# Kidcore × Pixel Art — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=kidcore+pixel-art
# Kidcore carries the structure. Pixel Art 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 Kidcore (Style, 1990s nostalgia) and its accent from Pixel Art (Technique, 1970s–). Structural cues: Primary colors; Smileys; Rainbows; Toy shapes. Accent cues, used sparingly: Visible pixels; Limited palettes; Tiles; Sprites. Composition: Layer sticker-like elements. Type and lettering: Big rounded letters, hand lettering. Let one material quality come from the second style: Limited palette, dark outlines, neighboring hues to soften the steps. Mood: Play, Exhilaration, Nostalgia, Technology. Color: build on #ffdf32, #f33f56, #2f75d6 with a single accent drawn from #26243f, #ef6a55, #f3d36b. 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.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Kidcore: Don't confuse child-directed with childish. Mind age-appropriateness and safety.
# - Pixel Art: Downscaling a photograph skips the decision behind every single pixel, and the contours turn muddy the moment the image is enlarged.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/kidcore/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/pixel-art/design.md