# Art Deco × Ballets Russes — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=art-deco+ballets-russes
# Art Deco carries the structure. Ballets Russes 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 Art Deco (Style, 1920s–1930s) and its accent from Ballets Russes (Style, 1909–1929). Structural cues: Symmetry; Radiating lines; Stepped motifs; Gold and black. Accent cues, used sparingly: Saturated color; Orientalist costume; Stages by painters; Performance as total art. Composition: Centered, symmetrical composition. Type and lettering: Tall, narrow geometric display type. Let one material quality come from the second style: Saturated dyed fabric, gold and silver, oriental motifs at large scale. Mood: Luxury, Exhilaration, Play. Color: build on #17140f, #c8a65b, #f0e6cf 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.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Art Deco: Too much ornament turns theme-park. Let white space carry the dignity.
# - Ballets Russes: Adding colors and patterns without deciding the contrast between set and costume dissolves the dancer into the backdrop and the movement disappears.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/art-deco/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/ballets-russes/design.md