Looking to create a greatlooking 3d cover image to help promote. Making an ebook box set cover in gimp celebrating independent. Then i will make the image more transparent, so that it looks more like an. Browsing book covers in stores, i came away with a different sense of vision. I know writers will appreciate the time you put into this tutorial. Great tips on creating doityourself book covers using gimp a free. A simple tutorial on how to make a simple ebook cover part two. Beginner trying to place a person, minus the background color, on a book cover 1.
I think this fact shocks people on a daily basis when they come across our gimp tutorials on youtube and see the sorts of things that are dreamt up within the program. Beginner trying to place a person, minus the background color, on a book cover duplicate gimp transparency. Creating a diy book cover with gimp gimp tutorial, free. Ive deliberately chosen simplicity for my covers, and gimp is perfect and free. Create logos, graphics, and book covers using gimp 2. However, one of the things i couldnt figure out how to clear and would. Beginner trying to place a person, minus the background color, on a. The gimp website has lots of tutorials and explanations.
Gimp is surprisingly good at creating photo manipulation compositions. Next, well look at creating web graphics such as buttons, and bullets. In this tutorial we walk you through how to design a book cover in gimp, using one our diy templates. To keep this tutorial simple, i will keep all of the settings the same. Part 3 optional remove the background of the 3d book cover image using gimp. This is a basic tutorial, kind of a gimp for dummies. Introduction to gimp from the point of view of a software developer with just enough artistic skills to draw a stick person. Stepbystep tutorial on how to create an ebook cover using gimp free open source. I just started learning gimp when i started selfpublishing a couple of months ago, so if you notice any errors in.
Do you want to know how to make a book cover with gimp in less than 5 minutes. Very clear step by step instructions supported by illustrations at each step. I include how to add photos, text, and eyecatching gradient backgrounds. Youre ready to learn how to make a book cover with gimp. Writers are always asking me how to create book covers for free.
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