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❀ 'minimal outline' cover tutorial

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by balorswife

by balorswife

✨ Minimal Outline Cover Tutorial

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another cover tutorial 🤍
I hope this one helps and inspires you — don't forget to vote and comment if you enjoyed it or have any questions!

📌 ABOUT THIS COVER
Full credits go to Jess (she's tagged throughout — please check out her works, she's incredible!). I came across her cover one day of one of her books and was totally inspired to make it — so this tutorial is for you, Jess 💕

🧰 APPS USED:
Picsart
Phonto
Polarr

🖋 FONT USED:
Benguiat Bold BT

📎 INSPO/IB:
geminiklaus

STEP ONE: BACKGROUND + PHOTO PREP
Open Picsart and choose any color background.
Crop to 512x800 or 1024x1600 (whichever you prefer).
Go to Add Photo, select your image, and position it to fit the full background. Tap Apply and Save.
Go to Fit, tap the Dropper tool, and hover over the boldest color in your photo.
Tap the Rainbow icon, then tap an empty color box to store the selected color. Tap the checkmark ✔️ to confirm.

Tap the checkmark ✔️ to confirm — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

STEP TWO: BORDER TIME
Go back to the main editing screen in Picsart and tap Border.
Set Inside: ON and Outer: OFF.
Use the color you just picked from your photo.
Size: 30, Opacity: 100.
Tap Apply and Save again.

STEP THREE: TEXT & DETAILS
Open Phonto and begin adding your text:
Title
"by (your username)"
Month + Year
Face claim / Love interest name
For all text:
Size: 100
Tilt: +90 or -90 (vertical text effect)
Go to Style:
Set Text Alpha: 0 (this makes the inside transparent)
Go to Stroke: Set Color: White, Width: 3
Save your work from Phonto ✅

STEP FOUR: FILTER / PSD
Open Polarr and apply your desired filter or PSD.
Save your final cover!

💚 Original Cover

💄 Updated Cover:

✨ CREDITS & REMINDERS:
Inspired by: geminiklaus (go check out her beautiful content!)
Please give credit if you recreate or share this tutorial — it means a lot and supports original creators 🤍