---
name: cover-art
description: Generate album cover art with curated typography templates for rap/industrial/avant aesthetics. Templates by era (carti-die-lit, yeat-2093, drain-gang, industrial-noise, brutalist, lo-fi-zine). Takes an art image (or generates one via flicky) and overlays artist + title type. Outputs 3000x3000 print-ready cover. Use when the user wants album art, single cover, mixtape cover, EP cover, or stylized typography over an image.
---


# cover-art

Album cover generator. Curated type templates + your art (or AI-gen).

## Run

```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/cover-art/scripts/cover_art.py \
  --image bg.jpg --artist "DEMON" --title "VVS" --template carti-die-lit \
  --out cover.png
```

List templates:

```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/cover-art/scripts/cover_art.py --list
```

## Templates

- `carti-die-lit` — small centered text, distressed, low-res print feel
- `yeat-2093` — chrome 3D-feeling type, large bottom-aligned
- `drain-gang` — Times Italic, top-corner, blurry over washed image
- `industrial-noise` — square brutalist, full-cover type, maximal contrast
- `brutalist` — Helvetica condensed, hard color blocks, Swiss-grid alignment
- `lo-fi-zine` — typewriter mono, photocopy texture, off-center
- `mono-strip` — single thin line of type, minimalism
- `stencil` — military stencil, spray-painted top corner
- `obit` — newspaper obituary mockup, big serif headline + small body

## Output

- 3000x3000 PNG (Spotify/Apple Music print-ready)
- Optional `--size 1500` for faster preview
- Pass `--bg-color "#000000"` if no `--image` (solid background mode)