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Ukiyo-e visual style

Hokusai woodblock. Study this look for your storyboard frames before planning motion and editing.

Storyboard opens a new project. This preset is not selected automatically.

Ukiyo-e still preview: Hokusai woodblock
Still-image preview of the Ukiyo-e preset, not a video sample.

About the Ukiyo-e style

Visual characteristics

An Ukiyo-e scene in the style from Hokusai Great Wave woodblock print aesthetic and flat color areas. Bold outlines in indigo blue with Hiroshige landscape travel influence. Floating world asymmetrical composition in vermillion and paper cream capturing kabuki theater beauty. Flat even lighting with no depth of field, orthographic perspective without focal distortion.

Color palette

Colors specified in the preset recipe, not a guarantee for every generated frame.

  • #4b0082
  • #e34234
  • #fff8dc

Adapt the preset recipe

Select and copy the recipe below as a starting point. In Storyboard, choose My styles, create a custom style and open Advanced mode. Adapt the wording to your scene and the editor's 1,000-character limit; a Studio preset is not imported automatically. Camera and film references describe the intended look, not equipment used to create the preview or guaranteed animation.

An Ukiyo-e scene in the style from Hokusai Great Wave woodblock print aesthetic and flat color areas. Bold outlines in indigo blue (#4B0082) with Hiroshige landscape travel influence. Floating world asymmetrical composition in vermillion (#E34234) and paper cream (#FFF8DC) capturing kabuki theater beauty. Flat even lighting with no depth of field, orthographic perspective without focal distortion.

Plan shots in the Ukiyo-e look

  1. Step 1: Study the visual recipe

    Compare the Ukiyo-e still preview with the visual notes below. Choose which lighting, palette and framing cues belong in your shot list.

  2. Step 2: Build your storyboard

    Open a new Storyboard, add your script and character references, then choose its style separately. To adapt this recipe, paste it into a custom style in Advanced mode.

  3. Step 3: Review before video

    Review the generated frames for continuity. A still does not specify motion, pacing or audio; plan those as separate decisions for your video.

Plan Your Ukiyo-e Storyboard

Use the Ukiyo-e notes as a visual brief. Storyboard opens a new project; it does not automatically select this Studio preset.