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Adobe Photoshop: Album Cover Design
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(23 ratings)
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Adobe Photoshop: Album Cover Design

Learn how to create 8 different styles of album cover design from a 10 year professional in the creative field!
Created byTom Kai
Last updated 1/2021
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • How to create stunning album cover designs
  • How to create album cover designs in 8 different styles

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 1h 51m total length

  • Introduction3:36

    Explore the lucrative niche of Photoshop album cover design, as this introduction previews eight styles you’ll create from start to finish to attract listeners and clients.

  • Finding Resources7:35

    Discover where to source free images, vectors, fonts, and brushes for album cover design in Photoshop. Learn about license types and attribution, and download curated resources for practice.

  • Image Based10:50

    Design a minimal image-based album cover by placing an image embedded with the band and album names on a 12.375 inch square at 300 ppi in Photoshop 2021.

  • Portrait9:24

    Design a portrait-style album cover by placing a close-up artist image, selecting bold and thin fonts, applying color adjustments and a color look-up, and saving as PSD and JPEG.

  • Black & White7:47

    Learn to design a black and white album cover with minimal, elegant typography, using grayscale portrait, font selection, and simple Photoshop edits like saturation, curves, and gradients.

  • Minimalistic9:46

    Create a minimalistic album cover in Photoshop by combining rocket and needle vectors with masks and color fills, then add a diagonal layout, drop shadow, and a parental advisory sticker.

  • Type Based5:52

    Create a minimalist type-based album cover in Photoshop using the infatuation name, Headshrinker font, and colored strokes with masks for a clean, centered design.

  • Hand Drawn17:00

    Learn to create a hand drawn album cover in Photoshop by selecting band and album names, using pencil brushes, masking a subject, and blending with levels for a realistic look.

  • Digital12:34

    Master digital album cover design using only digital elements, with Photoshop workflows for asset selection, typography, and a gradient finish for Eagle and Final Impact.

  • Photo Manipulation24:50

    Craft a surreal photo-manipulated album cover by blending random imagery with band and album names, using Photoshop's ai-powered sky replacement, masking, color grading, shadows, and bold typography.

  • Your Assignment0:48

    Create three album covers in three different styles from today’s designs, using random band and album names, then submit the artworks to the studio to showcase in your portfolio.

  • Final Thoughts1:32

    Master album cover design in Adobe Photoshop by applying color grades and edit presets, assemble eight composites for your portfolio and assignment, and explore a library system for easy access.

Requirements

  • All you need to have is the newest version of Adobe Photoshop and a positive attitude!

Description

Learn how to master the creation of stunning album cover design in Photoshop from a decade-long professional in the creative field! This course will cover 8 different styles of album cover design and by the end of this course you will be fully equipped to create an endless amount of amazing album covers!

I am Tom Kai, A professional photographer and graphic designer with an incredible passion for creating. I've been working in the creative field for the past 10 years and in that time I've learned a lot of useful information that I want to share with YOU! I am excited to have you in my course "Adobe Photoshop: Album Cover Design"

Why are album covers so important? This incredibly thriving and lucrative niche of graphic design has been around since the 60s and 70s with major bands using album covers as genius marketing material. Think of The Beatles crossing Abbey road, album covers sell the music! In the modern world we see artists popping up all over the place, from soundcloud rappers, to musicians hoping to make it big on tiktok and social media. All these up-and-coming artists need great album cover art to sell their music, which is why I wanted to create this course!

I have sat exactly where you are, going through tutorials, courses, you name it, but it got frustrating when the courses or tutorials weren't comprehensive enough to cover everything that I wanted it to. Now, I value my time a lot, but more importantly I value yours. It is vital to get everything you need from just one video, one course, and that is what my goal is with every single one of my courses. For this one specifically, my goal is to have it be the only course you will ever need to learn about album cover design in photoshop!

This course is made using the most up-to-date version of Adobe Photoshop CC as of January 2021, the brand new Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 update, however the principles and skills taught in this course can and will apply to other future versions as well. You can also download a free trial of Adobe Photoshop from the adobe website.

In this course you will learn:

  • Where you can find FREE resources (images, vectors, brushes, and fonts)

  • 8 Styles of album cover design

    • Image-Based design

    • Portrait design

    • Black & White design

    • Minimalistic design

    • Type-Based

    • Hand drawn design

    • Digital design

    • Photo Manipulation design

  • The importance of album cover design

  • How lucrative album cover design can be

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in learning how to create album cover designs
  • anyone wanting to learn about one of the most lucrative and sought after niches in graphic design

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