Can I use CANVA elements in my Children's Book?

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@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

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@user-vj4dp4xr8k 5 ай бұрын

you should pin your comment. I only saw it because i scrolled down the comments. Others can easily miss it.

@HeatherCashArt 5 ай бұрын

@@user-vj4dp4xr8k thank you!! I didn't even realize I hadn't pinned it! I just went ahead and did it. Thanks again 🙂

@ChrisBuonoWrites 9 ай бұрын

Another info-packed, easy-to-understand video in simple language, re: this topic of concern for those who are looking to write/create a children's book for publication!

@HeatherCashArt 9 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much! 💕

@colleenw1963 10 ай бұрын

SUPER HELPFUL. I appreciate all your videos. :)

@HeatherCashArt 10 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much!!

@A.W.NaturePhotographer 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I published 2 children's books using this info.

@HeatherCashArt 10 ай бұрын

Yay! Congrats on your books! I'm so glad I was able to help 🙂

@DrHen-xd3rv 8 ай бұрын

I’ve published books before but this is my first children’s book. I’m struggling with format. Help!

@HeatherCashArt 8 ай бұрын

@@DrHen-xd3rv What is your issue?

@DrHen-xd3rv 8 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt Amazon keeps rejecting my book stating to add 0.125 to the width and 0.25 to the height for a 8.5x8.5 children’s book. I’m downloading photoshop now. Hoping it will.

@DrHen-xd3rv 8 ай бұрын

I tried adding it to canva. I resent it yesterday and rejected it again today

@RDholistichealthcoaching 7 ай бұрын

That was great, thanks. Love your cat - gave me a good laugh

@HeatherCashArt 7 ай бұрын

Ha ha thanks!!! 😆

@TheDondodi 5 ай бұрын

Best video ever on this topic! You're awesome!

@HeatherCashArt 5 ай бұрын

Yay!! Thank you so much!!

@JeseniaFoster 7 ай бұрын

God bless you, thank you so much for this video and put me at ease and gave me the push that I need to move forward with my creative work using Canva. I felt so held back because I felt guilty since I didn’t know all the information that you are telling me now, which was making me second-guess every single thing. So again thank you so much. I hope that God somehow gives you back as much as you just helped me and so many other people. This was highly informative canvas needs to pay you if they are not lol. I hope you’re having a great day.

@HeatherCashArt 7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad to help!! 💕

@amritamaan6684 11 ай бұрын

This was perfect! It explains everything I had a question about. Thank you so much !

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

Yay! You're so welcome!

@christygetscrafty 11 ай бұрын

You are so smart and such a good teacher! I would never have been able to figure all of that out on my own. Loved seeing the surprise appearances by Domino!

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

Aw thanks!! Glad you liked the kitty cameo!!! ☺️

@aramispa1 11 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

@planetaryPoem9 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Well explained. I am a lawyer by profession and this is exactly how I understand it. However, there are other people who publish on kdp and claim that their book got blocked for using canva elements pro. Considering that kdp hardly ever gives a straight and specific answer, I suspect that in reality it's not the use of the canva pro elements but something else. Would love your insight into this, since you're a kdp publisher.

@HeatherCashArt 3 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks so much! So when I have seen people's books get blocked, they were using a single Canva graphic for the entire cover, or for most of it. My suspicion is that maybe KDP does something like a reverse image search and either sees the image elsewhere on the web, OR possibly even on another book cover. I have found that if you TRULY create your own design from multiple elements (not just, oh let me add a little butterfly here so it's "technically" a unique design) then you don't get issues. Does that make sense? I'm definitely planning on creating a video about this! I hope that helps for now though!!

@MrsHaich21 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Heather, you have been such a great help. I have been hearing contradictory opinions on Facebook from writers. Your video gives a relief. I hope no problem happens in what we are doing. Thank you

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, so glad I could help! 💕

@morgandtv8380 8 ай бұрын

Hands down the best video I have found on this! Thank you 🙌🏼💚

@HeatherCashArt 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you! 🥰

@rebeccaferguson8406 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for clarifying some of the questions I have had all along! ❤

@HeatherCashArt 10 ай бұрын

Yay!! You're so welcome!!

@leannenipps7592 11 ай бұрын

Very well explained! And i didn't know u got a new kitty!

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

Ooh! I'll definitely need to bombard you with kitten pics now 😝

@KidsFunOnlineSchool 4 ай бұрын

Heather I have used pro elements only from Canva since I pay for yearly subscription for websites and KZbin, but kdp seems to block my books even if I am modifying designs a lot.

@HeatherCashArt 4 ай бұрын

Interesting! I'm wondering if you have any copyrighted words or phrases in your book, or logos. Can you send me a pdf of your book to heather@heathercash.com? And forward me the message you got from Amazon?

