Black-and-white, realistic and detailed graphic illustration set in 1940sâ1950s Brooklyn. Features a fictional married couple: the man is a well-dressed, slick-haired âtough guyâ involved in small-scale semi-legal businesses, holding a fat cigar, wearing a prominent pinky ring. The woman shows quiet deterioration and sadness through her posture, facial expression, and under-eye circles (no drink in hand). Background: a slightly worn Cadillac and a crowded working-class Brooklyn street with tire and small repair shops, dirty sidewalks, makeshift stores, and chaotic atmosphere. Documentary-style, strong contrasts, natural lighting emphasizing tension rather than theatrical or cinematic effects. Highly detailed, realistic textures and shadows. See more