Cinematic character concept art prompt

Use this to art-direct a character instead of leaving it to chance. Fill the brackets, keep the order, and delete anything you don't need.

[FULL / HALF / CLOSE shot] character concept of [WHO — age, build, role], [DISTINCTIVE FEATURE], wearing [WARDROBE + MATERIALS], [POSE / ACTION]. [ART STYLE — e.g. painterly semi-realism / gritty sci-fi / Ghibli-inspired]. Lighting: [KEY LIGHT direction + quality] with [RIM / BACKLIGHT] for separation. Color palette: [2–3 ANCHOR COLORS]. Background: [simple environment or neutral gradient so the character reads]. High detail on face and hands, clean silhouette, concept-art sheet quality. No text, no watermark, no logo.

Worked example:
Three-quarter shot character concept of a weathered desert nomad in her 50s, lean and sun-creased, a long burn scar across one forearm, wearing layered sand-colored wraps and a cracked-leather bandolier of brass canisters, mid-stride leaning into wind. Painterly semi-realism. Lighting: hard warm key from low camera-left at golden hour with a cool rim from behind for separation. Color palette: ochre, dusty teal, oxidized brass. Background: faint dune haze so the figure reads cleanly. High detail on face and hands, clean silhouette, concept-art sheet quality. No text, no watermark, no logo.

Tips:
- Lock the silhouette first — a strong outline reads even at thumbnail size.
- Name the light direction explicitly: "warm key from low camera-left" beats "good lighting."
- Re-run with the same palette + style but a new pose to build a consistent character sheet.