216 GPT image2 hand-drawn styles: from browsing by look to reusing prompts

Link numbers, reference names, visual traits, and sample images so a hand-drawn style library becomes a set of reusable image prompts.

By yang0 / handraw-style09-06 · 8 min read + style lookup⚑ Research paper
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One-minute overview
  • The 216 numbered entries tie each style definition to a sample image, so you can pull the matching prompt again later and still have a clear starting point for a new subject.
  • When reusing a style, focus on line quality, palette, shapes, and texture. Leave the sample image’s characters and composition to be reworked for the new topic.
  • If the model does not fully grasp a style name, add concrete visual traits or point to a numbered sample image. The name alone does not guarantee the output.
  • The full library keeps duplicate reference names and newly added entries. Entries 201–216 include images and names, but no core visual trait descriptions yet.

GitHub user yang0 has put together a hand-drawn style library called handraw-style. It contains 216 numbered entries, each linking a reference name, an image-generation name, and a sample image. Creators can browse the visuals to pick a direction, then hand the "number plus subject" to the accompanying Skill, which produces prompts in both Chinese and English.

Its most direct use is making a chosen style reproducible. When you see linework, colors, or character proportions you like, you don't have to re-describe a vague feeling. Just note the number and you can retrieve the matching text and image later. For anyone producing recurring illustrations—WeChat public-account graphics, character art, or social content—this becomes a visual catalog worth returning to.

Numbers link styles to prompts

Each entry in the library carries three layers of information. The reference name points to an artist or established style. The image-generation name compresses that direction into a short label. The core visual features then describe how line, shape, color, material, and expression should behave.

Entry 018, for instance, uses Poorly Drawn Lines / Reza Farazmand as its reference name and Minimal Deadpan Dialogue Cartoon as its image-generation name. Its visual description emphasizes stick-figure people or animals, calm expressions, and humor that comes from absurd dialogue. Choosing this number means preserving that mode of expression—the particular characters, pets, or actions in the image can be decided fresh by the new subject.

The numbers only carry meaning within this library's index. Feeding "018" to an image tool that has never seen the style library won't confer the definition automatically. The accompanying Skill exists to expand the number into prompts the model can actually use.

Seven groups narrow the search first

The 216 entries are split into groups A through G, covering artist references plus medium, region, and general style categories. Start by choosing a group based on what you want to express, then compare the specific numbers within it. The full list of 216 entries is in the main text. Jump directly to: A humorous comics · B narrative picture books · C flat character design · D Japanese artists · E Chinese artists · F media and regional · G new additions. Each category appears as a grid of thumbnails; click an image to view the original, and expand a card to read the full features and localized prompt template.

Group Numbers Count What to look for
A International editorial comics / humorous hand-drawn 001–035 35 Dry humor, visual puns, exaggerated expressions, everyday relationships
B International picture books / narrative hand-drawn 036–054 19 Fairy-tale characters, ink lines with light washes, collage texture, story-driven action
C Modern flat / stylized character systems 055–082 28 Geometric color blocks, silhouettes, negative space, collage, symbols
D Japanese artists / contemporary illustration 083–123 41 Minimal linework, magazine illustration, girlhood scenes, trend-conscious figures
E Chinese artists / contemporary illustration 124–154 31 New-Chinese figures, ink wash, Eastern fantasy, slice-of-life comics
F General web-style / media / regional hand-drawn 155–200 46 Crayon, colored pencil, risograph, watercolor, regional visual elements
G Chinese contemporary illustration add-ons 201–216 16 New numbers and their sample images

All of these count as "hand-drawn," but each group solves a different expressive problem. Group A can land an idea with one posture or a single visual contrast. Group B is more about placing characters inside fairy-tale or everyday narratives. Group C emphasizes recognition through bold shapes and color fields. Groups D and E offer tighter artist references, while Group F lets you start directly from a material or visual language.

When looking at images, separate subject from technique

It's easy to mistake subject matter for artistic style—liking the cat, the girl, or the period costume in an image and assuming you've chosen a drawing method. A more useful comparison order is to look at linework first, then shape and color, and only then material and expression.

Four entries make for a good exercise in telling these apart. Entry 036 uses loose ink lines and light watercolor with buoyant movement. Entry 058 organizes figures with geometric outlines and large, saturated color areas. Entry 167 leans on two-color printing with misregistration and paper grain. Entry 192 uses generous negative space, ink diffusion, and small figures to carry an Eastern mood. None of these differences depend on a particular kind of character to be visible.

Number Image-generation name Distinguishing features
036 Loose Ink-and-Wash Storybook Jittery ink lines, loose watercolor, exaggerated limbs, energetic movement
058 Minimal Bold-Color Fashion Geometry Geometric figures, large high-saturation color areas, crisp silhouettes
167 Two-Color Risograph Drawing Two-color overprinting, slight misregistration, grain, paper tactility
192 New-Chinese Tiny Ink Figures Generous negative space, ink bleed, tiny figures, Eastern mood
Repository example 036: ink lines and pale watercolor depict a running figure

036 · Ink lines and light washes

Repository example 058: large red and blue shapes with geometric clothing contours

058 · Geometric color blocks

Repository example 167: a red and blue grainy rendered figure

167 · Two-color risograph

Repository example 192: ink-wash mountain scene with a tiny figure in empty space

192 · Ink-wash negative space

Image credit: yang0/handraw-style numbered examples.

Apply the same principle when using reference images: let the model borrow the linework, brushwork, and color tendencies while keeping subject, action, scene, composition, and text under the control of your current topic. Otherwise you'll swap the prompt but keep generating similar characters in similar layouts, which squanders the library's reusability.

One number gets you a copy-ready bilingual prompt

The Skill outputs prompts by default. Once you feed it a valid number and a subject, it pulls in the image-generation name and the original reference name. Aspect ratio, subject constraints, and text requirements are added according to the conditions you explicitly state.

Using 018 with "a person holding coffee while waiting for an elevator" as the subject, the Skill's name-based prompt could look like the example below. Chinese and English describe the same subject, with the style tag kept consistent. If the model doesn't recognize those names, you'll need to add visual features or the corresponding reference image.

中文
风格名称:#018 · Minimal Deadpan Dialogue Cartoon。主题:一个人端着咖啡等待电梯。参考作者/风格名称:Poorly Drawn Lines / Reza Farazmand。

English
Style name: #018 · Minimal Deadpan Dialogue Cartoon. Theme: A person holding a cup of coffee while waiting for an elevator. Reference author/style name: Poorly Drawn Lines / Reza Farazmand.

That brief prompt and the core visual features represent two different levels of use. Daily prompting keeps the input minimal. Only when explicit image generation is requested does the Skill decide, based on the model configuration, whether to add features or pass in an image. English subjects require real translation—the repository's command-line tool just drops your input subject verbatim into the English template and can't translate for you.

Match the prompt depth to what the model can understand

The repository splits generation input into three tiers: artist name plus generation name; those names plus positive visual features; and finally a single reference image from the matching entry. The deciding factor is the model's capability configuration.

When the configuration indicates the model can recognize a style by name, only the name and subject are needed. If names fall short but visual features are sufficient, concrete visible characteristics get added. When neither suffices—or no configuration exists for the current model—the system falls back to using a single image as reference. This keeps the style cues intact while limiting how much the sample artwork interferes with your new subject.

"Positive features" here means directly stating what should appear in the image—like thick black outlines, transparent overlapping colors, or scattered point accents.

The current configuration ships a decision table tuned for gpt-image-2. These are judgment rules set by the project maintainer, not a guarantee that any given number performs identically across all generation environments. If you change models or subjects, check your own results to see whether the linework, colors, and figure proportions still hold.

Save the full number—every entry has its own differences

The 216 numbered entries can't be reduced to 216 distinct artists or 216 fully non-overlapping art movements. Names like A Geng, Jidi, and Xia Da show up more than once across the earlier groups and the add-on section, but each occurrence comes with a different generation name and sample image. Keeping the number is the only reliable way to return to the exact version you picked.

Entries 201–216 all have names and images, but their core visual features are empty. When using these, look at the individual image to pick a direction. If you need a written description of the style, you'll have to analyze the image yourself—the missing description can't be treated as an existing definition.

A few small mismatches also exist between the text in the images and the index. Entry 201, for example, is listed in the text index as "cute, moe-style illustration" but the sample image reads "healing, everyday picture-book style." For lookup and invocation, go by the number and the text index; treat the sample image as a visual reference. Keep both in play and there's no confusion.

A good way to start is with a small-scale comparison. Fix a single subject, pick three numbers that look visually distinct, and generate each one. Compare the outlines, color palettes, materials, and expressions. Once you've settled on a direction, record the number, the generation name, the subject, and the actual model you used. Next time you switch topics, you'll have a clear starting point and a better sense of which variable actually changed the style.

001–035: Comics for humor and commentary

This group is about communicating an idea through figures, line, and spatial relationships. When comparing entries, ask where the humor comes from: a deadpan expression, exaggerated body language, a scale mismatch between figure and environment, or a conceptual metaphor in the composition.

001 Gemma Correll

001 Gemma Correll

Loose black lines, quirky cute characters, sparse color accents, white background, everyday gripes and awkward humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Playful Deadpan Doodle

Loose black lines, quirky cute characters, sparse color accents, white background, everyday gripes and awkward humor; character silhouettes take priority over detail accumulation—face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms should build a clear and distinct visual language; expressions lean deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated; poses must carry clear comedic timing, avoiding uniformly cute smiles.

Style name: #001 · Playful Deadpan Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Gemma Correll.
002 Saul Steinberg

002 Saul Steinberg

Minimal line drawing, continuous line, conceptual metaphor, integration of figures and space, intellectual humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Conceptual Continuous-Line Editorial

Minimal line drawing, continuous line, conceptual metaphor, integration of figures and space, intellectual humor.

Style name: #002 · Conceptual Continuous-Line Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Saul Steinberg.
003 Jean-Jacques Sempé

003 Jean-Jacques Sempé

Ultra-fine pen lines, small figures in large spaces, abundant white space, gentle French urban humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Fine-Line Urban Miniature

Ultra-fine pen lines, small figures in large spaces, abundant white space, gentle French urban humor.

Style name: #003 · Fine-Line Urban Miniature. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jean-Jacques Sempé.
004 James Thurber

004 James Thurber

Deliberately clumsy minimal lines, imbalanced proportions, formed in a few strokes, deadpan humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Awkward Minimal Ink Cartoon

Deliberately clumsy minimal lines, imbalanced proportions, formed in a few strokes, deadpan humor.

Style name: #004 · Awkward Minimal Ink Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: James Thurber.
Expand the remaining 31 styles (35 total in this category)
005 Shel Silverstein

005 Shel Silverstein

Minimal black lines, childlike free-form shapes, absurd actions, low detail

Traits and prompt

Image name: Childlike Free-Line Humor

Minimal black lines, childlike free-form shapes, absurd actions, low detail.

Style name: #005 · Childlike Free-Line Humor. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Shel Silverstein.
006 Edward Gorey

006 Edward Gorey

Black-and-white pen, dense hatching, Victorian atmosphere, eccentric grim black humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Victorian Crosshatch Gothic Cartoon

Black-and-white pen, dense hatching, Victorian atmosphere, eccentric grim black humor.

Style name: #006 · Victorian Crosshatch Gothic Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Edward Gorey.
007 Ronald Searle

007 Ronald Searle

Frenetic pen, broken ink lines, elongated figures, sharp exaggerated, extremely dynamic

Traits and prompt

Image name: Frenetic Scratch-Ink Caricature

Frenetic pen, broken ink lines, elongated figures, sharp exaggerated, extremely dynamic.

Style name: #007 · Frenetic Scratch-Ink Caricature. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Ronald Searle.
008 Roz Chast

008 Roz Chast

Nervous hand-drawn, crooked lines, handwritten text, urban anxiety comedy

Traits and prompt

Image name: Nervous Urban Notebook Cartoon

Nervous hand-drawn, crooked lines, handwritten text, urban anxiety comedy; character outlines prioritized over detail accumulation—face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms must create a clear, independent visual language; expressions and body actions must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding relapsing into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #008 · Nervous Urban Notebook Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Roz Chast.
009 Lynda Barry

009 Lynda Barry

Rough diary, zine feel, handwritten text, raw emotion, anti-refinement

Traits and prompt

Image name: Raw Zine Diary Cartoon

Rough diary, zine feel, handwritten text, raw emotion, anti-refinement; character outlines prioritized over detail accumulation—face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms must create a clear, independent visual language; preserve paper texture, grain, overprinting, or hand-made imperfections to strengthen the tactile quality of independent publications.

