Illustrative Hand-Drawn Istanbul Skyline Prompt
{ "subject": { "description": "A hand-drawn, child-like illustration of Istanbul's skyline. The scene includes the Hagia Sophia and another…
Prompt
{
"subject": {
"description": "A hand-drawn, child-like illustration of Istanbul's skyline. The scene includes the Hagia Sophia and another mosque with blue domes and orange-terracotta walls, the Galata Tower, and a blue river (the Bosphorus) with three small boats. At the very top, the text 'İSTAN BUL' is written in large, multi-colored hand-lettered block characters.",
"count": 1,
"position_in_frame": "centered",
"orientation": "front-facing",
"expression_or_state": "static landscape drawing"
},
"composition": {
"shot_type": "wide shot",
"camera_angle": "eye-level perspective",
"framing": "tight and controlled within a square white border",
"symmetry": "asymmetrical but balanced",
"background": "Light blue sky with simple white clouds, a bright yellow sun with radiating rays in the upper right, and several small 'V' shaped bird silhouettes.",
"depth_of_field": "deep, everything is in sharp focus as per the drawing style"
},
"style": {
"visual_type": "illustration",
"realism_level": "literal reproduction of a hand-drawn style",
"art_style": "colored pencil and crayon drawing",
"interpretation": "literal, technical reproduction of the provided artwork"
},
"lighting": {
"light_type": "flat, uniform lighting from a bright sun",
"light_direction": "upper right",
"contrast": "medium",
"shadows": "soft, represented by simple pencil shading on building sides",
"color_temperature": "warm and cheerful"
},
"color_palette": {
"dominant_colors": [
"Sky Blue",
"Terracotta Orange",
"Leaf Green",
"Bright Red",
"Sun Yellow"
],
"saturation": "medium",
"overall_tone": "vibrant and natural for a child's drawing"
},
"texture_and_detail": {
"surface_quality": "textured with visible colored pencil strokes and paper grain",
"grain_noise": "subtle paper texture grain",
"detail_level": "high, including architectural windows, boat details, and flower patterns in the foreground",
"sharpness": "sharp, defined hand-drawn lines"
},
"camera_render_settings": {
"lens_equivalent": "n/a (flat illustration)",
"aperture_look": "n/a",
"resolution": "high resolution",
"render_quality": "clean and precise reproduction of the source art"
},
"constraints": {
"no_additional_objects": true,
"no_stylization": true,
"no_artistic_license": true,
"no_text": false,
"no_watermark": true,
"no_crop_or_reframe": true,
"no_color_shift": true,
"no_dramatic_effects": true
},
"negative_prompt": [
"photorealistic",
"3D render",
"cinematic",
"digital painting style",
"blurry",
"unstructured",
"omitting the text",
"changing the letter colors",
"modifying the building layout",
"dramatic lighting effects",
"wide-angle distortion"
]
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