The document describes the process of creating a magazine front cover, contents page, and double page spread using Photoshop. Key steps include: 1) Applying a black and white effect to images on the front cover by selecting shadows and midtones, copying layers, and adjusting colors. 2) Adding text elements like the masthead and cover lines in different colors. 3) Formatting the contents page by changing text colors, sizes, and adding images and text boxes. 4) Setting up the double page spread at A3 size and placing a full width image on one side with columns of text in various colors on the other.

1. Construction-Front cover

2. Photoshopconstruction:Front cover
To create my front cover I firstly had to open “adobe
Photoshop” this will then enable me to edit my
images. This will also allow me to add different
features to my front cover such as, headline and
masthead which is required.
Settings I used:
International paper (Pre-set)
Size (A4)
For my front cover of my magazine, I would like a
black and white effect. I firstly had to go to the
“Select menu” and choose the option “colour range”
and from the drop down menu select the option
“Shadows”. This is done to select all the shadows
within the image. I select “ctrl C and ctrl J” this will
copy this onto another layer. The layers ensure that
I am able to move images around if necessary also
allow each part of the magazine to haves unique
identification

3. Photoshopconstruction:
The next stage involves selecting the “MD tones”
option.
This was done by clicking on “Select”, “Colour
range” and from the drop down box provided,
“MD tones” then has to be selected. When this is
done, I again had to “ctrl C and ctrl J” to copy the
layer. I then turned of the background layer, this
was done by clicking on the eye of the layer which
will then turn it of. This means that this layer can
then not be seen.

4. Photoshopconstruction:
I then clicked on the md tones layer that I had just
selected. Then go onto the “edit menu” and choose
the option 50% grey. This will make half of the
picture have a grey shaded effect. When this is
done I had to ensure that the “preserve
transparency” option was selected. This has to be
done whenever this option appears.
I then had to select the shadows layer and then
click on the layer button on the tool bar, which
then brought up options of “edit”. The then had to
change the contents to “black”. I again had to
ensure that preserve transparency” option was
selected.

5. Photoshopconstruction:
I then merged the layers by right clicking and
choosing the option of “Merge layers”.
When all of this is done, the black and white effect will have been
applied to my image of my model “Lydia Hughes”. The next
stage was adding my text.

6. Photoshopconstruction:
When adding my masthead to my magazine
cover, I firstly had to add a new layer. I then had
to select the “Text” option which is situated
within the tool bar. I then chose my text as
“Californian fb italic, I also then changed the
colour of my writing of “Throwback” to black”
and the colour of “Thursday” to white. This then
was my Masthead for my magazine.

7. Photoshopconstruction:
To create my exclusive for my magazine, I had to
select a new layer.
I then had to select the “shape tool” when this is
selected it gave me an option of different shapes
and I chose the “ellipse shape”, I then drew this
out on the corner of the page.
Once the shape is drawn I then selected, the shape
and chose the option “edit” then “fill” I chose the
colour to be white so I selected tis colour.
Once this was done I was then able to add my text. I
selected the text button on the tool bar and started
typing onto the shape. Once I had written what I
wanted, I highlighted the writing, and selected the
colour “red”.

8. Photoshopconstruction:
The next stage of producing my front cover, I had
to add my cover lines to the page. To do this I
selected the “text” option on the tool bar and
typed my cover line. Once this was done I
highlighted my writing and changed the colour
and text style.
I changed my colours to white and red. I changed
my colour style to “Californian FB”.
The final stage when producing my front cover
was to add the barcode, which I had already
created (explained on blog). The first step was to
actual open the barcode within Photoshop, this
was done through, “open” then selecting where my
barcode was saved this would then open the image
onto my Photoshop. When this is done I had to
resize and place it at the corner of my page (where
planned on my drafts.

10. Construction-Contents page

11. Photoshopconstruction:
Within my contents page the majority of what
was added was text. This consisted of me changing
the colours and sizes. For example the page
numbers I wanted to be red. This again involved
me highlighting the text and changing the colour
to red. Most of the writing within my contents
page is white.
Although for the main straplines I wanted to add
a text box to ensure that these stood out from the
rest of the page.
I done this by selecting the shape button and
choosing the option “Rectangle tool” and filled the
shape with the colour black. This then allowed me
to write over the text box in colour red. This will
allow these to clearly stand out on the page.

12. Photoshopconstruction:
Once all my writing was inserted I had to add my
images to the contents page. The first image I
added was the image of Lydia holding a record.
To erase my background I used the “magic eraser
tool”. This enabled me to erase the background for
my image which could then be placed on the
contents page.
I then used the same tool for the other image I put
onto my contents page.
Images with no background.

13. Photoshopconstruction:

14. Construction-Double page spread

15. Photoshopconstruction:
When opening Photoshop for my double page I
had to ensure that my page was A3, this is due to
the double page spread needing to be on two A4
pages.

17. Photoshopconstruction:
Within my double page I have one image and the
rest of the double page spread is writing.
When the new page was opened for the double
page spread, I selected my background to be the
same as all my other page “50% Grey”. I chose
this as I wanted to have consistency throughout
all of my pages.
I opened my double page spread image open, I then
used the magic eraser tool again. This allowed me
to crop the image and put it on the left side of the
double page spread. This would lead to a better
affect on the double page spread as the image will
look professional and cropped correctly. From
this the image will be able to be placed on the
page. I then increased the size of the image to take
up the majority of the left side of the magazine.

18. Photoshopconstruction:
Once the image was placed onto the double page spread I had to add all of my text.
I added my text by using the “text” tool, this then enabled me to place this tool and
write where I wanted. I have chosen to write in columns as from researching this
was a traditional way in which double page spreads are written.
Once my text was written I decided that within the main story, I wanted the text to
be black, with the questions being asked to Lydia I wanted these written in red. I
completed this by highlighting the selected text I wanted and changing the colours.
From this I changed all the colours of text I wanted but throughout my double page
spread I have used the colours, red, black and white.
I also selected the option of “Edwardian Script ITC” for my headline,
which I chose the colour black to write in.
I used this text type all through my double page spread.
This was to ensure the consistency throughout my magazine and ensure that this
type of text type could be read by all.

19. Photoshopconstruction:
Once the text was all added, I wanted to add a large “L” to my double page spread,
this was to emphasise that this double page spread was all about “Lydia’s” music
career. To do this I used the text tool and wrote the letter “L”, I then stretched the
letter to fit within the double page spread and look professional. I stretched this
image by using the transformation tools. As this letter was over the rest of the text
this lead the text underneath to not being able to be seen. From this it was clear that
I would have to ensure that everything else was over it but the letter would still be
visibly seen. To do this I had to drag the layer down to ensure that this was
underneath all the writing.