2. Cd Cover
I started my cd cover using this light blue colour
and putting it on using the fill tool. The colour is
calm and relaxing like the bands music.
3. I used the Gaussian blur on the stereos to make it look like
it’s playing loud music (which represents what kind of
music they play). Also by blurring the speakers out you are
more focused on the name of the band. Which was
cropped from a website.
4. To edit some of the background I have
edited the contrast and brightness of
the colour. In effect it also contrasted
the main picture of the band to make it
look like an older picture.
5. I then added the picture of the band onto the background
layer. I used the contrast/brightening tool to make them
stand out against the background.
6. When adding the album name I used a drop
shadow on it so it would make it bolder and stand
out more on the white/light blue background.
7. Music magazine.
When editing my music magazine masthead I
used a different brush stroke on the edges of
the masthead. This effect makes the
masthead not have any rough edges. As the
font is quite wide and spaced out it could
show the magazine to be quite fun and laid
back. But also have a professional edge.
8. I used a pixilate (a pigmented one) to
change the masthead. To make it seem
smoother and clearer. Also as it has a
pattern on it, I could add more effects to
make my masthead more interesting to
look at.
9. I added a drop shadow to the masthead to make it
look more interesting. Also by warping the masthead
it makes it look more interesting and stands out more.
10. I made the font and changed the colour
to make it a light positive colour. I then
made a box and coloured it in to make
it bold.
11. To make sure all of my images and text are in line I
used a grid. I went into view show> then grid.
This will help my magazine look neater and more
professional.
12. As the title is called popsplash, I copied an image of
the internet of water splashing. I used colour range
on the splash then put it behind the masthead.
13. I cropped the images and change there sizes, I
made them look like there were standing behind
the ‘lead singer’. They all had backgrounds, to
make it look more professional I cropped around
their outlines then copied them back onto
Photoshop so they no longer have a background.
14. To change the background into a
lighter subtle tone I put a white
background underneath a layer.
15. When editing my background for my music front cover,
I filled in the background and then selected the layer
then clicked gradient overlay. So the background looks
like its going from dark to light and makes it look more
professional.
16. To make my masthead more interesting, I
cropped the vertical lines out of the E to make
it look more bold and more of a statement
look.
17. When editing my main image for my double
page spread, I used the spot healing tool to
make the image look more refreshing. As the
image is a close up of the persons face, it
looks more professional.
18. For my double page spread, I decided to have the
main image spread across the 2 pages makes it
look bolder. With the interview overlaid it’s easier to
read and it’s very eye-catching.
19. So the text stand out I put boxes across the
pages, using the rectangle box tool, First I filled
them with a white colour then changed the
opacity so they don’t take the attention away
from the main image.
