The burn tool allowed me to make the models eyebrows darker. I used this on the places which I wanted to make darker

Once I had used the burn tool, the models eye, brows ,eyelashes became darker

Using the ‘plaster’ tool I removed an dimples, dots, freckles on the models face. Therefore is looked more professional and it has more of an eye catching presentation

Finally I had made a new more changes to the model in order to make it look more professional ( i.e. cropping and enhancing the brightness). Once I had finished this I was ready to add body text, buttons and logos across the page

Final Front Cover & Why I chose this image

The reason I used this shot as my front cover is because the close up shot follows the same conventions as many music magazines. I closely followed the same convention as Q magazine using Florence. The close up image with the artist staring directly towards the reader, will not only grip the readers attention immediately but it almost builds interaction with the reader, therefore is forces then to read the magazine. The close up shot also express the artist’s feelings and clearly builds different connotations for the reader to understand the genre of music the artist follows.

I used the same conventions as the Q magazine in order to achieve an appealing front cover. It was essential to have a strong front cover as this is the first thing which the reader will see.