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DIRECTIVE:Create one standalone 9:16 vertical contemporary East Asian literary-art poster inspired by the following classical Chinese verse:“两岸猿声啼不住，轻舟已过万重山。”— 李白《早发白帝城》Translate the emotional and philosophical meaning of the verse into a restrained visual installation built around monumental mountain masses, a tiny solitary boat, pale embossed mountain contours, atmospheric distance, and expansive warm ivory negative space.The image should communicate release after hardship, forward motion, emotional lightness, the immense scale of the journey already completed, and the quiet realization that the most difficult passage is now behind the traveller.Do not illustrate the poem as a conventional antique landscape painting. Reinterpret it through contemporary exhibition-poster design, sculptural realism, handmade paper tactility, subtle relief printing, and poetic scale contrast.BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL:Use warm ivory handmade fine-art paper as the full background.The paper must visibly retain:– natural fibers;– subtle pulp particles;– slight tonal irregularity;– refined archival paper texture;– soft handmade imperfections;– premium museum-print tactility.The background must not look digitally flat, perfectly white, glossy, or empty.PALE EMBOSSED MOTIF:Across the central and upper negative space, integrate multiple layers of distant mountain ridgelines as extremely shallow blind embossing.The embossed mountains should:– remain nearly the same warm ivory tone as the paper;– appear faint and restrained from a distance;– emerge through fine contour lines and grazing light when viewed closely;– rise progressively upward through the poster;– become softer and less distinct with distance;– suggest innumerable ridges already crossed;– create atmospheric depth without competing with the dark foreground cliffs.The relief should resemble delicate topographic strata, compressed paper contours, or refined bas-relief mountain lines physically pressed into the paper.Do not render the distant mountains as dark ink painting, heavy outlines, obvious printed illustrations, or high-relief sculpture.CORE SCULPTURAL OBJECT:Place two monumental dark mountain cliffs asymmetrically along the lower-left and lower-right edges of the composition.The cliffs form a deep, narrow river gorge that opens toward a luminous central distance.The mountain masses must feel:– immense;– dense;– physically heavy;– ancient;– steep;– sharply silhouetted;– tactile and sculptural.Their material should resemble blackened stone, charcoal slate, wet volcanic rock, and weathered mineral surfaces.Include restrained natural details:– sparse windswept pine trees;– narrow rock ledges;– vertical fractures;– subtle moisture;– eroded surfaces;– limited vegetation rooted into cracks.The cliffs should occupy substantial visual weight but leave a large field of warm ivory negative space above and between them.The right cliff may rise slightly higher and feel more vertical, while the left cliff enters more heavily from the lower edge, creating asymmetrical balance.TINY NARRATIVE ELEMENT:Place one extremely small wooden skiff near the lower center of the river.The boat carries one solitary boatman seated or standing quietly with a paddle.The skiff should:– remain anatomically and structurally clear;– appear tiny against the enormous cliffs;– move toward the bright central opening;– cast a delicate reflection;– create a faint wake behind it;– establish the monumental scale of the gorge;– suggest calm forward movement rather than danger or struggle.Do not add additional boats, crowds, buildings, bridges, animals, or decorative figures.RIVER AND ATMOSPHERIC PASSAGE:A narrow river flows between the two dark mountain walls toward the distant luminous opening.The water should be smooth, reflective, and slightly misted.Use subtle pale jade-green as the only distinct accent color, visible through:– the translucent river surface;– thin reflections near the cliffs;– faint mist close to the water;– a delicate light path leading toward the horizon.The river should become brighter and more ivory-toned as it recedes into the distance, visually guiding the eye from the tiny boat toward the open passage.ACCENT COLOR:Use restrained pale jade-green as the only clearly identifiable color.It must remain subtle and occupy less than approximately five percent of the composition.The color may appear only in:– the river;– delicate reflections;– narrow edges of mist;– a faint illuminated route through