Magazine Cover

I used Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 to create my magazine cover, I used Photoshop because it makes the product look professional and after a while the software became easy to use.

 

First stages of production:

 

This is a screen shot of the first stages of production, so far I had added the photo and used the "quick selection tool", this allowed me to remove the background quickly which is effective. I then added the images of hands I had taken and used the same tool and placing a few hands around the border of the page to look like they're reaching out for the boy. I used the "clone stamp tool" to erase the iris of the eye, this made the character on the cover look "possessed" and lifeless. After all of that I went round the edges of the person and the hands with the eraser to tidy them up.

 

Final stages of production:

 This is the product in its final stages of production, an effect, Conte Crayon, has been added to the image to link to possession as it made the image look ghostly and the black and white brings out the eyes, acting as a focal point. I followed the conventional layout expected on a Empire Magazine cover including the Masthead, imperatives/ puffs etc. To link my cover personally to my theme of horror, I used the eraser to gently rub the edges of the Masthead, Imperative and "cross" to create a distressed and grungy look. 

This is the Final look of the Magazine front cover:

I will explain my final product in more detail in my Evaluation.