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Aerogel

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

Aerogel hero
Aerogel proof 1
Aerogel proof 2
Aerogel proof 3
1 hero · 3 proofs
Prompt template
{subject}, in the style of Aerogel — rendered as if fabricated from stacked sheets of semi-transparent frosted glass and aerogel, every form refracting and lensing the layers behind it, crisp specular glints catching the top edges, soft caustic light ripples shimmering across the surface, {palette}, layered optical depth with gentle cool bokeh, full frame edge to edge
Slot recipes
heroA lush primary subject filling the frame, built from layered translucent frosted glass with deep refraction, prominent specular edge glints, caustic light shimmer between layers, atmospheric cool bokeh orbs behind, pale cyan / soft lavender / teal with luminous white highlights.
featureA single clear subject in three-quarter view rendered in laminated frosted glass, mid-depth refraction lensing the forms behind, one crisp specular streak along the top edge, soft cool depth-of-field.
avatarA centered head-and-shoulders subject sculpted from stacked semi-transparent glass sheets, gentle refraction across the contours, bright rim glints, clean cool-toned bokeh ground, fills the frame.
empty-stateA small isolated subject in pale frosted glass floating in generous soft cool space, faint caustic shimmer and a single quiet specular glint, airy and calm, mostly luminous pale-cyan field.
illustrationA composed multi-element scene where each object is laminated frosted glass at varied opacities, layered Z-depth with objects refracting one another, caustic light playing between planes, desaturated cyan-lavender-teal palette.
frosted-glasstranslucencyrefractioncaustic-lightspecular-glint
Credits · in the lineage of
  • Frosted studio glass sculptureTraditionstacked translucent sheet forms

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
  • · Render the subject as if physically fabricated from layered semi-transparent frosted glass — translucency is the whole point
  • · Always place a colorful but desaturated cool ground behind the subject so refraction has content to bend and lens
  • · Add crisp specular glints along top edges and a few caustic light ripples between layers to sell the glass material
  • · Keep the palette cool and clean — pale cyan, soft lavender, teal, with luminous pure-white highlights
  • · Fill the frame edge to edge with the subject; use soft cool bokeh for depth
Don't
  • · Never render the subject as opaque, matte, or flat — that breaks the glass illusion
  • · Never let refraction distortion obscure the subject's legibility; the form must still read clearly
  • · Never use heavy black drop shadows — glass catches light internally, not from a hard external source
  • · Never drop in text, UI panels, or empty dashboard whitespace — these are full-frame style exemplars, not app comps
  • · Never push neon oversaturation or warm muddy tones; stay cool, bright, and clean
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remix with this style

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

Needs a Published language and palette to remix.