Style name: #009 · Raw Zine Diary Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Lynda Barry.
010 Tom Gauld

010 Tom Gauld

Tiny geometric figures, minimalist scenes, literary/tech references, deadpan humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Geometric Literary Deadpan

Tiny geometric figures, minimalist scenes, literary/tech references, deadpan humor; actively simplify faces and clothing, build character recognition through clear silhouettes, eyes/mouth, and a few key shapes; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, poses must have clear comedic timing, avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #010 · Geometric Literary Deadpan. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Tom Gauld.
011 David Shrigley

011 David Shrigley

Deliberately bad drawing, rough black lines, childlike shapes, absurd text, strong meme energy

Traits and prompt

Image name: Deliberately Bad Absurd Doodle

Deliberately bad drawing, rough black lines, childlike shapes, absurd text, strong meme energy; prioritize figure outlines over detail accumulation, face shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand/foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, poses must have clear comedic timing, avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #011 · Deliberately Bad Absurd Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: David Shrigley.
012 Christoph Niemann

012 Christoph Niemann

Minimalist conceptual design, object reinterpretation, visual puns, creative compositions

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Visual-Pun Editorial

Minimalist conceptual design, object reinterpretation, visual puns, creative compositions; actively simplify faces and clothing, build character recognition through clear silhouettes, eyes/mouth, and a few key shapes; expressions and body language must follow the style's personality mechanism, avoid falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #012 · Minimal Visual-Pun Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Christoph Niemann.
013 Jean Jullien

013 Jean Jullien

Bold black outlines, flat color blocks, modern figures, internet life satire

Traits and prompt

Image name: Bold Flat Everyday Satire

Bold black outlines, flat color blocks, modern figures, internet life satire; organize figures with striking outer silhouettes and large shapes, few but powerful facial features, actions conveyed directly through shoulder/hip and hand/foot directions; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, poses must have clear comedic timing, avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #013 · Bold Flat Everyday Satire. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jean Jullien.
014 Mr Bingo

014 Mr Bingo

Casual pen drawing, handwritten text, dark humor, British anti-inspirational wit

Traits and prompt

Image name: Handwritten British Anti-Inspiration Cartoon

Casual pen drawing, handwritten text, dark humor, British anti-inspirational wit; retain visible hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness, giving outlines a real rhythm of drawing on paper; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, poses must have clear comedic timing, avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #014 · Handwritten British Anti-Inspiration Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Mr Bingo.
015 Brian Rea

015 Brian Rea

Minimal figure line art, people and relationships, soft color blocks, lifestyle editorial

Traits and prompt

Image name: Soft Relationship Editorial Line Art

Minimal figure line art, people and relationships, soft color blocks, lifestyle editorial; actively simplify faces and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouths, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; color palette kept in soft low-stimulation tones, with small accent colors to separate layers, background kept light and clean.

Style name: #015 · Soft Relationship Editorial Line Art. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Brian Rea.
016 Rubyetc

016 Rubyetc

Rough black lines, minimal human figures, psychological emotions, self-deprecating internet comics

Traits and prompt

Image name: Raw Emotional Internet Doodle

Rough black lines, minimal human figures, psychological emotions, self-deprecating internet comics; actively simplify faces and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouths, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; retain paper texture, grain, overprint, or handmade media imperfections to reinforce the tactile feel of independent publications.

Style name: #016 · Raw Emotional Internet Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Rubyetc.
017 Sarah Andersen

017 Sarah Andersen

Black-and-white webcomic, simplified characters, extremely strong reaction expressions and body language

Traits and prompt

Image name: Black-and-White Reaction Diary Cartoon

Black-and-white webcomic, simplified characters, extremely strong reaction expressions and body language; actively simplify faces and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouths, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; mainly rely on black-and-white contrast and large areas of negative space for form, expressions concentrated in changes of the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth shapes.

Style name: #017 · Black-and-White Reaction Diary Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Sarah Andersen.
018 Poorly Drawn Lines / Reza Farazmand

018 Poorly Drawn Lines / Reza Farazmand

Stick-figure people and animals, absurd dialogue, expressionless internet deadpan humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Deadpan Dialogue Cartoon

Stick-figure people and animals, absurd dialogue, expressionless internet deadpan humor; actively simplify faces and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouths, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; expressions lean toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, poses must have clear comedic timing, avoid uniformly cute smiles.

Style name: #018 · Minimal Deadpan Dialogue Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Poorly Drawn Lines / Reza Farazmand.
019 The Oatmeal / Matthew Inman

019 The Oatmeal / Matthew Inman

Thick black lines, huge expressions, exaggerated bodies, internet intellectual humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Explosive Webcomic Exaggeration

Thick black outlines, exaggerated expressions, distorted body proportions, internet-style intellectual humor; figures organized with bold silhouettes and large shapes, minimal facial features that are impactful, actions conveyed directly through shoulder-hip angles and hand-foot directions; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, poses need clear comedic rhythm, avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style Name: #019 · Explosive Webcomic Exaggeration. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style: The Oatmeal / Matthew Inman.
020 Allie Brosh

020 Allie Brosh

Very rough mouse-drawing feel, manic expressions, uncontrolled poses, classic internet low-fi

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Low-Fi Frenzy Cartoon

Very rough mouse-drawing feel, manic expressions, uncontrolled poses, classic internet low-fi; character outlines prioritized over detail accumulation, face shape, head-body ratio, and hand-feet forms must create a clear and independent visual language; retain paper texture, grain, overprinting, or hand-made media imperfections to enhance the tactile quality of independent publications.

Style Name: #020 · Low-Fi Frenzy Cartoon. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style: Allie Brosh.
021 Mari Andrew

021 Mari Andrew

Handwritten text, minimalist characters, watercolor washes, women's life observations

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Watercolor Handwritten Life Notes

Handwritten text, minimalist characters, watercolor washes, women's life observations; faces and clothing are deliberately simplified, using clear contours, eyes and mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; coloring maintains transparent layering, soft edges, and paper texture, allowing slight unevenness and blank spaces.

Style Name: #021 · Watercolor Handwritten Life Notes. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style: Mari Andrew.
022 Sally Nixon

022 Sally Nixon

Flat female characters, everyday indoor life, natural poses, candid feel

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Flat Everyday Women Lifestyle

Flat female characters, everyday indoor life, natural poses, candid feel; figures are constructed with large shapes like circles, squares, and curves, facial features are iconic, proportions emphasize graphic recognition over realistic anatomy; poses are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion through clear silhouettes, avoid standardized sweet faces.

Style Name: #022 · Flat Everyday Women Lifestyle. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style: Sally Nixon.
023 Agathe Sorlet

023 Agathe Sorlet

Black simple lines, warm flat colors, young women, intimate relaxed daily scenes

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Warm Minimal Female Line Cartoon

Black simple lines, warm flat colors, young women, intimate relaxed daily scenes; faces and clothing are deliberately simplified, using clear contours, eyes and mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; color palette is restricted to soft low-stimulation tones, with small accent colors to differentiate layers, background kept light and clean.

Style Name: #023 · Warm Minimal Female Line Cartoon. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style: Agathe Sorlet.
024 Jean-Michel Tixier

024 Jean-Michel Tixier

Geometric figures, deadpan expressions, modern fashion, editorial composition

Traits and prompt

Image name: Geometric Fashion Deadpan

Geometric figures, deadpan expressions, modern fashion, editorial composition; figures composed of large shapes such as circles, squares, arcs; facial features iconified; proportions emphasize graphic recognition over realistic anatomy; expressions tend to be cold, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated; poses must have clear comedic rhythm, avoiding uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #024 · Geometric Fashion Deadpan. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jean-Michel Tixier.
025 Gary Larson

025 Gary Larson

Single-panel cartoon, animal society, absurd setting, deadpan anti-logic

Traits and prompt

Image name: One-Panel Absurd Social Cartoon

Single-panel cartoon, animal society, absurd setting, deadpan anti-logic; character outlines prioritized over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-foot shapes must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions tend to be cold, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated; poses must have clear comedic rhythm, avoiding uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #025 · One-Panel Absurd Social Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Gary Larson.
026 Sergio Aragonés

026 Sergio Aragonés

Dense small figures, physical comedy, wordless comic, extremely high action information

Traits and prompt

Image name: Dense Silent Physical Comedy

Dense small figures, physical comedy, wordless comic, extremely high action information; character outlines prioritized over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-foot shapes must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow the style's personality mechanism, avoiding regression to uniform standard chibi-style expressions.

Style name: #026 · Dense Silent Physical Comedy. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Sergio Aragonés.
027 R. Crumb

027 R. Crumb

Underground comics, bold lines with dense hatching, grotesque bodies, retro anti-establishment

Traits and prompt

Image name: Underground Crosshatched Grotesque Cartoon

Underground comics, bold lines with dense hatching, grotesque bodies, retro anti-establishment; figures organized with striking outer contours and large shapes, few but powerful facial features; actions conveyed directly through shoulder-hip and hand-foot direction; expressions and body language must follow the style's personality mechanism, avoiding regression to uniform standard chibi-style expressions.

Style name: #027 · Underground Crosshatched Grotesque Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: R. Crumb.
028 Daniel Clowes

028 Daniel Clowes

American retro comic, cool colors, alienated characters, adult urban temperament

Traits and prompt

Image name: Retro Detached American Comic

American retro comic, cool colors, alienated characters, adult urban temperament; character outlines prioritized over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-foot shapes must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow the style's personality mechanism, avoiding regression to uniform standard chibi-style expressions.

Style name: #028 · Retro Detached American Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Daniel Clowes.
029 Chris Ware

029 Chris Ware

Geometric precision lines, infographic layout, restrained figures, structured narrative

Traits and prompt

Image name: Geometric Diagrammatic Narrative

Geometric precision lines, infographic layout, restrained figures, structured narrative; figures are constructed from large shapes such as circles, squares, and arcs, with facial features iconified, and proportions emphasizing graphic recognition over realistic anatomy; facial expressions and body movements must follow this style's persona mechanics, avoiding regression into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #029 · Geometric Diagrammatic Narrative. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Chris Ware.
030 Adrian Tomine

030 Adrian Tomine

Clean linework, urban youth, everyday observation, quiet detachment

Traits and prompt

Image name: Clean Urban Solitude Comic

Clean linework, urban youth, everyday observation, quiet detachment; figure contours take precedence over detail accumulation, with face shapes, head-to-body ratios, and hand-foot forms forming a clear and independent visual language; facial expressions and body movements must follow this style's persona mechanics, avoiding regression into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #030 · Clean Urban Solitude Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Adrian Tomine.
031 Marjane Satrapi

031 Marjane Satrapi

Black-and-white high contrast, silhouette figures, minimal detail, direct storytelling

Traits and prompt

Image name: High-Contrast Black-White Memoir Cartoon

Black-and-white high contrast, silhouette figures, minimal detail, direct storytelling; figure contours take precedence over detail accumulation, with face shapes, head-to-body ratios, and hand-foot forms forming a clear and independent visual language; shaping relies mainly on black-white relationships and generous negative space, with expressions concentrated in changes of the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth.

Style name: #031 · High-Contrast Black-White Memoir Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Marjane Satrapi.
032 Joann Sfar

032 Joann Sfar

Loose French ink lines, odd proportions, improvised bodies, casual yet spirited

Traits and prompt

Image name: Loose French Improvised Ink

Loose French ink lines, odd proportions, improvised bodies, casual yet spirited; retain clearly visible hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness, letting contours produce the rhythm of real drawing on paper; facial expressions and body movements must follow this style's persona mechanics, avoiding regression into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #032 · Loose French Improvised Ink. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Joann Sfar.
033 Charles M. Schulz

033 Charles M. Schulz

Minimal newspaper comic lines, round-headed small figures, low action with high persona, subtle expressions

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Newspaper Comic

Minimal newspaper comic lines, round-headed small figures, low action with high persona, subtle expressions.

Style name: #033 · Minimal Newspaper Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Charles M. Schulz.
034 Bill Watterson

034 Bill Watterson

Loose elastic ink lines, exaggerated childlike expressions, strong body movements, light transparent watercolor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Elastic Sunday Strip

Loose elastic ink lines, exaggerated childlike expressions, strong body movements, light transparent watercolor; retain obvious hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness so outlines create a real hand-drawn rhythm on paper; coloring keeps transparent layered washes, soft edges, and paper texture, allowing slight color unevenness and white space.

Style name: #034 · Elastic Sunday Strip. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Bill Watterson.
035 Matt Groening

035 Matt Groening

Thick black outlines, round bulging eyes, flat characters, minimal shadows, adult satire

Traits and prompt

Image name: Bold Pop Satire Cartoon

Thick black outlines, round bulging eyes, flat characters, minimal shadows, adult satire; organize characters with bold outer contours and large shapes, faces have few but powerful features, actions conveyed directly through shoulder, hip, hand, and foot directions; coloring uses small areas of high-purity clashing colors and flat fills, keeping strong graphic contrast between silhouettes and clothing.

