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Synthwave / RetrowaveDrive toward the sunset.

A glowing grid rushes toward a bright horizon under a hot pink sunset, with palm silhouettes, scan lines, and chrome 3D lettering centered above.

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Synthwave albums, 80s-style pop singles, and outrun soundtracks.

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Ask for one silhouette on the horizon in the notes, such as a car, palm, or figure; the grid and sunset are already there. Keep the title to two or three words.

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The prompts behind these album covers.

Each cover above was generated from the prompt below it, unedited. Copy one as-is or change the details. Your image-making app may interpret the style differently each time.

An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstTrackingRead 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: VHS Dreams
Title: Tracking
Label: Posterage Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Synthwave / Retrowave style.
Visual vocabulary: perspective grid receding to a bright horizon line; gradient sunset — hot pink fading to deep purple; chrome or metallic 3D letterforms; palm tree silhouettes against the gradient sky; horizontal scan lines suggesting a CRT monitor.
Lettering direction: chrome or gradient-filled bold letterforms — 3D extruded or bevelled; neon outline type — glowing edge on dark ground; mixed serif/sans with retrofuturist personality.
Suggested colors: deep purple-black background; hot pink, electric blue, cyan, and gold neon.
Composition: landscape orientation preferred; grid in lower half; gradient sky in upper half; text centred.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, retrofuturist, cinematic, coolly synthetic.
Keep out of the design: hand-made or organic textures, natural colour palettes, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A car silhouette speeding down the grid toward a giant sunset.
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 SunburstNeon CircuitRead 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: Juno Park
Title: Neon Circuit

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Synthwave / Retrowave style.
Visual vocabulary: perspective grid receding to a bright horizon line; gradient sunset — hot pink fading to deep purple; chrome or metallic 3D letterforms; palm tree silhouettes against the gradient sky; horizontal scan lines suggesting a CRT monitor.
Lettering direction: chrome or gradient-filled bold letterforms — 3D extruded or bevelled; neon outline type — glowing edge on dark ground; mixed serif/sans with retrofuturist personality.
Suggested colors: deep purple-black background; hot pink, electric blue, cyan, and gold neon.
Composition: landscape orientation preferred; grid in lower half; gradient sky in upper half; text centred.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, retrofuturist, cinematic, coolly synthetic.
Keep out of the design: hand-made or organic textures, natural colour palettes, 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 figure silhouette standing on the grid, circuit lines converging.
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 SunburstWipeout SeasonRead 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 Riptides
Title: Wipeout Season
Label: Foghorn Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Synthwave / Retrowave style.
Visual vocabulary: perspective grid receding to a bright horizon line; gradient sunset — hot pink fading to deep purple; chrome or metallic 3D letterforms; palm tree silhouettes against the gradient sky; horizontal scan lines suggesting a CRT monitor.
Lettering direction: chrome or gradient-filled bold letterforms — 3D extruded or bevelled; neon outline type — glowing edge on dark ground; mixed serif/sans with retrofuturist personality.
Suggested colors: deep purple-black background; hot pink, electric blue, cyan, and gold neon.
Composition: landscape orientation preferred; grid in lower half; gradient sky in upper half; text centred.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, retrofuturist, cinematic, coolly synthetic.
Keep out of the design: hand-made or organic textures, natural colour palettes, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A surfer silhouette riding a grid wave into the sunset.
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 SunburstTallowRead 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: Juno Park
Title: Tallow
Label: Tallow Works Recordings

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Synthwave / Retrowave style.
Visual vocabulary: perspective grid receding to a bright horizon line; gradient sunset — hot pink fading to deep purple; chrome or metallic 3D letterforms; palm tree silhouettes against the gradient sky; horizontal scan lines suggesting a CRT monitor.
Lettering direction: chrome or gradient-filled bold letterforms — 3D extruded or bevelled; neon outline type — glowing edge on dark ground; mixed serif/sans with retrofuturist personality.
Suggested colors: deep purple-black background; hot pink, electric blue, cyan, and gold neon.
Composition: landscape orientation preferred; grid in lower half; gradient sky in upper half; text centred.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, retrofuturist, cinematic, coolly synthetic.
Keep out of the design: hand-made or organic textures, natural colour palettes, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A candle burned down to its last inch, wax pooled on a tin plate.
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 SunburstContinue?Read 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: 8-Bit Betty
Title: Continue?

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Synthwave / Retrowave style.
Visual vocabulary: perspective grid receding to a bright horizon line; gradient sunset — hot pink fading to deep purple; chrome or metallic 3D letterforms; palm tree silhouettes against the gradient sky; horizontal scan lines suggesting a CRT monitor.
Lettering direction: chrome or gradient-filled bold letterforms — 3D extruded or bevelled; neon outline type — glowing edge on dark ground; mixed serif/sans with retrofuturist personality.
Suggested colors: deep purple-black background; hot pink, electric blue, cyan, and gold neon.
Composition: landscape orientation preferred; grid in lower half; gradient sky in upper half; text centred.
Atmosphere: nostalgic, retrofuturist, cinematic, coolly synthetic.
Keep out of the design: hand-made or organic textures, natural colour palettes, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
An arcade cabinet silhouette on the grid with the sun behind 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.

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