Create Stunning Book Covers in Photoshop
Learn the technical and creative side to book cover design while gaining the confidence to do the entire process yourself from start to finish using photo manipulation. Turn simple stock photos into works of art!
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for those who are familiar with Photoshop and typography and want to take their skills to the next level. It is intended especially for those who have taken the other courses in my Book Cover Design Course Bundle, as the content builds upon itself to ensure you understand the entire process.
While I go over typography a little in this course, I go into in greater detail in my Typography in Book Cover Design course. This course, Designing Book Covers in Photoshop, focuses mainly on photomanipulation and exporting your files for print.
If you don’t have experience with Photoshop, I highly suggest you take my Photoshop Basics for Authors course before jumping into this course, as the content is meant for those are are already familiar with Photoshop. I highly recommend checking out my Book Cover Design Course Bundle to get a discount when purchasing all three courses.
All lessons are taught using Photoshop Creative Cloud.
Example Curriculum
Getting Started...
Module One: What Makes Book Covers Work?
Module Two: Tools to Design the Perfect Cover
Module Three: Cover Design Tutorial Walk-Throughs
Module Four: Designing & Exporting Print Cover Wraps
Bonus Lessons: Individual Skill Lessons
Before you go...
Learn the technical and creative side to book cover design while gaining the confidence to do the entire process yourself from start to finish using photo manipulation. Turn simple stock photos into works of art!
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for those who are familiar with Photoshop and typography and want to take their skills to the next level. It is intended especially for those who have taken the other courses in my Book Cover Design Course Bundle, as the content builds upon itself to ensure you understand the entire process.
While I go over typography a little in this course, I go into in greater detail in my Typography in Book Cover Design course. This course, Designing Book Covers in Photoshop, focuses mainly on photomanipulation and exporting your files for print.
If you don’t have experience with Photoshop, I highly suggest you take my Photoshop Basics for Authors course before jumping into this course, as the content is meant for those are are already familiar with Photoshop. I highly recommend checking out my Book Cover Design Course Bundle to get a discount when purchasing all three courses.
All lessons are taught using Photoshop Creative Cloud.
Example Curriculum
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)
- Illustrated Book Cover (36:31)
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)
- Exporting an eBook Cover (fixing blurry covers on Amazon) (3:32)
Before you go...
- So you designed a book cover...now what? (1:30)
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