuracy secondary to emotional archetype clarity. + +**Material Authenticity:** Surface exhibits authentic mechanical printing simulation - perfect dot uniformity, industrial line quality, flat opaque color application with zero painterly characteristics. + +**Period Consistency:** All technical elements match 1961-1966 classic Pop period - pre-Brushstroke series, pure comic book appropriation phase. + +**Canvas Adaptation:** Composition aggressively reformatted for declared ratio - figures cropped and repositioned to maximize edge contact and flatten space within target format. + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +### Fashion & Attire - Wardrobe Matrix + Prop Selector + +**Wardrobe Tracks:** + +**Female Attire (Adult):** + +- Simple sleeveless dresses (red, blue, yellow solid colors) +- Blouses with minimal collar detail (1-3 curved lines indicating structure) +- Sweaters with simple neckline indication +- Color: primary colors only - red, blue, yellow; occasionally black or white +- Detail: 1-3 lines maximum per garment indicating seams, necklines, or structure +- Fit: simplified to body contour - no complex drapery +- Accessories: pearl earrings (white circles), minimal jewelry + +**Male Attire (Adult):** + +- Business suits (blue most common, also black) +- Military uniforms (blue or green with minimal insignia) +- Casual shirts with collars (red, blue, yellow) +- Ties (solid color rectangle with single diagonal line) +- Color: blue dominates male wardrobe; also red, black, white +- Detail: collar lines, lapel indication with 2-3 lines, minimal beyond structure +- No pattern complexity - solid colors only + +**Fabric Behavior:** + +- No realistic drape or fold complexity +- Garments conform to body as simple color zones +- Folds indicated by 1-3 black lines maximum +- No texture, no sheen variation, no material weight indication +- All fabric = flat color field with structural line overlay + +**Accessory Caps:** Minimalist 0-2 maximum + +- Pearl earrings (white circles with black outline) +- Necklaces (simplified curve with clasp indication) +- Telephone (black handset with coiled cord - for drama scenes) +- Glass/cup (simple geometric vessel for domestic scenes) + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** + +- Primary colors ONLY: red, yellow, blue +- Neutrals: black, white +- NO intermediate colors, NO patterns except rare simplified leopard print (black spots on yellow), NO complex decorative elements + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Cycle through color combinations: red dress with blue background, yellow dress with red background, blue dress with yellow background. Vary garment type: dress, blouse, sweater, suit. Change accessory presence: with earrings, without earrings. Avoid identical color schemes in sequential iterations. + +**Props - YAML Pool:** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - telephone_handset_black_coiled_cord + - coffee_cup_simplified_geometric + - glass_cylindrical_simple + - compact_mirror_circular + - cigarette_simplified_cylinder + - book_rectangular_minimal + - letter_white_rectangle + +micro_props: + - pearl_earring_white_circle + - ring_simplified_band + - watch_geometric_face + - pen_simple_cylinder + - lipstick_tube_red +``` + +**Total Props:** 1 hero maximum OR 1-2 micro accessories; fallback = clean scene with zero props. + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements support 1960s middle-class American consumer culture context as filtered through romance and action comics. If period-inappropriate or culturally incoherent, fallback = simplified attire with no props. NO modern technology, NO contemporary fashion elements, NO anachronistic objects. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +### Constraints + +**Canvas Negatives (Anti-Patterns - Minimum 2 Required):** + +Ratio-Specific: + +- "original aspect ratio" +- "source dimensions" +- "unmodified framing" + +Frame/Border-Specific (CRITICAL): + +- "black border frame" +- "external frame" +- "rectangular border" +- "comic panel border" +- "border outline" +- "framing edge" + +Medium-Specific: + +- "painterly brushwork" +- "gestural application" +- "visible canvas texture" +- "expressive mark-making" +- "color blending" +- "atmospheric gradation" +- "soft edges" +- "feathered transitions" +- "subtle shading" +- "chiaroscuro modeling" +- "three-dimensional illusion" +- "linear perspective" +- "atmospheric perspective" +- "depth of field" +- "naturalistic anatomy" +- "photographic realism" +- "sensitive line variation" +- "calligraphic quality" +- "tapered line endings" + +Publication-Specific: + +- "high-quality printing" +- "coated paper stock" +- "digital perfection" +- "modern color registration" +- "gradient screening" + +Color-Specific: + +- "intermediate colors" +- "mixed hues" +- "desaturated tones" +- "color gradation" +- "harmonious palette" + +**Canvas Positives (Required Constraints - Minimum 2 Required):** + +Ratio Enforcement: + +- "exactly [declared ratio]" +- "recomposed for [format name]" + +Border/Edge Treatment (CRITICAL): + +- "extends to physical canvas edge" +- "borderless composition" +- "no external borders" +- "image bleeds to edge" + +Technique-Specific: + +- "mechanical Ben Day dot pattern" +- "uniform circular halftone dots" +- "flat two-dimensional space" +- "thick black enclosing outlines" +- "blunt line terminals with ink blobs" +- "primary colors only - red, yellow, blue, black, white" +- "hard-edged color boundaries" +- "zero color mixing" +- "aggressive cropping to canvas edge" +- "comic book stereotype anatomy" +- "simplified facial features" +- "emotional archetype pose" + +Period-Specific: + +- "1960s offset printing simulation" +- "newsprint aesthetic" +- "mechanical reproduction appearance" +- "industrial finish" +- "depersonalized technique" + +Process-Specific: + +- "enclosure drawing system" +- "optical tone mixing via dots" +- "single-color dot fields" +- "form-as-discrete-cell" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "ornate," "elaborate," "decorative," "harmonious," "beautiful," "elegant" - these trigger frame generation or aesthetic refinement incompatible with cool, mechanical Pop aesthetic. Use "simplified," "flattened," "mechanical," "industrial," "detached," "archetypal," "stereotyped." + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +### Composition & Background + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +**For Square (1:1):** + +- Central subject placement with radial emphasis +- Figure dominance 75-80% of canvas +- Symmetrical or near-symmetrical balance +- Background = simple flat color field or uniform dot pattern +- Iconic isolation emphasis + +**For Portrait Ratios (3:4, 4:5):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure extending to top and bottom edges +- Subject dominance 80-85% of canvas +- Aggressive cropping at shoulders or mid-torso +- Background minimal - compressed to thin zones at edges or top +- Hierarchical staging: face > gesture > costume > background + +**For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 5:4):** + +- Horizontal flow for two-figure interaction or action sequence +- Combined figure dominance 80-90% of canvas +- Panoramic staging: figures side-by-side or overlapping +- Background = horizontal color bands or uniform dot field +- Action emphasis: speed lines, explosion effects, or environmental minimal geometry + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Perspective Regime:** Strict flattened non-perspectival system. Zero linear perspective, zero atmospheric perspective. All forms exist on frontal picture plane with overlapping but never receding into space. + +**Grid/Symmetry:** Centralized organization with heavy forms extending to touch framing edges. Bilateral near-symmetry common for single figures; asymmetrical but balanced for two-figure compositions. + +**Figure:Ground Ratio:** 75-90% figure dominance. Background compressed to minimal zones, eliminated entirely, or reduced to flat color/dot pattern fields. + +**Density:** High figure density, minimal background density. All visual interest concentrated in subject - background provides contrast, not information. + +**Lighting Logic:** No naturalistic lighting. Form defined entirely by black outline and flat color fill. Highlights indicated by white shapes, shadows indicated by dot patterns - both non-directional and non-atmospheric. + +**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** Minimal detail in figures (simplified features, minimal interior lines), maximum negative space in backgrounds. Simplification serves clarity of emotional archetype and graphic impact. + +**Composition Optimized for Declared Ratio:** + +- Square: central iconic subject +- Portrait: vertical figure emphasis with top-to-bottom edge contact +- Landscape: horizontal action or two-figure interaction +- All ratios: aggressive cropping pressing forms to edges + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Canvas simulating printed comic book panel on newsprint - flat, matte, industrial surface with no painterly texture. + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** CRITICAL - Absolutely NO black borders, frames, or rectangular outlines around the image. Composition must extend to the physical canvas edge with no buffer zone. Image appears as if comic panel extracted directly from page with no added framing elements. This is a fundamental characteristic of Lichtenstein's work and non-negotiable for authenticity. + +**Production Context Anchor:** 1960s four-color offset printing on cheap newsprint - characteristic Ben Day dot patterns, hard-edged color registration, flat opaque inks, mechanical reproduction aesthetic. + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for declared ratio, not adapted from different format. Figure placement, cropping strategy, and background treatment all serve target aspect ratio's dramatic potential. + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** Text OPTIONAL - can omit entirely or include as integrated graphic element. + +**If Text Allowed:** + +**Ratio-Appropriate Zones:** + +- Square (1:1): text confined to upper 20% or lower 15%, never centered +- Portrait (3:4, 4:5): text in upper 25% as thought bubble or speech bubble emerging from top edge +- Landscape (4:3, 5:4): text in left or right 30% zone, or spanning upper 20% as caption box + +**Copy Limits:** + +- Speech/thought bubbles: maximum 15 words per bubble, ideally 8-12 words +- Caption boxes: maximum 20 words, broken into 2-3 lines +- Sound effects: single word, maximum 6 letters (e.g., WHAAM!, POW!, VICKI!) +- Dialogue punctuation: periods, exclamation points, question marks only - no ellipses or complex punctuation + +**Period-Appropriate Typography:** + +- Hand-lettered uppercase sans-serif mimicking 1960s comic book lettering +- Bold uniform stroke weight +- Generous letter spacing for high legibility +- Left-aligned in speech/thought bubbles +- Centered in caption boxes +- Italic for emphasis or interior monologue + +**Font Recommendation:** Closest Google Font: **Anton** (bold compressed sans-serif, 70% match to comic lettering conventions) Better professional match: **Comicraft fonts** (professional comic lettering), **Blambot fonts** (authentic comic typography), or hand-lettered uppercase sans-serif with slight irregularity suggesting manual creation. + +**Text Integration Elements:** + +**Speech Bubbles:** + +- Organic cloud-like outline with pointed tail directing to speaker +- White fill with black outline (2-3mm thick line) +- Text in bold black uppercase +- Bubble integrated as compositional element - can touch canvas edge +- Tail placement indicates speaker clearly + +**Thought Bubbles:** + +- Cloud-like form connected to thinker by chain of small circles (descending size) +- Same treatment as speech bubbles but with bubble-chain connector +- Indicates interior monologue + +**Caption Boxes:** + +- Rectangular yellow box with black outline +- Black italic text on yellow ground +- Typically upper left or upper right corner +- Contains narrative text setting scene or providing context + +**Sound Effects (Onomatopoeia):** + +- Large stylized letters as graphic element +- Yellow or red with black outline, or white with black outline +- Scale competes with figures for visual dominance +- Integrated into action/explosion imagery +- Examples: WHAAM!, POW!, BLAM!, VROOM! + +**Format-Specific Text Rules:** + +**Single Portrait Print Mode (No Masthead):** + +- Text optional but if included, must be speech bubble, thought bubble, or sound effect integrated INTO image +- NO caption boxes, NO title text, NO credits +- Text serves dramatic emphasis, not publication function + +**Period Accuracy:** All typography must match 1960s comic book lettering conventions - hand-lettered quality, bold sans-serif, high-contrast black on white (or black on yellow for captions). + +**Historical Accuracy:** Text content, if present, should reflect 1960s dialogue patterns - period-appropriate language, emotional directness, melodramatic phrasing typical of romance or action comics. + +------ + + diff --git a/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite.md b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b97cfac --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite.md @@ -0,0 +1,362 @@ +--- +id: dante_gabriel_rossetti_pre_raphaelite +group: Pre-Raphaelite Movement +movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1882) +artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti +display_name: Dante Gabriel Rossetti — Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '3:4' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Rossetti staged his luminous muse portraits on tall 3:4 canvases that echo + altarpiece proportions; keep that ratio for jewel-toned intimacy. +modes: + - Iconic Muse Portrait + - Medieval Allegory Tableau + - Literary Symbolist Vision + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 1 + subject_interaction: prohibited + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: false + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Rossetti fused medieval devotion with psychological modernity, bathing his + models in white-ground luminosity and layers of symbolic flora. This card keeps + his jewel-toned palettes, languid archetypes, and literary obsessions intact. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Framework + +**Timeframe:** 1848-1882 + **Historical Context:** The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a revolutionary movement founded in London in 1848 by seven young artists who sought to overthrow academic conventions descended from Raphael. They championed "truth to nature" through microscopic observation, embraced literary and medieval themes with psychological realism, and pioneered the white ground painting technique that created unprecedented jewel-like color luminosity. Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a founding member and key figure, known for his distinctive female archetype—languid, psychologically intense figures with voluminous red-blonde hair—and his integration of visual art with poetry (sonnets accompanying paintings). The Brotherhood received formal training at Royal Academy Schools but consciously rebelled against academic formulas, painting outdoors (en plein air), using innovative 19th-century pigments, and committing to "painful" application of microscopic detail throughout every element of their compositions. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat model's resistance through explicit ratio declaration in multiple locations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints, and compositional anchors designed for target ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via Rossettian archetype (enigmatic interiority, psychological intensity, idiosyncratic features). +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("110-120% lip fullness", "Chinese White priming", "microscopic detail commitment") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** White ground technique and microscopic observation supersede visual appearance descriptions. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `white-ground-luminosity` (revolutionary priming technique) +- **Pose Flags:** `psychological-tension`, `languid-intensity`, `gestural-narrative` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` or `adaptive-extend` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on canvas with Chinese/Permanent White priming; watercolour with bodycolour (gouache) for opacity +- **Detail Philosophy:** "Truth to nature" = microscopic observation throughout - studying limb for limb, hand for hand, finger for finger +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; no real logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate medieval/classical garments; floor-length minimum coverage +- **Gender expression:** **CRITICAL - Respect presented gender.** Masculine subjects = medieval/classical masculine wardrobe. Feminine subjects = medieval/classical feminine wardrobe. Match styling to presented gender. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital filters; authentic oil/watercolour surface with white ground luminosity +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid idealized Raphaelesque beauty, theatrical staging, generalization, conventional prettiness +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Dante Gabriel Rossetti Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style** for **museum gallery oil painting on canvas with white ground technique**. +- Identity via Rossettian archetype: enigmatic psychological interiority, idiosyncratic features over idealized beauty, languid intensity. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original literary/medieval character designs from public domain sources (Dante, Keats, Tennyson, Bible, Arthurian legend). +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `white-ground-luminosity` - Chinese/Permanent White priming with transparent glazes +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` or `languid-intensity` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Safety Mandate:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate medieval/classical garments with floor-length coverage, modest necklines. +- **Style Dominance:** White ground oil technique creating jewel-like luminosity, microscopic detail commitment throughout (every leaf, finger, fabric fold individually studied), Rossettian female archetype (languid psychological intensity, voluminous red-blonde/auburn hair, full lips 110-120%, enigmatic gaze), delirious scarlet lilies color palette, literary/medieval narrative, rejection of idealized Raphaelesque beauty, truth to nature through painful observation. **CRITICAL: Respect presented gender - masculine/feminine subjects receive appropriate period wardrobe.** +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**RATIO SELECTION:** `3:4` (portrait - 864×1184) - Native NanoBanana support, no adaptation required + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait format +- **Reframing Method:** Tight figure framing or flat patterned background extension +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure dominates frame (minimal negative space for single figures, dense crowding for multiple figures) +- **Background Treatment:** Medieval tapestry-like flat patterns with meticulous symbolic elements OR naturalistic detail with microscopic botanical accuracy - both approaches equally valid +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait ratio serves PRB's tight psychological compositions, vertical emphasis suits commanding figure presence, allows either intimate proximity or dense narrative complexity + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Influences:** Rebellion against post-Raphaelesque academic art; Early Italian masters (Orcagna, Campo Santo frescoes); Northern Renaissance (Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait - minute exactitude, layered symbolism); Sandro Botticelli (graceful movement, avoidance of conventional beauty - Rossetti's personal rediscovery); Literary sources (Dante, Keats, Tennyson, Chaucer); Medieval manuscript illumination + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil on canvas OR watercolour with bodycolour (gouache) for opacity. **REVOLUTIONARY WHITE GROUND TECHNIQUE:** Canvas/board primed with brilliant Chinese White (zinc oxide) or Permanent White. Light passes through transparent/semi-opaque paint layers, reflects from white ground, radiates back creating jewel-like luminosity impossible with traditional dark grounds. This optical innovation is the foundational Pre-Raphaelite technical breakthrough. Meticulous blending with fine sable brushes for faces (invisible brushstrokes). Mix of smooth glazes and textured bodycolour for drapery. Scratching-out technique for highlights (Rossetti innovation). Gum Arabic added to heighten color intensity. Tools: sable brushes (detail), hog's hair brushes (texture/bodycolour), scratching implements. Additives: ox gall (watercolour flow), watercolour megilp (oil-paint texture in watercolour), Rouget's fixative (charcoal/pencil fixing). Enthusiastic adoption of new 19th-century pigments despite some fugitivity concerns. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Revolutionary commitment to "truth to nature" through microscopic observation as moral/philosophical imperative. Literary and medieval themes rendered with modern psychological realism. Rejection of theatrical academic staging and idealized beauty in favor of idiosyncratic character and intense emotional interiority. Breaking barriers between visual art and literature (Rossetti wrote sonnets accompanying paintings). + +**Hallmark Motifs with Quantified Specifications:** + +1. **White Ground Luminosity:** Chinese/Permanent White priming creates optical light reflection through paint layers, producing jewel-like color intensity unmatched by contemporaries using traditional dark grounds +2. **Rossettian Female Archetype:** "Languid, flesh and bones figures - most desirable and most frightening" with voluminous cascading red-blonde/auburn hair, strong defined jawline, full lips (110-120% standard proportion), large heavy-lidded eyes, enigmatic distant gaze creating psychological interiority +3. **Microscopic Detail Commitment:** "Painful" application studying every element individually - limb for limb, hand for hand, finger for finger, including natural "accidents" (wind damage, rain effects, imperfections) +4. **Delirious Scarlet Lilies Palette:** Brilliant jewel-tone reds (Madder Carmine, Vermilion #DC143C, #E34234), pure greens with unexpected reflections (Oxide of Chromium #2F4F2F, #3CB371), deep blues (Cobalt, French Ultramarine #00008B, #4169E1), gold metallics for medieval illumination effects +5. **Symbolic Literary Narrative:** Every element carries meaning - no decorative filler; backgrounds as flat medieval patterns OR meticulous natural detail, both approaches symbolic and narrative-driven + +**Period Framing:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding (1848) through Rossetti's mature period (1860s-1882), Royal Academy training consciously rejected, en plein air outdoor painting for natural authenticity, studio use of lay figures for complex poses, pioneering white ground technique and 19th-century pigment innovation + +**Tone Tag:** Psychologically intense, enigmatically interior, symbolically rich, microscopically detailed, anti-academic + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**Painting Technique Anchors:** + +1. **White Ground Revolutionary Technique:** Prime canvas/board with brilliant Chinese White (zinc oxide) or Permanent White creating luminous foundation. Apply oil paint in transparent to semi-opaque layers allowing light to pass through, reflect from white ground, and radiate back creating jewel-like luminosity. This optical effect is impossible with traditional dark grounds and defines PRB color intensity. Gum Arabic added to colors to heighten intensity and create varnish-like sheen. +2. **Microscopic Detail Philosophy - Truth to Nature:** Commit to "painful" application studying every element individually. Method documented by Frederic George Stephens: "studying them one after the other, limb for limb, hand for hand, finger for finger, noting each inflection of joint, or tension of sinew." Foreground receives maximum individual texture rendering. Midground maintains detail without simplification. Background receives equal commitment whether flat symbolic pattern OR meticulous natural observation - both approaches microscopically detailed. Include naturalistic "accidents": wind and rain effects on foliage, subtle reflections on water and polished surfaces, complex natural color variations. +3. **Face Rendering - Invisible Brushwork:** Use fine sable brushes with meticulous wet-on-wet blending creating smooth surface with minimal to invisible brushstrokes. Multiple thin transparent glazes for skin translucency and luminosity. Microscopic precision: individual eyelash definition, iris color variation visible, lip contour individually studied. Reject idealized Raphaelesque beauty - embrace idiosyncratic, character-filled features reflecting particularity of real individuals. +4. **Drapery and Fabric Physics:** Mix smooth transparent glazes with opaque bodycolour (Chinese White mixed with colors). Each fabric fold individually studied and rendered following gravitational logic. Build sheen through multiple glazes for silk. Use opaque bodycolour for matte fabrics. Gold powder or gold shells for metallic details (armor, halos) emulating medieval manuscript illumination. Scratching-out technique: physically remove paint layers with tools to create highlights in watercolour and bodycolour work. +5. **19th-Century Pigment Innovation:** Enthusiastically adopt new brilliant pigments despite some fugitivity concerns. Reds: Madder Carmine, Vermilion, Extract of Vermilion. Yellows: Cadmium Yellow, Strontium Yellow, Chrome Yellow (fugitive but used for brilliance). Blues: Cobalt Blue, Antwerp Blue, French Ultramarine (synthetic replacement for expensive lapis). Greens: Oxide of Chromium (stable ready-mixed green). Metallics: Gold Powder, Gold Shells, Aluminium Cakes. These pigments on white ground create "fascinating quality of colour" with unprecedented brightness. + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- **Psychological Tension Externalized:** Poses convey internal emotional states through precise physical detail. Example: "The Awakening Conscience" method - lips drawn, nostrils retracted and expanded, cheek hard-set, hands clutched so tightly trinkets drive into flesh. Every gesture psychologically motivated by narrative, never theatrical or artificially graceful. +- **Languid Rossettian Intensity:** Female archetype displays relaxed posture with psychological weight, distant enigmatic gaze not engaging viewer, body language self-contained and mysteriously interior rather than animated or performative +- **Hand Articulation - Primary Psychological Vehicle:** Individual finger articulation visible, joint inflection precisely rendered, tension manifesting internal conflict. Hands never passive - always narratively and psychologically motivated. + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Rossettian female proportions: lips 110-120% standard fullness, eyes large and heavy-lidded for psychological intensity, jawline strong and defined (not delicate classical ideal), chin pronounced (avoiding conventional beauty), neck 100-110% standard (substantial not fragile). Hair volume exceptional with individual strand definition in foreground. Male figures idealized but psychologically present when depicting medieval/literary archetypes. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Oil on canvas with white ground priming OR watercolour with bodycolour on Whatman paper (hot-pressed for detail). No digital smoothing or modern post-processing. Surface exhibits authentic medium characteristics: white ground luminosity, gum Arabic sheen, scratching-out highlight texture, invisible face brushwork contrasting with visible drapery strokes. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All technical methods authentic to 1848-1882 Pre-Raphaelite practice including white ground innovation, 19th-century pigment adoption, en plein air outdoor painting for natural subjects, microscopic detail commitment throughout, rejection of academic dark ground and idealized beauty conventions. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for 3:4 portrait ratio with either tight figure framing (minimal negative space, commanding presence) OR dense multi-figure crowding (medieval manuscript influence, overlapping forms). Background as flat medieval pattern OR naturalistic detail - both microscopically rendered. + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**CRITICAL: Gender Expression Respect - Match wardrobe track to presented gender in source image or user specification.** + +**Wardrobe Tracks - SAFETY CALIBRATED FOR NO NUDITY:** + +**Adult Feminine:** + +- **Medieval Literary:** Floor-length robes and gowns in jewel-tone silks and velvets - deep crimson (#DC143C), rich green (#2F4F2F), royal blue (#00008B). Complex drapery with individually studied folds. Modest necklines, varied sleeves (long, flowing, or fitted). Fabric behavior: silk shows high sheen through multiple glazes, velvet shows matte richness through bodycolour opacity. +- **Classical Draped:** Full-length chitons and peplos with complete coverage, proper Greek/Roman draping physics. White linen or jewel-tone silk. Shoulder pinning, waist belts creating compression points for authentic fold patterns. +- **Arthurian/Chaucerian:** Medieval gowns with fitted bodices, flowing skirts to floor, long sleeves, modest coverage. Rich fabric colors enhanced by white ground luminosity. + +**Adult Masculine:** + +- **Medieval/Arthurian:** Knee-to-floor length tunics in rich colors (burgundy, forest green, deep blue). Long cloaks, hoods. For knights: period-accurate armor with gold metallic details (gold powder/shells), surcoats, chainmail visible. Hose and boots. +- **Classical:** Full-length togas or himations draped over tunics. White linen or rich earth tones. Proper Roman/Greek draping. +- **Dante/Literary:** Poet/scholar robes, long tunics, rich fabrics appropriate to literary archetype. + +**Youth (Any Gender):** + +- Simple tunics or robes, knee to floor length depending on age +- Modest period-appropriate styling +- Rich colors but simpler construction + +**Fabric Behavior Physics:** + +- **Silk:** High sheen through transparent glazes, fluid complex folds, jewel-tone colors intensified by white ground +- **Velvet:** Matte rich surface through opaque bodycolour, heavy drape, deep saturated colors +- **Linen:** Crisp folds, matte to slight sheen, typically white or natural tones +- **Brocade/Embroidered:** Gold metallic threads using gold powder/shells, complex patterns individually detailed + +**Accessory Caps:** Elaborate 3-4 items maximum - every element symbolic + +- **Jewelry:** Necklaces, bracelets, rings, crowns - gold metallic rendering, gemstones in jewel tones, symbolic narrative function +- **Headwear:** Crowns, circlets, veils, medieval hoods - rich materials, gold details +- **Hair Ornament:** Flowers woven into hair (botanically accurate species), ribbons, jeweled pins +- **Footwear:** Period-appropriate or barefoot + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** Jewel-tone dominance from white ground luminosity - delirious scarlet reds, pure vivid greens, deep intense blues, gold metallics. Reject muted or pastel tones. Embrace "fascinating quality of colour" from 19th-century pigments on white ground. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Change primary garment colors between iterations - cycle through crimson silk, emerald velvet, sapphire draping, gold brocade. Every element individually studied and symbolically meaningful. + +**Props:** 1 hero + optional 1 micro (total ≤2) - all symbolic + +**Hero Props (choose 1):** + +```yaml +literary_symbolic: + - book_manuscript (illuminated medieval, every letter/decoration detailed) + - scroll (parchment texture, calligraphy precision) + - letter (narrative significance, handwriting visible) + - mirror (polished metal, symbolic self-reflection) + +natural_symbolic: + - single_flower (rose, lily, poppy - botanically accurate, symbolic meaning) + - fruit (apple, pomegranate - narrative/symbolic function) + - branch_with_flowers (individual petal/leaf detail) + +musical_poetic: + - lute (medieval construction detail, string precision) + - harp (ornate decoration, functional accuracy) + - bells (gold metallic rendering) + +medieval_objects: + - chalice (gold metallic, jeweled decoration) + - sword (Arthurian context, blade detail) + - crown (gold filigree, gemstone precision) + - reliquary (ornate medieval craftsmanship) +``` + +**Micro Props (optional, choose 0-1):** + +```yaml +scattered_symbolic: + - flower_petals (individual botanical accuracy, 3-5 petals) + - small_bird (symbolic dove, robin - feather detail) + - butterfly (wing pattern precision) + - ivy_tendril (leaf vein detail, natural growth) +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements serve literary/symbolic narrative function derived from Dante, Keats, Tennyson, Chaucer, Bible, or Arthurian legend. If props don't advance symbolic story, default to clean scene with rich fabric and background focus. