Cover Design for Beginners 📔 How I designed my YA fantasy book cover for $20

This is the video I wish I had when I designed my cover-from the beginning idea to the final hard copy book, here are all the steps I took to design the cover of my dreams with as little upfront $$ as possible. If you are on a budget but still want a beautiful cover that matches hard work you put into your story, hopefully this gives you a good idea of where to start. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions below on any part of the process! I’m no expert, but will try my best to help from my experience ❤️
0:29 Intro
0:59 Tools & Cost
1:46 Step 1: Sketch Ideas
2:19 Step 2: Bring sketches into Procreate
2:42 Step 3: Photoshop- typography, arrangement
4:22 Step 4: Cover formatting
7:53 Step 5: Order author copies
Tools Used:
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Photoshop
Procreate
Figma
KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing)
Ingram Spark
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[@NileSmalls]

I liked how simple it was and how it wasn't too long

[@kamilirebeca]

You're an extremely amazing artist! ❤ I loved

[@abbygeigerman]

Aw thank you! 🙏

[@amywindomhilton7895]

So cool how you did this and explained it so clearly. And “buffering…” 😂

[@HH-zb5ul]

Is writimg books and sell them on amazon a good idea ? Kt it worth it or not ?

[@Acorn317]

I’m trying to do that too!