FREELessons: 20Length: 4.5 hours
Welcome to this course on Creating a Fantasy Book Cover. In this course you will learn some advanced photo-manipulation techniques to create a very creative fantasy book cover. We'll be combining several stock images into a crazy moss man living in the swampy outlands. Then we'll take a look at how we can prepare the artwork ready for print using Adobe InDesign.
1.Introduction
1.1Introduction02:23
1.1
Introduction
02:23
2.Source Images
2.1Source Images03:05
2.1
Source Images
03:05
3.Creating the Composition
3.1Document Setup and Foreground15:50
3.1
Document Setup and Foreground
15:50
3.2Adding Our Character17:04
3.2
Adding Our Character
17:04
3.3Adding Pyramids Using Perspective Warp16:40
3.3
Adding Pyramids Using Perspective Warp
16:40
3.4Adding Trees, Shadows and Highlights Adjustments15:33
3.4
Adding Trees, Shadows and Highlights Adjustments
15:33
4.Creating Our Moss Man
4.1Adding Shadows and Fixing the Light Direction16:11
4.1
Adding Shadows and Fixing the Light Direction
16:11
4.2Making Perforated Skin16:35
4.2
Making Perforated Skin
16:35
4.3Adding a Helmet and Green Moss16:28
4.3
Adding a Helmet and Green Moss
16:28
4.4Blending Textures15:10
4.4
Blending Textures
15:10
4.5Dodge and Burn16:20
4.5
Dodge and Burn
16:20
4.6Making the Skull Spear15:24
4.6
Making the Skull Spear
15:24
4.7Creating a Cool Headdress16:28
4.7
Creating a Cool Headdress
16:28
5.Working on the Scene
5.1Finishing Off the Headdress and Adding Bushes16:02
5.1
Finishing Off the Headdress and Adding Bushes
16:02
5.2Using Focus Area to Cut Out Our Pet Vulture16:45
5.2
Using Focus Area to Cut Out Our Pet Vulture
16:45
5.3Adding Further Animals15:09
5.3
Adding Further Animals
15:09
6.Colour Correction
6.1Creating a Sun Flare15:54
6.1
Creating a Sun Flare
15:54
6.2Finishing Colour Correction and Adding Text16:52
6.2
Finishing Colour Correction and Adding Text
16:52
7.Creating Our Print-Ready Artwork
7.1Adobe InDesign Print-Ready PDF03:01
7.1
Adobe InDesign Print-Ready PDF
03:01
8.Conclusion
8.1Course Conclusion04:09
8.1
Course Conclusion
04:09
