I really like making magazine covers and I make a contest about designing magazine cover. I'd like to share with you, who are interested in making magazine covers too, to how to make them. I usually use Adobe Photoshop but it takes a lot of space in your computer and perhaps not everyone owns it, so I will tell u how to use Picasa and Free foto Resizing.
Here are the steps to make magazine cover following the rules for my Magazine Cover Designing Contest:
1. Download Picasa
Picasa is free. u can download Picasa from link. Click the blue square "download picasa". In Picasa, all pictures u have in jpg format will be shown there. Just click the picture u choose to be the magazine cover to pas aan it.
2. Crop your picture to the size of magazine
Magazines have various sizes but to make it simple, I choose the size of 21.59 x 27.94 cm of 8.5 x 11 in (2550 pixels x 3300 pixels). So we have to crop the picture to that size. Click the "crop" on the left box. Then click "add custom aspect ratio". Make the dimension to be 8.5 x 11. Name your new ratio. Crop your picture using this dimention. Remember, the size of your newly cropped picture is not 8.5 x 11 in. To resize the picture, go to link and make your foto resized to 8.5 inches in width. Then, save your picture. This new picture now has the right size. Go back to Picasa to start editing!
3. Write the magazine title
To write the title, click the "text" on the left box. Type anywhere to add text. On the left box, u can choose the size, font, and color of the titel u like. u can also resize the font door making the font box on your picture larger of smaller. After u are satisfied with your words, fonts, etc, click "apply".
Choose a nice titel for your magazine.I want a princess-like theme so I choose "CastleLife".
4. A magazine cover needs headline, supporting news titles, and date
The rule in my contest is that a magazine cover needs at least ONE headline and TWO supporting contests. Headline is the main news title, the one with the biggest, catching-eyes font of words.
HEADLINE: To write another text, click "text" again. I choose my magazine headline is about Snow White getting used to living in her prince's castle.
SUPPORTING NEWS: Usually there are also tips, quizzes, and such in a magazine. So let's write them up! "5 tips from Snow White" and what about apples?
DATE: Don't forget to write the date.
DONE!!! Save your new magazine cover!
To kom bij my Magazine Cover Designing Contest, click link.
This is my CastleLife magazine cover.
Here are the steps to make magazine cover following the rules for my Magazine Cover Designing Contest:
1. Download Picasa
Picasa is free. u can download Picasa from link. Click the blue square "download picasa". In Picasa, all pictures u have in jpg format will be shown there. Just click the picture u choose to be the magazine cover to pas aan it.
2. Crop your picture to the size of magazine
Magazines have various sizes but to make it simple, I choose the size of 21.59 x 27.94 cm of 8.5 x 11 in (2550 pixels x 3300 pixels). So we have to crop the picture to that size. Click the "crop" on the left box. Then click "add custom aspect ratio". Make the dimension to be 8.5 x 11. Name your new ratio. Crop your picture using this dimention. Remember, the size of your newly cropped picture is not 8.5 x 11 in. To resize the picture, go to link and make your foto resized to 8.5 inches in width. Then, save your picture. This new picture now has the right size. Go back to Picasa to start editing!
3. Write the magazine title
To write the title, click the "text" on the left box. Type anywhere to add text. On the left box, u can choose the size, font, and color of the titel u like. u can also resize the font door making the font box on your picture larger of smaller. After u are satisfied with your words, fonts, etc, click "apply".
Choose a nice titel for your magazine.I want a princess-like theme so I choose "CastleLife".
4. A magazine cover needs headline, supporting news titles, and date
The rule in my contest is that a magazine cover needs at least ONE headline and TWO supporting contests. Headline is the main news title, the one with the biggest, catching-eyes font of words.
HEADLINE: To write another text, click "text" again. I choose my magazine headline is about Snow White getting used to living in her prince's castle.
SUPPORTING NEWS: Usually there are also tips, quizzes, and such in a magazine. So let's write them up! "5 tips from Snow White" and what about apples?
DATE: Don't forget to write the date.
DONE!!! Save your new magazine cover!
To kom bij my Magazine Cover Designing Contest, click link.
This is my CastleLife magazine cover.
NOTE ♥ These are not my personal opinions necessarily. These are the results of a countdown, thus I am just reporting the majority's opinion.
9. Prince
We don't really know much baout this guy. We know he likes to sing. We know he's a prince. We know he likes to benchpress dwarves. Most of us agreed that he's too much of a wussy to take any control in the relationship. I mean, come on, what kind of prince has naturally roze lips? All he would ask of Snow White is that she keep the kasteel clean (which we know she loves doing anyway) and stroke his ego. Not too much of a demanding jerk,...
continue reading...
9. Prince
We don't really know much baout this guy. We know he likes to sing. We know he's a prince. We know he likes to benchpress dwarves. Most of us agreed that he's too much of a wussy to take any control in the relationship. I mean, come on, what kind of prince has naturally roze lips? All he would ask of Snow White is that she keep the kasteel clean (which we know she loves doing anyway) and stroke his ego. Not too much of a demanding jerk,...
Cute
9.Snow White
Snow White has pretty light brown, long-lashed eyes, always filled with laughter and happiness, a lot of life.
Exotic
8.Mulan
Mulan's almond-shaped black eyes are always filled with pride and respect.
Soulful
7.Pocahontas
Pocahontas' jewel shaped dark brown eyes are soulful and filled with knowledge and wisdom.
Sultry
6.Jasmine
Jasmine's sexily-shaped brown eyes are sultry and always spark with a mischevious glint.
Deep
5.<b>Tiana</u>
Tiana' big brown eyes are always filled with determination and a bit of sass.
Sparkly
4.Belle
Belle's glittery...
by: JonnaSe, Onceuponaweenie, Diluka96, & Princesslullaby
This artikel took a lot of deciding and arguing. We feel it's a really important artikel to write and add to the artikel section, like so many of the 'favorites' artikels and countdowns that have been made lately. It's crucial to make this. It's definitely not just making an artikel for the sake of making an article.
10.Ariel
Ariel’s knees aren’t there until the seconde act. They probably smell like fish. And they aren't even REAL knees. They don’t toon the true depth and soul of her character. After all, everyone knows knees...
continue reading...
This artikel took a lot of deciding and arguing. We feel it's a really important artikel to write and add to the artikel section, like so many of the 'favorites' artikels and countdowns that have been made lately. It's crucial to make this. It's definitely not just making an artikel for the sake of making an article.
10.Ariel
Ariel’s knees aren’t there until the seconde act. They probably smell like fish. And they aren't even REAL knees. They don’t toon the true depth and soul of her character. After all, everyone knows knees...
