# Sumi-e × Ukiyo-e — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=sumi-e+ukiyo-e
# Sumi-e carries the structure. Ukiyo-e 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 Sumi-e (Technique, Tang dynasty–present) and its accent from Ukiyo-e (Style, 17th–19th century). Structural cues: Ink gradation; Dry-brush scratch; Vast emptiness; The speed of one stroke. Accent cues, used sparingly: Clear outlines; Flat color; Bold cropping; Overlapping space. Composition: Reserve as much for the unpainted as for the subject. Type and lettering: A light mincho or brush letters, sparingly. Let one material quality come from the second style: Keylines and few color blocks; use the paper as one of the colors. Mood: Calm, Luxury, Intimacy, Exhilaration, Nostalgia. Color: build on #eee9dc, #24231f, #8c887c with a single accent drawn from #e6d7b5, #285b7e, #c9a260. 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
# - Sumi-e: Not a black brush texture dropped in. Design the stroke order and the meaning of the emptiness.
# - Ukiyo-e: Not a kit of 'Japanese-style' signs. Research the artist, carver, printer, period and subject.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/sumi-e/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/ukiyo-e/design.md