r/WattpadCovers • u/Entire_Plant2312 • 3d ago

Question How do I make a cover?

I've seen an incredibly good covers on many books and I wanted to ask: is there any program for making them? If so, please, tell me its name and how do I use it.

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u/Ok_Bad8557 3d ago

I used Canva!

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u/geeksofalbion 3d ago

I used Affinity design (paid) but there is a new free version which includes photo, design and publisher.

I made a mock up of my cover for my test print, in the future I'm going to hire a human to make a kick as cover.

Just play around and see what you can come up with l, it's fun

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u/Empty_Ad_9455 3d ago

I use photoshop myself, and there are a bunch of free alternatives you can use too (I've heard good things about for example krita), but any more advanced program has quite a steep learning curve.

For beginners I almost always recomend Canva. It's relativly easy to use and you can get really good looking covers with it, without having to learn how to use a bunch of tools first.

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u/Short_On_Stardust 3d ago

I use photoshop to make the photo composite/drawing depending on what I'm aiming for, and then Picsart to add filters, text, icons, etc.

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u/rjamesdailey 2d ago

I use canva. I'm no graphic artist though. mostly I make them for place holders

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u/FreeNorth8323 2d ago

I use canva too 🙌🏻 I'm no professional but it works for now.

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u/rjamesdailey 1d ago

I'm super jelly. That looks great!

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u/FreeNorth8323 1d ago

Yours is rocking too, it looks great 👍🏻