The Long Way to Practice

Finished editorial cut-paper collage illustration with expressive hand-drawn marker accents, 5:6 portrait. One closed sports duffel viewed from slightly above, its absurdly elongated teal body slanting from lower left toward middle right. Tiny rounded end panels, one simple side pocket, a short zipper stroke and an enormous coral carrying-handle loop arching into the upper half. Keep the bag unmistakably soft fabric, not a hard suitcase. Broad layered paper shapes, slightly uneven cut edges, loose thick marker contours and minimal flat marker shading. Warm cream paper ground, a flat ochre shadow beneath the bag and three small golden paper flecks nearby suggesting sunlit dust. Strong thumbnail silhouette, restrained teal, coral and ochre palette. Leave generous empty space at upper right; no border or extra equipment. Deliberately simple, no intricate texture or hatching. No people, no text, no logos or watermarks.