Handmade & folk

Madhubani / Indian Folk ArtEvery inch alive.

Heavy black outlines hold fish, birds, peacocks, and lotus flowers, every surface filled with hatching and dots inside a doubled border on natural paper.

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World music albums, devotional recordings, and richly layered ambient records.

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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 Madhubani / Indian Folk Art style.
Visual vocabulary: heavy black outline defining all forms — never open or unfinished; every area filled with geometric pattern — hatching, dots, chevrons; fish, bird, peacock, lotus, and solar motifs; flat colour within pattern fill — no shading or gradient; double black outline borders framing the entire composition.
Lettering direction: hand-lettered Devanagari script if used; text treated as a decorative element within the filled field.
Suggested colors: ochre, terracotta, turmeric yellow, indigo, forest green, black on cream or natural paper.
Composition: central figure or scene surrounded by dense decorative border; every area filled.
Atmosphere: devotional, communal, mythic, richly patterned, folk celebration.
Keep out of the design: empty or negative space, Western perspective or shading, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A kestrel with wings spread wide inside a patterned sun, every feather filled with hatching.
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 SunburstThe Lantern SessionsRead 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 Iris Quartet
Title: The Lantern Sessions
Extra line: Live recordings, Sundays in May
Label: Posterage Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Madhubani / Indian Folk Art style.
Visual vocabulary: heavy black outline defining all forms — never open or unfinished; every area filled with geometric pattern — hatching, dots, chevrons; fish, bird, peacock, lotus, and solar motifs; flat colour within pattern fill — no shading or gradient; double black outline borders framing the entire composition.
Lettering direction: hand-lettered Devanagari script if used; text treated as a decorative element within the filled field.
Suggested colors: ochre, terracotta, turmeric yellow, indigo, forest green, black on cream or natural paper.
Composition: central figure or scene surrounded by dense decorative border; every area filled.
Atmosphere: devotional, communal, mythic, richly patterned, folk celebration.
Keep out of the design: empty or negative space, Western perspective or shading, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A lantern surrounded by four lotus flowers, fish swimming in the patterned border.
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 Madhubani / Indian Folk Art style.
Visual vocabulary: heavy black outline defining all forms — never open or unfinished; every area filled with geometric pattern — hatching, dots, chevrons; fish, bird, peacock, lotus, and solar motifs; flat colour within pattern fill — no shading or gradient; double black outline borders framing the entire composition.
Lettering direction: hand-lettered Devanagari script if used; text treated as a decorative element within the filled field.
Suggested colors: ochre, terracotta, turmeric yellow, indigo, forest green, black on cream or natural paper.
Composition: central figure or scene surrounded by dense decorative border; every area filled.
Atmosphere: devotional, communal, mythic, richly patterned, folk celebration.
Keep out of the design: empty or negative space, Western perspective or shading, 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 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 Madhubani / Indian Folk Art style.
Visual vocabulary: heavy black outline defining all forms — never open or unfinished; every area filled with geometric pattern — hatching, dots, chevrons; fish, bird, peacock, lotus, and solar motifs; flat colour within pattern fill — no shading or gradient; double black outline borders framing the entire composition.
Lettering direction: hand-lettered Devanagari script if used; text treated as a decorative element within the filled field.
Suggested colors: ochre, terracotta, turmeric yellow, indigo, forest green, black on cream or natural paper.
Composition: central figure or scene surrounded by dense decorative border; every area filled.
Atmosphere: devotional, communal, mythic, richly patterned, folk celebration.
Keep out of the design: empty or negative space, Western perspective or shading, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A crane standing on patterned dunes with grasses radiating 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 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 Madhubani / Indian Folk Art style.
Visual vocabulary: heavy black outline defining all forms — never open or unfinished; every area filled with geometric pattern — hatching, dots, chevrons; fish, bird, peacock, lotus, and solar motifs; flat colour within pattern fill — no shading or gradient; double black outline borders framing the entire composition.
Lettering direction: hand-lettered Devanagari script if used; text treated as a decorative element within the filled field.
Suggested colors: ochre, terracotta, turmeric yellow, indigo, forest green, black on cream or natural paper.
Composition: central figure or scene surrounded by dense decorative border; every area filled.
Atmosphere: devotional, communal, mythic, richly patterned, folk celebration.
Keep out of the design: empty or negative space, Western perspective or shading, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A large stylized eye in the sky above patterned fields, with fish-shaped clouds.
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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