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Pre-Raphaelite IllustrationEvery leaf, lovingly painted.
A richly detailed figure in a flowering setting, painted in deep jewel tones with every strand of hair and leaf given attention, framed by an ornate border.
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Romantic fiction, poetry, and gothic literary novels.
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Give the illustration notes a single figure and a setting: a woman among greenhouse ferns, a lantern bearer in a wood. Keep the title short enough to fit a decorative cartouche.
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Glasshouse
Open larger viewFiction or poetryPaper Moon
Open larger viewFiction or poetrySeed & Cutting
Open larger viewFiction or poetryThe Lantern Keeper
Open larger viewFiction or poetryNight Bloom
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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 Interpret the supplied brief in Pre-Raphaelite Illustration style. Visual vocabulary: richly detailed figurative scene with elaborate natural setting; jewel-toned colour — deep emerald, ruby, cobalt, gold; intricate foliage, water, or textile detail filling the background; idealised figures — women with elaborate flowing hair; flat or near-flat areas of pure colour in clothing and sky. Lettering direction: ornate gothic or arts-and-crafts influenced lettering; text in a formal cartouche or below the image as caption; hand-lettered title integrated into a decorative border. Suggested colors: jewel tones — deep red, emerald, cobalt, gold, ivory; no pastels. Composition: full-bleed figurative scene; text in border or caption band below. Atmosphere: romantic, medieval, languid intensity, beauty-as-devotion. Keep out of the design: modernist abstraction, photographic realism without painterly detail, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A woman with long loose hair standing among dense ferns and orchids behind greenhouse glass. 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 SunburstPaper MoonRead 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: Paper Moon Subtitle: A love story Author: Juno Park Publisher: Foghorn Books ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in Pre-Raphaelite Illustration style. Visual vocabulary: richly detailed figurative scene with elaborate natural setting; jewel-toned colour — deep emerald, ruby, cobalt, gold; intricate foliage, water, or textile detail filling the background; idealised figures — women with elaborate flowing hair; flat or near-flat areas of pure colour in clothing and sky. Lettering direction: ornate gothic or arts-and-crafts influenced lettering; text in a formal cartouche or below the image as caption; hand-lettered title integrated into a decorative border. Suggested colors: jewel tones — deep red, emerald, cobalt, gold, ivory; no pastels. Composition: full-bleed figurative scene; text in border or caption band below. Atmosphere: romantic, medieval, languid intensity, beauty-as-devotion. Keep out of the design: modernist abstraction, photographic realism without painterly detail, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A woman gazing up at a paper moon in a flowering orchard, every blossom detailed. 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 Pre-Raphaelite Illustration style. Visual vocabulary: richly detailed figurative scene with elaborate natural setting; jewel-toned colour — deep emerald, ruby, cobalt, gold; intricate foliage, water, or textile detail filling the background; idealised figures — women with elaborate flowing hair; flat or near-flat areas of pure colour in clothing and sky. Lettering direction: ornate gothic or arts-and-crafts influenced lettering; text in a formal cartouche or below the image as caption; hand-lettered title integrated into a decorative border. Suggested colors: jewel tones — deep red, emerald, cobalt, gold, ivory; no pastels. Composition: full-bleed figurative scene; text in border or caption band below. Atmosphere: romantic, medieval, languid intensity, beauty-as-devotion. Keep out of the design: modernist abstraction, photographic realism without painterly detail, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A woman kneeling among rooted cuttings on a steep hillside garden, foliage filling the frame. 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 Pre-Raphaelite Illustration style. Visual vocabulary: richly detailed figurative scene with elaborate natural setting; jewel-toned colour — deep emerald, ruby, cobalt, gold; intricate foliage, water, or textile detail filling the background; idealised figures — women with elaborate flowing hair; flat or near-flat areas of pure colour in clothing and sky. Lettering direction: ornate gothic or arts-and-crafts influenced lettering; text in a formal cartouche or below the image as caption; hand-lettered title integrated into a decorative border. Suggested colors: jewel tones — deep red, emerald, cobalt, gold, ivory; no pastels. Composition: full-bleed figurative scene; text in border or caption band below. Atmosphere: romantic, medieval, languid intensity, beauty-as-devotion. Keep out of the design: modernist abstraction, photographic realism without painterly detail, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A cloaked woman holding a lantern in a dark wood, ivy and pale flowers catching the light. 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 Pre-Raphaelite Illustration style. Visual vocabulary: richly detailed figurative scene with elaborate natural setting; jewel-toned colour — deep emerald, ruby, cobalt, gold; intricate foliage, water, or textile detail filling the background; idealised figures — women with elaborate flowing hair; flat or near-flat areas of pure colour in clothing and sky. Lettering direction: ornate gothic or arts-and-crafts influenced lettering; text in a formal cartouche or below the image as caption; hand-lettered title integrated into a decorative border. Suggested colors: jewel tones — deep red, emerald, cobalt, gold, ivory; no pastels. Composition: full-bleed figurative scene; text in border or caption band below. Atmosphere: romantic, medieval, languid intensity, beauty-as-devotion. Keep out of the design: modernist abstraction, photographic realism without painterly detail, artificial yellowing or ageing. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A woman asleep among night flowers, moths in her hair, jewel-toned foliage crowding around. 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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