With the DPI set to 300, export it as a jpg or png, it doesn’t matter, Canva accepts both. Press Enter and it will automatically resize the height. This is a horizontal photo and I chose 3000 for the width. The width and the height doesn’t matter so much, and you can change the width to a lower number. And if you take a look at the width and height, sometimes that is too huge for Canva to accept and they’ll ask you to fix the size. This is the screenshot from a photo I used to make a mock cover the other day. That is the photo version you want to upload into Canva.
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You can download GIMP for free and use the SCALE IMAGE (under Image in the menu) to fix this, or if you already have Photoshop, adjust the dpi and save.
You have to fix this or your cover will come out pixelated and you won’t know why. I buy my photos from Deposit Photos, and lately when I download a photo, the image size is huge but the dpi is only 72.
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That being said, there are a couple things you need to know before you do a full wrap in Canva. While everyone insists IngramSpark prints with better quality, I did not find that to be the case, and Canva had nothing to do with it. I publish with IngramSpark and in a blog post from a couple years ago, I compared the books from IngramSpark and KDP Print. If this is truly a concern of yours, don’t use Canva for a full wrap. IngramSpark will still accept your file, but they warn you the coloring in the cover might be off. The only issue I’ve ever encountered doing a paperback wrap in Canva is that IngramSpark requires a CMYK color file while Canva saves in RGB as does GIMP. That is a KDP Print problem, not a Canva problem. Their POD printers are overworked and underpaid just like all of us these days and I’ve heard reports of covers not printing well, interiors that are crooked, pages falling out of the binding, and even text of other books inside yours. These days if there is trouble with a cover, it’s probably a KDP Print glitch. I ordered a proof not knowing what to expect, but the cover came out beautifully, and since then I’ve done all my wraps in Canva and for a couple other authors too. It was the old cover for Wherever He Goes and it was a complete experiment applying what I knew from making covers in Word before I knew Canva existed. I made my first paperback wrap in Canva not even knowing if it was possible. I’ve never made a full wrap in Book Brush, though it is a feature they have available in their paid plans.
Especially since Book Brush is more expensive and if you already pay for Canva Pro, you’re not looking to plop down another $146 (for their popular package) a year on another program. Some bloggers have compared Canva to Book Brush, and while Book Brush can do many things Canva can’t, I feel that Canva is more versatile and I prefer to use it over Book Brush. I’ve come across this question a lot these days, mostly I think because a lot of authors use Canva for their ebook covers and graphics for promos.
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