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Goal: Create a cinematic character concept sheet for an elderly Buddhist monk in an ancient East Asian mural style, showing exactly 2 depictions of the same character: 1 full-body standing view on the left-center and 1 larger three-quarter bust/waist-up portrait on the right. Canvas: Wide horizontal 16:9 composition, aged parchment background, muted tan and ochre palette, no modern frame, no text. Subject details: The character is {argument name="character description" default="an elderly bald Buddhist monk with a gaunt face, worried eyes, wrinkled skin, and six small circular burn scars on his scalp"}. He wears {argument name="robe colors" default="weathered rust-brown, beige, and gray layered robes"} with ragged hems, visible patchwork repairs, frayed fabric edges, and a rope belt. Accessories must include exactly 4 visible items on the belt or hands: 1 long dark prayer-bead mala hanging from the hands, 1 small tan drawstring pouch, 1 short dagger or ritual knife in a sheath, and 1 hanging cord/tassel. The full-body figure stands humbly with hands clasped around the beads, worn cloth shoes, and a slightly stooped posture. The larger right portrait shows the same monk looking left with a solemn, haunted expression, emphasizing realistic facial anatomy, fine wrinkles, hollow cheeks, and the patched robe shoulder. Background and setting: Ancient wall-painting backdrop with faded ink-wash mountains, misty valleys, and pale rivers. Include exactly 3 major background motifs: 1 faded seated Buddha or bodhisattva figure with a halo on the far left, 1 central distant mountain-and-river landscape, and 1 partial red-and-blue circular decorative mural element on the far right. Make all background motifs distressed and partially erased, as if painted on old temple plaster. Visual style: {argument name="art style" default="high-end historical fantasy concept art mixed with Dunhuang cave mural, ink wash, and weathered parchment texture"}. Use delicate linework, subtle watercolor shading, muted mineral pigments, cracked plaster stains, worn edges, and painterly realism. Keep the mood contemplative, sacred, and melancholic. Constraints: No captions, no logos, no watermark, no extra characters beyond the 2 monk depictions and the faded Buddha motif. Maintain historically inspired robes and props, avoid bright saturated colors, avoid clean digital plastic rendering.

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