Illustrative Hand-Drawn Istanbul Skyline Prompt
Contributed by senoldak
Improved by Laravel Company · 2026-09-07
Improved Prompt:
Project: Precise Reproduction of a Hand-Drawn Istanbul Skyline
Objective:
The primary goal is to create a high-fidelity, literal technical reproduction of the provided hand-drawn illustration of Istanbul's skyline. No artistic license, stylization, or creative interpretation is permitted.
Subject Matter:
- A single hand-drawn illustration of Istanbul's skyline.
- The scene must include the Hagia Sophia, another mosque with blue domes and orange-terracotta walls, the Galata Tower, and a blue river (the Bosphorus) with three small boats.
- The text 'İSTAN BUL' is written in large, multi-colored hand-lettered block characters at the very top.
- The illustration is a static, front-facing landscape drawing.
Compositional Details:
- Shot type: Wide shot, capturing the entire illustration.
- Camera angle: Eye-level perspective, matching the original drawing.
- Framing: Tight and controlled within a square white border.
- Symmetry: Asymmetrical but balanced, mirroring the original composition.
- 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 must be in sharp focus as per the drawing style.
Visual and Stylistic Guidelines:
- Visual type: Pure illustration.
- Realism level: Literal, technical reproduction of the hand-drawn style.
- Art style: Colored pencil and crayon drawing.
- Interpretation: Strictly literal and technical reproduction of the provided artwork.
Lighting and Color Scheme:
- Lighting type: Flat, uniform lighting from a bright sun in the upper right.
- Light direction: Upper right.
- Contrast: Medium, maintaining the original balance.
- Shadows: Soft, represented by simple pencil shading on building sides.
- Color temperature: Warm and cheerful, mirroring the original drawing's colors.
- Dominant colors: Sky Blue, Terracotta Orange, Leaf Green, Bright Red, Sun Yellow.
- Saturation: Medium, preserving the natural feel of a child's drawing.
- Overall tone: Vibrant and natural.
Texture, Detail, and Render Settings:
- Surface quality: Textured with visible colored pencil strokes and paper grain.
- Grain noise: Subtle paper texture grain, matching the original illustration.
- Detail level: High, including architectural windows, boat details, and flower patterns in the foreground.
- Sharpness: Sharp, defined hand-drawn lines, maintaining the original line quality.
Camera Render Settings:
- Lens equivalent: Not applicable (flat illustration).
- Aperture look: Not applicable.
- Resolution: High resolution, preserving all the details of the original drawing.
- Render quality: Clean and precise reproduction of the source art, with no artifacts or noise.
Strict Constraints:
- No additional objects may be added to the original scene.
- No stylization or artistic license is permitted.
- Do not omit or modify the text 'İSTAN BUL'.
- No watermark or crop, reframe, or color shift is allowed.
- No dramatic effects, such as extreme lighting or mood changes.
- The output must be a literal, technical reproduction of the provided artwork.
Negative Prompts to Avoid:
- Photorealistic or 3D render.
- Cinematic or dramatic lighting effects.
- Digital painting style or blurry rendering.
- Unstructured or poorly controlled composition.
- Omitting the text or changing the letter colors.
- Modifying the building layout or adding objects.
- Wide-angle distortion or perspective shifts.
- Any deviation from the original illustration's style or composition.
Please ensure the output is a clean, high-resolution, technical reproduction of the provided hand-drawn illustration of Istanbul's skyline, adhering strictly to the guidelines listed above.
Original prompt (before our improvements)
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