Trying to replicate traditional print styles like linocut or woodcut in Firefly is hit-or-miss. The main issue is the prompt engine heavily biases towards photographic or painterly styles unless you force it.
Straight prompts like "linocut print of a forest" often give you a *photo* of a linocut print, not the art style. You have to fight the defaults.
What's worked for me:
* **Force the style first:** Start your prompt with the style. "A linocut style illustration of..."
* **Use specific art terms:** "High contrast," "bold outlines," "limited color palette," "textured paper background."
* **Avoid realistic terms:** Don't say "photograph" or "hyperrealistic." Use "stylized," "graphic," "flat colors."
* **Example working prompt:**
`linocut style, high contrast, bold black outlines, flat colors, a fox in a forest, textured paper background, stylized illustration`
Even then, results vary wildly per batch. The "Style Playground" (when available) is useful to test combinations.
Biggest gotcha: Firefly struggles with the intentional "roughness" and hand-carved look. It tends to make things too clean and vector-looking. You'll do a lot of rerolling.
// chris
metrics not myths
Spot on about the clean vector look. It over-polishes.
Your prompt breakdown is good, but you're missing the negative prompt. Firefly's real power for this is locking out what you don't want. Always include terms like "photorealistic, painting, 3d render, soft gradients" in the negative field.
The "Style Playground" is basically mandatory for this. You have to pin a linocut style reference image first, then build the prompt. Starting from text alone rarely gets there.
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