Dan Abnett style reference and prompts

Graphic-novel illustration with heavy black contour masses, dense engraved hatching, and a restrained cream-sepia drawing field. One saturated warm focal color pushes forward against fine low-contrast background linework. Cropped monumental anatomy, sharp selective light, rough paper stain, and pencil-like architectural marks create tactile cinematic depth. Dark clothing-like shapes and small repeated color accents tie the layered composition together.

A square graphic-novel portrait shows a broad-shouldered red-skinned horned investigator in three-quarter view against a pale sketched city. The tops of his horns are flat and dark, like blunt circular stumps. Small round goggles with brown-red lenses rest over his eyes, and a heavy dark coat with an upturned collar wraps his shoulders. Thick black sideburns and beard shadow frame a stern, thoughtful face, whose red planes are divided by dense ink hatching and deep black contours. Behind him, ornate old stone facades, arches, windows, and a narrow street appear as finely drawn sepia linework on cream paper. The city is deliberately lower contrast, so the saturated red head and near-black coat push forward. The figure fills the left and central area, cropped at the chest; the right half leaves more breathing space for architectural drawing. Light comes from the upper left, catching the brow, cheek, nose, and collar while the lower face and coat fall into strong shadow. The style mixes polished comic anatomy with rough engraved texture, pencil-like background marks, and lightly stained paper. The result feels darkly cinematic and tactile rather than flat. A few red accents repeat in the background, connecting foreground and setting. There are no captions, speech balloons, or title lettering.