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "square composition", "1:1 ratio", "equal width and height", "1632×640", "non-standard ratios" +- "nudity", "exposed skin", "revealing", "short hemlines", "low necklines" +- "idealized Raphaelesque beauty", "classical perfection", "conventional prettiness" +- "theatrical staging", "artificial poses", "pyramidal composition", "academic formula" +- "generalized forms", "simplified detail", "atmospheric fade", "loose suggestion" +- "dark ground", "brown underpainting", "muted colors", "desaturated palette" +- "digital smoothing", "HDR processing", "photographic realism", "modern post-processing" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio", "strict 3:4 aspect ratio compliance", "MUST be 3:4 ratio" +- "Chinese White priming", "white ground luminosity", "light reflection through transparent layers" +- "microscopic detail commitment", "painful application throughout", "every element individually studied" +- "truth to nature observation", "natural accidents included", "limb for limb precision" +- "Rossettian female archetype", "languid psychological intensity", "enigmatic interiority" +- "voluminous red-blonde auburn hair", "full lips 110-120%", "strong defined jawline" +- "delirious scarlet lilies palette", "jewel-tone brilliance", "pure vivid colors on white ground" +- "medieval literary narrative", "symbolic elements throughout", "Dante Keats Tennyson sources" +- "floor-length garments", "modest medieval classical coverage", "rich fabric complexity" +- "idiosyncratic features over conventional beauty", "psychological tension externalized" +- "flat medieval pattern OR naturalistic detail", "both approaches microscopically rendered" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "pretty", "beautiful", "idealized" - use "enigmatic", "psychologically intense", "idiosyncratically compelling" +- Avoid "simple", "suggested", "atmospheric" - use "microscopically detailed", "individually studied", "painfully observed" +- Avoid "muted", "soft", "pastel" - use "jewel-tone", "delirious scarlet", "pure vivid" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION (3:4 Portrait Format):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure commanding frame +- Single figure: tight framing with minimal negative space, large dominant scale +- Multiple figures: dense crowding with overlapping forms, medieval manuscript compression +- Shallow picture plane - figures pressed forward toward viewer creating psychological immediacy +- Head placement: centered to slightly off-center for psychological intensity +- Negative space: minimal for single figures (10-20%), filled with symbolic/narrative elements + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Deliberate perspective scale planned to "conceive the thing as it really must have happened" (documented method for Ecce Ancilla Domini!). Measured believable space but reject theatrical academic staging. Intimate claustrophobic proximity creates psychological immediacy. + +- **Figure:Ground Ratio:** Single figures dominate frame at 80-90% canvas occupation with minimal background. Multiple figures create dense crowded compositions with 90%+ figure occupation, shallow compressed space, medieval manuscript influence. + +- **Background Treatment - Two Equally Valid Approaches:** + + **FLAT MEDIEVAL PATTERN (Anti-Academic Rejection of Depth):** + + - Tapestry-like repeating motifs against dark or gold ground + - Individual flowers/stars/decorative elements microscopically detailed + - Every element symbolic and narratively meaningful + - Gold metallic details using gold powder/shells + - Rejection of atmospheric perspective in favor of symbolic flattening + + **NATURALISTIC MICROSCOPIC DETAIL (Truth to Nature):** + + - Painted en plein air outdoors for authenticity + - Botanical accuracy: species-specific leaf shapes, individual petal rendering + - Natural "accidents" deliberately included: wind damage, rain effects, growth imperfections + - No atmospheric fading or simplification - equal detail throughout depth + - Every blade of grass individually observed and rendered + - Water reflections, polished surface effects, complex natural color variations + +- **Detail Hierarchy:** NO HIERARCHY - microscopic commitment throughout all spatial planes. Foreground, midground, background all receive individual study. "Painful" application of detail as moral/philosophical imperative, not decorative choice. + +- **Lighting Logic:** Natural light supporting white ground luminosity. Soft to moderate intensity preserving jewel-tone color brilliance. Avoid harsh theatrical lighting or academic chiaroscuro. Light serves symbolic narrative and color intensity, not dramatic modeling. + +**ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS:** + +**Flat Symbolic Backgrounds:** + +- Medieval tapestry patterns with repeating floral/stellar motifs +- Dark grounds (#1A1A1A to #2F4F2F) or gold metallics +- Individual symbolic elements: roses, lilies, stars, vines - each microscopically detailed +- Compression of space - anti-academic flattening +- Every element carries literary/symbolic meaning (no decorative filler) + +**Naturalistic Detailed Settings:** + +- **Medieval Interiors:** Gothic/Romanesque architecture with measured perspective, domestic objects as narrative clues (Van Eyck influence), symbolic furnishings, natural light from windows +- **Gardens/Forests:** Botanical accuracy throughout, individual leaf vein detail, natural growth patterns with imperfections, en plein air observation, wind/rain effects visible +- **Domestic Victorian:** Contemporary settings with same microscopic detail as historical subjects, social commentary through precise object rendering + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas with white ground priming OR watercolour with bodycolour on Whatman paper +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - no decorative frames or bands (violates PRB anti-academic stance) +- **Production Context Anchor:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood revolutionary technique (1848-1882) with white ground luminosity, microscopic detail commitment, rejection of theatrical staging +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for 3:4 portrait ratio with tight figure dominance OR dense crowding, vertical emphasis, psychological immediacy through compressed space + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** Conditional — Rossetti occasionally integrated text through painted inscriptions and poetic fragments. + +**If Literary Context Requires Text Integration:** + +- **Inscription Style:** Medieval manuscript lettering rendered as gilded or painted cartouches, functioning as symbolic narrative elements rather than modern typography. +- **Sonnet Fragments:** Limit to 1-2 short phrases (≤6 words) that feel like Rossettian poetry; placement must harmonize with floral or architectural framing. +- **Letterform Guidance:** Hand-lettered, archaic scripts emulating illuminated manuscript calligraphy. Avoid modern fonts or mechanically perfect lettering. + +**Default for Most Compositions:** OMIT. Rossetti typically kept the painted surface free of text, reserving poetry for accompanying sonnets rather than the canvas itself. + +**Museum Gallery Standard:** Maintain a clean painted surface unless a specific literary subject historically included integrated inscriptions for symbolic completeness. diff --git a/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite.md b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9fb62da --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite.md @@ -0,0 +1,415 @@ +--- +id: john_everett_millais_pre_raphaelite +group: Pre-Raphaelite Movement +movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Period (1848-1856) +artist: John Everett Millais +display_name: John Everett Millais — Pre-Raphaelite Pictorial Ecosystems +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '4:5' + - '3:2' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Millais alternated between upright 4:5 portraits and wide 3:2 environmental + canvases so every plant and figure shared equal focus—respect those trims when + staging his "pictorial ecosystems." +modes: + - Environmental Narrative + - Brotherhood Devotional Scene + - Social Realist Portrait + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 3 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - domestic + max_animals: 1 + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Millais painted every fern, ripple, and braid with equal intensity, turning + Pre-Raphaelite stories into full ecological worlds. This brief keeps his double + primed canvases, botanical fidelity, and narrative tension intact for + museum-grade reconstructions. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# John Everett Millais - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Framework + +**Timeframe:** 1848-1856 (Early Pre-Raphaelite Period) + **Historical Context:** John Everett Millais was a co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (established 1847), revolutionizing British art through rejection of academic conventions. His signature innovation: "pictorial ecosystems"—self-contained hyper-realistic worlds where environment receives 80-90% detail intensity of foreground (vs. academic 20-30%), creating uniform focus across depth planes. Figures and botanical elements achieve near-equal precision throughout the canvas. Trained at Royal Academy Schools, he consciously rebelled against idealized beauty, theatrical staging, and atmospheric background blur. Technical analysis reveals: fine closely-woven canvas (25 threads/cm with visible slubs), double priming (calcium carbonate base + lead white with red ochre tint creating warm luminous ground), thinly applied paint with selective impasto highlights, 19th-century pigment innovations (chrome yellow, cadmium yellow, emerald green, cobalt blue), chemical instabilities causing transparency increases over time through saponification. Poses narrative-driven with physical tension externalizing psychological states. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Combat resistance through explicit ratio declaration in multiple locations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints, compositional anchors. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via naturalistic anatomy (100-105% standard proportions) and narrative-driven poses, not idealized beauty. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("80-90% background detail intensity", "25 threads/cm canvas", "uniform saturation across depth") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Uniform detail distribution and botanical accuracy supersede visual shortcuts. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with double-primed warm ground +- **Pose Flags:** `narrative-tension`, `naturalistic-strain`, `psychological-externalization` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` or `adaptive-extend` +- **Detail Philosophy:** CRITICAL - "Pictorial ecosystem" = 80-90% background detail vs foreground, rejecting academic 20-30% diminishment +- **Material Physics Authority:** Oil on fine canvas (25 threads/cm), double priming (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre), thin paint with selective impasto +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; no logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate naturalistic garments; floor-length minimum +- **Gender expression:** **CRITICAL - Respect presented gender.** Match wardrobe to presented gender with naturalistic historical accuracy. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital filters; authentic oil surface with warm ground showing through thin layers +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas (arched tops acceptable as period format) +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid blurred backgrounds, atmospheric fade, generalized foliage, idealized beauty, depth-of-field blur +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:5 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **4:5**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **John Everett Millais Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood pictorial ecosystem style** for **museum gallery oil painting on fine canvas with double warm ground**. +- Identity via naturalistic anatomy (100-105% standard proportions), narrative-driven poses with physical tension, and environmental integration. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original narrative scenes from public domain literature (Shakespeare, Tennyson, biblical subjects, medieval legends). +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with double priming (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre warm ground) +- **Pose Flag:** `narrative-tension` or `naturalistic-strain` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Safety Mandate:** All figures fully clothed in historically accurate period garments with floor-length coverage minimum. +- **Style Dominance:** Pictorial ecosystem with 80-90% background detail intensity (vs academic 20-30%), uniform saturation across depth planes rejecting atmospheric fade, botanical accuracy throughout all spatial layers, naturalistic anatomy 100-105% standard proportions rejecting idealization, narrative-driven poses with visible physical tension/strain externalizing psychological states, fine canvas (25 threads/cm) with double warm ground (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre), thinly applied paint with selective impasto highlights, 19th-century pigment palette creating rich saturated colors maintained throughout depth. **CRITICAL: Respect presented gender - masculine/feminine subjects receive appropriate period wardrobe with naturalistic historical accuracy.** +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **4:5 ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**RATIO SELECTION:** `4:5` (portrait - 896×1152) - Native NanoBanana support, no adaptation required + +**ALTERNATIVE RATIOS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DOMINANCE:** + +- `3:2` (landscape - 1248×832) for Ophelia-style environmental immersion +- `16:9` (landscape - 1344×768) for multi-figure narrative scenes + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 4:5 portrait format (or 3:2 landscape for environmental dominance) +- **Reframing Method:** Integrate figure into environment as embedded participant, not imposed subject +- **Spatial Allocation:** Portrait mode: Figure 60-70%, environment 30-40% (both highly detailed). Landscape mode: Figure 30-40%, environment 60-70% (pictorial ecosystem balance). +- **Background Treatment:** Botanical accuracy with 80-90% detail intensity of foreground - individual leaf rendering, species-specific flora, microscopic observation throughout depth +- **Format Justification:** 4:5 portrait serves tight figure-environment integration with both elements detailed. 3:2 landscape serves environmental immersion where nature equals narrative importance (Ophelia model). + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Influences:** Rebellion against post-Raphaelesque academic idealization; Early Italian and Flemish precision; Botanical illustration scientific accuracy; Literary narrative (Shakespeare, Tennyson, medieval romance); Working-class social realism (Christ in carpenter shop controversy) + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil on fine closely-woven canvas (25 threads/cm with prominent slubs - texture subtly visible through thin paint). **DOUBLE PRIMING TECHNIQUE:** First layer calcium carbonate with some lead white (thick), second layer lead white tinted with red ochre creating warm luminous ground. Thinly applied oil paint (linseed oil, P/S ratio ~1) allowing ground luminosity to influence colors. Purchased Roberson's medium (oil + mastic/copal resins) altering handling properties. Selective impasto white paint for bright textured highlights (jewels, light peaks). Transparent wash glazing for depth and candlelit effects. Pencil grid transfer from preparatory drawing (graphite lines sometimes visible where paint failed to wet). **Chemical authenticity:** Saponification of lead white/zinc white with fatty acids creates transparency increase and darkening over time - simulate aged surface with subtle underlying layer visibility. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Revolutionary "truth to nature" through microscopic uniform observation rejecting academic hierarchy. Literary and historical narratives rendered with uncompromising realism causing contemporary controversy (working-class Holy Family). Environmental elements as active narrative participants, not passive backdrops. Psychological states externalized through physically strained poses. + +**Hallmark Motifs with Quantified Specifications:** + +1. **Pictorial Ecosystem Balance:** Environment receives 80-90% detail intensity of foreground (measured in Ophelia: distant trees show individual leaf masses vs academic generalized blur). Figure-environment integration: landscape mode 30-40% figure / 60-70% environment, both microscopically detailed. +2. **Uniform Detail Across Depth:** Background botanical accuracy equals foreground precision - individual species identification possible throughout spatial planes. Reject atmospheric desaturation, depth-of-field blur, generalized masses. Maintain color saturation richness from foreground through background. +3. **Naturalistic Anatomical Proportions:** 100-105% standard human proportions rejecting classical idealization. Face: eyes 100-105%, nose 100%, lips 100-110%, natural variation preserved. Body: neck 100-105%, all other proportions 100% standard. Idiosyncratic character over uniform beauty. +4. **Narrative-Driven Physical Tension:** Poses show visible strain externalizing psychological states - Huguenot embrace with diagonal instability and conflicting head directions, Mariana backward arch 30-40° creating physical discomfort = yearning, Ophelia horizontal surrender with no tension = acceptance. +5. **19th-Century Pigment Richness:** Chrome yellow, cadmium yellow (bright but fugitive), emerald green, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, vermilion, red lakes creating saturated colors maintained uniformly across depth. Earth tones (red ochre, umber, yellow ochre) for naturalistic elements. + +**Period Framing:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding (1847-1848) through Millais's stylistic divergence (mid-1850s), Royal Academy training consciously rejected, outdoor observation for botanical accuracy, studio lay figures for complex pose holding, double warm ground innovation, 19th-century industrial pigment adoption + +**Tone Tag:** Uncompromising naturalistic, botanically precise, narratively intense, environmentally integrated, anti-academic + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**Painting Technique Anchors:** + +1. **Double Warm Ground Foundation:** Prime fine canvas (25 threads/cm with visible slubs) with first thick layer calcium carbonate + some lead white, then second thin layer lead white tinted with red ochre. This warm luminous ground influences all subsequent color layers, reflecting light back through thinly applied paint creating characteristic glow. Canvas texture subtly visible where paint thinnest. +2. **Uniform Detail Distribution - Pictorial Ecosystem Mandate:** Apply 80-90% background detail intensity compared to foreground (vs academic 20-30% diminishment). Botanical accuracy throughout all depth planes: distant trees show individual leaf masses and branch structures, midground vegetation receives species-specific rendering, foreground elements get microscopic petal/blade precision. **CRITICAL:** Constrain AI attention mechanism to reject conventional depth-of-field - apply near-uniform detail resolution across entire composition avoiding blur at distance. +3. **Thin Paint Application with Selective Impasto:** Apply oil paint in thin layers allowing warm ground to glow through, creating luminosity and color richness. Reserve impasto (thick textured application) for selective bright highlights: jewel facets, light peaks on metallic surfaces, peak fabric folds. Use transparent wash glazing (thinned paint) for depth effects and candlelit atmospheres. Paint thickness: primarily 1-2mm, impasto highlights 3-5mm maximum. +4. **Botanical and Material Precision:** Render every natural element with species-specific accuracy - identifiable flower types (roses, poppies, forget-me-nots, willow, reeds), leaf venation patterns visible, individual grass blades distinguishable. Fabric and material surfaces show authentic behavior: velvet matte richness, silk sheen, embroidery pattern detail, metallic armor reflections. Study each element individually before rendering. +5. **Chemical Aging Authenticity (Optional Simulation):** Simulate saponification effects where lead white/zinc white reacts with oil binder fatty acids: subtle transparency increase in white-rich areas revealing warm ground beneath, slight darkening of hue, underlying pencil grid occasionally visible where paint didn't wet graphite lines. This creates aged Pre-Raphaelite surface character. + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- **Narrative Tension Externalized:** Physical strain = psychological state. Huguenot model: tense embrace with diagonal body angles creating instability, woman's hands on man's chest showing resistance, heads tilted in conflicting directions = visual separation within physical contact +- **Naturalistic Strain:** Mariana model: backward spinal arch 30-40° reaching toward window, physically uncomfortable position = emotional yearning and frustration, sustained pose showing endurance +- **Surrender/Acceptance:** Ophelia model: horizontal floating with complete body relaxation, no muscular tension, open hands releasing not grasping = psychological resignation + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Naturalistic proportions 100-105% standard - neck subtle elongation in some figures (100-105%), all other anatomy 100% accurate. Hands 100-105% with detailed finger joint articulation. Reject idealized elongation, classical contrapposto, or uniform stylization. Preserve individual human variation and character-specific features. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Fine canvas weave (25 threads/cm) texture subtly visible, double warm ground (red ochre tint) showing through thin paint, oil binding medium authentic handling, selective impasto highlights, transparent glazing, no digital smoothing or modern post-processing. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All methods authentic to 1848-1856 Pre-Raphaelite practice: double priming innovation, thin oil application, 19th-century pigment palette, outdoor botanical observation, narrative literary sources, rejection of academic idealization and atmospheric blur. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for declared ratio with figure-environment balance: portrait 4:5 for 60-70% figure integration, landscape 3:2 for 30-40% figure environmental immersion. Both formats maintain 80-90% background detail intensity. + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**CRITICAL: Gender Expression Respect - Match wardrobe track to presented gender with naturalistic historical accuracy.** + +**Wardrobe Tracks - SAFETY CALIBRATED FOR NO NUDITY:** + +**Adult Feminine:** + +- **Medieval/Elizabethan:** Floor-length gowns with fitted bodices, flowing skirts, long sleeves or puffed sleeves. Rich velvets (#1A1A1A, #2C2C2C), silk embroidery patterns individually rendered. White collars/cuffs (#F5F5DC). Period-accurate construction with authentic drape. +- **Victorian/Contemporary (1850s):** Floor-length day dresses, modest necklines, long sleeves, rich fabric colors (deep blues #4B0082, burgundy #8B3A3A, forest green #2F4F2F). Embroidery and pattern detail individually studied. +- **Classical/Romantic:** Flowing robes to floor, draped fabric with authentic gravitational physics, muted earth tones or jewel tones, modest coverage throughout. + +**Adult Masculine:** + +- **Medieval/Renaissance:** Knee-to-floor tunics, hose, boots, rich velvets and brocades. For nobility/knights: period-accurate armor with detailed metallic rendering, surcoats, cloaks. +- **Victorian (1850s):** Frock coats, waistcoats, trousers, period-accurate tailoring. Working class: simple shirts, work clothes with authentic wear/texture. +- **Classical/Historical:** Robes, tunics appropriate to narrative period, authentic construction and draping. + +**Youth (Any Gender):** + +- Period-appropriate simple garments, knee-to-floor length +- Naturalistic historical accuracy +- Modest coverage appropriate to age and narrative + +**Fabric Behavior Physics:** + +- **Velvet:** Matte rich surface, heavy drape, deep saturated colors (#1A1A1A blacks, #4B0082 purples) +- **Silk:** High sheen through glazing, fluid complex folds, embroidery pattern detail individually rendered +- **Linen:** Crisp folds, matte to slight sheen, white/cream tones (#F5F5DC) +- **Wool:** Heavy natural drape, earth tone colors, authentic period weave texture + +**Accessory Caps:** Minimal 0-2 items - naturalistic integration + +- **Jewelry:** Simple period-appropriate pieces with impasto highlight rendering +- **Headwear:** Period caps, crowns, wreaths - historically accurate +- **Footwear:** Often barefoot (100% natural proportions), or period shoes/sandals + +**Color Palette:** Earth tones + rich saturated jewel tones maintained across depth - greens (#2D5016, #4A7C2F, #6B9B4C), blues (#1E4D6B, #4682B4), reds (#8B3A3A, vermilion), yellows (chrome/cadmium), blacks (#1A1A1A). **CRITICAL:** Maintain color saturation uniformly - no atmospheric desaturation at distance. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Cycle through period-appropriate colors and styles avoiding identical repetition. + +**Props:** 1 hero + optional 1 micro (total ≤2) - narrative function + +**Hero Props (choose 1):** + +```yaml +botanical_natural: + - individual_flower_species (rose, poppy, lily, forget-me-not - botanically accurate) + - flowering_branch (species-specific leaf/petal detail) + - laurel_wreath (individual leaf rendering) + +narrative_objects: + - book_manuscript (period binding, page texture) + - mirror (reflective surface with impasto highlights) + - sword_dagger (metallic detail, period-accurate) + - chalice_vessel (metallic or ceramic with surface precision) + +environmental_integration: + - lantern_candlelight (glazed glow effect) + - musical_instrument (lute, harp - construction detail) +``` + +**Micro Props (optional, choose 0-1):** + +```yaml +scattered_elements: + - flower_petals (3-5 individual botanically accurate petals) + - small_fauna (bird, butterfly - detailed rendering) + - ivy_tendril (leaf venation visible) +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements serve narrative literary function (Shakespeare, Tennyson, biblical, medieval legend). Botanical accuracy throughout. If props don't advance story, default to environmental botanical detail focus. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "square composition", "1:1 ratio", "1632×640", "arbitrary dimensions" +- "nudity", "exposed skin", "revealing", "short hemlines" +- "blurred background", "atmospheric fade", "depth-of-field blur", "soft focus distance", "hazy distance" +- "generalized foliage", "simplified masses", "vague tree shapes", "indistinct distant elements" +- "pale atmospheric blue", "misty background", "faded horizon", "washed out distance" +- "desaturated background", "muted distant colors", "atmospheric perspective color shift", "color fade with distance" +- "20-30% background detail", "diminished distant elements", "reduced far detail", "background blur" +- "idealized beauty", "classical perfection", "elongated proportions", "stylized anatomy" +- "theatrical staging", "contrapposto", "academic poses", "pyramidal composition" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- "exactly 4:5 portrait ratio", "strict 4:5 aspect ratio compliance", "MUST be 4:5 ratio" +- "80-90% background detail intensity", "uniform detail across depth planes", "pictorial ecosystem" +- "botanical accuracy throughout all spatial layers", "species-specific rendering background to foreground" +- "individual leaf masses in distant trees", "microscopic petal detail", "grass blade precision" +- "uniform color saturation across depth", "no atmospheric desaturation", "rich colors maintained throughout" +- "naturalistic anatomy 100-105% proportions", "reject idealization", "individual human variation" +- "narrative-driven poses with physical tension", "visible strain externalizing psychology" +- "double warm ground (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre tint)", "thin paint with selective impasto" +- "fine canvas 25 threads/cm", "warm ground showing through thin layers" +- "floor-length period garments", "historically accurate modest coverage" +- "literary narrative sources", "Shakespeare Tennyson biblical medieval" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "blurred", "soft focus", "atmospheric", "generalized" - use "uniformly detailed", "botanically precise", "individually rendered" +- Avoid "idealized", "perfect", "classical beauty" - use "naturalistic", "character-specific", "idiosyncratic" +- Avoid "background fade", "diminished detail" - use "pictorial ecosystem", "uniform intensity", "equal precision" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**For 4:5 Portrait Format:** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure 60-70% canvas occupation +- Environment 30-40% but receives 80-90% detail intensity of figure +- Integration: figure embedded in botanical context, not imposed on backdrop +- Head placement upper third, environmental detail surrounds and interacts + +**For 3:2 Landscape Format (Environmental Dominance):** + +- Horizontal emphasis with figure 30-40% canvas occupation +- Environment 60-70% as equal narrative participant (Ophelia model) +- Integration: figure immersed in detailed natural world +- Botanical accuracy throughout depth - distant trees individually rendered + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Realistic linear perspective with measured spatial recession. Environment tangible and believable but maintains detail throughout depth. Reject academic atmospheric blur - sustain botanical precision foreground to background. +- **Figure:Ground Relationship - Pictorial Ecosystem:** Portrait mode: 60-70% figure, 30-40% environment (both highly detailed). Landscape mode: 30-40% figure, 60-70% environment (figure embedded as ecosystem participant). **CRITICAL:** Environment not backdrop - active narrative element with 80-90% detail intensity. +- **Uniform Detail Distribution Mandate:** Foreground: microscopic precision (individual flower petals, grass blades, fabric embroidery stitches). Midground: maintained precision (species-specific foliage, submerged vegetation structure). Background: 80-90% detail intensity (distant tree leaf masses visible, branch patterns distinguishable, far bank botanical elements rendered). **Reject depth-of-field blur, atmospheric generalization, simplified masses.** +- **Color Saturation Uniformity:** Maintain rich saturated colors throughout depth planes. Greens (#2D5016 to #8FBC5E), blues (#1E4D6B to #4682B4), florals (whites #E8E8E8, purples #C8B4D6, yellows #B8860B) - all colors sustain intensity from foreground through background. **Reject atmospheric desaturation.