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[Lighting: cinematic] Art style: 3D Pixar. A sepia-toned memory of a brightly lit school stage with a simple painted backdrop of a blue sky. A younger version of the duck stands alone in the center, looking horrified as a wooden violin lies on the floorboards beside him. The edges of the frame are blurred and covered in a thin layer of icy blue frost. The lighting is harsh and flat, creating a sense of exposure. The duck's eyes are wide with embarrassment. The dominant colors are muted browns, tans, and a chilling icy blue around the border. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 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: Pixar-style 3D computer animation (Pixar / Disney feature-film look) — fully volumetric 3D rendering with rounded dimensional forms, soft subsurface-scattering skin, physically based materials, soft global illumination, warm cinematic key light, gentle depth of field, vibrant family-friendly colours. CRITICAL: EVERY element — characters, foliage, trees, animals, water, sky, props and the entire environment — must be rendered as polished 3D CGI with real depth and form. This is NOT flat 2D illustration, NOT a watercolour or storybook painting, NOT cel-shaded anime. Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom. Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly): - Drake: A young anthropomorphic duck with soft yellow downy feathers and a bright orange bill. He is dressed in a small, neatly buttoned yellow quilted vest and wears vibrant red high-top sneakers on his webbed feet. His large, expressive dark brown eyes convey a mix of vulnerability and hidden passion. He often carries a classic polished wooden violin. The lighting is soft and focused, highlighting the fluffy texture of his feathers against a backdrop of a theater's dark wooden wings. His posture is slightly hunched, suggesting his shy and reserved nature.