The document describes the process of creating a double-paged magazine spread in Photoshop. The creator first sets up the document as a landscape A3 canvas. They then section off the pages and add text boxes, images, and graphics like banners and pull quotes. Colors and positioning are adjusted to make the layout cohesive. Additional elements like advertisements, biographies, and social media icons are incorporated. The images are also edited for better quality and vibrancy. In the end, the creator has produced a polished, two-page magazine spread layout in Photoshop.

1. Double Paged
Spread Progress
By Eleanor Birtles

2. The first thing I had to do was to open a new A3
canvas size for my double paged spread. I then
rotated the canvas 90 degrees so that it was
landscape.

3. Then next thing I did was to section off my page so that I could see
that my positioning was equal the first blue line indicates where
the middle of the page is then the second line is where I want my
first section of text to begin I have managed to fit all three text
boxes in evenly. The ruler tool has helped me in positioning my
text boxes effectively.

4. After sectioning my
double paged spread
out I inserted my
image. At a later stage I
plan to use a better
image of all of the band
members.
I then used the text box
tool to create three
columns this is where I
hope my article will go I
then used the paint
bucket tool to make the
text boxes colourful

5. I then made a
banner for the top
of the page.
Then I made
the box that I
wanted to use
for my top 5
documentaries
of the month.

6. I then added two
more text boxes
for another part of
my double paged
spread.
II wanted to keep the colours similar as this would support my
colour theme in general and it would make the page look more
professional as official magazines always stick to a colour scheme
in there publications.

7. This
The next thing I
began to do was to
Insert my article
into the text boxes
I had previously
made.
This is what
it looked
like when I
had added
all the text.

8. As you can see I have changed the colour of my text boxes colour
back to white because before I think there was to much colour but
with the white I think it looks more professional.
I then inserted a plug with a pull quote in it as well as a little image
Of the band members, although I think at a later stage I might change
This image and find one a bit more suitable.

9. I made the plug by
creating a circle with
the elliptical
marquee tool I then
made the colour of it
burgundy so that it
would match my
colour scheme, I then
inserted the text for
my pull quote, I used
the colour white
because it stands out
the most, I then had
to position the text
so that it would fit
around the plug and
it was still easy to
read.

10. Making the image with the
text box around it was fairly
easy I used the rectangular
Marquee Tool I then
coloured the text box the
same colour as the Plug,
using the paintbucket tool
and after that I made sure
that the text fitted properly
around the image, as I had
before with the plug. My
next step was to place the
image in, to make sure that
the image didn’t go all
stretched I had to hold the
shift key and I wanted the
image to fit in the box as
evenly as possible.

11. I then started to design
the advertising sections
for other documentaries, I
wanted to do this because
I thought that it was a
good way of advertising
the other documentaries
that are being created by
my peers, I first inserted
my image and then I put
the name of the
documentary underneath,
then in a separate layer of
text I inserted the date , I
also gave a description of
the documentary.

12. I then did this with two other
advertisements and this was
my final result

13. I then wanted to start my
top documentaries section
again as I have decided not
to use the text boxes I
originally made. so to
match my colour scheme I
created a burgundy text
box that is the same colour
of the other sections I
have previously created,
then I put the white text
box over the top to make it
look better, then I inserted
my title, after that I
inserted the text.

14. I then started my who’s
who section, this wasn’t
something I initially
planned but I thought it
was something that would
be realistic as I have seen
it in other publications. I
placed in the image and
then added my text using
the text tool, I then did
this for Lyle and for Kieran
but for Aydan I had to add
some extra steps due to
the quality of his image.

15. Due to the image I took of
Aydan I had to edit the
image, even though the
image is going to be small I
still want the image to be of
the highest quality it can
be. As you can see the eyes
on the image have come
out red, fortunately there is
a tool on Photoshop called
the ‘Red Eye Tool’ this
involves you drawing a text
box over the whole area
that is red, and the when
you let go the tool turns the
red area black, fixing the
eye and making it normal
again.

16. I then inserted Aydan’s section into the who’s who
component of my page completing the piece.

17. I then wanted to include a ‘Follow
Us’ section as this is something that
shows how current the magazine
page would be as, technology is a
big part of other people’s lives, so by
having a twitter and facebook page
as well as a YouTube channel,
demonstrates that the magazine
again is realistic. Firstly I did the
same as what I did when I started to
create the top documentaries
section. I then inserted my text. The
next thing I did was to add in my
little icons, which in my opinion
makes the whole box more
interesting than if there was just
text, I then inserted my text

18. I then made my title for my page I also
inserted some page numbers to again make
it more realistic

19. As I said earlier I wanted to change
my image at a later stage after taking
another photo shoot I chose this
image to feature on my double paged
spread.
From looking at the first
image you can see that it
looks quite dull , and
because I want my double
page spread to be eye
catching I thought that it
would be wise to edit my
image. So I opened my
chosen image in camera
raw and changed some of
the colour settings.
The first thing I did was to change the
exposure and this automatically made the
colours in the image brighter. I then
increased the vibrance and the saturation of
the image. To the right you can see my final
result.

20. This is my final result.