Book Cover Design Tricks

These are some basic design and Photoshop techniques I use to take a single stock image and make it into a simple epic fantasy book cover.

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I've gained a lot of knowledge over the years in making book covers and interior art for New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, as well as clients like The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Evolved Publishing, and SciFutures, to name a few. It's my aim to give that knowledge back to the growing author and designer community with tutorials.

A good place to start is here, with my book cover design quick-start guide: https://youtu.be/UKpnYNGgKoc

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Resources:
Brushes: Ron's Sci-fi Optical Flares http://www.daz3d.com/rons-sci-fi-optical-flares
Brushes: 30 Optical Flare Brushes https://graphicriver.net/item/30-optical-flare-brushes/5358850
Font: Carrig Refined https://creativemarket.com/paulogoode/807286-Carrig-Refined
Textures: Lost and Taken https://lostandtaken.com/
Textures: Pixabay https://pixabay.com/

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