Planning Empire magazine: Using Adobe Photoshop

During the development of my magazine cover, I used various techniques through Photoshop so to make my magazine as much like a cover of Empire.

Being inspired by the Inception cover of Empire, I used the 'Warp text tool' to adjust the cover lines at an angle which focuses on Carla and the book.

 I also changed the colours involved in the photo through using gradients and changing the layers properties.

I decided to give a pinky hue so to suit the romantic theme of the cover and the film. It also fits with the house colours of the magazine: red, dark brown, gold and white.

Photoshop also provided custom shapes which I included as part of the cover. I've seen some Empire magazines with extra shapes to give the cover identity, so in this case I used arrows to link with the angel of love, Cupid.