# Jianzhi (Chinese Paper Cutting) × Origami Diagram — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=jianzhi+origami-diagram
# Jianzhi (Chinese Paper Cutting) carries the structure. Origami Diagram 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 Origami Diagram (Style, 1950s–). Structural cues: Cutouts in a single red; Line design that stays connected; Auspicious motifs; Light through paper on windows. Accent cues, used sparingly: Mountain and valley line styles; Arrows guiding each step; Sequential step diagrams; The geometry of crease patterns. 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: Front and back in two tones, turns and flips marked by arrows. Mood: Intimacy, Play, Nostalgia, Technology, Calm. 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
# - Roughly 1944 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.
# - Origami Diagram: Packing several folds into one figure hides where to begin, the paper stops matching the drawing, and the reader cannot finish.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/jianzhi/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/origami-diagram/design.md