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Of Blood and Bone Tut || @mulanjiang

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by GuildOfGraphics

Hello! Here is a tutorial for a new cover I made:

1. Create your background. I just mixed a few textures together using the soft light blend mode.

2. Add the text. I used the font Bebas Neue (can be found on dafont.com). Then, I used the guides (the bright blue line things, can be found underneath the "view" button in the uppermost bar) to help me draw in the various spikes.

Then, I used the guides (the bright blue line things, can be found underneath the "view" button in the uppermost bar) to help me draw in the various spikes — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

3. Add the texture. I used a grunge texture by darkrose42 and added a gradient and the flecks of red and black.

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4. Add the text effects. I just used bevel and drop shadow for the text.

5. Add the elements. I added a hole into the "&" symbol, added the arrow and used a soft brush on a layer mask to make it look like it's going into the hole and behind the "O" and added antlers.

I added a hole into the "&" symbol, added the arrow and used a soft brush on a layer mask to make it look like it's going into the hole and behind the "O" and added antlers — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

6. Make it sparkly. I used a lens flare and then created a new layer, added a dot on it with a soft brush, and turned that second layer to the overlay blend mode so that the lens flare seems brighter.

I used a lens flare and then created a new layer, added a dot on it with a soft brush, and turned that second layer to the overlay blend mode so that the lens flare seems brighter — Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

7. Add sparks and text effects to the author name/subtitle. I added bevel, drop shadow, and gradient overlay to the text. And you're done!

Congrats on making it through!! I hope this tutorial helps, and let me know in the comments if you have any questions! :)