The document describes the process of creating a magazine cover in Photoshop. It discusses creating a first draft by hand then a second draft digitally. Images were edited to remove backgrounds. Text was added layer by layer. Feedback suggested making the black font bolder, changing the star color, adding a background color, and spacing elements out more. The creator then made these changes digitally to improve readability and eye-catching design.

2.  The first draft of my magazine I created free hand, where I
placed specific things like photos, headlines the masthead
and barcode etc… I did this so that when I came to creating
the draft on the computer, I was able to quickly realise where
these different things went on the cover.

3. In order to produce my second draft on photo shop, I had to go through a series
of stages using different tools and skills I have learnt over the course of the
project.
I started by using the text tool to add the name of the magazine in size 100pt
because sixe 500pt which I originally chose on my first plan was too big. I then
changed the colour to pink ( e80b97) and the font to Stencil Std.

4.  Next I selected the images I was going to use on the cover and using the
quick selector tool I removed all of the backgrounds of the photos making
the artists in the photos stand out well on the blue background.

5.  Once I had done this for all of the images I was using, I was ready to add all
of the text to the cover. Adding new layers for each of the headings, I wrote
all of the headlines that matched the photos. Again using the text tool I
inserted the headlines that I needed to show the reader what was included
in the magazine.

6.  Once I had added all of my pictures and headlines, I was ready to add my
“buzz” word that was placed inside of a star. I did this by using the Pattern
stamp tool and selecting the star shaped stamp. Once I had enlarged the
shape, I filled it using the paint bucket tool, filling it pink.

7.  The second draft I completed on Photoshop using my first draft to help me place
my images and writing that I was going to include on the cover. I inserted my main
photo that I had taken and was going to use as the main image and put in all my
text I wanted to include. When I had finished creating the second draft, I was able
to ask for feedback on the media product I had created. By completing the
second draft, I was able to see what my ideas looked like on Photoshop, allowing
me to change some ideas that I had originally chose.
 My second draft was completed with all the ideas that had made my first draft
and by doing this I was able to find out what things I didn’t like and what I thought
and others thought I should change.

8.  Good use of colours, eye-catching
 Not too many words
 Make the black font bolder so that it stand out more
 Change the colour of the star because the font behind it
cannot be seen clearly
 Add a background colour so that the font and photos stand
out and the cover can be more eye-catching and bright.
 Space everything out a bit more so that the writing is easy to
read.

9.  After feedback I chose to change some of the things on my media product
in order to make it more eye-catching the reader. I chose to change the
colour of the background to blue which made the photos stand out more
and made the cover look brighter and more eye-catching.

10.  Next, I chose to change the colour of the star I had stamped on the cover in
order to make the text on top of it more visible and easier to read by the
reader. I used to paint bucket tool to change the colour to blue which
matched the house style of the cover.
 Once I had done this, It allowed me to move my writing over more allowing
the readers to read the text easily and creating more space on the cover.

11.  The last change I made to the front cover was making some of the font
bolder because from feedback I was told that not all of the font was as clear
as it could have been.
 By making the font bold it made the text easier to read and stood out well
allowing the reader to see the headlines better