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Generated Thick Descriptor (via Chat-GPT 4): Ashcan School art is characterized by rough, realistic depictions of everyday urban life, often featuring the working-class and poor neighborhoods in New York City. The artists employed a darker palette to portray harsh moments of modern life, including scenes of poverty, crowded tenements, and bustling street scenes. To capture this style, aim to convey a journalistic realism in your work, showcasing everyday scenes with raw, robust, and grounded tones. Use dark or muted colors, and focus on detail to emphasize the gritty realities of life.
The table below depicts New York City’s Times Square and Northern Ontario’s Lake Kenogamissi. The left column shows the results of a “thin” prompt, in which the style was requested in name only. The right column shows the results of a “thick” prompt, in which the generated prompt was used.
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| Lake |  |  |
| Times Square |  |  |
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