Two survivors navigate a treacherous landscape composed

Echoes of the rust age

by Ersin KOÇ · CC0-1.0 license · updated Sep 9

Two survivors navigate a treacherous landscape composed entirely of discarded technology and rusted metal.

Overview

Two survivors navigate a treacherous landscape composed entirely of discarded technology and rusted metal.

The prompt

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1	{
2	"title": "Echoes of the Rust Age",
3	"description": "Two survivors navigate a treacherous landscape composed entirely of discarded technology and rusted metal.",
4	"prompt": "You will perform an image edit using the people from the provided photos as the main subjects. Preserve their core likeness. Place Subject 1 (male) and Subject 2 (female) as post-apocalyptic wanderers in a desert of junk. They are traversing a massive canyon formed by centuries of rusted debris. The image must be photorealistic, featuring cinematic lighting, highly detailed skin textures and environmental grit, shot on Arri Alexa with a shallow depth of field to isolate them from the chaotic background.",
5	"details": {
6	"year": "2189 (The Rust Era)",
7	"genre": "Cinematic Photorealism",
8	"location": "A sprawling canyon formed not by rock, but by towering piles of rusted shipping containers, ancient vehicles, and tangled rebar, all half-buried in orange sand.",
9	"lighting": [
10	"Harsh, directional desert sunlight",
11	"High contrast shadows",
12	"Golden hour rim lighting on metal surfaces"
13	],
14	"camera_angle": "Low-angle medium close-up, emphasizing the scale of the junk piles behind them.",
15	"emotion": [
16	"Weary",
17	"Resilient",
18	"Focused"
19	],
20	"color_palette": [
21	"Rust orange",
22	"Metallic grey",
23	"Dusty beige",
24	"Scorched black",
25	"Faded denim blue"
26	],
27	"atmosphere": [
28	"Arid",
29	"Desolate",
30	"Gritty",
31	"Heat-hazed"
32	],
33	"environmental_elements": "Tumbleweeds made of wire, shimmering heat haze distorting the background, fine sand blowing in the wind.",
34	"subject1": {
35	"costume": "Patchwork leather vest, welding goggles around neck, grease-stained tactical pants, heavy boots.",
36	"subject_expression": "Squinting against the sun, gritted teeth showing exertion.",
37	"subject_action": "Hauling a heavy, salvaged turbine engine part over his shoulder."
38	},
39	"negative_prompt": {
40	"exclude_visuals": [
41	"clean clothing",
42	"water",
43	"vegetation",
44	"lush forests",
45	"blue sky",
46	"paved roads",
47	"luxury items"
48	],
49	"exclude_styles": [
50	"cartoon",
51	"3d render",
52	"illustration",
53	"sketch",
54	"low resolution",
55	"blurry"
56	],
57	"exclude_colors": [
58	"neon green",
59	"saturated purple",
60	"clean white"
61	],
62	"exclude_objects": [
63	"cars in good condition",
64	"modern smartphones",
65	"plastic"
66	]
67	},
68	"subject2": {
69	"costume": "Layers of desert linen wraps, makeshift shoulder armor made from a rusted license plate, fingerless gloves.",
70	"subject_expression": "Alert and scanning the horizon, eyes wide with intense focus.",
71	"subject_action": "Pointing towards a distant gap in the scrap heaps, signaling a safe path forward."
72	}
73	}
74	}