# Rendering: warm-scene

Golden-hour cinematic warmth — illustrated scenes with intentional warm lighting, soft shadows, atmospheric mood. Sits between `watercolor` (more painterly) and `corporate-photo` (more realistic). Used for personal growth stories, origin stories, brand narratives, lifestyle decks.

## 1. Style paragraph (paste-ready, 100 words)

> Atmospheric scene illustration with golden-hour cinematic lighting. Forms are softly rendered — recognizable but not photorealistic, with soft edges and intentional light direction. The scene has a clear primary light source (low sun, lamplight, window light) casting long soft shadows. Exact colors come only from the deck's locked roles; emotional warmth comes from light placement, bloom, contrast, and atmosphere rather than hue substitution. Composition follows narrative principles — foreground subject, middle-ground context, atmospheric background. Overall feel is cinematic, contemplative, and emotionally warm, well suited to brand story and personal narrative content.

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## 2. Line, texture, depth

| Aspect | Treatment |
|---|---|
| Line quality | Soft — forms defined by light and shadow, no hard outlines |
| Texture | Subtle painterly brush quality, optional very light film grain |
| Depth | Strong — foreground/middleground/background separation via atmospheric perspective |
| Material | Illustrated with golden-hour lighting |
| Mood | Cinematic, contemplative, warm |

## 3. Using the deck's HEX values

warm-scene uses the deck's exact HEX roles and creates warmth through light, not recoloring:

- Primary HEX: dominant tone in shadows and middle ground, unchanged
- Secondary HEX: lit field or atmospheric separation, unchanged
- Accent HEX: a small concentrated zone — sun bloom, lamp glow, or key reflection, unchanged

If the locked roles cannot support an emotionally warm scene without hue shifts, do not offer `warm-scene` in Stage 2. Never warm-grade a cool primary after confirmation.

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## 4. Fewshot prompt snippets

**Snippet A — half-page personal story, text_policy: none**

> Atmospheric scene illustration with golden-hour cinematic lighting. A softly rendered figure (simplified silhouette, no detailed face) walks along a path — foreground left, a small distant cabin in the middle ground, soft hills in the atmospheric background. Strong low-angle light comes from the upper right and casts long soft shadows. The sky uses the deck's locked secondary-background role, main forms use the locked primary, and a small sun bloom uses the locked accent; none is hue-shifted. No hard outlines — forms emerge from light and shadow. Add subtle bloom and film grain at 8% opacity. Composed as a 600×800 half-page block with 10% inner padding. Simplified silhouette figures only; no realistic faces, text, or labels.
