How to make a book cover with PS _PS and the design steps of making a book cover

1. Open the software and execute the menu "File"/"New" (shortcut key CtrlN), and a new dialog box will pop up with the name: book cover design, width: 204 mm, height: 140 mm and resolution.

Rate: 300 pixels/inch, color mode: RGB color, 8 bits, background content: white, click "OK" button after setting.

2. Press CtrlR to display the ruler, select the moving tool in the toolbox, and drag the auxiliary line on the edge of the ruler.

3. Set the foreground color to yellow (#e5d7bc) and press AltDelere to fill the color.

4. Execute the menu: Filter/Noise/Add Noise, and the "Add Noise" dialog box pops up. Set the quantity 10%, and allocate it evenly, with single color.

5. Click the New Layer button below the Layers panel to create a new "layer 1", as shown in Figure 5; Select the rectangle box selection tool in the toolbox, draw a rectangle on the right side of the page, set the foreground color to #d2c7b2, press AltDelete to fill the color, and then press CtrlD to cancel the selection.

6. Execute the menu File/Placement to pop up the placement dialog box, place the cover design material 0 1.png, adjust the position, and press enter, then execute the menu Layer/Rasterization/Layer.

7. Set the opacity of the "Book Cover Design Material 0 1" layer to 50% on the layer panel.

8. Select the "Book Cover Design Material 0 1" layer, click the Add layer mask button at the bottom of the layer panel, add layer mask, then select the gradient tool in the toolbox, select the "black and white gradient" style and linear gradient on the tool options bar, and then drag the gradient on the page.

9. Execute the menu File/Placement to pop up the placement dialog box, place the cover design material 02.png, adjust the position, and press enter, then execute the menu Layer/Rasterization/Layer.

10. Set the blending mode of "cover design material 02.png" layer to "strong light" on the layer panel.

1 1. Execute the menu File/Place to pop up the Place box. Place the 03.png, reposition it, press enter, and then execute the menu Layers/Rasterization/Layers.

12. Select the rectangle selection tool in the toolbox, draw a rectangle with the same size on the "Cover Design Material 03" layer of the page, and execute the menu "File"/"Edit"/"Stroke", and the stroke dialog box will pop up with the width set to 20px and the color set to #8a7f6d. After setting, click "Stroke".

13, select the linear text tool in the toolbox, input: Dream of Red Mansions, set the font as official script, the size as 48 points, and the color as white.

14. Right-click the text layer and select Blending Options from the right-click menu to open the Layer Style dialog box. Check the projection option and set the blending mode as: positive overlay and shadow color setting.

Red, opacity: 100%, angle: 120 degrees, check the global light, distance: 8 pixels, extended to: 0%, size: 18 pixels.

15. Select the straight text tool in the toolbox, input: Story of Stone, set the font as official script, the size is: 14 point, and the color is: black.

16, select the straight text tool in the toolbox, input: Cao e, set the font as: official script, the size as: 9 o'clock, and the color as: black.

17. Select the horizontal text tool in the toolbox, input: China Classical Literature Series, set the font to Song Dynasty, the size is 9 points, and the color is black.

18, select the horizontal text tool in the toolbox, input: Guangdong Literature and Art Publishing House, set the font as: Chinese line block, size as: 10 dot, and color as: black.

19. Copy the title of the book and the border of the material in writing, move it on the spine of the book, and execute the menu "Edit"/"Free Transform" (shortcut key CtrlT) to adjust the size.

20. Select the vertical text tool in the toolbox and enter: Cao E on the spine. Set the font to official script, the size is 8 points, and the color is black.

2 1, select the linear text tool in the toolbox, input: Guangdong Literature and Art Publishing House, set the font as: Chinese line block, the size as: 10 dot, and the color as: black.

22, the impact on the spine.

23. Execute the menu File/Placement to pop up the Placement dialog box, place the cover design material 04.png, adjust the position, and press enter, then execute the menu Layer/Rasterization/Layer.

24. On the Layers panel, set the opacity of the layer of book cover design material 04 to 50%.

25. Select the "Book Cover Design Material 0 1" layer, click the Add layer mask button at the bottom of the layer panel, add the layer mask, select the gradient tool in the toolbox, select the "black and white gradient" style and linear gradient on the tool options bar, and then drag the gradient on the page;

26. Click the Create New Layer button below the Layers panel to create a new Layer 2.

27. Select the rectangle box selection tool in the toolbox, draw a rectangle at the bottom of the page, set the foreground color to white, press AltDelete to fill in white, and then press CtrlD to cancel the selection.

28. Click the Create New Layer button below the Layers panel to create a new Layer 3.

29. Select the pencil tool in the toolbox, set different pen tip sizes by combining the left and right bracket keys, and press Shift to draw a vertical line.

30. Drag "Layer 3" to the button to create a new layer, copy "Layer 2 Copy", adjust the position, then select the rectangular box selection tool in the toolbox, select the top and bottom, press the Delete key to delete, and then press the CtrlD key to cancel the selection.

3 1. Select the horizontal text tool in the toolbox, enter the book number, set the font to Song Dynasty, the size is 6 points, and the color is black.

32. Click the New Layer button below the Layers panel to create a new layer 4.

33. Select the pencil tool in the toolbox, set the size of 3px nib, and press Shift to draw a horizontal line.

34. Select the horizontal text tool in the toolbox, enter the book number and pricing, the font is set to Song Dynasty, the size is 6 points, and the color is black.

35. Select the horizontal text tool in the toolbox, and enter the text responsible for editing and cover design as well as the book introduction.