Poster Development Diary I started the construction of my Magazine Advertisement by opening a new Photoshop document, to do this I went to File > New, this is when I set the paper to International and the size A4, the Width was 21.7cm and the Height was 27.9cm.

Once I had created the new document I then selected the picture that I wanted to be the main Image on the page, to do this I went to File > Open. This is the picture that I decided to use, once I had it open I then edited it using Levels (cmd+L) and Curves (cmd+M). I then wanted to edit the

picture using the technique Soft Focus, to do this I first duplicate the background layer going to Layer > Duplicate Layer. I then have to use the lasso tool and go around the model’s eyes and mouth, I then inverse the selection going to Select > Inverse, once I had the background selected I

added blur, to do this I went to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and turned down the opacity so the model’s skin looked smooth but not fake.

I then dragged the picture onto the blank document using the move tool, I then used Free Transform to make the picture fit better on the page. This is the finished image. I then put a

boarder around the document and also put a box below the picture that would be filled with information on the album release, to do this I used the line tool and set the width to 1cm. I then used the rectangle tool to put a rectangle into the space at the bottom of the page, I then added

drop shadow by double clicking on the layer with the shape on it. I then added text to it

using the text tool I selected the font Didot as it

looks the most professional and as though it would represent a big music company. I also then added the text for the WHEATUS header, for this I used Marker Felt to keep the house style the same for the digi-pack, I changed the colour of each word by highlighting the letter and selecting a colour. Using the same font I added the date up the braces of the model, I used Edit > Transform > Rotate. I then

added stars to the box to represent how the album has been rated, to do this I used the custom shape tool and selected the star shape, holding the shift key down to make sure the star stays in proportion. I then added the logo to the picture I did this by pasting the picture onto the poster document and using Free Transform to adjust the size of the logo.

I then used the line tool to draw a grid on the page to make sure the picture was following the rule of thirds. This is my finished project, I am pleased with how this turned out and if I was to do it again I don’t think there is anything I would change, I like the composition of the picture and how everything sits on the document.