1. Photoshop
Front Cover

2. •Here, I used the Colour
Picker (Background colour)
tool so select the colour for
the background of the
page.
• I then added the
masthead using the textbox
tool, and using the font
‘Illuminate’ as I felt that it
suited the style of my
magazine.
I also added a drop shadow
and a stroke around the
text to make it stand out.

3. • I also created the
barcode using the shape
tool, and duplicated the
layer multiple times to
make the look of the
barcode.
• I also added the banners
using the rectangle
shape tool. This was to
make the front cover
look organised and to
also fill in some space.

4. • I then used the text box
tool to place the text
inside the banners and
next to the masthead
for the typical
magazine information.
• I also added the image
of the cover star of my
magazine by using the
place option. I used the
pen tool to cut out the
background, and the
background eraser tool
to get rid of any part
that were out of place
such as strands of hair.

5. • Finally I added my
cover lines with the
text box tool and
again, I used the
stroke tool in the
blending options
screen to add effect to
the text.
• I also added different
shapes as part of my
cover lines using the
custom shapes tool. I
also added a stroke
effect to the shapes as
well.