Tired of asking a person to make a cover for you?
Want to be able to make your own covers?
Hate waiting for a cover?
Well, I got the answers for you. Yes, answers. I'm going to give you guys the do's and don'ts to covers.
These tips will have your...
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Here's my take on it:
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Like the other mini covers/banners. This would work for a cast page or a quote or whatever you'd like.
Let's Begin.
You'll need these following apps or apps like them: Superimpose, Afterlight, and Phonto.
Step One. Start off by going onto Superimpose and setting this black photo as your background:
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Step Two. This part isn't pictured, but's it's simple. So, for this cover I found photos of Zoë Kravitz that were from her Elle photoshoot. All plain backgrounds and so I gathered the ones that had the red background and placed one of them as my foreground.
I zoomed in on the red part to the point where it covers all of the black photo. Now the black photo is red. I then merged the photos, placed the photo of Zoë as the foreground again and placed it towards the edge like so:
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You can add photos if you'd like, which I planned to do, but I decided not to.
Step Three. Edit your photo as you please.
I lowered the exposure, added shadows, and added grain as well as the dusty effect.
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Step Four. Next go on to Phonto and put your photo. Click the bottom left button and select Add Item.
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PSA: When I was doing this part, I realized I wanted to add photos of Zoë.
I recommend choosing a color that goes with your photo. It's brings it all together. I also recommend lower the opacity so that it's sheer like so:
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