2. Step 1
• I started by opening a
new document in
Photoshop.
• I set the paper size to
A4.
3. Step 2
• I placed my chosen
image into the centre
of the page.
4. Step 3
• I decided to delete the
images background to
make the image look
more professional;
using the ‘Polygonal
Lasso’ tool.
5. Step 4
• I made my coverlines,
graphic features
stand out by using
different tools like:
- A drop shadow
- Bevel & Emboss
- A stroke
6. Step 5
• I followed codes and
conventions by
having graphic
features behind cover
lines so they would
stand out.
7. Step 6
• I followed the codes and
conventions of music
magazines when creating my
magazine. For example I
created a masthead that is
placed in the top left corner.
• I also added my cover lines
around the image relating to
my chosen magazine genre.
• I also added the price onto the
bar code so the readers will
know how much the magazine
will be.
8. Step 7
• I decided to change
the image of my front
cover in order to suit
the Indie genre.
9. Step 8
• Then I decided to
make the image black
and white to make it
stand out on shop
shelves.
• The black and white
also avoids the clash
of colours I was
previously having.
10. Step 9
• To follow codes and
conventions I made
the image over the
magazines name.
• This was done by
duplicating the layer
and using the lasso
tool to cut out the part
covering ‘INM’.
11. Step 9
• I moved the
coverlines so they
where not covering
the main part of the
central, main image.
• To make them stand
out and look more
professional I added a
drop shadow.
