# Mola × Tablature — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=mola+tablature
# Mola carries the structure. Tablature 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 Mola (Technique, late 19th century–) and its accent from Tablature (Style, 15th century–). Structural cues: Layered reverse appliqué; Multiple contour lines; Maze-like ground filling; Animals and geometry. Accent cues, used sparingly: The string-and-fret grid; Letters and numbers for finger positions; Instrument-specific formats; Action encoded directly. Composition: Center the main figure and fill the leftover ground with maze-like slits. Type and lettering: Run several contours around the figure at even spacing. Let one material quality come from the second style: Tuning and capo stated at the head, the instrument named. Mood: Play, Intimacy, Exhilaration, Technology. 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.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Mola: Fewer layers and a single contour stop the color from emerging through the cuts, and the panel goes flat.
# - Tablature: Fingering written without rhythm leaves duration unrecoverable in an unfamiliar tune, so the tab only serves someone who already knows it.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/mola/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/tablature/design.md