Before the Snip

Finished editorial ink-and-marker illustration, landscape 5:2. On the right half, a squat, asymmetric garden shrub has a few large olive-green leaf masses and one thin shoot reaching upward. A cropped forearm enters from the upper edge; its broad ochre gardening glove holds comically oversized coral-handled pruning shears. The open curved blades straddle the slender shoot, suspended just before the cut. Make this poised tool-and-twig relationship the clear focal point. Simple mitten-like glove silhouette, no visible face or full body. Loose, confident black ink contours, broad flat marker fills, slight hand-drawn wobble, warm ivory background. A short ground stroke anchors the shrub. Leave the left third mostly empty. Strong silhouettes legible at thumbnail size; no intricate foliage, hatching, extra tools or decorative props. No text, logos or watermarks.