2. Selection
I used the colour range
selection tool to select
the background.
Then I added some parts
to the selection with the
selection tool which was
in the “add to selection”
mode.
Afterwards I pressed on
delete.
The reason why I used
this tool is , that because
the background mainly
had only one colour it
was the fastest way to
cut out my model.
3. Background
I used the gradient
tool, which made a
transition from blue
to white, to do the
background of my
magazine
I changed the colour After using the Gradient tool
from black to blue my cover looked like this
4. Insert some shapes
I used the path tool to create a path which I turned into a selection,
afterwards I filled the selection with black, so I have a nice curvy line at the
bottom.
Next I did the same thing but I selected this time the part under the curvy
line and filled this bit with red.
To do that I used the paint bucket tool.
After that my page looked like
this.
To do the selling line on top I used
the rectangle tool.
5. The Headline
To do the headline I use the horizontal type tool.
After changing size, placement and colour, I gave the headline a drop shadow
effect. To make it more eye-catching I gave an Inflate effect to “Sixthformer” with
the Warp text button.
To add an effect you just
click on the layer which
should get the effect
and then you press on
the button in the layer
slot which says fx.
6. The Plug
To create the plug I used the ellipse tool and gave a bevel effect to
it to make it stand out more.
Then I added some text and wrote the
first word in capital letters.
Next I edited the text so that it fits into
the plug.
7. Cover lines
I used the horizontal type tool to
write the cover lines and made them
more interesting by writing the first
word in capitals and using different
font sizes, which I did with the
horizontal type tool options.
Afterwards I changed the colours of
the cover lines by marking the text I
want to edit and then double click on
the colour panel and choosing a
colour.
Next I pressed on OK and it was
done.
8. Final touches
To finish the front cover I added some
stuff which made my magazine more like a
magazine.
Like date, issue number and price.
Then I wrote something for the selling
line.
Next I wrote a catchy sentence in the
round shape at the bottom, I gave a drop
shadow effect on it as well.
10. The path tool
I used the path tool to
make a perfect curved
line. First I made a path
then I turned it into a
selection and in the end I
used the brush to fill the
selection with black.
Afterwards my
page looked
like this.
11. Gradient tool
I used the selection of the paths I made
and reversed them by pressing ctrl+shift+i.
Afterwards I used the gradient tool to fill
in the selected area.
I arrange the tool so that it goes from light
blue to white
12. Opacity
I made a shape with rectangle tool
To do that I selected the area which is
supposed to be transparent and brought
Then I changed the colour to down the opacity.
orange, but I wanted the areas I did this with the top and bottom part.
which the picture will be to be
transparent.
13. Image adjustments
To make the pictures in my
magazine look better I had to
do some adjustments
So I brought up the This is my picture before
brightness a bit and put the
contrast on the highest level
possible.
And this is my picture after
14. Pencil tool
I used the pencil tool to
outline the pictures which
To draw straight with the
are in the middle of my
pencil tool you have to
contents page.
keep the shift button
pressed as long as you are
drawing.
After you select the pencil
tool you define size and
colour.
I used about 10 px for the
outlines.
15. Black and White
Of course you can go into adjustments and click on black and white to
turn a picture into black and white, but I don’t like to do it that way,
because the picture turns out a bit too flat.
So here is how I do it.
Step.1
You go into the channels and
check the red, green and blue
channel and the decide which
channel emphasises more the
depth of field. In this case the
red channel was the best but
still a bit to flat.
16. Step.2
Now you go back to your layers
and use the channel mixer on
your background.
To use the channel mixer you
click on fx .
Step.3
To make the picture black and
white you have to tick the box
which says Monochrome.
Now you bring up the red
channel ,bring down the blue
channel and play a bit with the
constant till you like the end
result.
17. This is the picture after going to And here is the picture after
adjustments and clicking on black using the channel mixer.
and white.
In my opinion there is a world of difference when you use
channel mixer instead of the black and white adjustment.
18. Drop shadow effect
To drop a shadow I click
on fx first.
Second I click on drop
In this window I can change the size,
shadow.
colour, angle, opacity, spread, distance, etc.
When I do that a small
of the shadow.
window will appear.
To change the colour you click on the
rectangle next to the blend mode.
19. When you click on the rectangle
next to the blend mode another
window will appear.
In this window you can select a
colour.
To do that you can enter the
number of the colour you want
in the RGB or HSB mode.
The easier way is to select the
colour by using the colour slide.
20. I used all these tools to
produce my school
based magazine