Style name: #035 · Bold Pop Satire Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Matt Groening.
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036–054: Picture-book techniques for characters and stories

These entries put more weight on how characters move and feel within a story. Ink, watercolor, collage, and decorative detail each generate a different narrative temperature. Once you've selected a technique, you can swap in new characters and plots while holding onto the underlying organization of brushwork and color.

036 Quentin Blake

036 Quentin Blake

Jittery ink lines, loose watercolor, exaggerated limbs, extremely lively gestures, quick sketch feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Loose Ink-and-Wash Storybook

Jittery ink lines, loose watercolor, exaggerated limbs, extremely lively gestures, quick sketch feel.

Style name: #036 · Loose Ink-and-Wash Storybook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Quentin Blake.
037 Tove Jansson

037 Tove Jansson

Nordic ink lines, fine but light, whimsical characters, gentle loneliness, large white space

Traits and prompt

Image name: Nordic Fine-Line Whimsy

Nordic ink lines, fine but light, whimsical characters, gentle loneliness, large white space.

Style name: #037 · Nordic Fine-Line Whimsy. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Tove Jansson.
038 Richard Scarry

038 Richard Scarry

Anthropomorphic animal society, occupational roles, rounded contours, rich everyday life actions

Traits and prompt

Image name: Busy Anthropomorphic Everyday World

Anthropomorphic animal society, professional roles, rounded contours, rich everyday actions.

Style name: #038 · Busy Anthropomorphic Everyday World. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Richard Scarry.
039 Arnold Lobel

039 Arnold Lobel

Classic fine lines, watercolor old-book feel, quiet characters, warm everyday atmosphere

Traits and prompt

Image name: Warm Vintage Line-and-Wash

Classic fine lines, watercolor old-book feel, quiet characters, warm everyday atmosphere.

Style name: #039 · Warm Vintage Line-and-Wash. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Arnold Lobel.
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040 Maurice Sendak

040 Maurice Sendak

Fine crosshatching, monster designs, whimsical fairy-tale absurdity, furry textures

Traits and prompt

Image name: Crosshatched Wild Storybook

Fine crosshatching, monster designs, whimsical fairy-tale absurdity, furry textures.

Style name: #040 · Crosshatched Wild Storybook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Maurice Sendak.
041 Dr. Seuss

041 Dr. Seuss

Extreme proportions, bent structures, bizarre creatures, flowing lines, wild imagination

Traits and prompt

Image name: Bendy Absurd Storybook

Extreme proportions, bent structures, bizarre creatures, flowing lines, wild imagination.

Style name: #041 · Bendy Absurd Storybook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Dr. Seuss.
042 Beatrix Potter

042 Beatrix Potter

Detailed watercolor, naturalistic animals, classic picture book, soft paper texture

Traits and prompt

Image name: Naturalist Watercolor Animal Storybook

Detailed watercolor, naturalistic animals, classic picture book, soft paper texture.

Style name: #042 · Naturalist Watercolor Animal Storybook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Beatrix Potter.
043 E. H. Shepard

043 E. H. Shepard

Pen sketch, light watercolor, classical characters, elegant and relaxed

Traits and prompt

Image name: Classic Pen-and-Light-Wash Storybook

Pen sketch, light watercolor, classical characters, elegant and relaxed.

Style name: #043 · Classic Pen-and-Light-Wash Storybook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: E. H. Shepard.
044 Satoshi Kitamura

044 Satoshi Kitamura

Quirky characters, ink lines, watercolor, irregular proportions, modern fairy tale

Traits and prompt

Image name: Quirky Ink-and-Watercolor Tale

Quirky characters, ink lines, watercolor, irregular proportions, modern fairy tale; preserve obvious hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses and slight unevenness so outlines carry the rhythm of real drawing on paper; coloring keeps transparent layered washes, soft edges and paper texture, allowing slight uneven pigment and blank areas.

Style name: #044 · Quirky Ink-and-Watercolor Tale. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Satoshi Kitamura.
045 Oliver Jeffers

045 Oliver Jeffers

Minimalist characters, hand-written feel, loose coloring, poetic absurdity

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Poetic Picturebook Doodle

Minimalist characters, hand-written feel, loose coloring, poetic absurdity; deliberately simplify faces and clothing, building character recognition through clear outlines, eyes, mouth and a few key shapes; expressions lean deadpan, awkward or abruptly exaggerated, poses must carry clear comedic rhythm, avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #045 · Minimal Poetic Picturebook Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Oliver Jeffers.
046 Chris Haughton

046 Chris Haughton

Geometric blocks, minimalist outlines, high-saturation colors, strong silhouettes

Traits and prompt

Image name: Bold Geometric Picturebook

Geometric blocks, minimalist outlines, high-saturation colors, strong silhouettes; deliberately simplify faces and clothing, building character recognition through clear outlines, eyes, mouth and a few key shapes; use a small number of high-purity clashing colors with flat application so character silhouettes and clothing keep strong graphic contrast.

Style name: #046 · Bold Geometric Picturebook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Chris Haughton.
047 Jon Klassen

047 Jon Klassen

Minimalist animals, half-closed eyes, low saturation, deadpan humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Muted Deadpan Picturebook

Minimalist animals, half-closed eyes, low saturation, deadpan humor; deliberately simplify faces and clothing, building character recognition through clear outlines, eyes, mouth and a few key shapes; color palette kept in soft, low-stimulation range, using a few small accent colors to separate layers, background stays light and clean.

Style name: #047 · Muted Deadpan Picturebook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Jon Klassen.
048 Carson Ellis

048 Carson Ellis

Folk line drawing, vintage color palette, botanical motifs, whimsical group portraits

Traits and prompt

Image name: Folk-Line Decorative Storybook

Folk line drawing, vintage color palette, botanical motifs, whimsical group portraits; character outlines take priority over detail accumulation—facial shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand/foot forms must form a clear, independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #048 · Folk-Line Decorative Storybook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Carson Ellis.
049 Shaun Tan

049 Shaun Tan

Soft hand-drawn brushwork, lightly surreal figures, low-saturation dreamlike color palette, quiet narrative mood

Traits and prompt

Image name: Dreamlike Surreal Storybook

Soft hand-drawn brushwork, lightly surreal figures, low-saturation dreamlike color palette, quiet narrative mood; character outlines are clean and simple, proportions slightly poetic and distorted, expressions restrained and contemplative, leaving white space and a sense of openness—avoid leaning into any single author's signature odd-face mechanism.

Style name: #049 · Dreamlike Surreal Storybook. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Shaun Tan.
050 Lane Smith

050 Lane Smith

Layered collage texture, vintage paper grain, coexistence of hand-cut collage and print graininess

Traits and prompt

Image name: Layered Vintage Storybook Collage

Layered collage texture, vintage paper grain, coexistence of hand-cut collage and print graininess; figures are constructed from bold shapes and sticker-like color blocks—quirky but readable in form, warm and restrained in color palette, emphasizing materiality and an old-book atmosphere while avoiding the reproduction of any fixed children's book character.

Style name: #050 · Layered Vintage Storybook Collage. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Lane Smith.
051 Peter de Sève

051 Peter de Sève

Sketch-like hand-drawn lines, exaggerated yet approachable character performance, clear outer contours and distinct personalities

Traits and prompt

Image name: Expressive Character Sketch Cartoon

Sketch-like hand-drawn lines, exaggerated yet approachable character performance, clear outer contours and distinct personalities; facial structure is simplified with eyes, brows, and mouth dominating emotion; movements carry the elasticity and rhythm of animation roughs—suitable for high-personality characters while avoiding overly close imitation of a specific author's character designs.

Style name: #051 · Expressive Character Sketch Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Peter de Sève.
052 Jean Giraud / Moebius

052 Jean Giraud / Moebius

Clean fine lines, lightly tech-oriented figures, minimalist futuristic clothing and dreamlike negative space

Traits and prompt

Image name: Dreamlike Clean-Line Sci-Fi Figure

Clean fine lines, lightly tech-oriented figures, minimalist futuristic clothing and dreamlike negative space; lines are clean and restrained, color palette leans toward pale blue-gray or soft neutrals; figures are elongated with a quiet posture—emphasizing a modern sci-fi illustration mood rather than any specific fictional universe.

Style name: #052 · Dreamlike Clean-Line Sci-Fi Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jean Giraud / Moebius.
053 Hergé

053 Hergé

European clear-line comic language, tidy closed contours, flat color application, high character readability

Traits and prompt

Image name: European Clear-Line Adventure Figure

European clear-line comic language, tidy closed contours, flat color application, high character readability; simple shapes, clear actions, facial structure kept within a few features, with a light adventure narrative feel, avoiding direct drift into a specific classic fixed character.

Style name: #053 · European Clear-Line Adventure Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Hergé.
054 Joost Swarte

054 Joost Swarte

Geometricized clear-line figures, modernist graphic order, simple architectural clothing and postures

Traits and prompt

Image name: Geometric European Clear-Line Figure

Geometricized clear-line figures, modernist graphic order, simple architectural clothing and postures; organize characters with circles, squares, and arcs, flat color blocks are clean, expressions direct and restrained, overall leaning toward European graphic design character feel, avoiding a too-strong single author fingerprint.

Style name: #054 · Geometric European Clear-Line Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Joost Swarte.
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055–082: Building recognition with shape and color fields

When looking at this group, read each image as an arrangement of shapes and colors before asking who the figure is. Silhouette, negative space, geometric structure, and large color areas usually determine the final style more than facial detail does.

055 Jon Burgerman

055 Jon Burgerman

Improvised colorful doodle, monster characters, thick outlines, high-density joyful chaos

Traits and prompt

Image name: Chaotic Color Doodle Crowd

Improvised colorful doodle, monster characters, thick outlines, high-density joyful chaos; character outlines take priority over detail stacking, face shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand-foot shapes must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #055 · Chaotic Color Doodle Crowd. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jon Burgerman.
056 Hattie Stewart

056 Hattie Stewart

Cartoon mouth-eye, magazine doodle overlay, Pop colors, punk parody

Traits and prompt

Image name: Pop Magazine Doodle Overlay

Cartoon mouth-eye, magazine doodle overlay, Pop colors, punk parody; character outlines take priority over detail stacking, face shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand-foot shapes must form a clear and independent visual language; use a small number of high-purity clashing colors and flat application to keep character silhouettes and clothing with strong graphic contrast.

Style name: #056 · Pop Magazine Doodle Overlay. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Hattie Stewart.
057 Andy Rementer

057 Andy Rementer

Geometric characters, retro city, high-saturation flat colors, 70s–80s commercial cartoon feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Retro Geometric City Cartoon

Geometric figures, retro city, high-saturation flat colors, 70s–80s commercial cartoon feel; figures composed of large shapes like circles, squares, and arcs, with iconic facial features; proportions emphasize graphic recognition over realistic anatomy; palette uses a few high-purity contrasting colors and flat fills, keeping silhouettes and clothing in strong graphic contrast.

Style name: #057 · Retro Geometric City Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Andy Rementer.
058 Olimpia Zagnoli

058 Olimpia Zagnoli

Minimal geometric, large high-saturation color blocks, stylish female figures

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Bold-Color Fashion Geometry

Minimal geometric, large high-saturation color blocks, stylish female figures; faces and clothing are deliberately simplified, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; palette uses a few high-purity contrasting colors and flat fills, keeping silhouettes and clothing in strong graphic contrast.

Style name: #058 · Minimal Bold-Color Fashion Geometry. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Olimpia Zagnoli.
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059 Malika Favre

059 Malika Favre

Minimal silhouettes, positive/negative space, high-contrast colors, strong visual cuts

Traits and prompt

Image name: High-Contrast Negative-Space Figure

Minimal silhouettes, positive/negative space, high-contrast colors, strong visual cuts; faces and clothing are deliberately simplified, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; mainly uses black-and-white relations and large areas of negative space to define form, with expressions concentrated in eye, brow, and mouth changes.

Style name: #059 · High-Contrast Negative-Space Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Malika Favre.
060 Noma Bar

060 Noma Bar

Negative space, dual imagery, minimal colors, visual puns

Traits and prompt

Image name: Negative-Space Visual-Pun Graphic

Negative space, dual imagery, minimal colors, visual puns; figure outlines take priority over detail accumulation, with face shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand and foot forms forming a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body movements must adhere to the style's personality mechanism, avoiding falling back into a uniform standard chibi expression set.

Style name: #060 · Negative-Space Visual-Pun Graphic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Noma Bar.
061 Mary Blair

061 Mary Blair

Geometric fairytale, modernist color blocks, exaggerated proportions, bright palette

Traits and prompt

Image name: Midcentury Geometric Fairytale

Geometric fairytale, modernist color blocks, exaggerated proportions, bright palette.

