Reblogged from H. R. R. Gorman… a step by step guide to making a book cover:
There’s an evil trifecta that will always affect everything you do. You must choose between:
- Good
- Cheap
- Fast
And I’ve not figured out how to get around that. Sometimes you can get good and cheap, but it probably won’t be fast. Good and fast won’t be cheap, and fast and cheap are almost never good. This is true for food and books, and it’s also true for book covers.
So let it be known that if you follow the advice on this page, you’re at best going to get good and cheap. It won’t be fast, and at some level the “good” part will depend on your skill level. That being said, here’s how I make my covers.
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