By Debbie Onyemelukwe

After opening

photoshop, I

selected the „Start

from Scratch‟ option

and adjusting the

settings to an A3

layout.

Once this had been

done, I then went to

the „File‟, „Open‟ and

then selected the

image.

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With the help of a fellow media student,

Rita the split down the middle of the page

was added. On a different layer, an A4

black box was put in on the left side as

seen in the image with the Rectangular

Marquee Tool.

Using the same tool, another thin,

vertical box was added which

would be the actual line used as

the „split‟ in the middle of the

double page spread. I change the

colour to a dark grey as seen in

the colour selection box to the

right.

After getting the

split down the

page, I then

removed the

black A4 box to

only leave the

thin split line

down the middle

of the spread.

The camera I used to take my image

always seems to add an unwanted

colourful light effect, which I also

experienced when taking the image

for my front cover. So I used the Clone

Stamp Tool to clone out this effect. The

image below on the left shows me

editing it out and the image on the

right shows the final result.

Once the image had been edited,

the next step was to add the text.

I had previously already written

out the article text so the only I

needed to do was add a text box

and past the writing into it.

The article title was the next thing

I completed. I repeated the same

step of making a text box and

then writing in the words.

I involved a pun in the article title

in the form of “Swizz” instead of

the typical “Home Sweet Home”. I

thought this would be effective as

it is relevant to the featured artist

and the article content and this is

a method often see in many

magazine and newspaper

articles, which will add to my

article‟s authenticity.

The next component of my double page spread that was added was my pull quote.

Having done research, I had seen that pull quotes are often seen in interviews and are

gripping phrases about dramatic events involving the subject matter.

Having drawn inspiration

from articles that I had seen,

I set my pull quote as “My

child was dying in my arms

and it was all my fault.” I

thought this would be a

good pull quote, as it is

relevant to the article and is

striking to the reader

because it brings up the

issue of life and death.

Because the article text is

set as font size 11, I made

the font size of the pull

quote 24 to make it vivid

and pop out of the page.

After adding the pull quote, I put in the drop cap. This was a very simple task as

it wasn‟t time consuming and it was easy to carry out. I highlighted the first „S‟ at

the start of the article and made it font size 42 to stand out against the rest of the

text which is font size 11.

When making the slug, the initial step

was to use to Rectangular Marquee Tool

to add the red box as seen in the image

to the left. I then used the Paint Bucket

Tool to fill the background of the shape

in red colouring. The purpose of the slug

is to put the article in a category and to

let the reader know what they‟ll be

reading about.

The next step was to use the Text tool to

draw another box of the same size, on top of

the red box. Once this had been done, I then

added the text of the slug. This is a common

technique often used in magazines so this is

appropriate for my spread.

The final step was to centre align the text as

well as its position in the red anchor box.

In order to make the addition

of the page number, date and

website I used the Text tool.

I made a text box at the

bottom right hand corner of

the page, as through

experience of reading

magazines, this is where this

information is usually placed.

Once the text box had been

made, I then went ahead and

wrote in the details.

The reason why I chose to add not

only the page number, but the date

and website too, is so it can correlate

with the information on my barcode

and also for reader‟s general benefit.

As seen from the arrow on the left

there is a very visible stain on the

older female model‟s trousers. I don‟t

want the readers to see this as it could

give the spread an extremely

unprofessional look so I used the

Clone Stamp Tool to edit it out.

As shown from the second arrow

on the bottom image, the stain has

now vanished!

Somehow, all three models managed to keep

their phones whilst the image was being taken,

even though they were asked not to. If these

were kept in, it would steal the focus of the

image from the happy family unit, to small,

insignificant details such as the phones. Once

again, I used my favourite tool: the Clone Stamp

Tool.

The previous image can be seen

above and the new and improved,

edited version of the image can be

seen on the left.

When creating the anchor, the first step was

to once again use to Rectangular Marquee

Tool to add the red box as seen in the image

on the left. I then used the Paint Bucket Tool

to fill the background of the shape in red

colouring. I chose red for it to fit with red and

grey colour scheme and to match the slug

box in the top left hand corner.

The next step was to use the Text tool to

draw another box of the same size, on top

of the red box. Once this had been done,

I then added the anchor text, making it

bold so it could be legible when looked

at.

The final step was to centre align the text

as well as its position in the red anchor

box.

This was the final task that I

completed on my double page

spread. This was a simple task as I

only had to create a text box and add

in the writing. I made the caption text

grey to match with the red and grey

colour scheme.

The image above shows how where

and how I entered the text box and

the image to the right shows the

final product. In the caption, I

matched the positions of seating

with who each person was as this is

a method a see in magazines that is

commonly used.