Style name: #061 · Midcentury Geometric Fairytale. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Mary Blair.
062 Charley Harper

062 Charley Harper

Extreme geometric animals and figures, flat shapes, highly decorative

Traits and prompt

Image prompt name: Ultra-Geometric Nature Character

Extreme geometric animals and figures, flat shapes, highly decorative.

Style name: #062 · Ultra-Geometric Nature Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Charley Harper.
063 Saul Bass

063 Saul Bass

Rough cut-paper geometric shapes, strong symbols, minimal elements

Traits and prompt

Image prompt name: Rough Cut-Paper Modernist Graphic

Rough cut-paper geometric shapes, strong symbols, minimal elements.

Style name: #063 · Rough Cut-Paper Modernist Graphic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Saul Bass.
064 Paul Rand

064 Paul Rand

Collage, toy-like shapes, geometric figures, modernist humor

Traits and prompt

Image prompt name: Playful Modernist Collage Character

Collage, toy-like shapes, geometric figures, modernist humor.

Style name: #064 · Playful Modernist Collage Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Paul Rand.
065 Milton Glaser

065 Milton Glaser

Retro editorial, bold outlines, pop colors, poster-like figures

Traits and prompt

Image prompt name: Retro Pop Editorial Figure

Retro editorial, bold outlines, pop colors, poster-like figures.

Style name: #065 · Retro Pop Editorial Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Milton Glaser.
066 Seymour Chwast

066 Seymour Chwast

Thick lines, retro advertising, quirky figures, Push Pin vibe

Traits and prompt

Image prompt name: Bold Retro Advertising Cartoon

Thick lines, retro advertising, quirky figures, Push Pin vibe.

Style name: #066 · Bold Retro Advertising Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Seymour Chwast.
067 Push Pin Studios

067 Push Pin Studios

Retro commercial illustration, decorative lines, quirky figures, print texture

Traits and prompt

Image name: Decorative Retro Commercial Illustration

Retro commercial illustration, decorative lines, quirky figures, print texture.

Style name: #067 · Decorative Retro Commercial Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Push Pin Studios.
068 Henri Matisse cut-outs

068 Henri Matisse cut-outs

Cut-paper color blocks, free-form figures, minimalist outlines, large flat areas of solid color

Traits and prompt

Image name: Freeform Cut-Paper Figure

Cut-paper color blocks, free-form figures, minimalist outlines, large flat areas of solid color.

Style name: #068 · Freeform Cut-Paper Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Henri Matisse cut-outs.
069 Jean Cocteau line drawing

069 Jean Cocteau line drawing

Single-line faces, unbroken strokes, minimal detail, elegant and poetic

Traits and prompt

Image name: Poetic Single-Line Figure

Single-line faces, unbroken strokes, minimal detail, elegant and poetic.

Style name: #069 · Poetic Single-Line Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Jean Cocteau line drawing.
070 Pablo Picasso line drawings

070 Pablo Picasso line drawings

Continuous line, abstract human figures, geometric distortion, symbolization

Traits and prompt

Image name: Abstract Continuous-Line Figure

Continuous line, abstract human figures, geometric distortion, symbolization.

Style name: #070 · Abstract Continuous-Line Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Pablo Picasso line drawings.
071 Keith Haring

071 Keith Haring

Bold black continuous outlines, dynamic small figures, high action, street totems

Traits and prompt

Image name: Bold Kinetic Street-Pictogram

Bold black continuous outlines, dynamic small figures, high action, street totems.

Style name: #071 · Bold Kinetic Street-Pictogram. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Keith Haring.
072 Jean-Michel Basquiat

072 Jean-Michel Basquiat

Raw graffiti, crowns and symbols, text fragments, explosive energy

Traits and prompt

Image name: Raw Symbolic Graffiti Figure

Raw graffiti, crowns and symbols, text fragments, explosive energy.

Style name: #072 · Raw Symbolic Graffiti Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jean-Michel Basquiat.
073 Raymond Pettibon

073 Raymond Pettibon

Black ink sketches, punk linework, text juxtaposition, gritty editorial

Traits and prompt

Image name: Punk Ink-and-Text Editorial

Black ink sketches, punk linework, text juxtaposition, gritty editorial; retain obvious hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness so the outlines create a rhythm of real drawing on paper; expressions and body language must follow the style's character mechanism, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #073 · Punk Ink-and-Text Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Raymond Pettibon.
074 George Condo drawing

074 George Condo drawing

Distorted facial features, odd expressions, classical figures mixed with comics

Traits and prompt

Image name: Grotesque Classical-Comic Portrait

Distorted facial features, odd expressions, classical figures mixed with comics; prioritize figure outlines over detail piling, with face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand/foot shapes forming a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow the style's character mechanism, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #074 · Grotesque Classical-Comic Portrait. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: George Condo drawing.
075 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

075 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Poster-style figures, simplified outlines, flat color blocks, urban life

Traits and prompt

Image name: Flat Belle-Époque Poster Figure

Poster-style figures, simplified outlines, flat color blocks, urban life.

Style name: #075 · Flat Belle-Époque Poster Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
076 Egon Schiele drawing

076 Egon Schiele drawing

Fractured sensitive lines, slender thin bodies, contorted poses, intense emotion

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Angular Expressive Figure Line

Fractured sensitive lines, thin body, twisted posture, intense emotion.

Style Name: #076 · Angular Expressive Figure Line. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Egon Schiele drawing.
077 Jean Dubuffet

077 Jean Dubuffet

Art Brut, rough lines, humanoid symbols, childlike anti-refinement

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Raw Art-Brut Figure

Art Brut, rough lines, humanoid symbols, childlike anti-refinement.

Style Name: #077 · Raw Art-Brut Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Jean Dubuffet.
078 Paul Klee

078 Paul Klee

Fine-line geometry, childlike symbols, poetic color blocks, abstract figures

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Poetic Geometric Symbol Figure

Fine-line geometry, childlike symbols, poetic color blocks, abstract figures.

Style Name: #078 · Poetic Geometric Symbol Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Paul Klee.
079 Joan Miró

079 Joan Miró

Biomorphic symbols, primitive lines, red-blue-yellow dot colors, free space

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Biomorphic Symbolic Character

Biomorphic symbols, primitive lines, red-blue-yellow dot colors, free space.

Style Name: #079 · Biomorphic Symbolic Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Joan Miró.
080 Alexander Calder drawings

080 Alexander Calder drawings

Single-line figure, fluid continuous lines, minimalist dynamic

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Fluid Single-Line Motion Figure

Single-line figure, fluid continuous lines, minimalist dynamic.

Style Name: #080 · Fluid Single-Line Motion Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Alexander Calder drawings.
081 Tom Haugomat

081 Tom Haugomat

Cinematic minimalist color blocks, grain, strong light and shadow, depth layering

Traits and prompt

Image name: Cinematic Grainy Flat-Shape Illustration

Cinematic minimalist color blocks, grain, strong light and shadow, depth layering; deliberately simplify the face and clothing, relying on clear silhouettes, eyes and mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; retain paper texture, grain, overprinting, or handmade media imperfections to enhance the tactile quality of independent publications.

Style name: #081 · Cinematic Grainy Flat-Shape Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Tom Haugomat.
082 Blexbolex

082 Blexbolex

Vintage silkscreen printing, bold geometric color layers, old-book grain

Traits and prompt

Image name: Retro Silkscreen Geometric Figure

Vintage silkscreen printing, bold geometric color layers, old-book grain; figures are built from large shapes such as circles, squares, and arcs, with icon-like facial features; proportions emphasize graphic recognition over realistic anatomy; retain paper texture, grain, overprinting, or handmade media imperfections to enhance the tactile quality of independent publications.

Style name: #082 · Retro Silkscreen Geometric Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Blexbolex.
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083–123: Comparing line and character in Japanese artist references

A range of Japanese artist references sits here, and a single label like "Japanese style" won't cover it. Go entry by entry and compare facial treatment, body proportions, line weight, color density, and everyday atmosphere. Only that reveals what actually separates one number from the next.

083 Yuko Shimizu

083 Yuko Shimizu

Flowing ink lines, Eastern brush spirit, strong motion, modern editorial

Traits and prompt

Image name: Dynamic East-Asian Ink Editorial

Flowing ink lines, Eastern brush spirit, strong motion, modern editorial; retain visible hand-drawn brush pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness so outlines convey the rhythm of real drawing on paper; lines carry calligraphic energy and awareness of negative space, with drapery, hair strands, and poses flowing naturally; the Eastern sensibility comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #083 · Dynamic East-Asian Ink Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Yuko Shimizu.
084 Tatsuro Kiuchi

084 Tatsuro Kiuchi

Quiet flat figures, low saturation, negative space, modern Japanese editorial

Traits and prompt

Image name: Quiet Low-Saturation Japanese Editorial

Quiet flat figures, low saturation, negative space, modern Japanese editorial; prioritize figure silhouette over detail accumulation; facial shape, head-to-body proportions, and hand and foot forms should form a clear and distinctive visual language; keep the palette in a soft, low-stimulation range, using sparse accent colors to separate depth, and keep backgrounds light and clean.

Style name: #084 · Quiet Low-Saturation Japanese Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Tatsuro Kiuchi.
085 Yu Nagaba

085 Yu Nagaba

Minimal black lines, fashion figures, no shading, large white background

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Fashion Line Figure

Minimal black lines, fashion figures, no shading, large white background; deliberately simplify the face and clothing, relying on clear silhouettes, eyes and mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; figures are relaxed and natural in pose, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, and avoid templated sweet faces.

Style Name: #085 · Minimal Fashion Line Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Yu Nagaba.
086 Noritake

086 Noritake

Black-and-white line drawing, minimalist face, expressionless, cool everyday

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Cool Minimal Black-and-White Figure

Black-and-white line drawing, minimalist face, expressionless, cool everyday; actively reduce facial and clothing details, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; primarily use black-and-white contrast and large areas of negative space for form, with expressions concentrated in the eyes, eyebrow shape, and mouth variations.

Style Name: #086 · Cool Minimal Black-and-White Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Noritake.
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087 Ryohei Yanagihara

087 Ryohei Yanagihara

Showa commercial illustration, rounded characters, cheerful retro colors

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Showa Retro Commercial Cartoon

Showa commercial illustration, rounded characters, cheerful retro colors.

Style Name: #087 · Showa Retro Commercial Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Ryohei Yanagihara.
088 Chihiro Iwasaki

088 Chihiro Iwasaki

Ultra-light transparent watercolor, soft figures, wet-edge bleeding, plenty of white paper

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Airy Transparent Watercolor Figure

Ultra-light transparent watercolor, soft figures, wet-edge bleeding, plenty of white paper.

Style Name: #088 · Airy Transparent Watercolor Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Chihiro Iwasaki.
089 Machiko Hasegawa

089 Machiko Hasegawa

Showa family comic, simple lines, everyday observations

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Showa Everyday Family Comic

Showa family comic, simple lines, everyday observations.

Style Name: #089 · Showa Everyday Family Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Machiko Hasegawa.
090 Shigeru Mizuki

090 Shigeru Mizuki

Rustic comic lines, folklore and ghost stories, yokai designs, black-and-white textures

Traits and prompt

Image name: Folklore Monster Ink Cartoon

Rustic comic lines, folkloric tales, monster designs, black-and-white textures.

Style name: #090 · Folklore Monster Ink Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Shigeru Mizuki.
091 Osamu Tezuka

091 Osamu Tezuka

Rounded comic outlines, clear performance, big eyes, strong action readability

Traits and prompt

Image name: Classic Rounded Manga Character

Rounded comic outlines, clear performance, big eyes, strong action readability.

Style name: #091 · Classic Rounded Manga Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Osamu Tezuka.
092 Yoshitomo Nara

092 Yoshitomo Nara

Big head, deadpan face, rebellious eyes, minimal background, oddly cute

Traits and prompt

Image name: Rebellious Big-Head Deadpan Figure

Big head, deadpan face, rebellious eyes, minimal background, oddly cute; figure outlines take priority over detail piling, with facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-foot forms forming a clear, independent visual language; expressions lean deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, and poses need clear comedic rhythm, avoiding uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #092 · Rebellious Big-Head Deadpan Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Yoshitomo Nara.
093 Hisashi Eguchi

093 Hisashi Eguchi

Clean-line urban girl, 80s fashion, large empty spaces, Pop colors

Traits and prompt

Image name: 80s Clean-Line Urban Pop Girl

Clean-line urban girl, 80s fashion, large empty spaces, Pop colors; figure outlines take priority over detail piling, with facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-foot forms forming a clear, independent visual language; color palette uses few high-saturation contrasting colors and flat painting, keeping strong graphic contrast in figure silhouettes and clothing.

