A Little Water, a Big Discovery

Finished square editorial illustration of one nonclinical environmental water-testing kit. Seen obliquely from above, a comically squat terracotta carrying case sits across the lower-right half, its open lid forming a simple backdrop. One absurdly tall, wide-capped sample vial rises from its fitted interior; luminous aqua water fills its lower half. A single short blank testing strip rests in the adjacent recess. These are components of one kit, not separate displays. Expressive hand-drawn marker construction, exaggerated asymmetric proportions, razor-crisp outer silhouettes. Suggest mezzotint through broad velvety charcoal gradients and sparse soft grain inside the shapes, never intricate hatching. Warm cream background, terracotta, charcoal and aqua palette; a small ivory highlight makes the water glow. Simple shapes legible at thumbnail size, generous empty space upper left. No people, medical equipment, clinical setting, diagrams, text, logos or watermarks.