Art movements
SurrealistPerfectly real. Utterly impossible.
A single uncanny image rendered with photographic care: floating objects, wrong scales, and vast empty skies, with a quiet caption of text below.
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Ambient and post-rock albums, shoegaze records, and dreamy folk singles.
A little art direction
Describe one impossible scene in the illustration notes, such as a piano floating above the sea or a door standing in a field. Keep text to artist and title; the image should dominate.
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From these words to these album covers
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Open larger viewAn albumWeather Eye
Open larger viewAn albumUndertow
Open larger viewA single or EPContinue
Open larger viewAn albumFog Signals
Open larger viewAn albumThermals
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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 Surrealist style. Visual vocabulary: impossible juxtapositions — scale shifts, floating objects; hyper-real rendering of unreal scenes; vast empty landscapes or skies; symbolic objects — clocks, apples, birds. Lettering direction: classical serif, understated; text as quiet caption below image. Suggested colors: deep blue sky, warm sand, muted green, realistic tones. Composition: single surreal image dominating; modest text below. Atmosphere: uncanny, dreamlike, intellectually playful. Keep out of the design: cartoon simplification, busy decorative borders, craft-fair warmth. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A single enormous eye opening in a cloud above an empty desert plain. 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 Surrealist style. Visual vocabulary: impossible juxtapositions — scale shifts, floating objects; hyper-real rendering of unreal scenes; vast empty landscapes or skies; symbolic objects — clocks, apples, birds. Lettering direction: classical serif, understated; text as quiet caption below image. Suggested colors: deep blue sky, warm sand, muted green, realistic tones. Composition: single surreal image dominating; modest text below. Atmosphere: uncanny, dreamlike, intellectually playful. Keep out of the design: cartoon simplification, busy decorative borders, craft-fair warmth. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A doorway standing alone in shallow surf, its threshold pulled under by a wave. 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 SunburstContinueRead 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: Bitwise Title: Continue ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Surrealist style. Visual vocabulary: impossible juxtapositions — scale shifts, floating objects; hyper-real rendering of unreal scenes; vast empty landscapes or skies; symbolic objects — clocks, apples, birds. Lettering direction: classical serif, understated; text as quiet caption below image. Suggested colors: deep blue sky, warm sand, muted green, realistic tones. Composition: single surreal image dominating; modest text below. Atmosphere: uncanny, dreamlike, intellectually playful. Keep out of the design: cartoon simplification, busy decorative borders, craft-fair warmth. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A single blinking cursor on a dark screen, a pixel arrow pointing at 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 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 Surrealist style. Visual vocabulary: impossible juxtapositions — scale shifts, floating objects; hyper-real rendering of unreal scenes; vast empty landscapes or skies; symbolic objects — clocks, apples, birds. Lettering direction: classical serif, understated; text as quiet caption below image. Suggested colors: deep blue sky, warm sand, muted green, realistic tones. Composition: single surreal image dominating; modest text below. Atmosphere: uncanny, dreamlike, intellectually playful. Keep out of the design: cartoon simplification, busy decorative borders, craft-fair warmth. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A lighthouse floating upside down above a still harbor, beam pointing at the water. 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 Surrealist style. Visual vocabulary: impossible juxtapositions — scale shifts, floating objects; hyper-real rendering of unreal scenes; vast empty landscapes or skies; symbolic objects — clocks, apples, birds. Lettering direction: classical serif, understated; text as quiet caption below image. Suggested colors: deep blue sky, warm sand, muted green, realistic tones. Composition: single surreal image dominating; modest text below. Atmosphere: uncanny, dreamlike, intellectually playful. Keep out of the design: cartoon simplification, busy decorative borders, craft-fair warmth. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A kestrel hovering over a floating staircase that rises into an empty sky. 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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