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Synthwave book covers with AI
Portrait cover art with room for a title block and author name. In a synthwave style: 80s grids, chrome and a hot gradient sun.
Prompts to start from
Each one is a book covers subject with the synthwave style words added: synthwave, retro grid, gradient sun
a lighthouse on a storm cliff, synthwave, retro grid, gradient sunTry ita mossy forest door half open with light inside, synthwave, retro grid, gradient sunTry itminimal geometric cover in navy and gold, synthwave, retro grid, gradient sunTry it
Settings
- Shape: tall 9:16. Use 576x1024 on standard models or 1152x2048 on the 2K model.
- Cheapest way to try it: Fluently XL at $0.010 an image, so $0.10 for ten.
- New accounts get 3 free images a day on the cheaper models.
Tips
- Reserve a clear band for the title.
- Pick one strong subject. Busy covers fail as thumbnails.
- Mention the grid and sun.
- Purple to orange gradients nail it.
Pick a model
| Model | Size | Per image | 10 images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluently XL | 576x1024 | $0.010 | $0.10 | Try it |
| DreamShaper XL | 576x1024 | $0.010 | $0.10 | Try it |
| Juggernaut Pro Flux | 576x1024 | $0.030 | $0.30 | Try it |
| Chroma | 576x1024 | $0.040 | $0.40 | Try it |
| Recraft V4.1 | 576x1024 | $0.060 | $0.60 | Try it |
| Flux LoRA | 576x1024 | $0.090 | $0.90 | Try it |
| Recraft V4.1 Pro | 1152x2048 | $0.33 | $3.30 | Try it |
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