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Writing and Illustrating a Children's Book - part 5: Book Cover

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Writing and Illustrating a Children's Book - part 5: Book Cover

- BOOK COVER DESIGN - Hello Artist!!! Today is step 4 of this project - writing and illustrating a short story. I am very proud of all your hard work!!! Keep it up! Today is all about the book cover. What is needed on a good book cover and why is it needed? 1. Title - This is important as it sums up the theme of your story and tries to hook your reader in by the cover alone. Subtitles can also be added to elaborate or distinguish one book in a series from others. You will likely not have...

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Digital Art lessons in Gimp 2.1

Stephen Lursen digital art

Digital Art lessons in Gimp 2.1

Hello fellow artists! 

I'm currently teaching my students how to create and edit visual art on our computers to empower them in this digital age. I invite you to work along with my video tutorials and learn too! We're using the free software Gimp 2.1

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