Music Magazine Front cover,Contents,DPS Draft

Posters I will add to my Front Cover

DPS Progress

Contents Page Progress

Contents Page Progress*

For my contents page, I have carried on the colour scheme of purple,orange/yellow and black and white. I decided to use these colours because I used them on my front cover. For my masthead I used the same font that I used on my front cover because it looks more professional and connected.

My magazine relates to the case studies I have studied because used Kerrang! and Rock sound's layout on my own music magazine. For example Kerrang! had one grid and had 1 image on the left, and my contents page has 1 grid on the left and I added two images on the right one after the other. Rock sound had 1 grid on the left just like my contents page but had 3 different images on the right. This shows that my contents page relates to both of the layouts of the case studies I looked at. Also, I added a yellow/orange ribbon behind the headings of my magazine like 'Features' & 'Reviews' because Kerrang! had it too. It is to highlight to headings and separate them from the rest of the text. In addition, RockSound had the same thing but in a different colour which was red. 

RockSound magazine did not have editor's message however Kerrang! did. I did not add an editor's message on my contents page because of the lack of space that I had. I wanted to keep everything simple and put together.

Starting my Front Cover using PhotoShop

                                                                                                                                        In today's lesson I started creating my front cover using Photo Shop. Earlier on, I created the masthead using InDesign and also edited my models picture from adding tattoos and piercings to even adding make-up and trousers. Before I start writing about how I edited the image, I would like to add the point that I also started to create posters and edited & added effects to other images I took because I will be using them as part of the 'free posters' that come in the magazine. I used an image of my model 'Mary' and one of 'Baris' along with an image of me. I used a black paint splash as a Puff/flash because the paint splash visually looks a lot more interesting and eye-catching rather than using a circle.

To edit my image on Photoshop, I have already added a blog post about how I added piercings and tattoos and to add the Gothic black trousers, I used the exact same technique however instead of having the setting on 'Multiply', I had changed it to 'Darken' which made the image transparent but not so transparent that it blended in with the denim jeans. Another thing I done is use the 'Dodge & Burn'  tools. I used the dodge tool to go over the white areas on the eye to make the eyes sparkle and also used it to whiten the teeth. I used the burn tool to make some areas of the tattoo darker and also used the burn tool to add black eye-shadow on the eye by going over the same area multiple times. I also used the burn tool to go over the bottom eyelashes and on some areas of the hair, basically all the areas I wanted a little more darker.

Starting Contents Page

I have recently started my contents page using InDesign. So far, I have placed my contents and the title along with my image I will be using. There are some technical things I have done before starting my contents page. For example, I have made the grids visible so I could see exactly where I placed my writings and images. Also, I added the borders so I do not go out of my page. I will be changing the font I used because I will be using 'Chiller' which looks like dripping letters as it is the font I used for my masthead and I would like to continue the use of font.

Editing Contents Page Image

Today I have started to edit an image I am planning to use on my contents page. To edit this image, I used photoshop as usual and tried something new. I added a light leak to my image which is as you can see light going from yellow to purplish blue. This suits my colour scheme which means I would continue the colour scheme from my front cover to my contents page when I start my front cover. To make the light leak transparent I changed the setting to 'Lighten' rather than 'Multiply' because I only use the second option with tattoos. 'Lighten' only made the image lighter whereas 'Multiply' makes the image transparent which blends in with the skin. I used the setting 'Multiply' on the tattoo on my models neck. I also added a septum piercing to make him look a lot more gothic as piercings are a huge part of the rock/metal sub-culture.

Using PhotoShop to Add Tattoos

In today's lesson I started editing a photo that I am planning to use either in my contents page or on my front cover. I have not fully decided which image I will be using and that's why I am experimenting with many images.

After watching a tutorial on how to add tattoos on an image, I decided to add my own tattoos on my model because the fake sleeve tattoo that I ordered arrived too late which means my model did not get to put it on which also means I might be having another Photo shoot.

To start off I searched for 'Tattoo PNG' on google, which are tattoos with no background or just white background which means it would be easier to get rid of the background. After adding the tattoo image onto my model, I resized to image to have the perfect size. When you right click on the image, you get other options like 'Perspective' which I also used and this helped to move and change the shape of the image, e.g. bend it to make it look round as if the tattoo is going around the arm. 

After resizing it I changed to the 'Normal ' setting to 'Multiply' as you can see on this image, and this made the white background disappear which means I was left with just the dark parts. Later on, I decreased the 'Opacity' to around 48% to 50%. The opacity is the quality of transparency which means me decreasing it made the image more transparent and this made everything look more realistic. 

Another thing I done with the tattoos is that  I used the 'Rubber tool' to rub of the parts of the tattoo that was in unwanted areas like the clothes or the background. This was one of the key important parts of the whole process because it would have looked very unrealistic and unprofessional without this step.

Lastly, I also used the 'Blur Tool' to rub away areas on the face to look everything look smooth and also used the 'Sponge Tool' in some areas. I am not finished with this image as I would like to add more tattoos on the fingers and the face and also add face paint on the face to make everything look a lot more Gothic however this is the semi-finished image of my model's picture that I edited.

Starting Contents Page

In today's lesson I started creating my contents page using InDesign. I created borders around the page to prevent my images and text going out of page later on. I used the same font I will be using for my masthead which is called "Chiller". The reason I used the same font is because I want to follow the traditional font scheme and I do not wsnt to use any more than 2-3 fonts. I have decided for now that I want to keep the background white unlike most other metal or rock magazines because In a way I am challenging them. As my magazine is any type of rock genre it means it is diverse which means I do not  have to make it look gothic. Other bands like Paramore and Falling out boys are still featured in rock magazines although they are not necessarily heavy which means I can be flexiable with the colours I use.

Photoshoot Part 1

Photoshoot Part 2

Photoshoot Part 3

Masthead Development