
Before the Cut
A black silhouette of an online seller with a prosthetic arm pauses while wrapping an oversized parcel on a packing table.
Small 640×360, Medium 1200×675
Finished editorial illustration, 16:9 landscape. One online seller at a simple packing table occupies the left two-thirds, leaving generous warm-ivory space at right. Black cut-paper silhouettes with hand-drawn, broad marker edges and solid matte fills. Give the seller a distinctive broad triangular torso, elongated neck, tiny tilted head and asymmetric posture; minimal profile, simple hands. Their prosthetic forearm, indicated by a clean angular contour and one ivory joint gap, steadies a comically wide shipping parcel. Their other hand holds large open scissors just above a loose wrapping-paper flap, paused before cutting. Use clear negative-space separations between arms, scissors and box so the action reads at thumbnail size. Slightly elevated three-quarter viewpoint, flat graphic treatment, no shading or intricate detail. Everyday independent-business setting, no clinical cues. No additional people. No text, logos or watermarks.











