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Little Ghost · Hollow Volume Through a Lifted Hem
A little ghost lifts one edge of its hem, revealing hollow volume through an inner surface and a dark opening.
Little Ghost · Hollow Volume Through a Lifted Hem
- Shape & line
- Build the ghost from a rounded crown and a gently widening cloth silhouette. Turn the image-right hem upward into a broad curved lip; draw a second inner contour beneath that lip so the opening reads as a rim surrounding a cavity.
- Color & light
- Light the ghost from the upper image-left, using warm ivory on the outer cloth and muted lavender on the exposed inner surface. Deepen the cavity toward its upper recess, while keeping the lifted rim lighter than the interior so the opening has visible depth.
- Texture & material
- Use opaque matte gouache with subtle paper grain and broad, soft-edged value patches. Add only a few shallow folds descending from the crown toward the hem, and keep the inner cloth similarly matte so its darkness describes enclosure rather than a glossy surface.
- Composition
- Set the ghost against a pale peach background and leave a clear gap beneath its lowest hem. Keep the lifted opening on image-right unobstructed, place the eyes above it, and add a soft oval ground shadow below and slightly image-right to establish floating height without merging with the cavity.
Priority
Make the lifted rim, inner cloth, and recessed cavity read as three connected depth cues.
What to avoid & what to check
Avoid flattening the opening into a dark patch painted on the outer cloth.
Check that the image-right rim visibly turns inward and the ground shadow remains separate from the cavity.
Exact prompt for this example
SUBJECT One original little ghost formed from an ivory cloth hood with two small dark eyes. It floats just above the ground and lifts its image-right hem outward, exposing a hollow underside beneath its rounded body. COMPOSITION Show the entire ghost in a front three-quarter view from slightly below the hem. Place it near the center with generous surrounding space, keeping the image-right opening clearly visible and separate from the ground shadow. STYLE GUIDE 1. Shape & line Build the ghost from a rounded crown and a gently widening cloth silhouette. Turn the image-right hem upward into a broad curved lip; draw a second inner contour beneath that lip so the opening reads as a rim surrounding a cavity. 2. Color & light Light the ghost from the upper image-left, using warm ivory on the outer cloth and muted lavender on the exposed inner surface. Deepen the cavity toward its upper recess, while keeping the lifted rim lighter than the interior so the opening has visible depth. 3. Texture & material Use opaque matte gouache with subtle paper grain and broad, soft-edged value patches. Add only a few shallow folds descending from the crown toward the hem, and keep the inner cloth similarly matte so its darkness describes enclosure rather than a glossy surface. 4. Composition Set the ghost against a pale peach background and leave a clear gap beneath its lowest hem. Keep the lifted opening on image-right unobstructed, place the eyes above it, and add a soft oval ground shadow below and slightly image-right to establish floating height without merging with the cavity. PRIORITY Preserve the requested identity, count, action, composition and output settings. Apply the style rules within those constraints; a style reference must not replace the subject or layout. Within the style: Make the lifted rim, inner cloth, and recessed cavity read as three connected depth cues. AVOID Avoid flattening the opening into a dark patch painted on the outer cloth. OUTPUT One square image in matte gouache illustration, with no lettering, captions, logos, or watermark. SELF-CHECK Check that the image-right rim visibly turns inward and the ground shadow remains separate from the cavity.
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