Aydan KellyDOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

BACKGROUND

I began by adding a guideline in the center, in order to know where

each page would start and begin. I then simply used the fill tool to fill the

background colour to a dark burgundy.

GRADIENT

I then added a linear gradient fill going from black to transparent, I

changed the angle of the gradient to make the background fade from a

near black to the burgundy from before

INITIAL FRAMWORK

I selected a rectangle with the rectangular marquee tool and filled it

white, I rotated it and adjusted it, before selecting to the halfway point on

the right hand side and deleted any that went over on to the right hand

side. Leaving it on the top of the left page, where I wanted my title. I used

the pen tool to cut a small triangle out of the corner, purely for aesthetic

purposes.

FURTHER FRAMEWORK

I then used the rectangular marquee tool to create two more boxes on

the right hand page, adjusting them to a point I was happy with

MAIN IMAGE

At this point, I decided I needed an image, I found one of the pictures I

had taken, and felt was suitable and using a mixture of the magnetic

lasso tool and the pen tool I cut around the image, using varying levels of

feathering on my selections, to avoid harsh edges and create a more

natural looking cut.

FURTHER EDITING OF IMAGE

Deciding the picture looked almost too vibrant and didn’t quite fit in. I

decided that my image needed editing, so I used a hue/saturation filter,

turning both the lightness and saturation down to produce the image as it

is on the right.

SECONDARY IMAGE

I decided that another image would be a necessary addition to my double

page spread. So using the same techniques as before, I used the magnetic

lasso and pen tool with different feather radiuses in order to get the right

mixture of hard and soft lines. However the top of the head is cut off in the

image. So in an attempt to fix this I used the clone stamp tool to make some

additions to the hair (bottom left image)

POSITIONING AND EDITING OF

SECONDARY IMAGE

I decided to position my secondary image within the box I created on the

right. I created a clipping mask to limit it to the box. I then added a thick white

stroke to outline the box and the image. Then, edited it in the same way as my

primary image and created an additional clipping mask, to cover all but the

stroke giving the impression that the image was taken in a white walled studio

as is common in magazine photographs.

INITIAL TEXT INPUT/FURTHER

FRAMEWORK

I began with the text, using one of the fonts I have

used throughout (on my contents and front cover.) in red. I rotated the text, and used the

rectangular eclipse and fill tool in a blue, to coincide with the red and British colour scheme. Rotating my underline and selecting it, I used the eraser to delete any of the font that overlapped

the underline (bar half of the curve on the ‘y’ seen beside, which I believe brings the text out a lot

FURTHER TEXT INPUT

Following the title, I added the introduction to my

article(left image) in a typewriter style font to reflect many publications of the era in which my genre began. I

followed that up by adding a sort of overview of the content of my article, in an attempt to attract theoretical potential readers, using another font that has been used throughout. I followed this up with a sort of footer (right)

and a small additional piece of text to follow my article in the right hand box(above).

FINAL TEXT INPUT

Here was where I introduced my article, I decided to write it in two columns to suit the width of the box, and replicate the familiar format of many articles. I used the

same typewriter font for the same reason as before, making the text from my character black, and the ‘questions’ red. I shifted the text to fit around the image

and then I was practically done

THE VERY FINAL TOUCH

Finally, I just needed to add the page number. I began simply with a red box (made with the fill tool and the rectangular marquee tool) I typed page thirty two

(the number which I mentioned on my contents page) and again I used a font that I’d used throughout. I added an outer glow and changed the settings to

create a shadowy affect.

THE FINAL PRODUCT.