2. Construction:
I turned the brightness up so that I could get rid of
shadow. Making the focus solely on the model in the
image. Brightening the image also allowed me to create
contrast between the background and the model
however because I needed to get the shadow away it
also brightened the whole image and therefore after I
had used the patch tool to erase all the spots and
blemishes.
I had to take away the dark circles under her
eyes because it took away the dark, tense edge to
the magazine. I also wanted the direct mode of
address to look more dramatic.
3. Because I brightened the background I had
to use the ‘curves’ tool which enabled me to
make my model look darker after the image
was brightened. I made sure that the curve
was set to a naturalistic setting so that it
didn’t make the image look edited but
instead came across natural.
This tool was beneficial as it helped my final
product of the magazine look very naturalist
but still appeal to the my target audience.
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4. To make sure the focus was only on the model I had to blur the back ground
using ‘Gaussian Blur’ this allowed me to blur the background to how intense I
wanted it to be. I used the quick selection tool which allowed me to select
only the background and make it blurry. Because the model was not blurred
it helped emphasis her dominance.
After I had done the I decided to select the background I went to filter and
clicked on ‘patchwork’ this allowed the background to be out of focus and
again make sure the focus was only on the model. But the background looks
very hard and rough which
emphasise the rock nature of the magazine.
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5. I wanted to add some versatility to the magazine front cover therefore I decided
to add edited the text by putting noise around the exclusive ‘I’ll let you in on a
little secret’. The addition of noise allowed me to draw more attention more
attention to the main, most enticing article in the magazine
Once I had done that and was happy with the outcome then I decided to edit the
cover lines by putting a shadow around the text. This allowed my magazine to
look a lot more edgy but it also helped add some dynamics to the page – almost
as if the text was emerging from the page.
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6. As you can see these are the stages I had to take before I can
get my final product. The first image is what I first thought I
wanted it to be but then I changed the boldness of the red to a
very off blood red colour which is the stereotypical idea that
people who listen to rock like dark, scary colours. The banner
that I added at the bottom makes the magazine look very
versatile and will appeal to the audience as there is never a
dull moment on the page.
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8. At first whilst creating my content page I wasn’t sure if I wanted the background to
remain white however I decided to crop a bit out of the background from the front
cover and place it on my contents page and set it as my background however when I
did this is was too dark and did not look the way I first intended it too.
Also to create the title inserted the red Rockwell text and then added a shadow to the
text so that it would create the effect that the text was popping out of the page. The
connotation is that the music is loud, vibrant and bold enough to break boundaries.
Therefore I had to edit it by using the paint brush and doing
black and dark brown stroke then I blurred them so that they
faded into the background. I did this repeatedly until it got to
the state that I wanted it to be.
I also edited a new image a magazine that I made and made
the image smaller so that it looked like it was a exclusive
magazine of what Deviant have to offer next. I put this in the to right
hand corner so that the reader can clearly see it but it will not be
distracting for them.
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10. To edit this image I had to select the bits (which are in
red) that I wanted to have some kind of edit on them.
I blurred the background slightly so that the
background where the text would be. This enabled
the background to be visible but not removing the
focus from the text.
After I had blurred the background I decided to add
then filter ‘film grain’ because it gave the double page
spread an authentic and vintage edge to the
magazine.
Once I did this I was able to start adding text to my
work and making more suitable for a music magazine
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11. To create my double page spread I had make
sure that my pages were proportionate to each
other that is why I did it on 2 separate pages. At
first I had to crop the image so that it can be
equally shared on both pages. Then on right
hand side of the page I had to use the select
tool and create two boxes and then make then
work paths for my writing this allowed me to get
two columns which conforms to other music
magazines that I have seen and what I saw
from my research. I have also followed the eye
flow theory and I have a consistent house style
which is evident with the red.
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