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School Cutout CollageScissors, glue, and enthusiasm.
Bold construction-paper shapes with visible scissor-cut edges overlap across the page, glue marks and all, with letters cut from contrasting paper.
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Picture books, kids' activity guides, and family craft manuals.
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Ask for two or three big paper shapes in the notes, not a scene. A short title cuts cleanly from paper; save the subtitle for a marker-written line.
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Open larger viewFiction or poetryLevel Up
Open larger viewNonfictionLearn to Code on Saturdays
Open larger viewFiction or poetrySeed & Cutting
Open larger viewNonfictionCarols & Candles
Open larger viewNonfictionThe Printmaker's Hand
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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 School Cutout Collage style. Visual vocabulary: construction paper in bold colours; visible scissor-cut edges; overlapping paper layers; glue marks or slight misalignment; simple representational shapes — sun, tree, tent. Lettering direction: cut-out paper letters or marker handwriting; uneven baseline. Suggested colors: construction paper colours — red, green, blue, yellow, orange. Composition: collage fills the page; text cut from contrasting paper. Atmosphere: enthusiastic, primary-school, community. Keep out of the design: digital smoothness, professional polish, stock illustration. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A cut-paper staircase of overlapping squares with a small round-headed figure climbing 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.
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 School Cutout Collage style. Visual vocabulary: construction paper in bold colours; visible scissor-cut edges; overlapping paper layers; glue marks or slight misalignment; simple representational shapes — sun, tree, tent. Lettering direction: cut-out paper letters or marker handwriting; uneven baseline. Suggested colors: construction paper colours — red, green, blue, yellow, orange. Composition: collage fills the page; text cut from contrasting paper. Atmosphere: enthusiastic, primary-school, community. Keep out of the design: digital smoothness, professional polish, stock illustration. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A paper laptop shape with torn-edge buttons and a cut-out lightning bolt overlapping the screen. 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 School Cutout Collage style. Visual vocabulary: construction paper in bold colours; visible scissor-cut edges; overlapping paper layers; glue marks or slight misalignment; simple representational shapes — sun, tree, tent. Lettering direction: cut-out paper letters or marker handwriting; uneven baseline. Suggested colors: construction paper colours — red, green, blue, yellow, orange. Composition: collage fills the page; text cut from contrasting paper. Atmosphere: enthusiastic, primary-school, community. Keep out of the design: digital smoothness, professional polish, stock illustration. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Overlapping cut-paper leaves and a single flowerpot, stems glued slightly askew. 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 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 School Cutout Collage style. Visual vocabulary: construction paper in bold colours; visible scissor-cut edges; overlapping paper layers; glue marks or slight misalignment; simple representational shapes — sun, tree, tent. Lettering direction: cut-out paper letters or marker handwriting; uneven baseline. Suggested colors: construction paper colours — red, green, blue, yellow, orange. Composition: collage fills the page; text cut from contrasting paper. Atmosphere: enthusiastic, primary-school, community. Keep out of the design: digital smoothness, professional polish, stock illustration. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES Three tall cut-paper candles with torn-edge flames, overlapping a cut-paper snowflake. 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 Printmaker's HandRead 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 Printmaker's Hand Subtitle: Screenprint, letterpress, and riso for everyone Author: Lena Marsh Publisher: Posterage Press ART DIRECTION Interpret the supplied brief in School Cutout Collage style. Visual vocabulary: construction paper in bold colours; visible scissor-cut edges; overlapping paper layers; glue marks or slight misalignment; simple representational shapes — sun, tree, tent. Lettering direction: cut-out paper letters or marker handwriting; uneven baseline. Suggested colors: construction paper colours — red, green, blue, yellow, orange. Composition: collage fills the page; text cut from contrasting paper. Atmosphere: enthusiastic, primary-school, community. Keep out of the design: digital smoothness, professional polish, stock illustration. Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy. ILLUSTRATION NOTES A cut-paper hand holding a squeegee, with torn paper strips fanned out below 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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