The document describes the 5 step process for creating a Christmas banner for a magazine cover.
1) The author began with a basic red rectangle shape and positioned it on the cover.
2) To make the banner more interesting, they warped the shape into a curved banner.
3) Brush effects were added to make the banner look worn and eroded like the magazine masthead.
4) Effects like drop shadows and embossing were added to make the banner stand out like the magazine polaroid.
5) Finally, "Christmas Special" text was added with effects to complete the banner.
2. Step 1
To begin with I started
with a basic rectangle
shape and created it the
right thickness I wanted it
and the where on the
cover I wanted It to be
placed. I also changed the
colour to Red as that is
my colour theme for my
magazine.
3. Step 2
I didn’t want a
straight banner as I
thought this looked
to plain and to little
work put in, so I
decided I wanted It
slightly curved. So I
clicked on the shape,
went on transform
and clicked warp. I
then bent the banner
to the right curve I
wanted it to look and
saved it.
4. Step 3
I made the banner
look eroded and warn
down like my
masthead to make it
connect more with my
Indie/alternative
genre, to do this, I
clicked on the rubber
tool in the tool bar,
this then gave me
selections at the top, I
clicked the brushes
tool which gave me a
wide selection of
effects which is shown
on the right and I
customised the brush
so it made the right
brush for me, I
increased the brush
size and individually
added the eroded
look where I wanted It
to be.
5. I wanted my
banner to stand
out just like my
polaroid so I went
on the shapes
properties, the
changes I made
were, I gave the
shape a drop
shadow, I then
went onto give an
inner shadow to
the shape. I then
put the Bevel and
Emboss effect
which made the
eroded bits more
darker and
effective, When I
added the stroke
it gave a dark
outline that
worked well
when looking at it
from the right
size. I also put a
brighter red
colour overlay on
the top.
Step 4
6. Step 5 (and finished banner)
To finish the
banner off I
added the
‘Christmas
Special’ text
which was just
selected from
automatic fonts
on Photoshop, I
however added a
drop shadow and
stroke to the font
to make it stand
out and have
more depth in
the banner.
