Dead Cells style reference and prompts

The poster-like illustration combines a tall saturated cool silhouette with a compact warm cluster that dissolves into white negative space. Cobalt and ultramarine define upper forms; violet, crimson, and coral gather more densely below and appear as small directional highlights. Edges shift between decisive contour cuts and ragged splashes, with fine structural marks embedded inside broader brush masses. A high-key white field supplies the strongest light, while dark blue folds and purple recesses carry shadow; luminous red accents act as rim or internal glow rather than natural sun. Layered shapes use intentionally compressed scale to create a symbolic vertical composition. The overall finish is energetic, graphic, and fantastical, with sparse upper space intensifying the dense lower color.

A square fantasy poster illustration shows a blue-clad sword bearer rising above a compact red and violet city, all isolated against bright white space. The upper half is mostly empty white, making the central figure's dark cobalt outline and windblown red scarf immediately prominent. Seen from behind, the figure stands upright with layered blue jacket, broad cuffs, loose trousers, and dark hair swept to the right. One hand holds a long sword angled down toward the lower right, its blade edged in vivid coral red; the other arm hangs near the side. The scarf crosses the shoulders and streams horizontally to the right, repeating the sword's red accent at a higher level. The lower half becomes a cluster of steep roofs, towers, arches, and small spires, rendered in blue near the figure's legs and deepening through purple into crimson orange below. The figure and city overlap as a graphic composite rather than occupying a strictly realistic shared scale. Thorny or branchlike dark protrusions jut from the left and right sides of the city mass, and scattered flecks at the bottom let the painted form dissolve into the white paper. The buildings retain small windows and structural marks, but the dominant impression is a compact vertical silhouette with an ember-like glow within the lower architecture. Light is graphic and high-key: the white background outlines the upper body sharply, while saturated red appears as selective rim light and internal glow; dark blue folds provide the main shadow. Brush edges are energetic, sometimes crisp around the figure and sometimes ragged, splashed, and broken around the city. The overall composition is heroic and luminous, balancing a tall cool silhouette with a fiery, dissolving base and large areas of untouched white.