Art & Style Guide

The design bible for drawing Nonna Rigatoni.

The look

Nonna Rigatoni is rendered as a 3D cartoon food character in the style of a modern animated family film: a wide ridged rigatoni tube, glossy pasta surface, big expressive eyes, gray hair in a bun under a red headscarf, and a flour-dusted apron over a red polka-dot dress. Her default pose is hands-on-hips; her default expression is stern affection. The wooden rolling pin is part of the silhouette.

Palette

Swatch	Use
Tomato red & cream	Trattoria warmth — checkered cloths, sauce, signage
Basil green	Accents — garnish, shutters, the "fresh" note
Golden kitchen light	Always — Nonna is never drawn in cold light

Do / Don't

• Do keep the headscarf tied and the apron floured — she is always mid-service.
• Do label every image "AI-generated dramatization art."
• Don't draw her photorealistic or as a real person — she is a cartoon pasta.
• Don't seat her at an empty table. There is always someone to feed.