@KidsFunOnlineSchool 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt Thank you for responding. I will do that for sure :)

@mara-kez12144 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this information. Very clear and to the point. My question is... What if I no longer have Canva Pro, do I need to stop selling the book I made using Pro elements?

@HeatherCashArt 3 ай бұрын

No, you can still sell the book

@alylamb9449 11 ай бұрын

Thank you this is amazing! Is there anywhere that you have a sample of a copyright page where you didnt register it? (My first time creating a book)

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

Yes!! Here you go! heathercash.shop/pages/copyright-text-to-copy-paste

@alylamb9449 11 ай бұрын

@HeatherCashArt omg thank you you're amazing!

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

@@alylamb9449 aww! You're so welcome ☺️

@samanthawilliams7532 8 ай бұрын

This was super helpful. I am curious about one thing though, if I had a pro account at one point when creating the designs, and when exporting it to my computer, but have since cancelled my pro account, would I still legally be able to publish the book using the designs that are made with some of the pro account graphics?

@HeatherCashArt 8 ай бұрын

Yes! When you exported that design you were granted a license for it. The thing you couldn't do is use one of those elements in a NEW design, but the design you already made is still good 👍

@christinabriggs1782 8 ай бұрын

So for the front cover of my childrens book doi write published and designed by me?or do i just write written by me and leave out the design of mybook

@HeatherCashArt 8 ай бұрын

You could just do "by Christina Briggs" or "story by Christina Briggs" and just don't mention illustrations

@Andover-wp8rk 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt If a person spends a lot of time modifying and adding tiny details in the elements they use on Canva could they say it was designed by them?

@HeatherCashArt 4 ай бұрын

@@Andover-wp8rk I'd stay away from it just to be safe, I suppose you could say designed but I think that might confuse people

@Andover-wp8rk 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt Thank you Heather for your speedy response. ❤️

@AdamTabateb 4 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you! I’m thinking about creating a kdp-low-content book (a coloring book). Is it legal to use one single (pro)-element (a mandala for example) on each page and sell it? How about a pro cover design, on which I replaced the original Element with another and changed the text? Is it illegal? And if yes, how can I use it in a legal way?

@HeatherCashArt 4 ай бұрын

Hi! I know that if you did that on a product (like a single element for a shirt design) then that is against their terms. I'm not sure how it works when it's a single page in a book. To be safe, I think it's better to use a few different elements put together to create your own unique design.

@AdamTabateb 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt thank you 🙌🏼

@nancygarcia671 11 ай бұрын

Hi Heather, Thank you for this great video, it is very very helpful. I am working on some of my own illustrations for my book ( main characters) but I am also using some canva art. I have a canva pro account. How should I word the cover of my book regarding the illustrated by section.

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

Ooh I'm not sure... Personally I would try to illustrate all of it so that you can say "words and art by..." or something similar. Maybe inside the book you can say, main character illustrations by... But yeah it does get weird with the wording when you only do part of it.

@nancygarcia671 11 ай бұрын

Hi Heather I really appreciate you getting back to me and your feedback is very helpful. Thank you @@HeatherCashArt

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

@@nancygarcia671 send me a link to your book when you publish! I'd love to see it!

@patriciadanna7433 11 ай бұрын

Great information & explanations. Thanks.

@HeatherCashArt 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@SadhbhAdamea 9 ай бұрын

This is wonderful! Thank you so much for this! Wonderfully clear. I was wondering about using an element multiple times. I created a children’s book on Canva and used one designer's graphics a lot, in different settings. I am not quite sure if that is an issue. Also I wonder, if I have a page with my words and just on element, that would be standalone and not okay, right? Thanks for the good information!

@HeatherCashArt 9 ай бұрын

Hi! You are totally ok using an element multiple times. You are issued a new license each time you use the element in your design. I believe I mentioned that in the video. For the pages with a single element plus text, if the text is its own thing and not part of the design, you're probably better off adding something to the design, like if it's a character, add a hat or something. Something to make it uniquely yours. Hope that helps!

@SadhbhAdamea 9 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt Thank you so much! Yes that helps! I understood that I can only use the element in one Canva design if I sell it. My book will be a series, so one element is always showing up, in every book. Somewhere it said that I can use one design only once to sell it. I am so confused on all these rights and I don't want to be banned of KDP until I even started. :-)

@HeatherCashArt 9 ай бұрын

@@SadhbhAdamea Please watch my video at 5:29 where I address this question.

