| 1 | # Rendering: paper-cut |
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| 3 | Layered paper-craft aesthetic — crisp scissor-cut edges, subtle paper shadows where layers overlap, hand-cut character. Used for education, children's content, cultural/folk topics, sustainability/environment, gift/festival contexts, storytelling decks. |
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| 7 | ## 1. Style paragraph (paste-ready, 100 words) |
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| 9 | > Layered paper-cut craft aesthetic. The composition is built as if cut from colored construction paper and stacked in layers — each shape has crisp scissor-cut edges (slightly irregular, hand-aware, not mathematically perfect) and casts a soft 8-12% drop shadow onto the layer beneath, giving real tactile depth. Each color appears as its own paper sheet with subtle paper grain at 10-15% opacity. Forms are simplified and stylized — recognizable as paper craft rather than illustration. Composition reads as cozy, warm, made-by-hand. Overall feel is approachable, tactile, child-friendly without being childish — the aesthetic of Eric Carle storybooks and contemporary folk illustration. |
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| 13 | ## 2. Line, texture, depth |
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| 15 | | Aspect | Treatment | |
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| 17 | | Line quality | No outlines — shapes are defined by paper edges (slightly irregular cuts) | |
| 18 | | Texture | Paper grain at 10-15% opacity over each color sheet | |
| 19 | | Depth | Real layered depth via soft 8-12% drop shadow under each cut-paper layer | |
| 20 | | Material | Construction paper / cardstock — matte, slightly fibrous | |
| 21 | | Mood | Warm, tactile, approachable, hand-made | |
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| 23 | ## 3. Using the deck's HEX values |
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| 25 | paper-cut treats each HEX value as **one color of paper**: |
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| 27 | - Primary HEX: the dominant paper layer (largest or most-foreground sheet) |
| 28 | - Secondary HEX: background paper (the lowest layer / "table" behind the cut shapes) |
| 29 | - Accent HEX: a small cut-out shape on the top layer |
| 30 | - Layering matters more than proportion — even a small primary sheet placed in front of a large secondary feels primary-led |
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| 34 | ## 4. Fewshot prompt snippets |
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| 36 | **Snippet A — educational scene, text_policy: none** |
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| 38 | > Layered paper-cut craft scene. Background sheet: secondary warm cream `#FEF3C7` paper with subtle grain at 12% opacity (the "table" the composition sits on). On top: a simplified paper-cut tree made of two layered cut shapes — a primary deep green `#0F766E` rounded foliage shape with slightly irregular scissor-cut edge, casting a soft 10% drop shadow onto the cream background; below it, a darker brown trunk cut shape. To the side of the tree: a small accent ochre `#D4A017` cut sun in a corner, with its own soft shadow. No outlines anywhere — shapes are defined by paper edges only. Every layer has paper grain at 12% opacity. Composed as a 600×600 half-page paper scene with 12% padding. NO text in the image. Color values are rendering guidance only. |