[Custom Covers] Blanks, Templates - get them, share them, help to modify and create - Page 16

crich70 · 11-12-2015, 10:18 AM

Four more covers with genre images.

crich70 · 11-12-2015, 10:47 AM

An alternate Pulp or Mystery cover.

PandathePanda · 11-14-2015, 12:42 AM

This is for those who "collect" these two magazines from Gutenberg. They are:

Harper's Round Table
Harper's Young People

I got bored with the idea of adding a new cover for each release of this "weekly" magazines, and made these:

PS: Note these are for the 1881 Edition (Young People) & 1895 edition (Round table) Will Update when the 1882/1896 edition become available

MiniMouse · 11-19-2015, 10:36 AM

crich70 and PandathePanda thanks for sharing your work

Mini

P.S. And for all who are new to this thread or loosing the overview, look for links to all covers, textures, tutorials, zips for the Generate Cover Plugin etc. in the first post!

thecookiemommma · 12-31-2015, 12:29 AM

I got the idea from you all and made a few of my own. I am using some of the ones from here, but for some of my bigger fandoms in calibre, I needed something special, so here is what I made. Here's the first bunch. If you want the zip for all of them, let me know.

MiniMouse · 01-06-2016, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecookiemommma

I got the idea from you all and made a few of my own. I am using some of the ones from here, but for some of my bigger fandoms in calibre, I needed something special, so here is what I made. Here's the first bunch. If you want the zip for all of them, let me know.

Thanks thecookiemommma for sharing you work.

I'm a big reader of fanfiction myself (read a lot of NCIS).

I like your work and I'm always happy when people load them up here for others to use. Your zips would be very appreciated and welcomed too

Mini

And before I forget: Happy New Year to you all

thecookiemommma · 01-07-2016, 10:57 PM

Awesome. Here are a few more, then I'll add the zip in the next post. I'm especially proud of of the Doctor Who and Magnificent Seven ones.

MiniMouse · 01-08-2016, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecookiemommma

Awesome. Here are a few more, then I'll add the zip in the next post. I'm especially proud of of the Doctor Who and Magnificent Seven ones.

Mmmmh, interesting. My favorit would be the Stargate cover. I like that very much.

Could be though that I read a lot of Stargate and haven't read anything of the others.

Mini

KayLee · 01-31-2016, 07:52 PM

Anybody here know of any book cover layout programs that are free? I downloaded a few like Canva but they all cost money not what I'm looking for.

dickloraine · 02-01-2016, 12:47 AM

There are many programs to edit pictures. All of them are usable to make a cover. If you want something really powerfull and free, then there is gimp. It can most of what photoshop can do. But it is not that easy to use.

MiniMouse · 02-01-2016, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KayLee

Anybody here know of any book cover layout programs that are free? I downloaded a few like Canva but they all cost money not what I'm looking for.

I don't know if there is a program to create explicitly book covers but when you are looking for a simple graphic program you can use pixlr (free online program). It has not so many functions as photoshop or gimp but I think that is what it makes it an easy program to use even when you don't have much experience with a graphic program. You can find it here.

You can also look in the first post of this thread, there are links to tutorials for gimp from Katsunami and for pixlr from me. Maybe that will help too.

Mini

KayLee · 02-01-2016, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniMouse

I don't know if there is a program to create explicitly book covers but when you are looking for a simple graphic program you can use pixlr (free online program). It has not so many functions as photoshop or gimp but I think that is what it makes it an easy program to use even when you don't have much experience with a graphic program. You can find it here.

You can also look in the first post of this thread, there are links to tutorials for gimp from Katsunami and for pixlr from me. Maybe that will help too.

Mini

Yeah I use gimp to make most of my fan-fic covers and I was using this template but now that I have to re-cover all of my fanfic with bigger covers for my iPad I want to differentiate my covers a bit more and give different fandoms different designs. I just noticed that if you get rid of the images on canva you can download the covers without having to pay so that's

.

Anybody know if Generate Cover Plugin is still being updated

If it had drag and drop for custom text and more colors it'd be perfect, as it is now it's really limited.

Thanks

davidfor · 02-01-2016, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KayLee

Anybody know if Generate Cover Plugin is still being updated

If it had drag and drop for custom text and more colors it'd be perfect, as it is now it's really limited.

The developer of Generate Cover is not around much and hasn't been working on his plugins. But, he is happy to accept fixes and enhancements others make. A few people have been fixing problems when they are reported. Enhancements rely on someone who is interested in adding the function doing it. That usually means that the person who wants the enhancement, codes it.

KayLee · 02-01-2016, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

The developer of Generate Cover is not around much and hasn't been working on his plugins. But, he is happy to accept fixes and enhancements others make. A few people have been fixing problems when they are reported. Enhancements rely on someone who is interested in adding the function doing it. That usually means that the person who wants the enhancement, codes it.

Wish I knew how to code

thanks for letting me know about the coding

Simon Reign · 09-17-2016, 04:33 PM

Do you by chance have a copy of your Leather Cover 10.zip, blank, without the photo in the center? It's the best cover I have seen.

Cheers,
Simon

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniMouse

Some new covers, for you

This time I integrated some pictures I took in holidays. Don't know if anyone is interested in something like this, I'm especially proud of the sand castle cover though...

and the stairs when I think about it.

Let me know what you think. Replies, questions and wishes are always welcome.

MiniMouse

Again, all covers are my own creation!

12-31-2015, 12:29 AM	#230
thecookiemommma Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 7286 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: ZTE Grand Max + / HP Slate 7 HD	A few of mine I got the idea from you all and made a few of my own. I am using some of the ones from here, but for some of my bigger fandoms in calibre, I needed something special, so here is what I made. Here's the first bunch. If you want the zip for all of them, let me know. Attached Thumbnails

01-07-2016, 10:57 PM	#232
thecookiemommma Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 7286 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: ZTE Grand Max + / HP Slate 7 HD	Awesome. Here are a few more, then I'll add the zip in the next post. I'm especially proud of of the Doctor Who and Magnificent Seven ones. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by thecookiemommma; 01-07-2016 at 11:01 PM.

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11-19-2015, 10:36 AM	#229
MiniMouse Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 318144 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Well, there will always be a big time delay because I'm not living in the US! And there could be some communication difficulties too because I'm not a native speaker! Device: Sony PRS-T3S	crich70 and PandathePanda thanks for sharing your work Mini P.S. And for all who are new to this thread or loosing the overview, look for links to all covers, textures, tutorials, zips for the Generate Cover Plugin etc. in the first post!

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KayLee Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 518106 Join Date: May 2013 Device: Nook ST & iPad Air2	Anybody here know of any book cover layout programs that are free? I downloaded a few like Canva but they all cost money not what I'm looking for.

02-01-2016, 12:47 AM	#235
dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544528 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	There are many programs to edit pictures. All of them are usable to make a cover. If you want something really powerfull and free, then there is gimp. It can most of what photoshop can do. But it is not that easy to use.