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Hardcover Book Mockup Held in Hands
A prompt for generating a realistic hardcover book mockup held in both hands, using your own book cover design as the main reference. Ideal for showcasing book covers in a natural lifestyle setting for publishing portfolios, social media, product pages, promotional materials, and online bookstores.
Exact prompt
Midjourney V8.2
Photorealistic editorial mockup of a matte hardcover book held in two light skinned hands above a seated person's lap, deep black background. Camera looks down from above reader's left shoulder, nearly perpendicular to the front cover. Book rotated ~25° clockwise, fills ~80% of frame width, all four corners visible, minimal perspective compression, no visible page block. Left hand grips left edge at midpoint, thumb diagonally across cover pointing upper right, knuckles visible. Right hand cups right edge slightly lower, thumb flat on cover pointing upward, fingers behind. Both hands expose bottom edge and lower corners. Relaxed wrists, natural asymmetry, short unpolished nails, no jewelry. Black clothed shoulder/torso visible lower left; no face. Strong neutral white studio light from upper left reveals paper grain, ink texture, skin pores, knuckle highlights. Uploaded cover artwork displayed exactly, full design visible except small thumb covered areas. Sharp focus, matte finish, no glare. --chaos 10 --ar 3:4
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