My Masking Tape Bookcover Tutorial

The sort of easy way to decorate a book

Posted by Kin Dragon

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Someone on here asked me to make a tutorial on how I make my books so cool looking. So I thought while working on my own clow book I thought I'd make that tutorial. The book I used is hand made, and isn't complete. So I used my unused mini sketchbook to show what the final product looks like. For this project don't do it if the book has a leather cover, I will turn out terrible if you do. And I wouldn't recommend using paint either.

All rights go to me and the wonders of masking tape.

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You Will Need (8 things)

  • Thick and thin Cardboard
  • Permanent Marker
  • Pencil(s) And penciled sharpener
  • Paper
  • Sequins , Glitters, Beads, Pearls, Fake JewelsAnything your heart desires
  • A Book
  • Mod Podge Keeps color on masking tape
  • 2 Masking Tape White

Steps (7 steps, 720 minutes)

  1. 1

    First You draw it out,(sorry if you can't see it to well)

  2. 2

    Then Get your book.(I was working on my own little project, I wanted to make something like the Clow from Sakura Cardcaptor)

  3. 3

    To give it a 3d effect, You put cardboard on the book and tape it down after cuting out whatever effect you wanted of course.

  4. 4

    Then you Cover the cover with tape and if you need to wrap it to where its inside tape over that to prevent peeling

  5. 5

    then draw out your design. in pencil

  6. 6

    Then Color, and it you make a mistake in marker, wait til the ink drys and then put tape over your mistake.

    once you are done coloring wait at least a day for the ink to dry

  7. 7

    Basicly get creative, add some Glitter or fake gemstones. Add whatever you want