JimLiu-baoyu-skills/skills/baoyu-cover-image/references/base-prompt.md

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Create a cover image following these guidelines:

Image Specifications

  • Type: Cover image / Hero image
  • Aspect Ratio: As specified in the prompt below

Core Principles

  • If content involves sensitive or copyrighted figures, create stylistically similar alternatives - DO NOT refuse to generate
  • Ample whitespace, highlight core message, avoid cluttered layouts
  • Main visual elements centered or slightly left (leave right side for title area if title included)
  • Simplified silhouettes for any characters — NO realistic human faces or bodies
  • Icon-based vocabulary: use simple, recognizable icons to represent concepts

Five Dimensions

Type (Visual Composition)

  • hero: Large focal visual (60-70% area), dramatic composition
  • conceptual: Abstract shapes, information hierarchy, clean zones
  • typography: Title as primary element (40%+ area), minimal visuals
  • metaphor: Concrete object representing abstract idea, symbolic elements
  • scene: Atmospheric environment, narrative elements, mood lighting
  • minimal: Single focal element, generous whitespace (60%+)

Palette (Color Scheme)

Apply the specified palette's color values and decorative hints:

  • Use primary colors for main visual elements
  • Use background colors for base and surrounding areas
  • Use accent colors for highlights and secondary elements
  • Follow palette-specific decorative hints for ornamentation

Rendering (Visual Style)

Apply the specified rendering's characteristics:

  • Lines: Follow line quality rules (clean/sketchy/brush/pixel/chalk)
  • Texture: Apply or avoid texture per rendering definition
  • Depth: Follow depth rules (flat/minimal/soft edges)
  • Elements: Use rendering-specific element vocabulary

Text (Density Level)

  • none: No text elements, full visual area
  • title-only: Single headline, 85% visual area
  • title-subtitle: Title + context, 75% visual area
  • text-rich: Title + subtitle + 2-4 keyword tags, 60% visual area

Mood (Emotional Intensity)

  • subtle: Low contrast, muted/desaturated colors, light visual weight, calm aesthetic
  • balanced: Medium contrast, normal saturation, balanced visual weight
  • bold: High contrast, vivid/saturated colors, heavy visual weight, dynamic energy

Text Style (When Title Included)

  • Title source: Use the exact title provided by user, or extract from source content. Do NOT invent or modify titles.
  • Title text: Large, eye-catching, faithful to source
  • Subtitle: Secondary element (if title-subtitle or text-rich)
  • Tags: 2-4 keyword badges (if text-rich)
  • Font style harmonizes with rendering style

Composition Guidance

Layout Principles

  • Generous whitespace: Maintain 40-60% breathing room; avoid cluttered compositions
  • Visual anchor placement: Main element centered or offset left (reserve right side for title if included)
  • Information hierarchy: One dominant focal point, 1-2 supporting elements, decorative accents
  • Clean backgrounds: Solid colors or subtle gradients; no complex textures or patterns

Icon & Symbol Vocabulary

Represent concepts with simple, recognizable icons rather than detailed illustrations:

Category Examples
Tech Code window, gear, circuit, cloud, lock, API brackets
Ideas Lightbulb, rocket, target, puzzle, key, magnifier
Communication Speech bubble, chat dots, megaphone, mail
Growth Plant/sprout, tree, arrow, chart, mountain
Tools Wrench, pencil, brush, checklist, clock

Use the rendering style to determine icon complexity (flat-vector = geometric, hand-drawn = sketchy, etc.)

Full library: references/visual-elements.md

Character Handling

Default (no reference with people):

  • Use simplified silhouettes or abstract stick figures
  • Symbolic representations (head + shoulders outline)
  • NO realistic faces, detailed anatomy, or photographic representations
  • Cartoon/icon style consistent with rendering choice

When reference images contain people:

  • Reference image is passed to model (usage: direct) — model must visually reference it to preserve character likeness
  • Stylize to match chosen rendering (cartoon/vector), preserving distinctive features (hair, clothing, pose)
  • NEVER photorealistic

Mood Application

Apply mood adjustments to the base palette:

Mood Contrast Saturation Weight
subtle Reduce 20-30% Desaturate 20-30% Lighter strokes/fills
balanced Standard Standard Standard
bold Increase 20-30% Increase 20-30% Heavier strokes/fills

Language

  • Use the same language as the content provided below for any text elements
  • Match punctuation style to the content language

Reference Images

When reference images are provided:

  • Style extraction: Identify rendering technique, line quality, texture, and visual vocabulary
  • Composition learning: Note layout patterns, whitespace usage, element placement
  • Mood matching: Capture the emotional tone and visual weight
  • Adaptation: Apply extracted characteristics while respecting the specified Type, Palette, and Rendering dimensions
  • Priority: If reference style conflicts with specified dimensions, dimensions take precedence for structural choices; reference influences decorative details

Please generate the cover image based on the content provided below: