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Ink Myth key visual
Illustration · ink-myth

Ink Myth

Freehand ink, restrained negative space, and faint color — a visual language taken from classical narrative.

SubjectsCharacter · Scene
ModelsGPT Image · Midjourney
Cases4
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Style × subject matrix

4 contexts
Ink Myth · Character
Character · case image
Ink Myth · Scene
Scene · case image
Ink Myth · Architecture
Architecture · case image
Ink Myth · Product
Product · case image

Visual DNA

7 axes · 0–100

Seven adjustable axes set the character of the image: line rigorous or organic, colour muted or rich.

Line
TechnicalOrganic
90
Color
MutedVibrant
20
Lighting
DramaticSoft
48
Texture
CleanMaterial
83
Detail
MinimalDense
58
Depth
FlatCinematic
62
Mood
QuietEnergetic
24

Acceptance criteria

3 bans · 3 fail conditions

Check each frame against these: bans must not appear at all, and any fail condition voids the result.

Anchor

The key visual is the only anchor: ink tone gradation and the ratio of negative space are set by it; a new subject grows only inside the emptiness the anchor establishes.

Bans · prepended to the prompt by priority

  1. 01
    no full-bleed composition, keep at least one third of the frame emptyNegative space is part of the narrative, not a background
  2. 02
    no flat uniform greyInk must be an ink tone gradation running thick to thin, with bleeding edges
  3. 03
    no more than one accent colorMore than that turns vulgar; one wash of faint color is already the limit

Fail conditions

  • ✗
    brush strokes show no extreme variation in thickness
  • ✗
    a clear light direction and cast shadow are visible
  • ✗
    the subject sits dead center
Pass threshold

It should read as freehand ink laid down in one stroke and never amended — one stroke more and it fails.

Style recipe

11 reusable elements

The recipe is the wording this style carries into every prompt, so you don't rewrite it.

Identity

Freehand ink wash, negative space as narrative

Composition

Asymmetric composition, large areas of negative space

Line

Calligraphic stroke, extreme thick-to-thin contrast

Color

Ink tone gradation first, at most one wash of color

Lighting

Atmospheric, no clear light source

Material

Xuan paper, pine-soot ink

Texture

Ink bleed and dry-brush streaks

Character

Spare, exaggerated, vital rhythm first

Atmosphere

Contemplative, mythic, time moving very slowly

Negative

photorealistic, western oil painting, symmetry

Reference

Ink figure painting / ukiyo-e composition

Style object

YAML

The style object is the recipe, criteria and DNA as machine-readable text: download it, or feed it to any model.

Download .yaml
style: id: ink-myth name: 水墨秘境 name_en: Ink Myth category: [插画, 人物, 场景] visual_dna: line: {organic: 90, precision: 10} color: {saturation: 20, warmth: 80} lighting: {softness: 48, contrast: 52} texture: {material: 83, clean: 17} detail: {density: 58} depth: {cinematic: 62} mood: {energy: 24} composition: depth: cinematic framing: 不对称构图，大面积留白 subjects: [人物, 场景] models: [GPT Image, Midjourney] recipe: identity: 写意水墨，留白即叙事 line: 书写性笔触，粗细悬殊 color: 墨阶为主，至多一次淡彩 lighting: 氛围化，无明确光源 material: 宣纸、松烟墨 texture: 墨的洇散与飞白 character: 简练、夸张、气韵优先 atmosphere: 沉思、神话感、时间很慢 negative: [photorealistic, western oil painting, symmetry] reference_notes: 水墨人物画 / 浮世绘构图 constraints: anchor: 主视觉即唯一锚点：墨阶与留白比例以它为准；新主体只在锚点确立的空白中生长。 bans: # 按优先级，前置到提示词 - no full-bleed composition, keep at least one third of the frame empty - no flat uniform grey - no more than one accent color fail_if: - brush strokes show no extreme variation in thickness - a clear light direction and cast shadow are visible - the subject sits dead center pass: 应像一笔下去就不再修改的写意，多一笔则败。