Creating Great Book Covers Interactive
Learn how to make engaging book covers that tell a story.
80Class Size: 16 seats
Start Date: 5/7/19
Duration: 10 amazing weeks
Cost: $450 for subscribers, $500 for nonsubscribers
Class Description:
Picture yourself in a bookstore. You’re aimlessly browsing the shelves when one you decide to take a closer look at one particular book. In the sea of other books around it, what piqued your interest about that one particular book?
Chances are you picked up the book because of the cover. Book covers are an exciting area in the illustration world and comes with its own special techniques and opportunities.
In this 10 week course, noted illustrators Lee White and Jaime Zollars will help you explore the process of creating covers for a variety of books.
Drawing and design techniques specific to illustrating book covers
How to capture a larger narrative in a single image
How to use type and illustration together in a dynamic way
How to generate creative content that is interesting and tells a story
How to work with clients. This includes presentation techniques as well as business advice on pricing and what to expect when you get hired to do a professional cover
How to overcome your own individual problems, with weekly feedback from Jaime and Lee
How It Works:
This is an interactive class, with homework and personal feedback. Every week, Jaime and Lee will release a video lecture and homework assignment. Students will then have a week to watch the video and turn in the homework, which Jaime and Lee will critique individually via video. This format allows for a very flexible schedule - students can stream the lectures and do the homework on their own time, so long as the homework is turned in by the deadline.
Refund Policy:
Please Note: When you enroll, we are reserving your seat, and others are not able to sign up. Because it can be challenging to fill seats when there are last minute cancellations, we only offer partial refunds once we are within 13 days of the class start date. However, if you are able to sell your seat to another student, we are happy to give a full refund.
Jaime Zollars — Lee White
Intro to Class Shell
Introduce yourself!
Why make Bookcovers
VIDEO LECTURE: Book Cover process
VIDEO LECTURE: Books we Like
Marker comp demo
Digital comp demo
WEEK 1 LECTURE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS: Homework 1, Rough sketches
PDF DOWNLOAD: Homework 1- Rough Skteches
PDF DOWNLOAD: Homework 2: Book covers you like
VIDEO INSTRUCTION: Homework 2: Book Covers You Like
HOMEWORKS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
HOMEWORK TURN IN
Homework Crit 1
Lee and Jamie Book Cover process 2
Video Lecture: Framing Devices
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Homework 3: Framing Devices
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
HOMEWORK UPLOADS
Homework Crit Intro Video
Crit Video 1
Crit Video 2
VIDEO LECTURE: Book Cover Business Topics
Questions and Comments
Homework questions and comments
Homework Uploads
Business Q&A video
Note about Lee's crit video
Lee-week 2 crits
Jaime week 2 - crits
VIDEO LECTURE: Jaime and Lee Color Comps
VIDEO LECTURE: Intro to David and Lee's color video
VIDEO LECTURE: Lee and David Color Theory
WEEK 4 Questions and Comments
HOMEWORK: Color Studies
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Homework Uploads
week 4 crits
VIDEO LECTURE: Covers, Reimagined
VIDEO LECTURE: Book Cover Process- Classic to Modern
VIDEO LECTURE: Dual Shape & Metaphor
WEEK 5 QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Book cover homework week 5
PDF: Homework 4- Updating a classic
Homework Questions and Comments
Homework Uploads
Homework Crit Videos
Lee Crits
Jaime Crits
VIDEO LECTURE: References and Resources
Font/Template Links
Agent Search Resources
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
HOMEWORK TURN IN
Crit notes!
Week 6 crit 1
Week 6 Crit 2
Lee_Interior lecture
Jaime_interior lecture
Final Homework Instruction video
Homework 5: Final Cover and Interiors PDF
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
HOMEWORK TURN IN
Crit Info Video
Dates!
Week 7 Crits
Laura
HOMEWORK TURN IN
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Final Week Info video!
Lee_ Crit Group 1
Jaime_Crit Group 2
Jaime_Crit Brooke
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
HOMEWORK TURN IN
Final Crit 1
Final Crit 2
Questions & Comments