Prompt:
(masterpiece:1.6), (best quality:1.5), (hyper-detailed pastels:1.4), (traditional pastel realism:1.4), (hand-drawn texture:1.3), (soft natural light:1.3), (toned textured paper:1.3), (plein-air pastel technique:1.2), (fine pigment grain:1.2)
A traditional fine-art pastel drawing of a sunset cityscape during heavy snowfall, created with the techniques of a real pastel painter. The artwork is rendered on warm toned, sanded paper, with visible pigment grain, layered strokes, and soft smudged gradients.
Buildings are simplified into impressionistic blocks of color, capturing atmosphere rather than detail. Streetlamps glow softly through the snowfall, their halos created with delicate circular blending. The heavy snow is drawn using the broken-stroke technique, with small, crisp pastel marks floating in the foreground and softer blurred flakes in the distance.
Warm oranges and rosy sunset hues blend tenderly into muted winter blues and violet shadows, using multiple layers of pastel pigment to achieve rich depth and velvety luminosity. Edges are intentionally soft and painterly, typical of real dry pastels, with occasional sharp accents added using pastel pencils.
Footprints in the snow and reflections on wet pavement are suggested with loose, expressive strokes, emphasizing mood over precision. The overall composition feels like a museum-quality plein-air pastel work, quiet, emotive, and tangible.
Style: classical pastel realism, plein-air pastel impressionism, hand-blended pigment, traditional paper texture
Mood: contemplative, serene, atmospheric, softly melancholic
Palette: dusty ultramarine, violet-grey, rose-gold sunset, warm ochre lights, pale snowy whites
Rendering Notes: dry pastel layering, smudged gradients, broken strokes, finger-blended sections, fine pastel grain
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