Following our photoshoot at the weekend, each of my group edited some of the pictures of our actress, Ellie, using photoshop which allowed us to familiarise ourselves with the tools and experiment with different options.
Zoe edited an image which we had thought would be ideal for a CD cover:
This image shows the transition between the original and edited pictures. In the first the hair and skin are quite plain colours, blending into the background, while the second shows these features have changed colour, separating them from the backdrop, while also emphasising certain features such as the red lips and blue eyes.
Following this edit, Charlotte began the digipack front cover taking into consideration our ideas and previous font research.
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Adding Text
Charlotte experimented with different font colours for the artist name using colours which can be seen in the image. However, we decided on black as this stands out most against the background. We wrote the artist name first in the top corner in a large font as from our research into CD covers, we found the artist name is the main text focus of the product.
We then added the song name 'Ignorance' as this is often shown just below the artist name. However, once again after considering a few colours we believe the red (the shade of the lips) effectively keeps the text consistant with the image while standing out well but also not blending in with the artists name.
Cropping
The current image is not the correct dimensions for a CD cover and so we cropped the picture to make it square. However, this would involved cropping part of the girls face and so we decided to move the name and song title to the top left hand corner and then crop slightly into the girls hair. This means the face almost completely covers the CD cover, with the little bit of space being filled with the text.
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