Looking for the best Midjourney prompts to create awesome album covers? You have arrived at the right place.
Creating the perfect album cover is essential in the music industry. It’s not just about the music. The visual presentation of your album plays a key role in gaining traction in magazines, iTunes, or Spotify.
In this post, we’ll explore some of the best Midjourney prompts to help you design a standout album cover. We’ll explore a variety of styles including painting, abstract/experimental, photography and minimalist design to create your next album cover the world will love.
Let’s get started!
The Ultimate Guide to Traveling for Album Covers
In this post, we’ve shared the different styles used on album covers and provided Midjourney prompts for replicating those styles.
Choose a style and you can easily create album covers for any genre, including rock, rap, pop, metal, and EDM.
Here are some of the best Midjourney prompts to create an album cover based on the style and genre used.
Painted (Genre: Folk, Indie, Alternative Rock)
Illustrated album covers are popular in the folk, indie, and alternative rock genres. These covers often feature hand-drawn artwork that reflects the emotional depth and storytelling found in the music.
This style adds a personal touch, making each album visually unique and deeply connected to the sound.
Prompt: /imagine 2Pac album cover, skillfully painted portrait, dramatic lighting and contrasting shadows, painted album style, painted cover art, text written in front with graffiti "2Pac", --s 56 --v 6.0
The output is: ⤵
2. Abstract (Genre: Electronic, Experimental, Avant-Garde)
Abstract album covers in electronic, experimental, and avant-garde genres often feature unconventional and unrepresentative designs. These covers aim to spark curiosity and reflect the innovative nature of the music.
They use bold colors, geometric shapes, and digital manipulation to create unique visual experiences.
Prompt: /imagine great piece of album art with a women drinking wine, abstract experimental style album cover, high level of noise and subtle texture, psychedelic cover, shapes and lines, --s 56 --v 6.0
The output is: ⤵
3. Photo (Genre: Pop, R&B, Hip Hop)
The style of album cover photography in the pop, R&B, and hip-hop genres captures moments that resonate with the essence of the music.
It often features the artist in dynamic poses or settings that reflect the album’s themes, creating a visual connection with the listener through realism and authenticity.
This style highlights the artist’s personality and the mood of the music, making it a powerful tool for storytelling and brand identity.
Prompt: /imagine 1940s, photographic style album cover art, canvas filled with black and white polaroid photos, photographs all over the album art, --s 56 --v 6.0
The output is: ⤵
4. Minimal form (Genre: poetic, modern classic)
“Minimal Shapes” embodies a serene blend of poetic and modern classical genres.
It features a simple yet profound composition that emphasizes clarity and emotional depth.
The album’s style focuses on the essence and strips away the core elements of the music, creating a serene listening experience.
Prompt: /imagine minimal abstract style album cover, high level of noise and subtle texture, shapes and lines and circles, minimimalistic album art, two piano keys, 20 circles --s 56 --v 6.0
The output is: ⤵
5. Retro/Vintage (Genre: Retro Pop, Rock and Roll, Jazz)
Retro/Vintage album covers capture the essence of the past with designs that reflect the charm of retro pop, rock and roll, and jazz.
They often use nostalgic elements, colors, and typography to evoke iconic styles from past decades.
Prompt: /imagine Mike Tyson album cover, dramatic lighting and contrasting shadows, retro vintage album style, retro cover, text written in front with stylistic "Fight", cityscape in the background, --s 56 --v 6.0
The output is: ⤵
6. Illustration (Genre: Cartoon Soundtrack, Children’s Music, Art Rock)
Commonly found in cartoon soundtracks, children’s music, and art rock genres, illustrated album covers feature custom-created art.
These covers are vivid, imaginative, and appeal directly to the visual storytelling aspect of music.