** +- **Lighting Logic:** Natural outdoor light or candlelit interior creating authentic shadows and highlights. Light serves botanical detail revelation, not dramatic chiaroscuro obscuring. Selective impasto highlights on light peaks (water reflections, metallic surfaces, peak fabric folds). + +**ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS:** + +**Natural Outdoor (Preferred for Pictorial Ecosystem):** + +- **Riverbank/Waterscape:** Individual water plant species (reeds, irises, water lilies with leaf structure detail), submerged vegetation visible, bank flora botanically accurate, distant trees show leaf mass patterns, floating flowers individually rendered (Ophelia model) +- **Forest/Garden:** Individual tree species identifiable, leaf venation visible on foreground elements, branch structures throughout depth, botanical ground cover with species accuracy, ivy showing individual leaf shapes +- **Meadow/Field:** Grass types distinguishable, wildflower species accurate (poppies, daisies, forget-me-nots), individual blade rendering foreground, maintained detail to horizon + +**Interior Settings:** + +- **Medieval/Gothic:** Stone texture detail, stained glass with pattern precision, wooden furnishings showing grain/construction, candlelight glazed glow, architectural elements measured perspective +- **Victorian Domestic:** Pattern wallpaper detail, furnishing fabric rendering, floor tile/wood precision, window views showing outdoor botanical detail beyond +- **Workshop/Utilitarian:** Working-class realism with tool detail, material texture (wood shavings, fabric scraps), authentic period construction + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on fine canvas (25 threads/cm) with double warm ground (calcium carbonate + lead white/red ochre) +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT decorative frames OR use period-authentic arched top format (medieval/religious reference) +- **Production Context Anchor:** Pre-Raphaelite 1848-1856 technique with uniform detail distribution, botanical accuracy, double priming, thin paint/selective impasto +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed for declared ratio with figure-environment balance optimized (portrait 60-70% figure integration, landscape 30-40% figure ecosystem immersion), both formats maintaining 80-90% background detail intensity + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** OMIT + +John Everett Millais's Pre-Raphaelite paintings contained no integrated typography. All narrative content is delivered through visual precision, botanical symbolism, and literary reference, not painted text. + +**Historical Accuracy:** Maintain gallery standards—titles appear on plaques or catalogues, never on the painted surface. Keep the canvas entirely pictorial. + +------ + +**Binary:** OMIT + +John Everett Millais's Pre-Raphaelite paintings contained no integrated typography. All narrative content communicated through visual precision, botanical symbolism, and literary reference. Museum gallery presentation requires clean canvas. + +**Historical Accuracy:** Period exhibition practice: paintings in ornate frames with separate wall plaques for titles - never text on painted surface. + +------ + +```yaml +--- +codex_version: 1.0 +prompt_framework: Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition) +framework_date: 2025-01-09 +artist_framework: William Holman Hunt - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood +analysis_date: 2025-10-04 +renderer: +model: gemini-2.5-flash-image +api_endpoint: via Claude API proxy +supported_ratios: +- 1:1 +- 2:3 +- 3:2 +- 3:4 +- 4:3 +- 4:5 +- 5:4 +- 9:16 +- 16:9 +- 21:9 +default_ratio: 4:3 +aspect_ratio_enforcement: prompt_based_only +framework_metadata: +style_period: 1848-1870s +movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood +primary_medium: Oil on Canvas/Linen +technique_signature: Wet-White-Ground Application +genre_support: +religious_narrative: true +domestic_moral_scenes: true +pastoral_romantic: true +portrait: true +multi_genre_framework: true +safety_compliance: +safety_profile: +- no_nudity +- extended_coverage_religious +- victorian_modesty +- anatomical_intensity_preserved +ip_protection: true +period_authenticity: 1848-1870s +composition_constraints: +max_subjects: 3 +subject_interaction: allowed +crowd_scenes: true +animals_allowed: true +animal_types: +- sheep +- goats +- donkeys +- cattle +max_animals: 12 +text_allowed: false +primary_ratios: +- 4:3 +- 5:4 +- 3:4 +--- +``` diff --git a/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite.md b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7fc7625 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite.md @@ -0,0 +1,333 @@ +--- +id: john_william_waterhouse_pre_raphaelite +group: Pre-Raphaelite Movement +movement: Pre-Raphaelite / Academic Classicism (1880s-1917) +artist: John William Waterhouse +display_name: John William Waterhouse — Pre-Raphaelite Academic Classicism +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '3:4' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Waterhouse exhibited vertically oriented salon canvases in roughly 3:4 proportions; + keep that tall gallery crop for his contemplative heroines. +modes: + - Mythic Narrative Canvas + - Arthurian Legend Tableau + - Melancholic Reverie + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 2 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: false + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Waterhouse fused late Pre-Raphaelite storytelling with academic glazing, painting + mythic heroines in luminous oil layers and atmospheric backdrops. These + instructions preserve his introspective narratives, classical drapery physics, + and melancholy lighting for museum-caliber recreations. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# John William Waterhouse - Pre-Raphaelite / Academic Classicism Framework + +**Timeframe:** 1880s-1917 + **Historical Context:** British Pre-Raphaelite painter working in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, known for romantic interpretations of literary and mythological subjects. Combined Academic painting technique with Pre-Raphaelite narrative sensibility and color palette. Works characterized by melancholic heroines from classical mythology, Arthurian legend, and Victorian poetry (Tennyson, Keats). Painted in traditional oil on canvas using extensive glazing techniques for luminous skin tones and atmospheric effects. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat model's resistance to ratio instructions through explicit ratio declaration in multiple prompt locations, repetitive ratio reinforcement, negative constraints prohibiting unwanted ratios, and compositional anchors designed specifically for target ratio. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette, gesture, expression, and Waterhouse's characteristic melancholic introspection. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications ("110-120% neck elongation", "1-3mm paint thickness", "3-7 glazing layers") override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Classical oil glazing technique supersedes visual appearance descriptions. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` (extensive glazing for luminous skin) +- **Pose Flags:** `contrapposto`, `contemplative-seated`, `gestural-fluid` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` or `source-respect` +- **Material Physics Authority:** Traditional oil painting on canvas with earth-tone grounds +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Gallery viewing distance (6-10 feet) informs brushwork precision +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; no real logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate classical or medieval garments; ankle-length minimum coverage for adults, knee-to-ankle for youth +- **Gender expression:** **CRITICAL - Respect presented gender.** Masculine subjects = masculine wardrobe track (togas, tunics, armor). Feminine subjects = feminine wardrobe track (chitons, gowns, draped garments). Match styling to presented gender in source or user specification. +- **Material authenticity:** No digital photo filters or modern post-processing; authentic oil painting surface characteristics required +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial borders or watermarks +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid generic Pre-Raphaelite drift, anime contamination, HDR smoothing +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add commentary or content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 ratio** - ignore source image dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **John William Waterhouse Pre-Raphaelite Academic Classicism** for **museum gallery oil painting on canvas**. +- Identity via silhouette, gesture, melancholic expression, and romantic narrative context. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original mythological/literary character designs avoiding copyrighted elements; classical and medieval subjects in public domain. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-fat-over-lean` with extensive glazing for skin luminosity +- **Pose Flag:** `contrapposto` or `contemplative-seated` depending on narrative context +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` +- **Safety Mandate:** All figures fully clothed in period-appropriate garments with ankle-length minimum coverage, modest necklines. +- **Style Dominance:** Oil painting technique with 3-7 thin glazing layers for skin, soft diffused natural lighting from upper left 45°, melancholic introspective expression, earth tone backgrounds with jewel tone accent fabrics, elongated necks (110-120% proportion), slightly enlarged eyes (105-110%), romantic literary/mythological narrative. **CRITICAL: Respect presented gender - masculine subjects receive masculine styling and wardrobe; feminine subjects receive feminine styling and wardrobe.** +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**RATIO SELECTION:** `3:4` (portrait - 864×1184) - Native NanoBanana support, no adaptation required + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait format +- **Reframing Method:** Extend atmospheric background to fill vertical portrait composition +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies 60-75% of canvas height, head placement in upper third, groundline in lower 15-25% +- **Background Treatment:** Atmospheric perspective with 3-5 distinct spatial planes; natural settings (forest/water) extend seamlessly to canvas edges; interior settings show classical architecture with measured linear perspective +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait ratio serves Waterhouse's single-figure narrative compositions, vertical emphasis suits standing/seated contemplative poses, allows environmental context while maintaining figure dominance + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Influences:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood color palette and literary subjects; Academic Classicism painting technique; Victorian Romantic sensibility; Classical mythology and Arthurian legend; Tennyson and Keats poetry visualization + +**Medium/Production Method:** Oil on canvas using traditional fat-over-lean technique. Canvas preparation with earth-tone ground (burnt sienna/raw umber) showing through in 60% of final surface. Extensive glazing (3-7 thin layers) for skin luminosity and fabric transparency. Wet blending for atmospheric effects. Brush-loaded single strokes for foliage suggestion. Paint thickness 1-3mm average, 5mm maximum in highlights. Varnish creates period-authentic high gloss finish. + +**Thematic Purpose:** Romantic visualization of literary and mythological narratives emphasizing melancholic introspection, feminine contemplation, and poetic longing. Subjects typically represent moments of emotional complexity from classical mythology (Psyche, Pandora, nymphs), Arthurian legend (Lady of Shalott, Guinevere), or Victorian poetry (Ophelia, La Belle Dame). + +**Hallmark Motifs with Quantified Specifications:** + +1. **Neck Elongation:** 110-120% standard proportion creating graceful vertical emphasis with 5-10° forward tilt +2. **Melancholic Expression:** Downward gaze option, 8-15° head tilt, relaxed facial muscles with slight frown, creating introspective psychological depth +3. **Atmospheric Water Environments:** Deep blue-green water tones (#1C4966, #2F5F7F) with visible depth layering and wet stone reflections +4. **Auburn Hair Option:** Warm reddish-brown tones (#8B4513, #A0522D) with naturalistic flow and individual strand suggestion, or dark hair (#3C2415, #4A3728) +5. **Classical Drapery Physics:** Fabric behavior follows gravitational logic with pipe folds, diaper folds, spiral twists, half-lock, and cascade variations; glazing creates transparency in 2-4 layers + +**Period Framing:** Late Victorian/Edwardian Academic painting (1880s-1917), exhibited at Royal Academy, collected by industrial magnates, bridging Pre-Raphaelite romanticism with academic technical mastery + +**Tone Tag:** Melancholic, romantic, introspective, narrative-driven, literary + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**Painting Technique Anchors:** + +1. **Glazing Layering Method:** 3-7 thin transparent oil layers for skin rendering, building from earth-tone underpainting through warm peachy tones (#F5DEB3, #E8C5A5) to final luminosity. Each layer 0.3-0.5mm thickness, allowing ground color to contribute to overall warmth. Shadow areas receive cool blue-violet glazes for temperature contrast. +2. **Brushwork Visibility Hierarchy:** Face rendering with minimal stroke visibility - highly blended wet-on-wet technique with lost-and-found edges. Fabric rendering shows moderate stroke visibility following drape structure, directional application visible in fold valleys. Background execution variable - visible brushwork in foliage suggestion, atmospheric blending in sky/water recession. +3. **Lighting Logic - Diffused Natural Source:** Primary light from upper left 45° angle option, creating soft shadow edges with 5-10mm gradient transitions at form boundaries. Shadow density transparent - detail remains visible in shadow areas. Highlight placement selective on facial features, fabric peaks, metallic objects; intensity controlled at 85-95% value, rarely pure white. Chromatic shift: warm highlights on skin, cool highlights on fabric. +4. **Atmospheric Perspective Treatment:** Background saturation 50-70% vs foreground saturation 70-85%. Color shift warm-to-cool with distance. Value shift 20-30% lighter in far background. Edge treatment: sharp foreground detail, progressively softer recession through 3-5 distinct spatial planes with 15-25% canvas depth transition zone. +5. **Fabric Transparency Rendering:** 2-4 glazes for sheer materials, mixing body tone color + fabric color to create visible composite. Gauze/silk transparency shows anatomical forms through maximum 2 layers. Edge treatment soft at transparent boundaries. Compression points clearly defined at waist, shoulder, elbow with tension lines visible as subtle value shifts. + +**Pose Anchors:** + +- **Contrapposto Standing:** Weight on one leg, 15-25° hip angle shift, shoulders counter-rotated 10-20°, creating elegant S-curve through torso +- **Contemplative Seated:** Relaxed torso rotation 10-20°, head tilt 8-15° average, hands deliberately positioned touching objects (lyres, vessels, flowers) +- **Head Position:** Varied gaze directions including downward contemplative, profile view, or direct gaze; contributes to introspective melancholic quality + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Neck elongation 110-120% standard proportion, eyes slightly enlarged 105-110%, hands naturalistic 95-100% with fingers elongated 100-105%. All other proportions naturalistic within visible frame. Paint thickness measured: 1-3mm average, 5mm maximum in impasto highlights. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Traditional oil painting surface characteristics required - canvas weave texture subtle, varnish creates period-authentic high gloss finish, no digital smoothing or modern post-processing effects. Underpainting visible through glaze layers in portions of surface. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All technical methods authentic to 1880s-1917 Academic oil painting practice - fat-over-lean layering, natural hair brushes, traditional pigments, linen canvas preparation with earth-tone grounds. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for 3:4 portrait ratio with figure occupying 60-75% canvas height, head in upper third, environmental context in remaining 25-40% with purposeful negative space allocation. + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**Wardrobe Tracks - SAFETY CALIBRATED FOR NO NUDITY:** + +**CRITICAL: Gender Expression Respect - Match wardrobe track to presented gender in source image or user specification.** + +**Adult Feminine:** + +- **Classical Greek:** Full-length chiton (ankle-length minimum) in white linen (#F5F5DC, #EEE8DC) or jewel-tone silk (deep red #8B3A3A, blue #4682B4, green #556B2F). Peplos with shoulder pinning, proper draping creating pipe folds and diaper compression. Fabric behavior: linen shows crisp folds with sharp highlights, silk shows fluid drape with high sheen. +- **Medieval/Arthurian:** Floor-length gowns in rich fabrics - burgundy wool (#8B3A3A), forest green (#556B2F), deep blue (#4682B4). Long sleeves, modest necklines, fitted bodices with flowing skirts. Fabric weight creates heavy drape with soft folds. +- **Romantic/Poetic:** Layered gauze and silk combinations maintaining full opacity through multiple layers. Flowing sleeves, draped sashes, ankle-length hemlines. Strategic use of hair as additional coverage element while maintaining naturalistic flow. + +**Adult Masculine:** + +- **Classical Greek/Roman:** Full-length toga or himation (ankle-length) in white linen or deep earth tones. Draped over one shoulder leaving other arm free. Tunic beneath with proper draping. For warriors: tunic with leather cuirass, greaves, classical helmet. +- **Medieval/Arthurian:** Knee-length to floor-length tunics in deep colors (burgundy #8B3A3A, forest green #556B2F, midnight blue #4682B4). Fitted at shoulders, belted at waist. Long cloaks draped over shoulders. For knights: period-accurate armor over tunic, surcoat, chainmail visible. +- **Romantic/Poetic:** Loose linen shirts (white, cream) with open collars, dark breeches or trousers, long cloaks or robes in rich fabrics. Boots or barefoot depending on setting. + +**Youth (Any Gender):** + +- Simple tunic or chiton in light colors, knee to ankle length depending on activity +- Modest coverage appropriate to age and historical context +- Natural, age-appropriate styling + +**Fabric Behavior Physics:** + +- **Linen:** Crisp folds, matte finish, sharp highlight edges, holds form +- **Silk:** Fluid drape, complex fold patterns, high sheen with cool highlights, follows curves +- **Wool:** Heavy drape, soft rounded folds, matte to slight sheen, substantial weight +- **Gauze:** Transparent when single layer, opaque when doubled, delicate structure, minimal weight + +**Accessory Caps:** Elaborate 3-4 items maximum + +- **Belts:** Cord, jeweled, or metal at natural waist - defines compression point for drapery +- **Headwear:** Floral wreaths (roses, laurel), jeweled headbands, veils (transparent but decorative) +- **Jewelry:** Minimal to moderate - simple bracelets, necklaces, earrings in gold or bronze +- **Footwear:** Barefoot or simple sandals + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** Earth tone backgrounds (#8B7355, #A0826D, #6B5D4F) with jewel tone fabric accents. Desaturated color approach - avoid pure saturated primaries. Skin tones warm peachy (#F5DEB3, #E8C5A5). Auburn hair dominance (#8B4513, #A0522D) 75% frequency. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Change primary garment colors/styles between iterations - cycle through white linen, deep red silk, forest green wool, deep blue classical draping. Avoid identical color repetition. + +**Props:** 1 hero + optional 1 micro (total ≤2) + +**Hero Props (choose 1):** + +```yaml +mythological_vessels: + - amphora (bronze/ceramic with decorative patterns) + - krater (wide-mouth mixing vessel, gold/bronze) + - hydria (water vessel with three handles) + - chalice (ritual cup, metallic sheen) + +musical_instruments: + - lyre (precise string detail, wood and metal construction) + - harp (larger scale, multiple strings visible) + - pan pipes (reed construction, held to lips) + +literary_objects: + - mirror (polished metal, hand-held, reflective surface suggested) + - book/scroll (medieval or classical manuscript) + - sword (Arthurian context, historically accurate to period) + +natural_elements: + - flower_bouquet (roses, lilies, wildflowers - botanically accurate) + - laurel_wreath (individual leaf detail, classical symbolism) + - single_dramatic_flower (oversized rose or lily as narrative focus) +``` + +**Micro Props (optional, choose 0-1):** + +```yaml +scattered_elements: + - petals_on_ground (roses, lilies - 5-10 individual petals) + - small_stones (river rocks, textured surfaces) + - water_plants (reeds, lily pads at water's edge) + - jewelry_detail (single bracelet, small earrings) +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements support Pre-Raphaelite romantic narrative with classical/medieval historical accuracy. If props don't serve literary/mythological storytelling, default to clean scene with environmental elements only (flowers, stones, water, foliage). + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- "original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "1632×640", "non-standard ratios", "arbitrary dimensions", "default aspect ratio" +- "nudity", "exposed skin", "revealing garments", "short hemlines", "low necklines" +- "modern fashion", "contemporary clothing", "digital smoothing", "HDR processing" +- "anime style", "manga influence", "graphic novel aesthetic" +- "harsh lighting", "studio flash", "artificial spotlight" +- "vibrant saturation", "pure primary colors", "neon tones" +- "visible canvas texture simulation", "digital brush presets" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- "exactly 3:4 portrait ratio", "recomposed for vertical academic canvas format", "MUST be 3:4 ratio" +- "strict 3:4 aspect ratio compliance", "precise 3:4 dimensions", "composed specifically for 3:4 portrait format" +- "full-length classical garments", "ankle-length coverage minimum", "modest period-appropriate clothing" +- "extensive oil glazing technique", "3-7 thin transparent layers for skin luminosity" +- "soft diffused natural light from upper left 45°", "atmospheric perspective with cool recession" +- "melancholic introspective expression", "downward contemplative gaze" +- "earth tone backgrounds with jewel tone fabric accents", "desaturated romantic color palette" +- "elongated neck 110-120% proportion", "graceful vertical emphasis" +- "physically accurate fabric draping", "gravitational fold logic" +- "literary narrative context", "mythological storytelling" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** + +- Avoid "ornate", "ornament", "elaborate" if frame generation unwanted - use "period-authentic detail" instead +- Avoid "nude", "bare", "exposed" - use "classically draped", "modestly covered", "full-length garment" +- Avoid "photographic", "realistic", "lifelike" - use "painterly", "oil glazed", "academically rendered" + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION (3:4 Portrait Format):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure dominance ≥60% canvas height +- Head placement in upper third (25-35% from top edge) +- Hierarchical staging: foreground figure detail, midground environmental context, background atmospheric recession +- Groundline at 75-85% canvas height, allowing 15-25% for lower environmental detail +- Negative space 20-30% of composition in upper sky/atmospheric zone + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Classical linear perspective for interiors (columns, arches, tessellated floors with measured recession). Atmospheric perspective for natural settings (3-5 distinct spatial planes, warm-to-cool color shift, progressive edge softening). +- **Figure:Ground Ratio:** Figure 60-75% of canvas height in portrait orientation, environmental context 25-40%, creating narrative integration rather than isolated portraiture +- **Density Distribution:** Foreground high detail (individual leaves, flower petals, fabric fold precision), midground medium detail (mass and form definition), background low detail (atmospheric fade, soft edges), transition zone 15-25% of canvas depth +- **Lighting Logic:** Soft diffused natural light from upper left 45° (60% frequency), creating transparent shadows with detail visible, highlight placement selective on facial features and fabric peaks, chromatic shift warm on skin/cool on fabric +- **Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** 70% detailed narrative elements, 30% atmospheric negative space for compositional breathing room and melancholic mood + +**ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS:** + +**Natural Settings (preferred for 3:4 portrait):** + +- **Forest:** Deep atmospheric perspective with dappled light through canopy, individual foreground leaves/flowers visible, mass definition in midground trees, soft atmospheric fade in background, earth tone dominance (#6B5D4F, #4A3C2E) with green accents (#556B2F, #6B8E23) +- **Waterscape:** Rivers, ponds, or sea with visible depth layering, foreground wet stones with highlight reflections, midground water surface with gentle ripples, background atmospheric horizon, deep blue-green tones (#1C4966, #2F5F7F, #4682B4) +- **Garden:** Cultivated flora with botanical accuracy (roses, lilies), classical architectural elements (urns, low walls, fountains), measured spatial recession, selective foreground flower detail with background atmospheric treatment + +**Interior Settings:** + +- **Classical Architecture:** Doric/Ionic/Corinthian columns with capital detail, rounded or Gothic arches, tessellated floor patterns with precise linear perspective, natural light from window openings creating soft ambient glow +- **Furnishings:** Period-accurate couches, chairs, tables with appropriate construction, fabric draping on furniture following same physics as garments +- **Windows:** Gothic or Romanesque arched openings showing landscape beyond, creating depth and light source justification + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Oil painting on linen canvas with earth-tone ground showing through glaze layers +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - no decorative frames, borders, or bands (violates Waterhouse academic painting convention) +- **Production Context Anchor:** Traditional Academic oil painting technique authentic to 1880s-1917 British gallery exhibition standard +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for 3:4 portrait ratio - vertical emphasis suits standing/seated contemplative figures with environmental narrative context, head in upper third, groundline in lower quarter, atmospheric background fills remaining vertical space + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** OMIT + +John William Waterhouse's Academic paintings contained no typography or text elements. All narrative content communicated through visual imagery, pose, expression, and environmental symbolism. Museum gallery presentation practice requires a clean canvas with no text, titles, or captions. + +**Historical Accuracy:** Period exhibitions presented titles on separate wall plaques or catalogue entries rather than within the painted surface. Maintain that standard—paint only the image. + +------ diff --git a/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite.md b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..460a41d --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/pre_raphaelite_movement/william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite.md @@ -0,0 +1,745 @@ +--- +id: william_holman_hunt_pre_raphaelite +group: Pre-Raphaelite Movement +movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1870s) +artist: William Holman Hunt +display_name: William Holman Hunt — Devotional Pre-Raphaelitism +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '4:3' + - '3:4' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Hunt split his narratives between wide 4:3 religious tableaux and tall 3:4 + domestic allegories; stay within those museum canvases when restaging his + truth-to-nature dramas. +modes: + - Religious Narrative + - Domestic Moral Tableau + - Pastoral Pilgrimage Study + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 4 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - domestic + - wild + max_animals: 2 + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + William Holman Hunt clung fiercely to Pre-Raphaelite "truth to nature," + painting moral dramas with archaeological research, searing light, and + microscopic detail. This scaffold keeps his dual canvas formats, psychological + tensions, and devotional material rigor. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Holman Hunt - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Framework (1848-1870s) + +**Timeframe:** 1848-1870s (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding through major exhibition period) + +**Historical Context:** Founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (P.R.B., 1848), revolutionary movement rejecting Royal Academy conventions and Raphaelesque idealization in favor of microscopic naturalism, brilliant color, and moral/religious symbolism. Hunt was characterized as "the most intractable of the Pre-Raphaelites" for his lifelong commitment to the movement's original principles of "truth to nature" and anti-academic rebellion. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat resistance through explicit ratio declaration in multiple locations (Section 1, 2, 6), repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints against unwanted ratios, and ratio-specific compositional anchors. +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via silhouette/gesture/expression, never photographic reproduction. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language. +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Material application methods (wet-white-ground technique, copal medium, transparent glazing) supersede visual appearance descriptions. +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to reject classical idealization and academic beauty standards when historically accurate to Pre-Raphaelite anti-establishment rebellion. +- **Face-Treatment Flag (choose one):** `oil-fat-over-lean`, `glazing-layers-buildup`, `wet-white-ground-luminous` (Hunt-specific) +- **Pose Flags (choose one):** `psychological-tension`, `devotional-prayer`, `contrapposto`, `candid-motion`, `frontal-rigid` +- **Canvas Control Flags:** `strict-reframe` (primary), `adaptive-extend` (pastoral/landscape only) +- **Material Physics Authority:** Wet-white-ground technique, copal varnish medium, transparent color glazing specifications override aesthetic preferences. +- **Scale-Dependent Technique:** Microscopic detail precision regardless of viewing distance - resist conventional detail hierarchy. +- **Cultural Production Authenticity:** Middle Eastern travel studies and reconstructed Palestinian sets for religious subjects; English countryside plein-air studies for pastoral subjects; period-accurate Victorian interiors for domestic scenes. +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets. +- **Text policy:** Section 8 prohibits text integration. +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity; extended coverage for religious figures; Victorian modesty standards; no real logos/watermarks/signatures. +- **Age & wardrobe guardrail:** Minors = modest; unknown age defaults to adult neutral; religious figures = waist-minimum coverage with anatomical intensity maintained through visible torso/arm musculature. +- **Gender expression:** Respect presented. +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil painting surface characteristics with period-appropriate aging artifacts (copal yellowing, vermilion darkening, minimal cracking); no digital filters or modern post-processing. +- **Period Production Authenticity:** 1840s-1870s oil painting techniques with documented material limitations (adulterated pigments, copal varnish deterioration, handkerchief linen emergency supports). +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation frames, borders, watermarks, or credits. +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid Raphaelesque idealization, academic generalization, impressionistic brushwork, dark murky atmospheric effects, simplified compositions, HDR smoothing. +- **Silent validation:** Apply checklist, regenerate silently if fail. +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8. DO NOT add commentary, explanations, historical context, or any content beyond Section 8. + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**MULTI-GENRE FRAMEWORK - SELECT ONE:** + +**[RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **4:3 landscape ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **4:3**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **religious narrative painting** with archaeological Middle Eastern authenticity. +- Identity via individual model features, psychological complexity, anti-idealized realism. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original biblical scene composition avoiding copyrighted interpretations; historically authentic Palestinian settings and costumes. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with microscopic anatomical detail (visible pores, facial hair, individual eyelash rendering). +- **Pose Flag:** `devotional-prayer` or `psychological-tension` (ambiguous emotional states: surrender/ecstasy/spiritual crisis). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood anti-academic realism overrides all classical beauty conventions - individual model features preserved, hyper-muscular anatomy with visible sinew/veins, "truth to nature" mandate, rejection of Raphaelesque idealization. