illustration-system

name	illustration-system
description	Use when adding illustrations to brand surfaces. Illustration style must be brand-aligned and consistent.

Illustration System

Pick ONE illustration style and stick to it. Mixing styles signals patched-together. Editorial brands: minimal, geometric, or hand-drawn — never cute cartoon.

Illustration style options

1. Minimal line — single-weight outlines, monochrome
2. Geometric — shapes, flat color, minimal detail
3. Hand-drawn — pen-and-ink feel, slight imperfection
4. Editorial — magazine-style, modernist
5. Isometric — 3D-feel via flat geometry
6. Storyboard — sequential, narrative
7. Avoid: cartoon Disney style for editorial brands

Consistency rules

1. Single style across brand surfaces
2. Same color palette as brand
3. Same line weight throughout
4. Same level of detail (don't mix simple + complex)
5. Same proportions (heads-to-body for people)
6. Same perspective convention

Sourcing illustrations

1. Custom commission — most expensive, best results
2. Illustration libraries (Lukasz Adam, undraw, Storyset)
3. Stock illustration (Adobe Stock, Shutterstock vectors)
4. AI-generated — Midjourney + style training
5. In-house designer for ongoing needs

Avoid mixing custom + stock — style inconsistency.

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Used when CardPrepAI needs illustrations for editorial or marketing.