Handmade & folk

Child Poster Paint + Pro TypographyKid's painting. Grown-up type.

Thick poster-paint strokes and a naive painting of the event fill the top of the page, drips and bare paper included, set off by crisp professional type below.

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Family folk albums, community choir records, and live songwriter sessions.

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Keep the extra line and label short so the crisp type band under the painting stays tidy. In the notes name one or two simple things a child would paint, like a barn and a sun.

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An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstTin Roof HymnsRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Willow & Sons
Title: Tin Roof Hymns
Extra line: Recorded live at The Foghorn

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style.
Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through.
Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting.
Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green.
Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band.
Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made.
Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A wobbly poster-paint barn with a shiny tin roof under a huge dripping sun.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstCarols at DuskRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: The Bay Community Choir
Title: Carols at Dusk

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style.
Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through.
Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting.
Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green.
Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band.
Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made.
Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A row of round-headed painted singers with open mouths beneath one big lopsided star.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstOne More RoundRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: The Lanterns
Title: One More Round
Extra line: Songs from the Songwriter Round
Label: Posterage Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style.
Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through.
Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting.
Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green.
Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band.
Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made.
Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A single fat lantern painted with thick strokes, rays radiating unevenly into bare paper.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstLow CountryRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square album cover, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Ada Merrow
Title: Low Country
Label: Foghorn Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style.
Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through.
Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting.
Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green.
Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band.
Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made.
Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A tall painted heron standing in blobby marsh grass with a dripping horizon line.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
A single or EP · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstSlack WaterRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square cover for a single or EP, in a 1:1 aspect ratio. Produce the front cover artwork itself, without a vinyl sleeve, jewel case, shelf, or room mockup.

COVER TEXT
Use the following release information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the cover; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra text.
Artist: Sea Glass
Title: Slack Water

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style.
Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through.
Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting.
Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green.
Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band.
Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made.
Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A still tide pool reflecting an empty sky, one smooth piece of glass at its center.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

Make the artist name and title the strongest text elements and keep all other text minimal and small, as on a real record sleeve. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.

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