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression must convey 2-3 simultaneous emotional states readable in face (devotion + doubt, confidence + vulnerability, solemnity + ecstasy). Avoid simple single emotions (happy, sad, neutral, pleasant). Gaze intensity: direct viewer engagement with psychological weight, not vacant pleasantness. Facial muscle micro-tensions: slight asymmetry in eyebrow position, mouth corner tension differences, eye focus intensity variations. NOT commercial portrait placidity or conventional beauty smile. REQUIRED: intellectual engagement, moral seriousness, spiritual intensity readable in expression. +- **Mode:** Religious narrative gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **4:3 landscape ratio**, no exceptions. + +**[DOMESTIC MORAL NARRATIVE MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 portrait ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **domestic moral narrative painting** with Victorian interior authenticity. +- Identity via psychological complexity, gesture, ambiguous emotional crisis (awakening/realization/moral tension). +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original Victorian domestic scene avoiding copyrighted narrative elements; period-accurate interior decoration and costume. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with microscopic detail rendering. +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (figure caught in moment of moral awakening or emotional crisis). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite obsessive detail density, ornamental Victorian interior maximalism, mirror/window secondary narrative devices, symbolic object loading. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression must convey 2-3 simultaneous emotional states (awakening + confusion, moral realization + fear, intimacy + reservation). Facial muscle micro-tensions showing conflicted internal state. NOT simple pleasant expression or vacant neutrality. REQUIRED: moment of psychological crisis or moral awakening readable in facial tension patterns. +- **Mode:** Domestic narrative gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 portrait ratio**, no exceptions. + +**[PASTORAL ROMANTIC MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **5:4 landscape ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **5:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **pastoral romantic painting** with English countryside botanical precision. +- Identity via naturalistic working-class features, chaste intimacy, peasant/shepherd authenticity. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original pastoral composition with species-specific botanical rendering; historically accurate English agricultural context. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with sun-weathered skin texture. +- **Pose Flag:** `candid-motion` or `contrapposto` (relaxed reclining intimacy, harvest labor postures). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `adaptive-extend` (extend natural landscape elements) +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite botanical fidelity (leaf-by-leaf rendering), sheep flock presence, microscopic wildflower detail, hyper-natural color saturation. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression conveys contentment + weariness, intimacy + reservation, or pastoral simplicity without vacant pleasantness. Working-class fatigue or agricultural labor evidence in facial features. NOT idealized happiness or commercial beauty. REQUIRED: authentic working-class character readable in expression and skin weathering. +- **Mode:** Pastoral landscape gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **5:4 landscape ratio**, no exceptions. + +**[PORTRAIT MODE]** + +- **CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **3:4 portrait ratio** - ignore source dimensions completely. +- **RATIO ENFORCEMENT:** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **3:4**. This is a hard requirement. +- Redraw in **Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood style (William Holman Hunt, 1848-1870s)** for **formal portrait** with psychological intensity. +- Identity via direct confrontational gaze, microscopic facial detail, restrained ambiguous expression. +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Original character design with period-accurate formal attire and minimal symbolic props. +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `wet-white-ground-luminous` with maximum pore/hair/eyelash precision. +- **Pose Flag:** `frontal-rigid` (direct viewer engagement, three-quarter turn maximum). +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Pre-Raphaelite hyper-detail facial rendering, dark atmospheric backgrounds, rich fabric texture microscopic precision, specific side-lighting technique described in Section 7. +- **Psychological Expression Mandate:** Expression conveys intellectual seriousness + restrained emotion, confidence + vulnerability, or formal composure + underlying complexity. Direct confrontational gaze with psychological weight. Facial asymmetries and micro-tensions present. NOT commercial portrait pleasantness or vacant neutrality. REQUIRED: intellectual presence and moral seriousness readable in direct gaze and facial character. +- **Mode:** Portrait gallery painting. +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **3:4 portrait ratio**, no exceptions. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**NANOBANANA NATIVE RATIOS (Hunt-Appropriate Selections):** + +- ✅ **4:3 landscape** (religious narratives, pastoral scenes) +- ✅ **5:4 landscape** (pastoral romantic, horizontal compositions) +- ✅ **3:4 portrait** (domestic narratives, portraits, single-figure devotional) +- ✅ **4:5 portrait** (alternative portrait format) + +**MANDATORY RATIO SELECTION:** Choose one exact ratio from above based on selected genre mode. + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +**[RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE - 4:3 Landscape]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 4:3 landscape +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely for horizontal narrative flow with multiple figure arrangement +- **Spatial Allocation:** Central figures occupy canvas width with spatial compression creating shallow relief-like arrangement +- **Background Treatment:** Extend Palestinian architectural elements (stone walls, carved woodwork, textile hangings) or Dead Sea landscape with sharp distant detail +- **Format Justification:** 4:3 landscape accommodates crowded religious scenes with multiple figures and complex symbolic environment + +**[DOMESTIC MORAL NARRATIVE - 3:4 Portrait]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose for vertical interior compression with psychological claustrophobia +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figures occupy height with tight interior framing and ornamental density +- **Background Treatment:** Extend Victorian interior surfaces (wallpaper, carved furniture, gilt frames, patterned textiles, mirror/window secondary perspectives) +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait creates vertical compression enhancing psychological tension; maximizes ornamental Victorian surface detail visibility + +**[PASTORAL ROMANTIC - 5:4 Landscape]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 5:4 landscape +- **Reframing Method:** Adaptive extend natural landscape with botanical precision +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figures occupy foreground, extended horizon line with possible sheep flock middleground, sharp distant landscape +- **Background Treatment:** Extend English countryside elements (wheat fields, tree canopies, wildflower meadows, distant agricultural structures) with species-specific botanical rendering +- **Format Justification:** 5:4 landscape provides gentle horizontal expansion for pastoral scenes while maintaining figure prominence; accommodates flock animals and botanical foreground density + +**[PORTRAIT - 3:4 Portrait]** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native 3:4 portrait +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose for tight three-quarter or half-length crop with direct confrontation +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure occupies canvas, minimal background suggestion (atmospheric void or single architectural element) +- **Background Treatment:** Dark atmospheric grounds (forest green, umber, near-black) with subtle tonal variation; or single symbolic architectural fragment +- **Format Justification:** 3:4 portrait standard provides classical proportions for formal portraiture while emphasizing facial detail and rich fabric rendering + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Influences:** + +- **Primary Counter-Influence:** Rejection of Royal Academy conventions and Raphaelesque idealization (Hunt's foundational rebellion against academic "rote" training and generalized beauty standards) +- **Technical Innovation:** Wet-white-ground painting technique adapted from early Flemish and Italian methods (applying oil color into wet flake-white ground for luminous transparency) +- **Naturalist Commitment:** John Ruskin's "truth to nature" philosophy applied to microscopic botanical and geological observation +- **Archaeological Accuracy:** Middle Eastern travel studies (Dead Sea journey for landscape authenticity, Palestinian costume and architectural research) +- **Moral Symbolism:** Dense object loading influenced by medieval allegorical traditions and Victorian moral narrative painting + +**Medium/Production Method:** + +- **Support:** Oil on fine linen or cotton canvas (120-180 threads per inch, smooth white ground preparation); occasional emergency use of "handkerchief linen from Arab bazaar" for on-site work +- **Paint Application:** Commercial tube oil colors from Roberson colorman applied into **wet flake-white oil paint ground** (not priming layer) using fine sable brushes (1-3mm width) +- **Binding Medium:** Amber varnish composed of **copal resin and drying oil** (Hunt's preferred medium for permanence, causes characteristic yellowing and embrittlement over time) +- **Brushwork Characteristics:** Invisible stroke absorption into smooth enamel-like surface; precise controlled application following form contours; no expressive deviation +- **Paint Thickness:** Thin transparent glazes over opaque white ground, 0.5-2mm total thickness, 2-5 color layers +- **Tool Arsenal:** Flexible palette knife, metal-ferruled flat brushes (Victorian-era innovations), fine detail sables +- **Drying Characteristics:** Extended cure time from copal medium, occasional drying wrinkles in thick passages + +**Thematic Purpose:** + +- **Religious Mission:** Bringing biblical narratives to life through archaeological accuracy and psychological realism, stripping away classical idealization to reveal human spiritual struggle +- **Moral Instruction:** Victorian domestic scenes as cautionary tales or moral awakenings, every object symbolically loaded to guide viewer interpretation +- **Pastoral Idealization:** Working-class romantic escape with naturalistic botanical precision, celebrating English countryside beauty +- **Portrait Psychology:** Capturing individual character through microscopic detail and ambiguous emotional restraint + +**Hallmark Motifs:** + +1. **Wet-White-Ground Luminosity:** Universal consistency across all work - light reflecting from white substrate through transparent color layers creating internal glow quality; colors appear to emit light rather than merely reflect it with pure hue saturation at 85-95%; darker passages maintain translucency with light penetrating and reflecting back; overall illumination 120-150% brighter than photographic naturalism +2. **Microscopic Detail Density:** Foreground elements must achieve detail saturation where botanical specimens show individual leaf vein networks (primary, secondary, tertiary veins distinguishable), fabric weave shows warp/weft thread intersections, wood grain displays growth ring striations and tool mark impressions, architectural carving shows chisel marks and surface texture; middleground elements at 10-20 feet maintain near-foreground precision; background elements preserve sharp focus contradicting atmospheric perspective expectations +3. **Symbolic Object Loading:** Multiple props per composition with every element morally/theologically/narratively significant - designed for prolonged intellectual "reading" rather than immediate visual consumption +4. **Anti-Idealized Anatomical Realism:** Minimal deviation from photographic human proportions, individual model features preserved; facial rendering includes visible skin pores, individual facial hair strands distinguishable, skin texture variations, at least 2-3 facial asymmetries (uneven eyebrows, ear size variation, nose deviation, jawline asymmetry); exposed flesh shows visible vein networks, tendon/sinew definition, individual body hair strands; hands sometimes enlarged for narrative emphasis with individual finger joints, nail beds, knuckle wrinkles, palm creases rendered microscopically +5. **Psychological Ambiguity:** Facial expressions conveying complex emotional states (awakening/realization/spiritual crisis/moral tension/ecstasy/surrender/doubt) rather than simple emotions; varied gaze direction balancing direct viewer address with internal scene focus + +**Period Framing:** 1848-1870s Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood revolutionary movement through Hunt's major exhibition period; Victorian England with Middle Eastern research travel for religious subject authenticity; rebellion against Royal Academy establishment and High Renaissance idealization + +**Tone Tag:** Obsessive naturalistic precision, psychological complexity, moral seriousness, spiritual intensity, anti-academic rebellion, microscopic "truth to nature" commitment, luminous color with internal glow quality, symbolic density, claustrophobic detail saturation + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**1. Wet-White-Ground Luminosity Anchor (Defining Technical Signature):** + +- **Method:** Apply transparent oil colors directly into wet flake-white oil paint ground (not dry priming layer) +- **Effect:** Light reflects from white substrate through transparent color layers creating characteristic luminous quality +- **Intensity Measurement:** 120-150% heightened beyond photographic naturalism - highlights 20-50% brighter, mid-tones 15-30% brighter, shadows 10-20% brighter than camera exposure would capture +- **Consistency:** Universal application across all compositions - Pre-Raphaelite technical identifier +- **Surface Quality:** Paint surface exhibits reflective sheen characteristic of multiple thin glaze layers; zero visible brushstroke texture - surface appears continuous without directional marks; light reflection from surface is specular (mirror-like) not diffuse (matte); canvas weave texture suppressed to near-invisibility; surface reads as polished rather than textured when viewed at oblique angles +- **Color Transparency:** Alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, viridian green applied as thin glazes (0.3-0.8mm thickness) over opaque white for maximum luminosity +- **Aging Artifacts:** 10-20% warm yellow shift in white areas from copal varnish deterioration; adulterated orange vermilion darkening to brown-black from red lead contamination + +**2. Microscopic Detail Precision Anchor:** + +**Botanical Detail Standard:** + +- Leaf vein networks: Primary, secondary, and tertiary veins distinguishable +- Leaf margins: Serration patterns or smooth edges rendered accurately for species +- Petal structure: Individual petal overlap visible, surface texture (smooth/papery/velvety) differentiated +- Stem characteristics: Node positions, leaf attachment points, surface texture (smooth/hairy/ridged) present + +**Textile Detail Standard:** + +- Fabric weave: Warp and weft thread intersections visible at close inspection +- Thread count: Individual threads distinguishable in plain weave fabrics +- Pattern precision: Decorative motifs (paisley, florals, geometric) maintain exact repeat accuracy +- Dimensional texture: Pile fabrics (velvet) show individual fiber directionality; embroidery threads show raised dimensional presence + +**Wood Detail Standard:** + +- Grain patterns: Growth ring striations following wood species characteristics +- Tool marks: Plane marks, saw cuts, chisel facets visible where appropriate +- Surface aging: Wear patterns, color variation from handling/exposure rendered +- Joint construction: Mortise-tenon joints, dovetails, nails/pegs visible where carpentry exposed + +**PROHIBITED DETAIL FAILURES:** + +- ❌ Fabric rendered as solid color fields without weave structure +- ❌ Hair rendered as smooth masses without individual strand separation +- ❌ Skin rendered as airbrushed/smoothed surfaces without pore texture +- ❌ Embroidery suggested through color variation rather than thread-by-thread rendering +- ❌ Wood grain implied through tonal variation rather than linear striations +- ❌ Background elements softened through atmospheric blur rather than maintaining sharp focus + +**3. Anti-Idealized Anatomical Realism Anchor:** + +**REQUIRED IMPERFECTION MARKERS:** + +- At least 2-3 facial asymmetries: uneven eyebrows, ear size variation, nose deviation, jawline asymmetry +- Visible skin texture at 100% zoom: pore visibility, fine wrinkles, surface irregularities +- Non-uniform skin tone: flushed cheeks, blue undertones in temples, warmth variations +- Individual eyelash separation: no mascara-clumped effect, sparse areas acceptable +- Beard/eyebrow individual hair directionality: not uniform combed appearance + +**Facial Rendering Requirements:** + +- Visible pores at close inspection distance +- Individual facial hair strands (beard, eyebrow, eyelash) distinguishable +- Skin texture variations in facial close-ups +- Facial asymmetries preserved from model reference + +**Exposed Flesh Requirements:** + +- Visible veins, sinew, tendon definition +- Body hair individual strands where anatomically present +- Sweat droplets, moisture effects (particularly religious subjects) +- Muscle striations in exposed flesh + +**Hand Treatment:** + +- Hands sometimes enlarged for narrative gesture importance +- Individual finger joints, nail beds, knuckle wrinkles, palm creases rendered microscopically + +**Skin Tone Naturalism:** + +- Non-idealized flesh tones with visible color variations (flushed cheeks, blue vein undertones, sun-weathered tanning, shadow warmth) +- Middle Eastern subjects rendered with bronzed authenticity rejecting European idealization + +**PROHIBITED IDEALIZATION MARKERS:** + +- ❌ Porcelain-smooth skin without visible texture +- ❌ Perfectly symmetric facial features +- ❌ Uniform skin tone without color variation +- ❌ Clumped/painted hair without strand separation +- ❌ Classical nose profiles (straight bridges, refined tips) + +**4. Jewel-Tone Color Saturation Anchor:** + +- **Palette Intensity:** Deep crimsons (#8B1A1A, #DC143C), forest greens (#228B22, #2E8B57), royal blues (#191970, #4169E1), goldenrod (#DAA520, #B8860B) at maximum intensity +- **Color Mixing Method:** Minimal palette mixing preserving individual pigment intensity - layered transparent glazes rather than pre-mixed opacity +- **Shadow Treatment:** Transparent colorful shadows maintaining luminosity in shadow areas - never dead black; shadow colors complement/contrast base hues creating vibrant darkness +- **Highlight Precision:** Sharp reflective highlights on eyes (corneal catchlights), metal surfaces, water, polished wood, jewelry - pure white or pale tints at maximum value +- **Aging Consideration:** Account for yellow shift from copal varnish deterioration in color relationships (original blues appear slightly green-shifted, whites appear cream) + +**5. Pose Psychological Complexity Anchor:** + +- **Religious Pose Patterns:** Devotional prayer hands (clasped, raised, reaching) with head tilt variations; cruciform arm extensions with psychological ambiguity (surrender/ecstasy/agony); body angles creating tension +- **Domestic Pose Patterns:** Psychological awakening gestures (hand to chest, sudden rising, defensive positioning); body rotation suggesting interrupted action; mirror-gazing reflection with complex layered perspectives +- **Pastoral Pose Patterns:** Reclining intimacy at various angles to ground plane; chaste physical proximity (hands touching, embracing, leaning); working-class postures (bent backs, rolled sleeves, often barefoot) +- **Portrait Pose Patterns:** Frontal confrontation with direct viewer gaze; three-quarter seated positioning; hands prominently displayed with specific gestures (holding symbolic objects, relaxed formal placement) +- **Gesture Economy:** Significant hand gestures carrying narrative weight; eye direction split between direct viewer address and internal scene focus +- **Expression Restraint:** Ambiguous emotional complexity over simple emotions - faces convey multiple simultaneous states (doubt/faith, awakening/confusion, intimacy/reservation, solemnity/ecstasy) + +**6. Hard-Edge Precision Anchor:** + +- **Contour Definition:** Sharp precise boundaries predominate - minimal atmospheric blending except intentional distance effects +- **Figure Separation:** Clear silhouette distinction between figures and backgrounds through contour precision rather than value contrast alone +- **Object Boundaries:** Microscopic edge rendering on props, architectural elements, botanical specimens maintaining sharpness contradicting soft-focus expectations +- **Brushwork Invisibility:** Stroke marks absorbed into smooth surface through controlled wet-into-wet technique; no visible impasto, no expressionist gesture evidence; zero visible brushstroke texture creating continuous surface +- **Line Quality:** Implicit rather than explicit - edges created through color/value adjacency with razor precision rather than drawn contour lines + +**7. Heightened Naturalistic Lighting Anchor:** + +- **Source Logic:** Single-point naturalistic sources - harsh desert sunlight (religious exteriors), window daylight flooding (domestic interiors), dappled tree-canopy light (pastoral), specific side-lighting (portraits described in Section 7) +- **Intensity Amplification:** Brightness heightened beyond photographic naturalism - spiritual/dramatic illumination effect at 120-150% camera exposure +- **Cast Shadow Precision:** Architecturally accurate shadow geometry following light physics; varying edge qualities appropriate to light source and distance +- **Backlighting Effects:** Silhouette halos, atmospheric haze through curtains, rim-lighting on hair/fabric edges where appropriate +- **Time-of-Day Markers:** Midday to late afternoon golden hour bias in pastoral scenes; variable interior lighting with identifiable window direction; harsh noon sun in Middle Eastern religious exteriors + +**8. Material Aging Authenticity Anchor:** + +- **Copal Varnish Yellowing:** Warm yellow-amber shift in all white/light areas as authentic aging characteristic (not defect) +- **Vermilion Darkening:** Adulterated orange vermilion (red lead contamination) shifts to brown-black in aged passages - documented historical pigment failure +- **Surface Characteristics:** Minimal cracking due to thin paint application; occasional drying wrinkles in thicker passages; overall smooth finish maintained +- **Canvas Texture Suppression:** Smooth ground preparation minimizes visible weave - most surface appears panel-like rather than textile-textured +- **Period-Appropriate Imperfections:** Accept/incorporate documented material failures as authenticating features rather than modern perfection + +**9. Fabric Material Physics Anchor (Victorian Portrait Mode):** + +**Velvet Rendering Requirements:** + +- Individual pile fiber directionality visible at close inspection +- Pile depth 2-3mm creating light absorption in folds vs. reflection on raised surfaces +- Nap direction showing stroke patterns from historical wear/pressing +- NOT: Solid color field with gradient shading to suggest texture +- NOT: Soft blur to imply pile depth +- REQUIRED: Hair-like individual fiber rendering creating actual pile texture + +**Embroidery/Gold Thread Requirements:** + +- Individual metallic thread paths traceable across pattern +- Thread dimension: raised 0.5-1mm above base fabric surface +- Metallic highlight reflections on thread curves showing dimensional roundness +- Stitch entry/exit points visible at thread terminations +- Pattern repeats maintaining exact geometric precision across garment +- NOT: Painted gold color suggesting embroidery through tonal variation +- REQUIRED: Actual dimensional thread rendering with light physics interaction + +**Book Cover Gilt Decoration Requirements:** + +- Tooled leather impressions showing depth (0.3-0.5mm recessed patterns) +- Gold leaf application showing characteristic cracking/wear patterns at corners and spine +- Individual decorative motif precision (florals, geometric borders, title lettering) +- Leather grain texture visible between gilt decorated areas +- NOT: Flat painted gold pattern on solid brown rectangle +- REQUIRED: Dimensional surface with material interaction (gilt + leather + wear) + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**GENRE-SPECIFIC WARDROBE TRACKS:** + +**[RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE WARDROBE]** + +- **Male Biblical Figures (Adult):** + - **SAFETY CALIBRATION:** Loincloth coverage extended to waist-minimum (historically accurate coverage was mid-thigh but adapted for modern safety constraints) + - **Fabric:** Unbleached linen or rough wool drapery with authentic textile weave rendering; earth tone palette (ochre #DAA520, umber #8B4513, cream #FFFAF0, dusty rose #C89876) + - **Construction:** Simple wrapped/draped garments with visible fold physics; frayed edges, dust accumulation, sweat staining for authenticity + - **Accessories:** Leather belt/rope cincture, head covering (keffiyeh, prayer shawl), sandals or barefoot + - **Anatomical Emphasis:** Maintain hyper-muscular intensity through visible torso/arm musculature - sinew, veins, sun-weathered skin texture compensating for extended coverage +- **Female Biblical Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Full ankle-length robes, head coverings (veils, shawls), long sleeves + - **Fabric:** Rich textiles for Mary figures (deep blue #191970, crimson #8B1A1A, gold-embroidered); simpler weaves for servants/peasants + - **Construction:** Layered garments (under-tunic, over-robe, shawl/veil) with authentic drape physics + - **Accessories:** Jewelry (rings, bracelets, earrings with symbolic significance), pottery vessels, weaving implements + - **Color Palette:** Royal blue (#191970), crimson (#8B1A1A), gold (#B8860B), white (#FFFAF0) +- **Period Details:** First-century Palestinian costume based on archaeological research; textile patterns authentic to region/era; avoid anachronistic European medieval elements + +**[DOMESTIC MORAL NARRATIVE WARDROBE]** + +- **Female Victorian Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Full Victorian modesty - high necklines (to collarbone), long sleeves (to wrist), floor-length skirts with trains + - **Fabric Complexity:** Rich textiles requiring microscopic rendering - silk taffeta, velvet, brocade, lace overlays, embroidered trim + - **Garment Layers:** Chemise, corset (suggested through silhouette, never visible), petticoats, over-dress, shawl/jacket + - **Accessories:** Jewelry (brooches, lockets, rings), fans, prayer books, handkerchiefs, hair combs + - **Color Palette:** Rich jewel tones - crimson (#8B1A1A), forest green (#228B22), gold (#DAA520), white (#FFFAF0) + - **Pattern Rendering:** Paisley shawls, striped fabrics, lace detail, embroidery stitches all rendered with microscopic fidelity +- **Male Victorian Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Full formal attire - high collared shirts, cravats, waistcoats, jackets, full-length trousers + - **Fabric:** Wool suiting, velvet collars, silk cravats with precise fabric drape physics + - **Accessories:** Pocket watches, canes, books, symbolic objects relevant to moral narrative + - **Color Palette:** Dark formal tones - navy (#191970), forest green (#228B22), burgundy (#8B1A1A), black, white shirts + +**[PASTORAL ROMANTIC WARDROBE]** + +- **Working-Class Female Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Modest working attire - ankle-length skirts, long-sleeved blouses, sun hats, aprons + - **Fabric:** Simpler textiles - cotton, linen, wool homespun with naturalistic wear patterns (dust, grass stains, sun-fading) + - **Construction:** Practical garments allowing movement - rolled sleeves (to elbow), tucked-up skirts (to mid-calf for field work), often barefoot + - **Accessories:** Straw hats, baskets, wildflower bouquets, pastoral props (shepherdess crook, harvest implements) + - **Color Palette:** Natural earth tones - white (#FFFAF0), cream (#FFF8DC), dusty rose (#E8B896), forest green (#2E8B57), sky blue (#1E90FF) +- **Working-Class Male Figures (Adult):** + - **Coverage:** Peasant/shepherd attire - knee-length breeches or full trousers, long-sleeved shirts (often rolled to elbow), vests, wide-brimmed hats + - **Fabric:** Rough homespun wool, linen work shirts, leather vests with authentic wear texture + - **Construction:** Practical labor garments - loose fit allowing movement, visible repairs/patches, sometimes barefoot + - **Accessories:** Shepherd's crook, musical pipes, harvest tools, leather pouches + - **Color Palette:** Earth tones - brown (#8B4513), ochre (#DAA520), cream (#FFFAF0), forest green (#228B22) + +**[PORTRAIT WARDROBE]** + +- **Formal Victorian Attire (Gender-Appropriate):** + - **Coverage:** Maximum formality - full Victorian convention adherence + - **Fabric Emphasis:** Rich materials showcasing Hunt's textile rendering mastery - velvet, silk brocade, fur trim, gold embroidery, jeweled ornaments + - **Color Palette:** Dark atmospheric backgrounds necessitate rich jewel-tone garment colors - teal (#008B8B), crimson (#8B1A1A), gold (#B8860B), forest green (#228B22), black with white collar/cuff accents + - **Accessories:** Symbolic objects held/displayed - artist's tools (brushes, palette), books, religious symbols, scientific instruments + - **Texture Rendering Priority:** Maximum microscopic fabric detail - individual fur hairs, embroidery thread paths, pattern repeats on brocade + +**FABRIC BEHAVIOR SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Silk:** High sheen with directional light reflection; crisp folds with sharp creases; thin drape conforming to body contours +- **Velvet:** Deep pile texture absorbing light in folds, reflecting on raised surfaces; heavy drape with rounded fold forms +- **Linen/Cotton:** Matte finish; crisp angular folds with visible weave texture; wrinkle patterns from wear +- **Wool:** Matte to slight sheen; soft rounded folds; visible nap texture in close inspection +- **Lace:** Transparent overlay with microscopic hole patterns; stiff structure maintaining shape; shadow casting through openwork +- **Period Accuracy:** 1840s-1870s construction methods - hand-stitching visible in close inspection, natural fiber characteristics, period-appropriate fasteners (hooks, buttons, ties) + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIREMENT:** + +- **Color Cycling:** Change primary garment colors between iterations avoiding identical repetition +- **Pattern Variation:** Rotate between solid fabrics, stripes, paisleys, brocades, embroidered elements +- **Accessory Diversity:** Select different symbolic props from YAML pools maintaining genre coherence +- **Period Palette Constraint:** All colors must be achievable with 1840s-1870s natural and early synthetic dyes + +**PROPS SPECIFICATION:** + +**Religious Narrative Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2 per figure):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Carpenter's tools (plane, saw, hammer) with wood shavings + - Pottery vessels (water jars, oil lamps) with authentic glazing + - Agricultural implements (sickle, wheat sheaf, grinding stones) + - Devotional objects (prayer shawl, incense burner, scroll) + - Symbolic animals (lamb, dove) rendered with species precision + - Musical instruments (harp, lyre) with string detail + +micro_props: + - Coins, jewelry fragments, small tools + - Food items (bread, dates, pomegranates) + - Textile fragments, rope coils + - Small pottery shards, stones +``` + +**Domestic Moral Narrative Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2 per figure):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Musical instruments (piano with visible keys, sheet music with readable notes) + - Books (specific titles painted on spines, prayer books with gilt edges) + - Mirrors (gilt frames with secondary perspective reflections) + - Furniture (carved chairs, ornate tables with pattern detail) + - Decorative objects (vases, clocks, candlesticks with symbolic significance) + - Needlework (embroidery hoops, knitting, lace-making tools) + +micro_props: + - Jewelry (rings, lockets, brooches) + - Letters, calling cards, handkerchiefs + - Tea service, decorative boxes + - Flowers in vases with species identification +``` + +**Pastoral Romantic Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2 per figure):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Shepherd's crook (wood grain visible) + - Harvest implements (scythe, rake, pitchfork) + - Baskets (woven detail) filled with fruit/flowers + - Musical pipes (finger holes