Style name: #093 · 80s Clean-Line Urban Pop Girl. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Hisashi Eguchi.
094 Yuko Higuchi

094 Yuko Higuchi

Intricate pen work, strange flora and fauna, classical quirky cuteness, dense details

Traits and prompt

Image name: Ornate Strange Botanical Ink

Intricate pen work, strange flora and fauna, classical quirky cuteness, dense details; retain obvious hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight irregularity, letting outlines create a rhythm of real drawing on paper; expressions and body movements must follow the style's character logic, avoiding falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #094 · Ornate Strange Botanical Ink. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Yuko Higuchi.
095 きくちあつこ

095 きくちあつこ

Girl outfit sketches, hand-drawn clothing, Instagram diary feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Fashion Diary Sketch Girl

Girl outfit sketches, hand-drawn clothing, Instagram diary feel; keep visible hand-drawn brush pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness, letting the outlines create the rhythm of real paper drawing; the figure's pose is relaxed and natural, the clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoid templated sweet faces.

Style name: #095 · Fashion Diary Sketch Girl. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: きくちあつこ.
096 しまだなな

096 しまだなな

Slacker characters, loose lines, everyday complaints

Traits and prompt

Image name: Loose Deadpan Everyday Sketch

Slacker characters, loose lines, everyday complaints; figure contours take priority over detail accumulation, face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot shapes should form a clear and independent visual language; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, poses must have clear comedic rhythm, avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #096 · Loose Deadpan Everyday Sketch. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: しまだなな.
097 のなか海

097 のなか海

Yuru-surreal, minimalist figures, anti-logic daily life

Traits and prompt

Image name: Yuru-Surreal Minimal Everyday Cartoon

Yuru-surreal, minimalist figures, anti-logic daily life; actively reduce details in faces and clothing, build character recognition through clear outlines, eyes, mouth, and a few key shapes; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoid falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #097 · Yuru-Surreal Minimal Everyday Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: のなか海.
098 tomatomayu

098 tomatomayu

Notebook-style small figures, list of small items, text annotations, life records

Traits and prompt

Image name: Notebook Lifestyle Doodle

Notebook-style small figures, list of small items, text annotations, life records; figure contours take priority over detail accumulation, face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot shapes should form a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoid falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #098 · Notebook Lifestyle Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: tomatomayu.
099 鈴芽とろ

099 鈴芽とろ

Cute Essay Manga, everyday life and workplace vignettes

Traits and prompt

Image name: Cute Essay-Manga Everyday

Cute Essay Manga, everyday life and workplace vignettes; character silhouettes take priority over detail accumulation—face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand/foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow this style's personality mechanism, avoiding regression into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #099 · Cute Essay-Manga Everyday. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: 鈴芽とろ.
100 うめじろう

100 うめじろう

Rough gag manga, strong reactions, exaggerated emotions

Traits and prompt

Image name: Rough Gag-Manga Reaction

Rough gag manga, strong reactions, exaggerated emotions; character silhouettes take priority over detail accumulation—face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand/foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions lean toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, and poses must have a clear comedic rhythm, avoiding uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #100 · Rough Gag-Manga Reaction. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Umejirou.
101 ASUMINA

101 ASUMINA

Clean line art, young women, light otaku-lifestyle feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Clean Young-Lifestyle Manga Line

Clean line art, young women, light otaku-lifestyle feel; character silhouettes take priority over detail accumulation—face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand/foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; poses are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoiding templated sweet faces.

Style name: #101 · Clean Young-Lifestyle Manga Line. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: ASUMINA.
102 モチダちひろ

102 モチダちひろ

Girls' daily blog manga, simple and approachable, sense of everyday life

Traits and prompt

Image name: Friendly Girl-Diary Cartoon

Girls' daily blog manga, simple and approachable, sense of everyday life; character silhouettes take priority over detail accumulation—face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand/foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; poses are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoiding templated sweet faces.

Style name: #102 · Friendly Girl-Diary Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Chihiro Mochida.
103 YAGI

103 YAGI

Absurd short comics, deadpan jokes, minimalist little characters

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Absurd Short-Gag Cartoon

Absurd short comics, deadpan jokes, minimalist little characters; face and clothing are deliberately simplified—character recognition relies on clear outlines, eyes/mouth, and a few key shapes; expressions lean toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, and poses must have a clear comedic rhythm, avoiding uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #103 · Minimal Absurd Short-Gag Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: YAGI.
104 むらたさき

104 むらたさき

Warm lines, slightly odd characters, niche everyday vibe

Traits and prompt

Image name: Warm Slightly-Strange Everyday Line

Warm lines, slightly odd characters, niche everyday vibe; character outlines take priority over detail accumulation, with facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms forming a clear, independent visual language; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #104 · Warm Slightly-Strange Everyday Line. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Murata Saki.
105 よこみねさやか

105 よこみねさやか

Family essay, quick line sketches, everyday observation

Traits and prompt

Image name: Fast Family-Essay Sketch

Family essay, quick line sketches, everyday observation; character outlines take priority over detail accumulation, with facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms forming a clear, independent visual language; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #105 · Fast Family-Essay Sketch. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Yokomine Sayaka.
106 おべとも

106 おべとも

Minimalist odd characters, graphic, short-animation rhythm

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Quirky Motion Character

Minimalist odd characters, graphic, short-animation rhythm; actively subtract from face and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes/mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #106 · Minimal Quirky Motion Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Obe Tomo.
107 そとこ / Sotoko

107 そとこ / Sotoko

Extremely few lines, slender girl, elegant negative space

Traits and prompt

Image name: Elegant Sparse-Line Girl

Extremely few lines, slender girl, elegant negative space; lines are light and retain breathing room, proportions tend to be elongated, with small changes in eyes, brows, and mouth carrying the main expression; posture is relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion through clear silhouettes, avoiding formulaic sweet faces.

Style name: #107 · Elegant Sparse-Line Girl. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Sotoko.
108 yasuna

108 yasuna

Delicate figure linework, female emotion, long flowing hair strands

Traits and prompt

Image name: Delicate Emotional Female Line

Delicate figure linework, female emotion, long flowing hair strands; lines are light and retain breathing room, proportions tend to be elongated, with small changes in eyes, brows, and mouth carrying the main expression; posture is relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion through clear silhouettes, avoiding formulaic sweet faces.

Style name: #108 · Delicate Emotional Female Line. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: yasuna.
109 オガワナツミ

109 オガワナツミ

Simplified figures, Pop Culture, young light fashion

Traits and prompt

Image name: Pop-Culture Minimal Figure

Simplified figures, Pop Culture, young light fashion; actively subtract from face and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; use a small number of high-purity contrasting flat colors so that figure silhouettes and clothing maintain strong graphic contrast.

Style name: #109 · Pop-Culture Minimal Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Ogawa Natsumi.
110 Mira Lou

110 Mira Lou

Modern female line drawing, editorial illustration, fresh clean figures

Traits and prompt

Image name: Modern Editorial Female Line

Modern female line drawing, editorial illustration, fresh clean figures; silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation — face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand/foot forms must create a clear and independent visual language; figures are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoid templated sweet faces.

Style name: #110 · Modern Editorial Female Line. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Mira Lou.
111 ソウノナホ

111 ソウノナホ

Fine line + light watercolor, lifestyle, Japanese magazine feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Soft Magazine Line-and-Wash

Fine line + light watercolor, lifestyle, Japanese magazine feel; lines are light and thin with breathing room, figure proportions are slender, small changes in brows, eyes, and mouth carry most expression; coloring keeps transparent overlapping washes, soft edges, and paper texture, allowing slight color unevenness and white space.

Style name: #111 · Soft Magazine Line-and-Wash. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Souno Naho.
112 Appy

112 Appy

Minimal everyday girl, fine line, low-distraction composition

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Daily-Life Girl Line

Minimal everyday girl, fine line, low-distraction composition; actively subtract from face and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouth, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; figures are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoid templated sweet faces.

Style name: #112 · Minimal Daily-Life Girl Line. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Appy.
113 reism・i

113 reism・i

Simple-line figures, transparent watercolor, clean women's magazine feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Transparent Watercolor Magazine Figure

Simple line figures, transparent watercolor, clean women's magazine feel; figure silhouette prioritized over detail accumulation, facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot shapes should form a clear and independent visual language; coloring retains transparent layered washes, soft edges, and paper texture, allowing slight color unevenness and blank spaces.

Style name: #113 · Transparent Watercolor Magazine Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: reism・i.
114 Heisuke Kitazawa

114 Heisuke Kitazawa

Color markers, whimsical small objects, light fairy-tale characters

Traits and prompt

Image name: Playful Marker Fairytale Character

Color markers, whimsical small objects, light fairy-tale characters; organize the figure with bold outlines and large shapes, facial features few but strong, actions directly conveyed through shoulder-hip and hand-foot directions; expressions and body language must conform to the style's personality mechanism, avoiding falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #114 · Playful Marker Fairytale Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Heisuke Kitazawa.
115 Yutanpo Shirane

115 Yutanpo Shirane

Girls, odd poses, advertising pop, relaxed humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Loose Pop Advertising Girl

Girls, odd poses, advertising pop, relaxed humor; figure silhouette prioritized over detail accumulation, facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot shapes should form a clear and independent visual language; use a few high-purity color contrasts and flat areas so that figure silhouettes and clothing maintain strong graphic contrast.

Style name: #115 · Loose Pop Advertising Girl. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Yutanpo Shirane.
116 Ai Niina

116 Ai Niina

Youthful emotion, transparent colors, music video feel, flowing lines

Traits and prompt

Image name: Transparent Emotional Youth Illustration

Youthful emotion, transparent colors, music video feel, flowing lines; figure silhouette prioritized over detail accumulation, facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot shapes should form a clear and independent visual language; coloring retains transparent layered washes, soft edges, and paper texture, allowing slight color unevenness and blank spaces.

Style name: #116 · Transparent Emotional Youth Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Ai Niina.
117 Yamanaka Rena

117Yamanaka Rena

Warm characters, light linework, lifestyle magazine atmosphere

Traits and prompt

Image name: Warm Lifestyle Magazine Figure

Warm characters, light linework, lifestyle magazine atmosphere; character silhouette takes priority over piling up details – face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hands and feet should form a clear and independent visual language; retain paper texture, grain, overprint or hand-made imperfections to enhance the tactile feel of independent publications.

Style name: #117 · Warm Lifestyle Magazine Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Yamanaka Rena.
118 はまふぐ

118 はまふぐ

Soft characters, empathy-driven short comics, social media mood

Traits and prompt

Image name: Soft Empathy Social Comic

Soft characters, empathy-driven short comics, social media mood; character silhouette takes priority over piling up details – face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hands and feet should form a clear and independent visual language; keep color palette in a soft, low-stimulation range, use small accent colors to separate layers, and keep backgrounds light and clean.

Style name: #118 · Soft Empathy Social Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: はまふぐ.
119 Nah

119 Nah

Trendy girl, high saturation, Gen Z, Graphic Fashion

Traits and prompt

Image name: High-Saturation Gen-Z Fashion Girl

Trendy girl, high saturation, Gen Z, Graphic Fashion; character silhouette takes priority over piling up details – face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hands and feet should form a clear and independent visual language; use a few high-purity contrasting colors and flat application so the character’s silhouette and clothing maintain strong graphic contrast.

Style name: #119 · High-Saturation Gen-Z Fashion Girl. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Nah.
120 misato.

120 misato.

Soft fantasy, light anime feel, dreamlike characters

Traits and prompt

Image name: Soft Dreamy Animated Illustration

Soft fantasy, light anime feel, dreamlike characters; character silhouette takes priority over piling up details – face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hands and feet should form a clear and independent visual language; keep color palette in a soft, low-stimulation range, use small accent colors to separate layers, and keep backgrounds light and clean.

Style name: #120 · Soft Dreamy Animated Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: misato.
121 min²

121 min²

Pastel Girly, dreamy, Yami-kawaii, low contrast

Traits and prompt

Image name: Pastel Yami-Kawaii Girly

Pastel Girly, dreamy, Yami-kawaii, low contrast; character silhouette takes priority over detail piling, with face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms forming a clear and independent visual language; character poses are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoiding templated sweet faces.

Style name: #121 · Pastel Yami-Kawaii Girly. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: min².
122 A.YAMI

122 A.YAMI

Tokyo street, graphic girl, youthful trend

Traits and prompt

Image name: Tokyo Street Graphic Girl

Tokyo street, graphic girl, youthful trend; character silhouette takes priority over detail piling, with face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms forming a clear and independent visual language; character poses are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoiding templated sweet faces.

