Practicing magazine front cover techniques using photoshop

I have created a music magazine front cover using photoshop and an image of Selena Gomez. To begin with, i used an image from google images and opened it in photoshop on an A4 International paper size document. I then used the 'Magnetic lasso tool' to select around the image of Selena. Without including the background. After this, i used the 'edit copy, edit paste tool' and it opened up a new layer. Therefore, there was just the shape i pasted and a plain white background. I decided to add a plain grey background to the image as the typography would stand out against this color. As well as the image itself. I done this by selecting the A4 white paper layer and selecting the 'fill tool'. This allowed me to select the shade of grey i wanted. Furthermore, i began to add my Mast head. I picked the colour 'Red' because it's bold and contrasts well against the other colors used in the image. Also, i picked a font style from the drop down list. The name of the music magazine is 'VOLUME'. I picked this because it links well to the theme of the magazine as well as the generation it is aimed at. originally, the mast head was placed in front of the image. Therefore, it did not give off a good affect on the cover. So, i moved the image layer in front of the text layer. To make the text look as though it is behind the image. This gives off a positive affect, making the image look 3D and realistic. Next, i began to add the typography and cell lines. by using the 'Type tool'. I picked pacific colours that would look bold and give off contrast on my cover. I have used a mix of upper case and lower case font which makes the cover interesting. Moreover, i included a banner which is shown across the bottom of the magazine cover. This looks professional and gives off quality on the cover. the colour black looks good on the cover as there are a lot of light colors used. Finally, i added a barcode and website address. This also makes the cover look professional and modern. Personally, i like this cover as it is energetic and shows a good composition. I plan to use this for support when i come to create my music magazine front cover, contents page and DPS. I will refer to the colour theme and type for support. As well as this, i plan to use a graphics colour pallet to help me decide what colors look best together and give off a positive outlook.



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