detailed) + - Agricultural products (wheat sheaves, fruit bundles) + - Sheep or goats (wool texture, individual facial features) + +micro_props: + - Wildflower bouquets (species-specific rendering) + - Small tools, rope, leather pouches + - Bread, cheese, simple food + - Water vessels, wooden cups +``` + +**Portrait Props (Select 1 hero + 0-1 micro, total ≤2):** + +```yaml +hero_props: + - Artist's tools (brushes, palette with paint dabs, canvas) + - Books (scholarly volumes with readable spines) + - Scientific instruments (globe, compass, measuring tools) + - Religious symbols (cross, prayer book) + - Professional tools (relevant to sitter's occupation) + +micro_props: + - Writing implements, letters + - Jewelry, decorative objects + - Flowers (single bloom or small arrangement) + - Symbolic objects (hourglass, skull, mirror) +``` + +**PROP RENDERING REQUIREMENTS:** + +- **Material Authenticity:** Wood grain, metal patina, ceramic glazing, textile weave all microscopically precise +- **Symbolic Loading:** Every prop carries narrative/moral/theological significance - avoid purely decorative selection +- **Period Accuracy:** Objects authentic to 1840s-1870s or biblical/historical setting; no anachronisms +- **Detail Hierarchy:** Hero prop receives maximum detail attention; micro prop rendered with equal precision but smaller scale +- **Cultural Authenticity:** Middle Eastern objects for religious scenes; Victorian manufactured goods for domestic scenes; agricultural implements for pastoral scenes; professional tools for portraits + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** + +- All wardrobe and props must support declared genre and historical period +- Symbolic significance takes precedence over decorative appeal +- If prop selection becomes incoherent or anachronistic, fallback = clean scene with reduced prop count +- Maximum 2 props total per figure maintains Hunt's compositional focus on figure psychology and environment over object proliferation + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2) - Anti-Patterns to Avoid:** + +**Ratio-Specific Negatives:** + +- "Original aspect ratio", "source dimensions", "unmodified framing" +- "1632×640", "non-standard ratios", "arbitrary dimensions", "default aspect ratio" (NanoBanana resistance patterns) +- "Letterboxing", "pillarboxing", "padding to simulate ratio" + +**Pre-Raphaelite Anti-Academic Negatives (CRITICAL):** + +- "Raphaelesque idealized features", "classical beauty standards", "generalized faces" +- "Academic formula composition", "Royal Academy conventional training" +- "Smooth porcelain skin", "perfect symmetry", "idealized proportions" +- "Simplified background", "atmospheric softening", "conventional perspective blurring" +- "Dark murky shadows", "black shadows", "chiaroscuro without color" +- "Loose brushwork", "visible expressive strokes", "impressionistic handling" +- "Minimal detail", "generalized objects", "suggested rather than rendered" + +**Medium-Specific Negatives:** + +- "Digital photo filters", "HDR smoothing", "Instagram effects", "modern post-processing" +- "Photographic focus blur", "depth-of-field softening", "bokeh effects" +- "Impasto texture", "thick expressive paint", "palette knife application" +- "Watercolor transparency", "gouache opacity", "acrylic flatness" (oil painting only) + +**Period-Production Negatives:** + +- "Modern synthetic pigments", "acrylic medium", "contemporary varnishes" +- "Perfect color registration", "digital color accuracy", "contemporary printing methods" +- "Pristine surface", "no aging artifacts", "museum-restored perfection" + +**Technique-Specific Negatives:** + +- "Dry brush", "scumbling", "wet-into-dry layering" (contradicts wet-white-ground technique) +- "Harmonious conventional beauty", "pleasant idealization", "comfortable aesthetics" (Hunt's psychological tension mandate) +- "Minimal symbolism", "decorative objects only", "non-narrative props" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2) - Required Constraints:** + +**Ratio Enforcement (CRITICAL for NanoBanana):** + +- "Exactly [declared X:Y ratio]", "MUST be [X:Y ratio]", "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- "Recomposed for [format name]", "precise [X:Y] dimensions", "composed specifically for [X:Y] format" +- "Intelligent spatial reorganization for [ratio]", "cleanly recomposed to exact [ratio]" + +**Pre-Raphaelite Technical Mandates:** + +- "Wet-white-ground luminous technique", "transparent color glazes over opaque white substrate" +- "Copal varnish medium authentic aging", "10-20% yellow shift in whites", "vermilion darkening characteristic" +- "Microscopic detail density foreground through background", "botanical fidelity species-specific rendering" +- "Anti-idealized individual model features", "visible surface anatomy (pores, veins, sinew)" +- "Heightened naturalistic lighting 120-150% intensity", "transparent colorful shadows maintaining luminosity" +- "Jewel-tone color saturation", "hard-edge precision sharp contours" + +**Process-Specific Requirements:** + +- "Oil paint thin transparent glazes 0.5-2mm thickness", "fine sable brush invisible strokes" +- "Smooth reflective surface finish glass-like", "minimal canvas weave visibility" +- "2-5 color layers over white ground", "light reflection through transparent passages" + +**Symbolic Density Mandates:** + +- "Multiple symbolically loaded objects", "every element narratively significant" +- "Prolonged intellectual reading designed", "hidden secondary narratives present" +- "Dense moral/theological/romantic symbolism", "objects chosen for meaning over decoration" + +**Period-Production Requirements:** + +- "1840s-1870s oil painting techniques authentic", "fine linen canvas 120-180 threads per inch" +- "Period-appropriate aging artifacts present", "copal medium deterioration visible" +- "Roberson colorman pigments with documented adulterations", "red lead vermilion darkening" + +**VOCABULARY WARNINGS:** + +- Avoid "ornate," "ornament," "elaborate" if unwanted frame generation risk (use "detailed," "intricate," "complex" instead) +- Avoid "harmonious," "pleasant," "beautiful" for psychological tension subjects (use "complex," "ambiguous," "psychologically charged") +- Avoid "soft," "atmospheric," "dreamy" contradicting Hunt's sharp detail mandate (use "precise," "microscopic," "crystalline") + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +**For Landscape Ratios (4:3, 5:4):** + +- **Religious Narrative (4:3):** Horizontal narrative flow with multiple figure arrangement; figures occupy canvas width with spatial compression creating shallow relief-like arrangement (figures in near-plane clustering with minimal depth recession); sharp distant detail resisting atmospheric softening +- **Pastoral Romantic (5:4):** Gentle horizontal expansion accommodating flock animals and botanical foreground density; figures occupy foreground with extended horizon line, possible sheep middleground, sharp distant landscape detail; dappled tree-canopy light with golden hour bias + +**For Portrait Ratios (3:4, 4:5):** + +- **Domestic Moral Narrative (3:4):** Vertical compression creating psychological claustrophobia; figure height dominance with tight interior framing; ornamental Victorian surface density filling all available space; mirror/window devices showing alternate perspectives in many compositions +- **Portrait (3:4):** Vertical emphasis with strong subject dominance; minimal background (atmospheric void or single architectural element); tight three-quarter or half-length crop; direct confrontational framing with psychological intensity + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Religious Narrative Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Compressed shallow relief arrangement with figures in near-plane clustering; minimal depth recession contradicting conventional linear perspective +- **Figure:Ground:** Figure/architectural dominance with remaining symbolic environment +- **Density:** Maximum foreground detail, substantial middleground, background detail resisting atmospheric softening +- **Lighting Logic:** Harsh desert sunlight or single oil lamp creating sharp-edged architectural shadows; heightened spiritual illumination intensity +- **Symbolic Layering:** Multiple props with theological significance; hidden narratives in background scenes, architectural details, costume elements +- **Archaeological Accuracy:** Palestinian architecture (stone walls, carved wooden screens, textile hangings); Dead Sea landscapes with geological precision; period-accurate vessels, tools, costume based on research travel + +**Domestic Moral Narrative Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Tight interior compression with Victorian ornamental density; every surface (walls, floors, furniture, ceiling) detailed to maximum capacity +- **Figure:Ground:** Figure dominance with highly detailed environment +- **Density:** Maximum everywhere - all compositional zones saturated; psychological claustrophobia through detail saturation +- **Lighting Logic:** Window daylight flooding interior creating backlighting effects, silhouette halos, atmospheric haze through curtains; heightened realism +- **Mirror/Window Devices:** Many compositions include reflective surfaces showing alternate perspectives, hidden narratives, symbolic secondary scenes +- **Victorian Authenticity:** Period-accurate furniture construction (every nail, joint, carved detail rendered); wallpaper patterns microscopically precise; gilt frame ornament detail; textile pattern repeats on upholstery, carpets, curtains + +**Pastoral Romantic Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Extended atmospheric depth with visible horizon lines; conventional linear perspective with sharp distant focus contradicting normal aerial perspective softening +- **Figure:Ground:** Balanced figures and landscape with botanical precision +- **Density:** Maximum foreground botanical detail (individual grass blades, wildflower species, leaf structures), substantial middleground (sheep wool texture if present, tree bark detail), maintained background sharpness (distant landscape detail) +- **Lighting Logic:** Natural sunlight with dappled tree-canopy effects; golden hour late afternoon bias; heightened natural illumination +- **Animal Presence:** Sheep flocks with individual wool texture and facial features appropriate to pastoral context; cattle, goats rendered with species precision +- **Botanical Fidelity:** Species-specific wildflowers, grasses, trees allowing botanical identification from rendering accuracy; "minute, botanical fidelity" as compositional priority + +**Portrait Composition:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Minimal depth - atmospheric void backgrounds or single architectural fragment suggestions +- **Figure:Ground:** Strong figure dominance with minimal dark atmospheric background +- **Density:** Maximum facial detail rendering (every pore, hair, eyelash); rich fabric texture microscopic precision; minimal prop detail but equally precise +- **Lighting Logic - Single Point Side Illumination:** Light source positioned 45-60° to subject's left or right, 15-30° above eye level; one side of face receives full illumination, opposite side transitions through mid-tone to shadow; illuminated cheek on shadow-side creates characteristic triangular highlight beneath eye (formed by nose shadow boundary meeting cheek illumination); light-to-shadow transition occurs gradually across face width not as abrupt edge; shadow areas maintain luminosity never dead black - transparent colorful darkness with warm undertones; single sharp highlight reflection in each eye positioned at 10-11 o'clock (left light) or 1-2 o'clock (right light); light source creates subtle graduated illumination on background from light-source side fading to deep shadow on opposite side +- **Framing Tightness:** Three-quarter length or half-length crops; direct confrontational positioning with minimal head rotation +- **Background Treatment:** Forest green (#1a3a1a to #0d1f0d), umber (#3a2a1a to #1f150d), or near-black atmospheric voids with subtle tonal variation suggesting spatial depth through colorful transparent darkness; warm undertones from copal varnish aging creating slight yellow-amber shift with olive-tinged depths; very subtle tonal variations (2-5% value fluctuations) preventing flat color-field appearance; OR single architectural element (column capital, wall corner edge, door frame) rendered with full foreground detail precision receiving same lighting as figure + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** + +- Religious: Palestinian stone architecture, plastered walls, carved wooden screens, textile hangings; Dead Sea desolate landscapes +- Domestic: Victorian interior walls (patterned wallpaper, wainscoting, picture rails); polished wood floors or patterned carpets +- Pastoral: English countryside grass, wildflower meadows, wheat fields, tree canopies; natural earth and vegetation +- Portrait: Atmospheric void or minimal architectural suggestion; studio-controlled non-specific environment + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** + +- **OMIT ENTIRELY** - Pre-Raphaelite paintings do not feature integrated decorative frames within picture plane +- Hunt's work exhibited in external gallery frames only; internal composition extends to canvas edge without borders + +**Production Context Anchor:** + +- Oil on fine linen canvas (120-180 threads per inch) with smooth white ground preparation +- Wet-white-ground technique application visible through luminous transparency +- Copal varnish medium aging artifacts (10-20% yellow shift, vermilion darkening) +- Period 1840s-1870s production methods authentic to Pre-Raphaelite technical innovations + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** + +- Composition designed specifically for declared aspect ratio (4:3 landscape religious, 5:4 landscape pastoral, 3:4 portrait domestic/portrait) +- All spatial allocations, figure placements, environmental extensions optimized for chosen format +- No evidence of adaptation from different source ratio - native composition for target format + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** OMIT + +**Justification:** William Holman Hunt's Pre-Raphaelite canvases do not integrate typography. Narrative meaning emerges through symbolic props, botanical specificity, and psychological gesture. Any legible text (book spines, sheet music) appears only as environmental detail, not as typographic design. + +**Format Guidance:** Keep the painted surface entirely pictorial. If curatorial context requires text, supply it via external plaques, captions, or catalogue entries—the canvas remains text-free. diff --git a/styles/romanticism/eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism.md b/styles/romanticism/eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e32f1b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/romanticism/eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism.md @@ -0,0 +1,388 @@ +--- +id: eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism +group: Romanticism +movement: French Romanticism (1822-1863) +artist: Eugène Delacroix +display_name: Eugène Delacroix — French Romanticism +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '5:4' + - '4:3' + - '3:4' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Delacroix debuted his Salon canvases on 5:4 and 4:3 stretches, occasionally + rotating to 3:4 portrait trims; stay inside those formats so his chromatic + storms feel authentic. +modes: + - Salon History Canvas + - Orientalist Expedition + - Revolutionary Portrait + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 5 + subject_interaction: required + crowd_scenes: true + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - wild + - domestic + max_animals: 2 + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Delacroix wielded Chevreul’s color theory like a weapon, staging turbulent + narratives with vibrating brushwork, blazing complements, and Byronic gesture. + This card keeps his Salon ratios, distemper ground, and psychological bravado + intact for new commissions. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Eugène Delacroix - French Romanticism Framework + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +style_card_id: "eugene_delacroix_french_romanticism" +framework_date: "2025-01-09" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "5:4" + adaptation_required: false + +# STYLE CARD METADATA +artist: "Eugène Delacroix" +movement: "French Romanticism" +historical_period: "1822-1863" +primary_ratios: ["5:4", "4:3", "3:4"] +genres: ["literary_dramatic", "orientalist", "portraiture"] + +# SAFETY CALIBRATION +safety_modifications: + - "No nudity - adapt exotic/allegorical scenes with draped fabrics" + - "Maintain passionate drama without explicit content" + - "Preserve Romantic emotion through gesture and color" +--- +``` + +**Timeframe:** French Romanticism era, peak Salon years (1822-1863) + **Historical Context:** Opposition to Neoclassicism, Chevreul color theory application, North African journey influence, Byronic literary passion + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Multiple ratio declarations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints against unwanted ratios +- **Style over likeness:** Likeness via passionate gesture, atmospheric color, emotional intensity +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language +- **Process-Over-Result Priority:** Brushwork application methods supersede visual appearance +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `impasto-sculptural` with `glazing-layers-buildup` (distemper ground + thin oil glazes) +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` (15-30° contrapposto, dramatic extension, asymmetrical instability) +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Anti-Conventional Bias:** Authority to generate deliberately passionate, emotionally charged aesthetics opposing neoclassical restraint +- **Material Physics Authority:** Distemper ground + oil glaze layering creates matt-bright surface +- **Quantifiers authoritative:** Numeric anchors are targets +- **Text policy:** Only render text if Section 8 authorizes +- **Safety/IP:** No nudity/gore; no real logos/watermarks/signatures +- **Safety Calibration:** Passionate Romantic drama through gesture, color, and composition rather than explicit content +- **Material authenticity:** Authentic oil-over-distemper technique with period-appropriate 19th-century canvas preparation +- **Composition boundaries:** No frames outside canvas; no artificial presentation +- **Failure Mode Flags:** Avoid neoclassical polish, static composition, sentimental melodrama +- **STRICT TERMINATION:** Framework ends at Section 8 + +------ + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **5:4 ratio** (landscape) - ignore source image dimensions completely. + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **5:4**. This is a hard requirement. + +Analyze the provided portrait. Redraw the subject entirely from scratch in Eugène Delacroix's French Romantic style (1822-1863). + +- Preserve likeness through **passionate gesture, atmospheric color integration, psychological intensity** +- **Timeframe:** Peak French Romanticism, Salon exhibition period (1822-1863) +- **Degree of likeness:** Emotionally penetrating while maintaining dramatic grandeur; emphasis on inner passion over photographic accuracy +- **Emotional tone:** Passionate intensity, Romantic yearning, dramatic turmoil, psychological depth, Byronic heroism +- **Pose conventions:** Dynamic instability with 15-30° shoulder-hip differential; dramatic arm extension; asymmetrical weight distribution suggesting motion or emotional tension +- **IP Safeguard Declaration:** Create original French Romantic costume and setting avoiding copyrighted elements +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `impasto-sculptural` + `glazing-layers-buildup` +- **Pose Flag:** `psychological-tension` +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Delacroix's revolutionary color primacy and expressive brushwork overrides any source characterization - passion expressed clearly through paint +- **Mode Selector:** Gallery (French Salon standard with Romantic emotional intensity) +- **Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **5:4 ratio**, no exceptions + +The final result must embody Romantic passion through chromatic intensity and dynamic brushwork while maintaining museum-grade technical authenticity. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**MANDATORY RATIO:** `5:4` (landscape - natively supported by NanoBanana: 1152×896) + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** Native (5:4 supported directly) +- **Reframing Method:** Recompose entirely - extend atmospheric backgrounds with Romantic drama +- **Spatial Allocation:** Subject positioned for dynamic instability - off-center, diagonal emphasis, emotional forward momentum +- **Background Treatment:** Extend smoky atmospheric effects, stormy landscapes, or exotic architectural elements with dissolved edges merging into color-saturated atmosphere +- **Format Justification:** 5:4 landscape ratio serves Delacroix's major Salon works tradition, allowing dramatic horizontal sweep while maintaining figure prominence - optimal for single-figure Romantic portraiture with atmospheric context + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Influences:** Peter Paul Rubens (rich palette, dynamic composition, expressive color), Venetian Renaissance (Veronese, Titian - color primacy over line), Théodore Géricault (raw power, dramatic intensity), John Constable (color sparkle, flossing technique), Michel Eugène Chevreul (scientific complementary color theory), Lord Byron (sublime passion, tragic heroism), literary sources (Shakespeare, Goethe, Dante) + +**Medium/Production method:** Oil on industrially prepared 19th-century canvas with revolutionary ground technique: initial distemper (water-based glue paint) lay-in covered with thin oil glazes creating signature matt-but-bright surface. Paint application: visible expressive brushstrokes, flossing (2-5mm delicate color strokes for sparkle), thin color cross-hatching in shadows, flochetage (division of touches), thick impasto (3-5mm) in highlights. Surface goal: non-glossy luminosity like pastel or watercolor. + +**Thematic purpose:** French Romantic opposition to Neoclassical restraint - prioritizing emotional expression, passionate movement, chromatic intensity, and subjective vision over academic polish. Creating bridge between artist's interior world and beholder through scientifically informed yet feverishly imaginative painting. + +**Hallmark motifs with quantified specifications:** + +- **Chevreul Complementary System:** 60-70% of figure rendering uses complementary shadows (yellow skin = violet shadows; red fabric = green shadows) achieving unprecedented chromatic intensity +- **Atmospheric Integration:** 70% backgrounds employ smoky blue-gray, brown-gray, or storm green-gray atmospheric effects; 30% saturated dramatic accents (crimson, emerald, golden ochre) +- **Dynamic Contrapposto:** 15-30° shoulder-hip angle differential creating passionate instability; 10-25° head tilt for psychological engagement; asymmetrical weight distribution +- **Expressive Surface Texture:** Visible brushwork with 2-5mm flossing strokes, 3-5mm impasto highlights, thin cross-hatched color shadows, flochetage creating vibrating paint surface +- **Soft Atmospheric Edges:** Figures dissolve into backgrounds through broken edges and color temperature shifts - rejecting hard neoclassical contours + +**Period framing:** French Romanticism (1822-1863), opposition to Ingres's neoclassical linearity, Salon exhibition culture, post-North Africa journey (1832) exotic influence, scientific color theory application + +**Tone Tag:** Passionate intensity, Romantic yearning, chromatic vibrancy, psychological penetration, dramatic turmoil, Byronic heroism + +**Production Era Authenticity:** 1822-1863 French academic canvas preparation with distemper ground innovation, Chevreul color theory application, atmospheric painting techniques opposing neoclassical polish + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**Line Work - EXPLICIT TEXTURE REQUIREMENTS:** Paint surface MUST show individual brushstroke marks with distinct directional flow. Each stroke 2-5mm width, applied in clusters of 5-15 strokes per square inch in highlight areas. Stroke direction follows form curvature - vertical on arms, horizontal on shoulders, diagonal following fabric drape. Edges MUST be broken and irregular, not smooth gradients. Background atmospheric areas require loose, visible brushwork with 10-20mm wide sweeping strokes creating smoky texture. Canvas weave texture MUST be visible through thin paint areas. NO airbrush smoothness. NO digital gradient tools. Every surface area shows evidence of brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin paint deposits. + +**Anatomical Stylization:** Academic 1:7.5 head-to-body ratio maintained; musculature emphasized through écorché study showing tension beneath surface; minimal exaggeration - realism prioritized over idealization; figures captured in powerful expressive motion with dynamic asymmetrical poses. + +**Detail Hierarchy:** Strategic detail suppression preserving "larger effect" and "first pure expression" of imaginative vision; excessive detail avoided as it would "obscure the idea"; focus concentrated on emotionally critical areas (hands, face, dramatic gesture) while backgrounds dissolve atmospherically. + +**Coloring Method - MANDATORY COMPLEMENTARY SHADOW SYSTEM:** CRITICAL: Shadows MUST use complementary colors, NEVER darkened local color. Specific requirements: + +- Yellow/ochre skin: shadows rendered in violet (#8B7AB8) and blue-gray (#6B7B8C), NOT brown +- Red fabric: shadows rendered in blue-green (#2D5A5A) and teal (#1A4D4D), NOT dark red +- White fabric: shadows rendered in cool blue (#A4B8C4) and violet-gray (#9B8FA8), NOT gray +- Blue fabric: shadows rendered in orange-brown (#8B5A3C) and warm ochre (#A67C52), NOT dark blue +- Green fabric: shadows rendered in red-violet (#8B4A6B) and warm pink (#B85A7A), NOT dark green + +Flesh tone construction: Base warm ochre (#C9A876) + rose undertone (#D4A5A5) + violet shadow (#8B7AB8) + blue-gray deep shadow (#6B7B8C). Apply shadows as distinct color strokes, not blended smoothness. Light areas receive thick paint, shadow areas receive thin transparent paint showing canvas texture underneath. + +Background atmospheric color: 70% stormy blue-gray (#5A6C7D), smoky brown-gray (#6B5D52), green-gray (#5A6B5D); 30% saturated accents crimson (#8B2635), emerald (#2D5A4A), golden ochre (#B8914D). + +**Texture Specifications - MEASURABLE PAINT PHYSICS:** + +IMPASTO HIGHLIGHTS (required in 15-25% of painted surface): + +- White fabric highlights: 3-5mm thick paint ridges casting micro-shadows +- Metal jewelry: 2-3mm thick paint creating dimensional shine spots +- Flesh tone cheekbones: 2mm thick warm ochre creating sculptural buildup +- Fabric fold peaks: 3mm thick paint following fold direction Apply impasto using palette knife drag marks (1-2mm wide parallel ridges) or thick brush deposit (single stroke 5-8mm wide showing brush hair separations) + +FLOSSING TECHNIQUE (required in light-transition areas): Small delicate color strokes 2-5mm length, applied in clusters of 3-7 strokes creating sparkle effect. Specifically apply: + +- Hair highlights: 3mm golden strokes overlapping darker base +- Fabric sheen: 4mm perpendicular strokes catching light +- Metal reflections: 2mm bright strokes at angles +- Atmospheric light: 5mm delicate touches in background Each flossing stroke MUST remain visible as individual mark, not blended + +FLOCHETAGE (required throughout): Division of touches creating vibrating surface - apply paint as distinct dabs 3-8mm diameter, leaving tiny gaps (0.5-1mm) between adjacent color areas. Surface should show mosaic-like structure of individual color touches rather than smooth blending. Background clouds: 10-15mm loose touches. Fabric mid-tones: 4-6mm touches. Flesh mid-tones: 3-4mm touches blending at edges only. + +CROSS-HATCHING SHADOWS (required in all shadow areas): Thin transparent strokes 1-2mm width, applied in 2-3 directional layers creating woven texture: + +- First layer: violet shadow strokes diagonal 45° +- Second layer: blue-gray shadow strokes diagonal -45° +- Third layer (deep shadows only): darker complement strokes vertical Strokes MUST remain visible as linear marks, showing canvas texture between strokes + +EDGE TREATMENT (required at all figure-background transitions): Broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zone. NO hard cutout edges. Paint figure edges using loose strokes that fade into background through: reduced paint thickness (thick to thin over 5mm distance), color temperature shift (warm figure to cool background over 8mm distance), stroke direction change (figure strokes perpendicular to edge, background strokes parallel to edge). Edges MUST show individual brush marks, not airbrushed blur. + +CANVAS WEAVE VISIBILITY (required in thin paint areas): Canvas texture MUST be visible in: shadow areas (paint 0.5-1mm thin), background atmosphere (paint 1-2mm thin), transition zones (paint 1mm thin). Texture creates subtle grid pattern 1-2 threads per mm. NO flat digital surface smoothness. + +SURFACE FINISH - MATT-BRIGHT EFFECT: Overall surface MUST appear non-glossy with irregular light reflection creating soft sheen, not mirror shine. Achieve through: thick impasto creating texture, thin glaze areas showing canvas, varied paint thickness creating uneven surface (height variation 0-5mm across painting). Surface reflects light diffusely like chalk or egg tempera, not like plastic or enamel. + +**Pose Anchors:** Head positioning: 10-25° tilt creating psychological engagement and emotional intensity; Shoulder-hip differential: 15-30° contrapposto creating dynamic instability; Weight distribution: asymmetrical - figures rarely stable or centered, suggesting motion or passion; Gesture economy: dramatic arm extension (reaching, grasping, defensive) with 2-3 meaningful positions maximum emphasizing emotional state. + +**Scale Hierarchy Anchor:** Proportions based on academic écorché study - realistic musculature with emphasized tension beneath surface; no stylistic elongation or distortion; natural human scale with passionate gestural amplification. + +**Material Authenticity Anchor:** Paint surface texture with measurable three-dimensional relief: impasto 3-5mm peaks, thin areas 0.5-1mm showing canvas, flossing 2-5mm individual strokes, flochetage 3-8mm distinct touches, cross-hatch 1-2mm linear texture. Surface roughness creates light diffusion, not smooth reflection. Every square inch shows brush contact evidence. + +**Period Consistency Anchor:** All elements historically accurate to French Romantic period (1822-1863) with documented Chevreul color theory application, post-1832 North African influence, and anti-neoclassical technical methods. + +**Production Method Anchor:** Visible brushwork texture throughout: thick impasto ridges in highlights, thin transparent glazes in shadows showing canvas weave, broken edges with individual stroke marks, mosaic-like flochetage surface structure, cross-hatched shadow texture, flossing sparkle strokes in transitions. Paint behaves as physical medium with dimensional buildup, not digital flat surface. + +**Canvas Adaptation Anchor:** Composition optimized for 5:4 landscape format with horizontal dramatic sweep while maintaining figure prominence at 70-75% canvas area. + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**Wardrobe Tracks:** + +- **Romantic Heroic (Masculine):** Flowing shirts with open collars suggesting Byronic passion, dark velvet coats, period trousers, exotic elements (turbans, North African textiles) if orientalist context, literary costume (medieval, Renaissance) if dramatic context +- **Romantic Feminine:** Empire waist gowns with flowing fabric suggesting movement, exotic dress (North African, Greek) with draped textiles covering modestly, passionate color choices (deep crimson, emerald, golden ochre), Romantic loose hair or exotic headdresses +- **Orientalist (Post-1832):** Ethnographically observed Moroccan/Algerian costume with cultural accuracy, rich textiles (brocades, embroidered fabrics), vibrant complementary color combinations, turbans, kaftans, flowing robes - all modestly draped +- **Literary Dramatic:** Period costume appropriate to source material (medieval for Dante, Renaissance for Shakespeare, ancient for classical subjects), theatrical grandeur with passionate color emphasis + +**Fabric Behavior with Period Accuracy:** + +- **Silk:** High reflectivity with complementary shadow system (red silk = green shadows), fluid drape suggesting passionate movement, broken edges from expressive brushwork +- **Velvet:** Light-absorbing depth rendered with thick impasto, rich texture through flochetage, dramatic dark accents +- **Cotton/Linen:** Flowing loose drape for Romantic informality, white highlights with thick impasto creating sparkle, atmospheric edge dissolution +- **Exotic Textiles:** Brocades with complementary color embroidery, North African patterns with chromatic intensity, gold threads with flossing highlight technique +- **Period Construction:** 1822-1863 garment structures with Romantic looseness opposing neoclassical rigidity, exotic influence from 1832 North Africa journey + +**Accessory Caps:** Dramatic Romantic (2-3 items maximum) + +- **Primary:** Exotic jewelry (North African pieces with turquoise, coral), literary props (books, scrolls), symbolic objects (flags, weapons if contextually appropriate) +- **Secondary:** Passionate color accents (crimson scarves, emerald ribbons), exotic headdresses, Romantic flowing elements +- **Micro:** Minimal decorative details subordinated to overall passionate effect + +**Color Palette Restrictions:** French Romantic palette with Chevreul complementary system - warm ochre-based flesh with violet-blue/green-gray shadows, atmospheric backgrounds (deep blue-gray, smoky brown-gray, storm green-gray), dramatic accents (rich crimson, deep emerald, golden ochre), exotic influences (turquoise, coral, deep orange), tricolor symbolic elements (pure red, white, blue) when politically relevant. + +**Wardrobe Variation Required:** Cycle through Romantic heroic, orientalist exotic, literary dramatic costume types - vary between flowing passionate dress and period-appropriate theatrical grandeur, maintain chromatic intensity through complementary color relationships. + +**Props (≤2 total):** + +- **Hero Prop:** Literary objects (books by Byron/Shakespeare/Goethe/Dante), exotic artifacts (North African weapons, textiles), symbolic elements (flags, liberty cap), dramatic natural elements (stormy skies, exotic landscapes) +- **Micro Prop:** Small passionate details (letters, flowers with dramatic color), exotic jewelry elements, symbolic accessories + +**YAML Prop Pools:** + +```yaml +literary_dramatic: + - open_book_byron + - theatrical_dagger + - dante_scroll + - tragic_letter + +romantic_heroic: + - flowing_crimson_scarf + - passionate_gesture + - stormy_background + - windswept_elements + +orientalist_exotic: + - north_african_textile + - moroccan_architecture + - exotic_jewelry + - turquoise_accent + +symbolic_political: + - tricolor_element + - liberty_reference + - heroic_weapon + - allegorical_object +``` + +**Coherence Filter:** All elements must support 1822-1863 French Romantic authenticity with passionate emotional expression, Chevreul color theory application, post-1832 North African influence, and anti-neoclassical dramatic intensity; fallback = clean atmospheric scene with chromatic vibrancy. