E-Book Cover Questions - Page 2

jaxx6166 · 12-09-2010, 09:39 PM

I agree John. Very nice work.

John Carroll · 12-09-2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I agree John. Very nice work.

Thank you.

I really appreciate that.

BookCat · 12-12-2010, 01:35 PM

Is Gimp preferable to Paint Shop Pro? I have an old version of paint shop which a friend got free in a pc magazine many years ago.

What about images which you buy on a disc. I have a few discs called 500,000 images. The license states that they can be used for websites etc, but not resold as a new package. Which I assume means that using individual images is okay.

John Carroll · 12-12-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BookCat

Is Gimp preferable to Paint Shop Pro? I have an old version of paint shop which a friend got free in a pc magazine many years ago.

What about images which you buy on a disc. I have a few discs called 500,000 images. The license states that they can be used for websites etc, but not resold as a new package. Which I assume means that using individual images is okay.

That sounds about right. I believe that those disks give you permission to use individual images for commercial use. However, you can't package the whole thing and sell or distribute it.

Dodge · 12-14-2010, 04:00 AM

I made the deal that I own the image and all the rights. I designed the cover and commissioned the artist to create/paint it. He can use it to promote his work but nothing else (that's fair). I can use it for anything I want.

randyflycaster · 12-17-2010, 09:52 AM

I made an ebook cover by using Picasa. I simply added text to a photograph.
I think it works fine.
Randy

AlexBell · 12-18-2010, 02:44 AM

For what it is worth I made my own cover for Civil Disobedience and other essays by Thoreau on the MobileRead library by getting a portrait of Thoreau from Wiki Commons, then adding the text with OpenOffice Draw.

Regards, Alex

sassanik · 12-18-2010, 08:32 AM

I would pick GIMP over Paintshop Pro. GIMP is free and you can download a bunch of Photoshop Brushs for it. I go to deviantart for the brushes I want to make my covers.

Amy

BookCat · 12-18-2010, 03:32 PM

Thanks. I've downloaded Gimp and some brushes from Deviantart. There are lots of tutorials on youtube relating to Gimp which give a basic idea of what all the tools do and what layers are etc.

modwitch · 12-25-2010, 06:53 PM

For custom art, I think you've already had some great advice. For stock photos, read the fine print.

I used a stock image for my cover, but I'd strongly recommend knowing exactly what rights and licensing exist on the site and image you choose. For example, I used an illustration from istockphoto.com - I can use it on up to 500,000 books for the basic license, then I would need to upgrade (oh, to have such a problem!!). If I'd used an image with a person, they require a standardized model release, which would protect me down the road.

SXC, mentioned above, is a free site, but they don't require that you have a model release for posted images (which means if any part of a person is visible in the image, and that person objects to your use of their image some day, it could get very sticky). Use rights are also hard to figure out from that site sometimes (because they are determined by the individual poster).

You don't want to be the person that put the picture of someone's kid on the front of your thriller, only to discover that someone objects.

12-18-2010, 08:32 AM	#23
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	GIMP vs Paintshop Pro I would pick GIMP over Paintshop Pro. GIMP is free and you can download a bunch of Photoshop Brushs for it. I go to deviantart for the brushes I want to make my covers. Amy

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12-09-2010, 09:39 PM	#16
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	I agree John. Very nice work.

12-12-2010, 01:35 PM	#18
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Is Gimp preferable to Paint Shop Pro? I have an old version of paint shop which a friend got free in a pc magazine many years ago. What about images which you buy on a disc. I have a few discs called 500,000 images. The license states that they can be used for websites etc, but not resold as a new package. Which I assume means that using individual images is okay.

12-14-2010, 04:00 AM	#20
Dodge Sparks fly off my pages! Posts: 123 Karma: 250002 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Device: Kindle	I made the deal that I own the image and all the rights. I designed the cover and commissioned the artist to create/paint it. He can use it to promote his work but nothing else (that's fair). I can use it for anything I want.

12-17-2010, 09:52 AM	#21
randyflycaster Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1000858 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York City Device: Sony 350	I made an ebook cover by using Picasa. I simply added text to a photograph. I think it works fine. Randy

12-18-2010, 02:44 AM	#22
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	For what it is worth I made my own cover for Civil Disobedience and other essays by Thoreau on the MobileRead library by getting a portrait of Thoreau from Wiki Commons, then adding the text with OpenOffice Draw. Regards, Alex

12-18-2010, 03:32 PM	#24
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Thanks. I've downloaded Gimp and some brushes from Deviantart. There are lots of tutorials on youtube relating to Gimp which give a basic idea of what all the tools do and what layers are etc.

12-25-2010, 06:53 PM	#25
modwitch Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kindle	For custom art, I think you've already had some great advice. For stock photos, read the fine print. I used a stock image for my cover, but I'd strongly recommend knowing exactly what rights and licensing exist on the site and image you choose. For example, I used an illustration from istockphoto.com - I can use it on up to 500,000 books for the basic license, then I would need to upgrade (oh, to have such a problem!!). If I'd used an image with a person, they require a standardized model release, which would protect me down the road. SXC, mentioned above, is a free site, but they don't require that you have a model release for posted images (which means if any part of a person is visible in the image, and that person objects to your use of their image some day, it could get very sticky). Use rights are also hard to figure out from that site sometimes (because they are determined by the individual poster). You don't want to be the person that put the picture of someone's kid on the front of your thriller, only to discover that someone objects.

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