AI image generation — Kling / Midjourney / Runway
Compressed, ranked signal for consistent character and world generation. The design docs are the source. This distils what survives a character limit.
Order matters. Kling weights the beginning. Critical elements go first.
Required Paste this into every single prompt.
stylised illustration not photorealistic, Nier Automata aesthetic, hand-rendered quality, Afrofuturist sci-fi, painterly not cinematic, slight sketch quality at edges
Every test image drifted toward photorealism. This anchor fights that drift.
Afrofuturist teenage girl aged 16, platinum white buzz cut HIGH CONTRAST against very dark skin, compact fast silhouette reads as motion even when still, layered handmade earth-tone Sankofa enclave clothing with visible repair and use, wrapped wrists and forearms, extraordinary eyes — irises luminescent with subtle purple tint that catches and reflects light, striking not decorative, rage that presents as stillness
teenage girl 16, platinum white buzz cut dark skin, wrapped wrist wrappings, earth-tone layered clothing
platinum white buzz cut, HIGH CONTRAST against very dark skin — the contrast is identityluminescent purple-tinted irises that reflect light — her sight made visiblecompact silhouette reads as motion even when still — posture is characterposing heroically — she is always doing something, even when stillglowing red eyes or similar — wrong. Subtle purple luminescence onlyBlack woman mid-to-late 30s, maintained Night Order locks worn as institutional flex not personal choice, structured dark tactical uniform with subtle authority detailing nothing decorative, vertical scar from base of neck to left ear visible, cold analytical expression not cruel — precise, every movement minimum required nothing wasted, reads as a system before she reads as a person, controlled absolute composure
Black woman mid-30s, Night Order maintained locks, structured dark uniform, vertical neck-to-ear scar, cold analytical expression
vertical scar from base of neck to left ear — consistently dropped, must be forcedmid-to-late 30s — she kept reading older, watch thisnot cruel — precise — guides expression correctlylocks worn as institutional obligation not personal choice — reads in posture/expressionvillain, evil, angry — she looks right. That's the problem.Black woman early 40s, Sankofa enclave brush cut standard, warm deliberate presence, strong functional not performative, face holds things — lines from vigilance and love and exhaustion of protecting something precious, warm geometry, when she is in frame composition settles, practical Sankofa layered clothing worn like armour become second skin, beautiful in the way people are beautiful when you trust them completely
Black woman early 40s, short brush cut, warm strong deliberate presence, practical earth-tone layered clothing
warm geometry, deliberate presence — she centres the compositionstrong functional not performative — not soft, not hard. Made of something hard wrapped in something warm.teenage boy 17, Afrofuturist, brush cut, lean tall loose economical movement, prosthetic eyes that are slightly wrong — close but not quite right, texture that doesn't catch light the way real eyes do, very expressive face because the eyes don't do the work, layered practical clothing from multiple different enclaves suggesting long travel, moves through space with uncanny precision and ease, unhurried no wasted motion
teenage boy 17, brush cut, lean, prosthetic eyes slightly wrong, layered travel-worn clothing
prosthetic eyes slightly wrong — readable but artificial. Don't make them glow.very expressive face — the rest compensates for the eyesloose economical movement — he is the most capable navigator in the gameancient old Black man unclear age, already looks like a soot drawing in the real world — slightly out of register with surrounding reality, hands most expressive feature reading multiple texts simultaneously, hair outside all systems decades untouched, comfortable old clothing accumulated not chosen, purple pipe smoke that moves slightly wrong behaves unlike real smoke, faintly amused by the gravity of everything, warm and dangerous simultaneously
ancient old Black man, slightly unreal quality, expressive hands, purple pipe smoke that moves wrong
warm ochre amber palette, red clay earth, deep greens, firelight amber light, mountain enclave grasslands, handmade structures, warm dawn or firelight, lush full colour — this is the visual peak
cold blue-grey institutional interior, clinical white, controlled shadow, structured architecture with authority, institutional corridors, cold overhead light, no warmth in the palette
ink wash aesthetic varying density, everything drawn by hand with varying pressure, heavy strokes for solid objects light gestural marks for motion, full tonal range near-white through mid-grey to near-black, NOT white-on-black — ink wash with weight and texture, louder sounds create denser marks silence creates space
Generate as ink wash illustrations, not photorealistic renders with filters.
