This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating the packaging for a CD. It describes creating the front cover by adding the artist's name and album title with effects. It then describes creating the spine by adding the album title, artist name, and label logo. Finally, it describes creating the inside and back covers by adding the artist's signature, song titles, and other details.

1. OpenPhotoshopandaddthe main image.Cropto the CD size
Adda newlayer
Newlayer

2. Goingon dafont,I usedthe ‘Dumbnerd’fontandcreatedthe artist’sname of the album.Selectand
copy the text.
Copy it to the frontcover of digipak
Gettingridof the white backgroundusingthe magicwandtool and addedthe effectstothe text.
Afteraddingthe effects,Ifree transformeditandpositioneditinthe topleftcorner.

3. Outcome
Addinga newlayer,Istartedto make the album’sname,‘Renaissance of Reflection’
I alsodidthe same as the artist’sname,removingthe white background,addingthe effects andfree
transformingitandmovingitat the bottomof the image.

4. Firstdraft of CD front cover
Afterhavinga secondlook,Iwentback andenlargedthe ‘AnnaB’,because itwasnot captivating
enough.
Final outcome
Creationof the spine
Startingwiththe albumtitle,Iremovedthe white background,addedeffectsandfree transformedit
and placeditinthe middle.

5. Aftermakingthe title of the album,Iturnt the layeroff and addeda new layer,tocreate my black
backgroundusingthe paintbrushtool.
Aftercreatingthe blackbackground,I turntthe albumtitle layerbackon to start editingitproperly
together.

6. Creatinga newlayer,Iaddedmy recordlabel logo.Icopiedandfree transformedittothe spine.I
placediton the right side of the spine.
At the top of the spine,Iusedmy artist’sname and copieditto the spine.Iaddedcolour,effectsand
free transformedittofit.

7. Creationof inside cover
I openedanewpage and made my canvas.I addeda new layerand addedthe image formy inside
cover.

8. To make the signature of the artist,I usedthe font ‘AntroVectra’fontfromdafont.I copiedit to the
inside coverimage.
I addedcolourand effectstothe fontand free transformit.Iplaced towardsthe lowerpart of the
inside cover.

9. To create the message inthe inside cover,Iusedthe exactsame fontanddidthisbitby bitto fit
exactlybetweenthe edge of the image andarmof the artist.

11. I addedthembitby bit,bycreatingnewlayersforeach one and removingthe white background,
addingcolourand free transformingthemintoposition.
First draftof inside cover
Creationof back cover
Openinganewfile,Iaddedthe image forthe back cover.

12. After,Icreateda newlayerandput the artist’sname at the top.
I didthe same as before andaddeditto the image.

13. Creatinga newlayer,Istartedto put the namesof the songsincludedinthe album, bycreatinga
newlayerforeach one,addingcolour,effectsandfree transformingthemtoposition.Imade sure
to make themfitall on the leftside.

14. Afteraddingall the songtitles,Iaddedthe barcode in the bottom leftof the back cover.

15. Next,Iaddedthe name of the albumon the rightside of the back cover.I usedthe same font of as
the artist’sname and free transformedittoa horizontal position.
I addedthe artist’sname above the albumtitle.

16. Firstdraft of back cover
Creationof CD compartment
To start withthe CD compartment,I addedthe CD template andalsoaddedanew layerto colour
the middle partof the CD and makingthe CD part white.

17. I addeda newlayerandthe artist’sname.Ileftitblack,but addedsome shadowstoadd some
dimension.
Finally,Iaddedthe albumtitle anddidthe same thingas the title anfree transformeditat the lower
endof the CD.

18. Firstdraft of CD compartment