# Gekiga × Shōjo Manga — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=gekiga+shojo-manga
# Gekiga carries the structure. Shōjo Manga 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 Gekiga (Style, 1957–1970s) and its accent from Shōjo Manga (Style, 1950s–). Structural cues: Thin, hard drawn line; Strong light and dark with solid black; Cinematic panel division; Realistic bodies and backgrounds. Accent cues, used sparingly: Figures and panels that cross the frame; Flowers and light streaming through the background; Eyes drawn large and worked in detail; Monologue spilling into the margins. Composition: Swing widely between long shot and close up, and insert silent panels.. Type and lettering: Hold back hand lettering and bring the hardness of phototype onto the page.. Let one material quality come from the second style: Make light by layering screentone and cutting out white.. Mood: Rebellion, Technology, Nostalgia, Intimacy, Exhilaration, Play. 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
# - Gekiga and Shōjo Manga share no intent, so the contrast has to become the subject rather than something to smooth over.
# - Both belong to Illustration Styles, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Gekiga: A dark drawing style is not what gekiga is. The starting point is what the hardened line was meant to tell.
# - Shōjo Manga: Borrowing the eyes and the flowers ends in mere signs. The structure of the panels is what carries the emotion.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/gekiga/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/shojo-manga/design.md