Prompt: /imagine Beyonce album cover, soft lighting, illustrative album style, comic illustration cover, text written in front in italics "Halo", garden of flowers, --s 56 --v 6.0
The output is: ⤵
Additional album prompts for Midjourney
We’ve also included additional prompts for you to explore and experiment with. Feel free to adjust these prompts using your own parameters to fit your specific artistic vision.
Experimenting with different settings and keywords can yield surprising and inspiring results, so don’t hesitate to adjust the prompts to better suit your project needs.
| no. | Genre and Style | middle prompt |
|---|---|---|
| One | Rock (realistic) | /Imagine the album artwork. There is a man sitting on a gasoline canister holding a rock guitar and lighting a fire around him. |
| 2 | Rock (Inspiration) | /Imagine Rock album cover, rebel, outcast, wolf, lone wolf, morality |
| three | Rap (motivational) | /Imagine a dollar turning into a million dollars and a motivational rap album cover. |
| 4 | Lab (City) | /Imagine a rap album artwork, realistic, urban environment, concrete jungle. |
| 5 | Pop (debut album) | /Imagine a pop album cover, a confident young female singer. |
| 6 | Pop (Creative) | /Pop album cover artwork, colorful colors, paintball, creative imagination |
| 7 | Metal (dark fantasy) | /Imagine a metal music album cover. He became the ruler of the underworld and is pictured. |
| 8 | Metal (horror core) | /Imagine metal album covers, mystical powers, and communication with the dead. |
| 9 | EDM (abstract) | /Imagine cognitive dissonance, abstraction, modern art, dystopia. |
| 10 | EDM (acid wave aesthetic) | /Imagine an album cover. Sound waves flying through infinite space |
| 11 | R&B (romantic) | /R&B album cover, imagine a young woman looking for love. |
| 12 | R&B (Breakup) | /Imagine R&B album cover, main theme of overcoming a difficult breakup |
| 13 | Country (iconic) | /Country album illustration, imagine an old country singer sitting in front of an old diner. |
| 14 | punk (rebellious) | /Punk album cover, imagine homeless people sitting defiantly in a luxury penthouse restaurant |
| 15 | Hard rock (grunge) | /Imagine a hard rock album cover, grunge, 90s, greasy, dark colors. |
| 16 | Electronic (Ethereal) | /Imagine an electronic music album cover. Bioluminescent wires are intertwined with the city of the future. |
| 17 | Alternative (Dark Mashup) | /Imagine a cool album cover, cinematic, dark colors. No need to say anything. |
| 18 | Fork (quiet) | /Imagine folk album cover, serene acoustic guitar on the riverside, sunset background |
| 19 | Jazz (Vintage) | /Imagine a jazz album cover, a smoky jazz club scene with a saxophonist in the spotlight, a vintage feel. |
| 20 | Classic (Elegance) | /Imagine a classical music album cover, a grand piano in a fancy concert hall, and an elegant look. |
| 21 | Blues (Soulful) | /Imagine blues album cover, lonely street musician under a streetlight, soulful |
| 22 | Indie (dreamy) | /Indie album cover, abstract, ethereal landscape, dreamy imagination |
| 23 | Reggae (lively) | /Imagine a reggae album cover, vibrant colors, beaches and palm trees, and a relaxing atmosphere. |
| 24 | soul (intimate) | /imagine soul album cover, close-up of artist in thoughtful pose, intimate feeling |
| 25 | funk (groovy) | /Imagine a punk album cover, a retro dance floor with a disco ball, and something groovy. |
| 26 | World Music (Culture) | /Imagine world music album covers, traditional instruments and cultural landmarks. |
| 27 | New Age (Mystery) | /Imagine a new age album cover, a mysterious landscape, and a calm and peaceful scene. |
| 28 | Heavy metal (intense) | /Heavy Metal Album Cover, Fiery Phoenix Rising, Imagine Intense. |
| 29 | Disco (retro) | /Imagine a disco album cover, neon lights and dancing. |
And that’s it!
We hope these album cover Midjourney prompts will help you design and create a beautiful and stunning album cover.
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