Making Of My Rhiannon Front Cover

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This is my front cover for my media work. It shows why i chose everything and why i placed it where it is.

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  • 1. I started off with thisoriginal image, and this is I had to make a first layer to postgoing to be the image I the image onto that way I couldwill use as my frontadd the picture onto it and what Icover.did to this it wouldnt affect thebackground.

2. I selected the background with the quick selectiontool. I was able to select the parts I didnt want andhighlight them so I could tell what I had selected. Idecided this wasnt needed as I thought it would lookbetter with a plain background. 3. After the background had I then pressed CTRL,T as thisbeen selected I deleted it and would let me change the picturewas left with a plain size to the size I would prefer andbackground with just my then move it to the place where Ichosen photo on there. thought it would look best with my chosen size. 4. I created a new layer so myI first imputed a grey masthead as I wanted to use masthead could go onthis as my chosen masthead colour but when I there. This is because if ittried it out I decided that it looks too dull andwas all on the same layer itwould make the magazine look dark when I would not work as well andwanted it to look bright.the movement would all be joined together. 5. I changed my masthead colour to purple as Ithought that this looked better and more for mytarget audience which is 12-16 year olds.At the bottom I decided to add a purple border using the shape tool, which raised the mainimage from the bottom. Luckily I had already made the image size smaller because if I hadof left it, it would of taken up the whole page. I then added a white arrow using the customshape tool. Adding the black writing onto the arrow was easy as I selected the TEXT tool Ithen typed in what I wanted it to say which was One Direction Special. 6. Next I added in the poster pictures which was using secondary source One DirectionImages. I added this in because I needed to state what the one direction special was.With the arrow pointing towards the images you can clearly see that, this is thespecial by having five posters of One Direction 7. I decided that I would add a half circle onto my front cover. Iused the shape tool again and added it, this is because Ithought that the background was boring and plain. 8. Adding three different coloured circles of different sizes onto the front cover makes itlook brighter, already. I used the Ellipse tool and then used the fill tool, that way I getthe different colour in each circle. 9. I decided that it was still too plain for my liking so I hid all the other layers and wenton the internet and found a secondary source image with different coloured spots. Ithen clicked on the background layer pasted it on there. CTRL T then made it easierfor me to resize my background so that way it can fit page. 10. After the background had been positioned to where I wanted it and how I wanted it toolook. I un-hid all the other layers so that I could see what my magazine looked like so far.At the moment this is what it looked like and I am very happy with it. 11. Even though my magazine is a music magazine, most of them have promotional offerssuch as how to do your make-up etc. this issue is just before Valentines day so that way ifthey are going out it can give you tips. I first decided that I would use a mixture of Priamryand Secondary source photos. This is a photo I have taken myself on a blank piece ofpaper.I first used the quick selection tool and which highlighted my chosen shape. Which inthis case is the Rimmel nail varnish. After the selection I pressed CTRL C, which let mecopy it. 12. After the selection, I pasted it onto the magazine front cover which left it like this. Ihad to change the size of it by CTRL T and was able to make it smaller to fit ontothe Green ellipse. 13. I decided for this, I would use a secondary source photo of a lipstick. This isbecause I didnt have one of my own which would fit into the colour scheme Iwanted. So again I used the Quick Selection Tool which outlined the lipstick and ICTRL Td it. 14. I then did the same thing as with the Nail varnish I resized it then placed it next tothe nail varnish but at a angle as I thought it would be more eye catching then juststraight on. 15. This image is a primary source photo. I decided to take a lip-gloss swell as Ithought that it would also look good with the other make-up I have put on the frontcover they all link in well and work together. 16. This is with the three make-up pieces put together on one page. I think thatbecause they are all pink they contrast well with the lime green, which makes itstand out. 17. Another secondary source image I have decided to use is a silver eye-shadow Thisworks well because it goes well with the colour scheme on the magazine andeverything looks nice and compatible, so again I used the Quick selection tool andselected the top eye-shadow as I think that the shape of it would look better then thesquare one. 18. Pasting the eye-shadow onto the magazine front cover and arranging the eye-shadow in front of all the other make up pieces because it stands out more as itisnt pink or purple. 19. This is one of my Puffs, a puff is a device which helps to draw attention to andpromote certain elements in the magazine. They are often set against colourfulbackgrounds and are shaped. This puff is advertising a special feature in themagazine. 101 Make-Up Ideas. 20. Because I had not written any information on my main image on this photo so Idecided that I would add a rectangle, and change the opacity so it isnt asharsh as it just being a rectangle placed in the middle. 21. This is the main anchorage on the front cover. An anchorage is a term that refers to howimages are referred to. This is done by the magazine photos directly explaining whatthe pictures depict. Anchoring an image helps give it meaning, as it helps the readerunderstand the significance. This is the main case as it is showing the reader how thisUp and coming music start is finding the real world. 22. Still thinking that it looks a bit plain I decided to add another pull quote onto mymagazine. This is because I didnt want to leave it with empty spaces and I wanted tomake my magazine more eye attractive. So by adding a pull quote as such with theInterview with a vampire it makes the reader more interested in what he has to say,especially with the Hide Your Daughters meaning he could be looking for love, or thefact that the young girls may find him really attractive. 23. Adding an image to the face was harder then I thought. This is because I wasnt surewhere to place the image. It Is a secondary source image off the internet, I tried placingit above the text but it looked weird and you wasnt able to read what it was saying. So Idecided to make a new layer and post It underneath, I think this works better thanbefore as you can still see the writing and the picture off Robert Pattinson. 24. I decided to add in a quote saying Wanna Meet Union J & District 3, Read inside onhow to I thought at the time that this would be a a good pull quote as they are twoup and coming boy-bands. However I decided against it as I thought it wouldnt be avery good pull quote as other magazines are also doing offers like this and itwouldnt be very appealing for my sort of magazine. 25. I decided to change it to In Jessie Js Bedroom (She could of cleaned it). I thought thatthis would be more appealing to my audience. It is a very cheeky saying with the Shecould of cleaned it meaning that Jessie J is a messy person and not that neat and tidy. Idecided against putting a photo there as if I would of put a photo of Jessie J there itwould of made it look messy and disorganised. It would have been very crammed and notthat professional. When looking at other magazines they dont always use photos and justput the pull quote by itself. 26. To finish off my magazine front cover I decided to add in one more pull quote but this timeusing another female superstar Tulisa. ASK TULISA. How to deal with Boys & Bullies.This makes a good pull quote because you would be getting advice from a pop-star and itwould make you more interested on how Tulisa would deal with certain situations. Idecided to merge the blue rectangle with the text as it would make it stand out more thanjust having the writing on there. It would look boring and plain and not that eye catching ifit was just the writing on there.