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Prompt: ### Qwen Image Prompt — Album Cover "It's Been Me All Along" (12-inch Vinyl, 90s Pop/Punk Aesthetic) > **Square 1:1 album cover artwork for a 1990s pop-punk love song titled "It's Been Me All Along".** > > Two young women sitting together on the hood of an old car outside a suburban garage at sunset, capturing a story of friendship turning into love. The scene shows their emotional journey: one woman looking thoughtful and slightly vulnerable, the other smiling warmly with a quiet confidence, the feeling that she has always been the person who truly understood her. > > The main character is a woman who spent years watching her best friend date the wrong people and have her heart broken. She is now finally being seen for who she is. Their connection feels genuine, comfortable, and full of years of shared memories — best friends who realise they were meant to be together all along. > > **90s pop-punk visual style:** inspired by nostalgic alternative rock album covers, teenage diary aesthetics, skate culture, disposable camera photography, handwritten notes, stickers, ripped paper textures, vintage band posters, faded colours, rebellious but heartfelt energy. > > Include visual elements such as: > > * Polaroid photos scattered around them showing years of friendship > * Handwritten lyrics and doodles in the background > * Old cassette tapes and band stickers > * Graffiti-style lettering > * A subtle broken heart symbol transforming into a complete heart > > The two women should look happy and relaxed, laughing together, wearing authentic 1990s-inspired outfits: > > * oversized band T-shirts > * flannel shirts > * ripped jeans > * Converse-style sneakers > * casual alternative fashion > > **Album title:** "IT'S BEEN ME ALL ALONG" > Typography: bold 90s punk lettering, slightly distressed, handwritten elements mixed with chunky alternative rock font. > > **Photography/art direction:** > Shot like a 1997 alternative rock magazine cover, Kodak film grain, warm sunset tones, slightly imperfect disposable camera feel, authentic emotions, realistic faces, nostalgic atmosphere. > > **Camera style:** Canon EOS-1N with Kodak Portra 400 film look, 35mm lens, natural lighting, slight grain, soft contrast. > > Mood: heartfelt, nostalgic, romantic, youthful, "the person you've been looking for was beside you the whole time." >