Hello and welcome to “Book Cover Design and Animation Masterclass”. The Complete Beginner’s Guide and “one in all” “everything you need to know” video series on book cover design and animation with adobe Photoshop. Book Cover Design and Animation Masterclass Course has been created by Netplus Studios, and we believe in quality learning. Hi, i am Abiola Oluwasanmi and i have been teaching graphic design and animation for some years now. I believe in quality teaching and with this training, i will take your design instincts and skills to the next level. By the end of the course, you would have learnt to design covers for over 20 book genres. These are the designs we will go through together in the practical lessons. Fiction, Drama, Fitness, Sci-fi, Business & Marketing, Self Help, Vintage, Horror, Fantasy, Crime & Adventure, Classic, Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Education, Biography, Creative Arts and so on. Whether you are using Windows or Mac, you will be able to follow along just fine. As the name one-on-one implies, i walk you through Book cover design process as if i were teaching it to you in a class room or in a corporate consulting environment. Except, instead of getting lost in a crowd of students, you receive my individualized attention, it’s just you and me, one-on-one. Easy to follow Instructions and step by step training all the way. Book cover design is a broad topic and there is a lot to know. I have broken down “book cover design and animation masterclass one-on-one” into 5 part, 12 Modules series. Coming up in part 1, I will introduce you to Photoshop. We’ll start with introduction to Photoshop, show you the installation process, how to create your own workspace and how the interface works for the design process. We’ll navigate inside Photoshop, learn all the essential tools, how to work with shapes, photos, mask, brushes, colors, adjustment layers, filters, how to organize your layers in an easy, professional way and finally how to save for the web and for print. Some of the major topics include: The Basics of Photoshop like the basic interface of the Photoshop etc.; Getting to know the Photoshop interface, workspace and preference settingsShapes, custom shapes and Shape PropertiesAdjustment Layer & Effects and blending modessmart objects and vector smarts objectcolor modes, filters and saving in Photoshoplayer mask, clipping mask and brushes in Photoshop and moreThen we’ll cover the essential topics, the basic stuffs everyone needs to know about Book Cover design, in the order you need to know it. We’ll go through the Step by Step design process for Digital and Print Ready Book covers. The Anatomy of a book coverBook Cover Design Resources & where to Download themHow to Organize Your Book Cover Design Elements and ResourcesPhotography Stock images and Copyright Fair UseHow and where to download fonts, brushes, cover Mock-ups and more. We will also cover the basics of Book Cover Design with topics likeBook Cover Sizes, Dimensions and Specificationscolor modes, color profile and design resolution Book Cover Design Genres, Styles & TrendsHow to Get book cover design ideasHow to Save your eBook cover in the proper formats for upload - Learn the different formats and sizes for all online eBook publishersIn later parts, I’ll lead you into advanced topics and into the practical lessons, where we design over 20 book covers in over 20 different genres. These are well made designs that are most likely to expand your creative range in the shortest amount of time. By the end, you will be able to create book covers for any book genre. eBook-Kindle Cover Design from start to finishPrint-Ready Book Cover Design from start to finish20 Practical Lessons with 20 different book genres. You get the full length video for each design and the finished PSD templates you can also work with as an assignment. Finally, we’ll work with 3D book covers. We will design a 3D book Mockup from scratch. We will also go through designing covers in 3D formats using ready made Mockups: 3D formats like Software Box design, Audio-book, Video-book and CD Cases, Book Bundles and Collections, Magazine Covers etc. We will also cover how to: How to Create a Huge Design PortfolioHow to monetize your design skills as a professional Book cover designer. As a Bonus, you will learn how to animate your finished book covers and create book cover promo trailers using Adobe After Effects. Book Cover Animation and Promo Trailer - Create engaging Video AdsHow to make money with your book cover design and animation skillBy the end, you would have seen everything about book cover design and what Photoshop can do. This is no tips and tricks course. I am going to make sure you understand how book cover design with Photoshop works, how you work with it and how to bring your own designs to life. “Book cover design and animation masterclass one on one” will take you from 0 to 100, one easy to digest video at a time. Let me give you a few more reasons to get this course! 1. With this course, you will be getting access to ove