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**Canvas Negatives (≥2):** + +- ❌ "Original aspect ratio," "source dimensions," "unmodified framing" +- ❌ "1632×640," "non-standard ratios," "arbitrary dimensions," "default aspect ratio" +- ❌ "Smooth surface," "airbrush effect," "digital gradient," "enamel finish," "polished surface," "blended smoothness," "plastic sheen" +- ❌ "Hard edges," "cutout silhouette," "vector-crisp contours," "sharp boundaries," "clean outline" +- ❌ "Flat paint," "uniform thickness," "even surface," "no texture," "smooth application" +- ❌ "Shadows using darkened local color," "brown shadows on yellow," "dark red shadows on red," "gray shadows on white," "monochromatic shadow system" +- ❌ "Neoclassical polish," "carefully modelled form," "static composition," "calm arrangement" +- ❌ "Excessive detail overwhelming central idea," "slavish photographic copy," "sentimental melodrama" + +**Canvas Positives (≥2):** + +- ✅ "Exactly 5:4 ratio," "recomposed for French Romantic landscape format," "MUST be 5:4 ratio" +- ✅ "Strict 5:4 aspect ratio compliance," "precise 5:4 dimensions," "composed specifically for 5:4 format" +- ✅ "Visible individual brushstrokes 2-5mm width with directional flow following form" +- ✅ "Impasto paint ridges 3-5mm thick in highlights casting micro-shadows with palette knife drag marks" +- ✅ "Canvas weave texture visible in thin paint areas showing grid pattern 1-2 threads per mm" +- ✅ "Broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zone showing individual brush marks" +- ✅ "Flochetage mosaic structure: distinct color dabs 3-8mm diameter with 0.5-1mm gaps between touches" +- ✅ "Flossing sparkle: clusters of 3-7 delicate strokes 2-5mm length in light transition areas" +- ✅ "Cross-hatched shadows: visible linear strokes 1-2mm width in 2-3 directional layers creating woven texture" +- ✅ "Yellow/ochre skin with violet (#8B7AB8) and blue-gray (#6B7B8C) shadows, NOT brown" +- ✅ "Red fabric with blue-green (#2D5A5A) and teal (#1A4D4D) shadows, NOT dark red" +- ✅ "White fabric with cool blue (#A4B8C4) and violet-gray (#9B8FA8) shadows, NOT gray" +- ✅ "Matt-bright non-glossy surface with irregular light reflection, diffuse like chalk not shiny like plastic" +- ✅ "Paint surface height variation 0-5mm across painting creating three-dimensional relief texture" +- ✅ "15-30° shoulder-hip contrapposto," "10-25° head tilt," "asymmetrical passionate gesture" +- ✅ "Atmospheric background: 70% stormy blue-gray (#5A6C7D)/smoky brown-gray (#6B5D52)/green-gray (#5A6B5D), 30% saturated crimson (#8B2635)/emerald (#2D5A4A)/golden ochre (#B8914D)" +- ✅ "Flesh base: warm ochre (#C9A876) + rose undertone (#D4A5A5) + violet shadow (#8B7AB8) + blue-gray deep shadow (#6B7B8C)" +- ✅ "Every square inch shows evidence of brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin paint deposits" +- ✅ "Passionate Romantic intensity opposing neoclassical restraint," "feverish imagination clarity" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "polished," "smooth," "calm," "static," "sentimental," "idealized," "restrained" which contradict Delacroix's revolutionary Romantic approach. Emphasize "passionate," "chromatic," "expressive," "dynamic," "atmospheric," "intense," "vivid," "turbulent." + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION (5:4 Landscape):** + +- **Horizontal Emphasis:** Environmental context 25-35%, figure dominance 65-75% with dramatic horizontal sweep allowing atmospheric development +- **Dynamic Staging:** Diagonal movement through chaos, pyramidal structures for heroic subjects, vortex arrangements for passionate drama +- **Format Considerations:** Landscape proportions supporting French Salon tradition while maintaining figure psychological prominence with passionate gesture emphasis + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +- **Perspective Regime:** Intuitive atmospheric spatial construction rejecting rigid mathematical linear perspective; depth through color temperature shifts and edge softness; swirling masses creating chaotic but directed energy +- **Grid/Symmetry:** Dynamic asymmetry with passionate instability; rejection of neoclassical balanced stability; diagonal emphasis creating emotional momentum +- **Figure:Ground Ratio:** 70-75% figure/dramatic action, 25-35% atmospheric background with dissolved edges +- **Density Percentage:** Strategic detail concentration on emotionally critical areas (face, hands, gesture) optimized for Salon viewing distance (6-8 feet); background atmospheric dissolution subordinating excessive detail to larger passionate effect +- **Lighting Logic:** Chiaroscuro creating dramatic spotlight effects; warm light sources with complementary cool shadows (yellow light = violet shadows); atmospheric effects amplifying emotional turmoil +- **Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** Detail suppression preserving "first pure expression" of imaginative vision; negative atmospheric space supporting passionate figure prominence + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +- **Surface Context Anchor:** Industrially prepared 19th-century canvas with distemper ground beneath oil layers, French Romantic studio standards (1822-1863) +- **Frame/Band Anchor:** Omit entirely - pure painted Romantic achievement with passionate chromatic surface +- **Production Context Anchor:** French Salon exhibition standards with anti-neoclassical revolutionary technique, Chevreul color theory application, post-1832 North African exotic influence +- **Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for 5:4 landscape format with horizontal dramatic sweep and figure psychological dominance + +**Environmental Integration:** Smoky battlefields with atmospheric perspective, stormy seas with chromatic drama, exotic North African interiors with vibrant textiles, mysterious gloomy landscapes amplifying emotional turmoil, theatrical literary settings with passionate grandeur - all rendered with soft dissolved edges merging figures into atmospheric color-saturated environments. + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** Omit entirely + +**Historical Accuracy:** French Romantic Salon paintings (1822-1863) focused purely on painted passionate achievement through chromatic intensity and expressive brushwork without text integration. Delacroix's revolutionary approach emphasized emotional expression through scientifically informed color application and atmospheric paint surface opposing neoclassical textual elements. + +**Format-Specific Rules:** Museum gallery standard emphasizes pure Romantic artistic achievement with passionate chromatic drama without textual distraction. + +--- + diff --git a/styles/romanticism/francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism.md b/styles/romanticism/francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f9cf69 --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/romanticism/francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism.md @@ -0,0 +1,854 @@ +--- +id: francisco_goya_transitional_romanticism +group: Romanticism +movement: Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814) +artist: Francisco Goya +display_name: Francisco Goya — Transitional Romanticism +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '4:3' + - '3:4' + - '5:4' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Goya staged war panoramas on 4:3 or 5:4 stretches and pivoted to 3:4 for + tenebrist portraits; choose among those native canvases when transforming + modern subjects into his Romantic period oil language. +modes: + - War Scene + - Tenebrism Portrait + - Atmospheric Group Composition + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 6 + subject_interaction: required + crowd_scenes: true + animals_allowed: true + animal_types: + - domestic + - wild + max_animals: 2 + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Transitional Goya turns modern sitters into searing Romantic oil studies—thick + impasto highlights, theater-lit chiaroscuro, and political unease. This brief + preserves his Napoleonic-era ratios, wardrobe mandates, and photo-to-painting + alchemy. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Francisco Goya - Transitional Romantic Period Framework (1793-1814) + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Goya Romantic Period v1.0 (NanoBanana Edition)" +framework_date: "2025-10-03" +artist: "Francisco Goya" +period: "Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814)" +excluded_periods: "Black Paintings (1819-1823), Early Rococo/Tapestry Period (pre-1793)" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION - NanoBanana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + api_endpoint: "via Claude API proxy" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "3:4" + token_cost_per_image: 1290 + output_modalities: ["Text+Image"] + +# CRITICAL USE CASE +integration_requirement: "Modern photographic subject into Goya's painted aesthetic" +hybrid_challenge: "Photo-to-painting transformation maintaining period authenticity" + +# SAFETY & COMPLIANCE +safety_profile: ["no_nudity", "no_graphic_gore", "war_violence_acceptable_non_graphic", "modesty_required_all_genders", "period_appropriate_coverage"] +wardrobe_mandate: "High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required for all genders" +war_violence_calibration: "Dramatic tension and action acceptable, no explicit wounds or graphic injury depiction" + +# FRAMEWORK METADATA +framework_version: "1.0" +base_version: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +validation_required: true +--- +``` + +**Timeframe:** 1793-1814 (Post-deafness, Napoleonic Wars era, Pre-Black Paintings) + +**Historical Context:** Goya's transitional period following his 1793 illness and deafness, encompassing the Napoleonic invasion of Spain (1808-1814). This period marks his evolution from court painter to critical commentator, characterized by psychological depth, dramatic chiaroscuro, and unflinching social observation while maintaining technical mastery and compositional sophistication. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later. +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio. +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration Mandate:** Modern photographic subject must be transformed into Goya's oil painting aesthetic through: + - Painterly edge treatment replacing photographic sharpness + - Chiaroscuro lighting regime replacing photographic lighting + - Period-appropriate wardrobe and props + - Oil paint surface characteristics (visible brushwork, impasto highlights, canvas texture in shadows) + - Atmospheric integration matching Goya's spatial logic +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Aspect ratio control is prompt-based only. Combat ratio resistance through: + - Explicit ratio declaration in multiple prompt locations + - Repetitive ratio reinforcement using different phrasings + - Negative constraints explicitly prohibiting unwanted ratios + - Compositional anchors designed specifically for target ratio +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-chiaroscuro-romantic` (Goya-specific custom flag) + - Smooth blending in flesh tones with fine detail in features + - Dramatic single-source lighting with sharp light-to-shadow transitions + - Psychological expressiveness through subtle facial modeling + - Naturalistic proportions (no elongation or caricature) +- **Pose Flags:** `contrapposto` (portraits), `psychological-tension` (war scenes), `candid-motion` (group compositions) +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` (primary), `adaptive-extend` (atmospheric portraits only) +- **Style Dominance:** Goya's Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814) oil painting aesthetic dominates; photographic subject transformed into painted figure maintaining period authenticity. +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language: + - Impasto thickness: 2-4mm in peak highlights + - Light-to-dark ratios: 25-45% illuminated (varies by genre) + - Head-to-body ratio: 1:7.5 to 1:8 (naturalistic) + - Contrapposto angle: 10-15° hip-shoulder differential +- **Material Authenticity:** Oil on canvas with authentic period techniques: + - Alla prima (wet-on-wet) application + - Thin glazes in shadows, thick impasto in highlights + - Visible brushwork and canvas texture + - No digital filters or modern post-processing +- **Safety Guardrails:** + - No nudity - all figures fully clothed with period-appropriate modesty + - War violence acceptable but non-graphic (no explicit wounds, gore, or graphic injury) + - Distress conveyed through pose, expression, and dramatic lighting rather than graphic detail +- **Failure Mode Prevention:** Avoid: + - Photographic lighting (HDR, modern photography look) + - Digital smoothness (Instagram filters, beauty retouching) + - Rococo lightness (pastels, decorative prettiness) + - Black Paintings extremism (grotesque distortion, total despair) + - Generic "old master" defaults (need Goya-specific characteristics) + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[SELECT RATIO]** - ignore source photograph dimensions completely. + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **[SELECT RATIO]**. This is a hard requirement. + +Transform modern photographic subject into **Francisco Goya's Transitional Romantic Period oil painting aesthetic (1793-1814)**, maintaining the subject's identity through silhouette, gesture, and expression while fully converting photographic characteristics into Goya's painted language. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `oil-chiaroscuro-romantic` - Smooth blending in flesh with dramatic single-source lighting, psychological expressiveness, sharp light-to-shadow transitions, naturalistic proportions. + +**Pose Flag:** [SELECT: `contrapposto` / `psychological-tension` / `candid-motion`] + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Goya's Transitional Romantic Period (1793-1814) painting technique completely dominates. Subject appears as if Goya painted them in oil during this period - visible brushwork, impasto highlights, canvas texture, dramatic chiaroscuro, atmospheric depth, period-accurate wardrobe and setting. + +**Mode Selector:** [SELECT: `war-scene` / `tenebrism-portrait` / `atmospheric-portrait` / `group-composition`] + +**Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **[SELECT RATIO]**, no exceptions. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**RATIO SELECTION BY GENRE:** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +- Primary: `4:3` (landscape - theatrical staging) +- Alternative: `16:9` (wide landscape - panoramic action) +- Justification: Horizontal format accommodates multiple figures, architectural backdrop, theatrical shallow space + +**Tenebrism Portraits:** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - vertical emphasis) +- Alternative: `2:3` (portrait - taller format) +- Justification: Vertical format emphasizes isolated figure emerging from void darkness + +**Atmospheric Portraits:** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - balanced figure-ground) +- Alternative: `2:3` (portrait - environmental context) +- Justification: Portrait format with room for landscape background + +**Group Compositions:** + +- Primary: `5:4` (near-square landscape - frieze arrangement) +- Alternative: `4:3` (landscape - horizontal rhythm) +- Justification: Wide format accommodates multiple figures in horizontal arrangement + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** [Native NanoBanana ratio selected] +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration:** Subject extracted from modern photographic context and recomposed into Goya's spatial logic and period environment +- **Reframing Method:** Strict reframe - subject repositioned according to Goya's compositional principles, period-appropriate background constructed +- **Spatial Allocation:** [Genre-specific placement following Goya's patterns] +- **Background Treatment:** [Genre-specific - void darkness / atmospheric landscape / theatrical architecture / interior space] +- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves Goya's [genre] compositional strategy from 1793-1814 period + +------ + +## 2.1) Ratio Compliance & Renderer Adaptation + +**NOT APPLICABLE** - All genre-appropriate ratios are natively supported by NanoBanana renderer. No adaptation required. + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Primary Influences:** + +- Diego Velázquez (complex realism, psychological portraiture) +- Rembrandt van Rijn (dramatic chiaroscuro, etching mastery, tenebrism) +- Direct observation of Spanish society and Napoleonic War trauma + +**Medium & Production Method:** + +- Oil paint on canvas +- Alla prima (wet-on-wet) technique with limited earth-tone palette +- Thin transparent glazes in shadows (bone black + earth tones) +- Heavy impasto in highlights (pure white lead, 2-4mm thickness) +- Visible directional brushwork following form +- Canvas texture sometimes visible through thin shadow passages +- Mixed on palette, applied directly (no optical color mixing) + +**Thematic Purpose:** Psychological intensity, social critique, unflinching documentation of human suffering and folly, dramatic tension between light and darkness as metaphor for reason versus superstition, dignity in portraiture regardless of social class. + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. **Extreme Chiaroscuro/Tenebrism** + - Light-to-dark ratio: 25-45% illuminated / 55-75% shadow (varies by genre) + - Single dramatic light source (lantern, dawn light, directional daylight, candlelight) + - Peak highlights: Pure white lead impasto adjacent to near-black voids + - No gradual transition zones - sharp cutoff from light to shadow + - Shadow depth: Transparent glazes retaining minimal detail or total void +2. **Psychological Expressiveness** + - Direct eye contact engaging viewer (portraits) + - Subtle facial modeling conveying inner state + - Naturalistic proportions (1:7.5 to 1:8 head-to-body ratio) + - Minimal head tilt (2-8° toward viewer) + - Hands prominently lit and expressively positioned + - Contrapposto stance (10-15° hip-shoulder angle) creating subtle dynamism +3. **Dramatic Spatial Compression** + - Flattened theatrical space (war scenes) + - Void backgrounds (tenebrism portraits - 50%+ pure black) + - Atmospheric perspective (landscape portraits - tonal recession) + - Shallow picture depth (2-3 figure depths maximum) + - Foreground emphasis (70-90% of visual weight on figures) + - Background abstraction (minimal detail, suggestive rather than descriptive) +4. **Period-Accurate Spanish Fashion (1793-1814)** + - Empire/Regency silhouette (feminine, high-waisted, modest) + - Napoleonic military uniforms (masculine military) + - Late 18th-century Spanish civilian dress (tail coats, breeches, mantillas) + - Maja style (Spanish middle class - fitted bodice, full skirt) + - All wardrobe fully covering with period-appropriate modesty +5. **Restricted Earth-Tone Palette** + - Foundation: Bone black, warm dark browns (#1a1612, #3d3226) + - Mid-tones: Earth ochres, umbers (#8b7355, #8b7968) + - Highlights: White lead, warm flesh tones (#e8d4b8, #dbb896, #f5f0e6) + - Accents: Vermillion red, Prussian blue, gold ochre (≤15% of canvas) + - Atmospheric greys: Blue-grey, warm grey (#4a5259, #6b5e4f) + +**Period Framing:** Transitional Romantic Period, post-1793 deafness, encompassing Napoleonic Wars (1808-1814), characterized by psychological depth, social commentary, dramatic chiaroscuro, movement away from court painter Rococo toward critical modernity, bridge between Old Masters and modern art. + +**Tone Tag:** Psychologically intense, dramatically lit, socially observant, dignified, unflinching, emotionally charged, atmospheric, period-authentic Spanish character. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**EXPLICIT TEXTURE REQUIREMENTS - MANDATORY VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS:** + +Paint surface MUST show individual brushstroke marks with distinct directional flow throughout the entire composition. NO smooth digital surfaces. NO airbrush gradients. NO blended perfection. Every area of the painting must provide visible evidence of physical brush contact with canvas. + +**BRUSH APPLICATION SPECIFICATIONS:** + +- **Stroke Width:** Individual visible strokes 3-8mm width in major areas, 1-3mm in detail areas +- **Stroke Density:** 8-15 distinct visible strokes per square inch in painted areas +- **Directional Flow:** Strokes follow form curvature - vertical on vertical surfaces, horizontal on horizontal planes, diagonal following fabric drape, radial around curved forms +- **Stroke Visibility:** Each brushstroke must remain distinguishable as individual mark, not melted into smooth blend +- **Application Method:** Dragged brush creates directional texture with visible start and end points, pressure variation creates thick-to-thin paint deposits within single stroke + +**1. Oil Paint Application Anchor - MEASURABLE PAINT PHYSICS:** + +**IMPASTO HIGHLIGHTS (REQUIRED - 15-20% of painted surface):** + +- **White lead highlights:** 2-4mm thick paint ridges casting actual micro-shadows, applied with loaded brush in single directional stroke +- **Peak illumination points:** 3mm dimensional buildup on facial high points (forehead, nose bridge, cheekbones), white fabric folds, architectural light catches +- **Application texture:** Palette knife drag marks creating 1-2mm parallel ridges OR thick brush deposit showing individual brush hair separations (0.5mm furrows within stroke) +- **Physical relief:** Paint thickness creates measurable three-dimensional surface with height variation of 0-4mm across painting +- **Specific locations:** Facial highlights (forehead, nose, cheekbones, chin), hands (knuckles, fingertips), white clothing (shoulder tops, sleeve folds, collar edges), props catching light + +**SHADOW GLAZES (REQUIRED - all shadow areas):** + +- **Thickness:** Thin transparent layers 0.5-1mm allowing canvas weave texture to remain visible +- **Canvas visibility:** Woven canvas texture (1-2 threads per mm grid pattern) MUST show through shadow paint +- **Application method:** Thinned paint dragged across canvas with light pressure, not fully opaque coverage +- **Transparency test:** Canvas preparation tone must be visible through shadow glaze layers +- **Specific locations:** All areas in shadow - background voids, clothing folds in darkness, facial shadow sides, architectural elements in shade + +**ALLA PRIMA WET-ON-WET METHOD:** + +- Colors mixed on palette to target value/hue before application +- Single-session direct painting approach, NOT layered glazing buildup +- Adjacent wet paint areas can blend at contact edges but retain individual stroke identity +- Brush loaded with paint deposits full color in single stroke, not built up through multiple passes + +**BRUSH ECONOMY WITH DIRECTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:** + +- Maximum expressive effect with minimum strokes +- Each stroke purposeful and visible +- Stroke direction follows anatomical/fabric form: + - **Flesh:** Curved strokes following muscle structure, radial around rounded forms + - **Fabric:** Diagonal strokes following drape direction, perpendicular strokes at fold changes + - **Hair:** Flowing directional strokes following hair fall, 5-12mm length + - **Architecture:** Horizontal/vertical strokes following building planes + - **Atmospheric background:** Loose gestural strokes 10-20mm length creating smoky texture + +**EDGE TREATMENT (REQUIRED at all transitions):** + +- **War scenes/Tenebrism:** Sharp light-to-shadow transitions with minimal blend zone (1-3mm) +- **Atmospheric portraits:** Softer transitions with broken edges (3-6mm blend zone) +- **Figure-to-background:** Dissolved edges where figure merges into atmosphere through reduced paint opacity and stroke direction changes +- **NO hard cutout edges:** All boundaries must show painterly brush marks, not vector-crisp contours +- **Edge texture:** Visible individual brush strokes at edges, not smooth gradients + +**2. Chiaroscuro Lighting Anchor (GENRE-SPECIFIC):** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +- Single dramatic light source (lantern, dawn, dusk) +- 30% illuminated / 70% shadow ratio +- Concentrated white lead highlights (5-10% of canvas) +- Near-black void shadows, no detail retention +- Lightest whites directly adjacent to darkest blacks + +**Tenebrism Portraits:** + +- Single directional light from upper left +- 25% illuminated / 75% void background +- Face and hands receive maximum luminosity +- Background = absolute black void, no spatial definition +- Subtle gradations on flesh, sharp cutoff to darkness + +**Atmospheric Portraits:** + +- Diffused natural daylight, overcast quality +- 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow +- Softer, more graduated transitions +- Translucent shadows retaining form definition +- Three distinct value zones: highlight, mid-tone, shadow + +**Group Compositions:** + +- Multiple artificial light sources (candles, interior lamps) +- 40% illuminated / 60% shadow +- Distributed focal points across figures +- Warm ochre candlelight vs. cool shadow blues + +**3. Brushwork & Surface Texture Anchor:** + +- **Flesh Tones:** Smooth blending with fine detail in facial features, visible directional strokes in larger areas +- **Fabric Rendering:** Heavy impasto in white garments, thin glazes in dark clothing, rapid calligraphic strokes for lace/pattern +- **Hair:** Fluid directional strokes following form, minimal blending, economical marks +- **Backgrounds:** Thin uniform washes (void type), loose painterly suggestion (atmospheric type), gestural abstraction (architectural type) +- **Canvas Texture Visibility:** Apparent in thin shadow passages, obscured in thick highlights + +**4. Color Mixing & Palette Anchor - GOYA'S EARTH-TONE SYSTEM WITH HEX SPECIFICATIONS:** + +**FLESH TONE CONSTRUCTION (MANDATORY FORMULA):** + +- **Base layer:** Warm ochre (#c9a876) + white lead (#f5f0e6) mixed to desired value +- **Rose undertone:** Add minimal vermillion (#c84530) or rose madder (#d4a5a5) for living warmth (5-10% of mixture) +- **Shadow system:** Earth tone shadows using burnt umber (#3d3226) + bone black (#1a1612), NOT grey +- **Deep shadows:** Pure bone black (#0d0f14) thinned as transparent glaze +- **Highlight peaks:** Pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with minimal ochre tint (#e8d4b8) +- **PROHIBITION:** NO grey shadows on flesh, NO cool shadows unless atmospheric portrait genre, shadows MUST be warm earth-based + +**FABRIC COLOR SYSTEMS:** + +**White/Cream Fabrics:** + +- **Highlights:** Pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with 2-4mm impasto thickness +- **Mid-tones:** White + raw umber creating warm cream (#e8dcc8) +- **Shadows:** Warm grey created with white + burnt umber + minimal black (#c9b8a8), NOT cool grey +- **Deep folds:** Transparent umber glaze (#8b7355) over white base + +**Dark Fabrics (Black, Brown, Navy):** + +- **Base:** Bone black (#1a1612) or burnt umber (#2b1f15) or Prussian blue (#1e2838) +- **Highlights:** Base color + white lead creating mid-value (#3d3226 for black fabric, #8b4513 for brown) +- **Texture:** Thin paint 1-2mm showing canvas texture, NOT thick opaque coverage + +**Red Fabrics:** + +- **Base:** Vermillion (#c41e1e) or burnt sienna (#a0522d) +- **Highlights:** Base + white lead + yellow ochre (#e8856b) +- **Shadows:** Burnt umber (#3d3226) + minimal black, NOT darkened red +- **Deep shadows:** Transparent burnt umber glaze + +**7. Pose & Gesture Anchor (GENRE-SPECIFIC):** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +- Diagonal tension lines 30-45° (victims in surrender/terror) +- Vertical rigidity (firing squad aggressors) +- Arms raised, crouched positions, fallen diagonals +- Dynamic action frozen at peak dramatic moment + +**Portraits:** + +- Standing: Contrapposto stance (10-15° hip-shoulder angle), slight S-curve +- Seated: Relaxed but alert, 3/4 turn common, pyramidal mass +- Head tilt: Minimal 2-8° toward viewer +- Hands: Gesturally expressive, holding props, prominently lit +- Eye contact: Direct, psychologically engaging viewer + +**Group Compositions:** + +- Horizontal frieze-like arrangement +- Multiple overlapping figures +- Varied poses creating visual rhythm +- Alternating standing/seated positions + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**PERIOD:** Spanish fashion 1793-1814 (Empire/Regency era, Napoleonic Wars) + +**CRITICAL SAFETY MANDATE:** All figures fully clothed with period-appropriate modesty. High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required for all genders. No nudity under any circumstances. + +**WARDROBE TRACKS:** + +**Masculine Civilian (Late 18th-Early 19th Century Spanish):** + +```yaml +garments: + - tail_coat: ["dark brown", "black", "deep burgundy", "forest green"] + - breeches: ["tan", "grey", "black", "cream"] + - waistcoat: ["contrasting color to coat", "embroidered", "plain"] + - white_shirt: ["high collar", "cravat", "linen"] + - outerwear: ["cape", "cloak", "greatcoat"] + - footwear: ["riding boots", "buckled shoes", "tall boots"] + - headwear: ["tricorn hat", "bicorn hat", "top hat"] + +fabric_behavior: + - wool_broadcloth: "Structured, holds form, matte surface" + - linen: "Crisp, slight sheen in highlights" + - leather: "Smooth or grained, used for boots and belts" + +construction: "Tailored, fitted through torso, functional buttons, period-accurate cut" +``` + +**Masculine Military (Napoleonic Wars Era):** + +```yaml +garments: + - military_jacket: ["red with gold braid", "blue with white trim", "green rifle uniform"] + - breeches_or_trousers: ["white", "grey", "matching jacket"] + - boots: ["tall black leather", "polished", "riding boots"] + - headwear: ["bicorn hat", "shako", "infantry cap"] + - accessories: ["red or gold sash", "sword belt", "cartridge box", "epaulettes"] + +fabric_behavior: + - wool_uniform_cloth: "Stiff, structured, holds crisp lines" + - leather: "Polished boots, belts, military gear" + - metal_trim: "Brass buttons, gold braid on officers" + +construction: "Highly structured military tailoring, brass buttons, functional design, rank insignia appropriate" +``` + +**Feminine Upper Class (Empire/Regency Silhouette - MODEST VERSION):** + +```yaml +garments: + - empire_dress: ["white muslin with HIGH neckline", "ivory", "pale blue", "soft pink"] + - spencer_jacket: ["dark colored short jacket", "long sleeves", "fitted"] + - shawl_mantilla: ["Spanish lace", "silk", "covering shoulders"] + - long_gloves: ["white", "ivory", "elbow or full length"] + - headwear: ["bonnet", "hair ornaments", "small cap"] + - footwear: ["closed-toe slippers", "ankle boots", "kid leather"] + +modesty_requirements: "HIGH necklines (no décolletage), LONG sleeves (full coverage), opaque fabrics (no sheerness), full body coverage" + +fabric_behavior: + - muslin: "Lightweight but OPAQUE, drapes softly, modest flow" + - silk: "Subtle sheen, smooth drape, structured" + - lace: "Delicate pattern for shawls/trim, layered over opaque fabric" + +construction: "Empire waist (just below bust), flowing full-length skirt, delicate construction, MODIFIED for full modesty coverage" +``` + +**Feminine Middle Class (Spanish Maja Style):** + +```yaml +garments: + - fitted_bodice: ["black", "dark brown", "deep red", "navy"] + - full_skirt: ["red", "black", "striped", "patterned", "knee to ankle length"] + - white_blouse: ["high modest neckline", "long sleeves", "cotton or linen"] + - mantilla: ["black lace", "covering head and shoulders"] + - apron: ["optional for working scenes", "white or colored"] + - footwear: ["closed shoes", "boots", "practical"] + +modesty_requirements: "Covered shoulders, high necklines, full skirts, no skin exposure" + +fabric_behavior: + - sturdy_cotton_wool: "Structured, less drape than muslin, working-class durability" + - linen: "Crisp blouse fabric" + +construction: "Fitted bodice, full gathered skirt, functional design, traditional Spanish construction" +``` + +**War Victims/Civilian Distress (SAFETY CALIBRATED):** + +```yaml +garments: + - simple_shirt: ["white", "torn but not exposing skin", "disheveled"] + - breeches_trousers: ["earth tones", "worn", "peasant clothing"] + - minimal_footwear: ["bare feet acceptable", "simple shoes", "worn boots"] + +distress_markers: "Torn fabric (not exposing skin), dirt, disarray, blood staining (subtle, non-graphic dark marks), disheveled appearance" + +safety_calibration: "NO GRAPHIC GORE - distress conveyed through pose, expression, lighting, and clothing disarray rather than explicit wounds" + +fabric_behavior: "Simple linen or wool, rough texture, worn appearance" +``` + +**ACCESSORY CAPS:** Minimalist 0-2 / Elaborate 2-3 (based on social class and genre) + +**COLOR PALETTE RESTRICTIONS:** + +- Primary: Earth tones, blacks, browns, warm greys +- Secondary: White/cream (clothing highlights), military reds/blues +- Accents: Gold braid (military), red accents (maja style), minimal jewel tones +- Avoid: Bright pastels, saturated modern colors, Rococo palette +- Period accuracy: Natural dyes, limited color range, earth-dominant + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Change primary garment colors/styles between iterations - cycle through period-appropriate palette avoiding identical repetition. + +**PROPS (1 Hero + Optional 1 Micro, Total ≤2):** + +**War/Dramatic Scenes:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["lantern", "musket", "sword", "military flag"] +micro_props: ["cartridge box", "bayonet", "canteen"] +environmental: ["rough ground", "simple architecture", "dawn/night sky"] +``` + +**Tenebrism Portraits:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["letter", "book", "fan", "walking stick"] +micro_props: ["jewelry (modest pendant/bracelet)", "gloves (held)", "handkerchief"] +environmental: ["void darkness (no environmental props needed)"] +``` + +**Atmospheric Portraits:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["parasol", "small dog (lap breed)", "letter", "fan"] +micro_props: ["hair ornament", "jewelry (modest)", "gloves"] +environmental: ["landscape background", "simple column", "atmospheric sky"] +``` + +**Group Compositions:** + +```yaml +hero_props: ["candlestick", "playing cards", "wine glass", "easel/canvas"] +micro_props: ["snuffbox", "pocket watch", "quill and ink", "spectacles"] +furniture: ["wooden chairs", "table with cloth", "cabinet"] +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All wardrobe and props must support 1793-1814 Spanish period authenticity. Modern elements prohibited. Fallback = simplified period-appropriate scene. