Risograph duotone editorial illustration style

{ "instruction": "Use this image and reinterpret it in the following illustrated risograph style. Preserve the subject, composition, and recognizable layout of the source image, but redraw every element using the visual rules below. Treat the source as a structural reference only, do not copy its photographic textures, lighting, or color values.", "style_name": "Risograph Editorial Duotone with Hand-Lettered Typography", "medium": "Editorial risograph illustration with hand-drawn typography overlay. Flat color printmaking aesthetic. Looks screen-printed on uncoated paper.", "palette": { "mode": "limited duotone or tritone, never full color", "primary": "deep cobalt blue (#2A4BD9 to #1E3FB8)", "secondary_options": ["soft coral peach (#F4A28C)", "warm pink (#F2B8C6)", "butter yellow (#F0E68C)"], "background_options": ["periwinkle blue", "salmon coral", "cream off-white", "deep navy"], "rule": "Use exactly 3 to 4 colors total. No gradients except subtle grain-based tonal shifts." }, "texture": { "grain": "heavy visible paper grain across entire image, like riso ink on newsprint", "noise": "organic dotted noise in shadows and skin tones", "imperfection": "slight registration offset between color layers, subtle ink bleed at edges" }, "linework": { "hair": "directional hatched strokes following hair flow, drawn in single contrasting color", "fabric": "parallel ribbed lines for knits and textures", "foliage": "stippled and hatched leaf rendering", "edges": "soft, painterly, never crisp digital vector" }, "figures_and_subjects": { "rendering": "flat blocked color with one tonal shadow layer", "features": "simplified, stylized, minimal facial detail, soft expressions", "skin": "single solid color from palette, often blue, pink, or peach", "mood": "calm, contemplative, retro editorial" }, "composition": "framed like a printed editorial illustration with thin off-white paper border around the artwork", "typography_overlay": { "use_when": "if any text is present in source image OR if a title is requested", "style": "hand-lettered, brush-drawn, imperfect strokes, vintage sign-painter feeling", "variants": [ "loose marker script with single-stroke flourish", "retro 1950s diner-style script inside a solid colored rectangle badge", "chunky hand-drawn sans-serif in all caps with rough edges" ], "ink_color": "matches the dominant blue of the illustration", "rule": "Lettering must look hand-drawn, never typeset. Slight wobble and irregular weight required." }, "lighting": "flat directional, no realistic shading, no photographic light", "references": "Tatsuro Kiuchi, Hiroshi Nagai, Yu Nagaba, vintage Japanese city pop record sleeves, mid-century travel posters, hand-painted signage", "negative_prompts": [ "no photorealism", "no 3D rendering", "no smooth digital gradients", "no airbrush", "no glossy finish", "no anime or manga style", "no Pixar or Disney style", "no sharp vector lines", "no full color RGB palette", "no realistic skin tones", "no realistic lighting or cast shadows", "no lens flare or bokeh", "no typed or computer fonts", "no Helvetica, Arial, or any clean sans-serif", "no neon glow", "no cyberpunk", "no watermarks, signatures, or logos other than what is requested", "no extra limbs, distorted anatomy, or melted faces", "no busy backgrounds, keep flat and minimal", "no oversaturation" ] }

Risograph duotone editorial illustration style

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