How to Create “How To Draw” Books to Sell on Amazon KDP Using AI and Canva

About this video

A step-by-step tutorial modelled on a successful children’s book the creator describes as offering 300 cute drawings across categories, about three tutorials per page in an 8.5 by 11 inch, roughly 110-page format. The workflow is: use ChatGPT to brainstorm categories and then 30 or so simple items within one; generate the finished drawing in Midjourney via Discord with a prompt specifying simple black-and-white line art, thick outlines, no shading and no background; upscale the cleanest result; then work backwards in Pixelcut’s free remover, erasing details to create step three, step two and step one, leaving a blank practice section. In Canva he sets bleed dimensions of 8.625 by 11.25 inches and margins around 0.375 inches, builds a page of three dotted boxes with arrows, labels and a practice heading, and duplicates that layout. For the cover he uses Amazon’s KDP cover calculator template, reuses interior artwork, and exports interior and cover as print PDFs. He closes by contrasting the free but time-consuming DIY route with Fiverr gigs he shows at about $140 to $150 for interior plus cover.

Key takeaways

• Create the final drawing first, then derive earlier steps by removing elements, rather than drawing each stage from scratch.
• Prompt for thick outlines with no shading or background so the image reads as a simple tutorial for young children and edits cleanly.
• Set up trim, bleed and margins before designing: 8.5 by 11 inches becomes 8.625 by 11.25 inches with bleed, with margins of at least 0.375 inches in his example.
• Build one reusable Canva page template with three sections, arrows and a practice area, then duplicate it and swap in new artwork and labels.
• Use the KDP cover calculator template for exact cover dimensions and keep important elements and the barcode area clear of trim zones.

Episode details: published April 4, 2025 · 28:39 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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