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 discuss a photograph without lettering in a police meeting room. Short hair and chin-length hair, plain jackets. Show faces and hands chest-up, a table and window frame.

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 holds a thin folder without lettering in one hand at an office doorway. Chin-length hair, a plain jacket, trousers and flat shoes. Show her complete figure from head to feet and a door edge.