Inside of CD: First Version

This is the inside of my CD cover before I have asked for feedback from my lecturer.

Creating back of CD cover

Process: 

Back of CD cover: First Version 

Progress

I have now completed my poster and the front of my CD cover, however I do wish to ask my lecturer and peers for their opinions incase any minor alterations can be made. I have also added to my pinterest in order to gain inspiration for the rest of my CD digi pack and will now begin to create the back cover.

Alterations to poster

left image: after edit 

I decided to edit the outline of my artists hair again as I believe that it ruined the final appearance of my poster.

I done this by using the 'Lasso tool'. After cutting out the photograph again I noticed that the outline of my artists hair appeared white. By using the 'clone stamp tool' I filled in those white areas with other parts of her hair. As I was essentially cloning hair onto a white background I had to use the 'Eraser tool' to tidy up the edges.

before 

after

This is my poster before I have asked for lecturer feedback. 

CD cover: First version

 

This is my CD cover before I have asked for lecturer feedback.

Aims for todays lesson

• I need to make a few alterations to my poster, experimenting with the fonts style and also rearranging it. I also wish to edit my main image, by making it sharper and cutting out the my artists outline again to make it neater. 
• I am struggling with my CD cover at the moment, I have made alterations yet still feel unsatisfied with the layout. Thus, I am going to research more CD covers in order to gain inspiration. 

The appearance of my CD cover at the moment: 

I decided to ditch my vintage, wallpaper like background as I wish to incorporate roses into my cd cover so it goes together with my poster.

















Layout experiment:

My initial idea was to fill my entire background with roses by duplicating a layer which contained a rose then rearranging it around my artist. However, it became apparent that the roses were too overpowering and detracted the attention away from my artist. 

Progress updated

At the moment I have rated the outcome of my poster as a 7. However, I do wish to improve this by preforming these particular steps: 

• I wish to edit the main photograph of my artist. I believe that using the spot healing tool and readjusting the levels slightly would make an apparent improvement.
• There is too much black space underneath 'Dakota Harper', therefore I am going to move the magazine quote to fill it in and maybe make the main image larger.
• I am going to experiment with different fonts for the text which is at the bottom. 

Acting on feedback:

One of the main pointers I received from peers was to sharpen my main image, I achieved this by using the editing software Photoshop.

Feedback

Peers:
I got an array of positive feedback on my CD, however there were a few recurring pointers given in order to improve my product, such as:

• Have you considered changing the main image/different pose 
• The image looks cutout so perhaps you could blend it? 

Despite me already changing the main photograph twice, I have decided to see if a photograph where my model is facing the camera is more succesful. As for the harshness of the cutout, I will redo the outline and also try to use the blending tool on Photoshop. 

The main two pointers which were made about my posters were that:

• I could experiment with different font at the bottom of the page. 
• Try blending the photograph so it looks less cut out, and also blend the roses so the edge looks less sharp. 

Lecturer:

Whilst discussing my ancillary tasks with my lecturer she advised me to reconsider the cd cover's design, as it does not seem to be as well put together as the poster. I have decided that I will incorporate roses and black panels in my CD cover, however I am still unsure on what layout I will finalise on.

Font change

Time management

I have completed both my ancillary tasks: CD cover and poster. However, I do wish to get feedback from my peers and teacher incase any improvements can be made; asking the females in my class will be beneficial as they fall into the category of my target audience.

CD cover 

Poster

Poster: Constructing

After using the 'Lasso tool' to cut around my model's figure it is apparent that it appears too sharp, thus i have decided to add a outline; using this video I found on youtube as a guide.

I took this photograph of flowers at my local florists. I edited the levels and curves of the image slightly in order to make the roses brighter, overall creating a better visual impact.

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