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Rough Notebook key visual
Hand-drawn · rough-notebook

Rough Notebook

Loose fountain-pen line, imperfect proportion, notes written in passing — holding the look of an idea taking shape.

SubjectsCharacter · Product
ModelsGPT Image · Flux
Cases4
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Style × subject matrix

4 contexts
Rough Notebook · Character
Character · case image
Rough Notebook · Scene
Scene · case image
Rough Notebook · Architecture
Architecture · case image
Rough Notebook · 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
92
Color
MutedVibrant
26
Lighting
DramaticSoft
55
Texture
CleanMaterial
70
Detail
MinimalDense
81
Depth
FlatCinematic
28
Mood
QuietEnergetic
70

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: line width, paper color, and the ratio of negative space are set by it; new content may only carry on the feel of the same pen.

Bans · prepended to the prompt by priority

  1. 01
    no pen switching, no second pass over a lineA retraced line destroys the core message of unfinished
  2. 02
    no area color fillOnce color goes in, the immediacy of the draft is gone; at most one highlighter accent is allowed
  3. 03
    no ruler-straight alignment, no evenly spaced layoutAny calibrated layout does not belong in a notebook

Fail conditions

  • ✗
    line ends show a deliberate hook or taper
  • ✗
    subject is fully centered with symmetrical margins
  • ✗
    no correction marks or re-drawn strokes anywhere
Pass threshold

It should look like a page torn from a notebook, still unfinished.

Style recipe

11 reusable elements

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

Identity

An unfinished thought on a notebook page

Composition

Loose editorial composition, subject set off-center

Line

Single-pass fountain-pen line, no corrections

Color

Paper white plus graphite gray, near monochrome

Lighting

Flat light, no clear direction

Material

Notebook paper, ballpoint and pencil

Texture

Dry ink granulation and pen indentations

Character

Playful, clumsy, proportion off

Atmosphere

Curious, unfinished, thinking

Negative

clean vector, 3d render, glossy

Reference

Design process sheets / meeting whiteboard records

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: rough-notebook name: 草稿本 name_en: Rough Notebook category: [手绘, 人物, 产品] visual_dna: line: {organic: 92, precision: 8} color: {saturation: 26, warmth: 74} lighting: {softness: 55, contrast: 45} texture: {material: 70, clean: 30} detail: {density: 81} depth: {cinematic: 28} mood: {energy: 70} composition: depth: flat framing: 松散的编辑式构图，主体偏置 subjects: [人物, 产品] models: [GPT Image, Flux] recipe: identity: 草稿本上未完成的念头 line: 单程钢笔线，不做修改 color: 纸白 + 石墨灰，近乎单色 lighting: 平光，无明显方向 material: 笔记本纸、圆珠笔与铅笔 texture: 干墨颗粒与压痕 character: 俏皮、笨拙、比例不准 atmosphere: 好奇、未完成、思考中 negative: [clean vector, 3d render, glossy] reference_notes: 设计过程稿 / 会议白板记录 constraints: anchor: 主视觉即唯一锚点：线宽、纸色与留白比例以它为准；新增内容只能延续同一支笔的手感。 bans: # 按优先级，前置到提示词 - no pen switching, no second pass over a line - no area color fill - no ruler-straight alignment, no evenly spaced layout fail_if: - line ends show a deliberate hook or taper - subject is fully centered with symmetrical margins - no correction marks or re-drawn strokes anywhere pass: 应像一张从笔记本上撕下来、还没画完的页面。