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2 - Anti-Digital Language + Medium-Specific):** + +**Ratio Violations:** + +- ❌ "original photograph dimensions" +- ❌ "source image aspect ratio" +- ❌ "unmodified photographic framing" +- ❌ "1632×640" (NanoBanana non-standard default) +- ❌ "arbitrary dimensions" +- ❌ "non-standard ratios" +- ❌ "default aspect ratio" + +**Digital Surface Violations (CRITICAL - Prevent AI Smoothness):** + +- ❌ "smooth surface," "airbrush effect," "digital gradient," "blended smoothness" +- ❌ "enamel finish," "polished surface," "plastic sheen," "glossy surface" +- ❌ "flat paint," "uniform thickness," "even surface," "no texture" +- ❌ "photographic sharpness," "digital perfection," "HDR smoothness" +- ❌ "Instagram filter," "beauty retouching," "digital color grading" +- ❌ "lens effects," "bokeh," "depth of field blur," "lens flare" +- ❌ "hard cutout edges," "vector-crisp contours," "clean outline," "sharp boundaries" +- ❌ "modern photography look," "studio lighting," "ring light," "softbox lighting" + +**Style Violations:** + +- ❌ "Rococo lightness," "pastel colors," "decorative prettiness," "lighthearted tone" +- ❌ "Black Paintings grotesque," "extreme distortion," "total despair aesthetic" +- ❌ "witches and demons," "caricature," "comedic exaggeration" +- ❌ "generic old master," "any 19th century portrait," "unspecified period style" +- ❌ "neoclassical polish," "carefully modeled form," "academic smoothness" + +**Technique Violations:** + +- ❌ "invisible brushwork," "no visible strokes," "perfectly blended," "seamless gradients" +- ❌ "uniform paint thickness," "consistent surface," "even coverage" +- ❌ "hidden canvas texture," "obscured weave," "smooth underpainting" +- ❌ "grey shadows on flesh," "cool shadows on warm skin," "monochromatic shadows" +- ❌ "darkened local color shadows," "same hue shadows" + +**Safety Violations:** + +- ❌ "nudity," "exposed skin," "low necklines," "revealing clothing" +- ❌ "graphic gore," "explicit wounds," "visible injuries," "blood pools," "dismemberment" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2 - Texture Enforcement + Goya-Specific):** + +**Ratio Enforcement (Repetitive):** + +- ✅ "exactly [SELECTED RATIO]" +- ✅ "recomposed for [SELECTED RATIO] format" +- ✅ "MUST be [X:Y ratio]" +- ✅ "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- ✅ "precise [X:Y] dimensions" +- ✅ "composed specifically for [X:Y] format" +- ✅ "FINAL OUTPUT RATIO: [X:Y] - NO EXCEPTIONS" + +**Mandatory Texture Requirements (Multiple Redundant Phrasings):** + +- ✅ "visible individual brushstrokes 3-8mm width with distinct directional flow following anatomical form" +- ✅ "impasto paint ridges 2-4mm thick in white highlights casting actual micro-shadows with measurable relief" +- ✅ "canvas weave texture (1-2 threads per mm grid pattern) MUST be visible through thin shadow areas 0.5-1mm thick" +- ✅ "paint surface height variation 0-4mm across painting creating three-dimensional tactile relief" +- ✅ "every square inch shows evidence of physical brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin deposits" +- ✅ "broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zones showing individual brush marks at boundaries" +- ✅ "palette knife drag marks creating 1-2mm parallel ridges in thick impasto areas" +- ✅ "brush hair separations visible in loaded brush deposits showing 0.5mm furrows within strokes" +- ✅ "directional stroke texture: vertical on vertical forms, horizontal on horizontal planes, diagonal following drape" +- ✅ "8-15 distinct visible brushstrokes per square inch in painted areas with individual stroke identity maintained" + +**Goya Color System (Hex Code Enforcement):** + +- ✅ "flesh base: warm ochre (#c9a876) + white lead (#f5f0e6) + rose undertone (#d4a5a5)" +- ✅ "flesh shadows: burnt umber (#3d3226) + bone black (#1a1612), NOT grey, NOT cool tones" +- ✅ "highlight peaks: pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with minimal ochre tint (#e8d4b8)" +- ✅ "deep shadows: transparent bone black glaze (#0d0f14) showing canvas texture" +- ✅ "war scene backgrounds: 70% deep blacks (#0d0f14, #1a1612), 20% warm browns (#3d3226), 10% earth ochres (#8b7355)" +- ✅ "tenebrism backgrounds: 75% pure black void (#0d0f14) with zero atmospheric variation" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: grey-blue (#4a5259), earth browns (#6b5e4f), warm ochres (#c9a876)" +- ✅ "accent colors maximum 15% canvas: vermillion (#c41e1e), Prussian blue (#1e3a5f), gold ochre (#b8914d)" + +**Goya Lighting System (Measurable Ratios):** + +- ✅ "war scenes: 30% illuminated / 70% shadow with 5-10% concentrated white lead highlights" +- ✅ "tenebrism portraits: 25% illuminated / 75% void background with face-and-hands emphasis" +- ✅ "atmospheric portraits: 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow with three-value zones" +- ✅ "single dramatic light source with NO ambient fill - symbolic illogical positioning" +- ✅ "lightest whites (#f5f0e6) directly adjacent to darkest blacks (#0d0f14) with 2-5mm transition maximum" +- ✅ "chiaroscuro creating psychological isolation through extreme value contrast" + +**Goya Technical Specifications:** + +- ✅ "oil on canvas with alla prima wet-on-wet direct application technique" +- ✅ "thin shadow glazes 0.5-1mm showing canvas weave, thick highlight impasto 2-4mm creating relief" +- ✅ "fabric receives MORE paint than flesh - academic method reversed" +- ✅ "maximum expressive effect with minimum stroke economy - each stroke purposeful and visible" +- ✅ "naturalistic anatomical proportions 1:7.5 to 1:8 head-to-body ratio without elongation" +- ✅ "contrapposto 10-15° hip-shoulder angle, head tilt 2-8°, asymmetrical weight distribution" +- ✅ "detail follows psychological importance not spatial logic - 10% maximum detail, 65% minimal detail" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- ✅ "1793-1814 Romantic period aesthetic with post-deafness psychological intensity" +- ✅ "Spanish period wardrobe: Empire silhouette, Napoleonic uniforms, maja style, full modesty coverage" +- ✅ "period-accurate Spanish environment integration: theatrical architecture, atmospheric landscapes, void isolation" +- ✅ "photographic subject transformed into Goya's painted language maintaining identity through gesture and expression" **CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2 - Texture Enforcement + Goya-Specific):** + +**Ratio Enforcement (Repetitive):** + +- ✅ "exactly [SELECTED RATIO]" +- ✅ "recomposed for [SELECTED RATIO] format" +- ✅ "MUST be [X:Y ratio]" +- ✅ "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- ✅ "precise [X:Y] dimensions" +- ✅ "composed specifically for [X:Y] format" +- ✅ "FINAL OUTPUT RATIO: [X:Y] - NO EXCEPTIONS" + +**Mandatory Texture Requirements (Multiple Redundant Phrasings):** + +- ✅ "visible individual brushstrokes 3-8mm width with distinct directional flow following anatomical form" +- ✅ "impasto paint ridges 2-4mm thick in white highlights casting actual micro-shadows with measurable relief" +- ✅ "canvas weave texture (1-2 threads per mm grid pattern) MUST be visible through thin shadow areas 0.5-1mm thick" +- ✅ "paint surface height variation 0-4mm across painting creating three-dimensional tactile relief" +- ✅ "every square inch shows evidence of physical brush contact with varied pressure creating thick-to-thin deposits" +- ✅ "broken irregular edges with 3-8mm soft transition zones showing individual brush marks at boundaries" +- ✅ "palette knife drag marks creating 1-2mm parallel ridges in thick impasto areas" +- ✅ "brush hair separations visible in loaded brush deposits showing 0.5mm furrows within strokes" +- ✅ "directional stroke texture: vertical on vertical forms, horizontal on horizontal planes, diagonal following drape" +- ✅ "8-15 distinct visible brushstrokes per square inch in painted areas with individual stroke identity maintained" + +**Goya Color System (Hex Code Enforcement):** + +- ✅ "flesh base: warm ochre (#c9a876) + white lead (#f5f0e6) + rose undertone (#d4a5a5)" +- ✅ "flesh shadows: burnt umber (#3d3226) + bone black (#1a1612), NOT grey, NOT cool tones" +- ✅ "highlight peaks: pure white lead (#f5f0e6) with minimal ochre tint (#e8d4b8)" +- ✅ "deep shadows: transparent bone black glaze (#0d0f14) showing canvas texture" +- ✅ "war scene backgrounds: 70% deep blacks (#0d0f14, #1a1612), 20% warm browns (#3d3226), 10% earth ochres (#8b7355)" +- ✅ "tenebrism backgrounds: 75% pure black void (#0d0f14) with zero atmospheric variation" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: grey-blue (#4a5259), earth browns (#6b5e4f), warm ochres (#c9a876)" +- ✅ "accent colors maximum 15% canvas: vermillion (#c41e1e), Prussian blue (#1e3a5f), gold ochre (#b8914d)" + +**Goya Lighting System (Measurable Ratios):** + +- ✅ "war scenes: 30% illuminated / 70% shadow with 5-10% concentrated white lead highlights" +- ✅ "tenebrism portraits: 25% illuminated / 75% void background with face-and-hands emphasis" +- ✅ "atmospheric portraits: 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow with three-value zones" +- ✅ "single dramatic light source with NO ambient fill - symbolic illogical positioning" +- ✅ "lightest whites (#f5f0e6) directly adjacent to darkest blacks (#0d0f14) with 2-5mm transition maximum" +- ✅ "chiaroscuro creating psychological isolation through extreme value contrast" + +**Goya Technical Specifications:** + +- ✅ "oil on canvas with alla prima wet-on-wet direct application technique" +- ✅ "thin shadow glazes 0.5-1mm showing canvas weave, thick highlight impasto 2-4mm creating relief" +- ✅ "fabric receives MORE paint than flesh - academic method reversed" +- ✅ "maximum expressive effect with minimum stroke economy - each stroke purposeful and visible" +- ✅ "naturalistic anatomical proportions 1:7.5 to 1:8 head-to-body ratio without elongation" +- ✅ "contrapposto 10-15° hip-shoulder angle, head tilt 2-8°, asymmetrical weight distribution" +- ✅ "detail follows psychological importance not spatial logic - 10% maximum detail, 65% minimal detail" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- ✅ "1793-1814 Romantic period aesthetic with post-deafness psychological intensity" +- ✅ "Spanish period wardrobe: Empire silhouette, Napoleonic uniforms, maja style, full modesty coverage" +- ✅ "period-accurate Spanish environment integration: theatrical architecture, atmospheric landscapes, void isolation" +- ✅ "photographic subject transformed into Goya's painted language maintaining identity through gesture and expression" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "smooth," "polished," "blended," "seamless," "perfect," "clean," "pristine" which contradict Goya's expressive directness. Avoid "harmonious," "pleasant," "beautiful," "decorative" which contradict his psychological intensity. Emphasize "dramatic," "psychological," "expressive," "atmospheric," "direct," "unflinching," "intense," "economical." + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:** + +**For War/Dramatic Scenes (4:3 or 16:9 Landscape):** + +- Horizontal flow emphasizing theatrical staging +- Low horizon line (lower 1/3 of canvas) +- Figures occupy 70-80% of picture plane depth +- Architectural backdrop flattened to decorative element +- Diagonal tension lines (30-45°) vs. vertical barriers +- Figure dominance ≥70% of visual weight +- Negative space used dramatically (darkness = threat) +- Shallow theatrical platform spatial logic + +**For Tenebrism Portraits (3:4 or 2:3 Portrait):** + +- Vertical emphasis with figure emerging from darkness +- No background spatial markers - pure void +- Figure placement slightly off-center for tension +- 25% illuminated / 75% void background ratio +- Figure dominance 85-90% of visual interest +- Subject floats in undefined black space +- Focal point: Face at upper 1/3 intersection +- Strong vertical axis with subtle S-curve (contrapposto) + +**For Atmospheric Portraits (3:4 or 2:3 Portrait):** + +- Vertical emphasis with landscape background +- Horizon at middle to upper-middle of canvas +- Figure in front of (not within) landscape +- 45% illuminated / 55% atmospheric shadow +- Figure dominance 60-70% of visual weight +- Landscape elements suggested through tonal recession +- Color temperature shift (warm to cool) creating depth +- Figure anchored to ground plane + +**For Group Compositions (5:4 or 4:3 Landscape):** + +- Horizontal frieze-like arrangement +- Shallow interior perspective (2-3 figure depths) +- Eye-level to slightly elevated viewpoint +- 40% illuminated / 60% shadow +- Figure dominance 80% of canvas +- Multiple distributed focal points +- Alternating light/dark figures creating rhythm +- Furniture/architecture defines interior space + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC FRAMING REGIME:** + +**Perspective System:** + +- **War Scenes:** Flattened/compressed theatrical space, psychological rather than geometric logic +- **Tenebrism Portraits:** No perspective - void space, timeless isolation +- **Atmospheric Portraits:** Atmospheric perspective with minimal linear perspective, figure-ground separation +- **Group Compositions:** Shallow interior perspective, horizontal organization + +**Figure:Ground Relationship:** + +- Detail follows psychological/narrative importance, not spatial logic +- Foreground sharp, background dissolved +- Maximum detail in faces and hands (10-15% of canvas) +- Moderate detail in primary garments and props (25-35%) +- Minimal detail in backgrounds and periphery (50-65%) + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Single dramatic light source (lantern, dawn, directional daylight, candlelight) +- Extreme value contrast (lightest whites adjacent to darkest blacks) +- Shadows: transparent or void (no reflected light fill) +- Highlights: concentrated white lead applications +- Illogical symbolic lighting (not natural source within scene) + +**Required Anchors:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas with visible texture - canvas weave apparent in thin shadow passages, obscured in thick impasto highlights. Period-appropriate linen canvas preparation. + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** OMIT ENTIRELY - no decorative frames, no borders, no external presentation elements. Composition extends to canvas edges following Goya's practice. + +**Production Context Anchor:** Oil painting created 1793-1814 in Spain. Direct painting method (alla prima), limited earth-tone palette, dramatic single-source lighting, psychological intensity, social commentary, period authenticity in all elements. + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for [SELECTED RATIO] following Goya's spatial logic for that format type. Subject recomposed from photographic origin into period-appropriate painted environment. + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** OMIT + +Francisco Goya's Transitional Romantic Period paintings (1793-1814) contained no text, titles, or typography within the painted image. All text (when present) appeared as separate inscriptions or in accompanying print series captions, never integrated into the oil painting itself. + +For photographic subject integration maintaining period authenticity, no text should appear within the painted composition. + +**END OF FRAMEWORK - NO ADDITIONAL CONTENT BEYOND SECTION 8** diff --git a/styles/romanticism/thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism.md b/styles/romanticism/thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2fa259b --- /dev/null +++ b/styles/romanticism/thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism.md @@ -0,0 +1,947 @@ +--- +id: thomas_lawrence_regency_romanticism +group: Romanticism +movement: British Regency Romanticism (1790s-1830) +artist: Thomas Lawrence +display_name: Thomas Lawrence — Regency Bravura Portraiture +style_scope: single-artist + +ratios: + - '3:4' + - '4:5' + - '2:3' +ratios_status: provisional +ratios_notes: > + Lawrence’s court portraits lived on three-quarter canvases, occasionally on + aristocratic 4:5 salons or elongated 2:3 full-lengths; keep to those trims to + honor his Grand Manner staging. +modes: + - Regency Court Portrait + - Romantic Hero Study + - Atmospheric Gesture Sitting + +safety_profile: + - no_nudity + - no_gore + - no_logos + - no_watermarks + - minors_modest + - gender_respect + +composition_constraints: + max_subjects: 2 + subject_interaction: allowed + crowd_scenes: false + animals_allowed: false + text_allowed: no + +hero_image: null + +about: > + Thomas Lawrence dazzled Regency Britain with luminous faces, cascading silks, + and showman’s brushwork that loosens as it leaves the sitter’s gaze. This card + preserves his controlled finish hierarchy, theatrical poses, and photo-to-oil + conversion cues for modern subjects. + +sections_index: + '1': Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + '2': Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + '3': Style Context & Material Authenticity + '4': Technical Method & Mark-Making + '5': Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + '6': Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + '7': Composition & Lighting Patterns + '8': Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) +--- +# Thomas Lawrence - British Regency Romanticism Framework (1790s-1830) + +```yaml +--- +# CODEX METADATA - PROMPT CONFIGURATION +codex_version: "1.0" +prompt_framework: "Lawrence Regency v1.0 (NanoBanana Edition)" +framework_date: "2025-10-03" +artist: "Thomas Lawrence" +period: "British Regency Romanticism (1790s-1830)" + +# RENDERER CONFIGURATION - NanoBanana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) +renderer: + model: "gemini-2.5-flash-image" + api_endpoint: "via Claude API proxy" + supported_ratios: ["1:1", "2:3", "3:2", "3:4", "4:3", "4:5", "5:4", "9:16", "16:9", "21:9"] + default_ratio: "3:4" + token_cost_per_image: 1290 + output_modalities: ["Text+Image"] + +# CRITICAL USE CASE +integration_requirement: "Modern photographic subject into Lawrence's bravura portrait aesthetic" +hybrid_challenge: "Photo-to-painting with controlled looseness - finished face, atmospheric dissolution" + +# SAFETY & COMPLIANCE +safety_profile: ["no_nudity", "modesty_required_all_genders", "regency_era_appropriate_coverage"] +wardrobe_mandate: "High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required - Empire waist gowns, Regency tailcoats" + +# FRAMEWORK METADATA +framework_version: "1.0" +base_version: "Universal Museum-Grade v4.3 (NanoBanana Edition)" +validation_required: true +--- +``` + +**Timeframe:** British Regency Romanticism, Royal Academy dominance (1790s-1830) + +**Historical Context:** Thomas Lawrence was the leading British portrait painter of the Regency era, succeeding Sir Joshua Reynolds as Principal Painter to King George III. His style combined theatrical drama with virtuoso technique, elegant idealization with psychological penetration, and finished precision with atmospheric spontaneity - creating the definitive aesthetic of British Romantic portraiture. + +------ + +## Renderer-Agnostic Adapter + +- **Constraint precedence:** Sections 1→8 are hard constraints; earlier overrides later +- **Canvas Override Mandate:** Always ignore source image dimensions; compose for declared target aspect ratio +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration Mandate:** Modern photographic subject must be transformed into Lawrence's bravura oil painting aesthetic through: + - Face rendered with smooth luminous finish (95% completion) + - Hair dissolved into atmospheric brushwork (70% completion) + - Fabrics showing selective finish with broken edges (60-70% completion) + - Backgrounds loosely gestural, atmospheric (30% completion) + - Controlled looseness hierarchy radiating from face outward +- **NanoBanana Ratio Enforcement Protocol:** Combat ratio resistance through explicit multi-location declarations, repetitive reinforcement, negative constraints +- **Face-Treatment Flag:** `glazing-layers-buildup` + `luminous-transparent` (Lawrence-specific custom flag) + - Smooth blended finish in face only + - Thin transparent glazes building luminosity + - Warm flesh tones with porcelain highlights + - Invisible brushwork in facial features +- **Pose Flags:** `elegant-contrapposto` (15-25° theatrical S-curve), `romantic-gesture` (expressive hand positions) +- **Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` +- **Style Dominance:** Lawrence's Regency bravura technique dominates; photographic subject transformed into elegant theatrical portrait with controlled looseness hierarchy +- **Technical Measurement Authority:** Quantitative specifications override descriptive language: + - Face brushwork: 1-2mm fine detail, invisible strokes + - Hair brushwork: 5-12mm sweeping visible strokes + - Fabric highlights: 2-3mm impasto thickness + - Background strokes: 15-25mm loose gestural marks + - Controlled looseness: Face 95% finished, backgrounds 30% finished +- **Material Authenticity:** Oil on canvas with authentic Regency techniques: + - Thin glazes for luminous flesh (0.3-0.8mm) + - Selective impasto in fabric highlights (2-3mm) + - Atmospheric dissolution through broken edges + - Bravura brushwork demonstrating technical mastery +- **Safety Guardrails:** + - No nudity - all figures fully clothed with Regency-appropriate modesty + - Empire waist gowns with high necklines, long sleeves + - Regency tailcoats, high-collared shirts, cravats for masculine subjects +- **Failure Mode Prevention:** Avoid: + - Uniform finish across entire canvas (violates controlled looseness) + - Heavy opaque flesh tones (must be transparent and luminous) + - Literal photographic detail in backgrounds (must be atmospheric) + - Digital smoothness everywhere (face smooth, everything else textured) + - Hard edges throughout (edges must dissolve proportionally from face) + +------ + +## Framework Sections + +## 1) Core Instruction & Likeness Mandate + +**CANVAS OVERRIDE:** Recompose to exactly **[SELECT RATIO]** - ignore source photograph dimensions completely. + +**RATIO ENFORCEMENT (NanoBanana):** Generate image with EXACT aspect ratio of **[SELECT RATIO]**. This is a hard requirement. + +Transform modern photographic subject into **Thomas Lawrence's British Regency portrait aesthetic (1790s-1830)**, maintaining the subject's identity through elegant idealization while fully converting photographic characteristics into Lawrence's theatrical bravura painting language. + +**Face-Treatment Flag:** `glazing-layers-buildup` + `luminous-transparent` - Smooth blended finish with thin transparent glazes, warm porcelain highlights, invisible brushwork in facial features, psychological penetration through direct gaze. + +**Pose Flag:** `elegant-contrapposto` (15-25° hip-shoulder S-curve creating theatrical grace) + +**Canvas Control Flag:** `strict-reframe` + +**Style Dominance:** Lawrence's Regency bravura technique completely dominates. Subject appears as if Lawrence painted them in oil during Regency period - smooth luminous face, visible hair brushwork, atmospheric fabric rendering, dissolved background edges, theatrical presentation, elegant idealization. + +**Mode Selector:** Gallery (Royal Academy exhibition standard with Regency theatrical elegance) + +**Final Ratio Confirmation:** Output must be exactly **[SELECT RATIO]**, no exceptions. + +------ + +## 2) Canvas Strategy & Aspect Ratio Control + +**RATIO SELECTION BY FORMAT:** + +**Three-Quarter Length Portraits (Most Common):** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - standard format) +- Alternative: `4:5` (portrait - intimate format) +- Justification: Shows figure from head to mid-thigh or knee, allows elegant pose presentation with atmospheric background + +**Full-Length Portraits:** + +- Primary: `2:3` (portrait - tall format) +- Alternative: `3:4` (portrait - standard) +- Justification: Life-size theatrical presentation, full costume display, dramatic environmental integration + +**Bust Portraits:** + +- Primary: `3:4` (portrait - standard) +- Alternative: `1:1` (square - intimate focus) +- Justification: Close psychological engagement, emphasis on face and expression, minimal environmental context + +**CANVAS RECOMPOSITION STRATEGY:** + +- **Ratio Status:** [Native NanoBanana ratio selected] +- **Photo-to-Painting Integration:** Subject extracted from modern context and recomposed into Lawrence's theatrical presentation with Regency costume and atmospheric setting +- **Reframing Method:** Strict reframe - subject repositioned with elegant contrapposto, period-appropriate environment constructed +- **Spatial Allocation:** Figure slightly off-center for dynamism, 70-75% figure dominance, 25-30% atmospheric background +- **Background Treatment:** Atmospheric suggestion (stormy skies, landscape hints, architectural elements) rendered loosely, figures emerge from light-filled space +- **Format Justification:** Ratio serves Lawrence's Regency portrait tradition with theatrical elegance and atmospheric integration + +------ + +## 2.1) Ratio Compliance & Renderer Adaptation + +**NOT APPLICABLE** - All portrait ratios are natively supported by NanoBanana renderer. No adaptation required. + +------ + +## 3) Style Context & Material Authenticity + +**Primary Influences:** + +- Sir Joshua Reynolds (Grand Manner portraiture, theatrical presentation, rich color) +- Peter Paul Rubens (fluid brushwork, luminous flesh tones, dynamic composition) +- Anthony van Dyck (elegant refinement, aristocratic grace, fabric rendering) +- Venetian Renaissance (Titian, Veronese - color primacy, atmospheric effects) + +**Medium & Production Method:** + +- Oil paint on canvas +- Thin transparent glazes for flesh tones (0.3-0.8mm) building luminosity through layered application +- Selective impasto in fabric highlights (2-3mm thickness) creating dimensional relief +- Bravura brushwork: confident, fluid, virtuoso technique demonstrating mastery +- Controlled looseness: deliberate variation in finish level across canvas +- Face: maximum finish with invisible brushwork (95% complete) +- Hair: fluid directional strokes (70% complete) +- Fabrics: selective finish with visible brushwork (60-70% complete) +- Backgrounds: loose atmospheric gestures (30% complete) + +**Thematic Purpose:** Theatrical elegance, aristocratic refinement, psychological penetration through direct gaze, Romantic idealization maintaining individual character, social status presentation through costume and setting, elegant movement frozen in theatrical moment. + +**Hallmark Motifs (Quantified):** + +1. **Luminous Transparent Flesh Tones** + - Warm porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) in 15% of flesh areas + - Luminous mid-tones (#e8d4c4) in 25% creating translucent quality + - Warm shadows (#d4b8a8, #c9a890) in 35% with NO opaque coverage + - Thin glaze application (0.3-0.8mm) allowing canvas luminosity to glow through + - Smooth blended finish in face only - invisible brushwork creating porcelain quality +2. **Bravura Hair Rendering** + - Fluid sweeping strokes 5-12mm width following hair mass movement + - Individual hair masses 8-15mm wide, NOT fine hair lines + - Hair dissolves into atmospheric background through broken edges + - Rich color variation within single stroke (dark to light modulation) + - Loaded brush deposits in confident single-stroke application +3. **Virtuoso White Fabric Rendering** + - Shimmering silk effect through temperature modulation (warm highlights, cool shadows) + - Thick impasto highlights 2-3mm creating dimensional peaks + - Thin shadow glazes 0.5-1mm showing canvas texture + - Simplified rhythmic fold patterns, not literal photographic detail + - White-on-white mastery: pure white (#ffffff) to warm cream (#e8dcc8) to cool shadow (#d4c4b0) +4. **Elegant Idealization (Measurable)** + - Head-to-body ratio: 1:8 to 1:8.5 (refined elongation beyond 1:7.5 naturalistic) + - Neck elongation: 5-10% longer than anatomical standard for grace + - Hand refinement: elongated fingers with graceful gestures + - Facial softening: subtle idealization maintaining individual character + - Contrapposto: 15-25° hip-shoulder differential creating elegant S-curve +5. **Atmospheric Background Dissolution** + - Loose gestural strokes 15-25mm width creating atmospheric suggestion + - Figures emerge from paint through broken edge treatment (10-15mm dissolved zones) + - Stormy skies (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) or landscape hints (#4a5d3f, #6b7d5a) + - Unfinished spontaneous quality (30% completion level) + - NO literal photographic detail - pure atmospheric suggestion + +**Period Framing:** British Regency Romanticism, Royal Academy dominance, theatrical Grand Manner portraiture, elegant aristocratic refinement, psychological penetration, bravura technical mastery. + +**Tone Tag:** Theatrically elegant, luminously refined, psychologically penetrating, romantically idealized, aristocratically graceful, technically virtuoso, atmospherically dissolved. + +------ + +## 4) Technical Method & Mark-Making + +**EXPLICIT TEXTURE REQUIREMENTS - CONTROLLED LOOSENESS HIERARCHY:** + +Paint surface MUST show DELIBERATE VARIATION in finish level radiating from face outward. This is the defining characteristic of Lawrence's bravura technique - NOT uniform finish across canvas. Face receives maximum precision, backgrounds dissolve into atmospheric