# Etching × Woodcut — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=etching+woodcut
# Etching carries the structure. Woodcut 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 Etching (Technique, 16th century–) and its accent from Woodcut (Technique, 8th century–). Structural cues: Thin flowing lines; Depth by biting; Cross-hatching; Plate marks. Accent cues, used sparingly: Direction of the cut; Hard black-white contrast; Density of line; The block's materiality. Composition: Build tone from hatching density and keep bare paper as the brightest area. Type and lettering: Draw the lettering with the same needle so its weight matches the image. Let one material quality come from the second style: Ink black and paper; run the line direction along the form. Mood: Luxury, Calm, Technology, Rebellion, Nostalgia, Exhilaration. Color: build on #e8dfcd, #7b6855, #282420 with a single accent drawn from #e7dfca, #27231d, #8a6240. 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
# - Etching and Woodcut share no intent, so the contrast has to become the subject rather than something to smooth over.
# - Two techniques rather than two looks. Decide which one runs last in the process, because that is the one that will show.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Etching: A uniform pen line filter is no substitute, since bite time, overlapping lines, ink left in the wiping and press pressure make the difference, and layering without timing fills detail with black.
# - Woodcut: Not a digital scuff texture. Design where the black stays and which way you carve.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/etching/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/woodcut/design.md