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Hochdruck

An engine-agnostic style recipe: a wide hero, proof shots across subjects, and a portable prompt.

Hochdruck hero
Hochdruck proof 1
Hochdruck proof 2
Hochdruck proof 3
1 hero · 3 proofs
Prompt template
{subject}, rendered as a bold reductive relief print, strictly two-color: pure ink black on warm off-white paper with a single solid vermilion-red accent shape, hand-carved gouge texture, high-contrast flat graphic planes, strong carved linework, the subject filling the whole frame edge to edge, {composition}. Absolutely NO text, NO letters, NO words, NO numbers, NO logos.
Slot recipes
hero — A wide relief print of the subject as flat carved ink planes with strong linework and one solid vermilion accent shape, filling the whole frame edge to edge.
feature — A single bold subject rendered as flat graphic ink planes with one vermilion accent, carved gouge texture, filling the frame.
avatar — A reductive relief-print portrait of the subject, ink-black planes on off-white with one vermilion accent shape, filling the frame.
empty-state — A spare relief print of a single subject in carved ink with one small vermilion accent, filling the frame.
illustration — A geometric reduction of the subject as carved ink shapes with one vermilion register element and strong rhythm, filling the frame.
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Credits · in the lineage of
  • Reductive relief printmaking (linocut)Traditiontwo-colour cut-block boldness

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.

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Do
  • · Apply the treatment to any subject (a face, a building, a landscape, an animal, an object), full-frame edge to edge.
  • · Keep strictly two-color: ink black + warm off-white paper + one solid vermilion accent.
  • · Use hand-carved gouge texture and flat high-contrast planes.
Don't
  • · Render the printing press or plate itself, or any frame/border.
  • · Add text, gradients, soft shading, or a third colour.
  • · Use rounded or photographic forms; keep it carved and graphic.
  • · Leave empty margins or negative space; the subject fills the frame.
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remix with this style

Apply Hochdruck to any UI language and swap the palette — the preview takes this style's hero image.

Needs a Published language and palette to remix.