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Design Vinyl
Record Covers
Like a Pro

–Free Tutorial
for Creative Beginners

Discover design techniques that turn your ideas into stunning vinyl covers—perfect for beginners!

This step-by-step tutorial guides you through designing a vinyl record cover and disc label using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. You’ll learn how to create and customise an album cover, add a disc label, and apply both to a realistic vinyl record mockup. The tutorial includes instructions for importing images, working with layers, and adjusting text and colours for a polished final look. 

You’ll need Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Don’t have them? Download a free 7-day trial from Adobe Creative Cloud.

Bonus: We’ll provide an image file to use during the tutorial, and there’s also a step-by-step text version of the video included.

What you will learn:

  • How to design a vinyl record cover and and save it for a mockup
  • How to design a disc label and save it for a mockup
  • Techniques for using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create stunning album art
  • How to place your artwork into a realistic vinyl record mockup

Reviews by previous
course-graduates

Very practical course, teaches you the basic essentials of cover design. Without any prior graphic design experience I completed this course, and thanks to Strohacker Design School moved onto their online graphic design course. I highly recommend it!
Tadeusz Sobczynski
This course has provided me with the basic experience, knowledge and confidence I needed to dive deeper into the creative industry. If you are looking for a challenge and one that is rewarding, I would highly recommend this course with the award winning Strohacker Design School.
Sutton Auckett

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