draft #1 - step by step
- 1. First, I selected the image that I wanted for my front cover and uploaded it onto Photoshop. I used the Quick Selection Tool to select parts of the background. I wanted to change the background, making the front cover more of an EDM magazine. I then used the Background Eraser Tool to erase the background. This image was one of my choses for the front cover. It is a close up shot from the chest. Using Photoshop, I will alternate the image, changing the colour of the jacket and fixing the ‘flyaway hair’ on the model, so the image will turn out more clean and professional. I changed the appearance of the model, where I changed the brightness and contrast of her face. I alternated her make up, hair and face. I also alternated the model’s jacket, changing the brightness, contrast and vibrancy, allowing it to become much brighter, more of a rose red colour, rather than the light pink original colour. I did this as vibrant colours are usually seen on the model’s in EDM magazines. Then I erased the whole background, leaving out a checkered pattern. I copied an image of “mist” form Google Images and pasted it onto Photoshop. I rotated the image and enlarged it slightly. I placed the mist image behind the layer that is my model, so the model is placed forward. 1 2 3
- 2. While designing the cover, I found that the fonts I had chosen beforehand while planning the front cover were not suitable. So I went to dafont.com and looked at the different fonts. I ended up choosing Haze for the masthead. I used this font because it has a certain ‘edge’ to it, its not a simple font, its more likely to be one of the main features you see once you look at the front cover. I decided to go for a really bright yellow, so the masthead is really eye catching and draws attention. For the headline, I used the font Futurist. I used this font as it is simple and does not clash with the masthead. I thought a variety of fonts was needed, some more erratic than others. The “Lady Mariz” part of the headline is coloured in white while the rest is coloured in black. The sizing is different, allowing one to be seen as more important that the other. 4 For the headlines I decided to use Bebas Neue Regular again, as it is a bold font which I needed and Myanmar MN Bold for the sell lines. I placed the sell lines on the left and right hand side of the model, making them surround the model. I used two different fonts for the sell lines so readers are able to differentiate which part is more important. The sell line written in font Bebas Neue Regular is the most important part, which in this draft will be an artists’ name. The font for Bebas Neue Regular is blue while the font in Myanmar MN Bold is white. 5 6
- 3. I copied an image of a barcode from Google Images and pasted it onto Photoshop. I rotated the image and placed it near the headline, on the bottom right side. I used Bebas Neue font for the issue number, date and pricing. I used black for the font so it can stand against the image underneath it. I rotated this and placed it next to the barcode. 4