Everyday Riso — Part 3

Style anchors

• [CORE] Strict three-ink risograph on cream paper #F4EBDD: warm orange #FF6C2F and olive green #5E6B3A as broad masses, near-black #1E1E1E only for tiny eyes, thin round glasses, the label and slippers. Brown appears only where orange overprints olive.
• [CORE] The print must look physically printed: 1–3 px misregistration between ink layers, fine grain with patchy uneven coverage, coarse halftone or stipple dots for every shade, translucent overprint. No smooth digital gradient, airbrush, 3D or glow.
• [CORE] One recurring character: a cheerful elderly man with the series build — rounded blocky body, soft thick limbs, small bald head, big soft hands — a round paper-white beard and side hair left as bare cream paper (never white ink), small round black glasses, skin as pale orange halftone, and an olive cardigan, orange trousers and black slippers. Comfortable, never frail or sad.
• [CORE] Exactly one everyday object is absurdly oversized; the person and all other props stay at normal series proportions. The action is a plain daily routine and the mood is relaxed, warm and funny.
• [CORE] Exactly one tiny bold black sans-serif label of 2–3 uppercase words in a free top corner, about 1.7 percent of canvas height, in one or two lines; no headline and no other wording.
• [FLEX] Pose and direction vary per case (sit, stand on tiptoe, kneel, squat, walk, ride) so a set of four never repeats one posture.
• [FLEX] The oversized object may bleed off one or two edges; its placement, crop and which corner holds the label are recomposed for each ratio.
• [FLEX] Which garments and props take orange versus olive can change per case, as long as the three-ink limit and overprint brown are respected.
• [FLEX] Supporting props (chair, stool, clothesline, bowl, basket, watering can) and a soft stipple ground shadow are allowed when they explain the action; settings otherwise stay open cream paper.

Do

• Choose a grandfather's ordinary daily routines: morning exercise, reading the paper, tea, a walk, gardening, board games, naps, fishing.
• Give the grandfather a relaxed, happy face with curved closed eyes behind small round glasses and a gentle smile under the round beard.
• Let the oversized object bleed off an edge when it adds tension.
• Leave generous calm cream negative space.
• Vary poses across a set of four so the series reads as a family, not a template.

Avoid

• Pink, cobalt or any blue, purple, yellow or extra fifth color.
• Smooth airbrush gradients, glossy highlights, 3D rendering, glow or photorealistic lighting.
• Surreal, dreamlike or abstract concepts, or more than one oversized element, giant heads or gigantic hands.
• Tense, cool or serious expressions and fashion poses.
• Large headlines, extra wording, logos, watermarks or handles.
• Busy backgrounds, scenery or multiple people.

Negative prompt

pink, magenta, coral-pink skin, blue, cobalt, purple, yellow ink, white ink, gray wash, fifth ink color, smooth airbrush or spray gradient, digital flat fill without grain, 3D render, glossy highlights, glow, realistic lighting, photorealism, surreal transformation, dreamscape, body becoming landscape, more than one oversized object, giant head, gigantic hands, extra limbs, extra fingers, second person, tense or cool expression, large headline, extra words, misspelled label, punctuation in label, logo, watermark, social handle, QR code, signature, border, mockup frame, busy background, contact sheet, white ink beard, young person, female character, frail or sad elderly man