Image - 2026-11-02 18:10

A single key frame from a modern premium 2D hand-drawn animated film, in the exact drawing style of the reference images: bold simple graphic shapes, big solid flat colour masses, fine ink lines, flat gouache texture. Image 1 is the location: the pale stone townhouse front with the black door, the black street lamppost in the middle of the sidewalk, the tall window with the dark green awning and the small round black café table with two bistro chairs on the right. Image 2 shows the man at four ages; here he is the first version: young, clean-shaven, copper-ginger hair, long black overcoat, open white shirt. Image 3 shows the woman: black hair in a neat low bun, long bright red sleeveless gown. Image 4 shows the three neighbours: the little girl in the short mustard-yellow wool coat, mustard beret and black boots; the small round old lady in the lilac coat, cream fringed shawl, lilac hat and round glasses; the tall pot-bellied street sweeper with the huge grey walrus moustache, teal work jacket, brown fur ear-flap hat and twig broom. Wide 16:9, the same full wide view of the street front as image 1, everyone seen full body. A dark storm: heavy low charcoal clouds, cold blue-grey light, heavy slanting rain blowing from right to left, wet shining stone, a few torn green leaves flying. Far right, the woman in red sits at the café table, arms crossed, face turned away, eyes closed, with a big black storm cloud hanging right above her, the source of all the rain. Left of centre, in front of the door, the man stands holding his big open black umbrella over the little girl and the old lady, who huddle close against his sides; he is calm, one eyebrow raised. Just right of centre, the sweeper stands beside the lamppost, gripping it with one hand and his broom with the other, leaning into the wind, his moustache blown sideways. Each person has exactly two arms and two hands. No text, no letters.