Synthwave Album Cover: Neon Grid Sunset
MidjourneyA Midjourney v7 prompt for a synthwave album cover — a magenta-cyan sun setting over a neon grid horizon with a blank logo circle and title band, chromatic aberration on the horizon, no text.
Last tested: August 2026 with Midjourney v7
Part of the Midjourney prompt library · see more cyberpunk prompts .
Prompt
A retro-futuristic synthwave album cover illustration, a glowing magenta and cyan sun setting over a black geometric grid horizon, palm-tree silhouettes flanking a blank central circle reserved for the artist's logo, chromatic aberration along the horizon edge, deep indigo night sky above with a single forked lightning bolt, a blank rectangular band at the bottom for the title, no text, no letters, no numerals --ar 1:1 --stylize 350
Settings
- Model
- Midjourney v7
- Aspect ratio
- 1:1
- Stylize
- 350
How to use this prompt
The look hinges on the horizon sitting in the lower third so the sun and grid get equal weight — push the grid higher and it dominates, lower and the sky swallows the composition. "Chromatic aberration on the horizon" is the phrase that adds the analog-VHS fringing synthwave demands; without it Midjourney renders a clean digital sunset that reads as stock. The blank central circle is deliberate — every cover needs a logo anchor, and asking for it empty stops the model inventing a garbled band name. Stylize 350 is high because synthwave is a look, not a scene, and rewards maximal aesthetic push. The "no letters, no numerals" guard matters here or the grid fills with fake coordinates.
Variations to try
- Swap the palm trees for chrome motorbike silhouettes to push toward outrun rather than vaporwave
- Recolour the sun to acid green and deep violet for a darker witch-house palette
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Synthwave Album Cover: Neon Grid Sunset",
"prompt": "A retro-futuristic synthwave album cover illustration, a glowing magenta and cyan sun setting over a black geometric grid horizon, palm-tree silhouettes flanking a blank central circle reserved for the artist's logo, chromatic aberration along the horizon edge, deep indigo night sky above with a single forked lightning bolt, a blank rectangular band at the bottom for the title, no text, no letters, no numerals --ar 1:1 --stylize 350",
"model": "Midjourney",
"model_version": "v7",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"stylize": 350
},
"style_tags": [
"cyberpunk",
"cinematic"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"album-covers",
"wall-art"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/midjourney/synthwave-album-cover-neon-grid/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
