Generate album artwork with these ChatGPT prompts
Copy and paste these prompts into ChatGPT or your favorite AI image generator to create cover art for your next release. Just replace "Artist Name" and "Release Name" as well as upload your own photo. Or get creative and branch off these with your own ideas or modifications!
1/ Surreal Urban Dreamscape
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" by "Artist Name". The scene shows a floating city built from broken speakers, neon-lit buildings, and fire escapes, all suspended by chains over a dark ocean. A glowing vinyl moon lights the sky while colorful soundwaves ripple across it like aurora borealis. Use Eurostile Extended or Orbitron for the font to give it a futuristic, sci-fi vibe. For an extra cinematic touch, add glowing outlines around the buildings and chains to enhance depth and lightplay.
2/ Gritty Polaroid Nostalgia
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" by "Artist Name" that is Polaroid-style and captures three friends in a gritty studio, mid-freestyle, lit by harsh direct flash. The walls are cracked, there are posters, wires, headphones, and notebooks everywhere. The photo looks overexposed and candid. Use Impact Label or OCR-A Std to match the vintage analog feel. Add a timestamp or handwriting on the Polaroid frame for authenticity.
3/ Moody Streetlight Solitude
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" by "Artist Name" showing a figure in a hoodie standing under a flickering streetlight in the rain. Reflections pool on the sidewalk, and the background fades into shadows. Typography should be subtle and poetic—use Cormorant Garamond or Canela for an emotional tone. Lay the text vertically along the side of the pole or lamplight to mirror the rainfall.
4/ Superhero Fantasy
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" by "Artist Name" that is comic book-style, featuring an artist as a superhero flying over a city made of vinyl records, turntables, and boom boxes. Bright speed trails follow them across a sunset sky. Use Bangers or Comic Neue to match the comic book aesthetic. Apply halftone textures and comic panel-style framing to make it pop like vintage comic book art.
5/ Poetic Pain
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" by "Artist Name" that is emotional and symbolic with a photo-realistic red rose wrapped in barbed wire grows from cracked pavement in a cold city. Blurred people walk by, ignoring it. The color scheme is dark and dramatic. Use Playfair Display or Didot for a romantic, high-contrast feel.
6/ Trap Horror Visuals
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" by "Artist Name" with a dark, horror-inspired cover. A haunted mansion looms behind a foggy gate with glowing eyes in the windows. The artist’s silhouette approaches holding a torch. Use Blackletter (e.g., UnifrakturCook) for the title to channel classic horror vibes.
7/ Psychedelic Sound Odyssey
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" with a psychedelic, space-theme. Vinyl records orbit a glowing planet while rainbow-colored soundwaves ripple across the sky. Floating eyes, clouds made of synths, and melting faces complete the vibe. Use Monoton or Neon Tubes for glowing, futuristic type. Blur parts of the scene with a lens or prism effect to simulate motion or hallucination.
8/ Anime Hero
Design 1:1 album cover art for "Release Title" by "Artist Name" that has is anime-inspired. The artist stands on a skyscraper rooftop, jacket flowing in the wind, lightning behind them. Below: a neon city alive with motion. Use Anton with Zen Tokyo Zoo or Kaisei Opti to blend manga style and bold display fonts. Include vertical Japanese text for track names or stylized “credits.”
9/ Refined Excellence
Design 1:1 album cover art that is minimalist. On a black background sits a detailed photorealistic gold crown, glowing slightly under soft light. No people—just a vibe of power and elegance. Only include the name of the artist- "Artist Name" in small letters below. Use Didot or Trajan Pro for a refined, regal feel. Emboss the artist name in gold foil with a subtle velvet texture on the background.
10/ Spiritual Awakening
Design 1:1 album cover art with a meditative, spiritual theme. Show a calm, but epic desert scene at sunrise, with a subtle glow. Nothing else in the image. The light is soft, airy, and dreamy. The title "Release Title" uses a font like Cinzel Decorative or Cormorant Upright for a spiritual vibe.
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