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A quick “style capsule” trick

Create a single-page “Art Style Palette Reference Sheet” as a clean graphic-design moodboard for: [ART STYLE NAME].

Purpose: a practical reference for writing AI image prompts (colors, textures, motifs, lighting, composition). Overall look: neutral, minimal, high legibility, professional design board.

CANVAS / PRINT:

  • Format: [A4 portrait OR 2048×2560 px], 300 dpi look, crisp edges
  • Background: warm light gray (#ECECEC) with generous margins
  • Layout: tidy grid with consistent spacing, aligned boxes, clear section headers

SECTION A — COLOR PALETTE:

  • Include exactly [8–12] dominant swatches in a neat grid (e.g., 3×4 or 4×3)
  • Each swatch has a large, readable hex label beneath it (monospace or clean sans-serif)
  • Prioritize accurate swatch colors; labels must be legible and not stylized

SECTION B — TEXTURE / MATERIAL SWATCHES:

  • Include [4–6] square tiles showing signature textures/patterns for the style
  • Label each tile with 1–3 words (e.g., “chromed metal”, “grainy film”, “ink wash”)

SECTION C — VISUAL MOTIFS & SHAPE LANGUAGE:

  • Include [6–10] small motif callouts (simple icons or mini sketches) that represent common shapes/props
  • Examples: [list 6–10 motifs relevant to the style]
  • Label each motif with a short phrase

SECTION D — LIGHTING & COMPOSITION CHEAT-SHEET:

  • Include [3–5] mini callouts describing lighting/composition rules (e.g., “high contrast rim light”, “Dutch angle”, “centered symmetry”)
  • Use tiny diagrams/arrows if helpful, but keep it minimal and readable

SECTION E — THUMBNAIL EXAMPLES:

  • Include [4–6] small square thumbnails showing DIFFERENT subjects in the same style:
    1. environment/scene
    2. character/portrait (generic, no famous people)
    3. object/product close-up
    4. abstract/graphic pattern (+ 1–2 optional variations)
  • Thumbnails must be cohesive in style but varied in subject and composition
  • No recognizable copyrighted characters, no logos, no watermark text

TYPOGRAPHY:

  • Simple sans-serif, black/charcoal text, large enough to read at a glance

QUALITY CONTROL:

  • No blurry text, no crowded layout, no cut-off elements, no watermark/signature
  • High clarity, balanced spacing, easy to screenshot and reuse

Style capsule fields

Palette keywords + 2–3 accent colors

Materials/textures (5–8 words)

Lighting (3 rules)

Composition (3 rules)

Motifs (8–12 items)

“Avoid” list (5 items)

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