About This Style

A black and white illustration style with the feel of inked manga pages, gothic graphic novels and film noir stills. Everything is drawn in deep blacks, clean whites and soft gray tones, with a fine grain over the whole image. Faces and eyes come out sharp and expressive, fabric and lace keep fine detail, and shadows stay heavy and dramatic. It handles single portraits, full body scenes, multi panel manga pages, and empty atmospheric scenery with no characters.

Prompting Guide

Start every prompt with :

a black and white digital illustration + in a [X] style.

The base phrase activates the core look. The style controls the artistic flavor.

Some styles that work well :

• manga style

• manga or graphic novel style

• gothic style

• gothic surreal style

• semi realistic, semi abstract style

• Japanese woodblock print style

• Japanese ink wash style