Handmade & folk
Crayon Folk HandmadeWaxy, warm, homespun.
Visible crayon texture and uneven color fill surround a simple folk motif, with wobbly hand lettering and white paper showing through.
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Folk songbooks, community cookbooks, and gentle poetry chapbooks.
A little art direction
Name one folk motif in the notes, a bird, a candle, a loaf, and leave the tagline off; wobbly crayon lettering runs out of room fast.
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Open larger viewNonfictionCarols & Candles
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Community Kitchen
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Lantern Keeper
Open larger viewFiction or poetryNight Bloom
Open larger viewFiction or poetrySeed & Cutting
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Nonfiction · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstCarols & CandlesRead 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: Carols & Candles Subtitle: A songbook for winter Author: The Bay Community Choir ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Crayon Folk Handmade style. Visual vocabulary: waxy crayon texture visible; simple folk motifs — flowers, birds, suns; uneven colour fill; white paper texture showing through; childlike but not incompetent. Lettering direction: hand-lettered marker or crayon; slightly wobbly but legible. Suggested colors: crayon primaries with waxy build-up. Composition: central folk motif; hand-lettered text around it. Atmosphere: warm, folk, homespun. Keep out of the design: digital craft-fair slop, bunting and pennants, airbrush effects. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A ring of crayon candles around a single folk songbird, waxy scribbles filling the flames. 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 Community KitchenRead 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 Community Kitchen Subtitle: Fifty suppers cooked by neighbors Author: St. Brigid's Volunteers ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Crayon Folk Handmade style. Visual vocabulary: waxy crayon texture visible; simple folk motifs — flowers, birds, suns; uneven colour fill; white paper texture showing through; childlike but not incompetent. Lettering direction: hand-lettered marker or crayon; slightly wobbly but legible. Suggested colors: crayon primaries with waxy build-up. Composition: central folk motif; hand-lettered text around it. Atmosphere: warm, folk, homespun. Keep out of the design: digital craft-fair slop, bunting and pennants, airbrush effects. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A big crayon soup pot with a curl of steam, a wooden spoon, and two loaves 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 SunburstThe Lantern KeeperRead 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 Lantern Keeper Author: Hollis Pine Tagline: A ghost story for winter nights ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Crayon Folk Handmade style. Visual vocabulary: waxy crayon texture visible; simple folk motifs — flowers, birds, suns; uneven colour fill; white paper texture showing through; childlike but not incompetent. Lettering direction: hand-lettered marker or crayon; slightly wobbly but legible. Suggested colors: crayon primaries with waxy build-up. Composition: central folk motif; hand-lettered text around it. Atmosphere: warm, folk, homespun. Keep out of the design: digital craft-fair slop, bunting and pennants, airbrush effects. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A crayon lantern glowing on a snowy hill with a small crooked house behind 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 Interpret the supplied brief in Crayon Folk Handmade style. Visual vocabulary: waxy crayon texture visible; simple folk motifs — flowers, birds, suns; uneven colour fill; white paper texture showing through; childlike but not incompetent. Lettering direction: hand-lettered marker or crayon; slightly wobbly but legible. Suggested colors: crayon primaries with waxy build-up. Composition: central folk motif; hand-lettered text around it. Atmosphere: warm, folk, homespun. Keep out of the design: digital craft-fair slop, bunting and pennants, airbrush effects. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES One large crayon flower opening under a crescent moon, petals scribbled unevenly. 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 Interpret the supplied brief in Crayon Folk Handmade style. Visual vocabulary: waxy crayon texture visible; simple folk motifs — flowers, birds, suns; uneven colour fill; white paper texture showing through; childlike but not incompetent. Lettering direction: hand-lettered marker or crayon; slightly wobbly but legible. Suggested colors: crayon primaries with waxy build-up. Composition: central folk motif; hand-lettered text around it. Atmosphere: warm, folk, homespun. Keep out of the design: digital craft-fair slop, bunting and pennants, airbrush effects. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A crayon flowerpot with a single cutting, its roots drawn showing through the pot. 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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