SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

FRONT COVER

BACKGROUND COVERED BY USING LOW

OPACITY PAINTBRUSH IN

WHITE AND GREY

Added a black and

white over

effect using this

MASTHEAD MADE

PREVIOUSLY

MADE THE PICTURE AND MASTHEAD BRIGHTER

I THEN ADDED A LEADLINE USING PHOTOSHOP TEXT, COLOURED IT WHITE, PUT A BLACK OUTGLOW AROUND IT , THEN WARPED IT TO CURVE. THE SMALLER WRITING WAS AGAIN PHOTOSHOP TEXT THAT I PUT A FAINT OUTGLOW ONTO, SO IT STOOD OUT.

BANNER WAS A BRUSH- FILLED IN WHITE

I ADDED A SMALL BLACK BOX AND STRETCHED TO MAKE THE BOTTOM BANNER.

I then added text to the bottom banner, in the same font I’ll use throughout my magazine. The text is of other bands

featured in the magazine. I coloured it white and added a dropshadow.

ADDED THE PRICE, ISSUE NUMBER AND A BARCODE FROM A BARCODE

GENERATOR.

FINISHED COVER