# 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)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc) 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:

![](https://www.cdunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190807_170716-WEB.jpg)

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](https://alpha.starbeam.one/market/products/0bbc8753-f64f-46dc-6ffe-08dab07b8cca)

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

[Example of Cover Provided](https://alpha.starbeam.one/market/products/2cb4d86d-e741-476a-f4d5-08dab92506b4)

[Example Background](https://twitter.com/Mike_E_angelo/status/1586097616663842816)

### 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<br>

**Example:**

Below is the actual prompt I used for the cover [to the work published here](https://alpha.starbeam.one/market/products/6ef55509-2af5-4fdf-7757-08dab39c14fe/) (`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<br>

**Example:**

Below is the actual prompt I used for the background [to the work published here](https://alpha.starbeam.one/market/products/6ef55509-2af5-4fdf-7757-08dab39c14fe/) (`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
```