# Generate Polished Article Cover Images

Article creators need consistent cover visuals without manually designing every composition. This skill guides image prompts across style, color, layout, text, mood, and aspect ratio choices.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add jimliu/baoyu-cover-image
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: jimliu-baoyu-cover-image
- Version: 1.117.5
- Author version: 1.117.5
- Skillstore revision: r2
- Version status: valid
- Tree hash: 605c5d3cf4aa578a699b32b8f9663012033dc49394532c6c7a063ac283256c84
- Author: JimLiu
- GitHub username: JimLiu
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills/tree/main/skills/baoyu-cover-image
- Ref: 1c2ebded2116f8124f45dba86a2e567f56e64d8e
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: filesystem, env\_access, external\_commands, network
- Quality score: 79
- Quality tier: bronze
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/jimliu-baoyu-cover-image
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/jimliu-baoyu-cover-image/manifest

## Capabilities

- Generate structured prompts for article cover images.
- Choose among six cover types, eleven palettes, and seven rendering styles.
- Control title density, mood, font style, language, and aspect ratio.
- Use source content and reference images to guide visual composition.
- Save prompts and generated assets in organized topic-based output directories.

## Use Cases

- Create a Blog Header: Turn an article title and short summary into a balanced cover prompt with a suitable visual metaphor and aspect ratio.
- Standardize Editorial Branding: Apply repeatable palettes, rendering styles, fonts, and watermark preferences across a publication library.
- Prepare Social Variants: Generate square, portrait, widescreen, or cinematic cover directions for different publishing channels.

## Prompt Templates

### Simple Cover

```
Create a clean article cover for [title]. Use a single visual metaphor, balanced mood, title-only text, and a 16:9 aspect ratio.
```

### Choose a Visual Direction

```
Create a [type] cover for [title]. Use the [palette] palette, [rendering] rendering, [font] font, title-subtitle text, and [aspect] aspect ratio. Keep the composition uncluttered.
```

### Match Source Content

```
Analyze this article summary: [summary]. Extract its topic, tone, and keywords, then create a cover prompt using a relevant metaphor, suitable palette, rendering style, mood, language, and aspect ratio.
```

### Build a Reference-Led Cover

```
Use the provided reference image for visual direction. Preserve its key composition, palette behavior, and typography hierarchy while creating an original cover for [title]. Specify the required elements, placement, text level, and [aspect] aspect ratio.
```

## Limitations

- Requires an available raster image-generation backend.
- Does not guarantee perfect lettering or typography in generated images.
- Does not edit bitmap text after generation; corrections require regeneration.
- Backend availability, output quality, and model capabilities vary by runtime.

## Best Practices

- Provide the exact article title and a concise content summary.
- Confirm the six visual dimensions before generation unless quick mode is explicitly requested.
- Keep each final prompt in a standalone file so the result can be reproduced or regenerated.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not invent or alter the source title in the generated cover prompt.
- Do not replace raster generation with SVG, HTML, canvas, or other code-based artwork.
- Do not paint over incorrect bitmap text; regenerate with a corrected prompt instead.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-08-07T10:23:21.137\+00:00
- Summary: All 102 static matches were reviewed against the cited skill files and judged false positives. They identify Markdown formatting, documentation paths, configuration locations, backend examples, and repository metadata rather than malicious behavior or unauthorized data access.

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