In which I show how I produced my magazine cover for A2 Media.

1. How I made my Magazine Cover
By Katie Hall

2. I started with my main image. I
removed the background using the
lasso tool and added a grey
background.

3. Next I used the airbrush tool to create
the textured background and made
colour changes to the girls hair and
eye.

4. Next I added the magazine title. I removed
the text colour using the colour to alpha
tool. I then used the bump map tool to add
the background texture to it.

5. Next I added the skyline. I used the
text tool to type it. I used a different
font for the word “HORROR” which I
got from the internet, so I had to
remove the background and re-colour
it.

6. Next I used the text tool to add the
issue number, date and website
underneath the magazine title.

7. Next I added the cover story. I started
with the film logo. I added the logo
and then added a drop shadow to
make it stand out.

8. I then added the rest of the cover
story. I used the text tool plus some
fonts from the internet and added
drop shadows to them. I also added a
red rectangle and two very thin grey
rectangles to look like lines.

9. Next I added the first cover story. I typed a
header and added a drop shadow and a
thin rectangle for an underline. I then
typed the text but kept it plain as it didn’t
need to stand out any more. I also added
the SAW logo from Google.

10. I repeated the process adding two
more stories with titles and
underlines.

11. Next I added the plug. I made this as
an image in paint and exported it to
GIMP 2.0. I then removed the
background using the colour to alpha
tool and tilted it slightly.

12. Finally I added the barcode and price. I
took the barcode image from Google
and used the text tool to add the price.
I then used the tilt tool to rotate it
through 90°.