1. Production of the Front Cover
Beginning of the
production stages of
the front cover. Here
is just a template for
he magazine, so all
the basic, standard
features that would
definitely be present
in all editions, are
present here.

2. The picture I had decided
would be the main image for
my front cover. However,
this picture is not perfect, as
the artists need to be
positioned closer together in
order to make them fit into
the page and be clearly
visible at an ideal range.
The background also casts
too many and too strong
shadows, which does not
work well for the front
cover.

3. The artists have now been
cropped out and placed right
beside each other, however the
artist ‘Denise Greene’ is
squished between the other two
artists, and this does not bode
well for the cover as she is the
lead to the group, therefore she
requires the most attention and
that has to therefore be
presented visually.

4. The artist ‘Denise Greene’ has
now been positioned ideally
and placed in front of the other
two artists, allowing her to
stick out from them, however
not to too much of a drastic
extent which would make the
other two artists stick out too
little and make the picture look
odd.

5. I added effects to the image
in order to allow the cover
artists to stick out better
more vividly from the cover,
but also create a far more
appealing and aesthetically
pleasing look as the artists
now look more vibrant and
warm, and they even appear
to look smoother in tone and
complexion, connoting the
magazine to a great ambit.
The main cover title has also
been added, however is
looking rather bland at the
moment so will be
developed upon.

6. More cover lines have been
added to help finalise the
magazine cover. He main cover
line has now been highlighted
with glow effects, and other
standard features such as the
barcode has now been added to
the cover as well. I am pleased
with how it is looking, however I
believe there are still many
changes in need to be done, in
order to finally have an official
front cover.

7. Final Stage of the Front Cover
The final production stage of
the main cover. The
background has been filtered
with a cream/ white gradient
as I believed this would
convey a more smoother and
warmer affect, that would fit
in powerfully with the
magazine. He presentation of
the text has also been shaped
and formed around ‘Denise
Greene’ in order to not only
create a pleasing visual
effect, but to also allow her
to be highlighted and stick
out more clearly, without any
of the cover lines being
negatively affected or
sacrificed.