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Reticle

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

Reticle hero
Reticle proof 1
Reticle proof 2
Reticle proof 3
1 hero · 3 proofs
Prompt template
{subject}, in the style of Reticle — the subject keeps its solid dimensional form, sculpted by cold low light against a deep blue-black control-room void, then has thin precise neon signal-lines laid over it as a calibrated annotation system: electric cyan contour traces following the form's edges, magenta registration crosshairs and tick marks at key joints, and one lime measurement bracket giving a dimension. Tiny uppercase monospace telemetry labels and coordinate strings float beside the linework like an instrument readout, with a faint 1px coordinate grid receding behind. {palette}. Glow is restrained to thin edge highlights, never a full neon flood; the mood is scientific, Swiss-precise, and calm — not chaotic cyberpunk. Fills the entire frame edge to edge, no border, no empty margins.
Slot recipes
hero — A single bold subject rendered in the Reticle style — solid dimensional form on a deep blue-black void, electric-cyan contour traces along its edges, sparse magenta registration crosshairs, one lime measurement bracket, and a few mono telemetry labels with a faint coordinate grid behind. Subject fills the entire bleed, no margins.
feature — A mid-complexity object or scene in the Reticle style, three-quarter view, its solid form annotated with cyan contour signal-lines, a couple of magenta tick crosshairs, and one or two mono coordinate readouts on the dark control-room field, edge to edge.
avatar — A head-and-shoulders subject in the Reticle style, square crop, the solid face annotated with thin cyan contour traces, one magenta registration crosshair, and a single small mono telemetry label on a deep blue-black void, tightly framed, no background scene.
empty-state — A single calm subject in the Reticle style with only one or two cyan contour lines, one faint magenta tick, and a quiet coordinate grid on the dark void — minimal and restrained, still filling the frame without large blank areas.
illustration — A detailed subject in the Reticle style with richer layered cyan contour traces, several magenta crosshairs, a lime dimension bracket, and multiple mono telemetry strings, reading like a precise instrument metrology readout on the dark control-room field, full-frame.
neon-signal-linestelemetry-annotationinstrument-overlaydark-control-roomregistration-crosshairs
Credits · in the lineage of
  • Instrument reticle overlaysTraditiontargeting HUD language

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
  • · Keep the subject a solid, lit, dimensional form — the neon is annotation laid over it, never the subject itself.
  • · Sit everything on a deep blue-black control-room void (#071018) so the signal-lines read as luminous instrument strokes.
  • · Use electric cyan for contour traces, magenta for registration crosshairs and ticks, and one lime measurement bracket — three accents like highlighters.
  • · Float tiny uppercase monospace telemetry labels and coordinate strings beside the linework, and let a faint 1px coordinate grid recede behind.
  • · Keep glow to thin edge highlights so contrast and Swiss-precise calm survive.
  • · Fill the frame edge to edge with a single dominant subject.
Don't
  • · Do not flood the subject in full neon or turn it into a glowing wireframe with no solid form.
  • · Do not use a light, pale, grey, or blueprint-paper background — the field must stay dark.
  • · Do not pile on chaotic cyberpunk clutter, glitch noise, or photographic neon reflections.
  • · Do not lay out engineering title blocks, paragraphs of body text, or large empty margins.
  • · Do not soften the linework into painterly illustration or add drop shadows and lens-flare bloom.
  • · Do not let the subject shrink into a small inset surrounded by blank void.
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remix with this style

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

Needs a Published language and palette to remix.