Character reference card, full-length figure centered on a plain white seamless background, neutral stance facing camera, even soft studio light, clean readable silhouette, textured skin and fabric (not airbrushed). Style: . CHARACTER Marcus Hale: A middle-aged man with an expressive, slightly tired face, salt-and-pepper stubble, thin wire-rim glasses, and thick dark hair graying at the temples. He wears a rust-orange knit cardigan over a cream collared shirt and a plain gold wedding ring on his left hand. Skin shows fine pores, laugh lines and a faint shine of sweat. He is caught mid-gesture, one hand raised while speaking, leaning slightly forward at a wooden desk. Warm tungsten lamp light from the left side, with a cold blue glow from a monitor on his right cheek. Bookshelves blur behind him. He has a charming, animated, slightly self-satisfied energy.. Everyone depicted is an adult. No text, no watermark.
