IngramSpark Publishing • Understanding Bleeds for Book Cover Illustrations

Before you commission an illustrator to paint beautiful artwork for your children's book cover, make sure you understand how the artwork will be used and you MUST decide if you are doing hardcover/softcover/both. Knowing these things beforehand will save you time and money and save labor on your illustrator's part. In this video, I explain how artwork must have enough negative space to wrap around the edges of a hardcover book. 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Softcover vs. Hardcover on a Physical Book 1:10 - The Illustration for a Softcover 1:38 - The Illustration for a Hardcover 1:54 - The Crease Line 2:16 - The Dimensions 2:52 - The Mailboat Dog Soft vs. Hardcover 3:23 - IngramSpark Softcover Template 4:08 - The Bleed and Trim 5:20 - Hardcover Illustration Challenges 5:45 - Redline Extension for Bleed Example 6:46 - Working Backwards 7:16 - IngramSpark Hardcover Template 7:38 - Trim, Fold, and Bleed 8:07 - Faking It 9:11 - My Recommendation Licensed intro/outro Music: Lake Michigan by Staffan Carlén. Visit our website at: https://www.BeckysGraphicDesign.com Want to format and self-publish your children's book? Check out our how-to book: https://amzn.to/3YCkaV4 Feeling thankful for our free tutorials? Buy us a coffee! https://becky-s-graphic-design.kit.co...