UNDER HERE I'LL GIVE YOU SOME QUICK TIPS THAT COME HANDY FOR ALMOST ALL GRAPHICS

[1] LETS START WITH A LIL BASIC STUFF AKA DIMENSIONS [W x H]:
~ICON: 100 x 100

~THREAD GRAPHICS: 441 x ANY HEIGHT
~COVER: 512 x 800

~PROFILE HEADERS: 1920 x 600

**YOU MAY USE DIMENSIONS ON THE SAME RATION BUT THESE ARE RECOMMENDED BECAUSE ANYTHING SMALLER THAT THIS WILL BE POOR QUALITY, BIGGER THAN THIS WILL INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE FILE

[2] FACE CLAIMS, WE'LL DO THE ADVANCED STUFF BUT WHATEVER YOU DO BEFORE THAT IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED [BY ME] THAT YOU USE A SMUDGE TOO ON AN AIR BRUSH WITH 45% OR LOWER OPACITY AND RUN IT OVER YOUR FACE CLAIM [SKIN AND HAIR]. DON'T SCRIBBLE RUN IT AT ONE PLACE AT A TIME LIKE SMOOTHEN DOWN ONE LOCK OF HAIR AT A TIME ELSE IT WILL LOOK MESSY.
TRUST ME JUST THIS STEP WILL MAKE THE FACE LOOK TEN TIMES BETTER.

[3] TEXT CHOICE AND STYLE: NOW THERE NO GROUNDS TO THIS BUT YOUR FONT OF THE TITLE SHOULD MATCH THE GENRE OF THE STORY, A TEEN FICTION COVER WITH A DIGITAL SCREEN FONT [LIKE THE ONES IN THE ELEVATOR DISPLAY] IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. DON'T DO THAT, STYLE ALSO MUST MATCH THE GENRE AND MOOD OS THE COVER YOU CAN'T ADD METALLIC FONT TO A  MYSTERY COVER OR TO A VECTOR COVER BECAUSE IT CONTRADICTS THE CONCEPT OF VECTOR. SIMPLE FONT GUIDE FOR TITLE ONLY:

~TEEN FICTION/ROMANCE: CALLIGRAPHY. CURSIVE, SOMETHING DOODLISH.
~HORROR: SCARY FONTS OR CREEPY FONTS LIKE BLOODLUST FOR INSTANCE.

~SCI-FIC: PLAIN SERIF OR SCI-FIC SPECIAL FONTS LIKE BAD SIGNAL.
~MYSTERY/THRILLER: I PERSONALLY PREFER SERIF AND SANS SERIF
~OTHER GENRES: SIMPLY SOMETHING THAT MATCHES THE MOOD OF YOUR COVER AND THE STORY.
KEEP OTHER TEXT IN PLAIN FONT LIKE ROBOTIC PLAIN, TIMES NEW ROMAN, OR ANY SERIF FONT.

[4] POSITIONING AND ADJUSTMENT OF TEXT: 

~TITLE: LARGE. TOP, CENTER [VERTICAL] OR BOTTOM, HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT MUST ALWAYS BE MIDDLE. COLOR MUST BLEND WITH GRAPHIC OR SIMPLY USE WHITE/BLACK.
~SUBTITLE: IMMEDIATELY BELOW/ABOVE THE TITLE OR EXTREME TOP OR BOTTOM. SIZE SMALLER THAN TITLE, TRY TO FIT IT IN NOT MORE THAN ONE LINE. NEUTRAL COLORS WHITE/BLACK.
~AUTHOR NAME: HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT- CENTER. TOP OR BOTTOM. SIZE MUST BE SMALLER TO TITLE BUT BIGGER THAN SUBTITLE. WHITE/ BLACK OR MAY BE SIMILAR TO TITLE.
~YOUR WATERMARK: PLACE IT ANYWHERE BUT RIGHT IN THE CENTER, SIZE MUST BE SMALLER THAN ALL THE OTHER TEXT, KEEP THE OPACITY LOW AND COLORS: WHITE/BLACK. IT SHOULD BE READABLE BUT SHOULDN'T BE TOO NOTICEABLE. COMMON PREFERENCE: TOP OF THE GRAPHICS OR BOTTOM.
KEEP TEXT OTHER THAN TITLE IN PLAIN FONT LIKE ROBOTIC PLAIN, TIMES NEW ROMAN, OR ANY SERIF FONT.  

[5] CHOOSE PNG AND BACKGROUND WISELY. LISTEN UP FOLKS, IF YOUR MAKING A TEEN FICTION COVER YOUR BACKGROUND CANNOT BE A FOREST OR YOUR MODEL CAN'T BE A FREAKING ACTION FIGURE. YOU DON'T JUST ADD STUFF TO YOUR COVERS CAUSE YOU LIKE THOSE STUFF. DON'T GO AROUND ADDING BUTTERFLIES TO AN ACTION COVER JUST BECAUSE BUTTERFLIES ARE YOUR FAVORITE INSECTS. THE COVER YOUR DESIGNING AIN'T ABOUT YOU.
WHEN YOU READ A PROMPT, TRY TO PICTURISE THE SCENARIO, THEN MAKE A MENTAL LIST OF THE ELEMENTS YOU'LL REQUIRE. AND HUNT THEM DOWN ONE BY ONE, TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU WANT, DON'T BE IN A RUSH.

KEY TIPS TO FIND GOOD STUFF, USE WEBSITES LIKE DEVIANT ART AND PINTEREST. WHEN SEARCHING ON GOOGLE ADD KEYWORDS LIKE 'PHOTOSHOOT' 'PHOTOGRAPHY' 'TUMBLR' 
TRY TO GIVE CREDITS TO THE CREATORS OF THOSE RESOURCES ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW WHO IT IS.

WILL ADD MORE LATER, LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS UNTIL THEN.

WITH LOVE,
IZZY