mechanical mosquito 3d-render close-up

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One mechanical mosquito occupies the foreground as the single subject, positioned slightly right of center and filling roughly half the vertical frame in a 2:3 portrait crop with the head and proboscis in the lower-center area and the abdomen toward the right third of the frame. The insect sits on a small patch of human skin that fills the lower quarter of the image with visible pores and fine hairs, and the background fills the upper ~60% as a soft, deep-brown blur with generous negative space in the left upper third. Render as a photorealistic 3d-render with steampunk metalwork: articulated brass joints, fine gear housings, lattice-like translucent wings with gold veins, and a segmented abdomen housing a warm amber-red fluid reservoir. Light the scene with warm rim and low-key side light that sculpts metallic highlights and subtle specular reflections while preserving soft shadow fall across the skin. Emphasize materials and textures with crisp metal micro-etching, matte joint pivots, and glassy liquid reflections inside the abdomen. Show a single tear-shaped blood drop suspended at the proboscis tip with a deep crimson gradient and a tiny specular highlight, and keep shallow depth of field so the proboscis and front legs are razor-sharp while the rear legs and wing tips gently soften.
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Prompt breakdown
The image prompt captures subject, setting, and style cues. Primary themes: 3d-render, blood-drop, eerie, gold-tone.
Technical details
The image model used to generate this AI artwork was GPT-Image-1.5. Prompt writing was assisted by gpt-5-mini. Aspect ratio is 2:3.
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