# Mola × Tapa (Barkcloth) — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=mola+tapa
# Mola carries the structure. Tapa (Barkcloth) 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 Tapa (Barkcloth) (Technique, prehistory–). Structural cues: Layered reverse appliqué; Multiple contour lines; Maze-like ground filling; Animals and geometry. Accent cues, used sparingly: The beaten texture of bark; Repeating geometric pattern; Earth-toned pigments; Great ceremonial sheets. 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: Beaten and joined bark, earth pigments stamped, drawn and smoked in. Mood: Play, Intimacy, Exhilaration, Calm, Trust. 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
# - Both belong to Textile Traditions, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable.
# - Two techniques rather than two looks. Decide which one runs last in the process, because that is the one that will show.

# 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.
# - Tapa (Barkcloth): Cutting the patterns loose from the island they belong to strips them of the insignia function and leaves only decoration.

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