A AAA PlayStation 5 exclusive game cover. The subject IS the protagonist —
rendered in real-time game engine fidelity, fully integrated into
the game world's environment, lighting, and atmosphere.
The subject does not look like a photograph placed on a game cover —
the subject looks like they were CAPTURED from inside the game.
Face locked to reference.
CRITICAL ANATOMY RULES:
- Exactly 5 fingers per hand — rendered in sub-pixel detail
- Every finger: 3 segments with clearly defined knuckle geometry
- Thumb: 2 joints, correctly positioned —
visible and distinct from the palm
- Hands in cover pose: see specific instructions below
- Arms: natural length — fingertips reach mid-thigh when at rest
- Shoulders: natural width — fitting inside armor/costume correctly,
no padding that creates unnatural width
- Head-to-body ratio: 1:7
- Neck: correct anatomical thickness —
not thicker than jaw width, visible trapezius
SUBJECT-WORLD INTEGRATION:
- The subject is LIT BY the game world —
not by a separate studio light
- Environment light: warm amber from fires or explosions in scene,
cold blue from sky or energy sources —
both apply to the subject's skin and costume simultaneously
- Atmospheric haze from the game world affects the figure's edges —
slight color bleed at hair tips and costume edges
from the ambient atmosphere
- Dust, ash, and particles from the environment:
visibly settled ON the figure — on shoulders, in hair,
on gauntlet surfaces — the figure has been in this world
- The figure's boots and lower legs:
same ground texture material as the foreground —
mud, dust, or debris matching the environment
- Subsurface scattering: consistent between figure's skin
and organic environmental elements (wood, leaves)
- Lens effects apply to the figure as well as the background:
same subtle chromatic aberration, same vignette weight
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MAIN FIGURE — ANATOMY IN DETAIL:
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POSE: three-quarter, slightly low angle (camera below eyeline)
WEAPON/ARTIFACT HAND (primary):
- Right hand: holding weapon or artifact at mid-body —
arm at side, elbow bent at 150° (nearly straight),
wrist rotated so the grip faces inward
- Grip: all 5 fingers wrapped around handle —
fingers staggered, not uniformly aligned:
index at top of grip, pinky at bottom,
each finger at slightly different curl depth
- Thumb: wrapped on opposite side from fingers,
pressing inward — proper grip biomechanics
Thumb's 2 joints both visible —
base joint at palm, tip joint curled over grip
- Knuckles: prominent from gripping force —
4 knuckle bumps visible, index knuckle highest
- Wrist: slight downward angle — weight of weapon
- Gauntlet or glove edge: at wrist,
does NOT cover knuckles — fingers exposed
RESTING/AWARE HAND (secondary):
- Left hand: at side, slightly away from body —
not fisted, not fully open —
the specific tension of someone ready but not acting
- Fingers: slightly separated, each with slight individual curl —
not spread wide, not closed
Index and middle finger: least curled —
closest to ready-to-act position
Ring and pinky: slightly more curled — relaxed
Thumb: away from fingers, angled slightly forward —
visible from front as separate element
- Wrist: straight, palm facing thigh — natural hang
- All 3 knuckle segments of each finger: visible from front angle
- No armor plating over this hand —
bare or light-gloved to show full finger detail
STANCE:
- Left foot: half-step forward, angled 15° outward
- Right foot: planted, straight — weight-bearing
- Slight forward lean — center of gravity forward,
the body language of someone who moves toward problems
- Spine: straight with slight curve at lumbar —
not ramrod military, not slouched — protagonist posture
EXPRESSION:
- Eyes: slightly narrowed —
not squinting from light, reading the world ahead
The specific narrowing of pattern recognition —
seeing something others haven't noticed yet
- Brow: slight medial furrow — concentration, not anger
- Jaw: relaxed but set — not clenched, not slack
- Lips: pressed together, neutral —
the face between decisions
- The ghost behind the eyes: something unresolved —
not communicated through exaggerated expression,
but through the slight unfocus at middle distance
OUTFIT INTEGRATION:
- Battle-worn layered armor/tactical gear:
form-neutral cut — no gendered silhouette
Damage is specific:
right pauldron: deep gouge, 3cm long, edges burned
left vambrace: horizontal stress fractures, not shattered
Coat or cloak: torn at lower right hem, fraying visible
Each damage point has a story — not random decoration
- Costume color: dark base (charcoal, deep navy, or matte black)
with specific accent material in muted gold or bronze
- The costume responds to the same light as the face:
warm amber catch-light on the raised shoulder,
cold blue fill on the shadowed side
BACKGROUND — GAME WORLD (3 layers):
FOREGROUND:
- Broken environment at same level as figure's feet
- Material matches figure's boots — same dust, same debris
- Slight depth-of-field soft on foreground edges
MIDGROUND:
- The game world environment — atmospheric haze separates
from foreground — rendered with full environmental detail
BACKGROUND SKY:
- Dramatic atmospheric phenomenon:
massive storm break with shafts of light descending OR
alien sky in deep violet/teal with orbital structures OR
amber/crimson nuclear sunset with distant column of smoke
- The sky is the cover's emotional register —
epic, melancholic, mythic
LIGHTING SYSTEM:
- Key light: dramatic hard side light, 45° left —
creates strong shadow across face and torso
The shadow edge is crisp — not soft-box lighting
- Fill light: cold blue/teal bounce from the sky —
lifts the shadow side, adds environment color to skin
- Rim light: intense warm amber from background event —
traces hair, shoulder, and weapon edge precisely
Hair strands individually lit by rim light
- God ray: single shaft of background light —
figure stands at its edge, partially inside it
COVER GRAPHIC DESIGN:
TOP:
- "PS5" logo — top right, white
- "EXCLUSIVELY ON PLAYSTATION" — small caps, beneath
- Publisher logo — top left
TITLE (center-lower):
- Custom architectural typeface
- Game title: "REMNANT." / "AXIOM" / "VEILBORN"
- Letters partially BEHIND figure —
the figure's weapon arm overlaps one letter
- Ember or particle effect from letter edges
BOTTOM FOOTER:
- ESRB/PEGI rating — bottom left
- Developer logo — bottom center
- "4K | HDR | 120FPS | DualSense" — technical row
- Thin white separator line above footer
RENDER QUALITY:
- UE5 Lumen/Nanite level surface detail
- Subsurface scattering on all skin surfaces
- Strand-based hair — individually rendered, not texture-mapped
- Metal surfaces: actual PBR material response —
micro-scratches visible, reflections physically accurate
- Eyes: corneal dome visible,
catchlight matches key light direction exactly
FORMAT: Vertical 4:5, figure full height of cover
COLOR: Warm amber/gold on figure, cold blue-violet in sky —
hero against the world
TONE: Epic, melancholic, mythic
TECHNICAL: All anatomy rules, no floating elements,
no hair-edge artifacting, face identity preserved
