Picture-book simplicity

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin, grainy pencil-like lines, a few flat halftone screentones in key areas, big round eyes, round face shape, short proportions, 4 to 5 heads tall, behind the figure plain white or one flat tone; the place shown only as distant simple shapes, soft warm mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult female botanical archive guide stands holding a plain round case in both hands in front of her chest. One distant botanical archive door. Short hair leaving the ears visible. A plain long-sleeved blouse, a waist-length jacket, a calf-length skirt and flat low shoes. Show the complete figure from head to feet.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin, grainy pencil-like lines, a few flat halftone screentones in key areas, big round eyes, round face shape, short proportions, 4 to 5 heads tall, behind the figure plain white or one flat tone; the place shown only as distant simple shapes, soft warm mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male gardening-hall equipment attendant stands holding a plain lidded rectangular box in both hands in front of his waist. One distant gardening hall door. Short side-swept hair. A plain long-sleeved shirt, a sleeveless waist-length vest, long trousers and flat low shoes. Show the complete figure from head to feet.