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Part 1. Theory and practice of cover design and illustrations
ОглавлениеLesson 1. How the graphical editor works (on the example of the Canva site)
In the graphics editor you have a blank white page in front of you. You can set its size (it changes in pixels, millimeters, centimeters and inches). Here you can also select elements for composition from the Canva data bank. It looks like this.
The background color (of the same white page) can also be changed in different ways. You can use the color palette (it is at the top left), you can select a background from the Canva data bank (the window on the left, Background tab) or load your own one (the window on the left, Download tab).
You can work on Canva for free, but then the possibilities will be pretty limited, and you can pay a fee for a month (or for a longer period of time, see Tariff plans), then you will have all the tools to create interesting designs. The monthly maintenance costs about 10 US dollars.
As for the elements that you need to place on the cover – they all change in size, move and rotate, if necessary. Some of them can change color.
All this can be made with the mouse cursor – hold the object with the left mouse button and then move it wherever you want. Using the same cursor, you can change the size of the object. If a color change is available for an object, you will see a palette on the top panel when you click on this object.
The complete picture of how this graphic editor works can be obtained by watching video tutorials at this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL-WbHwsbs8
Although personally I chose to go to the rest myself.
Therefore, I further propose to consider the basic functions of Canva by examples and exercises.
At this stage, you need to register on the Canva website https://www.canva.com/ and create an account, all this is completely free.
Lesson 2. Uploading Images and Downloading Designs
To download an image, use the Downloads tab in the left panel, see the screenshot.
In order to move any downloaded image to the background, click on it 1 time.
Exercise 1
Save this image on your computer in jpg. or png. format, upload it to Canva and move it to the background.
It should be something like this.
Exercise 2
Save and download this page.
To save the page, go to the File tab on the top panel, then click on the Save tab.
To download this page (page 1), go to the tab on which the down arrow is drawn (on the top panel on the right), click on it, select page 1 from the drop-down list, check it, click Finish, click Save.
If everything is done correctly, the download of the design will begin. When it is ready, you will see a pop-up window with the inscription Design published, see the screenshot.
You’ll find this design in Downloads on your computer.
Lesson 3. Resizing an image
The image size can be changed in the graphical editor on the Canva website. If you need to resize the background (the cover itself or the illustration), click on the top panel on the Resize tab, then on the Custom Sizes tab, set the desired values.
Exercise 3
Set the following sizes for the image below:
200 mm x 300 mm
40 cm x 60 cm
16 inch x 23 inch
12500 pixels x 1950 pixels
Almost always, when creating the next design on the Canva website, you have to adjust the sizes of its various parts – change their size, location, and sometimes change tone or color.
