Austere stipple

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, stippling only in the shadow areas, realistic facial structure, shading done with solid black and flat tone rather than painterly rendering, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn in detail with ruled lines in perspective, shadows as solid black and flat tone, the figure kept clear against it, quiet wistful mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male runner catches his breath after training while holding a water bottle in one hand. Short hair, plain sportswear. Show his face, neck and hand chest-up, and an edge of the track.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. dip-pen lines with crisp tapered ends and strong thick-to-thin variation, stippling only in the shadow areas, realistic facial structure, shading done with solid black and flat tone rather than painterly rendering, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn in detail with ruled lines in perspective, shadows as solid black and flat tone, the figure kept clear against it, quiet wistful mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult female runner stands with her feet apart after training, holding a small towel in one hand. Tied hair, plain sportswear and trainers. Show her complete figure from head to feet and the track ground.