Goal: Create a cinematic vertical historical figure archive poster about 班超, showing a heroic ancient Chinese frontier general breaking out of a documentary-style infographic layout.
Fields you can change: character name, main title text.
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Goal: Create a cinematic vertical historical figure archive poster about {argument name="character name" default="班超"}, showing a heroic ancient Chinese frontier general breaking out of a documentary-style infographic layout.
Canvas: Vertical 3:4 poster, 768 x 1024 feel, sepia-gold and smoky gray historical palette, dramatic backlight, dust, battlefield haze, high-detail 3D realism mixed with museum exhibition graphics.
Main subject: One full-body ancient Chinese armored commander stands in the center foreground, low-angle heroic composition. He wears layered dark lamellar armor, engraved belt plates, leather boots, red-brown cloak blowing leftward, and a stern dignified expression. His left arm thrusts forward toward the viewer holding a tall wooden command tablet engraved with Chinese calligraphy; his right hand holds a vertical staff or ceremonial standard with a tassel and Chinese characters. Make the figure feel three-dimensional, as if stepping out of the flat poster frame.
Background: Ancient Western Regions frontier setting with rocky desert ground, mountains in the distance, mounted soldiers and caravan silhouettes on the left, and a large fortified city gate on the right with banners, scaffolding, guards, and the gate plaque reading in Chinese. Add a large weathered war banner in the upper right. The atmosphere should suggest expedition, diplomacy, military command, and westward expansion.
Left typography block: Place very large black brush-calligraphy title text {argument name="main title text" default="班超"} vertically on the upper left. Beneath it, add smaller vertical Chinese biographical text describing birthplace, role, and lifespan, including the years 32—102. Add a small red seal stamp below the biographical block.
Floating archive cards: Add exactly 8 translucent glass-like historical event cards around the character, each with thin gold borders, tiny corner rivets, Chinese text, and monochrome documentary mini-illustrations. Count and place them as follows: 1) top center card, labeled 01 and 73, about joining the army after abandoning the brush; 2) left-middle card, labeled 02 and 73, about mission to the Western Regions; 3) top right card, labeled 03 and 91, about pacifying the northern Xiongnu; 4) right-middle card, labeled 04 and 95, about suppressing rebellion; 5) lower-left-middle card, labeled 05 and 96, about establishing the Protectorate of the Western Regions; 6) bottom-left card, labeled 06, about governing for forty years and uniting many states; 7) lower-right-middle card, labeled 07, about opening the Silk Road; 8) bottom-right card, labeled 08 and 102, about returning to Luoyang in old age. Each card should include a small faded illustration of cavalry, officials, soldiers, maps, or caravans.
Bottom timeline: Add exactly 6 timeline milestones along the bottom edge with a thin gold horizontal line, small dots, and Chinese labels: 32 birth, 73 joining army and mission west, 91 northern Xiongnu, 95 suppressing rebellion, 96 setting up the Protectorate, 102 successful return to Luoyang. Keep the timeline legible but secondary.
Visual style: Epic Chinese historical 3D poster, ultra-detailed armor textures, cinematic volumetric lighting, dust particles, depth of field, parchment-like overlays, museum archive infographic design, gold linework, realistic fabric motion, dramatic perspective.
Constraints: Use exactly one central historical figure, exactly 8 floating event cards, and exactly 6 bottom timeline milestones. Keep all visible text in Chinese calligraphy or Chinese serif style, with no English labels in the poster. Avoid modern objects, neon colors, cartoons, watermarks, or extra characters dominating the central figure.
Analyze the entire composition of the input image. Identify all key subjects present (whether a single person, group/couple, vehicle, or specific object) and their spatial relationships/interactions.
Generate a coherent 3×3 “contact sheet” grid that shows 9 different shots of exactly these subjects within the same environment.
You must adapt standard cinematic shot types to fit the content (for example, if it’s a group, keep the group together; if it’s an object, frame the entire object):
Row 1 (establishing the environment):
Extreme long shot (ELS): the subject appears small within a vast environment.
Long shot (LS): the full subject or group is visible from top to bottom (head to toe / wheels to roof).
Medium long shot (American shot / three-quarter): framed from above the knees (for people) or a 3/4 view (for objects).
Row 2 (core coverage):
4. Medium shot (MS): framed from the waist up (or the central core of an object). Focus on interaction/action.
5. Medium close-up (MCU): framed from the chest up. An intimate framing of the main subject.
6. Close-up (CU): tightly framed on the face or the “front” of the object.
Row 3 (details and angles):
7. Extreme close-up (ECU): intense focus on key features (eyes, hands, signs, textures) with macro-like detail.
8. Low-angle shot (worm’s-eye): look up at the subject from ground level (epic/heroic feeling).
9. High-angle shot (bird’s-eye): look down on the subject from above.
Ensure strict consistency: the same person/object, same clothing, and same lighting must appear in all 9 panels. Depth of field should vary realistically (with background blur in close-up shots).
Create a professional 3×3 cinematic storyboard grid with 9 panels.
The grid should present a specific subject/scene from the input image across a full range of focal lengths.
Top row: wide environmental shot, full-body view, 3/4 cropped (knees-up).
Middle row: waist-up view, chest-up view, face/front close-up.
Bottom row: macro details, low angle, high angle.
All frames must have photo-realistic textures, consistent cinematic color grading, and correct framing tailored to the number and type of subjects or objects being analyzed.
Put this whole text, verbatim, into a photo of a glossy magazine article on a desk, with photos, beautiful typography design, pull quotes, and bold formatting. The text: {argument name="article_text_en" default="[paste the full unformatted article here]"}
Create decorative text based on the word "{argument name="word" default=""}". Write the specified word largely and create decorative text designs associated with the image of the word. Create original designs with flexible ideas, without being constrained by existing fonts. The background should be a single color, white or black, matching the design.