Erin Kennedy created a front cover by placing an original image over a template. She added an accidental self-portrait as an overlay to blend into the background. Erin used selection tools to separate herself from the background onto a new layer. She added the artist and album names in different fonts and pink shades with drop shadows. The final cover featured Erin in front with text positioned behind her head.

1. How I made my front cover
Erin Kennedy

2. I took my original image and placed it over the template given.

3. I took this image I took accidentally, placed it over the image
for the front cover.

4. I changed the bit circled in red to ‘overlay’ so that the
image blended into the other, creating the effect above.

5. I used the lasso tool, outlined myself and pressed Ctrl+J to add it to a new
layer – separating it from the background.

6. I added the artists name, in the font ‘Georgia’, in pink. I did the same for the album
name – except it was in ‘Lucida Handwriting’, in a darker shade of pink.

7. I added the drop shadow
effect to both of the texts
– at 100% and 6. (See
middle picture)
I positioned the text like it is
above – I put the album
name behind my head a
little – it is still readable but
gives it a different effect.
After separating the
person from the
background, I moved
that new layer (layer 1)
to the top of the layers
so that anything else I
add will go behind it (if
positioned around the
person).

8. The final
product.