the gorge.All other tones should remain:– warm ivory;– charcoal;– black;– ash grey;– muted stone;– pale mineral white.Do not introduce blue skies, red sunsets, golden clouds, multicolored vegetation, or saturated fantasy lighting.COMPOSITION:Use a minimal, asymmetrical vertical composition.Create a clear spatial hierarchy:1. expansive warm ivory handmade-paper sky;2. faint embossed mountain ridges in the upper and middle distance;3. massive black cliffs entering from both lower sides;4. a narrow luminous river passage through the center;5. one tiny skiff near the lower center;6. restrained vertical typography along the margins.The dark cliffs should act as heavy visual anchors.The pale embossed mountains should feel almost weightless.The tiny boat should create the emotional and narrative focus.Maintain generous negative space, particularly across the upper third and upper-middle section.The composition should communicate:– weight and lightness;– difficulty and release;– vast scale and human fragility;– distance travelled;– calm after adversity;– poetic forward movement.TYPOGRAPHY:Render only the following exact text:Main Chinese title:“轻舟”Selected verse:“已过万重山”English title:“BEYOND TEN THOUSAND RIDGES”Date:“2026.08.18”Optional small location line:“CHINA · HANGZHOU”Do not add any other quotations, author biography, decorative slogans, issue numbers, page numbers, logos, or invented copy.TYPOGRAPHIC LAYOUT:Place the Chinese title vertically in the upper-left area:“轻舟”Use large, refined modern Song-style or Ming-style Chinese typography.Place the selected verse beneath it in smaller vertical text:“已过万重山”Add one restrained diagonal or horizontal pale jade-green stroke between the title and selected verse as the only graphic accent.Place the date vertically near the upper-right margin:“2026.08.18”Place the optional location line below it in smaller vertical text:“CHINA · HANGZHOU”Place the English title in small, widely tracked serif capitals near the lower-left margin:“BEYOND TEN THOUSAND RIDGES”Place the date beneath the English title only when it is not already repeated vertically on the right. Avoid unnecessary duplication.Typography requirements:– exact spelling and punctuation;– restrained modern Song or Ming typeface;– elegant literary serif for English;– generous tracking;– clear hierarchy;– ample breathing room;– black or dark charcoal text;– no faux brush calligraphy;– no warped or malformed characters;– no decorative pseudo-Chinese writing;– no oversized English title competing with the artwork.OPTIONAL SEAL:Include one very small muted cinnabar-red square seal beneath the vertical Chinese verse.The seal should be abstract and decorative rather than containing malformed readable characters.It must remain subtle and occupy less than one percent of the composition.LIGHTING:Use restrained directional gallery lighting.The illumination should reveal:– shallow embossed mountain contours;– handmade paper fibers;– mineral texture of the dark cliffs;– faint moisture on the rock;– the boat’s delicate reflection;– a subtle shadow beneath the skiff;– gradual atmospheric depth through the gorge.Keep the sky and paper field softly illuminated.Use deep but detailed shadows on the foreground cliffs.The center passage should glow gently without appearing supernatural or overexposed.STYLE:Contemporary East Asian literary poster;modern reinterpretation of classical Chinese poetry;museum exhibition design;negative-space composition;poetic installation art;handmade paper tactility;blind embossing;monumental sculptural mountain forms;restrained ink-and-stone palette;editorial typography;quiet atmospheric realism;subtle surreal scale;premium archival print finish;high-resolution 9:16 vertical artwork.AVOID:traditional antique scroll painting;generic ink-wash tourism scenery;bright blue sky;sunset colors;pagodas;temples;bridges;tourist landmarks;crowds;multiple boats;multiple people;literal monkeys;decorative birds;dense forest;waterfalls;fantasy creatures;dramatic magical light;excessive fog;gold ornamentation;multiple accent colors;oversaturated jade;heavy red;centered symmetrical landscape;empty plain-white background;weak or lightweight cliffs;cheap CGI;plastic rock;glossy 3D rendering;dense typography;fake Chinese characters;invented text;warped letters;book mockup;gallery-wall mockup;frame mockup;watermark;logo.

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Media type: Image prompt
Task type: Text To Image
Dimensions: 1152 × 2048
Aspect ratio: 9:16

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