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MooreDynamic
MooreDynamic
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March 8, 2020
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Help with magazine cover mockup

  • March 8, 2020
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I am designing a magazine cover for a school project, I would rather use Photoshop instead of canva and basic programs to achieve this.  Does anyone offer live help, I can pay for maybe an hour or two if anyone can provide some guidance, I am not a total novice but I am hardly a professional either lol

 

Thank you 

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    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    March 8, 2020

    Photoshop is actually not a good tool for a magazine cover. It's possible that the other programs you had in mind would actually produce a better result. Text handling in Photoshop is not suitable for final output, except for special effects and maybe big headlines.

     

    Any professional would use InDesign for this.

     

     

    MooreDynamic
    MooreDynamicAuthor
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    March 8, 2020

    That's fine, I only have limited experience with InDesign, I am just making a cover image it doesn't need to be printed, this is what I have so far but I can't seem to make it fit correctly, but if I had someone to guide me that would be great

     

     

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    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    March 8, 2020

    That was the design, I used a magazine cover template and just edited the text and picture then used a magazine mockup PSD file and inserted the cover as a smart object, 

     

    Then I placed it in the mockup as a smart object but I had to resize it a little to fit.

    and this is what I have so far, i originally used a wood background but I may change it

    This is the very first time ive done anything like this I am surprised it turned out as good as it did, but I still need to get better with making it more realistic and probably better font and article ideas


    From the small image you posted I can not tell if you did a good job or not.  From the two Image  you posted the Straight on cover image looks like it has a wider aspect ratio than the blank perspective magazine picture.  So when you scaled and distorted the cover to the magazine picture.  The cover perspective is most likely incorrect.    Because the difference between two different aspect ratios is not a large difference  you may find the narrowing distortion acceptable.    I feel you would learn a lot if you download some of the more complex free magazine mockup on the web an look at how the creator created their template.   Your first try is OK IMO.  

    JJMack
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