Otto Schmidt style reference and prompts

The style uses simplified directional shapes, smooth flat colour, and precise dark contour lines. Deep teal and navy create a quiet ground, while red accents provide the strongest visual emphasis. Forms are reduced to clean planes with only small areas of shading. Edges stay sharp and controlled, and the background remains broad and uncluttered. Overlap establishes depth without realistic perspective. The composition favours cropped vertical forms, clear directional contours, and a restrained palette that feels polished and editorial.

The image is a square flat-color fashion illustration of two figures facing left against a dark teal background. In the foreground, a woman occupies the centre and right, shown in profile beneath a broad red hat with a low brim and rounded crown. Her black-blue hair forms a short rounded bob, and her pale face has a straight nose, dark eye, and vivid red lips. A red coat or jacket covers her shoulders and upper body, its angular collar and lapel marked by thin dark contour lines. Behind her on the left, a man in a tall dark brimmed hat stands in profile, his face turned the same direction. A broad muted red band circles the hat, and a deep navy coat covers his body. The two silhouettes overlap closely, with the woman's brighter red hat and coat crossing in front of the man's darker clothing. Their heads are aligned at different heights, and both gaze toward the left edge. The woman's hat brim projects far beyond her forehead and nearly meets the left figure's hat, creating a layered horizontal line across the upper half. Her red collar and shoulder occupy the lower-right area, while the man's dark coat falls into the lower-left corner. Their noses point in the same direction, reinforcing a shared gaze beyond the frame. Both profiles are reduced to smooth, economical contours: a brow, nose, lips, and chin stand out against the darker hair and hats. The large red hat also echoes the man's red hat band, tying the figures together through colour. No visible text or surrounding furniture competes with their silhouettes. The background's shallow divisions remain secondary to the two cleanly separated profiles. The background is a flat deep green-blue field divided by faint rectangular seams and subtle colour shifts. A pale shirt collar and muted red tie appear beneath the man's dark jacket. Fine curved dark feather-like strokes trail from the woman's hat towards the upper right. The lower part remains mostly dark and uncluttered, with no visible ground or additional objects. The figures are cropped to their upper bodies, keeping attention on their profiles, hats, and contrasting garments. Light is even and graphic rather than naturalistic; pale skin and red accents remain cleanly separated from the dark field. Minimal shading appears along the jaw, neck, and coat folds. The overall composition places the woman forward and the man behind, using layered profiles and red against navy to create a poised, editorial fashion image with a restrained, urban mood.