Soft stippled light

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin even clean lines, stippling only in the shadow areas, large eyes: irises filled with black or tone with two or three white highlight shapes, eyelashes as a few thick black strokes, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn simply, with one sheet of flower-and-sparkle pattern screentone pasted behind the figure; the flowers are part of the tone pattern, not drawn one by one, sweet airy mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult female potter stands holding a plain ceramic bowl in both hands in front of her chest. One distant pottery workshop door. Shoulder-length hair. A plain long-sleeved tunic, a short waist apron, an ankle-length skirt and flat ankle boots. A chest-up view with the face and hands visible.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. thin even clean lines, stippling only in the shadow areas, large eyes: irises filled with black or tone with two or three white highlight shapes, eyelashes as a few thick black strokes, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn simply, with one sheet of flower-and-sparkle pattern screentone pasted behind the figure; the flowers are part of the tone pattern, not drawn one by one, sweet airy mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male herbal shop worker stands holding a plain lidded jar in both hands in front of his waist. One distant herbal shop door. Short hair. A plain collarless long-sleeved tunic, a waist belt, long trousers and flat ankle boots. Show the complete figure from head to feet.