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Jim Liu 宝玉 38f4f253df feat(baoyu-comic): add four-panel preset, minimalist art style, and flexible image workflow
- Add minimalist art style (clean line art, limited spot color, stick-figure characters)
- Add four-panel layout with 起承转合 structure
- Add four-panel preset combining minimalist + neutral + four-panel layout
- Make character sheet conditional (skip for simple presets like four-panel)
- Add --ref failure recovery: compress → retry → fall back to prompt-only
2026-04-07 01:31:32 -05:00

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four-panel

四格漫画 - Strict 2×2 grid, single-page story

Panel Structure

  • Panels per page: 4 (exactly, no variation)
  • Structure: Strict 2×2 equal grid
  • Gutters: Consistent white space (8-10px), uniform on all sides

Grid Configuration

  • 2 columns × 2 rows, all panels identical size
  • Panel sizes: Exactly equal (each panel = 25% of content area)
  • Reading flow: Z-pattern — Panel 1 (top-left) → Panel 2 (top-right) → Panel 3 (bottom-left) → Panel 4 (bottom-right)

Narrative Structure

Each panel serves a specific narrative role (起承转合 / kishōtenketsu):

Panel Position Role Purpose
1 Top-left 起 Setup Establish situation, introduce characters/problem
2 Top-right 承 Development Build on setup, add complication or attempt
3 Bottom-left 转 Turn Twist, key insight, or reversal — the pivotal moment
4 Bottom-right 合 Conclusion Resolution, punchline, or takeaway

Aspect Ratio

  • Recommended page aspect: 4:3 (landscape)
  • Landscape gives each panel a comfortable wide rectangle
  • Portrait (3:4) makes panels tall and narrow — avoid for this layout

Best For

Business allegory, quick-insight education, social media comics, fables, parables, single-concept explanation

Best Style Pairings

minimalist, ligne-claire, chalk