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How to Design a Cover for a Children's Book in Photoshop

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This tutorial demonstrates how to create a colorful children's book cover in Photoshop by combining textures, patterns, masks, layered borders, typography, and decorative illustrations. It covers foundational Photoshop techniques and uses Illustrator for greater control over the title lettering.

Syllabus

Intro
Create a new file
Fill the new layer
Add texture
Create a coral border
Mask the group
Mask the gold border
Create a dotted border
Create a diamond
Combine the two corners
Add Drop Shadow
Duplicate Top Corners Group
Main Title
Background
Masking
Second Hill
Color
Mask
Text
Tribal Pattern
Decorative Lines
Adding Birds
Adding Texture
Outro

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