Tutorial 8

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Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me and that is why you're here today

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Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me and that is why you're here today.

But seriously, hello. Today we are going to make the cover shown above. You'll need the following apps:
Phonto
PicsArt
Aviary

Now, come on let's get to it. I know that we can do it!

Step One

Open your background in PicsArt. Crop it to the cover size 1536x2400 (yes, I finally found out the dimensions).

You can add a filter to it add textures and maybe put stuff on top of it to give it depth, it's up to you, but this is a pretty simple cover

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You can add a filter to it add textures and maybe put stuff on top of it to give it depth, it's up to you, but this is a pretty simple cover. I ended up with this:

 I ended up with this:

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Step Two

If you read the last tutorial (7), I explain how you can get a watercolour sticker from Aviary. You'll want another one, but in the case you don't have one, I've kindly put one below:

 You'll want another one, but in the case you don't have one, I've kindly put one below:

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So still in PicsArt you want to add this sticker. If you need to invert the colours, then you simply need to go to Effects > Colors > Negative. Place it nicely on your background like so (blend in with Lighten):

 Place it nicely on your background like so (blend in with Lighten):

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Step Three

Open the image in Phonto and add the necessary text. I used the following fonts:

The whole point it to have your text overlap, so make sure you do that! Add anything else you'd want or need and ta da! Your cover is done!

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The whole point it to have your text overlap, so make sure you do that! Add anything else you'd want or need and ta da! Your cover is done!

The whole point it to have your text overlap, so make sure you do that! Add anything else you'd want or need and ta da! Your cover is done!

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A super simple, but I think very nice cover. If you ever make a cover inspired by this tutorial or any of my other ones, please show me.

If you need help with anything, anything at all, I'm just a comment away. If you want a cover you can comment on the Slots chapter.

Anyway,

Until next time, you know you love me

xoxo, Mandi 💋

xoxo, Mandi 💋

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