Art style: DreamWorks-inspired.
Max sitting in the middle ground.
Max is sitting on chair in the middle ground in the foreground. Head facing camera. Eyes on Zip. Extremely shocked. Max wears yellow T-shirt collar visible.
Extreme close-up at eye level, 9:16. Reaction shot.
Key light front, bright studio-style lighting.
Focus: Max.
Dominant palette: warm skin tones, brown, yellow.
GAZE LOCK: Max head facing camera eyes on Zip.
This is a single frozen instant (mid action) — no motion blur, no action chained.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image in the following art style:
Dynamic stylized 3D animation, confident expressive characters, playful attitude, bold facial expressions, cinematic lighting, lively energetic composition.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly):
- Max: A 9-year-old boy with light skin, large expressive brown eyes, and short messy brown hair. He has a friendly round face with tiny freckles across his nose. He wears a bright yellow T-shirt, classic blue denim jeans, and red sneakers. On his back is a large navy blue school backpack with a prominent yellow zipper. His expression is typically one of wide-eyed curiosity or comical shock. He stands in a bright, modern classroom setting with soft, warm lighting.
