After creating my vector main character in illustrator I then began adding further and main details on photoshop, these were things like Barcode, Authors name etc...., the reason I used photoshop is because it allows me to make adjustments to my vector image and it allows me to add text easily and arrange things easily.
The first thing I did in photoshop was adding some shading to my final piece I did this by using the brush tool with 0% hardness on this means that when you use the brush it is more like an air brush rather than a solid block, I then added the shading and then turned the opacity down on the layer so it looked more realistic and cleaner, after this I added the authors name to the front cover, as this is a typical convention for book covers.
I then began working on the spine of my book, to create this I used the shape tool to graphed the main segment of the spine, after I had created the base of the spine I began adding details such as the publishing logo, which was penguin publishing, I then added the authors name and the book name, with the book name I made the 'Red' of little red riding hood red I did this by highlighting the text and using the dip tool to select the same red as the cloak.
After creating the spine I began creating the back cover I started doing this by creating a basic shape which would go on the back of it and then I added a wolf silhouette onto the back to make it a bit more detailed and less dull, I also added a slight inner shadow to give the back cover some depth.
After creating the basic back cover I added details such as the blurb, the title of the book, a barcode, publishers logo and the authors name and website, when creating the book name on the back I wanted to carry on the theme of having the 'red' in little red riding hood being red so what I had to do was put a white shape behind the word 'red' and this allowed me to make this text red.
After creating the back cover I began working on the flaps of the book, with the flaps I just added little details about the author and about different fairy tales that might interest the reader I also added some copyright information on the back flap.
These are the layers I used to create my final piece, by organizing my layers I saved so much time as I didn't have to search around for things such as text and the barcode, also it allowed me to hide the whole layer and focus on one page e.g. the back cover.
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