CLASS: Design A Minimalist Book Cover in Procreate

Original price was: $67.00.Current price is: $35.00.

Learn how to create the colorful, minimalist book covers that are everywhere right now! In this step-by-step class, you’ll design a charming, faceless-character cover that’s perfect for beach reads, women’s fiction, romance, young adult novels, memoirs, and other contemporary genres.

Don’t worry if you’ve never illustrated people before. We’ll start with a reference photo and transform it into a clean, modern illustration using simple tracing techniques, bold shapes, and vibrant color. No advanced drawing skills required.

 

Included in this class:

In this class, you’ll learn how to:

  • Turn a photo into a stylish minimalist illustration
  • Create trendy faceless characters with confidence
  • Build custom color palettes directly from your reference photos
  • Use layers and clipping masks for depth and dimension
  • Add subtle details that make flat illustrations feel polished
  • Design colorful retro-inspired sunburst backgrounds
  • Apply textures, blending modes, and lighting effects for extra impact
  • Choose typography that complements the minimalist aesthetic
  • Finish your cover with professional touches that make it stand out

Description

As a bonus, you’ll also receive my Portrait Brush Set, making it even easier to create expressive minimalist characters.

By the end of the lesson, you’ll have a fresh, colorful, marketable book cover that captures today’s popular minimalist illustration style—perfect for authors, designers, and anyone wanting to create eye-catching covers in Procreate.

Whether you’re designing covers for clients, your own books, or simply expanding your illustration skills, this class will give you practical techniques you can use again and again.

Let’s create something bright, modern, and impossible to scroll past.

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For more than 25 years, I’ve specialized exclusively in professional book cover design, creating over a thousand covers for indie authors, bestselling writers, and publishing houses around the world. My work has appeared on numerous books that have gone on to become bestsellers, and I’ve helped authors across every major genre create covers that capture attention and connect with readers.
My passion is combining creative artistry with proven publishing and marketing principles to design covers that not only look beautiful but also sell books. Today, I share the techniques, workflows, and industry knowledge I’ve developed over decades through practical, hands-on classes that teach designers and authors how to create professional-quality book covers using Procreate and Photoshop—without relying on AI or Canva.
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