# Embezzler Train Ticket Poetry Poster

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Typography (@library.typography)](/@library.typography.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Posters and type
- AI keywords: poster, surreal, illustration, portrait
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Goal: Create a wide illustrated poetry poster combining a surreal expressionist painting on the left with a black text panel on the right, inspired by Marc Chagall and early modernist folk art.

Canvas: Horizontal 16:9 composition, approximately 1024×576. Left two-thirds is a richly textured oil-painting scene with a thin dark border; right one-third is a matte black panel containing a QR code and centered poem text.

Left illustration: Paint a dreamlike night scene in thick impasto brushstrokes, muted jewel tones, and slightly distorted elongated faces. The central subject is 1 slim, pale, melancholy male embezzler with a long narrow face, dark curly hair, heavy-lidded eyes, wearing a dark navy coat over a purple vest, white shirt, and tie. He is looking downward while checking his vest pocket. In his left hand he holds a paper ticket labeled “TRAIN TICKET WEST”; in his right hand he holds cash near a vest pocket stuffed with tiny colorful jewels. In the lower foreground, show 1 large straw bird nest filled with stolen valuables: exactly 1 visible dollar bill, 1 gold pocket watch, 1 pearl necklace strand, and 8 large faceted jewels in red, purple, clear, yellow, and blue tones. Perched on the nest is 1 black-and-white magpie holding a string of pearls in its beak.

Additional painted figures and symbols: Include exactly 5 background/story elements in the painted panel: 1 solemn bride-like woman at upper left with flowers and a small gray bird at her chest; 1 steam locomotive traveling through a blue-green landscape at mid-right; 1 white horse with 1 purple rider floating in the sky near the top; 1 yellow crescent moon at the upper right; and 1 masked purple theatrical figure near the lower right edge. Keep all figures painterly, symbolic, and slightly dreamlike rather than realistic.

Right text panel: Use a solid black background. At the top center place 1 white square QR-code graphic. Beneath it, center a haiku-like poem in pale blue-gray hand-lettered text with gentle irregular letterforms. The poem must read exactly:
“{poem_text}”
Make the phrase “train ticket west” slightly bolder than the surrounding text. Below the poem, add a small centered credit block in the same hand-lettered style reading:
“AI image created by\n{artist_name}\nin collaboration with\n{model_credit}\n{platform_handle}\ntwitter: @mhlester”
At the bottom, add two centered URL lines: “https://creator.nightcafe.studio/?ru/mhlester” and “https://4-michael-lester.pixels.com/”.

Style constraints: No photorealism. Use expressive brush texture, flattened perspective, blue-violet night palette, gold and gem accents, poetic melancholy mood, and handmade lettering. Preserve the exact count of characters, animals, valuables, and background symbols; do not add extra objects, logos, or decorative borders beyond the visible dark frame.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{poem_text}` | poem text | feathering his nest\nwith stolen jewels and cash\nthe embezzler\nchecks his vest pockets\nfor the train ticket west |
| `{artist_name}` | artist name | Michael H. Lester |
| `{model_credit}` | model credit | GPT Image 2 Low on |
| `{platform_handle}` | platform handle | Nightcafestudio |

## About

A surreal expressionist illustrated poster pairs a jewel-stealing embezzler scene with a haiku-style text panel for literary art or social media sharing.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.typography on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/embezzler-train-ticket-poetry-poster-snbj3q
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