SKILL: Neon Night City

Version: 1.0 | Hermes Agent Lighting System

DESCRIPTION

Mastery of urban night environments dominated by artificial illumination: neon signage, streetlights, vehicle headlights, LED displays, and building illumination. Characterized by wet surface reflections, atmospheric haze, color bleed between competing sources, and the unique mood of nocturnal urban spaces. Essential for cyberpunk, noir, and contemporary urban cinematography.

TRIGGER KEYWORDS

night city, neon city, city at night, urban night, streetlight, neon signs, night photography, rain at night, wet street, city lights reflection, nighttime urban, city glow, Tokyo night, NYC night, noir city, urban darkness

CORE RULES

• Multiple competing color sources create the signature mixed-light palette: sodium orange, neon red/blue, LED cool white
• Wet surfaces double every light source through reflection — rain unlocks full visual complexity
• Atmospheric haze (steam, fog, light pollution) makes light beams visible and creates depth
• Human figures appear small and isolated against the scale of lit architecture
• Color temperature varies wildly per zone: no single correct white balance
• Practical lights must be visible and motivated in frame — not just implied
• Noir rule: every shadow may hide something; light selectively reveals