Art style: Tim Burton-inspired.
Full-length view, the entire figure visible from head to feet, standing upright and centered — Maxim, a curious ten-year-old grandson, a slim wiry boy with a slightly gangly frame and knobby knees. Pale freckled skin, a round face with wide inquisitive dark eyes, arched eyebrows, a small upturned nose and a gap-toothed adventurous grin. Messy tousled dark-brown hair with a stubborn cowlick sticking up. He wears a slightly-too-big striped long-sleeve shirt, faded rolled-up denim overalls with one loose strap, and scuffed worn sneakers with mismatched laces. A small canvas satchel and a flashlight hang at his hip. He stands in a brave, leaning-forward explorer's pose, one hand shielding his eyes as he peers ahead. Behind him: a rickety wooden village fence, tall crooked grass, and a looming shadowy abandoned house at dusk.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image in the following art style:
Whimsical gothic fantasy, elongated silhouettes, oversized expressive eyes, elegant dark shapes, dramatic shadows, eerie fairytale atmosphere, muted monochromatic palette.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
