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Illustrative Hand-Drawn Istanbul Skyline Prompt

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{
  "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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