A Record in Common

Finished editorial illustration, 4:5 portrait, limited-palette chunky pixel art with broad marker-like colour variation contained within crisp stair-stepped shapes. In one intimate record-shop tabletop scene, two fictional adult acquaintances lean toward a single oversized charcoal vinyl record lying flat on cyan fabric. One person has an elongated narrow silhouette and orange sweater; the other is broad and squat with an asymmetric cyan jacket. Their tiny faces turn slightly toward each other with tentative smiles of recognition. Simple mitten-like hands rest separately near the record, without complex gestures. The record has a plain orange centre and just two bold groove rings, no lettering. Slightly elevated three-quarter view, table cropped along the bottom, paired figures offset left, generous warm-cream breathing room above and right. Cyan fabric bounce lightly colours their lower cheeks; a quiet cyan halo unifies the silhouettes. Four colours: orange, cyan, charcoal, cream. No shelves, extra props, intricate hatching or background people. No text, logos or watermarks.