Hand-drawn ink illustration of fish scales, fine pen sketch style, each scale is a smooth rounded arc, delicate thin lines, shading only at the upper edge where scales overlap, minimal crosshatching, lots of white space, light and airy, elegant engraving style like a luxury wedding stationery illustration, black ink on cream paper, seamless repeat pattern, wine label artwork, NOT feathers, NOT roof tiles, NOT heavy stippling. very light ink pressure, gestural fine lines, almost no fill. like a copperplate engraving, thin uniform line weight. inspired by 19th century natural history botanical prints