EXTENDED SESSION (03:00 - 03:45 CET): 1. ANIMAL GENERATION (assets/slike/animals/generated_steampunk/): ✅ 10 unique assets created: - Farm: Cow, Pig, Chicken, Duck, Goat, Horse, Rabbit, Donkey, Llama - Forest: Fox, Bear, Wolf - Style: Dark Noir Steampunk Chibi 2. REFERENCE ORGANIZATION (assets/slike/glavna_referenca/): ✅ Organized 2,626 files into subfolders ✅ Created comprehensive biome structure (200 folders) ✅ Moved docs to docs/art_guidelines/ SESSION UPDATE: - Total Time: 3h 03min - Files Processed: 5,788+ - Status: SESSION COMPLETE! 🚀
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🎨 GRASSLAND BIOME STYLE GUIDE
Established: Jan 8, 2026
Session: 13-hour marathon
Art Direction: Cult of the Lamb aesthetic
✅ OFFICIAL ART STYLE: "CULT OF THE LAMB"
Core Visual Principles:
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SMOOTH VECTOR LINES ✅
- NO pixelation
- Clean, smooth curves
- Vector-style rendering
- Organic, flowing shapes
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THICK BLACK OUTLINES ✅
- Bold black borders on all elements
- Consistent line weight
- Comic/cartoon style definition
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MUTED SATURATED COLORS ✅
- NO gray tones
- NO neon/screaming colors
- Warm, desaturated palette
- Colors used:
- Grass: #5C8A5C to #7BA376 (soft greens)
- Dirt: #8B6F47 (warm brown)
- Soil: #6B4423 (dark earth)
- Stone: #A89968 (beige)
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CHIBI CUTE + DARK FANTASY ✅
- Simplified proportions
- Charming, rounded shapes
- Dark details (skulls, bones) add character
- Cute meets gothic noir
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TOP-DOWN PERSPECTIVE ✅
- All tiles viewed from above
- 32x32px base size
- Seamless tileable design
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SIMPLIFIED SHAPES ✅
- Organic, not geometric
- Personality in every element
- Avoid overly complex details
- Focus on silhouette
🎯 MANDATORY PROMPT ELEMENTS:
Every grassland asset MUST include:
Cult of the Lamb style, thick black outlines, smooth vector lines NO PIXELATION,
muted [color] (#HEX), simplified cute shapes, chibi aesthetic, dark fantasy charm,
top-down view, seamless tileable, transparent background
❌ FORBIDDEN:
- ❌ Pixelated/pixel art style
- ❌ Gray colors or grayscale
- ❌ Neon/bright screaming colors
- ❌ Realistic textures
- ❌ Complex gradients
- ❌ 3D perspective
- ❌ Isometric view
✅ EXAMPLES THAT WORK:
Tiles:
- Grass with smooth blade details
- Dirt with organic pebble shapes
- Water puddles with shine highlights
- All with thick black outlines
Props:
- Mushrooms with cute angry faces
- Rocks with moss details
- Tree stumps with small mushrooms
- Bushes with simplified leaf clusters
Flowers:
- Simple petal shapes (4-5 petals)
- Cute center dots
- Organic stem curves
- Grouped in small clusters
📐 TECHNICAL SPECS:
- Size: 32x32px recommended (scalable)
- Format: PNG with transparency
- Lines: Smooth anti-aliased vectors
- Color depth: 24-bit RGB + Alpha
- Tiling: Must be seamless
🎨 COLOR PALETTE:
Greens (Grass):
- Light: #7BA376
- Medium: #5C8A5C
- Dark: #4A6F4A
Browns (Earth):
- Dirt: #8B6F47
- Soil dry: #6B4423
- Soil wet: #5A3A28
Accents:
- Red (flowers/mushrooms): #C05050
- Blue (flowers): #5A7DA8
- Yellow (flowers): #D4B86A
- Stone: #A89968
Always:
- Outlines: #000000 (pure black)
- Background: Transparent
🔍 REFERENCE IMAGES:
All reference assets follow this style guide:
/tiles/- Ground and path tiles/props/- Nature elements/flowers/- Flower patches/farm/- Farm structures
See MASTER_REFERENCE.png for comprehensive tileset example.
🎯 Jan 8, 2026 - Style Locked!
All future grassland assets MUST match this aesthetic.