The document describes the steps taken to create the packaging for a digipak, including the front and back covers, CD, insert, and advert. Some key steps include placing the band image and adding text on the front cover, designing the background and adding song titles to the back cover, inserting a 'V' shape and band name on the CD, using the same background and logo elements on the insert, and combining the front cover with text for the advert.

1. The Creation of my
Digipak
I will be explaining how I created
my front cover, back
cover, CD, Insert and Advert.

2. • Firstly, I
got the
edited image
of the band
and placed it
right to the
top of the
page.
• I then added
a background
underneath it
and rubbed
out roughly
where the
text was
going to be.
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Front Cover

3. • I then
filled in
the blanks
at bottom by
adding a new
layer
underneath
everything.
• This layer
was just
pure black.
2
Front Cover

4. •
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After, I
imported the
chosen font for
the band name.
I cleaned it up
a little by
rubbing out
rough edges etc.
A ‘stroke’ was
then put on it
to enhance the
outlining.
Finally, I made
the inside of
the letter a
little
transparent by
selecting each
part and rubbing
it out using the
rubber tool and
changing the
opacity down to
15% or so.
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Front Cover

5. • The album
title was then
imported.
• The same tasks
were done on
this piece of
text as the
name of the
band had done.
• Lastly, once
in position, I
got a rubber
and went over
it with little
opacity to
sink the text
into the
background.
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Front Cover

6. • The final
item to be
added was the
‘V’ that
stood for
‘Voodoo’.
• When cut
out, shaped
and coloured;
I went over
the image
with a rubber
(with a small
percentage of
opacity).
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Front Cover

7. • The last thing
to do was to
merge all the
layers
together and
edit the
levels to make
the image as a
whole
brighter.
• I just boosted
the brighter
colours and
brought the
mids back.
Final
Front Cover

8. • The first task
for the back
cover was to
create a
backing.
• I dotted some
white bits in
a black
square, then
put many
effects on it
until it came
to this.
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Back Cover

9. • I then got the
same
background, pu
t in front of
the other and
remove the
inside and
faded out the
sides.
• After, I
inserted the
‘V’ from the
front cover
and enlarged
to fit screen.
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Back Cover

10. • The next task
to type in the
song titles.
• I used the
‘Century’
font.
• I aligned it
to the centre
then finally
put a low
percentage
opacity rubber
over the top
of it.
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Back Cover

11. • The final task
was to add a
barcode, the
logos of the
record labels
and extra
information.
Final
Back Cover

12. • Firstly, I got
the same
background as
used in the
front and back
cover and
fitted it into
the screen. It
then got a CD
template and
reversed the
two (template
and
background).
• When
reversed, I
simply
highlighted
the edges and
cut them off.
1
CD

13. • Next, I
inserted the
same ‘V’ shape
used in the
front and back
cover and
slotted it over
the CD.
• I did the same
process of
reversing the
two items and
cutting of the
edges.
• Finally, I
liquefied the
‘V’ shape to
have cuts
inside of it
etc.
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CD

14. • The band name
was then
imported.
• I grabbed it
from the front
cover as it
was the same.
• I positioned
it to run
along the side
of the ‘V’
shape.
• But because it
was a smaller
version, I had
to edit the
stroke outline
to make it
thinner.
3
CD

15. • Lastly, to
make it look
professional,
I included the
information
around the
side of the
CD.
• Each word was
typed up
individually
and warped to
the curve
perfectly
around the CD.
Final
CD

16. • I simply, to
start the
insert
off, got the
same
background
image as the
other parts of
my Digipak.
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Insert

17. • I then
inserted the
‘V’ shape that
the other
parts of the
Digipak
included.
• I changed the
colour to grey
and re-rubbed
out with a low
percentage
opacity.
• I then turned
up the
percentage and
rubbed out so
parts of the
‘V’ ( e.g.
bottom corner)
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Insert

18. • To finish, I
added the
album title
from the front
cover.
• I changed the
stroke outline
to grey and
gave the
insides a red
tint.
• Finally, I put
a low
percentage
opacity rubber
over the top
of it.
Final
Insert

19. • The first task
to create the
Advert for the
Digipak, I
needed a
background.
• I used the same
background as
used in all the
other aspects
of the Digipak.
• I extended it a
little because
the advert is a
little larger
than a
conventional
album.
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Advert

20. • Next, I inserted
the front cover
of the album.
• I then faded the
bottom of it into
the empty space
underneath so
they have the
same background.
• I did this by
using a 0%
hardness rubber
and put a black
tint on the
background
because the front
cover was
slightly darker
and looked
obvious.
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Advert

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Final
To finish, I typed in
the essential text.
For the ‘New Album’ –
I created a white box
and typed of the top
of it.
For the rest of the
text, I enlarged the
key parts such as
‘Voodoo’ and the sons
names.
I then merged all the
text into one layer
and put a low
percentage opacity
rubber over the top.
I tried warping the
text and tilting
it, but it didn’t look
right and went for
dead straight.
Advert

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