Art style: Pixar-like 3D.
Arnold standing in the middle ground; wife_duck standing further back in the frame.
Arnold is standing on straw in the middle ground in the midground. Head in right profile. Eyes on wife_duck. Sorrowful.
Wife_duck is standing on straw further back in the frame in the midground. Head in left profile. Eyes on arnold. Grieved.
Close-up at eye level, 9:16. Intimate close-up of the ducks.
Key light backlight, warm.
Focus: arnold.
Dominant palette: deep orange, burnt sienna, golden.
SPATIAL LOCK: both on straw.
GAZE LOCK: arnold head in right profile eyes on wife_duck; wife_duck head in left profile eyes on arnold.
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:
Stylized cinematic 3D, expressive animated characters, soft rounded forms, polished materials, warm cinematic lighting, charming facial expressions, high-end animated film look.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
