# Jianzhi (Chinese Paper Cutting) × Linocut — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=jianzhi+linocut
# Jianzhi (Chinese Paper Cutting) carries the structure. Linocut 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 Jianzhi (Chinese Paper Cutting) (Technique, 6th century–) and its accent from Linocut (Technique, 1890s–). Structural cues: Cutouts in a single red; Line design that stays connected; Auspicious motifs; Light through paper on windows. Accent cues, used sparingly: Large cut planes; Overlapping color blocks; Simplified figures; Repeating movement. Composition: Fix a round or square outer frame first, then divide inside it symmetrically. Type and lettering: Cut the characters too, keeping them connected as part of the figure. Let one material quality come from the second style: Two to five color blocks, broad cut planes, the paper's ground. Mood: Intimacy, Play, Nostalgia, Exhilaration. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #d9d0ae, #4b6f70, #a64d3a. 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
# - Two techniques rather than two looks. Decide which one runs last in the process, because that is the one that will show.
# - Roughly 1884 years apart. Keep one of them recognisably period rather than letting both drift into the middle.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Jianzhi (Chinese Paper Cutting): Drawing the motif too fine leaves the paper unconnected so it falls apart, breaking the premise of designing positive and negative at once.
# - Linocut: The difference from woodcut is not mere roughness. Use linoleum's smooth curves and planes.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/jianzhi/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/linocut/design.md