diff --git a/DOSSIER.md b/DOSSIER.md index 7c3b3d1..4c952e0 100644 --- a/DOSSIER.md +++ b/DOSSIER.md @@ -1010,35 +1010,40 @@ Aspect ratio 1:1. No text, no borders, no frames. > Komposition, keine dichten Details in der Bildmitte (wo der Klappentext steht). ``` -A dreamy, atmospheric children's book endpaper illustration in soft watercolor and -gouache. Square composition, intended as a translucent background layer. +A children's book endpaper illustration in the style of a Folio Society luxury +edition, painted in luminous watercolor and gouache with fine ink linework. +Square composition, intended as a translucent background layer at reduced opacity. -Wide, sparse composition: a deep midnight blue sky fills most of the image. -Scattered across it — small, luminous vignettes from twelve fairy tale worlds, -arranged loosely like constellations rather than crowded together. Each vignette -is a tiny glowing island of detail floating in the dark: +Wide, sparse composition: a vast deep prussian blue night sky fills the image. +Scattered across it — twelve tiny luminous vignettes, one from each fairy tale +world, arranged loosely like constellations floating in the dark: -A glass tree with silver leaves. A teacup adrift on a river of starlight. -A friendly red dragon breathing soap bubbles. A moth with iridescent wings. -A clockwork gear made of chocolate. A unicorn's silver mane. A wise owl on a -branch. A lantern glowing gold. A flying book trailing sparks. A sleeping giant -with moss on his chest. A dandelion carrying a boy into the stars. A ship -sailing through clouds. +A glass tree with silver leaves. A sailing ship riding silver clouds. +A loom hung with threads of living light. A tiny ruby-red dragon breathing +iridescent soap bubbles. A dandelion seed drifting beside a tiny fallen star. +A flying book trailing emerald sparks. A silver unicorn's mane flowing in +starlight. A chocolate clockwork gear catching amber light. A moth with +cathedral stained-glass wings. A sleeping giant with wildflowers grown on his +chest. A porcelain teacup adrift on a river of starlight. A paper lantern +glowing warm gold. -The vignettes are small and delicate — they should feel like glowing embers in a -dark sky, not a busy scene. Large empty areas of deep prussian blue and midnight -indigo between them, soft and restful. +Each vignette is small, self-contained and radiant — a glowing ember floating +in the dark, not a crowded scene. Deep empty expanses of prussian blue and +midnight indigo between them, soft and restful. -In the lower third of the image, a faint luminous mist settles — leaving the -center and bottom largely clear for overlaid text. +The lower half of the image fades into clear dark sky, leaving ample space +for overlaid text. -Color palette: deep prussian blue, midnight indigo, very dark navy, with warm -amber and pale gold accents on each glowing vignette. No bright backgrounds, no -light areas except the tiny illuminated motifs themselves. +Color palette: deep prussian blue and midnight indigo throughout, with +jewel-tone accents on each vignette — sapphire, amethyst, emerald, rose gold — +mirroring the front cover palette exactly. Warm amber and soft gold on the +glowing motifs. -Style: loose, painterly watercolor washes. Folio Society / fairy tale annual -aesthetic. Visible paper grain, soft edges, ink so fine it disappears into the -dark. Quiet, poetic, unhurried. +Style: painterly, hand-crafted, no photorealism. Inspired by Efteling +illustration, Studio Ghibli background art, and Edmund Dulac fairy tale +paintings. Rich texture, visible brushwork, delicate ink outlines, subtle +paper grain. Warm and mysterious, inviting and slightly magical. +Premium print quality, high detail. Aspect ratio 1:1. No text, no borders, no frames. ```