Hi everyone! 💕 Welcome to another cover tutorial. I really hope this helps you with your designs — whether you're a beginner or looking to upgrade your covers ✨ Don't forget to vote and comment if this was helpful!
📲 APPS NEEDED: Picsart Phonto Polarr
✍🏼 FONT USED: Plastic Beach
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STEP ONE: BASE SETUP Open Picsart, choose any background color (preferably one that matches your theme). Crop it to standard Wattpad cover dimensions (e.g., 512x800 or 1024x1600). Go to Add Photo and import your PNG. Tap Border: Set Width to 3 Then go to Shadow: Set Blur & Opacity to 100 Both X & Y Positions = 0 Choose colors from your background or PNG for harmony. Tap Apply.
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STEP TWO: ADD MASK TEXTURES Go to Mask > Dust and select: Dust #6 → tap Apply Then Dust #8 → tap Apply again These add depth and a soft vintage/glow vibe to your cover 🌫
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STEP THREE: INNER BORDER + SAVE Tap Border again: Set Inside Border to 5 Opacity: 100 Choose another matching color from your design Tap Apply and Save the image to your device
STEP FOUR: TEXT IN PHONTO Open Phonto, import your saved image. Type in your title using the font Plastic Beach. Font Size: 120–150 (adjust depending on title length) Tilt: 70-78 (will vary) Curve: 20 and -20 (will vary) Align: Center Tap Style: Stroke: Pick a matching color from your cover Stroke Width: 3 Shadow: Choose the second 'Aa' style Shadow Color: A complement to your title/stroke Add your watermark if you have one! Tap Save
STEP FIVE: FILTER/PSD TIME ✨ Open Polarr Apply your chosen filter or PSD Save and boom — YOU'RE DONE 💅🏼
💙 Original Cover:
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🤎 Updated Cover:
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🧃 CREDITS 🛑 Please give credit if you recreate this tutorial — it's all my work and I truly appreciate your support!
