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Cyanotype / BlueprintDeveloped in sunlight.

A white silhouette or fine line drawing of a specimen floats on deep Prussian blue, with soft halos where the light has bled.

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Ambient and coastal folk albums, field-recording releases, and shoegaze or slowcore records.

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Ask for one specimen-like object in the illustration notes, a seaweed frond, a feather, a fog bell, shown flat and centred. Keep text spare and technical.

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A single or EP · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstDune SongsRead 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: Marram
Title: Dune Songs
Extra line: EP

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Cyanotype / Blueprint style.
Visual vocabulary: deep Prussian blue ground; subject rendered as white silhouette or fine white line; high contrast with no mid-tones; delicate fine detail in white against blue; slight halo or soft edge where light has scattered.
Lettering direction: white text on blue ground — stencil or fine technical lettering; engineering-drawing annotation style.
Suggested colors: Prussian blue and white only; occasional very pale blue for mid-tones.
Composition: specimen or object centred on blue field; technical text in margins or below.
Atmosphere: scientific, ghostly, precise, quietly beautiful.
Keep out of the design: warm colours of any kind, photographic realism with tonal range, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A flat pressed tuft of marram grass with roots, centred like a specimen.
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 SunburstThermalsRead 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: Kestrel
Title: Thermals
Label: Tallow Works Recordings

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Cyanotype / Blueprint style.
Visual vocabulary: deep Prussian blue ground; subject rendered as white silhouette or fine white line; high contrast with no mid-tones; delicate fine detail in white against blue; slight halo or soft edge where light has scattered.
Lettering direction: white text on blue ground — stencil or fine technical lettering; engineering-drawing annotation style.
Suggested colors: Prussian blue and white only; occasional very pale blue for mid-tones.
Composition: specimen or object centred on blue field; technical text in margins or below.
Atmosphere: scientific, ghostly, precise, quietly beautiful.
Keep out of the design: warm colours of any kind, photographic realism with tonal range, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A single kestrel feather laid flat, every fine barb traced as a specimen.
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 SunburstFog SignalsRead 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: Grey Harbor
Title: Fog Signals

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Cyanotype / Blueprint style.
Visual vocabulary: deep Prussian blue ground; subject rendered as white silhouette or fine white line; high contrast with no mid-tones; delicate fine detail in white against blue; slight halo or soft edge where light has scattered.
Lettering direction: white text on blue ground — stencil or fine technical lettering; engineering-drawing annotation style.
Suggested colors: Prussian blue and white only; occasional very pale blue for mid-tones.
Composition: specimen or object centred on blue field; technical text in margins or below.
Atmosphere: scientific, ghostly, precise, quietly beautiful.
Keep out of the design: warm colours of any kind, photographic realism with tonal range, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A harbor bell traced in fine line with a soft halo around it.
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 SunburstUndertowRead 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: Sea Glass
Title: Undertow
Label: Posterage Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Cyanotype / Blueprint style.
Visual vocabulary: deep Prussian blue ground; subject rendered as white silhouette or fine white line; high contrast with no mid-tones; delicate fine detail in white against blue; slight halo or soft edge where light has scattered.
Lettering direction: white text on blue ground — stencil or fine technical lettering; engineering-drawing annotation style.
Suggested colors: Prussian blue and white only; occasional very pale blue for mid-tones.
Composition: specimen or object centred on blue field; technical text in margins or below.
Atmosphere: scientific, ghostly, precise, quietly beautiful.
Keep out of the design: warm colours of any kind, photographic realism with tonal range, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A pressed seaweed frond and three sea-glass pebbles arranged flat at centre.
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 SunburstWeather EyeRead 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: Long Sky
Title: Weather Eye
Label: Foghorn Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Cyanotype / Blueprint style.
Visual vocabulary: deep Prussian blue ground; subject rendered as white silhouette or fine white line; high contrast with no mid-tones; delicate fine detail in white against blue; slight halo or soft edge where light has scattered.
Lettering direction: white text on blue ground — stencil or fine technical lettering; engineering-drawing annotation style.
Suggested colors: Prussian blue and white only; occasional very pale blue for mid-tones.
Composition: specimen or object centred on blue field; technical text in margins or below.
Atmosphere: scientific, ghostly, precise, quietly beautiful.
Keep out of the design: warm colours of any kind, photographic realism with tonal range, decorative ornament, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A barometer dial traced in fine technical line, centred like a specimen.
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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