Photoshop: Book Cover

Alright, for this one you are welcome to get some help from AI.

Where can you use AI?
>to summarize the plot of your book if it were set in modern times or the future.
>to make individual graphics for your design.  See below for examples.

Where can’t you use AI?
>do not use AI to make the ENTIRE project at once.  I want you to use your  Photoshop skills to build individual layers of images and texts.

The setup:

  1. Draw a title of a classic literature book from the hat. from this list. 
  2. Ask AI to summarize the book as if it were set in 2025 or the future.  Feel free to ask other details in your prompt.
  3. Read the summary so you understand the story.
  4. Download this book cover template. Open it as a layer in Photoshop.
  5. Build a book cover in Photoshop that makes this classic story modern and current.

Cover requirements:
1. Your design should include a front cover, spine and back cover.
2. Your design should have AT LEAST four different images that are blended using selections and layer masks.
3. Front cover:
-title with appropriate font
-title images
-author’s name
-something like “#1 Bestseller” or “a classic book reborn”

4. Spine – title and author name.  Rotate the text.

5. Back cover:
-summary of the book (you can copy/paste your AI summary)
-clear, readable text. Clear means that the font and color are easy to read.
-a barcode
-the price

Example:

I drew The Old Man and The Sea as my book.

Here’s what AI gave me for a summary for my prompt “Give me a short summary of The Old Man and The Sea as if it were set in space.”:

Then I asked for images:

The final cover:

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