
The First Step Aboard
A negative-space passenger in an oversized coat steps through a navy bus doorway, rendered with broad marker shapes on pale blue.
Small 512×640, Medium 960×1200
Finished hand-drawn marker editorial illustration, 4:5 portrait. Close side view of one passenger boarding a bus, with only the open doorway and a small adjoining section of vehicle visible. Place the tall doorway right of centre, leaving pale blue breathing room at left. Broad navy marker fill surrounds an ivory negative-space passenger: tiny profile head, lifted chin, oversized rounded coat, tucked shoulders and exceptionally long legs. One bent leg lands on the bus step; the other foot remains on the pavement. One simple hand rests against the inner door edge. Keep the ivory figure unfilled, carved out of the dark doorway rather than drawn as a separate dark silhouette. Roughly matching door uprights, one muted turquoise step accent, subtly irregular marker edges. Minimal facial detail, flat shapes, no hatching, no other passengers or surrounding street detail. The boarding action must read at thumbnail size. No text, logos or watermarks.











