If you haven’t already read Part 1 and Part 2, go back and read them now. This is the final part of the Frame Animation series for Photoshop. Hopefully before …

Getting Started – Getting Better
Getting Started – Getting Better
If you haven’t already read Part 1 and Part 2, go back and read them now. This is the final part of the Frame Animation series for Photoshop. Hopefully before …
This is a direct continuation of Frame Animation: Part 1. If you haven’t read the first post, please start there. Layers to Frames When first opening a layered image in …
When using Photoshop to create an animation based on frames, design the images/elements first, in layers. (This is the option for an animated GIF image.) Create Layers to Make Frames …
Amazon and Kindle are the OG of the digital self-publishing world. Not, mind you, the OG of the self-publishing world. Self-publishing goes back to at least 1843, when Charles Dickens …
One mark of a new designer? A timid title. The title is a huge part of any book cover. In fact, it should be written in huge letters on the …
This illustrates the main parts of a print book cover. Some, like the title, are obvious. Others, like bleed, may make you go, “Huh?” This page provides general information on …
There are some terrific but hidden authoring tools built into Windows 11 and Microsoft Word. The first is a tool which lets you dictate your story while Windows types. The …
Authors agonize over every word of our books. We love/hate our work, and there’s no sense of relief like knowing the first draft has been edited within an inch of …
One of the biggest pitfalls book authors and designers can deal with is copyright. Some of the most common concerns involve copyright of images, such as: The author linked below …
As we’ve discussed before, in Affinity Publisher all content fits into container boxes. This includes specialized text such as chapter titles, footers, footnotes, the Table of Contents, etc. In order …