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 man and woman study a small map without lettering on a hill path in daylight. Short hair and tied hair, plain outdoor jackets. Show faces and hands chest-up, the path and distant hills.

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 woman stands on a hill path in daylight with a small bag over one shoulder. Tied hair, a plain jacket, trousers and walking shoes. Show her complete figure from head to feet, the ground and distant hills.