🎨 Ink & Watercolor Wash
Loose pen-and-ink sketchbook illustration with a single soft watercolor atmosphere wash. Small, simple characters sit within large areas of empty paper. The scene feels quiet, cinematic, and emotionally warm. Linework is hand-drawn and imperfect. Color is used sparingly as a gentle mood cloud rather than detailed painting. The overall look is timeless, minimal, and memory-like rather than polished or cartoony.
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Style Definition
Linework:
Thin black ink lines with natural wobble and variation. Slightly scratchy sketch strokes. Minimal interior detail. Light cross-hatching and small ink speckles for texture. Edges are imperfect and hand-drawn, never clean or vector-like.
Thin black ink lines with natural wobble and variation. Slightly scratchy sketch strokes. Minimal interior detail. Light cross-hatching and small ink speckles for texture. Edges are imperfect and hand-drawn, never clean or vector-like.
Palette:
Mostly black ink on warm cream paper. One dominant muted watercolor wash per scene (dusty red, terracotta, warm gray, or soft blue). Wash should feel translucent and atmospheric, not filled or painted. Avoid bright or saturated colors.
Mostly black ink on warm cream paper. One dominant muted watercolor wash per scene (dusty red, terracotta, warm gray, or soft blue). Wash should feel translucent and atmospheric, not filled or painted. Avoid bright or saturated colors.
Composition:
Tiny subject anchored low or off-center with large negative space around them (60–80% blank paper). One simple focal idea. Background suggested only through a loose watercolor cloud. Avoid detailed environments or clutter.
Tiny subject anchored low or off-center with large negative space around them (60–80% blank paper). One simple focal idea. Background suggested only through a loose watercolor cloud. Avoid detailed environments or clutter.
Texture:
Visible paper grain throughout. Watercolor bleeds and blooms. Ink splatter and dry brush artifacts. Soft edges where color fades into paper. Nothing glossy or digitally smooth.
Visible paper grain throughout. Watercolor bleeds and blooms. Ink splatter and dry brush artifacts. Soft edges where color fades into paper. Nothing glossy or digitally smooth.
Prompt Prefix:
Minimal pen-and-ink editorial illustration on pure white background. Thin black hand-drawn lines. Extremely simplified shapes. Large empty negative space. Flat graphic shading only. No paint, no texture. Clean and modern. Looks like a quick architectural or design sketch.Prompt Suffix:
One or two very soft flat gray shadows. Tiny accent color used sparingly. Lots of white space (70–90% blank). Calm, uncluttered composition. Matte, flat, poster-like finish. Stop early and avoid detail.Forbidden: watercolor, paper grain, texture, splatter, bleed, bloom, brush strokes, painterly, photorealism, gradients, soft shading, heavy detail, complex backgrounds, noise, sketchy scribbles
Good For: cozy scenes, indoor moments, reading, quiet activities, intimate settings, fireplace, bedtime, gentle adventures
