: How do I create a mock-up photorealistic book and graphics and what free tool could be used? Can you create illustrations (see below) with indesign? I would like to create this content and

@Jennifer810

You won't create mockups like these with InDesign.

For this kind of work I would recommend using one of the many available Photoshop templates, because the time and expense of creating something from scratch is beyond the budget of most small projects like this.

You can find a large number of mockup templates, both commercial (but inexpensive) or free, by searching "mockup templates" on Google. Most require CS4 or later, because they use Smart Objects to make it easy to substitute your own images for the ones in the template. One such source is pixeden.com, which offers both free and commercial templates.

Psdcovers.com publishes an enormous collection of Photoshop Action sets that build a complete mockup from scratch. These include many hardcover and softcover book templates, CD and DVD covers, tote bags, you name it.

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@Alves566

For free you're going to want to look into Gimp. You don't entirely create the book model. You find a royalty free version you can either license or is available under an applicable open license. Then bring that into Gimp and edit the front cover and spine. That will be a lot easier for you than trying to draw a book and pages from scratch.

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@Connie430

Here is a list of free graphic software.

Brochures and eBooks are typically InDesign territory, so look for an equivalent of that. Scribus seems to be a popular one, although I've never used it myself. Related discussion here

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@Angela777

Adobe InDesign has some very limited illustration capabilities via the Pen Tool and the Shape Tool and Direct Selection Tool. Unfortunately it is not suited to creating anything more than basic geometric shapes and very simple wordmark based logos.

Ideally you would use Adobe Illustrator to create logos and vector based images and you would bring them into InDesign as assets for your Ebook.

Here is a link to a video briefly explaining why Illustrator is used for Logo Design.
Ultimately you can use another vector program and import these assets but InDesign works very well when used with other Adobe products like Illustrator and Photoshop.

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