Example: "Lado B" by MATEO K (made-up artist)
Cassette tape
Handmade mixtape.
alternativorapR&B
Why it works
A cassette with handwriting says 'I made this for you': close and nostalgic. Product + flat background = a clean composition that reads as a thumbnail.
How to adapt it to your song
Great for mixtapes and EPs. Swap the cassette for a floppy disk, a burned CD or a vinyl record.
The prompt
Professional music album cover art, square 1:1 format. The artist's idea decides the scene, pose, props and composition (the style only adds camera, light and color): Top-down shot of a clear plastic cassette tape and its open case on a flat mint-green background, with a paper J-card insert showing a small photo of the artist. The title "Lado B" handwritten in black marker on the cassette's white label, a bit of tape ribbon pulled out in a loose curl. "MATEO K" handwritten smaller on the label. Soft daylight, real plastic reflections.. Camera, light and color in this style, keeping the scene above: hyper-realistic high-fashion editorial cover, medium format camera with an 85mm lens at f/1.8, the artist facing camera, real skin texture, large soft key light with a crisp rim light, shallow depth of field with creamy bokeh, deep teal shadows and warm amber highlights, luxury magazine cover energy. The song title "Lado B" appears ONLY where the scene places it, spelled exactly, once; do not add it again anywhere else. Artist name on the cover, spelled exactly, small and shown once: "MATEO K". The title appears EXACTLY ONCE, only where the scene above places it and made of the material the scene describes; do NOT add a second title, logo or headline anywhere else (no chrome or metallic logo at the top). The artist name appears once, small, where the scene says. Every letter perfectly spelled and fully visible. No other readable text anywhere. Pop graphic art direction: one clear idea, a short bold color palette, a simple or flat background, readable as a phone thumbnail. People look natural and real, with personality or humor, dressed as described; never a generic glamour or swimsuit pose. Finish the whole image, lettering included, like this: shot on Kodak Portra 400 35mm film, scanned negative look: warm creamy skin tones, soft pastel highlights, gentle natural film grain, slight lens vignetting, imperfect natural framing, honest light, nostalgic and expensive. It must look like a real photo, not AI: skin with pores and small imperfections, no plastic or airbrushed skin, real lens depth of field and vignetting, correct reflections and shadows, organic film grain, no generic HDR look, a single captured moment.
This is the exact prompt Vanta uses (GPT Image 2). It works in other generators too, but results vary by model.
Make it with your face
In Vanta you upload your photo and the recipe keeps your identity, with cinema-grade lettering and finish. Also from ChatGPT or Claude: ask to "use the recipe Cassette tape" with the Vanta Label connector.
