So, I’m fairly new to making Episode art, and was wondering what the best way for me to make my own covers for new upcoming stories would be. Any suggestions?
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Personally, I edit and use procreate to draw over the poses I make. Of course if you’re new to making poses, you can always request one.
Uh, download a good software- for iPad w Apple pen- procreate, for desktop/computer- MediBang paint, for tablet/phone- IbisPaint.
Learn the basics (outlining, coloring, shading) by looking at tutorials & references + don’t judge urself against others, ur art will develop in time. Try to draw over episode characters if u want episode art & watching time lapses can b v helpful 
I would recommend editing rather than drawing for a quality cover if you have no experience. It’s a bit easier to master. For my edits, I still take between 5 and 8 hours, but it’s still much faster than completely drawing a cover, which takes me from 18 to 24. Ibis is free on your phone, or if you want to invest in a drawing tablet, I recommend Krita for the computer, as its free and extremely high quality. With that said, drawing with a mouse is hard, so I’d recommend a drawing tablet. Also, be sure to increase the size of your canvases. I always work on 3000 x 3000. Screenshot your characters in the app and send them to yourself for higher resolution.
I’d say it really depends on what kind of look you’re going for and just how complex you want your poses to be. 
I’m lucky in that I don’t have to freehand draw any poses anymore because I’m able to render whatever poses I want using 3D software and either use it as a reference or a base. I recommend this method to you along with Daz Studio if you’re confident or conscientious about moving 3D models and would rather something more complex than editing custom poses. It’s also good for rendering backgrounds and overlays if you’re open to doing that.
Digital art (without editing) takes me many, many, many hours so I don’t really recommend that unless you want to go for a highly realistic look or totally non-episode look and don’t need to have a cover within a short period of time.
For simplicity and speed, it’s better to go with editing where it’s mainly screenshotting, removing backgrounds and cutting/pasting/rotating/scaling different screenshots to create something new with the possible addition of a bit of artistic editing.
For basically anything and everything else art based (digital art, editing), as most have recommend previously — Procreate on an iPad with Apple Pencil is really good. 
