The document describes the steps taken to design the front cover of a magazine in Photoshop. Key elements included creating a background using the paint bucket tool, adding a masthead using shapes and fonts, inserting a pink banner with spaced out text, and cutting out the cover star and icons using selection tools. Additional touches were duplicate layers with color overlays, various fonts for cover lines, and a torn paper banner at the bottom.

1. Photoshop – Front cover.

2. #1
• I created my background
by using the paint bucket
tool and selecting the
colour that I chose.
• I also created the bar
code using the shape
tool, I duplicated the
same shape several time
to create the look of a
barcode.

3. #2
• I then created masthead for
my magazine. To do this I
used the shape tool and
used the font ‘Chocolate
Dealer’. I chose this font as I
thought it suited the style of
my magazine.
• I also edited my masthead
by duplicating the layer and
using the blending mode
‘Colour overlay’ to change
the colour and move each
layer to the left slightly.

4. #3
• After my masthead I added
the banner. I did this by
using the shape tool and
selecting a suitable colour –
Pink.
• After adding the rectangle
banner I included the text
and changed the spacing of
the lettering to that it would
fill the banner. I did this by
using the ‘Character’
window in Photoshop. This
made the text look more
suited for the banner

5. #4
• I have also included
Social information and
issue information on
the front cover of my
magazine. I did this
using, the pen tool and
cutting out the
background of the icon.

6. #5
• To remove the
background from the
image of my cover star I
used the pen tool to cut
around the main body
outline.
• I also used the
background eraser tool to
remove the background
from more difficult areas
such as around the hair.

7. #6
• I further edited the
picture for my front
cover by duplicating the
layer and using the
‘Colour overlay’ effect
in blending options. I
shifted the layer to the
left several spaces.

8. #7
• Finally I added all of my
cover lines. I used different
fonts to make certain things
stand out more on the
cover such as the plugs.
• I also created the banner at
the bottom using a torn
paper effect bush that I
found.
• I have also used the custom
shape tool for shape on the
top left of the page.