Smoke bold → Option B (dialed soft)
Exploratory walls and objects for Studio review. Original goal: push how bold the Maple / Hearth hybrid language can go before committing production rewrites.
Decision (2026-10-20) — Option B locked
Dial back, then promote. Full smoke-bold was useful as a ceiling. Production elevated language should keep the warm room atmosphere but pull object craft one step quieter:
| Lever | Full smoke-bold | Option B (ship) |
|---|---|---|
| Outline | Thick dark silhouette | Cleaner, slightly thinner |
| Light | Strong self-glow on lamps | Soft local light, little/no bloom |
| Ornament | Leaf wreaths, steam, fairy-light density | Fewer accents; silhouettes first |
| Color | High saturation | Warm but calmer |
| Room | Full-bleed visit atmosphere | Keep — rooms stay rich |
Target mock: `option-b-dialed-back-target.jpg` Chooser board: `options-abc-chooser.jpg`
Flat Hero stays as a legacy/simple set. Dual first-class catalogs (Option C) are rejected.
Live wiring
Blank room materials and catalog objects are in the app:
- Materials:
smoke-hearth,smoke-garden,smoke-moonroom(Setup → Material) — labeled as soft elevated rooms - Catalog section: Elevated soft (asset keys still
smoke-bold-*until the redraw pass)
Studio keeps the research comps and dressed reference walls for comparison.
Studio paths
- Walls & boards: this folder (
docs/visual-reference/smoke-bold/) - Object sprites:
assets/objects/smoke-bold/ - Studio section: Smoke bold / Option B (top of
/studio)
Files
Boards
option-b-dialed-back-target.jpg— locked Option B room targetoptions-abc-chooser.jpg— A / B / C decision boardsmoke-bold-object-catalog.jpg— 12-object maple-bold sheet (ceiling reference)smoke-bold-vs-flat-comparison.jpg— flat hero language vs smoke boldsmoke-bold-hearth-wall.jpg— Hearth elevated room (full bold)smoke-bold-moonroom-wall.jpg— cool night studiosmoke-bold-garden-wall.jpg— Garden Terminal morning
Objects (hero categories; dial-back redraw landed)
- Live soft sprites:
assets/objects/smoke-bold/*.png(transparent; same keys) - Bold ceiling archive (pre-dial-back): `objects-bold-ceiling/`
- shelf, framed landscape, cork cluster, trailing vine, sconce
- film camera, turntable, collect moments, book stack, hanging plant
Next
1. ~~Redraw assets/objects/smoke-bold/* toward the Option B target~~ (done) 2. Promote as the default Hero / hearth-elevated path (labels already soft; demote flat hero further if needed) 3. ~~Wire selectable window scenes onto soft smoke rooms~~ (done — overlay + forest/rain presets) 4. Catalog depth (3–5 options per major category)