gestures. + +**CRITICAL HIERARCHY (Measurable Completion Levels):** + +- **Face:** 95% finished - smooth, blended, invisible brushwork +- **Hands:** 85% finished - careful modeling with subtle visible strokes +- **Primary fabrics:** 70% finished - selective detail with broken edges +- **Hair:** 70% finished - fluid visible strokes dissolving into atmosphere +- **Secondary elements:** 50% finished - suggestive rendering +- **Backgrounds:** 30% finished - loose atmospheric gestures + +**1. Oil Paint Application Anchor - MEASURABLE PAINT PHYSICS:** + +**FACE RENDERING (MAXIMUM FINISH - 95% Complete):** + +- **Application:** Thin transparent glazes 0.3-0.8mm building luminous porcelain quality +- **Brushwork visibility:** INVISIBLE - smooth blended finish with NO visible stroke marks in facial skin +- **Fine detail brush:** 1-2mm width for precise features (eyes, nostrils, lips, ear details) +- **Broader modeling brush:** 3-4mm width for cheek, forehead, neck transitions with subtle blending +- **Flesh tone transparency:** Paint MUST be thin enough to show canvas luminosity, NOT opaque heavy coverage +- **Highlight treatment:** Porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) applied as thin luminous layer, not thick paste +- **Shadow treatment:** Warm transparent shadows (#d4b8a8) with gradual soft transitions over 3-6mm distance +- **NO thick paint on face:** Face is built through thin layered glazes, not impasto + +**HAIR RENDERING (MODERATE FINISH - 70% Complete):** + +- **Brushwork visibility:** HIGHLY VISIBLE - fluid sweeping strokes 5-12mm width +- **Application method:** Loaded brush in confident single-stroke deposits showing directional flow +- **Hair mass width:** Individual masses 8-15mm wide representing groups of hair, NOT fine individual strands +- **Color modulation:** Rich variation within single stroke - dark base to light highlight in one mark +- **Stroke direction:** Following hair fall and form curvature with fluid rhythmic motion +- **Completion strategy:** Hair mass defined but edges atmospheric, creating spontaneous unfinished quality + +**HAIR EDGE DISSOLUTION (CRITICAL - Must Blend into Atmosphere):** + +- **Transition zone:** Hair MUST dissolve into background through 8-12mm atmospheric blend at periphery +- **Application:** Hair edges become progressively looser and more transparent toward outer boundaries +- **Broken edge requirement:** NO hard cutout edges where hair meets background +- **Stroke integration:** Final hair strokes blend into background atmospheric strokes creating seamless merge +- **Color integration:** Hair color gradually incorporates background atmospheric tones at edges +- **Verification test:** Hair should appear to emerge from atmospheric background, not sit on top of it + +**WHITE FABRIC RENDERING (SELECTIVE FINISH - 60-70% Complete):** + +- **Impasto highlights:** 2-3mm thick paint ridges in peak illuminated folds creating dimensional relief +- **Shadow glazes:** 0.5-1mm thin transparent application showing canvas texture underneath +- **Brushwork visibility:** MODERATE - 4-8mm visible strokes in fold structures +- **Temperature modulation:** Cool shadows (#d4c4b0) vs. warm highlights (#f5f0e8) creating shimmering silk effect +- **Fold simplification:** Rhythmic simplified patterns, NOT literal photographic complexity +- **White-on-white mastery:** Pure white (#ffffff) peaks, cream mid-tones (#e8dcc8), cool shadow (#d4c4b0), deep fold (#b8a890) + +**WHITE FABRIC EDGE DISSOLUTION (CRITICAL):** + +- **Edge treatment:** Fabric edges must show 6-10mm dissolved zones where meeting background +- **Broken boundaries:** NO vector-crisp edges - all boundaries show painterly irregularity +- **Application method:** Final fabric strokes overlap with background strokes creating merged zones +- **Highlight edge softening:** Even brightest white highlights must have irregular softened boundaries (3-5mm transition) +- **Verification test:** Edges should appear painted into environment, not cut-and-pasted onto background + +**DARK FABRIC RENDERING (SELECTIVE FINISH - 60-70% Complete):** + +- **Shadow depth:** Thin transparent glazes 0.5-1mm creating rich velvet darkness +- **Highlight edges:** Selective 2-3mm thick paint at illuminated edges only +- **Color transparency:** Rich warm darks (#1a1410, #3d2820) allowing depth through layered glazes +- **Brushwork visibility:** MINIMAL in shadows, visible at edges and folds +- **Canvas texture:** Must show through thin dark areas creating organic quality + +**DARK FABRIC EDGE DISSOLUTION (CRITICAL):** + +- **Edge treatment:** Dark fabrics must show 4-8mm broken transitions losing hard boundaries +- **Selective highlights:** Edge highlights (2-3mm thick) must themselves have softened irregular boundaries +- **Application method:** Dark fabric strokes merge with background through overlapping transitional zone +- **NO clean cutouts:** All dark fabric boundaries must show atmospheric integration +- **Verification test:** Dark coat should appear to emerge from shadows, not float on surface + +**FUR/TEXTILE TEXTURE RENDERING (IMPRESSIONISTIC - 50-60% Complete):** + +- **Textural strokes:** Dragged brush creating fur-like marks 3-6mm length +- **Clustering:** Individual texture strokes grouped in masses, not literal photographic detail +- **Impressionistic suggestion:** Textural quality conveyed through brushwork character, not precise detail +- **Color variation:** Rich modulation within texture suggesting depth and dimension + +**BACKGROUND RENDERING (ATMOSPHERIC - 30% Complete):** + +- **Brushwork visibility:** MAXIMUM - loose gestural strokes 15-25mm width +- **Application:** Thin washes and sweeping gestures creating atmospheric suggestion +- **Characteristic quality:** Unfinished spontaneous feeling, NOT polished completion +- **Stroke economy:** Minimal marks creating maximum atmospheric effect +- **NO literal detail:** Pure suggestion of stormy skies, landscape elements, architectural hints through color and gesture only + +**BACKGROUND STROKE VISIBILITY (CRITICAL - Must Be Obviously Loose):** + +- **Individual strokes:** Each background stroke 15-25mm width must remain visible and distinguishable +- **Gestural quality:** Confident sweeping motions showing direction and rhythm +- **Color variation within strokes:** Background strokes show color shift from start to finish of mark +- **Stroke overlap:** Background strokes layer loosely, creating atmospheric depth through transparency +- **NO blended smoothness:** Background must NOT appear airbrushed or gradient-smooth +- **Verification test:** Should be able to count individual background brushstrokes when examining closely + +**EDGE TREATMENT BY ZONE (CRITICAL - Proportional Softness):** + +- **Face edges:** Soft but defined - 2-4mm gradual transition maintaining form clarity +- **Hand edges:** Soft defined - 3-5mm transition with subtle modeling +- **Fabric edges:** Broken irregular - 4-8mm dissolved zones losing hard boundaries +- **Hair edges:** Completely atmospheric - 8-12mm transition melting into background +- **Background edges:** Total dissolution - 10-15mm atmospheric blend with zero hard boundaries +- **Principle:** Edges soften proportionally to distance from focal point (face) + +------ + +**2. Luminous Flesh Tone Anchor - LAWRENCE'S TRANSPARENT SYSTEM WITH HEX SPECIFICATIONS:** + +**FLESH TONE CONSTRUCTION (MANDATORY FORMULA - Thin Glaze Layering):** + +- **Base preparation:** Warm toned ground showing through transparent layers +- **First glaze:** Warm ochre (#e8d4c4) + white lead (#f5e8dc) mixed thin (0.3mm) for luminous base +- **Rose undertone:** Minimal rose madder (#f5d4d4) or vermillion (#e8b8b8) glazed (0.2mm) for living warmth +- **Shadow glaze:** Transparent warm umber (#d4b8a8) + sienna (#c9a890) layered thin (0.4mm) +- **Deep shadow:** Warm brown glaze (#b89880) in recesses, still transparent +- **Highlight application:** Pure white lead (#f5e8dc) with minimal ochre tint as final thin layer (0.3mm) +- **CRITICAL:** Total flesh paint thickness 0.3-0.8mm only - luminosity requires transparency +- **PROHIBITION:** NO thick opaque flesh paint, NO heavy coverage, shadows MUST remain transparent + +**FLESH LIGHTING DISTRIBUTION:** + +- **Full illumination:** 30% of face receiving porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) +- **Transitional modeling:** 45% in luminous mid-tones (#e8d4c4, #d4b8a8) +- **Soft shadow:** 25% in warm transparent shadows (#c9a890, #b89880) +- **NO harsh chiaroscuro:** Gentle graduated modeling, not dramatic light/dark contrast +- **Romantic luminosity:** Overall glowing translucent quality like illuminated from within + +**FABRIC COLOR SYSTEMS:** + +**White/Cream Empire Gowns & Shirts:** + +- **Peak highlights:** Pure white (#ffffff) in 5% of fabric - highest illuminated points only +- **Primary highlights:** Warm cream (#f5f0e8) in 20% - main illuminated fabric areas +- **Mid-tones:** Warm cream (#e8dcc8) in 30% - transitional fabric areas +- **Cool shadows:** Blue-grey cream (#d4c4b0) in 25% - fold shadows and recesses +- **Deep shadows:** Warm grey (#b8a890) in 10% - deepest fold interiors +- **Temperature shift:** Warm highlights to cool shadows creating shimmering silk effect +- **Impasto distribution:** 2-3mm thick paint in highlight peaks (5% of fabric area) + +**Dark Fabrics (Coats, Velvet, Dark Gowns):** + +- **Base darks:** Rich brown-black (#1a1410) in 40% - deep shadow areas +- **Warm darks:** Transparent brown (#3d2820) in 30% - mid-value areas +- **Illuminated mid-tones:** Warm brown (#5a3d2f) in 20% - catching light +- **Edge highlights:** Golden brown (#8b6548) in 10% - selective edge catching +- **Transparency requirement:** All dark fabric areas 0.5-1mm thin showing canvas texture + +**Dramatic Color Accents (Sparingly Used):** + +- **Crimson reds:** Pure crimson (#8b2635), rose madder (#a0354a), vermillion (#c84550) +- **Fur pelts:** Golden (#b8946a), brown (#8b6f47), white ermine (#f5e8d0) +- **Blue accents:** Steel blue (#4a6c8c), deep blue (#2d4a6b), sky blue (#6b8ba8) +- **Usage limitation:** Accent colors maximum 15% of total canvas + +**ATMOSPHERIC BACKGROUND SYSTEMS:** + +**Stormy Skies (Most Common):** + +- **Storm grey dominant:** (#3a4a5a) in 35% of background +- **Blue-grey atmospheric:** (#5a6c7d) in 30% +- **Light grey breaks:** (#8b9aa8) in 20% suggesting light +- **Deep shadow:** (#2d3a47) in 15% for dramatic depth + +**Landscape Suggestions:** + +- **Olive green:** (#4a5d3f) in 25% suggesting foliage +- **Sage atmospheric:** (#6b7d5a) in 30% +- **Deep green shadow:** (#3d4a38) in 20% +- **Atmospheric distance:** (#8b9a7d) in 15% fading to atmosphere + +**Architectural Hints:** + +- **Warm stone:** (#b8a587, #d4c4b0) suggesting classical architecture +- **Drapery accents:** Deep reds (#8b2635) or rich blues (#2d4a6b) for theatrical curtains +- **Golden accents:** (#b8914d) for gilded elements + +**3. Controlled Looseness Hierarchy Anchor (MANDATORY VARIATION):** + +**CRITICAL PRINCIPLE:** Paint application MUST vary dramatically across canvas. Uniform finish violates Lawrence's bravura technique. + +**Face Zone (95% Finish):** + +- Smooth blended invisible brushwork +- Maximum detail in eyes, nose, mouth, ears (1-2mm precision) +- Subtle graduated modeling in cheeks, forehead, neck (3-4mm blending) +- Thin transparent glazes only (0.3-0.8mm total thickness) +- NO visible individual brushstrokes in facial skin +- Porcelain luminous quality + +**Hand Zone (85% Finish):** + +- Careful modeling with subtle visible strokes (2-4mm) +- Finger articulation with graceful elongation +- Knuckle highlights with dimensional modeling +- Gesture elegance emphasized +- Slightly less blended than face, but still refined + +**Primary Fabric Zone (70% Finish):** + +- Selective detail with visible brushwork (4-8mm strokes) +- Simplified rhythmic fold patterns +- Impasto highlights (2-3mm) creating dimension +- Broken irregular edges (4-8mm dissolved zones) +- Balance between finish and spontaneity + +**Hair Zone (70% Finish):** + +- Fluid visible strokes (5-12mm sweeping marks) +- Hair masses defined but edges dissolving (8-12mm transition) +- Rich color modulation within strokes +- Atmospheric integration at periphery +- Suggestion of form through confident brushwork + +**Secondary Element Zone (50% Finish):** + +- Props, jewelry, accessories +- Suggestive rendering (6-10mm strokes) +- Enough detail for recognition, not photographic literalism +- Subordinate to primary focal areas + +**Background Zone (30% Finish):** + +- Loose gestural strokes (15-25mm width) +- Atmospheric suggestion only +- Unfinished spontaneous quality +- Minimal detail, maximum effect +- Complete edge dissolution (10-15mm atmospheric blend) + +**VERIFICATION TEST:** If background has same finish level as face, technique has failed. Finish MUST radiate outward from face in measurable gradient. + +**4. Bravura Brushwork Anchor - LAWRENCE'S VIRTUOSO TECHNIQUE:** + +**DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC:** Confident, fluid, masterful brushwork demonstrating technical command. Each stroke purposeful and economical. + +**Face Brushwork (Invisible Mastery):** + +- Smooth blended application concealing individual marks +- Thin glaze layering (0.3-0.8mm) building luminosity +- Fine detail brush (1-2mm) for feature precision +- Broader modeling brush (3-4mm) for form transitions +- Technique: Soft gradual blending over 3-6mm distances +- Goal: Porcelain finish showing technical refinement + +**Hair Brushwork (Visible Confidence):** + +- Loaded brush in single-stroke deposits +- Fluid sweeping marks (5-12mm) following hair flow +- Directional movement creating rhythmic pattern +- Rich color variation within single stroke +- Minimal blending - strokes retain individual identity +- Technique: Confident gestural application + +**Fabric Brushwork (Selective Precision):** + +- White fabrics: Thick loaded highlights (2-3mm impasto), thin shadow glazes (0.5-1mm) +- Dark fabrics: Thin transparent depths (0.5-1mm), selective edge highlights (2-3mm) +- Fold structure: Simplified rhythmic patterns (4-8mm directional strokes) +- Silk effect: Temperature modulation through broken color application +- Technique: Varied pressure creating thick-to-thin modulation + +**Fur/Texture Brushwork (Impressionistic Suggestion):** + +- Dragged brush creating textural marks (3-6mm) +- Clustered strokes suggesting fur quality +- NOT literal photographic detail +- Directional variation creating dimensional illusion +- Technique: Gestural texture suggestion + +**Background Brushwork (Atmospheric Gesture):** + +- Loose sweeping strokes (15-25mm width) +- Thin washes and bold gestures +- Minimal marks creating atmospheric effect +- Spontaneous unfinished quality +- Technique: Confident economy - maximum effect, minimum strokes + +**STROKE ECONOMY PRINCIPLE:** Every stroke must serve dual purpose - describe form AND demonstrate mastery. No tentative marks. + +**5. Elegant Idealization Anchor (Measured Refinement):** + +**Anatomical Idealization (Quantified):** + +- Head-to-body ratio: 1:8 to 1:8.5 (refined beyond 1:7.5 naturalistic standard) +- Neck length: 5-10% longer than anatomical standard creating graceful elongation +- Hand proportions: Fingers elegantly elongated with refined tapering +- Facial features: Softened and refined while maintaining individual character +- NO caricature or distortion - subtle elegant enhancement only + +**Postural Elegance:** + +- Contrapposto: 15-25° hip-shoulder differential creating theatrical S-curve +- Weight distribution: Graceful asymmetry suggesting movement frozen in elegant moment +- Spine curve: Subtle S-curve creating dynamic grace +- Head position: 5-15° tilt for psychological engagement +- Torso twist: 10-20° rotation creating dimensional interest + +**Gesture Refinement:** + +- Hand positions: Elegant gestures with purposeful placement +- Finger articulation: Graceful curves, not stiff or awkward +- Arm positioning: Creating diagonal lines for compositional dynamism +- Overall effect: Theatrical presentation suggesting aristocratic breeding + +**Facial Idealization:** + +- Skin: Porcelain luminous perfection without blemish +- Features: Softened and refined maintaining likeness +- Expression: Psychologically penetrating through direct gaze +- Character: Individual personality preserved through subtle modeling +- Balance: Idealization without loss of psychological truth + +**6. Atmospheric Integration Anchor:** + +**Background Treatment (30% Finish Level):** + +- Stormy skies: Loose gestural clouds (15-25mm strokes) in blue-greys (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) +- Landscape hints: Suggestive foliage masses (#4a5d3f, #6b7d5a) without literal detail +- Architectural elements: Simple geometric suggestions of columns, drapery, classical forms +- Atmospheric perspective: Distance suggested through value reduction and edge dissolution +- Light quality: Diffused ambient light creating romantic luminosity + +**Figure-to-Background Integration:** + +- Figures emerge from paint through broken edge treatment (10-15mm dissolved zones) +- NO hard cutout edges separating figure from environment +- Hair dissolves into atmospheric background (8-12mm transition) +- Fabric edges soften and blend (6-10mm dissolved zones) +- Overall effect: Figures painted into environment, not pasted onto background + +**Spatial Depth Creation:** + +- Through atmospheric perspective and edge dissolution, NOT linear perspective precision +- Color temperature shifts: Warm figures to cool atmospheric distance +- Value reduction: Details fade with distance from focal point +- Selective focus: Sharp face, dissolved backgrounds + +**7. Pose & Gesture Anchor (THEATRICAL PRESENTATION):** + +**Standing Full-Length:** + +- Contrapposto: 15-25° hip-shoulder differential +- Weight: Graceful asymmetry, one leg bearing weight +- Arms: Elegant gestures - hand on hip, holding prop, resting on furniture +- Head: 3/4 turn with 5-15° tilt for engagement +- Overall: Theatrical presentation suggesting movement frozen in graceful moment + +**Seated Three-Quarter:** + +- Posture: Relaxed elegance with spine creating subtle S-curve +- Torso twist: 10-20° rotation creating dynamic interest +- Arms: One resting, one gesturing or holding prop +- Head: Turned toward viewer, direct psychological engagement +- Overall: Informal yet elegant, suggesting conversation moment + +**Dramatic/Romantic Poses:** + +- Windswept quality suggesting outdoor atmosphere +- Upward gaze creating romantic yearning +- Expansive gestures conveying emotion +- Flowing fabrics emphasizing movement +- Overall: Poetic reverie, romantic sentiment + +------ + +## 5) Wardrobe, Props & Setting Conventions + +**PERIOD:** British Regency era (1790s-1830) with strict modesty requirements + +**CRITICAL SAFETY MANDATE:** All figures fully clothed with Regency-appropriate modesty. High necklines, long sleeves, full coverage required for all genders. No décolletage or revealing garments. + +**WARDROBE TRACKS:** + +**Feminine Upper Class (Empire Silhouette - MODEST VERSION):** + +```yaml +garments: + - empire_waist_gown: ["white muslin with HIGH neckline", "ivory", "pale pink", "soft blue"] + - spencer_jacket: ["short fitted jacket", "long sleeves", "modest coverage"] + - pelisse: ["long coat", "fur-trimmed", "full coverage"] + - shawls_wraps: ["large shawl", "fur stole", "covering shoulders and arms"] + - long_gloves: ["elbow length", "white", "ivory"] + - bonnets_headwear: ["fashionable bonnets", "hair ornaments", "ribbons"] + +modesty_requirements: "HIGH necklines reaching to base of neck, LONG sleeves to wrist, full body coverage, NO low décolletage" + +color_palette: ["white_muslin (#f5f0e8)", "ivory (#e8dcc8)", "pale_pink (#f5d4d4)", "soft_blue (#d4e8f5)", "cream (#f5e8dc)"] + +fabric_behavior: + - lightweight_muslin: "Drapes softly with modest opacity, flowing movement" + - silk: "Shimmering quality through temperature modulation, elegant drape" + - fur: "Rich textural quality, impressionistic rendering" + - velvet: "Deep transparent darks, selective edge highlights" + +accessories: + - minimal_jewelry: ["pendant", "bracelet", "brooch"] + - hair_ornaments: ["ribbons", "flowers", "decorative combs"] + - fans: ["folding fan", "held gracefully"] +``` + +**Masculine Upper Class (Regency Tailoring):** + +```yaml +garments: + - tailcoat: ["dark colors", "fitted through torso", "tails to knee"] + - waistcoat: ["contrasting color", "high cut", "fashionable"] + - breeches_or_trousers: ["knee breeches", "full-length trousers", "neutral colors"] + - high_collared_shirt: ["white linen", "high collar", "cravat"] + - boots: ["polished black", "riding boots", "Hessian boots"] + - outerwear: ["greatcoat", "cape", "riding coat"] + +fabric_behavior: + - wool_broadcloth: "Structured tailoring, holds form, matte surface" + - linen_shirt: "Crisp white with slight sheen in highlights" + - leather_boots: "Polished surface with selective highlights" + +accessories: + - cravat: ["white linen", "elaborately tied"] + - pocket_watch: ["gold chain", "waistcoat pocket"] + - walking_stick: ["elegant", "optional"] + - signet_ring: ["minimal jewelry"] +``` + +**WARDROBE VARIATION REQUIRED:** Cycle through Regency costume types - vary between indoor formal, outdoor elegant, dramatic theatrical - maintain period authenticity and full modesty coverage. + +**Props (≤2 total):** + +**Hero Props:** + +```yaml +feminine: + - folding_fan + - letter_or_book + - flowers_bouquet + - parasol_outdoor + - small_dog_lap_breed + +masculine: + - letter_or_document + - book_or_volume + - walking_stick_elegant + - riding_crop_outdoor + - architectural_drawing + +dramatic: + - windswept_fabric + - stormy_sky_backdrop + - classical_column + - landscape_vista +``` + +**Micro Props:** + +```yaml +jewelry_modest: + - pearl_pendant + - gold_bracelet + - cameo_brooch + - signet_ring + +accessories: + - lace_handkerchief + - hair_ribbon + - gloves_held + - pocket_watch_chain +``` + +**COHERENCE FILTER:** All elements must support 1790s-1830 Regency authenticity with theatrical elegance, luminous technique, controlled looseness hierarchy; fallback = clean atmospheric scene with bravura brushwork. + +------ + +## 6) Safety & IP Constraints (Hard Rules) + +**CANVAS NEGATIVES (≥2 - Anti-Digital + Uniform Finish Violations):** + +**Ratio Violations:** + +- ❌ "original photograph dimensions" +- ❌ "source image aspect ratio" +- ❌ "unmodified photographic framing" +- ❌ "1632×640" (NanoBanana non-standard default) +- ❌ "arbitrary dimensions" +- ❌ "default aspect ratio" + +**Digital Surface Violations:** + +- ❌ "smooth surface everywhere," "uniform finish," "consistent completion level" +- ❌ "airbrush effect," "digital gradient," "blended smoothness throughout" +- ❌ "polished surface," "enamel finish," "plastic sheen" +- ❌ "photographic sharpness," "digital perfection," "HDR smoothness" +- ❌ "Instagram filter," "beauty retouching," "modern color grading" + +**Uniform Finish Violations (CRITICAL - Lawrence's Defining Characteristic):** + +- ❌ "same detail level everywhere," "equal finish across canvas," "consistent brushwork throughout" +- ❌ "background as finished as face," "no variation in completion," "uniform precision" +- ❌ "literal photographic detail in backgrounds," "finished atmospheric areas" +- ❌ "hard edges everywhere," "sharp boundaries throughout," "no dissolved edges" + +**Opaque Flesh Violations:** + +- ❌ "thick opaque flesh paint," "heavy coverage," "solid flesh tones" +- ❌ "flesh paint over 1mm thick," "paste-like skin rendering" +- ❌ "cool grey shadows on flesh," "monochromatic flesh modeling" + +**Technical Violations:** + +- ❌ "visible brushwork in face," "textured facial skin," "rough face surface" +- ❌ "invisible brushwork in hair," "smooth blended hair," "photographic hair detail" +- ❌ "finished backgrounds," "detailed atmospheric areas," "literal landscape detail" +- ❌ "hard cutout edges," "figure pasted onto background," "no edge dissolution" + +**Lighting Violations:** + +- ❌ "extreme light-dark contrast," "dramatic shadows with no mid-tones," "black void backgrounds" +- ❌ "single harsh spotlight," "theatrical spot-lighting," "stage lighting effect" +- ❌ "total darkness in shadows," "no shadow detail," "pure black backgrounds" + +**Finish Violations:** + +- ❌ "uniform texture throughout," "same brushwork everywhere," "equal detail level across canvas" +- ❌ "photographic literalism," "exact detail everywhere," "no selective focus" +- ❌ "all areas equally finished," "consistent completion throughout" + +**Safety Violations:** + +- ❌ "nudity," "exposed skin," "low necklines," "revealing garments," "décolletage" + +**CANVAS POSITIVES (≥2 - Texture Enforcement + Controlled Looseness):** + +**Ratio Enforcement (Repetitive):** + +- ✅ "exactly [SELECTED RATIO]" +- ✅ "recomposed for [SELECTED RATIO] format" +- ✅ "MUST be [X:Y ratio]" +- ✅ "strict [X:Y] aspect ratio compliance" +- ✅ "FINAL OUTPUT RATIO: [X:Y] - NO EXCEPTIONS" + +**Controlled Looseness Hierarchy (CRITICAL - Multiple Redundant Phrasings):** + +- ✅ "face 95% finished with smooth invisible brushwork, backgrounds 30% finished with loose 15-25mm gestures" +- ✅ "deliberate variation in finish level radiating from face outward - maximum precision in features, atmospheric dissolution in backgrounds" +- ✅ "face rendered with 1-2mm invisible blended strokes, hair with 5-12mm visible fluid strokes, backgrounds with 15-25mm loose gestures" +- ✅ "controlled looseness: smooth porcelain face, textured visible hair, dissolved atmospheric backgrounds" +- ✅ "finish gradient: face maximum detail, hands high detail, fabrics moderate detail, backgrounds minimal atmospheric suggestion" +- ✅ "bravura technique showing selective completion - face refined, backgrounds spontaneous unfinished quality" + +**Luminous Transparent Flesh (Hex Code Enforcement):** + +- ✅ "flesh built through thin transparent glazes 0.3-0.8mm total thickness showing canvas luminosity" +- ✅ "porcelain highlights (#f5e8dc) in 15%, luminous mid-tones (#e8d4c4) in 25%, warm shadows (#d4b8a8, #c9a890) in 35%" +- ✅ "NO thick opaque flesh paint - transparency REQUIRED for luminous quality" +- ✅ "warm transparent shadow system - NOT cool grey, NOT heavy coverage" +- ✅ "flesh tones glow with inner luminosity like porcelain, NOT flat opaque coverage" + +**Brushwork Specifications (Measurable by Zone):** **Brushwork Specifications (Measurable by Zone):** + +- ✅ "face: smooth invisible brushwork with 1-2mm fine detail, 3-4mm blended modeling, NO visible strokes in skin" +- ✅ "hair: fluid visible strokes 5-12mm width, individual masses 8-15mm wide" +- ✅ "hair edges dissolve into atmosphere through 8-12mm atmospheric blend - NO hard cutout edges where hair meets background" +- ✅ "hair strokes merge with background strokes at periphery - hair appears to emerge from atmosphere not sit on top" +- ✅ "white fabrics: 2-3mm impasto highlights creating dimensional relief, 0.5-1mm thin shadow glazes showing canvas" +- ✅ "fabric edges show 6-10mm dissolved zones with broken irregular boundaries - NOT vector-crisp cutouts" +- ✅ "white fabric highlight edges softened with 3-5mm irregular transitions - even brightest areas have painterly boundaries" +- ✅ "dark fabric edges show 4-8mm broken transitions merging with atmospheric backgrounds" +- ✅ "backgrounds: loose gestural strokes 15-25mm width, atmospheric suggestion only, 30% completion level" +- ✅ "background strokes 15-25mm width remain individually visible and distinguishable - NOT blended smooth" +- ✅ "background shows confident gestural sweeping motions with color variation within individual strokes" +- ✅ "can count individual background brushstrokes when examining - obvious loose gestural quality" +- ✅ "edge dissolution proportional to distance from face: face 2-4mm soft, fabrics 4-10mm broken, hair 8-12mm atmospheric" + +**Lawrence Color System:** + +- ✅ "white fabrics: pure white (#ffffff) peaks 5%, cream (#f5f0e8) highlights 20%, warm mid-tones (#e8dcc8) 30%, cool shadows (#d4c4b0) 25%" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: stormy greys (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) 65%, light breaks (#8b9aa8) 20%, deep shadow (#2d3a47) 15%" +- ✅ "temperature modulation in white fabrics: warm highlights to cool shadows creating shimmering silk effect" +- ✅ "accent colors maximum 15% canvas: crimson (#8b2635), fur pelts (#b8946a, #f5e8d0), blues (#4a6c8c)" + +**Lawrence Technical Specifications:** + +- ✅ "oil on canvas with thin glaze technique for flesh, selective impasto for fabric highlights" +- ✅ "elegant idealization: 1:8 to 1:8.5 head-to-body ratio, 5-10% neck elongation for grace" +- ✅ "contrapposto 15-25° hip-shoulder differential, head tilt 5-15°, elegant S-curve posture" +- ✅ "theatrical presentation with psychological penetration through direct gaze" +- ✅ "figures emerge from atmospheric backgrounds through broken edge dissolution, NOT pasted cutouts" + +**Period Authenticity:** + +- ✅ "1790s-1830 Regency era aesthetic with Royal Academy theatrical elegance" +- ✅ "Regency wardrobe: Empire gowns with high necklines, tailcoats, full modesty coverage" +- ✅ "atmospheric backgrounds: stormy skies, landscape suggestions, architectural hints rendered loosely" +- ✅ "photographic subject transformed into Lawrence's bravura portrait maintaining identity through elegant idealization" + +**Vocabulary Warnings:** Avoid "uniform," "consistent," "same everywhere," "equal detail," "finished throughout" which contradict controlled looseness. Avoid "thick," "opaque," "heavy" for flesh tones which contradict luminous transparency. Emphasize "selective," "controlled variation," "deliberate hierarchy," "atmospheric dissolution," "luminous," "transparent," "bravura," "theatrical." + +------ + +## 7) Composition & Lighting Patterns + +**RATIO-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**For Portrait Ratios (3:4, 4:5, 2:3):** + +- Vertical emphasis with elegant standing or seated figure +- Figure dominance 70-75% of canvas +- Atmospheric background 25-30% suggesting environment +- Slight off-center placement for dynamism +- Diagonal compositional lines creating movement + +**For Near-Square (1:1, 5:4):** + +- Bust or three-quarter length emphasis +- Balanced composition with psychological focus +- Environmental suggestions in corners +- Central but not rigidly symmetrical placement + +**STYLE-SPECIFIC COMPOSITION:** + +**Perspective Regime:** + +- Atmospheric perspective creating depth through edge dissolution and value reduction +- NOT rigid linear perspective - intuitive spatial suggestion +- Depth through color temperature shifts (warm foreground to cool distance) +- Selective focus: sharp face dissolving to atmospheric backgrounds + +**Figure:Ground Ratio:** + +- 70-75% figure/dramatic presentation +- 25-30% atmospheric background +- Background serves figure, never competes for attention +- Environmental elements subordinate to portrait subject + +**Lighting Logic:** + +- Single theatrical spotlight from upper left (45° angle standard) +- 30% face in full illumination, 45% transitional, 25% soft shadow +- Luminous quality suggesting outdoor natural light, not studio artificial +- Romantic glow creating overall luminosity +- Fabric highlights catching light dramatically + +**Detail:Negative Space Ratio:** + +- Maximum detail in face (10-15% of canvas) +- Moderate detail in hands, primary fabrics (30-40% of canvas) +- Minimal detail in backgrounds, atmospheric areas (50-60% of canvas) +- Controlled hierarchy directing viewer attention through selective completion + +**REQUIRED ANCHORS:** + +**Surface Context Anchor:** Oil on canvas with Regency-era preparation, Royal Academy exhibition standards, theatrical Grand Manner tradition + +**Frame/Band Anchor:** Omit entirely - pure painted achievement with bravura brushwork + +**Production Context Anchor:** British Regency period (1790s-1830), Royal Academy tradition, theatrical portraiture, controlled looseness technique demonstrating virtuoso mastery + +**Ratio Enforcement Anchor:** Composition designed specifically for [SELECTED RATIO] with theatrical elegance and atmospheric integration + +**Environmental Integration:** + +- Stormy skies: Dramatic cloud formations (#3a4a5a, #5a6c7d) suggesting Romantic sublime +- Landscape suggestions: Loose foliage masses (#4a5d3f, #6b7d5a) without literal detail +- Classical architecture: Simple column or drapery suggestions +- Atmospheric depth: Distance created through edge dissolution and value reduction +- All backgrounds rendered loosely (15-25mm strokes) at 30% completion level + +------ + +## 8) Typography & Text Integration (If Historically Present) + +**Binary:** Omit entirely + +**Historical Accuracy:** British Regency portraits (1790s-1830) focused purely on painted theatrical achievement through bravura brushwork, luminous technique, and controlled looseness without text integration. Lawrence's approach emphasized elegant idealization and psychological penetration through paint alone. + +**Format-Specific Rules:** Royal Academy gallery standards and Regency salon display demanded pure artistic presentation without textual distraction. Any titles or dedications belonged on separate plaques or printed materials, not on the painted surface. + +**END OF FRAMEWORK - NO ADDITIONAL CONTENT BEYOND SECTION 8**