Book cover design. Tutorial

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.