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Using Adobe Photoshop
How To Create A Front Page
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Load up Photoshop.
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Change the settings to A4 and add a title.
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You should then have this.
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Insert the image of your choice.
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Insert another image of your choice.
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Go into your layer styles and select “Overlay”.
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You should then have this.
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Now to create a vignette. Draw a rectangle with the lasso tool.
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Invert the selection and create a new “Levels…” layer.
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Adjust the sliders until you get the effect that you want.
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Now onto the masthead. Using the text tool write your masthead.
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Then insert the image that you want the text to show up in.
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Make sure the image is covering the text.
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Place your cursor in between the two layers whilst holding alt, click it to make the transformation.
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Double click the text layer to bring up the effects menu.
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Click on “Outer Glow” and adjust the spread and size of the glow until it suits your magazine style.
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Change the settings in “Drop Shadow” until it suits your page.
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It should look quite effective.
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Now onto the “Image” box. Add a new layer.
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Draw a box using the select tool.
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Fill it with white.
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Change the “Opacity” to something like 30%.
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Then, using the text tool, write “Image” in black.
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Whilst holding shift, select each letter and delete it off the layer with the white box. Then change the “Opacity” to 60%.
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Repeat it for all the “Lure”, “Thumbnail”, “Barcode” etc. and you will have this.
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