This document provides details on creating a magazine cover mockup in Photoshop. It includes the original photo shoot plans and photos of the model, Chiara. It also shows editing the model photo by removing the background. The document displays adding the background image and combining the model and background photos. Text is then added to the cover mockup following the initial planned layout and positioning. The final screenshot shows the completed magazine cover mockup with adjusted fonts, colors, and formatting.

1. STAGE 1
Magazine Cover

2. Using simple Photoshop skills – 17/09/2010
When first using Photoshop
I experimented with colours
and ways in changing how
the model looked. I used
the move tool , the spot
healing tool , pain brush and
Gaussian blur. It also taught
me a lesson in duplicating
layers and creating new
ones.
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
In this photo I
experimented with
colours and ways in
changing how the
landscape and
overall concept
looked. I used text
tool in pulse sans
virgin. I also used
filter sketch and
texture to add
colour and diversity
to lighten up the
photo

3. Item/Model Shot
type/Angel/d
istance
Macro ,
Flash and
lighting
Back ground Position on
front cover
Details of
editing
Chiara Medium Shot
taken at a
straight angel
No flash ,
Natural light
Possibly white
clear wall
(stairs) so it
can be cropped
out
To the right so
writing can go
on the left
following how
a magazine
should look
Logos , stairs ,
handle rail
Chiara full body shot ,
stright angel
No flash ,
Natural light
Possibly white
clear wall
(stairs) so it
can be cropped
out
To the right so
writing can go
on the left
following how
a magazine
should look
Logos , stairs ,
handle rail
Chiara Slightly high
angle , long
shot
No flash ,
Natural light
Possibly white
clear wall
(stairs) so it
can be cropped
out
To the right so
writing can go
on the left
following how
a magazine
should look
Logos , stairs ,
handle rail
Photo shoot Plan

4. Photos taken : 20/09/2010
These were the original photos taken. My aim was to have not a
great mise-on-scene because I was going on to put in a
background picture. Therefore because white is the most basic
colour and easy to erase I thought it would be best to capture it
on a white background.
This picture had bad lighting and
looked very hard to in capture in a
magazine cover and it’s a full body
shot and most magazines have a
medium to close shot
This picture had bad lighting and
looked very hard to in capture in a
magazine cover and it’s a full body
shot and most magazines have a
medium to close shot
This picture is perfect
because it has a white
background and
highlights chiaras top

5. Mast head is in a bold font to
attract attention and address
customers to the magazine.
The colour red is bright and
clear therefore is
understandable and easy to
distinguish.
Main Cover line , gives an
idea of the what is going to be
addressed inside
Face is photo shopped
to a clear and beautiful
finish
This red text also relates and
blends with the title , keeping
a current house style and
overall constancy.
Date line
This head line is a confession
story that gives a persons own
personal point of view therefore
appealing to real life and to the
people reading it
Naturalistic crops
and background
make it seem natural
and connotes with
easy reading and
relaxation and
freedom of being
casual.
All colours link to an eye
flow. You ‘college’ in red
then lead to purple with the
models top then back to red
for ‘Greek’ showing
constancy and gently
leading your eyes across the
page .
Notice how the woman is
centred in the middle and
around her there is a build of
cover lines surrounding her
and creating and eye flow
from left to right so people
can follow everything.
ANALYSING MAGAZINE COVERS : 24/09/2010

6. The masthead is small and
unclear. Although the font
style is used for effect it is
vague in the sense that it is
hard to recognise. The
colours are also not that
bold for example the text is
, but the white background
is not therefore it creates no
contract , a bolder more
extravagant colour would
present and display the
whole magazine better.
The pictures are small
and although they a
line and connote with
each other they are
the same colours and
give the same effect so
this repetitive
technique does not
work in its favour.
It is also not precise in the date.
The rest of the space is
empty and un useful.
There should be cover
lines and things that
persuade and interest
potential readers
The effect of ripped paper
is good because it shows
the magazine has its own
style and personality
ANALYSING MAGAZINE COVERS : 24/09/2010

7. Why I chose this shot :
The white background
makes it easy to clone
out and lightens up the
photo giving more of an
emphasis on the model
This is a medium shot
therefore will suit a
magazine cover
because it is her smile
and body that sells the
magazine – she is the
face of it
Her top gives me
something to
connote and work
with , the colours
in it can be used
on the magazine
to make it look
professional.
This will have to
be cloned out in
order to create a
complete white
background so the
other photo will fit
in.

8. My Background Photo
I have chose to use this photo because
it shows that it is a Marylebone school
magazine. It is also is simplicity in the
way the only writing is the name. it
creates a great background for chiara
(model) because there is a lot of space
where she can be centred.
This is the space in which she will be
positioned.

9. Mock Up Idea 24/09/2010
MASTHEAD
Selling line
explanatory
explanatory
KICKER
BARCODE
Dateincentive
Main image
This will be in a bold
decretive font and possibly
will be blue to match
models clothing
The date will be small but
visible in yellow or orange
to attract but not distract
from the main cover lines.
My model (chiara) will
have a bright flowery top
and will be smiling as she
is what sells the magazine.
She will have a casual
natural pose to an easy yet
fun magazine and attitude.
This kicker will say
‘manage your money’ and
will be a summary of one
article. It is a sub heading
that will be bold but in a
different font and colour
then the masthead to show
it is a subheading and to
be seen separate.
This will be used to explain
what this article covers ‘
booze , revise and munch ‘
using slang to addresses
the readers. It will be
slightly smaller .
This will be an incentive to
buy the magazine. This will
be a free gift ‘ tickets to the
KOKO comedy club in
Camden’.
‘ need to succeed’ will be
the selling line to advise
and show what students
need to do to make it in
whatever they want to. It
will be bold and a lot of
resemblance to the other
kicker.
This will explain 1 way in
which the article want to
help students ‘succeed’.
‘10 ways to make it to uni’
will explain how easy and
simple you can learn and it
shows an easy and noted
form of tips.
This ‘s’ shows how
the magazine will
be seen by
customers.
Therefore most
important writing is
shifted to the left.

10. Magazine Cover Start 27/09/2010
This was the original photo saved in an A4
format
I have reversed this photo
in order to fit my plan of
where the kickers will go. I
used the move and resize
tool to do this.
This photo has been edited.
I have removed the background
using the magic wand tool in
order to edit and fix my other
picture into it.

11. This is the background photo I am going
to use. It is saved in the same area as
my model so that it can be copied after
editing
This is the background photo
edited using colour
transformations and blurs.

12. This screenshot shows the 2 pictures combined together. Chiara has
been erased smoothly at all sides of her body so that she looks more
'apart’ of the background picture. This was done using the rubber and
cloning tool to maker apart of the photo
The model
has been
inserted by
simply copy
and pasting

13. This is the cover with only some text. The
text was created by using the text tool , the
mast head font is reboard
This is the final screenshot of my magazine cover. I
believe that I have mostly stuck to my original plan
but have experimented and worked more with colour
, positions and overall format and view to readers'
made fonts bigger and bolder and created a contract
with the back and front to highlight important text