Print & texture
Botanical illustrationAn invitation to slow down.
Fine plant illustrations and a quiet paper palette create a thoughtful, intimate atmosphere.
Make it yoursA good fit for
Gardening guides, nature writing, and garden-set fiction.
A little art direction
Name one plant if it matters and give it a believable structure. Leave the upper third clear for the title instead of covering the page in leaves.
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Open larger viewNonfictionGrow Anything
Open larger viewFiction or poetrySeed & Cutting
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Bay at Dusk
Open larger viewFiction or poetryNight Bloom
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Glasshouse
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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstGrow AnythingRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a nonfiction book, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: Grow Anything Subtitle: Seeds, cuttings, and stubborn optimism Author: Bernal Garden Club ART DIRECTION Use delicate botanical ink illustration with muted sage and warm ochre washes on ivory paper. Arrange stems around an open central text area. Pair an elegant readable serif headline with simple supporting type. Show believable plant structure. Avoid dense floral wallpaper and illegible cursive. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A bean plant drawn root to flower with a seed pod cut open beside it. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstSeed & CuttingRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: Seed & Cutting Subtitle: A Bernal Heights novel Author: Beatrix Allan Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Use delicate botanical ink illustration with muted sage and warm ochre washes on ivory paper. Arrange stems around an open central text area. Pair an elegant readable serif headline with simple supporting type. Show believable plant structure. Avoid dense floral wallpaper and illegible cursive. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A rose cutting with new roots in a glass jar, a labeled leaf sprig beside it. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe Bay at DuskRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a nonfiction book, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: The Bay at Dusk Subtitle: A natural history of the San Francisco shoreline Author: Ruth Okafor Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Use delicate botanical ink illustration with muted sage and warm ochre washes on ivory paper. Arrange stems around an open central text area. Pair an elegant readable serif headline with simple supporting type. Show believable plant structure. Avoid dense floral wallpaper and illegible cursive. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A strand of kelp with a mussel shell and a sandpiper feather laid beside it. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstNight BloomRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: Night Bloom Subtitle: Poems Author: Ada Merrow Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Use delicate botanical ink illustration with muted sage and warm ochre washes on ivory paper. Arrange stems around an open central text area. Pair an elegant readable serif headline with simple supporting type. Show believable plant structure. Avoid dense floral wallpaper and illegible cursive. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A night-blooming cereus flower with bud and stem stages, a moth at rest on one petal. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstThe GlasshouseRead the exact prompt
Create a finished front cover for a work of fiction, in a 2:3 portrait aspect ratio. Produce the flat front cover artwork only, without spine, back cover, book mockup, or shelf. COVER TEXT Use the following book 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, quotes, or awards. Title: The Glasshouse Subtitle: A novel Author: Mira Solano Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Use delicate botanical ink illustration with muted sage and warm ochre washes on ivory paper. Arrange stems around an open central text area. Pair an elegant readable serif headline with simple supporting type. Show believable plant structure. Avoid dense floral wallpaper and illegible cursive. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A fern frond unfurling beside a potted orchid, both drawn with fine ink veins. These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text. Make the title the strongest text element and the author name the second. Keep everything else small. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
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