Covers and Backgrounds: Creating Product Assets

starbeam.one operates from a publishing model, and part of that is this concept of packaging.

The closest metaphor to this is a compact disc (CD) back in the day. When you purchased a CD you not only purchased the disc the music was pressed on, but the packaging around it, known as the jewel case:

starbeam.one follows this paradigm and allows you to provide a cover for each product you sell, as well as a background image to add to the experience when someone views your product after purchase.

If you do not provide a cover or background, one will be provided for you. Here is an example of what that looks like:

Example of No Cover Provided

Conversely, here is an example of what it looks like when someone (me 😁) specifies a cover and background:

Example of Cover Provided

Example Background

Midjourney Generation

The great thing about computer-generated artwork is that it can produce these assets for you.

Here's what I do:

Cover

Cover Prompt Template:

<image_prompt> <title_of_work> <properties>

where:

image_prompt: Link to the image of your work title_of_work: The title of your work properties: These are word prompts that describe your intended theme or brand. They can be the same or different or a combination of the two for each work

Example:

Below is the actual prompt I used for the cover to the work published here (Touch)

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1017389793145016450/1033489079226073230/Mike-E_Its_a_round_trip_to_paradise__maybe_here_we_can_Pair_the_69c26109-327e-4677-aa7f-29f8f59ad016.png?width=656&height=656 album cover, touch, intense, techno-renaissance, regal, shiny, metallic, decadent, solid

Background

Bakground Prompt Template:

<image_prompt> <title_of_work> <properties>  --ar 16:9

where:

image_prompt: Link to the image of your work title_of_work: The title of your work properties: These are word prompts that describe your intended theme or brand. They can be the same or different or a combination of the two for each work

Example:

Below is the actual prompt I used for the background to the work published here (Touch)

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1017389793145016450/1033489079226073230/Mike-E_Its_a_round_trip_to_paradise__maybe_here_we_can_Pair_the_69c26109-327e-4677-aa7f-29f8f59ad016.png?width=656&height=656 background wallpaper, touch, intense, techno-renaissance, regal, decadent --ar 16:9