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Brazilian TropicáliaJoyfully out of order.

Parrots, jungle leaves, and carnival collage crowd the page in clashing hot pink, lime, and turquoise, mixing photography, color fields, and hard geometric shapes.

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Tropical psych albums, dub and Latin singles, and summer party compilations.

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Load the notes with two or three clashing elements, one tropical and one geometric. Let the artist and title sit inside the collage rather than in a band.

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An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstMarina GreenRead 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 Alameda Trio
Title: Marina Green
Extra line: Bossa nova at sunset

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Brazilian Tropicália style.
Visual vocabulary: tropical imagery — parrots, jungle, carnival — made psychedelic; collage combining photography, colour fields, and drawn elements; bold colour blocks with vibrant clashing combinations; geometric Concretist elements alongside organic tropical forms; pop culture references subverted or celebrated simultaneously.
Lettering direction: bold graphic lettering mixing Portuguese and visual-music aesthetics; type as a visual element within the collage; occasional Art Nouveau-influenced lettering for ironic contrast.
Suggested colors: tropical vivid — hot pink, lime green, orange, turquoise, yellow, deep violet.
Composition: collage logic — no single reading order; elements crowd and overlap.
Atmosphere: psychedelic, political, carnivalesque, syncretic, joyfully subversive.
Keep out of the design: pure European graphic design without Brazilian synthesis, austere minimalism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A parrot perched on a guitar neck among palm leaves and hard-edged circles.
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 SunburstCorner ClubRead 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: Night Shift
Title: Corner Club
Extra line: Recorded live over one long set
Label: Dolores Tapes

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Brazilian Tropicália style.
Visual vocabulary: tropical imagery — parrots, jungle, carnival — made psychedelic; collage combining photography, colour fields, and drawn elements; bold colour blocks with vibrant clashing combinations; geometric Concretist elements alongside organic tropical forms; pop culture references subverted or celebrated simultaneously.
Lettering direction: bold graphic lettering mixing Portuguese and visual-music aesthetics; type as a visual element within the collage; occasional Art Nouveau-influenced lettering for ironic contrast.
Suggested colors: tropical vivid — hot pink, lime green, orange, turquoise, yellow, deep violet.
Composition: collage logic — no single reading order; elements crowd and overlap.
Atmosphere: psychedelic, political, carnivalesque, syncretic, joyfully subversive.
Keep out of the design: pure European graphic design without Brazilian synthesis, austere minimalism, 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 spinning record seen from directly above, a clock face where the label should be.
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 SunburstEbbRead 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: Grey Harbor
Title: Ebb
Extra line: EP

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Brazilian Tropicália style.
Visual vocabulary: tropical imagery — parrots, jungle, carnival — made psychedelic; collage combining photography, colour fields, and drawn elements; bold colour blocks with vibrant clashing combinations; geometric Concretist elements alongside organic tropical forms; pop culture references subverted or celebrated simultaneously.
Lettering direction: bold graphic lettering mixing Portuguese and visual-music aesthetics; type as a visual element within the collage; occasional Art Nouveau-influenced lettering for ironic contrast.
Suggested colors: tropical vivid — hot pink, lime green, orange, turquoise, yellow, deep violet.
Composition: collage logic — no single reading order; elements crowd and overlap.
Atmosphere: psychedelic, political, carnivalesque, syncretic, joyfully subversive.
Keep out of the design: pure European graphic design without Brazilian synthesis, austere minimalism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
Wet sand at low tide with one boat leaning on its side, rope trailing.
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 SunburstNight BloomRead 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 Evening Shapes
Title: Night Bloom
Extra line: The new album
Label: Posterage Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Brazilian Tropicália style.
Visual vocabulary: tropical imagery — parrots, jungle, carnival — made psychedelic; collage combining photography, colour fields, and drawn elements; bold colour blocks with vibrant clashing combinations; geometric Concretist elements alongside organic tropical forms; pop culture references subverted or celebrated simultaneously.
Lettering direction: bold graphic lettering mixing Portuguese and visual-music aesthetics; type as a visual element within the collage; occasional Art Nouveau-influenced lettering for ironic contrast.
Suggested colors: tropical vivid — hot pink, lime green, orange, turquoise, yellow, deep violet.
Composition: collage logic — no single reading order; elements crowd and overlap.
Atmosphere: psychedelic, political, carnivalesque, syncretic, joyfully subversive.
Keep out of the design: pure European graphic design without Brazilian synthesis, austere minimalism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A giant photographed flower blooming through geometric shapes and parrot feathers.
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 SunburstShallow EndRead 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: Wave Pool
Title: Shallow End
Extra line: EP

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Brazilian Tropicália style.
Visual vocabulary: tropical imagery — parrots, jungle, carnival — made psychedelic; collage combining photography, colour fields, and drawn elements; bold colour blocks with vibrant clashing combinations; geometric Concretist elements alongside organic tropical forms; pop culture references subverted or celebrated simultaneously.
Lettering direction: bold graphic lettering mixing Portuguese and visual-music aesthetics; type as a visual element within the collage; occasional Art Nouveau-influenced lettering for ironic contrast.
Suggested colors: tropical vivid — hot pink, lime green, orange, turquoise, yellow, deep violet.
Composition: collage logic — no single reading order; elements crowd and overlap.
Atmosphere: psychedelic, political, carnivalesque, syncretic, joyfully subversive.
Keep out of the design: pure European graphic design without Brazilian synthesis, austere minimalism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A photographed pool ladder rising from geometric waves with palm fronds crowding in.
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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