Design & Illustration Courses - How to Design a Book Cover | FREE COURSE

Welcome to the fun and fascinating world of book cover design! In this course, you'll learn how to create professional cover artwork for uploading to print-on-demand services like Amazon or CreateSpace. You'll learn how you can develop an effective creative process for designing a book cover, from refining genre-appropriate styles all the way through to laying out front cover artwork in InDesign, and ultimately expanding your cover into a full wrap-around design. If you want to learn how to make a book cover that will capture a reader's imagination, this is the course for you! Source Files: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/71/courses/1218/attachment/SourceFiles-HowDesignBookCover.zip Envato Elements Assets You'll Need to Follow Along: Lunar Moons From Space https://elements.envato.com/lunar-moons-from-space-HCYQEA?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description 10 Grunge Paint Overlays https://elements.envato.com/10-grunge-paint-overlays-BWRFTN?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Appareo Medium Font https://elements.envato.com/appareo-medium-NRK7QQ?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Arber Extended Vintage Font https://elements.envato.com/arber-extended-vintage-font-AD7QNL?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Native + Instapress https://elements.envato.com/native-instapress-2P9UW7?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Baddest Typeface https://elements.envato.com/baddest-typeface-4T8U77?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Constellations of the Northern Sky https://elements.envato.com/constellations-of-the-northern-sky-HBXJSG?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Forum: https://forums.envato.com/c/project-making/envato-courses-and-tutorials?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description ► If you want to save time or don't have InDesign check out Placeit's easy-to-use online Book Cover Maker: https://placeit.net/book-cover-designs?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description ► Download Unlimited Stock Photos, Fonts & Templates for your design with Envato Elements: https://elements.envato.com/?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Read more and follow along with How to Design a Book Cover on Envato Tuts+: https://design.tutsplus.com/how-to-design-a-book-cover--ytc-29c?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description 1 - Introduction 00:00:00 1 - Introduction 00:01:12 2 - What You'll Need to Get Started 2 - Getting Started: Genres, Styles, and Sizing Your Cover 00:03:01 3 - How to Find Creative Direction for Your Cover 00:06:46 4 - How to Size Your Cover 3 - Designing Your Front Cover 00:10:00 5 - How to Draft the Front of Your Cover 00:12:14 6 - How to Refine Your Design: Part One 00:18:37 7 - How to Refine Your Design: Part Two 4 - Expanding Your Cover Design 00:27:10 8 - How to Expand Your Design Into a Full Cover 00:34:44 9 - How to Export Your Cover for Printing 5 - Conclusion 00:38:10 10 - Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Envato Tuts+ Discover free how-to tutorials and online courses. Design a logo, create a website, build an app, or learn a new skill: https://tutsplus.com/?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description Envato Elements All the creative assets you need under one subscription. Customize your project by adding unique photos, fonts, graphics, and themes. ► Download Unlimited Stock Photos, Fonts & Templates with Envato Elements: https://elements.envato.com/?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description ► Subscribe to Envato Tuts+ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tutsplus ► Follow Envato on X: https://twitter.com/envato ► Follow Envato on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@envato ► Follow Envato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envato/ ► Follow Envato on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envato ► Explore Envato's full stack of AI tools, all included in your subscription: https://labs.envato.com/?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_93u0HDHZApU&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -