The dumpling counter

THE PROMPT

An adult female city cook in an indigo work jacket and a simple side braid folds vegetable dumplings with a small bamboo spatula at an open counter. Steam rises from a plain round basket. Energetic but comfortable pose, expressive adult character face, crisp illustrated food detail, broad warm color fields and a cheerful uncluttered kitchen setting. Visual medium: Clearly two-dimensional anime illustration, expressive adult character proportions, confident fine ink contours, layered cel shadows and carefully painted depth. Preserve a drawn finish. Palette: warm apricot, indigo, pale cream. Lighting: bright cozy kitchen light with a soft warm glow. All human or humanlike figures are clearly adult and fully clothed. Original character and object designs. One coherent finished image, with no added lettering, logos, signatures or watermarks.