Art style: Dark Comic.
An intense close-up shot of Maria's eyes. They are wide open, staring blankly. They reflect the city lights from the window, but her expression is empty, lost, and desperate. Dark comic style with heavy ink-like shadows around the eyes.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image in the following art style:
dark graphic-novel illustration — gritty comic book art style, heavy black inking, bold outlines, detailed cross-hatching and dramatic shading. Exaggerated character features, intense expressions, deep wrinkles, highly defined musculature. High contrast lighting. Desaturated grim background colors (grays, browns) with stark contrasting pop-color elements. Satirical and edgy atmosphere, masterpiece comic art.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly):
- Maria: A woman in her late 20s, with sharp, intelligent features. Her initial appearance is a confident, impeccably dressed business professional. Her design is minimalist but with highly expressive eyes and facial features that convey a wide range of emotions from confidence to utter despair. Dark hair, often partially obscured by shadows.
