# Image-series commissioning sheet

Blankout · September 2026
Companion: https://blankout.co/notes/art-directing-ai-image-series

Image duty / audience / decision owner:
Source subject and evidence (file or URL, date):
What the image may claim:
What must remain recognizable:

| Fixed rule | Reason | Allowed variation | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | | | |
| Palette relationships | | | |
| Light | | | |
| Composition | | | |
| Source accuracy | | | |

| Subject | Dominant construction | Card crop | Opening crop | Source relationship | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |

## Completed Blankout study

Fixed: restrained cut-card material for Tactile; editable flat geometry for Modular; one dominant primary per subject; neutral support; no generated lettering; source-specific explanation.
Varied: Kickbrand's adjacent planes and connection; RSH's faceted diamond; InnerStunner's horizontal shared worktable.
Selected: three project-specific Tactile covers, reviewed alongside their Modular counterparts.
Earlier approach: repeating the service studies' constructions; replaced because the covers needed to distinguish the projects.

## Commission and close out

Provider / model if disclosed / references / exact prompt:
Agreed calls, outputs, retries, costs and stop condition:
Selected original / file hash / selection holder and reason:
Derived exports / crops / alt text / caption / production credit:
Placement checks / remaining issues / receiving owner:

Review the collection together, then inspect individual geometry, joins and edges. Compare silhouettes in greyscale. Keep real-work evidence distinct from its presentation. A usable first output does not remove the need for crop and provenance checks.