Add these to Style Anchor + Character Block + Environment Block + Ban List. Do not use alone.
| # | Char | Frame | Shot-specific addition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HAJI | Extreme wide overhead | motionless at tree line dawn, overhead bird's eye, platinum buzz cut catches first light, she could be a stone |
| 02 | MAJE | Extreme wide overhead | walking between rows of children in one-legged stance drill, overhead bird's eye, she is the only thing not suffering |
| 03 | HAJI | Low angle mid | crouching low in long grass, eyes locked on offscreen target, completely still, grass barely moves |
| 04 | MAJE | Low angle mid | standing over child who broke stance, looking down, does not need to speak |
| 05 | HAJI | Extreme close-up — eyes | eyes only extreme close-up, tracking something with inhuman precision, iris catching morning light, calculating three moves ahead, luminescent purple tint |
| 06 | MAJE | Extreme close-up — eyes | eyes only extreme close-up, cold analytical gaze, something being assessed verdict already forming, vertical scar at frame edge, cool blue-grey light |
| 07 | HAJI | Over shoulder tight | over-shoulder, fast-moving chicken in clearing, hand raised mid-throw, tense stillness before action |
| 08 | MAJE | Over shoulder tight | over-shoulder, hand resting on large tactical map, politicians leaning in across table, she already knows what they will say |
| 09 | HAJI | ECU — hand | extreme close-up hand releasing throwing blade, wrapped wrist, motion blur on blade, moment of release — everything already decided |
| 10 | MAJE | ECU — hand | extreme close-up finger pressing down on tactical map, Night Order uniform sleeve, decisive finality |
| 11 | HAJI | Wide | landing in dusty clearing beside fallen chicken, dust cloud, no triumph — this was inevitable |
| 12 | MAJE | Wide | walking away down long institutional corridor, children in background, does not look back, the next thing is already the concern |
| 13 | BOTH | Split screen | See split screen notes below |
| 14 | — | Black — title card | No generation needed |
Generate as two separate images, same aspect ratio. Combine in post. Haji faces right, Maje faces left.
Afrofuturist teenage girl platinum white buzz cut dark skin, standing in clearing at dawn, looking forward offscreen toward mountain, warm ochre light, stylised illustration Nier Automata aesthetic not photorealistic
Black woman Night Order commander mid-30s maintained locks structured dark uniform, standing at high window looking down at distant enclaves below, cool blue-grey light, controlled expression composed, vertical scar, stylised illustration Nier Automata aesthetic not photorealistic
Required Append to every prompt.
NOT photorealistic, NOT hyperrealistic, NOT 3D render, NOT cinematic photograph, NOT CGI, NOT anime, NOT cartoon, NOT western comic, NOT manga, NOT glowing eyes unless specified, NOT heroic pose, NOT dramatic lighting from below, NOT fantasy armour, NOT sci-fi spacesuit
| Issue | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Haji's eyes not glowing / purple | Kling deprioritises subtle detail | Add luminescent purple-tinted irises explicitly early in prompt |
| Hair reads shaved not platinum | Contrast lost | Add HIGH CONTRAST platinum white against very dark skin — caps, emphasis |
| Maje reads too old | No age anchor | Force mid-to-late 30s explicitly |
| Maje's scar missing | Kling drops secondary detail | Move scar to second position in character block |
| Style drifting photorealistic | Default Kling behaviour | Style anchor must be first in every prompt, not last |
| Maje's locks look personal not institutional | Framing matters | Use worn as institutional obligation not personal choice |