@SadhbhAdamea 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I totally didn't understand this correctly. I think I'm just too worried about this. You are doing wonderful work! ❤

@HeatherCashArt 9 ай бұрын

@@SadhbhAdamea thank you 🙂

@Kiki-dx7jm 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks so much for the information. I am considering using a Canva free element (gift box) on the cover of my book. It would be this one element in addition to other illustrations (from an artist - non Canva). I've altered the image by adding some highlights, drawing some additional outlines, adding some shading. Would you think that using just one element would be acceptable, or do I need to add another element or alter the image even more? Sorry for the long question. Thanks so much!

@HeatherCashArt 5 ай бұрын

Hi! If it's in addition to the other illustrations then you're definitely ok! Plus on top of that you altered it as well. Yep you are good 👍

@Kiki-dx7jm 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to share this advice!

@TheFavorita 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your clarification on this topic. Great video. 👍

@HeatherCashArt 7 ай бұрын

You're so very welcome 🙂

@banjobaebee 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this! Would the new magic studio for creating art, which uses AI, still fall under the same category, or would that fall under the same issue as using AI on other websites? I am also wondering, please, when writing who illustrated the book (like on the cover, etc.) , how would I word that if the illustrations are created using canva or if part of canva is used to create it or edit it? Thank you!

@HeatherCashArt 6 ай бұрын

Hi! If you use Magic Studio then you are using AI, which is whole other thing - I have a video on it, "Can I use AI for my children's book?" For illustration credit, you would just leave that part out. You don't want to say you illustrated it because that would mean you drew the illustrations by hand. You can just say "story by" or "written by". Hope that helps!

@morgandtv8380 8 ай бұрын

I do have a question about the Magic tool on canva. Do you need to mention the AI elements in your book? I couldn’t quite understand what it was saying about it.

@HeatherCashArt 8 ай бұрын

If you're using AI to generate elements for your book, then you need to disclose it. If you're only using AI to edit (like to remove the background, change colors, etc) then you don't need to disclose. Also, you do need to be sure that anything you generate with AI does not infringe on anyone else's copyright. For example, if you tell AI to generate a mouse, and it generates Micky Mouse, and you use that in your book, you are infringing on Disney's copyright.

@TheTcusuperfrog 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! I read something weird about not being allowed to use the same Canva graphics in more than one product. Is that true? Would that preclude me from having the same graphic be a main character in a series?

@HeatherCashArt 3 ай бұрын

No that is not true, I can't even imagine where anyone got that idea from. 🫠

@7melodyjoy 10 ай бұрын

Heather, does this also include illustration/images made with the Magic Studio AI as you understand it?

@HeatherCashArt 10 ай бұрын

I made this video to answer your question! kzbin.info/www/bejne/el69eZ6cl6t2jtk

@lu.theauthor 24 күн бұрын

Hello, I was wondering if you can give me advice. So, I want to copyright the "text" in my book, but there's a part on the registration that says "Material Excluded", do I exclude the artwork if the elements used are not mine? I used Canva elements to create my map and there only about 5 elements on the back of the book (that I have the license for from at Etsy artist). I'm not sure if I'm supposed to exclude that. I'm basically only copyrighting the text but what do I do with that material?

@HeatherCashArt 23 күн бұрын

Hi! I am not totally sure since I don't register my works with the copyright office, since they are automatically copyrighted under the Artist's Copyright. Maybe you can put your manuscript in a document all by itself, and just register the copyright for that? Then you wouldn't have anything that needs excluding.

@lu.theauthor 23 күн бұрын

@ Thank you! I was thinking the same thing about having the manuscript alone, I think I might not do the copyright just in case.

@sherriec5258 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

@MiracleH.-nj6hd 5 ай бұрын

thank you for your information ❤, i have a question tho, i've been wanting to make a children book using my own handdrawn illustration in procreate then i'm using canva for layouting with a little bit elements and text, is it okay to sell it with my name as the illustrator? or still credit canva?

@HeatherCashArt 5 ай бұрын

Hmm, what kind of things are you using the Canva elements for?

@MiracleH.-nj6hd 5 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt shapes for text

@HeatherCashArt 5 ай бұрын

@@MiracleH.-nj6hd oh, then that's no biggie, that's more of graphic design. So yes, you can still say that you illustrated it 🙂

@MiracleH.-nj6hd 5 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt thank you so much for your help 🤗 God bless you! ❤️

@Emily-g2v 5 ай бұрын

If you use a single pro image for your book, but add text to the page with the image does that work legally in your opinion? Or would I have to use multiple pro images in addition to the text? I wasn't sure if only having text would make the image be considered "standalone"

@HeatherCashArt 5 ай бұрын

I think it's kind of a grey area... I would add at least one other element just to be safe.

@Emily-g2v 5 ай бұрын

@@HeatherCashArt Thank you!