Magazine Cover

Where flyaway hair and masthead meet

The Brief

Create a classic lifestyle magazine cover where the model’s head (and flyaway) hair are entwined with the masthead

Trim Size

8.375 × 10.875 inches (213 × 276 mm)

Learning Points

  • Creating a complex mask in Photoshop

  • Sampling colors from the image

  • Using hierarchical Based On styles

Tools

Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Fonts Used

Bodoni 72 Bold Rift Soft

Inspiration

pin.it/57ytlga

The model strikes a powerful pose, and her hair flutters in the breeze. The masthead hovers behind her, and somehow, the tiny wisps of hair seem to wind and curl perfectly around the letters of the masthead.

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