
Antique Gorilla Engraving — KNEES HURT
Create a standalone graphic T-shirt illustration featuring a **massive gorilla sitting low with both knees drawn slightly upward, staring downward at one knee while gently pressing it with one hand**, conveying the unmistakable realization that its knees hurt. Keep the pose calm, intimate, and observational rather than exaggerated. Render the gorilla as a **delicate antique zoological engraving**, with unusually fine directional fur strokes, restrained cross-hatching, subtle stippling, soft broken edges, and intricate anatomical detail. Use a single muted ochre-gold ink against a faded dusty mauve / plum background. **Scale the complete illustration down so it occupies roughly the central 45–50% of the canvas, with substantial clean negative space on every side. The silhouette must never approach the canvas edges; leave particularly generous breathing room above the back and head and beneath the typography.** Add exactly **“KNEES HURT.”** beneath in small refined vintage lettering, visually secondary to the engraving. Keep the overall print footprint compact and vertically centered for natural placement on the chest of a T-shirt. No scenery, props, cartoon features, extra symbols, borders, gradients, or modern graphic effects. Standalone artwork only, no mockup or garment.