# Alchemical Symbols × Heraldry — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=alchemical-symbols+heraldry
# Alchemical Symbols carries the structure. Heraldry appear as accents, each further back than the last.
# Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work.

An original image that takes its structure from Alchemical Symbols (Style, medieval–18th century) and its accent from Heraldry (Style, 12th century–). Structural cues: Planet-metal correspondences; Geometry composed with crosses; Cipher-like secrecy; Tables handed down. Accent cues, used sparingly: Limited tincture colors; The grammar of shield divisions; Describability in blazon; Stylized animal poses. Composition: Signs ranged evenly as a table, glosses gathered underneath. Type and lettering: Chosen from existing tables, unified as circle, triangle and cross. Let one material quality come from the second style: Metals and a short list of colors, color never laid on color. Mood: Luxury, Rebellion, Nostalgia, Trust. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.

# Where the two fight
# - Both belong to Symbol Systems, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Alchemical Symbols: Signs invented for atmosphere read as false to anyone who knows which substance each one names, and the work sinks to decoration.
# - Heraldry: Choosing tinctures by eye breaks the rule about metal on color, and the result can no longer be described as arms at all.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/alchemical-symbols/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/heraldry/design.md