Okay so here's a little chapter on small but big tips I know for editing covers. I'll also include a list of some of the best instagram profiles to get textures off of, along with ones that are great to spark some inspiration.
Finding Images
The best place to find HD photos for shows is screencapped.net, which is where I get a lot of my photos. If I want just a photo of a celebrity, I usually just search example "Nina Dobrev Photoshoot" and find some good ones. If not, you can literally type in any celebrity name and add .net or .com to the end and you'll usually find a whole webpage on the celebrity. Just go the gallery then and look through photoshoots, magazine scans, ect. It's like a field day. If you still can't find anything, Tumblr and WeHeartIt are great places as well.
Simple Covers
When making covers like mine or ones with just a plain background with a person, try to get a photo of them that shows the whole upper half of them. If they're missing the top of their head in the photo, don't use it. Also don't warp the photo when editing; it makes it look super sloppy and just ew.
Coloring
Try not to overdo on the colors of the cover. Try and stick to simple aesthetic colors that are eye pleasing; it attracts more readers that way. I recommend to check out some of the instagram profiles below for color themes, or you can google some up really quick.
Titles
Don't over do it on the titles. Try to stick to 1-3 fonts for one cover, or else it might start to look a little crazy. I also recommend to stick to white and black font colors, or you can go with neutral colors that look more basic and eye pleasing, not those bright yellow or red colors.
Quotes
If the quote doesn't fit right on the cover, don't put it on there. There's some cases where quotes look better on the cover than without and vice versa, so it kind of depends. I say that if there's not enough room for the quote to be put on there and still look good, don't bother with it.
Okay, I might add onto that more as time goes along since I'm sure I could think up of a lot more stuff but I'm a little tired right now, haha. So below are some of the best accounts that I hope you guys will check out.
Tutorial Accouts
weretutorials
(wonderful account for screencap edits and coloring on PS Touch and Polarr)
vamptutorials
(same as were tutorials basically)
bitethewolves
(great for learning new editing tips and styles for edits)
ttrls
(same with bitethewolves but with a little bit more content)
hellotutorials
(first account I ever found on instagram; very very helpful and has many tutorials plus the textures that they used on there as well)
Inspiration Accounts
lydiasmrtin
(favorite account like ever. She makes graphics that blow my mind)
mahlias/coyoteswolf
(cutie patootie that works with screencaps)
guhsoline
(more complicated edits, but still gorgeous af)
amypcnd
(colorful like edits but are a little simpler)
halesfire
(queen like omg I love these edits sm)
gryffinjay
(style similar to halesfire)
castillios
(great for sparking ideas)
hclsey
(different type of edits, but still gorgeous)
martinflowerr
(I love this account like I can't even)
silverstiel
(darker type edits, but so so pretty)
ohctavia
(i can't even say how much goals she is)
argentwolf
(different, but still flawless)
luxuryalphas
(similar to lydiasmrtin, holy goals)
Texture Accounts
hhues
(great for coloring and other stuff)
ahpps
(so helpful like probably my favorite account)
textureisland
(similar to ahpps)
sushis.pngs
(need a png but too lazy to make one? GO HERE!)
textuers
(cool graphic type stuff)
therecolouring
(recolorings of PNG's)
texturingz
(more of every day textures)
texturify
(super duper cool stuff)
overlxyed
(HIGHLY recommended. Lots of writing PNG's and things like scribbles)
texturoses
(So amazing like I can't)
texturelord
(similar to the others but with a little more)
Alrighty, there's A LOT more out there guys; after some searching it's not that hard to find way more. If you'd like to follow me for some inspiration or anything like that, I'm on voidancee and wolfsbanee. I also have an old account called flaashes, but I don't get on there anymore. There's some old edits on there though that might spark something inside yo mind.
Hope helped!
xx