{subject}, in the style of a vintage cathode-ray-tube broadcast image, {palette}, fine horizontal scanlines across the whole frame, glowing phosphor light, subtle RGB misregistration, soft bloom and halation, deep near-black background, faint screen curvature and vignette, cinematic full-frame photographic composition
Slot recipes
hero — wide establishing scene with generous near-black negative space on one side
feature — a single bold subject, centered, glowing against black
avatar — a portrait bust lit in phosphor
empty-state — a small lonely object on an open black field
illustration — one spare motif rendered in phosphor light
Credits · in the lineage of
Analog CRT broadcast imageryTraditionscanline and phosphor artifacts
A generated style is an aggregate of many influences — credit is given to the artists and traditions it draws on, not a claim of authorship.
produced by unrecorded · sourced by unrecorded · images by unrecorded
Do
· Apply the cathode-ray look AS a treatment to a real subject — a face, an object, a scene
· Cover the whole frame with fine scanlines, phosphor glow and RGB misregistration
· Keep the field near-black and leave negative space for overlay type
Don't
· Never render the screen, monitor or TV itself — the style is the treatment, not the object
· No daylight, rainbow gradients, or cyberpunk clichés
· No text, letters or UI in the image
try it
remix with this style
Apply Cathode Ray to any UI language and swap the palette — the preview takes this style's hero image.
UI language
Palette
Art style · fixed
Cathode Ray
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