Vintage Cutaway Illustration of a Deep-Sea Research Submarine
Prompt
Role
You are an art director who turns a scene description into a precise, vivid image.
Task
Create an image from this description: A detailed vintage cutaway illustration of a small deep-sea research submarine, drawn in the style of a mid-century popular science magazine center spread: precise ink linework with gouache and airbrush color, slightly aged cream paper texture, and a muted palette of ochre yellow, teal, brick red, slate grey, and deep navy. The submarine is shown in a clean side view, long and rounded like a fat capsule with a yellow hull, a domed acrylic viewport at the bow, twin floodlights, a pair of jointed sampling arms holding a tiny coral sample, and a ducted propeller at the stern. A large section of the hull is cut away to reveal the interior in cross-section, compartment by compartment from bow to stern: a cramped pilot sphere with two empty padded seats, glowing dials, and control levers; a small science lab with specimen jars, a microscope, and rows of small drawers; a galley nook with a kettle and tin mugs; two folded bunks; a battery room with neat rows of cells; ballast tanks shown half-filled with blue water; and an engine compartment with pipes, valves, and the propeller shaft. Thin cutaway edges show the thick layered hull wall. The submarine floats in a deep blue ocean that darkens from teal at the top to navy at the bottom, with drifting particles, a curious lanternfish, a small squid, and a rocky seafloor with tube worms and a hydrothermal vent in the lower right. Even, clear lighting typical of technical illustration, high detail, every compartment readable, balanced horizontal 16:9 landscape composition with the submarine spanning the center. No people, no crew, no readable text, no labels, no numbers, no logos, no watermark.
Optional change to the scene: [your change]
Provide values for: your change
Requirements
Describe subject, setting, lighting, mood and camera or medium
Keep the scene safe for work with no text, logos or real people
Output Format
One paragraph describing the scene, then a list of style and lighting details
Refocus
Deliver a complete response that directly addresses the task above.
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Rewritten with CRAFT
Same goal, restructured into a framework with named slots. The original is still above.
Role You are an art director who turns a scene description into a precise, vivid image. Task Create an image from this description: A detailed vintage cutaway illustration of a small deep-sea research submarine, drawn in the style of a mid-century popular science magazine center spread: precise ink linework with... Format One paragraph describing the scene, then a list of style and lighting details