Kindle Book Illustration
Budget: £20 – £250 GBP
Kindle illustration
One illustration initially for the prologue, I may decide to have an illustration for each if the 10 chapters.
This book is for Charity for MIND, I won't take any of the proceeds.
Prologue Illustration – “Fleeting Moments”
Scene Description:
A wartime night sky over North Wales, centred around the tall chimney of the old Buckley Pottery. The chimney stands dark and solid in the foreground, slightly off-centre, acting as a silent landmark.
In the sky above, a German bomber aircraft passes through low cloud, partially obscured, its silhouette lit faintly by moonlight. In the distance, searchlights cut through the sky, and a faint glow of fires or explosions can be seen on the horizon.
Below, the landscape is quiet — rooftops, narrow streets, and shadowed buildings, untouched in this moment but under threat. One window is softly lit, hinting at life inside — a subtle symbol of your mother as a child, or life about to begin amid chaos.
Mood & Tone:
Ominous but not chaotic
Quiet tension rather than action
Reflective, almost dreamlike
A sense of “something about to happen”
Style Suggestions:
Semi-realistic or painterly (not cartoon)
Muted colour palette: greys, deep blues, faint amber/orange glow
Soft lighting with contrast between darkness and small light sources
Slight haze or mist for atmosphere
Symbolism to Capture:
The chimney = stability, history, identity
The bomber = external forces shaping life
The single lit window = innocence, beginnings, fleeting light
One illustration initially for the prologue, I may decide to have an illustration for each if the 10 chapters.
This book is for Charity for MIND, I won't take any of the proceeds.
Prologue Illustration – “Fleeting Moments”
Scene Description:
A wartime night sky over North Wales, centred around the tall chimney of the old Buckley Pottery. The chimney stands dark and solid in the foreground, slightly off-centre, acting as a silent landmark.
In the sky above, a German bomber aircraft passes through low cloud, partially obscured, its silhouette lit faintly by moonlight. In the distance, searchlights cut through the sky, and a faint glow of fires or explosions can be seen on the horizon.
Below, the landscape is quiet — rooftops, narrow streets, and shadowed buildings, untouched in this moment but under threat. One window is softly lit, hinting at life inside — a subtle symbol of your mother as a child, or life about to begin amid chaos.
Mood & Tone:
Ominous but not chaotic
Quiet tension rather than action
Reflective, almost dreamlike
A sense of “something about to happen”
Style Suggestions:
Semi-realistic or painterly (not cartoon)
Muted colour palette: greys, deep blues, faint amber/orange glow
Soft lighting with contrast between darkness and small light sources
Slight haze or mist for atmosphere
Symbolism to Capture:
The chimney = stability, history, identity
The bomber = external forces shaping life
The single lit window = innocence, beginnings, fleeting light