Final Piece WIP

To begin creating my final piece I created a Template on photoshop I used the ruler tool to create bleed lines and to make sure each page was the right size, I then colored each square using the gradient tool to make the background less plain, I then added the spine to the template.  

After I had set up the document I was working in I added my final character design (Blog post of how I created it) I then cut out the bit of his face where the text would be going, I did this using the pen tool by creating the selection I wanted to delete and then removed it.

I then began adding the text the font I used was 'Bebas Neue' this is a really nice san serif font which is simple and works well in most areas of graphics, to create the fish eye effect on my text I used the warp text tool and I clicked the fish eye option and tweaked the setting, to create the text above the logic text I used a different font and then went to the warp text tool and instead of using fish eye option I used the arc option.

I then began adding the background shapes, I got this idea of my first 'copy' as I thought it looked really good and filled in the white space, to create these shapes I used the pen tool to create each shape individually the reason I did this instead of duplicating them is because it flows better with the piece.

I then began creating the back cover of the piece, my starting point on this piece was the barcode and the copyright information, the reason I started with these is because once these were in I knew how much space I had to work in.

I then began creating the main part of my back cover, I started by creating the crown at the top to create this I used Illustrator, once this was in I began adding the song names and adding little details such as the lines coming out the end of each text line.

After I had finished creating the back of the CD, I began creating the inside of it and my starting point was to re add the bit of the face I had cropped out, so after I had placed that I tweaked his face adding shading and more detail to his face.

I then began adding the text, to make this process easier I opened the character window so I could make precise changes to my text i.e kerning, after I had finished my text I added an under line and changed the background slightly.

After I had added the sub header I added the body text, I then added a signature to make it look like the artist had signed his work, to create the signature I found out his first name and searched for a good looking signature and I then emulated and added it to my piece.

Finally, I started working on the last square of the Album which is the one that goes behind the disk to create this I copied the crown which was on the back cover of my CD album.