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Shanghai Calendar Poster / YuefenpaiGlamour on the calendar.

A glamorous, softly modeled figure in qipao or Western dress poses among flowers and fans, with a decorative border and a calendar grid below.

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Vintage-style pop albums, bossa nova records, and dreamy singer-songwriter releases.

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Give the figure something to hold in the notes, like a fan, a flower, or a record. Fill the label field, since it sits neatly in the decorative border.

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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 Shanghai Calendar Poster / Yuefenpai style.
Visual vocabulary: glamorous female figure in Western or traditional Chinese dress; Western perspective rendering with decorative Chinese elements; saturated colour with careful tonal modelling of figure; product or calendar grid element in corner or border; flowers, fans, or decorative motifs framing the figure.
Lettering direction: Chinese characters in elegant traditional script or bold modern form; Roman type for Western-market variants; decorative cartouche or banner for title.
Suggested colors: rich saturated warm tones — rouge, jade green, gold, ivory, sky blue.
Composition: central standing or seated figure; decorative borders; calendar grid below.
Atmosphere: aspirational, cosmopolitan, glamorous, Shanghai 1930s.
Keep out of the design: revolutionary or political imagery, austere modernism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A seated figure in a qipao holding a single night-blooming lily, moths circling.
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 SunburstFoundryRead 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: Black Ember
Title: Foundry
Extra line: 7-inch

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Shanghai Calendar Poster / Yuefenpai style.
Visual vocabulary: glamorous female figure in Western or traditional Chinese dress; Western perspective rendering with decorative Chinese elements; saturated colour with careful tonal modelling of figure; product or calendar grid element in corner or border; flowers, fans, or decorative motifs framing the figure.
Lettering direction: Chinese characters in elegant traditional script or bold modern form; Roman type for Western-market variants; decorative cartouche or banner for title.
Suggested colors: rich saturated warm tones — rouge, jade green, gold, ivory, sky blue.
Composition: central standing or seated figure; decorative borders; calendar grid below.
Atmosphere: aspirational, cosmopolitan, glamorous, Shanghai 1930s.
Keep out of the design: revolutionary or political imagery, austere modernism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A crucible pouring molten metal into darkness, sparks frozen mid-air.
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 Shanghai Calendar Poster / Yuefenpai style.
Visual vocabulary: glamorous female figure in Western or traditional Chinese dress; Western perspective rendering with decorative Chinese elements; saturated colour with careful tonal modelling of figure; product or calendar grid element in corner or border; flowers, fans, or decorative motifs framing the figure.
Lettering direction: Chinese characters in elegant traditional script or bold modern form; Roman type for Western-market variants; decorative cartouche or banner for title.
Suggested colors: rich saturated warm tones — rouge, jade green, gold, ivory, sky blue.
Composition: central standing or seated figure; decorative borders; calendar grid below.
Atmosphere: aspirational, cosmopolitan, glamorous, Shanghai 1930s.
Keep out of the design: revolutionary or political imagery, austere modernism, 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.
An album · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstGlasshouseRead 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: Mira Solano
Title: Glasshouse
Label: Foghorn Records

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Shanghai Calendar Poster / Yuefenpai style.
Visual vocabulary: glamorous female figure in Western or traditional Chinese dress; Western perspective rendering with decorative Chinese elements; saturated colour with careful tonal modelling of figure; product or calendar grid element in corner or border; flowers, fans, or decorative motifs framing the figure.
Lettering direction: Chinese characters in elegant traditional script or bold modern form; Roman type for Western-market variants; decorative cartouche or banner for title.
Suggested colors: rich saturated warm tones — rouge, jade green, gold, ivory, sky blue.
Composition: central standing or seated figure; decorative borders; calendar grid below.
Atmosphere: aspirational, cosmopolitan, glamorous, Shanghai 1930s.
Keep out of the design: revolutionary or political imagery, austere modernism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A figure in a floral dress among potted orchids inside a glasshouse.
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 SunburstHalf LightRead 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: Paper Moon
Title: Half Light

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Shanghai Calendar Poster / Yuefenpai style.
Visual vocabulary: glamorous female figure in Western or traditional Chinese dress; Western perspective rendering with decorative Chinese elements; saturated colour with careful tonal modelling of figure; product or calendar grid element in corner or border; flowers, fans, or decorative motifs framing the figure.
Lettering direction: Chinese characters in elegant traditional script or bold modern form; Roman type for Western-market variants; decorative cartouche or banner for title.
Suggested colors: rich saturated warm tones — rouge, jade green, gold, ivory, sky blue.
Composition: central standing or seated figure; decorative borders; calendar grid below.
Atmosphere: aspirational, cosmopolitan, glamorous, Shanghai 1930s.
Keep out of the design: revolutionary or political imagery, austere modernism, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A figure in a silk gown resting on a crescent paper moon prop, lanterns around.
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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