# Art Nouveau × Ukiyo-e — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=art-nouveau+ukiyo-e
# Art Nouveau carries the structure. Ukiyo-e 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 Nouveau (Style, 1890s–1910s) and its accent from Ukiyo-e (Style, 17th–19th century). Structural cues: Botanical curves; Ornamental frames; Female figures; Muted natural colors. Accent cues, used sparingly: Clear outlines; Flat color; Bold cropping; Overlapping space. Composition: Vertical formats, frame compositions, a central figure. Type and lettering: Curvilinear serifs or hand lettering. Let one material quality come from the second style: Keylines and few color blocks; use the paper as one of the colors. Mood: Luxury, Intimacy, Exhilaration, Calm, Nostalgia. Color: build on #e9ddbe, #829270, #6f3f35 with a single accent drawn from #e6d7b5, #285b7e, #c9a260. 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
# - Art Nouveau and Ukiyo-e share no intent, so the contrast has to become the subject rather than something to smooth over.
# - Roughly 1873 years apart. Keep one of them recognisably period rather than letting both drift into the middle.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Art Nouveau: Stock vine ornaments stay superficial. Carry the line through the whole composition.
# - Ukiyo-e: Not a kit of 'Japanese-style' signs. Research the artist, carver, printer, period and subject.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/art-nouveau/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/ukiyo-e/design.md