Learning to Plant

Finished editorial cut-paper collage illustration with expressive hand-drawn marker contours, vertical 4:5. In one simple farm planting bed, a lanky adult farmer bends from the left and points toward a shallow planting hollow. A broad, squat adult apprentice kneels at lower right, holding one oversized two-leaf seedling by its compact soil plug just above the hollow. Their attention converges on the seedling: a clear, patient mentorship moment. Distinct asymmetric silhouettes, tiny minimal faces, simple mitten-shaped hands, plain ochre and indigo workwear. Overlapping matte paper shapes, slightly irregular cut edges, broad marker fills and occasional loose outlines; no intricate texture or hatching. A low apricot horizon glow warms the cream sky and terracotta soil. Keep the scene concentrated in the lower two-thirds with generous breathing room above. Bold shapes legible at thumbnail size, no extra tools or people. No text, logos or watermarks.