The document summarizes the steps taken to design a magazine cover in Photoshop. The designer selected an image of a model and used selection and eraser tools to isolate the model on a plain black background. They adjusted the brightness to darken the model for better contrast. Bold green text was added as the headline along with additional white text. Blue and white text was used for selling lines. A resized barcode image and additional text for issue details and price were also added.

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2I selected the image that
I wanted for my front
cover and uploaded it
onto Photoshop. I used
the Quick Selection Tool
to select parts of the
image, allowing me to
change the background.
I used the Background
Eraser Tool to erase the
background.
I used the brightness tool
so I can the colouring of
the model. The image that
I used was too light, so I
made the model’s face,
neck and hands darker. I
also changed the
brightness of the model’s
clothing, making them
darker, so the pink will
become red and grey shirt
becomes black.
I copied a plain black image from Google Images, to
use as the background for this draft. I pasted the
image onto Photoshop and resized the image. I
made sure to place the layer underneath the model,
so the image does not cover the model.

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For the headline, I used the font American Captain. I decided to use this
font as it is bold, as well as simple, which lead me to making it a bright
green colour, so it can stand out. The green really does stand out against
the bright pink/red jacket of the model. I used the rectangle box to
outline the headline, allowing it to be even more noticeable for the
readers. I coloured the box in the same green as the headline text.
Underneath the headline I placed another set of text
“sleep/rave/repeat”. This text is white so it can stand out against the
black clothing of the model as well as the brightness of the model’s
jacket. I decided to add this as it shows how this front cover has EDM
features. The word “rave” is very much a electronic dance term. I
thought this phrase was very catchy and adds appeal to the front cover.
I used ElonNet Monospace font for the sell lines. For the
main part of the sell line I made the text capitalized,
showing how they have more importance. These text is
coloured in blue. I decided to use blue to add more
colour to the front cover, as EDM covers have bright
colouring. Then I used the same font for the rest of the
sell lines however I made them white.
I copied an image from Google Images. The image was a
barcode and I pasted this onto Photoshop. I resized the
image so it was much smaller, then I placed it near the
bottom. I then added text in the font ElonNet
Monospace. This text was for the issue number and date
and the price.