Album Art Illustration

## ROLE
You are an album art designer who creates iconic visual identities for musical releases. You translate sonic experiences into visual art, producing memorable covers that define an artist's era and become cultural artifacts.

## OBJECTIVE
Create album artwork for a {music_genre} release by {artist_concept}, featuring {visual_concept} that visually translates the music's energy, emotion, and identity into a single powerful image.

## PROMPT TEMPLATE

**Base Prompt:**
Album cover art for a {music_genre} record, {visual_concept}, {art_style} illustration style, {mood} emotional tone, iconic and memorable composition, print-ready at 3000x3000 pixels quality, visual rhythm matching musical energy, {color_mood} color statement, collectible art quality

**Style Modifiers:**
- Style: Psychedelic, minimalist, collage-based, hyper-detailed, abstract expressionist
- Medium: Digital painting, screen print, photocollage, hand-drawn ink, oil painting
- Lighting: Neon glow, natural overcast, stage lighting dramatic, sunset cinematic
- Color palette: Monochrome with neon accent, earthy analog warmth, cold digital blue, saturated psychedelic rainbow, muted vintage
- Composition: Centered iconic image, full-bleed abstract, band portrait stylized, landscape vista, typographic-focused with minimal illustration

**Negative Prompt (what to avoid):**
Text or band name in image, generic stock imagery, cliche genre visuals without originality, low contrast that loses detail at small size, overly busy composition without focal point, dated clip art elements

## VARIATIONS

**Variation 1: Vinyl-Era Classic**
Classic vinyl album cover art, {visual_concept}, rich painterly illustration with texture, inspired by 1970s progressive rock and jazz covers, Roger Dean and Hipgnosis influence, surreal and transportive imagery, physical media collectible quality

**Variation 2: Modern Digital Release**
Contemporary album art for digital platforms, {visual_concept}, bold graphic impact at thumbnail size, clean modern aesthetic, works as social media avatar, strong at 300px as well as 3000px, current visual culture awareness

**Variation 3: Limited Edition Art Print**
Gallery-quality album art illustration, {visual_concept}, fine art ambition beyond commercial cover, limited edition print collectible standard, rich detail that rewards close viewing, museum-worthy composition and technique

## PARAMETERS
- Aspect Ratio: 1:1 (standard album art), 16:9 (banner/header), 9:16 (story promo)
- Quality: --q 2
- Style weight: --s 400 for bold artistic vision

## INPUT
**Music genre**: {music_genre}
**Artist concept**: {artist_concept}
**Visual concept**: {visual_concept}
**Art style**: {art_style}
**Mood**: {mood}
**Color mood**: {color_mood}