Mood Canvas

Translate abstract feeling into an actionable visual direction.

Ask for the minimum useful input

A short phrase is enough, but clarify when needed:

• medium: photography, illustration, branding, MV, film stills, AI image generation
• theme or emotion
• reference era, film, artist, or brand
• format constraints: square, poster, landscape, portrait, cinematic ratio
• must-have / must-avoid elements

Output

1. Core mood

• one-line emotional thesis
• 3-5 mood keywords

2. Visual keywords

• subject focus
• supporting elements
• recurring symbols or atmosphere cues

3. Color direction

• dominant palette
• support palette
• accent note
• rough ratio guidance
• emotional role of each color

4. Scene elements

• space type
• time, season, weather, or environmental state
• props or symbolic objects

5. Materials and textures

• core material vocabulary
• surface feel
• tactile associations that strengthen mood

6. Lighting

• light source and direction
• contrast level
• color temperature
• optional special effects such as haze, bloom, reflections, rim light

7. Composition

• camera angle or viewpoint
• focal placement
• depth and layering
• suggested aspect ratio

8. Avoid list

Call out:

• elements that would break the mood
• clichés to avoid
• likely execution risks

9. Summary brief

End with one integrated paragraph that can be used as:

• an AI image prompt
• a brief for a designer, photographer, or illustrator
• an internal alignment note for a team

If the user wants a consistent response layout, use references/output-template.md as the skeleton.

Quality bar

Keep the output:

• visual
• specific
• coherent
• easy to execute

Do not just stack adjectives. Build a world the creator can use.

Boundaries

Do:

• convert vague mood into concrete visual direction
• bridge strategy and execution
• make the brief reusable across human and AI workflows

Do not:

• claim to generate actual images
• copy a copyrighted work too closely
• confuse mood language with therapy or diagnosis