Repulsive Graphics [CFCU]

20🔸The Promised + I used Photoshop

Those of you who've kept up with me know that I DO NOT use Photoshop or any Adobe product when designing covers. I wanted to prove that I could design well without a hefty program and its price. I took a stroll through the other side and decided to design this with my sister's Photoshop. Check out the tutorial and let me know at the end if you see a noticeable difference between how I design with and without Photoshop.

Anyways! ClarityNMercy messaged me a few weeks ago about possibly doing a cover for her paranormal-romance book. One of the things I loved about this request was that the more she told me about the story, the more excited I got to read it [which I'll end up doing now].

The Request:
-A Latina girl
-Guy with black hair
-Royalty free stocks
-Paranormal and Romance (mystery, too!)
-Design has to be flexible enough for a series

--Challenge Accepted!!--

Design Process: 7+ hours

So I started with a base picture, which in this case is a very mysterious looking city. I love this picture because of the amount of open space I have to play with as well as the fact that it's not so flashy that it grabs too much of the viewer's attention.

First I'll darken the picture and add some extra vignetting around the edges.

Next, I'll googled 'Satanic magic circle' and picked up the one that looked decorative enough, but also subtle enough that I could add some decorations of my own. Blow it up and stick it over the sky. I erased a bit of the edges