Cut-paper collage illustration of Theme, built from overlapping hand-cut and torn paper shapes. Visible deckled edges, paper fibers, slight misregistration, and a few glue wrinkles; mixed stocks including matte construction paper, translucent vellum, kraft, and rice paper. Composition: clear focal cluster on the rule of thirds, layered foreground/midground/background, generous breathing space, single backdrop sheet with subtle tooth. Lighting: gentle raking light from upper left creating soft cast shadows and dimensional relief; calm atmosphere. Color: Color Direction expressed as a restrained 4-6 color set, anchored by warm off-white and muted kraft neutrals; cohesive, slightly desaturated. Render: highly detailed tactile grain, crisp but natural cut contours, soft paper shadow falloff, minor surface scuffs. Orientation: Orientation.