This is a guide to how I made my music magazine front cover.

This is my first step:It has to be an A4 piece of paper.

Second Step:

I have chosen my background colour so it will match my colour scheme and don’t contrast with the other colous I will be using.

Third step:

My image has to be on the bottom layer so it doesn't get in the way of my text.

I have also put a effect on my image, It’s a red outer glow which will set in with my theme.

Fourth step:

I added two cover lines to it in my chosen font. I also made sure my colours used fit in with everything else.

Fifth Step:

I added a strap line to it which will draw people into my magazine by wanting to find out about the different topics.

I also made the font black and put a red rectangle around it so it highlights it.

Final Step:

I added my title to it and everything came together, all the colours go well I think and nothing is blocked (not eligible)

I also put an effect on the title, it was an outer glow again but this time its green and not so big as it is on the image.

This is my layer bar, here you can see what I have done to create my front cover and all the layers I have made.

This shows how many layers is needed to create to form my piece of work. It takes some time in positioning the layer so some layers don’t interfere with others.