Comments on: Creating Cover Art: Down & Dirty Tips https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:24:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: monicawooten35 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/#comment-9447 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:24:18 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=4018#comment-9447 Reblogged this on Mind of An Author and commented:
Some really good info for help with dealing with your indie book journey. Happy Reading

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]]> By: An author platform? What? How? Oh, just shoot me. « https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/#comment-9444 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:10:14 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=4018#comment-9444 […] Another great guest post about book covers by Maria Zannini, over on Kristen Lamb’s blog – the more information we can […]

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]]> By: Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #12 — The Book Designer https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/#comment-9442 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:30:30 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=4018#comment-9442 […] Zaninni presents Creating Cover Art: Down & Dirty Tips posted at Warrior Writers, saying, “This is one of several articles I wrote as guest posts […]

]]> By: Maria Zannini https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/#comment-9441 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:49:25 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=4018#comment-9441 In reply to B.C. Young.

BC: I like to use InDesign for things like newsletters. But I’ve never been a fan of Illustrator though I’ve used it to create static ads. Photoshop is my favorite for creating cover art. If I had to choose only one piece of software Photoshop would be my first choice. It’s adaptable and relatively easy to learn.

The only disadvantage with all these programs is that they’re expensive. A free alternative to Photoshop would be Gimp.

]]> By: Maria Zannini https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/#comment-9440 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:42:53 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=4018#comment-9440 In reply to Christopher Wills.

Christopher: I’m a big believer in letting things percolate for a while. Time has a way of making things clearer. In the meantime, I suggest collecting cover art that you like and figure out what it is you like about them. Those are ideas you can incorporate for your next cover.

]]> By: B.C. Young https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/#comment-9439 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:07:14 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=4018#comment-9439 Good advice! It pays to learn and purchase the proper programs for making a good cover. I suggest the following:

Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

If you can learn to use those effectively, you can make some great covers.

]]> By: Christopher Wills https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/07/creating-cover-art-down-dirty-tips/#comment-9438 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:00:46 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=4018#comment-9438 Great post. I designed the cover of my first book because I wanted to do everything myself to see how it went. I’m happy with my design although I recognise it could be done a lot better by a professional (34 layers wow I only used 3 – I know it shows…. 🙁 ). For my second book I am getting a professional to design the cover and maybe one day I will allow a professional to redesign the cover for my precious first book, but not yet.
I think with your advice and a bit more practice maybe I can improve but I wonder if I can afford my time when really I want to get more books written.

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