# Character Art House Style ## Core Style Use a **cinematic Pathfinder-style fantasy portrait** for NPC art. The art should feel like it belongs in a polished tabletop RPG campaign book: dramatic, readable, painterly, and character-forward. ## Default Image Shape Use **vertical portrait art** for normal character notes. Recommended ratio: **3:4 portrait** Good sizes: - `1024 x 1365` - `1200 x 1600` - `1536 x 2048` Use landscape art only for major set pieces, gods, dragons, armies, cities, or scenes where the environment matters as much as the character. ## Visual Traits Aim for: - Painterly digital fantasy illustration - Semi-realistic faces - Strong, readable silhouettes - Dramatic lighting - Rich magical atmosphere - Ornate but believable costume design - Clear character archetype at a glance - Campaign-book quality Avoid: - Photorealistic modern AI portraits - Anime or cartoon styling - Glossy 3D render looks - Flat official-token style art on white backgrounds - Generic fantasy people with no story or role - Overly busy scenes where the character is hard to read ## Composition Default framing should be **waist-up or three-quarter portrait**. The face, posture, and costume should carry the image. Backgrounds should support the character without taking over. Good backgrounds: - A noble chamber for political NPCs - A torchlit tavern or street for grounded NPCs - Ruins, woods, or moonlit gardens for fey NPCs - Storm clouds, stone halls, or giant-scale architecture for giant-related NPCs - Infernal glow, brass, smoke, or chains for Avernus-linked NPCs ## Campaign Palette Notes ### Dragon Heist / Waterdeep Gold, black, candlelight, rain-slick stone, noble interiors, taverns, alleys, masked intrigue. ### Storm King's Thunder Cold blues, stormlight, furs, iron, stone halls, mountain scale, wind, rain, and giant-made architecture. ### Rage of Dragons Hot reds, oranges, ember light, martial poses, dragon motifs, heroic danger, mythic intensity. ### War of the Fey Moonlit greens, violet, silver, flowers, thorns, dreamlike ruins, enchanted forests, beauty with danger underneath. ### Descent into Avernus Ash, brass, red underlight, chains, smoke, infernal symbols, hard shadows, corruption behind noble surfaces. ### Undead / Oblivion / Acererak Bone, sickly green, violet, ritual smoke, black stone, cold magical light, ancient menace. ## Prompt Template ```text Cinematic Pathfinder-style fantasy portrait of [Character Name], a [species/ancestry] [role/class/archetype]. Vertical 3:4 portrait, waist-up or three-quarter framing. Painterly digital tabletop RPG illustration, semi-realistic face, strong readable silhouette, ornate but believable costume design, dramatic lighting, rich magical atmosphere, campaign-book quality. Appearance: [age, build, face, hair, clothing, weapons, symbols]. Personality: [one or two emotional notes]. Background: [short setting tied to campaign or faction]. Avoid photorealism, anime, cartoon style, glossy 3D render, white background, text, and watermark. ``` ## Priority Rule When updating art, prioritize: 1. Major recurring NPCs 2. Current placeholders 3. Art that clashes badly with the house style 4. Important villains, faction leaders, and allies 5. Minor one-scene NPCs