Clipping Path

Part of my main image overlaps into the next page; which is intentional. I wanted the text from my article to wrap around my model's left shoulder to give a nice presentation. To do this I used the "Clipping Path" tool.
I selected my image and went onto the "Object" menu, here I selected "Clipping Path" then "Options". A box appeared, shown in the above screen shot, which detected the edges of my model within the image itself. It then allowed me to alter the length of the gap between the edge and the text; I will show my text in my final draft of my double page spread.

Photoshop Background

When I first took the pictures, I tried to have a simple background which I could easily alter in Photoshop if I needed to. I intended to use my original image without alterations but soon decided that a normal white background would give my double page spread a more professional vibe.


I opened my original image in Photoshop and used the Magic Wand Tool to highlight the background without cutting through my model. Once it was highlighted, I used the Paint Bucket Tool to add the white. This will make it easier to keep a consistent colour scheme in my double page spread.

First Images

These are the first images I have gathered for the potential cover and double spread of my magazine. In all of them, my model is facing the camera, this is making direct address with my intended readers on the cover and will make my magazine more appealing to my audience. 

My intention for my double page spread was to gather images that could take up the whole of one page; with the article all on the other page. This is a potential layout I am thinking about incorporating in my magazine.

Double Page Spread Example

Above is the first screen shot of the example for the double page spread of my music magazine. The first thing I did was alter the margins so that the bottom and outside margins were larger than the top and inside ones. I then added three columns on each page to fit my writing. After, I placed an image which took up the entire left page; this layout had been incorporated in other music magazines and so I used it. Once my image was placed I created an appropriate headline on the top of the right page which took up around a third of it; I made sure my title and font was related to my image in someway. After adding text under my title, page numbers in the corners and text boxes in the columns, I added "Placeholder Text" from the "Type" menu so I could see how the text would be arranged.

I then placed a second image into an ellipse frame tool and placed it within my text.  Using the "Text Wrap" from the "Window" menu, I arranged the text so that it wrapped around the shape of my image. I did this to make the layout and presentation more attractive.

Looking at my finished page I am happy with the turnout. When I start my actual spread, I will try and use tools such as the "Eyedropper Tool" to keep a consistency in the colour scheme.