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Designing Book Covers in Photoshop
Getting Started...
Things to know before you start this course (3:18)
Join the Facebook Group
Photoshop keyboard shortcuts printable
Module One: What Makes Book Covers Work?
Know the mood you want to create (4:05)
Have a clear color palette (but keep it simple) (5:17)
Learn the art of white space (less is more) (5:54)
Contrast in design (1:38)
Create movement (4:03)
Make your cover readable and genre intuitive (3:40)
What makes covers ugly? (3:15)
Module Two: Tools to Design the Perfect Cover
Using fonts on book covers (11:04)
Where to find stock photos (14:28)
Photoshop brushes & layer styles: how to use and install (17:46)
Genre research before you design (12:02)
Module Three: Cover Design Tutorial Walk-Throughs
Fantasy Symbol Book Cover (35:52)
Fantasy Character Book Cover (37:53)
Fantasy Text-Based Book Cover (30:37)
Sci-Fi Book Cover (22:15)
Contemporary Based Book Cover (16:19)
Dystopian Book Cover (23:24)
Thriller Book Cover (17:42)
Module Four: Designing & Exporting Print Cover Wraps
Where to find print wrap templates & how to prepare (15:23)
Designing a paperback wrap (example #1) (28:30)
Designing a paperback wrap (example #2) (14:09)
Designing a hardcover jacket (19:34)
Designing a simple hardcover case laminate (8:18)
Designing a complex hardcover case laminate (to print with KDP) (7:22)
How to export files for print (4:32)
Bonus Lessons: Individual Skill Lessons
Adding a Person to a Scene (16:00)
Replacing Hair on a Model (27:31)
Creating 3D Mockups of Your Book (13:27)
Before you go...
So you designed a book cover...now what? (1:30)
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Designing a simple hardcover case laminate
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