
The Little Fox Takes a Bow
A sage-painted wooden fox with an oversized curling tail stands in a spotlight on a teal stage, against a deep blue background.
Small 640×240, Medium 1200×450
Finished hand-drawn marker storybook illustration, landscape 8:3. One carved wooden fox stands left of centre on a low teal wooden stage, its fixed forward-leaning pose suggesting a little bow. Exaggerated silhouette: tiny pointed head, two stubby visible legs, and an enormous thick tail curling upward behind it. Clearly a crafted object, not a living animal: broad angular carving facets, flat base beneath the paws, sage paint with a few exposed pale wood edges. Minimal face, one dark eye and a small triangular nose. A single theatrical follow spot creates a pale blue oval of light around the fox and one simple cast shadow. Deep blue backdrop, generous uninterrupted space to the right. Broad marker fills, slightly irregular dark teal outlines, restrained marker streaks, simple shapes readable at thumbnail size. No intricate hatching, people, text, logos or watermarks.











