𝐏𝐒𝐘𝐂𝐇𝐄, a book of rants

How To: Make Legit Good Covers

Because ya girl has seen too many half-assed, failed attempts at making graphics to not call them out.

Now I know what you're thinking: In what universe does it make sense for me to create a cover shop but then tell people how to make covers? Aren't I supposed to make it so that people come to my cover shop?

And you would be right, it does make absolutely zero sense. But let's be real, no one is gonna ask me to make them a cover. We all wanna be seen as independent muthafuckers even though some of us aren't particularly gifted with the art of making graphics...

Sure, one or two people did, but if I really wanted people to stop creating second-rate displays of pictures and text that leave tuns of room for regret, then what better way to get the job done other than yelling at people and showing them the path to mastering graphic creations?

Let's start now, shall we?

Pro tip: leave it to the pros. If you don't know how to make covers, want a good cover, or simply have no skill, then let someone make one for you.

What's the problem with that? Graphic shops are everywhere, if you don't like a cover you can ask for a redo, and most of all, it's free. Sure they have their methods of payment but is following them, reading their book, crediting them, or voting for their book that big of a deal?

I have one too, and I can make covers pretty quickly. Check it out if you want (*throws shameless self-promotion in there*)

You have no reason to not ask someone to make a cover for you. Ask for help, we all need it sometimes.

That being said, here are the most basic, but useful tips if you want people to check out your book but you don't want to bother someone.

Now we can start:

(You have no idea how much I wanted to gouge my eyeballs out with a hot poker while making the first cover)

Look at the above pictures. One of them, agreeably, is hideous, and the second one is remotely acceptable. The first one has zero contrast, no filter, the font screams lazy, and whoever would make this clearly didn't look at good pictures of Dylan and Crystal.

So with this example in mind, I will be guiding you to make anything but the hideous piece of crap that is the first cover.

Contrast:

For all you stupid-ass bitches who didn't go to school, contrast means being different. And in graphic language, it means that everything has to be the polar opposite to be eye-catching.

Now on the first cover, you can't see the title. Why you ask? Because the color is a peach shade which is a warm and light color. And the background has a peach tint to it so it's like seeing cream on cream.

So say you changed the color to black with white thin strokes, it looks....not that good, but it's a step up.

So yeah, for contrast, make sure that the background picture and the title is of the opposite color tint, warmth, or just opposite color in general.