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Create a Vector Style Magazine Cover Photoshop Tutorial
Resources
- Halftone Pattern - Vecteezy
- Texture1 - Caleb Kimbrough
- Texture2 - Bashcorpo
- Texture3 - Caleb Kimbrough
- Texture4 - Princes of Shadows
- Texture5 - Zen Textures
- Paint Texture Pack - Media Militia
- Drippy Spray Brushes - Colorburned
- Grungy Film Brushes - Colorburned
Step 1 : Setting up the Document
Create a new document with the below settings. This is basically A4 (210 X 297) size document. There are many sizes when it comes to magazine layout. More often you will be given the magazine size and less often we decide on it. But for this project we will proceed with our own size which is also a standard magazine size.
Step 2 : Sketch
After a bit of brainstorm I’ve come up with this loose sketch done in Photoshop. This is the base of our illustration. It is a pretty simple and loose sketch not very detailed but will serve our purpose well. These are the elements that we will be creating during the course of this tutorial. Coming to colors I wanted it to be simple flat colored illustration. We will add details as we progress through the tutorial. We will create the characters first then create the remaining next.
Step 3 : Creating the Sun
One thing I want you to follow through the rest of the tutorial is maintain objects in Groups. Before you create any major character or object create a new group and create layers in that group. This will save you from lot of mess. Now start by actually creating the Sun character. Create a new group. Go to Layer > New > Group or by clicking on the Create a new group icon on the bottom of the Layers palette. Rename it to "Sun" Grab the Ellipse tool, on the Options select Shape layers option, set the color to a nice orange or #e0912e and draw this oval shape. Make sure that the layer is created in the "Sun" group.
7 comments on “Create a Vector Style Magazine Cover in Photoshop”
Hello Niranth, this was truly a fun filled tutorial!!!! Thank you very much for supplying such a detailed and organized project. I have recently finished this tutorial and was wondering if I could post this on my portfolio site? I would be sure to give you credit. Just let me know if you ever have the chance. <3
Sincerely - Auzurial
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can u plz mail me d psd file as ders some downloading error wic im facing..plaeas do it by 2mrw...its really very urgent
You are amazingly talented ... wow, I loved that. Makes me proud to be an artist. Thanks!!!!
Nice idea and a wonderful lesson
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