Style name: #122 · Tokyo Street Graphic Girl. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: A.YAMI.
123 めめんち

123 めめんち

Strong color palette, mysterious girl, Fashion × Character

Traits and prompt

Image name: Mystic Fashion Character Graphic

Strong color palette, mysterious girl, Fashion × Character; character silhouette takes priority over detail piling, with face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms forming a clear and independent visual language; character poses are relaxed and natural, clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes, avoiding templated sweet faces.

Style name: #123 · Mystic Fashion Character Graphic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: めめんち.
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124–154: Character and mood across Chinese artist references

This group is similarly varied. Ink wash, decorative linework, fantasy figures, and slice-of-life comics each rely on different visual mechanisms. Choose based on the specific features of an entry rather than falling back on a broad regional tag.

124 Lu Mao

124 Lu Mao

Gentle hand-drawn, humans and nature, plants and animals, dreamlike colors

Traits and prompt

Image name: Gentle Nature Dreambook Illustration

Gentle hand-drawn, humans and nature, plants and animals, dreamlike colors; character silhouette takes priority over detail piling, with face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand/foot forms forming a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow the style's personality mechanism, avoiding falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #124 · Gentle Nature Dreambook Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Lu Mao.
125 Tango / Gao Youjun

125 Tango / Gao Youjun

Minimalist black and white, visual puns, a gag in a few strokes, wordless deadpan humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Black-White Visual-Pun Cartoon

Black-and-white minimal, visual puns, few strokes to make a gag, silent cold humor; face and clothing actively simplified, relying on clear silhouettes, eyes and mouth and few key shapes for character recognition; mainly uses black-white contrast and large areas of negative space for shaping; expressions focus on gaze, eyebrow and mouth variations.

Style name: #125 · Minimal Black-White Visual-Pun Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Tango / Gao Youjun.
126 Hu Cong Mi Suan

126 Hu Cong Mi Suan

Elongated figures, faceless or with minimal features, new Chinese style, classical life

Traits and prompt

Image name: Elongated New-Chinese Minimal Figure

Elongated figures, faceless or with minimal features, new Chinese style, classical life; face and clothing actively simplified, relying on clear silhouettes, eyes and mouth and few key shapes for character recognition; lines have a calligraphic quality and awareness of negative space; fabric folds, hair strands and poses flow naturally; Eastern feel comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #126 · Elongated New-Chinese Minimal Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Hu Cong Mi Suan.
127 Victo Ngai / Ni Chuanjing

127 Victo Ngai / Ni Chuanjing

Dense Eastern composition, rich lines, fantasy editorial

Traits and prompt

Image name: Dense East-Asian Fantasy Editorial

Dense Eastern composition, rich lines, fantasy editorial; character silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation, face shape, head-to-body ratio and hand/foot shapes should form a clear and independent visual language; lines have a calligraphic quality and awareness of negative space; fabric folds, hair strands and poses flow naturally; Eastern feel comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #127 · Dense East-Asian Fantasy Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Victo Ngai / Ni Chuanjing.
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128 Oamul Lu

128 Oamul Lu

Soft watercolor, seasons and travel, nature, healing negative space

Traits and prompt

Image name: Seasonal Travel Watercolor Diary

Soft watercolor, seasons and travel, nature, healing negative space; character silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation, face shape, head-to-body ratio and hand/foot shapes should form a clear and independent visual language; coloring retains transparent overlapping washes, soft edges and paper texture, allowing slight color unevenness and negative space.

Style name: #128 · Seasonal Travel Watercolor Diary. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Oamul Lu.
129 Wu Heping Luo

129 Wu Heping Luo

Blue-orange contrast, grainy color blocks, Chinese modern editorial

Traits and prompt

Image name: Blue-Orange Grainy Chinese Editorial

Blue-orange contrast, grainy color blocks, Chinese modern editorial; character outlines take precedence over detail accumulation, with face shape, body proportions, and hand/foot shapes forming a clear and independent visual language; lines carry calligraphic quality and awareness of negative space, with clothing folds, hair strands, and poses flowing naturally; the Eastern feel comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #129 · Blue-Orange Grainy Chinese Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Wu Heping Luo.
130 Fang Kuai A Shou

130 Fang Kuai A Shou

Strong color, cinematic scenes, narrative characters

Traits and prompt

Image name: Cinematic Saturated Story Illustration

Strong color, cinematic scenes, narrative characters; character outlines take precedence over detail accumulation, with face shape, body proportions, and hand/foot shapes forming a clear and independent visual language; facial expressions and body language must follow the style's personality mechanism, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression.

Style name: #130 · Cinematic Saturated Story Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Fang Kuai A Shou.
131 Tenong TN

131 Tenong TN

New Chinese style, smooth lines, yellow-orange-blue-green, modernizing traditional elements

Traits and prompt

Image name: Modern New-Guofeng Flat-Line Illustration

New Chinese style, smooth lines, yellow-orange-blue-green, modernizing traditional elements; figures are composed of large shapes like circles, squares, and arcs, with iconographic facial features, and proportions emphasize graphic recognition over realistic anatomy; lines carry calligraphic quality and awareness of negative space, with clothing folds, hair strands, and poses flowing naturally; the Eastern feel comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #131 · Modern New-Guofeng Flat-Line Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Tenong TN.
132 Qifang She

132 Qifang She

China-chic commercial illustration, characters + architecture + decorative patterns

Traits and prompt

Image name: Decorative Guochao Character Illustration

Guochao commercial illustration, characters + architecture + decorative patterns; character silhouette takes priority over detailed ornamentation—face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot forms must establish a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow the personality mechanics of the style, avoiding regression to a uniform chibi-like expression.

Style name: #132 · Decorative Guochao Character Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Qifang She.
#133 Tang Yi TY

133 Tang Yi TY

Flowing figures, Eastern fantasy, blue-green-orange-red palette, highly decorative

Traits and prompt

Image name: Ornate Flowing Eastern Fantasy Figure

Flowing figures, Eastern fantasy, blue-green-orange-red palette, highly decorative; character silhouette takes priority over detailed ornamentation—face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot forms must establish a clear and independent visual language; linework carries a calligraphic quality with an awareness of negative space; drapery folds, hair strands, and poses flow naturally with the movement—the Eastern feel arises from form and rhythm.

Style name: #133 · Ornate Flowing Eastern Fantasy Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Tang Yi TY.
#134 CAA Chen Siyi

134 CAA Chen Siyi

Soft watercolor, Chinese elements, hazy/soft light

Traits and prompt

Image name: Soft Chinese Watercolor Atmosphere

Soft watercolor, Chinese elements, hazy/soft light; character silhouette takes priority over detailed ornamentation—face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot forms must establish a clear and independent visual language; coloring preserves transparent layering, soft edges, and paper texture—slight unevenness in pigment and areas of negative space are allowed.

Style name: #134 · Soft Chinese Watercolor Atmosphere. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: CAA Chen Siyi.
#135 Li Min

135 Li Min

Traditional culture in a modern editorial form, clean composition, contemporary Chinese character

Traits and prompt

Image name: Contemporary Chinese Cultural Editorial

Traditional culture in a modern editorial form, clean composition, contemporary Chinese character; character silhouette takes priority over detailed ornamentation—face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand and foot forms must establish a clear and independent visual language; linework carries a calligraphic quality with an awareness of negative space; drapery folds, hair strands, and poses flow naturally with the movement—the Eastern feel arises from form and rhythm.

Style name: #135 · Contemporary Chinese Cultural Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Li Min.
136 伊吹五月

136 伊吹五月

Ink-wash figures, ancient-style flowing garments, free-spirited brushwork, large areas of negative space

Traits and prompt

Image name: Freehand Ink-Wash Ancient Figure

Ink-wash figure, ancient-style flowing garments, free-spirited brushwork, large areas of negative space; preserve obvious hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness, giving contours a rhythm of real drawing on paper; coloring retains transparent layering, soft edges, and paper texture, allowing slight color irregularity and unpainted areas.

Style name: #136 · Freehand Ink-Wash Ancient Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: 伊吹五月.
137 Zaodao ZAODAO

137 Zaodao ZAODAO

Wild ink lines, ink-wash grotesque characters, Eastern eerie mystique, very strong artist hand-feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Wild Ink Eastern Weirdness

Wild ink lines, ink-wash grotesque characters, Eastern eerie mystique, very strong artist hand-feel; preserve obvious hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness, giving contours a rhythm of real drawing on paper; lines carry a calligraphic feel and awareness of negative space; folds, hair strands, and poses flow naturally; the Eastern quality comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #137 · Wild Ink Eastern Weirdness. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Zaodao ZAODAO.
138 Mianlang

138 Mianlang

Pure elegant ink-wash, ancient-style figures, soft emotions

Traits and prompt

Image name: Elegant Soft Ink Ancient Figure

Pure elegant ink-wash, ancient-style figures, soft emotions; preserve obvious hand-drawn pen pressure, pauses, and slight unevenness, giving contours a rhythm of real drawing on paper; color palette kept within soft low-stimulation hues, using a few points of accent color to separate layers, background kept light and clean.

Style name: #138 · Elegant Soft Ink Ancient Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Mianlang.
139 loli Wushi

139 loli Wushi

Refined hand-drawn linework, Eastern figures, elegant manga feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Refined Eastern Line-Art Character

Refined hand-drawn linework, Eastern figures, elegant manga feel; lines are light and fine, retaining breathing room; figures are proportionally elongated; subtle shifts in the brows, eyes, and mouth carry the main expressions; lines have a calligraphic quality and awareness of negative space; drapery folds, hair strands, and poses flow naturally; the Eastern sensibility comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #139 · Refined Eastern Line-Art Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: loli Wushi.
140 Gu Geli

140 Gu Geli

New Chinese-style figures, Eastern fantasy, modern character design

Traits and prompt

Image name: Modern Eastern Fantasy Character

New Chinese-style figures, Eastern fantasy, modern character design; figure silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-and-foot forms must create a clear and independent visual language; lines have a calligraphic quality and awareness of negative space; drapery folds, hair strands, and poses flow naturally; the Eastern sensibility comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #140 · Modern Eastern Fantasy Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Gu Geli.
141 Xia Da

141 Xia Da

Elegant manga linework, historical young figures, delicate storytelling

Traits and prompt

Image name: Elegant Historical Manga Line

Elegant manga linework, historical young figures, delicate storytelling; figure silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-and-foot forms must create a clear and independent visual language; lines have a calligraphic quality and awareness of negative space; drapery folds, hair strands, and poses flow naturally; the Eastern sensibility comes from form and rhythm.

Style name: #141 · Elegant Historical Manga Line. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Xia Da.
142 Heise Jinyao

142 Heise Jinyao

Ornate figures, dark fantasy, decorative detail, aesthetic-beauty style

Traits and prompt

Image name: Ornate Dark-Fantasy Figure

Ornate figures, dark fantasy, decorative detail, aesthetic-beauty style; figure silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-and-foot forms must create a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must obey the style's own persona logic, avoiding regression into a uniform standard chibi expression set.

Style name: #142 · Ornate Dark-Fantasy Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Heise Jinyao.
143 Shan Ze

143 Shan Ze

Classic of Mountains and Seas mythical creatures, traditional brush style, modern monster design

Traits and prompt

Image name: Mythic Bestiary Ink Character

Classic of Mountains and Seas mythical creatures, traditional brush style, modern monster design; retain obvious hand-drawn brush pressure, pauses, and slight irregularity, letting contours produce a rhythm of real paper drawing; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #143 · Mythic Bestiary Ink Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Shan Ze.
144 Lost7

144 Lost7

Blue-gray dream, lonely figure, picture-book narrative

Traits and prompt

Image name: Blue-Gray Dream Narrative Figure

Blue-gray dream, lonely figure, picture-book narrative; character silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand and foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body movements must follow the personality mechanism of this style, avoiding falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #144 · Blue-Gray Dream Narrative Figure. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Lost7.
145 Niu Honghong

145 Niu Honghong

Girl-life comic, exaggerated expressions, internet-style satire

Traits and prompt

Image name: Expressive Girl-Life Internet Comic

Girl-life comic, exaggerated expressions, internet-style satire; character silhouette takes priority over detail accumulation; face shape, head-to-body proportion, and hand and foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated, with clear comedic rhythm in poses, avoiding uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #145 · Expressive Girl-Life Internet Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Niu Honghong.
146 Guo Site

146 Guo Site

Minimalist youth daily life, social emotions, light comic style

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Youth Emotion Comic

Minimal youth daily life, social emotions, light comic style; deliberately simplify faces and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouths, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; expressions and body language must follow the style's persona mechanics and avoid falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #146 · Minimal Youth Emotion Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Guo Site.
147 Jimmy Liao

147Jimmy Liao

Color hand-painted, poetic city, fairy-tale surrealism, loneliness

Traits and prompt

Image name: Poetic Urban Dreambook Illustration

Color hand-painted, poetic city, fairy-tale surrealism, loneliness; character outlines take priority over detail piling; face shape, head-to-body proportions, and hand/foot forms must form a clear and independent visual language; expressions and body language must follow the style's persona mechanics and avoid falling back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #147 · Poetic Urban Dreambook Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jimmy Liao.
148 Zhu Deyong

148Zhu Deyong

Minimal adult comic, urban men and women, relationship satire

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimal Adult Relationship Satire

Minimal adult comic, urban men and women, relationship satire; deliberately simplify faces and clothing, relying on clear outlines, eyes, mouths, and a few key shapes to establish character recognition; expressions lean toward cold faces, awkwardness, or sudden exaggeration; poses must have clear comedic timing and avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #148 · Minimal Adult Relationship Satire. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Zhu Deyong.
149 A Geng

149A Geng

Eastern female comic, delicate lines, classical atmosphere

Traits and prompt

Image name: Delicate Eastern Female Comic

Eastern female comic, delicate lines, classical atmosphere; lines are fine and light with breathing room; figures lean slender; subtle changes in brows, eyes, and mouth corners carry the main expressions; poses are relaxed and natural; clothing conveys fashion sense through clear silhouettes; avoid templated sweet faces.

