Hard animation
What is a hard animation?
A hard animation is a high-end, complex animation of your cover artwork, created manually to match the style and mood of your track. Every detail is tailored specifically to your music. The average duration is 15–30 seconds.
How long are the Motion Covers?
Motion Covers match the full length of your song, except for Instagram Stories (15s) and Spotify Canvas (8s) due to platform limits.
If you need a different duration, just add a note to your order.
How will my cover animation look?
You can specify your preferences for the animation in the notes field, or we can create the animation entirely at our discretion, ensuring it perfectly complements the style of your track. You can view animation examples via this link.
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Custom Animated Album Cover for Your Music Release
This isn't a template with your photo dropped in. Hard Animation is built from scratch — we work through your cover art layer by layer, animating each element by hand.
The result is a cover that actually moves the way your music feels. Used for Spotify Canvas, Apple Music, social media, and anywhere else your release lives visually.
Takes 2–4 business days. Send us your cover and references — we handle the rest.
Spotify Canvas
Looping animated cover for your track page. Plays every time someone opens your song on Spotify.
Apple Music
Motion cover art for your release on Apple Music. Stands out in the feed and on your artist page.
YouTube Music
Your animated cover plays as the visual for your track on YouTube Music. Makes your release look complete across every platform.
Musical Artist Reviews
Reviews of Cover Art Place
748 reviews
I received my cover within two hours of ordering! Thank you, and you also provided a PSD project upon request. You're the best!
I ordered a cover + Spotify canvas, I'm happy with the work, they added the text, the title needed to be bigger, the edits were ready in 2 hours!
You finally have a website. I used to look at your Instagram covers, but now you've added filters, and it's super convenient! Thank you! See you soon!
I bought a template for my track promo videos; the guys gave me a link and helped me with a YouTube tutorial! I highly recommend them; this crew definitely knows their stuff!
We've already purchased six covers for our label! We're thrilled with the quality of the work, the speed, and the service. It's great that they added filters—it's much more convenient!
Thanks for the cover! I think you should add filters for premade covers, as it's hard to find something suitable!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Basic Animation is a simple loop of your cover — clean and fast, done in 24 hours. Hard Animation is built layer by layer from scratch, animating each element of your artwork by hand. It takes more time because it's a completely different level of work.
2–4 business days depending on the complexity of your artwork. If you have a release deadline, mention it in your order notes.
You'll get your animation in MP4 format, optimized for Spotify Canvas, Apple Music, YouTube, and social media. Ready to upload with no extra editing needed.