Minimalist: The Sea Is My Mother: Minimalist Literary Illustration Project

Create approximately 400 minimalist, hand-drawn illustrations for a literary fiction book about an autistic woman in her 40s who wonders whether the sea is her mother. The illustrations should feature the same woman in a consistent position on a gently sloping beach, facing the sea, with subtle variations reflecting the emotions, atmosphere, and events described in the manuscript.

The visual style should be restrained, elegant, and literary, using fine pencil or ink lines, simplified coastal scenery, generous white space, and no facial features. The woman’s dress must remain orange as a distinctive visual element throughout the illustrations. Each composition should be designed to fit alongside book text without overwhelming the page layout.

The project requires consistent character design, original human-made artwork, iterative drafts, and final illustrations delivered in stages over approximately 2–3 months. All completed artwork must be original, with full ownership transferred to the client upon completion. AI-generated and anime-style artwork are not acceptable.