VISUAL REFERENCE / 30 items
Aesthetics, Genres, Worlds & Moods · 2
Choose aesthetic genres and worldbuilding cues such as retro, kawaii, fantasy, cyberpunk, and vaporwave.
Retro & Vintage AestheticsCute & Kawaii AestheticsFantasy AestheticsDark, Gothic & Horror AestheticsScience-Fiction & Futurist AestheticsPunk & Technological AestheticsPsychedelic, Vaporwave & Glitch AestheticsStreet, Urban & Subcultural AestheticsThemesAtmosphere
Classification
The primary entry for aesthetic vocabulary associated with retro, vintage, and nostalgia.
The primary entry for aesthetics that bundle cuteness, approachability, and endearing appeal.
The primary entry for fantasy aesthetic vocabulary that shapes imagined worlds.
Dark, Gothic & Horror Aesthetics
The primary entry for aesthetics that bundle dark, gothic, and horror associations.
Science-Fiction & Futurist Aesthetics
The primary entry for science-fiction and futurist visual vocabulary and worldbuilding cues.
Punk & Technological Aesthetics
The primary entry for technological and anti-establishment aesthetics, including cyberpunk and steampunk.
Psychedelic, Vaporwave & Glitch Aesthetics
The primary entry for psychedelic, vaporwave, and glitch aesthetic vocabulary.
Street, Urban & Subcultural Aesthetics
The primary entry for aesthetic genres associated with street, urban, and subcultural expression.
A separate route for the central theme a work addresses rather than its aesthetic treatment.
A separate route for the overall emotional tone of a particular scene rather than a worldbuilding aesthetic.
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Concept
Abstract & Nonrepresentational Art
Expression centered on relationships of color line shape and plane rather than recognizable subjects.
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Concept
Angular form language
A visual language building forms from sharp corners straight lines and broken contours.
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Biomorphic Form Language
A visual language building forms from life-like curves swelling volumes and continuous contours.
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Valley with a river and mountain ranges
Preset
1980s anime visual style
Combines a 1980s setting with anime line and color conventions and restrained retro character.
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Valley with a river and mountain ranges
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1990s anime visual style
Combines a 1990s setting with anime line and color conventions and gentle retro character.
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