diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsCommand.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Jobs\GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsJob;
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Services\Featured\FeaturedArtworkSelector;
+use App\Services\Images\FeaturedArtworkThumbnailGenerator;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Support\LazyCollection;
+
+final class GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'skinbase:featured-thumbnails:generate
+        {--artwork=* : Restrict generation to one or more artwork IDs}
+        {--only-featured : Restrict generation to currently selected featured artworks}
+        {--missing-only : Only generate artworks missing at least one featured variant}
+        {--all : Process all artworks with a hash and source extension}
+        {--limit=0 : Cap the number of artworks processed}
+        {--queue : Dispatch background jobs instead of generating inline}
+        {--force : Regenerate all featured variants even when they already exist}
+        {--dry-run : Report planned generation without writing files}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Generate dedicated featured artwork CDN thumbnails for the homepage hero';
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly FeaturedArtworkSelector $selector,
+        private readonly FeaturedArtworkThumbnailGenerator $generator,
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $artworkIds = collect((array) $this->option('artwork'))
+            ->map(static fn (mixed $id): int => (int) $id)
+            ->filter(static fn (int $id): bool => $id > 0)
+            ->values()
+            ->all();
+
+        $force = (bool) $this->option('force');
+        $dryRun = (bool) $this->option('dry-run');
+        $queue = (bool) $this->option('queue');
+        $limit = max(0, (int) $this->option('limit'));
+        $all = (bool) $this->option('all');
+        $explicitOnlyFeatured = (bool) $this->option('only-featured');
+        $missingOnly = $force ? false : ((bool) $this->option('missing-only') || ($artworkIds === [] && ! $all));
+
+        if ($all && $explicitOnlyFeatured) {
+            $this->error('Use either --all or --only-featured, not both.');
+
+            return self::INVALID;
+        }
+
+        if ($queue && $dryRun) {
+            $this->error('Use either --queue or --dry-run, not both.');
+
+            return self::INVALID;
+        }
+
+        $onlyFeatured = $artworkIds === [] && ! $all;
+        if ($explicitOnlyFeatured) {
+            $onlyFeatured = true;
+        }
+
+        $processed = 0;
+        $queued = 0;
+        $generatedVariants = 0;
+        $skipped = 0;
+        $failed = 0;
+
+        foreach ($this->candidateArtworks($artworkIds, $onlyFeatured) as $artwork) {
+            if ($limit > 0 && $processed >= $limit) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            $processed++;
+
+            $plan = $this->generator->plan($artwork, $force);
+            $targetVariants = (array) ($plan['target_variants'] ?? []);
+
+            if ($missingOnly && ! $force && $targetVariants === []) {
+                $skipped++;
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($dryRun) {
+                $this->line(sprintf(
+                    '[dry-run] artwork=%d variants=%s',
+                    (int) $artwork->id,
+                    $targetVariants === [] ? 'none' : implode(',', $targetVariants),
+                ));
+
+                if ($targetVariants === []) {
+                    $skipped++;
+                } else {
+                    $generatedVariants += count($targetVariants);
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($queue) {
+                GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsJob::dispatch((int) $artwork->id, $force);
+                $queued++;
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                $result = $this->generator->generate($artwork, $force);
+
+                $generatedVariants += (int) ($result['generated'] ?? 0);
+                $skipped += count((array) ($result['target_variants'] ?? [])) === 0 ? 1 : 0;
+
+                if (($result['failed'] ?? []) !== []) {
+                    $failed++;
+                    $this->warn(sprintf(
+                        'Artwork %d failed for variants: %s',
+                        (int) $artwork->id,
+                        implode(', ', array_keys((array) $result['failed'])),
+                    ));
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $exception) {
+                $failed++;
+                $this->warn(sprintf('Artwork %d failed: %s', (int) $artwork->id, $exception->getMessage()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        $mode = $dryRun ? 'dry-run' : ($queue ? 'queued' : 'generated');
+
+        $this->info(sprintf(
+            'Featured artwork thumbnail %s complete: processed=%d queued=%d generated_variants=%d skipped=%d failed=%d',
+            $mode,
+            $processed,
+            $queued,
+            $generatedVariants,
+            $skipped,
+            $failed,
+        ));
+
+        return $failed > 0 ? self::FAILURE : self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  list<int>  $artworkIds
+     * @return LazyCollection<int, Artwork>
+     */
+    private function candidateArtworks(array $artworkIds, bool $onlyFeatured): LazyCollection
+    {
+        if ($artworkIds !== []) {
+            return Artwork::query()
+                ->withTrashed()
+                ->whereIn('id', $artworkIds)
+                ->whereNotNull('hash')
+                ->where('hash', '!=', '')
+                ->whereNotNull('file_ext')
+                ->where('file_ext', '!=', '')
+                ->orderByDesc('id')
+                ->cursor();
+        }
+
+        $query = $onlyFeatured
+            ? $this->selector->querySelectedArtworks()
+            : Artwork::query()
+                ->select('artworks.*')
+                ->withTrashed()
+                ->whereNotNull('hash')
+                ->where('hash', '!=', '')
+                ->whereNotNull('file_ext')
+                ->where('file_ext', '!=', '');
+
+        return $this->orderedCursor($query);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return LazyCollection<int, Artwork>
+     */
+    private function orderedCursor(Builder $query): LazyCollection
+    {
+        return $query
+            ->orderByDesc('artworks.id')
+            ->cursor();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsJob.php b/app/Jobs/GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsJob.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Services\Images\FeaturedArtworkThumbnailGenerator;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+final class GenerateFeaturedArtworkThumbnailsJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable;
+    use InteractsWithQueue;
+    use Queueable;
+    use SerializesModels;
+
+    public int $tries = 3;
+
+    public int $timeout = 120;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly int $artworkId,
+        private readonly bool $force = false,
+    ) {
+        $queue = (string) config('uploads.featured_thumbnails.queue', 'default');
+
+        if ($queue !== '') {
+            $this->onQueue($queue);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function handle(
+        FeaturedArtworkThumbnailGenerator $generator,
+    ): void {
+        $artwork = Artwork::withTrashed()->find($this->artworkId);
+
+        if (! $artwork instanceof Artwork) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $result = $generator->generate($artwork, $this->force);
+
+        if (($result['failed'] ?? []) !== []) {
+            Log::warning('Featured artwork thumbnail generation had partial failures', [
+                'artwork_id' => $artwork->id,
+                'failed_variants' => array_keys((array) $result['failed']),
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+}