Final Front Cover

4th Front Cover Draft

Here is my 4th front cover draft. I have changed the image by choosing an image where my model has a hat on as i can't yet decide which photo to chose for my final front cover. I have changed my features around and tried them in different places on this draft to see what works and what does not, before making my final front cover. I have removed the sell line at the top of the page to make the magazine look more spaced out. i have also removed the colour from my models eye and left it at the original image.

3rd Front Cover Draft

Here is my 3rd draft of my music magazine. On this draft I have removed the background as I felt that it made the photo look unprofessional. I have also changed the image and picked one a bit closer up so that we can see the models features clearly and there is more eye contact with the reader. I have changed the colour of her eyes to a lighter shade of blue to make them more dominant and eye catching. I have added a plug to this draft as they are conventional for a music magazine to have, and will attract readers to buy the magazine for the offer they are getting like the free download I have used. I have added a teaser at the bottom of my page offering free posters, this will also attract readers. I have changed the colour of my sell line at the top of my page and made the font bolder, and have followed typical magazine conventions by adding an issue number in the top corner of my magazine.

2nd Draft of front cover

Here is my second draft of my music magazine. Firstly I have changed the image as I felt my other image was too close up, I have also changed the background colour to a dark grey as this contrasts with my theme colours making them stand out and the words easier to read. I have also brought my image over the top of the masthead as it is conventional for some magazines of my genre to do this. I have made the writing on the models finger look more professional by using text instead of the paint brush tool. I have coloured her lips to match her nail varnish to give my model more colour to contrast with the pale skin and blonde hair, but also making sure I do not add another colour to my scheme as this would be unconventional to have too many colours and it would look unprofessional. I have moved some of my features around slightly to fit with the new image and have also changed the font of my main headline 'Lily's Back' to match the font of the rest of my front cover (Agency FB).

Step by step guide to how I made my draft

My first Front cover draft

 

Here is my first draft of my front cover

singles chart

Here is the current top 40 singles chart, many artists on this list fit into my genre as pop/rock is one of the biggest genres with a ride range of artists fitting into the category. I will use some of these artists from the download chart for my magazine as they will be artists my audience want to read about.

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are a band that fit with the genre of music I am using for my magazine, I may feature Arctic Monkeys on my magazine as they are often features of magazines such as Q which have the same genre.

Front cover pictures

Here are some of the pictures I took for my front cover