AP: Lyric Booklet: Draft 1

Although the front and back page is not yet complete. This is what I have created so far for the pages inside the lyric booklet.

AP: Magazine example

This is some of the magazine ads that we looked at in order to get some inspiration. we noticed common conventions such as tour dates being near the bottom, also the artists name taking up a lot of space on the poster itself and it usually being a bold and bright font. This also including website URLS as well as record companies and sometimes digipaks 

AP: Digipak: Stickers

Today I made some stickers for the front panel of the digipak. I made these in photoshop, this was performed in a series of steps. Below are some examples of what I created.

Born this way unicorn used and red colour from lipstick on front

the unicorn is also the logo for her 'littlemonster' fan site

These are the steps I took to create these stickers:

AP: Teaser Ad: Back Shot QR Code

We have now decided to place the QR code within the hair to still keep the same look that is happening with the newspaper. We will be asking our instagram followers which they think is best.

AP: Teaser Ad: Back Shot

This is our first teaser ad. however we think we will prefer to have the QR code in the hair instead of the bum because it looks a little out of place.

AP: Digipak Left Hand Side Complete

This is the finished image for the left hand side inside panel of the digipak

AP: Lyric Booklet: Front Cover Complete

this is going to be the image used on the front cover of the lyric booklet

AP: Digipak: Inner Panel Right Hand Side Complete

This is my finished Warhol piece for the inner right hand side panel of the digipak


To create this look I took a series of steps and followed 2 different tutorials. One initially to make the Warhol style and then another to make the grid and using the different colours and placing them all together.
This process started by
selecting the image
choosing a new layer turning it white and placing it underneath the background layer to make it the new later the background layer.

AP: Digipak - Inner Panel Right Hand Side Tutorial

This is the tutorial going to be used for the right hand side of the inner panel of the digipak.

AP: Digipak: Inner Panels - Andy Warhol Stage 2

Stage 2 of the process to create the Warhol effect

AP: Digipak: Inner Panels - Andy Warhol Stage 1

Stage 1 of the process to create the Warhol effect

AP: Digipak: Inner Panels - Andy Warhol Base Layer

This is the base layer that is used to create the Warhol effect. This is done by using various layers and adjusting the levels and then erasing out the surrounding areas to create a flawless composition.

AP: Digipak - Self Editing Green Screen

Unfortunately before leaving to go on the school break i forgot to edit the green screen out myself using Final Cut Pro X. So, I had the unfortunate task of editing out the green myself in Photoshop CS6. I found a tutorial on youtube of the most effective way to do this, however i was pre - warned it could go wrong... which it did. Althought it got most of it out it did leave a mark all the way around the image which i had to edit out. This took A LOT more time than planned!

AP: Digipak: Inner Panel Image

Below is the image that I am going to use on the inner panels of the digipak.

AP: Digipak Conventions

Today I have been researching into digipak conventions, within this i have noticed a wide range of different examples to what different artists have done. There are many recurring conventions such as: 

On the front:

• Artist name - usually takes prime place somewhere usually in the centre
• Title - usually takes secondary spot on the front but can have different locations depending on the artist
• On the front there is usually a sticker advertising bonus tracks or DVD

On the back:

• Barcode - on the digipak is usually on the back in the right hand corner
• Website - for the artist is usually somewhere near the bottom either centre, right or left hand side
• Copyright information - on the back of the album in a small font
• Track listings are usually shown on the left hand side. 
• Bonus DVD and CD details are usually displayed underneath the track listings
• Record label - displayed at the bottom

On the inside:

• Increasingly on the inside we have noticed that social media and QR codes take up some space on the left inside panel. This could include; Facebook, twitter, and Instagram with a QR code to the website. This is especially important to us because Lady Gaga uses this often to interact with her fans online, she also built her career based on her social media following and has a record number of twitter followers who she calls her 'little monsters'

AP: Digipak - Final Image for Front Panel

My Final Image

AP: Digipak - Black And White - Potential Final Image

With a little more editing I feel this could be my final piece for the front panel of my digipak

AP: Digipak - Black And White Newspaper - Tidy Up

I have been neatening up this image in photoshop. 

AP: Digipak - Black And White Development

Lady Gaga Development 

AP: Digipak - Black And White Development Using Smudge Tool

Another development using the smudge tool around the edges to create a more even finish

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