rare-style-explorer

Rare Style Explorer

Overview

Use this skill to turn a subject into reusable AIGC prompt variants using rare sub-style tags rather than broad labels such as minimalism, Bauhaus, or cyberpunk.

The bundled library lives at references/style_library.json. Load it only when the user asks for specific style lookup, filtering, auditing, or manual curation. For normal prompt generation, run scripts/explore_styles.py.

The library is keyword-first. Some 2026-05 entries were distilled from public Midjourney SREF style-reference galleries and documentation, but this skill does not store SREF codes and should not output --sref parameters unless the user explicitly changes the goal.

Final prompt variants should be written in Chinese by default. English prompt tokens remain in the style metadata for lookup and manual conversion, but the user-facing prompt text should use Chinese style names, Chinese visual DNA, and Chinese anti-drift constraints.

Default Workflow

1. Identify the subject and output goal.

   • Product or packaging: prefer product.
   • Character, avatar, IP, portrait: prefer character.
   • Poster, cover, social visual: prefer poster.
   • Narrative scene: prefer scene.
   • Same subject with multiple surfaces: prefer material-series.
   • Fast exploration: use minimal.

2. Generate combinations with:

python3 scripts/explore_styles.py "SUBJECT" --mode minimal --count 8 --freshness high

3. Review the generated style IDs and remove combinations that conflict with the subject, platform, or brand.

4. If the user asks for a more targeted direction, use --style-family:

   • film: cinematic genres and light color
   • fashion: editorial styling and subculture looks
   • product: toy/product/material presentation
   • photography: photographic tone and media defects
   • illustration: drawing, manga, animation, and picture-book media
   • graphic: posters, packaging, catalogs, and print layouts
   • craft: regional craft, folk pattern, and historical media
   • digital: UI, game, old software, and screen media
   • space: architectural and scene atmosphere
   • material: surface and tactile material variants

5. Output in this order unless the user requests another format:

   1. analysis dimensions
   2. selected style logic
   3. prompt variants
   4. variable slots
   5. negative constraints
   6. reusable template

Combination Rules

Build each prompt from:

{subject}，{base_style}，{surface_or_light}，{format_or_space}，
主体轮廓清晰，视觉识别度强，高细节，
避免泛化的现代极简风，避免随机多余文字，避免混乱符号，
避免丢失主体身份

Use one strong base style. Add zero or one surface/light style. Add zero or one format/space style. Add zero or one defect layer only when a more analog or media-specific finish is useful.

Do not stack too many strong style anchors. If the subject is fragile, such as a logo, facial identity, product silhouette, or readable packaging, prioritize recognizability over novelty.

Script Usage

Run from the skill folder:

python3 scripts/explore_styles.py "ceramic cat perfume bottle" --mode product --count 6 --seed 42
python3 scripts/explore_styles.py "martial arts heroine" --mode character --count 5
python3 scripts/explore_styles.py "AI knowledge base app icon" --mode poster --count 8 --format json
python3 scripts/explore_styles.py "retro cafe mascot" --style-id S008 --count 4
python3 scripts/explore_styles.py "fashion portrait" --mode character --style-family fashion --freshness high --count 8
python3 scripts/explore_styles.py "blind box toy" --mode product --style-family product --freshness high --count 8

Useful options:

• --mode: minimal, product, character, poster, scene, material-series.
• --count: number of prompt variants.
• --seed: reproducible random seed.
• --style-id: force a base style by library ID, then vary supporting layers.
• --format: markdown or json.
• --freshness: normal or high; high biases toward newer, lower-frequency, visually specific entries.
• --style-family: narrow the base style pool to a concrete family such as film, fashion, product, photography, illustration, graphic, craft, digital, space, or material.
• --avoid-generic / --no-avoid-generic: generic suppression is on by default; turn it off only when you need broader styles.

Manual Library Lookup

Use references/style_library.json when you need to:

• inspect all 620 entries
• search by Chinese style name, English prompt token, category, subject suitability, or failure mode
• select styles manually for a themed series
• quote style metadata such as 容易翻车 or 补救提示

For quick shell lookup:

python3 - <<'PY'
import json
p='references/style_library.json'
data=json.load(open(p, encoding='utf-8'))
for s in data['styles']:
    if 'giallo' in s.get('English prompt tokens','').lower() or '铅黄' in s.get('中文风格名',''):
        print(s['style_id'], s['中文风格名'], s['视觉DNA / 关键词'], s['English prompt tokens'])
PY

Output Standards

Keep prompts specific, visual, and generation-ready. The final prompt should be Chinese. Use English prompt tokens only as metadata or when the user explicitly asks for an English version.

Prefer precise sub-style phrases such as sun-faded folk horror poster photography, chrome Y2K fashion editorial, pastel ceramic toy photography, or overexposed tropical VHS travelogue. Avoid relying on isolated generic words such as cinematic, surreal, retro, futuristic, cyberpunk, minimalism, or aesthetic.

Always include anti-drift constraints for exploration outputs:

避免泛化的现代极简风，避免随机多余文字，避免混乱符号，
避免手部和面部畸形，避免丢失主体身份

For product prompts, add:

造型可读，干净背景，无杂物，产品保持可识别

For character prompts, add:

面部清晰，姿态有表现力，只保留1-2个关键配饰

For poster or cover prompts, add:

少量伪文字，明确标题区域，不要长段可读文字