Style name: #149 · Delicate Eastern Female Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: A Geng.
150 Ji Di

150Ji Di

Picture book colors, dreamlike atmosphere, youthful emotions, soft characters

Traits and prompt

Image name: Dreamy Youth Picturebook Color

Picture book colors, dreamlike atmosphere, youthful emotions, soft characters; character silhouettes take priority over accumulated details—face shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand/foot forms should form a clear and independent visual language; color palette kept in soft, low-stimulation tones, with small accents of color to separate layers; background stays light and clean.

Style name: #150 · Dreamy Youth Picturebook Color. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Ji Di.
151 Great Annie

151Great Annie

Online girl comics, clear emotions, slice-of-life storytelling

Traits and prompt

Image name: Internet Girl-Life Story Comic

Online girl comics, clear emotions, slice-of-life storytelling; character silhouettes take priority over accumulated details—face shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand/foot forms should form a clear and independent visual language; character poses relaxed and natural; clothing expressed through clear silhouettes to convey fashion sense; avoid templated sweet faces.

Style name: #151 · Internet Girl-Life Story Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Great Annie.
152 Shituzi

152Shituzi

Chinese internet meme comics, strong expressions, fast pacing

Traits and prompt

Image name: Fast-Paced Chinese Meme Comic

Chinese internet meme comics, strong expressions, fast pacing; character silhouettes take priority over accumulated details—face shapes, head-to-body proportions, and hand/foot forms should form a clear and independent visual language; expressions tend toward deadpan, awkward, or suddenly exaggerated; poses must have clear comedic timing; avoid uniform cute smiles.

Style name: #152 · Fast-Paced Chinese Meme Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Shituzi.
153 Golo Gao Lao

153Golo Gao Lao

Youthful hand-drawn, free lines, urban youth

Traits and prompt

Image name: Free-Line Urban Youth Comic

Youthful hand-drawn, free lines, urban youth; character silhouette takes priority over piling up detail — facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-and-foot forms must form a clear, independent visual language; expressions and body movements must follow that style's persona logic, avoiding a slip back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #153 · Free-Line Urban Youth Comic. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Golo.
154 Illustrator Juan'er

154Illustrator Juan'er

Contemporary commercial figures, urban/tech, clear flat visual language

Traits and prompt

Image name: Contemporary Urban-Tech Character Illustration

Contemporary commercial figures, urban/tech, clear flat visual language; character silhouette takes priority over piling up detail — facial shape, head-to-body ratio, and hand-and-foot forms must form a clear, independent visual language; expressions and body movements must follow that style's persona logic, avoiding a slip back into uniform standard chibi expressions.

Style name: #154 · Contemporary Urban-Tech Character Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Illustrator Juan'er.
Category E · 31 items · Click thumbnail to view original image

155–200: Choosing by material texture and general technique

If you don't want to start from an artist's name, jump straight to this group and begin with the material and method. Names like crayon, colored pencil, watercolor, and risograph draw your attention to grain, transparency, stroke edges, and paper feel.

155 Editorial Doodle

155Editorial Doodle

Casual black lines, touches of spot color, figures + concepts, white background

Traits and prompt

Image name: Editorial Doodle

Casual black lines, touches of spot color, figures + concepts, white background.

Style name: #155 · Editorial Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Editorial Doodle.
156 Loose Ink

156Loose Ink

Unstable pen pressure, broken ink lines, quick movement, improvisational feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Loose Ink

Unstable pen pressure, broken ink lines, quick gestures, improvisational feel.

Style name: #156 · Loose Ink. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Loose Ink / Loose Ink Lines.
157 Conceptual Line Drawing / Conceptual Line Drawing

157 Conceptual Line Drawing / Conceptual Line Drawing

Minimal lines, visual metaphors, graphic brain-teasers, negative space

Traits and prompt

Image name: Conceptual Line Drawing

Minimal lines, visual metaphors, graphic brain-teasers, negative space.

Style name: #157 · Conceptual Line Drawing. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Conceptual Line Drawing / Conceptual Line Drawing.
158 New Yorker single-panel editorial cartoon

158 New Yorker single-panel editorial cartoon

Black lines, adult scenarios, deadpan characters, one situation per joke

Traits and prompt

Image name: Classic Magazine Single-Panel Cartoon

Black lines, adult scenarios, deadpan characters, one situation per joke.

Style name: #158 · Classic Magazine Single-Panel Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: New Yorker single-panel editorial cartoon.
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159 French Café Sketch

159 French Café Sketch

Pen sketches, elongated figures, café daily life, touches of light watercolor

Traits and prompt

Image name: French Café Sketch

Pen sketches, elongated figures, café daily life, touches of light watercolor.

Style name: #159 · French Café Sketch. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: French Café Sketch.
160 Japanese Deadpan Loose-Line Cartoon

160 Japanese Deadpan Loose-Line Cartoon

Ultra-thin lines, loose body proportions, listless expressions, office-worker/daily-life gags

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Japanese Deadpan Loose-Line Cartoon

Ultra-thin lines, loose body proportions, listless expressions, office-worker/daily-life gags.

Style Name: #160 · Japanese Deadpan Loose-Line Cartoon. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Japanese Deadpan Loose-Line Cartoon.
161 Japanese Notebook Doodle

161 Japanese Notebook Doodle

Small figures, handwritten text, arrows, stickers, small icons

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Japanese Notebook Doodle

Small figures, handwritten text, arrows, stickers, small icons.

Style Name: #161 · Japanese Notebook Doodle. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Japanese Notebook Doodle.
162 Japanese Magazine Essay Illustration

162 Japanese Magazine Essay Illustration

Fine lines, low saturation, outfits, food, light lifestyle scenes

Traits and prompt

Image Name: Japanese Magazine Essay Illustration

Fine lines, low saturation, outfits, food, light lifestyle scenes.

Style Name: #162 · Japanese Magazine Essay Illustration. Theme: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Japanese Magazine Essay Illustration.
163 Japanese Deadpan Four-Panel Comic Style

163 Japanese Deadpan Four-Panel Comic Style

Simple body shapes, sudden exaggerated expressions, short rhythm twists

Traits and prompt

Image name: Japanese Offbeat Four-Panel Cartoon

Simple body shapes, sudden exaggerated expressions, short rhythm twists.

Style name: #163 · Japanese Offbeat Four-Panel Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Japanese offbeat four-panel cartoon style.
164 Korean Lifestyle Doodle

164 Korean Lifestyle Doodle

Soft thin lines, cream colors, young characters, Instagram daily life

Traits and prompt

Image name: Korean Lifestyle Doodle

Soft thin lines, cream colors, young characters, Instagram daily life.

Style name: #164 · Korean Lifestyle Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Korean Lifestyle Doodle.
165 Korean Black-Line Red-Accent Editorial

165 Korean Black-Line Red-Accent Editorial

Black-and-white thin lines + red accents, fashion figures, generous white space

Traits and prompt

Image name: Korean Black-Line Red-Accent Editorial

Black-and-white thin lines + red accents, fashion figures, generous white space.

Style name: #165 · Korean Black-Line Red-Accent Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Korean Black-Line Red-Accent Editorial.
166 Indie Zine Rough Hand-Drawn

166 Indie Zine Rough Hand-Drawn

Pen, deliberately unpolished, low-fi, underground publication feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Indie Zine Rough Drawing

Pen, deliberately unpolished, low-fi, underground publication feel.

Style name: #166 · Indie Zine Rough Drawing. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Indie Zine rough hand drawing.
167 Risograph / Two-color stencil hand drawing

167 Risograph / Two-color stencil hand drawing

Two-color overprint, slight misregistration, coarse grain, paper texture

Traits and prompt

Image generation name: Two-Color Risograph Drawing

Two-color overprint, slight misregistration, coarse grain, paper texture.

Style name: #167 · Two-Color Risograph Drawing. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Risograph / Two-color stencil hand drawing.
168 Crayon Editorial / Crayon editorial

168 Crayon Editorial / Crayon editorial

Thick crayon, coloring outside the lines, grain, adult themes + childlike drawing feel

Traits and prompt

Image generation name: Crayon Editorial

Thick crayon, coloring outside the lines, grain, adult themes + childlike drawing feel.

Style name: #168 · Crayon Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Crayon Editorial / Crayon editorial.
169 Colored Pencil Diary / Colored pencil diary

169 Colored Pencil Diary / Colored pencil diary

Pencil outline, soft colored pencil, paper texture, life documentation

Traits and prompt

Image generation name: Colored Pencil Diary

Pencil outline, soft colored pencil, paper texture, life documentation.

Style name: #169 · Colored Pencil Diary. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Colored Pencil Diary / Colored pencil diary.
170 Brush Pen Cartoon / Brush pen cartoon

170Brush Pen Cartoon / Brush Pen Manga

Huge variation in stroke thickness, black brush strokes, strong action, strong expressions

Traits and prompt

Image name: Brush-Pen Cartoon

Huge variation in stroke thickness, black brush strokes, strong action, strong expressions.

Style name: #170 · Brush-Pen Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Brush Pen Cartoon / Brush Pen Manga.
171 One-Line Character / Single-Line Figure Drawing

171One-Line Character / Single-Line Figure Drawing

Continuous line, minimal structure, modern minimalism, fashionable figures

Traits and prompt

Image name: One-Line Character

Continuous line, minimal structure, modern minimalism, fashionable figures.

Style name: #171 · One-Line Character. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: One-Line Character / Single-Line Figure Drawing.
172 Naive Folk Cartoon

172Naive Folk Cartoon

Faulty perspective, odd proportions, direct color blocks, rustic adult humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Naive Folk Cartoon

Faulty perspective, odd proportions, direct color blocks, rustic adult humor.

Style name: #172 · Naive Folk Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Naive Folk Cartoon.
173 Primitive Marker Cartoon / Thick Marker Figure Drawing

173Primitive Marker Cartoon / Thick Marker Figure Drawing

Thick black lines, simple large shapes, skewed proportions, extremely strong legibility at small sizes

Traits and prompt

Image name: Primitive Marker Cartoon

Thick black lines, simple large shapes, distorted proportions, extremely strong readability at small sizes.

Style name: #173 · Primitive Marker Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Primitive Marker Cartoon / thick marker figures.
174 Dry Brush Editorial / dry brush editorial

174 Dry Brush Editorial / dry brush editorial

Broken brush strokes, dry paper texture, mature abstract figures

Traits and prompt

Image name: Dry-Brush Editorial

Broken brush strokes, dry paper texture, mature abstract figures.

Style name: #174 · Dry-Brush Editorial. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Dry Brush Editorial / dry brush editorial.
175 Ink + Flat Spot Color / ink line spot color

175 Ink + Flat Spot Color / ink line spot color

Black ink subject + single accent color, minimalist yet striking

Traits and prompt

Image name: Ink with Flat Spot Color

Black ink subject + single accent color, minimalist yet striking.

Style name: #175 · Ink with Flat Spot Color. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Ink + Flat Spot Color / ink line spot color.
176 Notebook Margin Cartoon / textbook margin comic

176 Notebook Margin Cartoon / textbook margin comic

Ballpoint pen feel, small figures, arrow annotations, casual doodle sketches

Traits and prompt

Image name: Notebook Margin Cartoon

Ballpoint pen feel, small figures, arrow annotations, casual doodle sketches.

Style name: #176 · Notebook Margin Cartoon. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Notebook Margin Cartoon / textbook margin comic.
177 Deadpan Doodle / Deadpan Doodle

177Deadpan Doodle / Deadpan Doodle

Characters don't act, expressions are calm, absurd situations create humor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Deadpan Doodle

Characters don't act, expressions are calm, absurd situations create humor.

