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Plum Branches and a Swallow in Woodcut
Gouge marks give plum and swallow a printed rhythm.
✍️ Old-school woodblock cares about the feel of the knife: feathers and bark speak through cut marks, not gradients. Blossoms spaced unevenly, one slanting branch reaching out, a swallow perched on it, and the rhythm is there. Black, red and ivory are already enough attitude.
📋 Prompt Natural Language
Folk woodcut illustration of a swallow on a diagonally reaching plum branch in black, red and ivory. Gouge marks describe feathers and bark, varied blossom spacing, one print on paper, no lettering.
