Manga Cover Art
Expectations
The goal of book cover design is convey to the audience as much about the story as possible in just a single piece of artwork. To give some glimpse into the story so that the consumer might take interest and to stick out when sitting on a book shelf with thousands of other books.
What makes a good cover?
A pretty important factor is composition, how an artist arranges the elements of art (line, color, form, texture, space, etc.) to create a balanced and pleasing final image. Comics are, arguably, a little unique because covers also often tell a story; or at the very least, hint at a story.
Parts of a cover
Parts of a Cover: For this design you will need to add a barcode to the front right corner, the name of the author in a different font from the title, and a recreated logo of a publishing company.
What should be included?
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Detailed Illustration of two or more anime characters put together with a illustrated background
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Front Cover:
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Title of the book
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Unique typography - Done in an interesting way. Do not just type out the name and be done, try different fonts and different ways of using your text.
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A quote or statement from the book
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Name of the author
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Publishers logos
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you can create your own or trace an existing one.
Requirements
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100% Vector design
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Multiple traced elements combined in a completed cover design
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A minimum of 150 shapes
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A clean layer set up
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Attention to details
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Good typography
File information
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File Name: yourname_manga
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File Size: A4 template size
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Orientation: Portrait
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Artboards: 1
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Resolution: 300 ppi
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File Format: .ai, .eps & .jpg
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