This is showing the transition that has happened for me to get to my final front cover piece. I started off with a plain white background and used the magnetic lasso tool to cut out my model out accurately and then I applied it to the white background. I then added my header border to see if it would look good on the front cover and I feel as though it made the magazine stand out instantly. I added Hip Hop artists names onto the header bar and then added my masthead. I started creating my features on the front cover afterwards making sure everything was aligned. Bit by bit I added more features ensuring I added colour to the artist names in the exclusives section. After completing my features on the right hand side, I added the bar code and price to make the magazine seem more like a real one. I started work on the left hand side where I was putting my main artists name. I made sure to duplicate the layer so that the name stood out more. Other than the masthead being the biggest thing on the front cover, I made sure the name was prominent and stood out from the other text. I then added the issue underneath the artists name to let readers know that they are linked together and that the issue is to do with my artist. I added my last feature on the left hand side and focused on putting on a pull quote. I changed the pull quote several times because of what it looked like and finally stuck with 'I made it'. The second to last image displays the last stages of my magazine coming together. I applied several effects to make the pull quote stand out, the thickness and colour of the pull quote is representative of the gold jewelry she's wearing. The last stage was changing the name from Leoca Smith to Anita Diaz which flowed better with the magazine and the genre.
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