Style name: #177 · Deadpan Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Deadpan Doodle / Deadpan Doodle.
178 Awkward Cute / Awkward Cute Hand-drawn

178Awkward Cute / Awkward Cute Hand-drawn

Awkward proportions, wandering eyes, weird but cute, social anxiety vibe

Traits and prompt

Image name: Awkward Cute

Awkward proportions, wandering eyes, weird but cute, social anxiety vibe.

Style name: #178 · Awkward Cute. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Awkward Cute / Awkward Cute Hand-drawn.
179 Heta-Uma / ヘタウマ

179 Heta-Uma / ヘタウマ

"Not well drawn but looks good", rough proportions, quirky adult appeal

Traits and prompt

Image name: Heta-Uma

"Not well drawn but looks good", rough proportions, quirky adult appeal.

Style name: #179 · Heta-Uma. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Heta-Uma / Heta-Uma.
180 Showa Retro Girl

180Showa Retro Girl

Showa magazine characters, old printing, limited colors, retro girls

Traits and prompt

Image name: Showa Retro Girl Illustration

Showa magazine characters, old printing, limited colors, retro girls.

Style name: #180 · Showa Retro Girl Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Showa Retro Girl.
181 Heisei Girls Diary

181Heisei Girls Diary

90s-00s journal, stickers, ballpoint pen, teen magazine feel

Traits and prompt

Image name: Heisei Girls Diary Illustration

90s-00s journal, stickers, ballpoint pen, teen magazine feel.

Style name: #181 · Heisei Girls Diary Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Heisei Girls Diary.
182 Airy Transparent Watercolor

182Airy Transparent Watercolor

Lots of white paper, light watercolor, low coverage, soft wet edges

Traits and prompt

Image name: Airy Transparent Watercolor

Lots of white paper, light watercolor, low coverage, soft wet edges.

Style name: #182 · Airy Transparent Watercolor. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Airy Transparent Watercolor.
183 Copic Pastel

183 Copic Pastel

Marker layering, soft candy colors, paper texture strokes

Traits and prompt

Image name: Copic Pastel

Marker layering, soft candy colors, paper texture strokes.

Style name: #183 · Copic Pastel. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Copic Pastel.
184 Retro Cafe Sketch

184Retro Cafe Sketch

Showa-era cafe, pen and ink with light watercolor, brown-orange retro

Traits and prompt

Image name: Kissaten Retro Sketch

Showa-era café, pen and light ink wash, brown-orange retro.

Style name: #184 · Kissaten Retro Sketch. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Kissaten Retro Sketch.
185 Xiaohongshu Creamy Hand-Drawn Style

185 Xiaohongshu Creamy Hand-Drawn Style

Cream white, pink, yellow, and green, rounded lines, light and cute

Traits and prompt

Image name: Creamy Social-Media Doodle

Cream white, pink, yellow, and green, rounded lines, light and cute.

Style name: #185 · Creamy Social-Media Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Xiaohongshu Creamy Hand-Drawn Style.
186 Xiaohongshu High-Saturation Doodle

186 Xiaohongshu High-Saturation Doodle

Orange, blue, green, pink, high saturation, thick lines, sticker and doodle elements

Traits and prompt

Image name: High-Saturation Social Doodle

Orange, blue, green, pink, high saturation, thick lines, sticker and doodle elements.

Style name: #186 · High-Saturation Social Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Xiaohongshu High-Saturation Doodle.
187 Korean High-Saturation Pop Doodle

187 Korean High-Saturation Pop Doodle

High-saturation pop, trendy girls, rounded lines, icon-style decorations

Traits and prompt

Image name: Korean High-Saturation Pop Doodle

High-saturation pop, trendy girls, rounded lines, icon-style decorations.

Style name: #187 · Korean High-Saturation Pop Doodle. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Korean High-Saturation Pop Doodle.
188 Chinese Retro Lianhuanhua

188 Chinese Retro Lianhuanhua

Fine black lines, aged paper, limited colors, traditional narrative

Traits and prompt

Image name: Chinese Retro Lianhuanhua

Fine black lines, aged paper, limited colors, traditional narrative.

Style name: #188 · Chinese Retro Lianhuanhua. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Chinese Retro Lianhuanhua.
189 New-Guochao Flat Gongbi

189 New-Guochao Flat Gongbi

Gongbi line structure + flat color blocks + gold/traditional patterns

Traits and prompt

Image name: New-Guochao Flat Gongbi

Gongbi line structure + flat color blocks + gold/traditional patterns.

Style name: #189 · New-Guochao Flat Gongbi. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: New-Guochao Flat Gongbi.
190 Modern Dunhuang Illustration

190 Modern Dunhuang Illustration

Flying Apsaras curves, mineral pigments, lotus cloud patterns, mural grain

Traits and prompt

Image name: Modern Dunhuang Illustration

Flying Apsaras curves, mineral pigments, lotus cloud patterns, mural grain.

Style name: #190 · Modern Dunhuang Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style: Modern Dunhuang Illustration.
191 Song Dynasty Light Color Modernization

191 Song Dynasty Light Color Modernization

Rice-white negative space, fine lines, blue-green and ochre, classical and tranquil

Traits and prompt

Image name: Modernized Song-Dynasty Light Color

Rice-white negative space, fine lines, blue-green and ochre, classical and tranquil.

Style name: #191 · Modernized Song-Dynasty Light Color. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Modernized light-color Song painting.
192 New-Chinese Ink Tiny Figures

192 New-Chinese Ink Tiny Figures

Large negative space, ink wash diffusion, tiny figures, Eastern mood

Traits and prompt

Image name: New-Chinese Tiny Ink Figures

Large negative space, ink wash diffusion, tiny figures, Eastern mood.

Style name: #192 · New-Chinese Tiny Ink Figures. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: New-Chinese ink tiny figures.
193 Cantonese Dim-Sum Guochao

193 Cantonese Dim-Sum Guochao

Lingnan elements, dim sum, warm orange and blue-green, lifestyle guochao

Traits and prompt

Image name: Cantonese Dim-Sum Guochao

Lingnan elements, dim sum, warm orange and blue-green, lifestyle guochao.

Style name: #193 · Cantonese Dim-Sum Guochao. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Cantonese dim-sum guochao.
194 Shanghai Calendar-Poster Retro

194 Shanghai Calendar-Poster Retro

Shanghai commercial art of the 20s–30s, women, retro advertising colors

Traits and prompt

Image name: Shanghai Calendar-Poster Retro

Shanghai commercial art of the 20s–30s, women, retro advertising colors.

Style name: #194 · Shanghai Calendar-Poster Retro. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Shanghai Calendar-Poster Retro (Hai Pai Yue Fen Pai).
195 Republic-Era Advertising Redesign

195 Republic-Era Advertising Redesign

Old commercial figures, flat color blocking, vintage typography structure, modernized simplification

Traits and prompt

Image name: Republic-Era Advertising Redesign

Old commercial figures, flat color blocking, vintage typography structure, modernized simplification.

Style name: #195 · Republic-Era Advertising Redesign. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Republic-Era Advertising Redesign.
196 Oil-Pastel Healing Illustration

196 Oil-Pastel Healing Illustration

Coarse grain, waxy color blocks, creamy high saturation, naïve figures

Traits and prompt

Image name: Oil-Pastel Healing Illustration

Coarse grain, waxy color blocks, creamy high saturation, naïve figures.

Style name: #196 · Oil-Pastel Healing Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Oil-Pastel Healing Illustration.
197 Childlike Crayon Naive Style

197 Childlike Crayon Naive Style

Off proportions, crayon lines crossing boundaries, pure vivid colors, childlike quirky cuteness

Traits and prompt

Image name: Childlike Crayon Naive Style

Off proportions, crayon lines crossing boundaries, pure vivid colors, childlike quirky cuteness.

Style name: #197 · Childlike Crayon Naive Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Childlike Crayon Naive Style.
198 Black-and-White Pen-and-Ink Deadpan Humor

198Black-and-white pen deadpan humor

Minimal black lines, deadpan faces, generous white space, visual gags

Traits and prompt

Image name: Black-White Pen Deadpan Humor

Minimal black lines, deadpan faces, generous white space, visual gags.

Style name: #198 · Black-White Pen Deadpan Humor. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Black-and-white pen deadpan humor.
199 Red-and-blue two-color risograph / Riso Guochao

199 Red-and-blue two-color risograph / Riso Guochao

Red-and-blue overprint, misregistered grain, Chinese elements, youth zine

Traits and prompt

Image name: Red-Blue Riso Guochao

Red-and-blue overprint, misregistered grain, Chinese elements, youth zine.

Style name: #199 · Red-Blue Riso Guochao. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Red-and-blue two-color risograph / Riso Guochao.
200 Mid-century Deadpan Ink Mascot

200 Mid-century Deadpan Ink Mascot

Black-and-white ink lines, elongated bodies, adult clothing, deadpan faces, strong white space, mid-century editorial flavor

Traits and prompt

Image name: Mid-century Deadpan Ink Mascot

Black-and-white ink lines, elongated bodies, adult clothing, deadpan faces, strong white space, mid-century editorial flavor.

Style name: #200 · Mid-century Deadpan Ink Mascot. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Mid-century Deadpan Ink Mascot.
Category F · 46 items · Click thumbnail to view original image

201–216: Additional styles, reviewed image by image

These 16 entries preserve the reference name, generation name, and corresponding original image, but include no core visual feature descriptions. Browse the reference images to choose a direction, then drop your own subject into the name template.

201 A Geng

201A Geng

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Cute Moe Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

The text index reads "Cute Moe Illustration Style," while the label on the example image reads "Healing Everyday Picture-Book Style."

Style name: #201 · Cute Moe Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: A Geng.
202 Jidi

202Ji Di

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Poetic Youth Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #202 · Poetic Youth Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jidi.
203 Xia Da

203 Xia Da

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Aesthetic Manga Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #203 · Aesthetic Manga Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Xia Da.
204 Feng Niao

204 Feng Niao

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Ink Wash New Chinese Style Illustration

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #204 · Ink Wash New Chinese Style Illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Feng Niao.
Expand remaining 12 styles (16 total in this category)
205 Jianchi Weida

205 Jianchi Weida

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Quirky Humor Comic Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #205 · Quirky Humor Comic Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Jianchi Weida.
206 Xiao Lin

206 Xiao Lin

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Urban Life Comic Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #206 · Urban Life Comic Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Xiao Lin.
207 Tango

207 Tango

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Minimalist warm narrative style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #207 · Minimalist warm narrative style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Tango.
208 Huang Hai

208 Huang Hai

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Eastern aesthetic commercial illustration

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #208 · Eastern aesthetic commercial illustration. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Huang Hai.
209 Zhang Wang

209 Zhang Wang

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Playful watercolor picture-book style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #209 · Playful watercolor picture-book style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Zhang Wang.
210 Xiong Liang

210 Xiong Liang

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Eastern fantasy picture-book style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #210 · Eastern fantasy picture-book style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Xiong Liang.
211 Zao Dao

211 Zao Dao

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Fresh literary illustration style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style name: #211 · Fresh literary illustration style. Subject: {subject}. Reference artist/style name: Zao Dao.
212 Men Xiaolei

212Men Xiaolei

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image Title: Retro Trend Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style Name: #212 · Retro Trend Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Men Xiaolei.
213 Lu Mao

213 Lu Mao

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image name: Cute Moe Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style Name: #213 · Cute Moe Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Lu Mao.
214 Tian Yiyu

214 Tian Yiyu

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image Title: Chinese Fantasy Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style Name: #214 · Chinese Fantasy Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Tian Yiyu.
215 Zuo Shouhan

215 Zuo Shouhan

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image Title: Healing Life Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style Name: #215 · Healing Life Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Zuo Shouhan.
216 Liu Weini

216 Liu Weini

No trait description provided in the original repository

Traits and prompt

Image Title: Fashion Female Illustration Style

The original index did not provide core visual traits; please choose based on the reference images.

Style Name: #216 · Fashion Female Illustration Style. Subject: {subject}. Reference Artist/Style Name: Liu Weini.
Category G · 16 items · Click thumbnail to view original image

Source materials and the complete style library

The full gallery of all 216 styles appears in the main text across the seven categories. Click a thumbnail for the original image, or expand a card for its features and prompt. To keep the source data, check the complete style definitions and the JSON index in the repository.

The handraw-style repository offers style definitions, prompt Skills, model configurations, and a numbered gallery. The 216 text definitions keep the original reference name, generation name, and any existing core visual features for every entry.

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Style definitions and sample images come from yang0/handraw-style. Reference names follow the repository index. Sample images do not represent original work by the listed artists.
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