Masthead Process Onto The Front Cover

Masthead:

This is the process of me applying my masthead to my front cover.

Step 1-

When I first applied my image and masthead together I noticed that it would look better if the top of the models hat went over the masthead. In order to do this I needed to crop the top of a hat from a previous image. To do this I used the 'Polygonal Lasso Tool' then I cut out a selection of the image. I then applied the top of the hat onto my main image and applied some effects so it blended into the main image.

Step 2-

In my mock up I decided to place a bright red background against the back of my masthead. However now I have applied my editing image to the masthead I have chosen to change the colour of the background. These are a few examples:

Step 3-

The colour that went really well against the main image and the black writing of the masthead was the colour blue. Once I knew the background colour of the masthead, I placed the slogan in different places. This is because I wanted to make sure the slogan was situated in the right position.

I also added some effects to the slogan to make it stand out against the background of the colour blue.

I placed the slogan underneath the word , 'YEARS. This is the best position of the slogan as it doesn't overlap with any other features of the magazine, also it makes it more noticeable.

Step 4-

The words in my masthead needed to stand out. Therefore I added some effects to the text. I think this has been really effective in making the text 3D.

Step 5-

This is before and after I applied effects to the text. This is also the end product of my masthead production.