Another double page spread

I am very behind at the moment (predictably). I should have completed 8 double page spreads by tomorrow if I was keeping to schedule - but I'm currently finishing number 5 (busy day tomorrow!)

But to document this, here is number 5 (to go on page 6)

I'm not overly impressed with the image - although I'm not convinced that these blog posts reproduce images at a particularly high quality (printed the background colour will be more of a deep ochre giving that feeling of old sepia tinged photographs.) Sadly, I have had to photoshop the finished image again (just a case of highlighting the stars around the empty hand) as previously, they looked like this:

Luckily, the digital re-touching isn't too obvious.

A current concern (I'm always full of concern!) are the background colours of each spread. As explained previously, I don't have complete control over this medium and the resulting colours, so I am fearful that I don't have control of the book as a whole e.g. the relationship between one page and another - that one page may be too contrastingly different in colour to the next, or too similar. I've been looking at my mock up and the overall structure of the book to try to anticipate problems beforehand (the order I am completing images is quite erratic, based on which ever I fancy, rather than in order 1-14, which could prove problematic!). Anyway, I've concluded that may aim is for the following structure/colours for the 14 double page spreads:

1 Darkest image - with bright yellow sunshine beginning to brighten the image

2 Getting lighter - as the day begins (breakfast)

3 Getting lighter - (getting dressed)

4 Getting lighter

5 Yellow - within these six central pages I want to include a range of different yellow backgrounds

6 Yellow

7 Yellow

8 Yellow

9 Yellow

10 Yellow

11 Getting darker - as the day ends (remembrance and hope through the daffodils)

12 Getting darker

13 Getting darker (sunset)

14 Darkest image - of the night sky

Sorry, this post is very rambling and personal notes that possibly only I would understand. But they are helping me to think about the whole project and the finished product.