Dry, scratchy lines

Black-and-white Japanese manga. scratchy broken dry lines, shadows only built from hand-drawn hatching and cross-hatching instead of screentone, lit areas left white, narrow upturned eye shape, pointed chin, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn in detail with ruled lines, shadows in line density, the figure kept clear against it, heavy grim mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult male gardener stands holding a plain pot with a small seedling in one hand. In front of a botanical greenhouse with its windows, a seedling shelf, a path, trees at the back and the ground. Short hair. A plain long-sleeved shirt, a short waist apron, long trousers and flat short boots. A chest-up view with the face and hands visible.

Black-and-white Japanese manga. scratchy broken dry lines, shadows only built from hand-drawn hatching and cross-hatching instead of screentone, lit areas left white, narrow upturned eye shape, pointed chin, standard proportions, 6 to 7 heads tall, the place drawn in detail with ruled lines, shadows in line density, the figure kept clear against it, heavy grim mood. No text, speech balloons, panel borders, signatures or watermarks. Subject: An adult female botanical garden worker stands holding a plain metal watering can in both hands in front of her waist. A garden yard with a gate, a low fence, plant pots, a shed at the back and the ground. Hair tied back. A plain long-sleeved shirt, a short waist apron, long trousers and flat short boots. Show the complete figure from head to feet.