COVERS!

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We all know the saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover", right? Well, if you want to read a good story, then judge a story by it's cover. Hard.

Now, I'm not asking you to make that really cool photoshop cover that we all want.

Nah, even I don't know how to make one. I mean, I do but...(shameless self-promo)

Here are some of the photoshop ones for reference (though idk if they are photoshop) :

Here are some of the photoshop ones for reference (though idk if they are photoshop) :

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They use PSD and blending secrets only we designers know...

But anyways, to make a cover like that you need to use Canva, which is actually the default Wattpad cover maker, plus Photopea (not an app).

Let's have a quick tutorial, shall we?

1) Upload the background into Canva. Go to 'Elements and scroll down to 'Grids'. Click the first one. Hover your background over it, and let go when you see it in the frame like this :

 Hover your background over it, and let go when you see it in the frame like this :

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The frame should look like this :

2) Get the textures you want and add it

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2) Get the textures you want and add it. Change the opacity of it. To get textures, all you have to do is search up '[Colour] Wattpad Texture' on Google or any other search. Once you get one you like, download and upload or drag and drop. Repeat the frame step on this.

Before opacity change : 

Before opacity change : 

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