How I built up my magazine front cover to create my

finished product.

How I created my cover image and then used it as a

background…

Step 1). Start with the cover image.

Step 2). Add the magazine title.

Step 3). Edit the brightness/contrast and hue/saturation.

Step 4). Place the original photo over the edited image and then using a soft rubber erase the image until it leaves the model.

Step 5). Change the hue/saturation so that this layer has a nice colour on the models lips.

Step 6). Add another layer of the original image and erase everything apart from the model. Then carefully use the eraser to get rid of the original lips, and allow the edited lips to show through.

Now that I had my background and cover image sorted it was easy to add the cover lines and minor details

to the cover.

Insert the strap and other detail.

Add text and images to the strap to complete it.

Add the main cover line and edit the colours to make sure it looks good on the cover.

To finish off the magazine add the rest of the cover lines, barcode and date.

Finished product