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Heavy Metal Concert PosterGo big. Then bigger.
A skull, dragon, or ruined fortress fills the frame under dramatic lighting, framed by fire and lightning, with the band name thundering across the top in blackletter.
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Epic fantasy, horror, and gritty historical crime.
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The title is the biggest thing on the cover, so make it a short mighty phrase. In the notes ask for one central beast or landmark and say where the light comes from.
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryIron Harvest
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Lantern Keeper
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Tallow Works
Open larger viewNonfictionBarbary Coast
Open larger viewFiction or poetryFog Signals
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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 Heavy Metal Concert Poster style. Visual vocabulary: skulls, dragons, flames, demons, or fantasy architecture as central image; detailed figurative illustration with dramatic lighting; blackletter or thorned gothic display type; heavy dark background — black or deep purple-black; fire or lightning as compositional elements. Lettering direction: blackletter gothic or custom thorned metal lettering; band name enormous — often the dominant visual element; support acts in smaller but still dramatic type. Suggested colors: black, deep red, orange flame, silver, bone white. Composition: dramatic central image; band name across top or arched above; dates below. Atmosphere: dark, powerful, maximalist, earnestly epic. Keep out of the design: pastel colours, clean modernist minimalism, ironic detachment, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A colossal iron dragon rising from a foundry furnace, lit from below by molten fire. 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 Heavy Metal Concert Poster style. Visual vocabulary: skulls, dragons, flames, demons, or fantasy architecture as central image; detailed figurative illustration with dramatic lighting; blackletter or thorned gothic display type; heavy dark background — black or deep purple-black; fire or lightning as compositional elements. Lettering direction: blackletter gothic or custom thorned metal lettering; band name enormous — often the dominant visual element; support acts in smaller but still dramatic type. Suggested colors: black, deep red, orange flame, silver, bone white. Composition: dramatic central image; band name across top or arched above; dates below. Atmosphere: dark, powerful, maximalist, earnestly epic. Keep out of the design: pastel colours, clean modernist minimalism, ironic detachment, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A robed skeleton holding a lantern on a cliff, lightning forking behind a ruined tower. 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 Heavy Metal Concert Poster style. Visual vocabulary: skulls, dragons, flames, demons, or fantasy architecture as central image; detailed figurative illustration with dramatic lighting; blackletter or thorned gothic display type; heavy dark background — black or deep purple-black; fire or lightning as compositional elements. Lettering direction: blackletter gothic or custom thorned metal lettering; band name enormous — often the dominant visual element; support acts in smaller but still dramatic type. Suggested colors: black, deep red, orange flame, silver, bone white. Composition: dramatic central image; band name across top or arched above; dates below. Atmosphere: dark, powerful, maximalist, earnestly epic. Keep out of the design: pastel colours, clean modernist minimalism, ironic detachment, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A fortress of dripping candles with a skull at its heart, lit by a thousand 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 SunburstBarbary CoastRead 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: Barbary Coast Subtitle: Crime, gold, and the making of a city Author: Henry Vasquez Publisher: Barbary Coast Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Heavy Metal Concert Poster style. Visual vocabulary: skulls, dragons, flames, demons, or fantasy architecture as central image; detailed figurative illustration with dramatic lighting; blackletter or thorned gothic display type; heavy dark background — black or deep purple-black; fire or lightning as compositional elements. Lettering direction: blackletter gothic or custom thorned metal lettering; band name enormous — often the dominant visual element; support acts in smaller but still dramatic type. Suggested colors: black, deep red, orange flame, silver, bone white. Composition: dramatic central image; band name across top or arched above; dates below. Atmosphere: dark, powerful, maximalist, earnestly epic. Keep out of the design: pastel colours, clean modernist minimalism, ironic detachment, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A skull in a sea captain's hat above a burning harbor, lightning over the masts. 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 Heavy Metal Concert Poster style. Visual vocabulary: skulls, dragons, flames, demons, or fantasy architecture as central image; detailed figurative illustration with dramatic lighting; blackletter or thorned gothic display type; heavy dark background — black or deep purple-black; fire or lightning as compositional elements. Lettering direction: blackletter gothic or custom thorned metal lettering; band name enormous — often the dominant visual element; support acts in smaller but still dramatic type. Suggested colors: black, deep red, orange flame, silver, bone white. Composition: dramatic central image; band name across top or arched above; dates below. Atmosphere: dark, powerful, maximalist, earnestly epic. Keep out of the design: pastel colours, clean modernist minimalism, ironic detachment, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A skeletal lighthouse keeper in a storm, the beam blazing through lightning and spray. 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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