The document discusses the design process for creating a magazine cover in Photoshop. Various tools were used to edit images, add shapes and text, and refine the layout and composition. A black border was chosen to contain the elements on a white background. Colors like white, black, green and orange were selected because they worked well together and represented the theme of Africa. Fonts, sizing and positioning of elements were adjusted to make sure the cover design was neat, eye-catching and represented the artist.

1. I decided to have a black border against the
white background because it looks appealing and
it allows me to position my text and images
within the white to help my layout and
composition be neater
I created my masthead by using the
‘Line Tool’ then using a stroke to
thicken the lettering. The white
and black work well together to
help stand out from the page

2. I then used a stroke to thicken the lettering, I
tried a range of colours but the white and
black worked well together to help stand out
from the page.

3. I then dropped my picture into Photoshop and
then used the ‘Magic Wand Tool’ to cut away the
background and the ‘Eraser Tool’ to take away the
extra edges of the picture which wasn’t needed. I
then used the ‘Hue, Saturation and Brightness
Tools’ to change the contrast of my main image so
that you could see it against the white
background. I also used the ‘Blur Tool’ to help
even out his skin t give a better quality look to the
image and to also give a smoother appearance

4. I used the ‘Shape Tool’ to add a green box
for my puff. I used the orange and dark
green because they work well and they’re
vibrant colours which represent Africa
The choice of font that I used was
‘Casablanca Heavy SF’ because
its very bold and blocky and its
easy to see. I’ve kept the
consistency of the dark green
with the black stroke around the
writing it stands out from the
page and works well with my
main image

5. With the artist name ‘Etienne’ I used the same
font, I decided to use the vibrant orange and
the dark green stroke around it to link with my
puff. This makes it eye catching to my
audience because its noticeable
By showing my range of technical skills by
using various tools I was able to put
together a final front over for my
magazine, all the colours work together.
And within layout and composition
everything is in line and comes together
neatly.