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