AI album covers, from the idea to the animated version
Generate the cover for your single or album with the image model that fits the idea — a photo, a design or a title — and turn it into a moving cover for the release posts in the same place.
30 free credits when you create your account; each image shows its cost before you generate.
Three kinds of cover
A photo
Soul for images that look photographed: a portrait, a place, an object on a table.
A cover with text
Ideogram 4.0 when the title or the artist’s name has to be part of the image.
A design
Recraft V4.1 for graphic, illustrated or minimal covers.
From prompt to release
Describe the cover
The main subject, the mood, the colors and the style of photo or design. Choose 1:1.
Generate options
Try a few prompts and models; every image goes to your gallery.
Animate it
Turn the cover into a short video for the posts and the Canvas with image to video.
Before you upload it to your distributor
- Size: covers are square, and many distributors ask for at least 3000 × 3000 pixels. Check your distributor’s requirements and the size of the file before uploading.
- Text: stores usually reject covers with web addresses, social handles, prices or other artists’ names. Keep the text to the title and the artist.
- Rights: don’t ask for well-known characters, logos, brands or other artists’ faces. The models reject those prompts too.
- Small screens: look at the cover at thumbnail size, the way it appears in a playlist. If you can’t read it there, simplify it.
A cover that moves
A still cover is a single post. Animated, it’s the announcement, the countdown and the release day. Animate it with Seedance or Kling in image to video, and use TONTRIA Clips release assets for the “coming soon”, “out now” and Spotify Canvas pieces.
Questions
Can I make an album cover with AI for free?
You can try it with the 30 free credits that every new account gets once. After that, credits come in packs from USD 10.
What size should an album cover be?
Square. Many distributors ask for at least 3000 × 3000 pixels: check your distributor’s requirements before uploading. The cover is one step of the release: see the release planning checklist.
Which AI model is best for album covers?
Soul for photographic covers, Ideogram if the cover has text, Recraft for graphic design. Try more than one: they’re in the same place.
Can I animate the cover?
Yes, with image to video: Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5 or Kling 3.0 turn it into a short video.
Keep exploring
Higgsfield Soul
Photographic AI images for covers, portraits and posters: Soul, Soul 2 and Soul Cinema.
Learn more →Image to video
Animate a photo or the cover with Seedance, Kling, Wan and more.
Learn more →AI models compared
Every video and image model in Motion Studio: duration, resolution and inputs.
Learn more →Pricing
Credits: 30 free, packs of 100 for USD 10 and 500 for USD 40.
Learn more →Make the video your song deserves
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