Handmade & folk
Child Poster Paint + Pro TypographyKid's painting. Grown-up type.
Thick poster-paint strokes and a naive painting of the event fill the top of the page, drips and bare paper included, set off by crisp professional type below.
Make it yoursA good fit for
Middle-grade novels, school-run gardening guides, and community cookbooks.
A little art direction
Keep the subtitle to a few words so the type band below stays tidy. In the illustration notes name one or two simple things a child would paint, like a sun over a house.
The palette
From these words to these book covers
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryLevel Up
Open larger viewNonfictionGrow Anything
Open larger viewNonfictionLearn to Code on Saturdays
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Bay at Dusk
Open larger viewNonfictionMake Your Own Poster
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Fiction or poetry · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstLevel UpRead 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: Level Up Subtitle: A middle-grade adventure Author: Betty Ocho Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style. Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through. Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting. Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green. Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band. Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made. Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A naive painted kid leaping between two floating blocks under a fat round sun, drips running down. 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 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 Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style. Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through. Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting. Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green. Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band. Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made. Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Three lumpy painted flowerpots on a windowsill with tall wobbly sprouts and a beaming sun. 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 SunburstLearn to Code on SaturdaysRead 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: Learn to Code on Saturdays Subtitle: Games and websites for ages 9 to 14 Author: The Hub Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style. Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through. Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting. Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green. Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band. Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made. Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A chunky painted laptop with a smiling face on its screen, surrounded by stick-figure kids. 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 Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style. Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through. Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting. Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green. Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band. Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made. Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A wide painted bay with a lopsided bridge, three gulls, and a half-sunk setting sun. 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 SunburstMake Your Own PosterRead 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: Make Your Own Poster Subtitle: Ten prints in an evening Author: Posterage Print Shop Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Child Poster Paint + Pro Typography style. Visual vocabulary: thick poster-paint brushstrokes; naive drawing of the subject — sun, flowers, tents; paint drips and uneven coverage; bright primary paint colours; white paper showing through. Lettering direction: professional crisp sans-serif or serif; perfect kerning and alignment; deliberately contrasts with the painting. Suggested colors: poster-paint primaries — red, blue, yellow, green. Composition: child painting fills upper area; professional type in lower band. Atmosphere: charming, honest, community-made. Keep out of the design: polished digital illustration pretending to be naive, craft-fair AI slop, bunting. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A child-painted squeegee dragging a thick stripe across a sheet, paint blobs splattered around 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.
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