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A cinematic 2D animation keyframe in a gritty, retro-futuristic graphic novel style. The scene depicts an anthropomorphic character, a weary but sharp-eyed raccoon engineer, sitting at a cluttered workbench inside a dimly lit garage. The art style is defined by bold, clean, and expressive black ink outlines with confident, variable line weight, reminiscent of high-quality comic book art. The coloring is done in a cel-shaded technique, featuring flat color fields with hard-edged, high-contrast shadows that carve out forms and create a sense of volume and depth. The lighting is dramatic and atmospheric, with a single, warm, yellow light from an overhead desk lamp casting a focused pool of illumination on the workbench, while the rest of the garage falls into cool, deep blue and purple shadows. This strong chiaroscuro effect emphasizes the mood and directs the viewer's focus. Subtle rim lighting should catch the character's silhouette, separating him from the densely detailed background. The color palette is generally muted and desaturated, leaning into earthy tones, industrial grays, and rusted browns, but punctuated by the warm glow of the lamp and the cool blue and green lights from various electronic gadgets and monitors on the bench. The character design is mature and grounded, not overly cartoonish; the raccoon wears a dirty, oil-stained jumpsuit and has a thoughtful, focused expression as he tinkers with a complex, futuristic device using delicate tools. The environment is a "used future" aesthetic: the garage is filled with old and new technology, shelves packed with spare parts, holographic schematics flickering faintly in the air, exposed wiring, and worn, textured surfaces like cracked concrete floors and peeling paint on the walls. The composition should be cinematic, using a wide aspect ratio and a slightly low angle to make the scene feel immersive and significant. The overall feel is a blend of cyberpunk noir, slice-of-life melancholy, and the tangible grit of a well-lived-in world. --ar 16:9 --style raw --stylize 750