Front cover developments

Using Photoshop

This picture has been placed on a new transparent page on Photoshop and the background has been cut out using the quick selection tool and slice tool.

This picture has been turned monotone, and wispy bits of hair have been removed using the quick selection and slice tools.

On the left is the simple black background I will be using which I created on another layer.

I used a yellow brush with a glow to get the golden effect behind my models head on the left and on the right I began to construct my masthead, on a separate layer.

On the left I changed the size of the Q in the masthead to make it stand out from the rest and exported it from InDesign to Photoshop from which I then placed it on a new layer on to my magazine front cover so far, which you can see on the right.

On the left the ‘EXCLUSIVE’ ellipse has been placed onto to the bottom right hand corner of the front cover, with text added to it about artists who fit the genre of the magazine.On the right, the barcode has been added to the bottom left hand corner of the magazine.

On the left a cover line saying ‘KATE NASH’ has been added to left hand third of the page, which will present information to inform readers what they can expect to read inside. On the right, a further piece of information explaining its title has been added to give even more information, and to state what that particular artists name is on the cover for.

In this next screenshot on the left the heading/masthead which states the artist name whom the article will be about which in this case is my solo artist ‘Rosie McCarthy’ had been added.On the right, another cover line (‘Ben Howard’) had been added to the front cover, giving information about another artist who will appear in the article.

On the left hand side, yet another cover line (‘elbow’) has been added to give even more information on what the readers can expect to see inside. On the right, ‘Quaint’s top 20’ has been added to the front cover, to give the magazine a personal touch as it is exclusive to this magazine alone as they devised it.

On the left, a quote has been added under the ‘Rosie McCarthy’ masthead, to make it obvious that is was something she said in her article which is to come on their double page spread.On the right, another cover line; ‘KASABIAN’ has been added to give even more information on the type of music genre this magazine offers.

Finally, on the bottom of my front cover I have added a plug which again is a source of information and stated which other artists are featured in the magazine, which is again another indication into the genre of the music magazine. Then, on the front cover on the right I have added the price and issue number to and I have also changed the colour of the artists name ‘Rosie McCarthy’ to make it stand out more and look more vibrant as well.