...Continued from the previous chapter.

Duplicate the layer and mirror it to the top. Draw lines on the sides, if you'd like.

I prepare my texts in pixellab. Save the text and add text on another layer at the top in ibispaintx, add glow, shadow and textures to it, as per your desire.

Add your filters/effects in whatever app(s)/program(s) you usually use. I use Photoshop express.

And here's how the cover looks at the end. I like to add some highlights and other details like lensflares in fantasy and mystery covers. Use whatever overlays fit your genre and graphic.

And we are done! Hope you learned something new today. Mini gif process in the multimedia.

Questions? Comments? Ask away!!