CANDIDATE NAME: ASHLEIGH CUSACK
CANDIDATE NUMBER: 6024
CENTER NAME: THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS WILMINGTON
CENTER NUMBER: 61119
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Double Page Spread Picture Development
The image at the start was not far away from the finished product I wanted it just needed a fair bit of work done to perfect the image I had in mind. Firstly I smoothed out the image and filled out any gaps in the body paint and removed any paint that had got into the models hair and other details like this. I did so using a combination of the clone stamp and the spot healing tool, two tools which proved to be invaluable in my editing of all of the pictures. After this I spent a while trying to find the perfect levels of contrast and brightness for the picture in fitting with the over exposed looking images previously used in other pages of the magazine. 
Contents Page Picture Development
The image I started with was completely different to the end result of the image. You can see in the first picture that it looks rough and unorganised as opposed to the final product which is a lot better and more attractive. The first thing I did was get rid of the somewhat unsightly paint, frame and doorknobs on the door. I did this by using the clone stamp tool to make the door all one shade and almost completely clear to leave space for where I would eventually place the text. After this I fixed the models makeup and used the spot healing brush to smooth out her skin and to remove her freckles which would not have fit in with the tone of the image. Lastly I adjusted the contrast to make the picture have this much more different, more dramatic feel to it .
Front Page Picture Development
At first I edited out any blemishes and rough patches of paint using spot healing brush and the stamp tool to create a smoother more appealing image. I removed any flaws which would make my image look amateur or messy blurred to give some aspects a softer image. I then changed the contrast and brightness to give a more effective and dramatic look to the picture. This immediately made the image look more suited towards the magazine and fit in with the sort of image I researched for this. After this I changed the image to black and white and yet again changed the settings such as contrast and brightness to better fit in with this harsher black and white look I was attempting to achieve.
Double Page Spread Progress
At first I started with a rough idea of the layout I wanted as you can see in the first picture. This included where I planned to put my picture, paragraphs, my quote and the background to the text. I then wrote out the interview and put it in the place I had planned the text would go. Since I had written the interview I could then decide which quote I would put in the position I had decided for it. Next I added the picture which allowed me to see how the product would look finished allowing for a small ammount of tweaking to the layout. It was at this stage I decided to review the double page spread I had based mine on and decided I liked a certain aspect of it and so added a similar look to my magazine by moving along the paragraphs and decreasing their size to allow for the smaller picture at the left side of the page and the writing in green to the right side of the page. I then added a mirrored text effect to join the top picture and the bottom background together a bit more.
Contents Page Progress
To start with my contents page consisted of the main picture background with a simple line of text down the side which were the page references for my magazine pages. I had to change this however as having the text like this meant the writing was over writing on the road sign in the picture and this looked messy and very much unprofessional. To fix this I put the text into two separate columns, trying to stick to the 'rule of thirds' in order to keep the page orderly. I also added subtitles to each aspect of the page and modeled the design of them on a part of the background picture (the black and white sign to be exact). I almost completely imitated this sign but inverted the colours. This change in layout however prompted a new issue in that there was white writing over a white background. I then fixed this issue by changing the selected parts of text to black instead of white so that they contrasted with the colour of the background.
Front Page Progress
At first I felt my front cover should be completely in black and white to create the originality and difference I have continually mentioned throughout the process of creating the magazine. You can see the way in which this looked in the first picture. However it feels boring and a bit too simple without any splashes of colour included at all therefore I moved onto simply changing the colour of the title which I think gives a completely different effect to the magazine. It may not be a big change however it gives the cover a much more interesting look without going too far over the top. I also then added more text on the page as I felt the cover did not look enough like a real magazine would look with only one feature mentioned. As to allow the page to still look clean and uncluttered I just added a list of artists related to the genre of music of my magazine to the side of the page and left justified them as to position them in the way a professional magazine would do. After doing this I added a barcode and the month of the issue to create a genuine feel.
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