Drawing Shadows for Inlays on Leather Cover
For my current project, I have to draw shadows of objects inlaid on the book cover on the leather of the cover material.
cover boards
Making Hardback Book Covers – Video Tutorials
So you’re wondering how to create a hardback book from scratch? Well this page is for you! We’ve pulled together the best YouTube video tutorials along with a transcribed written procedure (slightly edited) and a huge list of additional resources (which you can find at the bottom of this page) which will take you through, in a step-by-step fashion, many ways to make the hard-back book of your dreams!
Before you move on, don’t forget to check out our very own post on Making Hardback Book Covers, we’ve also got a tutorial on making Split-Cover Boards for Larger Books.
* Note that videos shown on this page are works of other book-binders and not the work of i BookBinding.
We would love to know what you think of the videos, please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
11. Making Split Cover Boards for Larger Books
Split cover boards are used for heavy books with several signatures so that the construction remains solid and an adequate level of support can be provided. Figure 200 shows a split board that comprises of a mull and the endsheet placed in between a thick and thin piece of board. These board layers are used for stiffening purposes and conceal the mull and the endsheets between them.
