Oaxaca Como El Póster De Una Peli Que
GPT Image 2 image prompt by Samuel Ferrero. · original post
oaxaca como el póster de una peli que nunca existió.
the prompt
{
"title": "Oaxaca Vintage Travel Poster — 1960s Cinematic",
"prompt": "Vintage 1960s cinematic travel poster of Oaxaca, Mexico. Hand-painted editorial illustration, slightly grainy film texture. Centerpiece: the baroque facade of Santo Domingo de Guzmán church in green cantera stone, glowing under warm golden-hour light. Foreground: a woman in a traditional Oaxacan huipil with rich embroidery walking a cobblestone street; papel picado banners strung overhead. Palette of terracotta, ochre, deep green and dusty gold. Long dramatic shadows, muted saturated colors like an aged printed poster. Large bold vintage title lettering reading 'OAXACA' across the top, small retro serif tagline at the bottom. Portrait 2:3, subtle paper grain, faded ink edges.",
"style": {
"era": "1960s",
"medium": "hand-painted editorial illustration",
"genre": "vintage travel poster",
"aesthetic": "cinematic retro tourism",
"references": [
"mid-century Mexican tourism posters",
"Pan Am golden-era travel art",
"Amo México CONACULTA poster series",
"Jordi Sarra travel illustration style"
],
"technique": "lithographic print simulation with ink registration artifacts",
"finish": "aged printed poster with visible paper grain and faded ink edges"
},
"composition": {
"orientation": "portrait",
"aspect_ratio": "2:3",
"layout": {
"top_zone": "large bold vintage title lettering 'OAXACA' — dominant, full-width typographic header",
"upper_mid": "sky with warm golden-hour gradient, papel picado banners strung across street overhead",
"center": "baroque facade of Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán — architectural centerpiece, symmetrical framing",
"foreground": "cobblestone street, woman in traditional Oaxacan huipil walking toward viewer, long diagonal shadow cast to one side",
"bottom_zone": "small retro serif tagline — subtle, lower third"
},
"depth": "three-plane layering: foreground figure + midground architecture + background sky",
"framing": "slight upward angle on church facade to emphasize grandeur; street recedes into mid-distance"
},
"subject": {
"architecture": {
"name": "Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán",
"location": "Oaxaca de Juárez, México",
"material": "green cantera stone (cantera verde)",
"style": "Mexican Baroque, highly ornate facade with carved relief panels and twin bell towers",
"lighting": "warm golden-hour raking light illuminating stone carvings, deep shadow recesses between relief elements",
"detail_level": "high — carved saints, floral motifs, geometric patterns rendered in illustration style"
},
"figure": {
"description": "Oaxacan woman, mid-shot, walking away or three-quarter profile",
"attire": {
"garment": "traditional Oaxacan huipil",
"embroidery": "rich floral and animal motifs in hand-embroidered cotton — Zapotec pattern language",
"colors": "deep red, cobalt blue, gold thread on white or cream base",
"accessories": "woven tote, possibly flowers or market goods"
},
"movement": "relaxed walking stride on cobblestone, slight motion implied",
"role": "human scale anchor and cultural authenticity marker"
},
"environment": {
"street": "colonial cobblestone street, uneven worn stones, slight curve leading to church",
"overhead": "papel picado banners in multiple colors strung between buildings, casting dappled shadow",
"buildings_flanking": "colonial-era plaster walls, ochre and terracotta tones, low-key detail to not compete with centerpiece",
"sky": "warm golden-hour gradient — deep amber at horizon, dusty pale blue-gold above"
}
},
"palette": {
"primary": [
{ "name": "terracotta", "hex": "#C0603A", "usage": "cobblestone, building walls, warm shadow tones" },
{ "name": "ochre", "hex": "#C9943A", "usage": "sky gradient, highlight tones, typography accent" },
{ "name": "cantera green", "hex": "#4A6741", "usage": "church facade stone, deep shadow areas" },
{ "name": "dusty gold", "hex": "#BFA05A", "usage": "golden-hour light on architecture, huipil thread highlights" }
],
"secondary": [
{ "name": "aged cream", "hex": "#E8DFC8", "usage": "paper base, sky highlight, poster background" },
{ "name": "ink black", "hex": "#1C1710", "usage": "typography, deep shadows, outline strokes" },
{ "name": "cobalt accent", "hex": "#3A5A8C", "usage": "papel picado, huipil embroidery detail" },
{ "name": "faded red", "hex": "#A03428", "usage": "papel picado, embroidery, secondary typography" }
],
"mood": "muted saturation — colors are rich but dulled as if sun-faded and ink-oxidized over decades",
"color_count": "deliberate limited palette typical of lithographic printing — approximately 6–8 distinct color separations"
},
"lighting": {
"time_of_day": "golden hour — approximately 45 minutes before sunset",
"direction": "low-angle side light from the right, raking across the church facade",
"quality": "warm, long, dramatic — characteristic of Mexico's high-altitude light",
"shadows": "long, exaggerated diagonal shadows across cobblestone street; deep shadow channels between carved reliefs on facade",
"atmosphere": "dusty warm haze, slight glow around illuminated stone surfaces"
},
"typography": {
"headline": {
"text": "OAXACA",
"position": "top zone, full-width",
"style": "bold vintage condensed sans-serif or wide display serif — mid-century tourism poster lettering",
"treatment": "slightly distressed, ink-bleed simulation, possibly outlined with thin rule",
"color": "deep ink black or deep terracotta with dusty gold shadow offset"
},
"tagline": {
"text": "[retro serif tagline — e.g. 'México Mágico' or 'La Ciudad de las Canteras']",
"position": "bottom zone, centered",
"style": "small retro serif, wide tracking, understated",
"color": "faded ink — charcoal or deep ochre"
},
"integration": "typography feels printed onto the illustration, not overlaid — part of the same design layer"
},
"texture_and_finish": {
"paper": "visible paper grain throughout — medium-weight matte poster stock simulation",
"ink": "faded at edges, slight color bleed between adjacent hues, registration shift artifacts at ~1–2px",
"grain": "subtle photographic film grain overlay — not noise, more organic",
"aging": "slight yellowing toward corners, minor foxing spots acceptable, ink darkens at center folds if desired",
"vignette": "soft darkening at poster corners to simulate aged print"
},
"technical": {
"resolution": "high — suitable for print reproduction",
"rendering_style": "painterly illustration with clean graphic shapes — NOT photorealistic, NOT flat vector",
"detail_hierarchy": "church facade and figure at highest detail; flanking buildings and sky at medium; background elements impressionistic",
"negative_space": "controlled — sky area provides breathing room above architecture",
"avoid": [
"photographic realism",
"modern design conventions",
"digital-looking clean gradients",
"neon or oversaturated colors",
"contemporary typography",
"stock-photo-style figure rendering"
]
},
"generation_notes": {
"midjourney_suffix": "--ar 2:3 --stylize 750 --v 6",
"style_keywords_addendum": "editorial travel illustration, golden hour Mexico, lithograph texture, mid-century poster art, cinematic warm palette, Oaxacan baroque architecture",
"negative_prompt": "photorealistic, modern, neon, flat design, cartoon, anime, 3D render, digital art, contemporary typography, oversaturated"
}
}- model
- GPT Image 2
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- 2:3
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- July 7, 2026
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