Cover tutorial, book cover and CD cover design tutorial – production examples
Book cover final effect The final effect of the CD cover Find any PS picture material as the cover of books and CDs 1. Create a new 530×800 canvas, then open the Gradient Tool (G) and set the gradient parameters: There are 4 color scales below: ①#909497 position 0%, ②#969a9d position 35%, ③#FFFFFF position 35%, ④#8a8a8c position 100% Figure 1 Then hold down Shift and drag a linear gradient from the bottom up. 2. Establish a reference line: I personally recommend changing the default shortcut keys first, pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K and then selecting the view in the list. Drag it down below I modified Ctrl+/ to create a new guide line, and Ctrl+. to clear the guide line. If you don’t want to modify it, you can also choose it on the menu Create 5 new reference lines (vertical): 83, 112, 470 (horizontal): 110, 690 (the reference lines here are the thickness and cover width and height that determine the perspective of the book) figure 2 Drag in a picture with a larger resolution and adjust the size if you like, as shown in the picture Figure 3 3. Use the Rectangle Tool (U) to select the text and book edges,…