German Fantasy e-book needs a cover design - first part of a 6-part series
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Not just for me, really wanting to see a project that is guaranteed will attract more designing but since u stated as it is guaranteed, then its alright now
What I mean is the exact or estimated measurement of its length and width of the cover and as well as the length and width of the spine.
Thanks
ezboy
Hey ezboy, right after I read my own answer I figured that you wanted to know the size... sorry about that.
This is what I found online:
Requirements for the size of e-book cover art:
- At least 500 pixels horizontally and 800 pixels vertically
- Ideal height/width ratio of 1.6
- Maximum of 2000 pixels on the longest side is preferred
- Save at 72 dots per inch (dpi) for optimal viewing on the web
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Since I will first only publish as an e-book I do not have the length and width of the printed cover and spine, this will become an issue after I have published online, probably in fall.
If Amazon/ KIndle will be one of you channels of distribution, the size of the cover should be a minimum of 625 X1000 px but the best would be 1563X2500px in RGB (as per Amazon guidelines) Also, I would advise designers to make it 300 dpi resolution, If you make it at 72 dpi you will have to redo the front cover for print. Hope this saves some trouble down the road.
PS. Question about world-building. The setting of the fantasy is medieval or earlier? Is it set in a "civilized" world, like ancient Greece and Rome? Is it inspired by "barbaric" tribes, like ancient Gaelic, Celtic or German tribes? This would give use the type of treatment the image needs to fit the story. Thanks.
Hello Anister, thank you for the information about the resolution.
My story is set in an early medieval world, but it is not really based on barbaric tribes. Maybe the "evil" tribe is rather barbaric, but the others had a culture that was based on the connection to nature and harmony. it all got out of balance when the dictatorship was started and now the tribes have lost most of their culture and believes, they live very simple and suppressed.
I was thinking about having the animal heads look like they were made out of a ressource like wood but that it is a little rotten, showing that the "supreme" time of the culture is over... I would love it to look real 3D, my sketches where just a try to figure out the shape. If I had time I would handcraft a wooden wolfs-head like that myself and take a picture. But i hope designers can imagine what I am imagining...
Dear Project Owner,
Can i have a feedback for the designs i have submitted.
Wondering if i go in the right direction......
Cheers....
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