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Expressionist WoodcutCarved with feeling.
Jagged black shapes gouged from a white field, with every knife mark left showing and a single red accent burning through.
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Dark fantasy, ghost stories, and hard-edged mysteries.
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Keep the title to two or three words; carved letters need width. In the illustration notes, ask for one figure or object at a dramatic angle, not a crowded scene.
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Lantern Keeper
Open larger viewFiction or poetryIron Harvest
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Tallow Works
Open larger viewFiction or poetryCold Front
Open larger viewFiction or poetryFog Signals
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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 Expressionist Woodcut style. Visual vocabulary: bold woodcut or linocut texture; jagged angular forms; high contrast black and white; distorted perspective for emotional effect; visible carving marks. Lettering direction: hand-carved letterforms or heavy grotesque; text integrated into the block print. Suggested colors: black, white, one accent — red or orange. Composition: single powerful image; text in carved bands. Atmosphere: raw, emotional, urgent. Keep out of the design: soft pastels, smooth vector gradients, decorative ornament. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A hunched figure raising a lantern into gouged fog, its light cut as jagged slashes. 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 SunburstIron HarvestRead 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: Iron Harvest Subtitle: Book One of the Foundry Cycle Author: J. R. Ember Publisher: Twin Peaks Editions ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Expressionist Woodcut style. Visual vocabulary: bold woodcut or linocut texture; jagged angular forms; high contrast black and white; distorted perspective for emotional effect; visible carving marks. Lettering direction: hand-carved letterforms or heavy grotesque; text integrated into the block print. Suggested colors: black, white, one accent — red or orange. Composition: single powerful image; text in carved bands. Atmosphere: raw, emotional, urgent. Keep out of the design: soft pastels, smooth vector gradients, decorative ornament. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A giant hammer descending on an anvil at a steep angle, sparks gouged out as shards. 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 Tallow WorksRead 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 Tallow Works Subtitle: A novel Author: Dara Fenwick Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Expressionist Woodcut style. Visual vocabulary: bold woodcut or linocut texture; jagged angular forms; high contrast black and white; distorted perspective for emotional effect; visible carving marks. Lettering direction: hand-carved letterforms or heavy grotesque; text integrated into the block print. Suggested colors: black, white, one accent — red or orange. Composition: single powerful image; text in carved bands. Atmosphere: raw, emotional, urgent. Keep out of the design: soft pastels, smooth vector gradients, decorative ornament. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A worker bent over a vat of tallow, candle racks looming behind at distorted angles. 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 SunburstCold FrontRead 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: Cold Front Subtitle: A Detective Kestrel mystery Author: Tess Halloran Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Expressionist Woodcut style. Visual vocabulary: bold woodcut or linocut texture; jagged angular forms; high contrast black and white; distorted perspective for emotional effect; visible carving marks. Lettering direction: hand-carved letterforms or heavy grotesque; text integrated into the block print. Suggested colors: black, white, one accent — red or orange. Composition: single powerful image; text in carved bands. Atmosphere: raw, emotional, urgent. Keep out of the design: soft pastels, smooth vector gradients, decorative ornament. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A figure leaning into a diagonal storm, coat flying, streetlamp bent by the wind. 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 SunburstFog SignalsRead 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: Fog Signals Subtitle: Stories Author: Ines Calloway Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Expressionist Woodcut style. Visual vocabulary: bold woodcut or linocut texture; jagged angular forms; high contrast black and white; distorted perspective for emotional effect; visible carving marks. Lettering direction: hand-carved letterforms or heavy grotesque; text integrated into the block print. Suggested colors: black, white, one accent — red or orange. Composition: single powerful image; text in carved bands. Atmosphere: raw, emotional, urgent. Keep out of the design: soft pastels, smooth vector gradients, decorative ornament. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A foghorn tower on jagged rocks, sound waves gouged out as angular slashes. 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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