Photoshop: 

When using Photoshop the tool I used most was the blending tool, I used this when I was darkening Sophie’s make up, I added colour and make sure that it blended to look natural with a slight enhancement. When blending I used the zoom tool a lot to see what my work looked like in full size and it allowed me to zoom in close to make sure the lips and eyes were neat and correct. When I started using Photoshop I found it difficult it add shapes and move them around, but when I got used to it I found it easier. I found it easier to use the blending tool as it is similar to what I had used before. I feel like my text was well controlled because it went were I wanted it to, the size, width and height went how I wanted it to and the font I chose went well with the cover. I did not cut out any images on my cover. I added a small drop shadow onto my masthead, I did this by highlighting the text and clicking fx, this gave me options to choose what I would like to do with my text. I did not download any fonts. I went for quite dark colours, browns and purples with bright orange splashes. To improve my front cover I think I would make it look more music orientated, I think my cover looks more like a fashion magazine, so If I was going to improve on my magazine I would change the layout and make it more for the target audience.