Hard Rules
- NO ears on Ollie. No holes on head. Smooth rounded head ONLY.
- NO hands/tentacles forward toward camera.
- NO text in illustrations. Text overlaid in layout only.
- NO two-page spread or crease. Single page image, 3:2 aspect ratio.
- Dot: NO mouth, NO smile, NO curve below eyes. Eyes only for expression.
- NO negatives in prompts. Characters reproduce negatives.
- Cartoon character face, NOT photorealistic.
- Full-bleed images. No white space pages.
- Coral reef ecosystem ONLY. No kelp forest.
Style Rules
- 3:2 aspect ratio for all spread illustrations
- Real underwater bubbles, caustics, god-rays
- Mixed media: watercolor + collage + ink + gold foil
- Gold stipple in bright, silver stipple in dark
- Macro scale: Ollie ~2cm, Dot ~1cm golf-ball
- Color gradient: light blue (shallow) to dark blue/black (deep), then back
- No red in deep water (scientifically accurate)
- Monochromatic blue transition zone before color returns
Character Quick Ref
- Ollie body: golden-amber #E8A735, gradient to cream underside
- Ollie iris: gold foil in bright, silver in dark
- Dot: white pearl, pearlescent nacre, mother-of-pearl sheen
- Dot eyes: yellow upside-down half-U (default), blue inverted (blue)
- Snail Easter egg hidden on every page
Reviewer Checklist
- Ollie has NO ears, holes, or protrusions on head
- Ollie body is golden-amber (not brown, not red)
- Ollie eyes: gold in bright, silver in dark
- Gold foil stipple at correct density
- Dot is white pearl (not Tahitian)
- Dot has NO mouth, NO smile
- Correct ecosystem (coral reef only)
- Color matches spread position
- No text in the illustration
- 3:2 aspect ratio
- No page crease / two-page artifacts
- Macro scale maintained