The Creation of my Digipak

The Creation of my

Digipak

I will be explaining how I created my front cover, back cover, CD, Insert and Advert.

1

• Firstly, I

got the

edited image

of the band

and placed it

right to the

top of the

page.

• I then added

a background

underneath it

and rubbed

out roughly

where the

text was

going to be.

Front Cover

2

• I then

filled in

the blanks

at bottom by

adding a new

layer

underneath

everything.

• This layer

was just

pure black.

Front Cover

3

• After, I

imported the

chosen font for

the band name.

• I cleaned it up

a little by

rubbing out

rough edges etc.

• A ‘stroke’ was

then put on it

to enhance the

outlining.

• Finally, I made

the inside of

the letter a

little

transparent by

selecting each

part and rubbing

it out using the

rubber tool and

changing the

opacity down to

15% or so.

Front Cover

4

• The album

title was then

imported.

• The same tasks

were done on

this piece of

text as the

name of the

band had done.

• Lastly, once

in position, I

got a rubber

and went over

it with little

opacity to

sink the text

into the

background.

Front Cover

5

• The final

item to be

added was the

‘V’ that

stood for

‘Voodoo’.

• When cut out,

shaped and

coloured; I

went over the

image with a

rubber (with

a small

percentage of

opacity).

Front Cover

Final

• The last thing

to do was to

merge all the

layers

together and

edit the

levels to make

the image as a

whole

brighter.

• I just boosted

the brighter

colours and

brought the

mids back.

Front Cover

1

• The first task

for the back

cover was to

create a

backing.

• I dotted some

white bits in

a black

square, then

put many

effects on it

until it came

to this.

Back Cover

2

• I then got the

same

background,

put in front

of the other

and remove the

inside and

faded out the

sides.

• After, I

inserted the

‘V’ from the

front cover

and enlarged

to fit screen.

Back Cover

3

• The next task

to type in the

song titles.

• I used the

‘Century’

font.

• I aligned it

to the centre

then finally

put a low

percentage

opacity rubber

over the top

of it.

Back Cover

4

• I then added a

barcode, the

logos of the

record labels

and extra

information.

Back Cover

Final

• The final task

was to add the

side section.

• I firstly put

a line

vertically in

the correct

position and

then copied

the fonts from

the front

cover.

• After, I turn

them around

90 and spaced

them out

evenly.

Back Cover

1

• Firstly, I got

the same

background as

used in the

front and back

cover and

fitted it into

the screen. It

then got a CD

template and

reversed the

two (template

and

background).

• When reversed,

I simply

highlighted

the edges and

cut them off.

CD

2

• Next, I

inserted the

same ‘V’ shape

used in the

front and back

cover and

slotted it over

the CD.

• I did the same

process of

reversing the

two items and

cutting of the

edges.

• Finally, I

liquefied the

‘V’ shape to

have cuts

inside of it

etc.

CD

3

• The band name

was then

imported.

• I grabbed it

from the front

cover as it

was the same.

• I positioned

it to run

along the side

of the ‘V’

shape.

• But because it

was a smaller

version, I had

to edit the

stroke outline

to make it

thinner.

CD

Final

• Lastly, to

make it look

professional,

I included the

information

around the

side of the

CD.

• Each word was

typed up

individually

and warped to

the curve

perfectly

around the CD.

CD

1

• I simply, to

start the

insert off,

got the same

background

image as the

other parts of

my Digipak.

Insert

2

• I then

inserted the

‘V’ shape that

the other

parts of the

Digipak

included.

• I changed the

colour to grey

and re-rubbed

out with a low

percentage

opacity.

• I then turned

up the

percentage and

rubbed out so

parts of the

‘V’ ( e.g.

bottom corner)

Insert

Final

• To finish, I

added the

album title

from the front

cover.

• I changed the

stroke outline

to grey and

gave the

insides a red

tint.

• Finally, I put

a low

percentage

opacity rubber

over the top

of it.

Insert

1

• The first task

to create the

Advert for the

Digipak, I

needed a

background.

• I used the same

background as

used in all the

other aspects

of the Digipak.

• I extended it a

little because

the advert is a

little larger

than a

conventional

album.

Advert

2

• Next, I inserted

the front cover

of the album.

• I then faded the

bottom of it into

the empty space

underneath so

they have the

same background.

• I did this by

using a 0%

hardness rubber

and put a black

tint on the

background

because the front

cover was

slightly darker

and looked

obvious.

Advert

Final

• To finish, I typed in

the essential text.

• For the ‘New Album’ –

I created a white box

and typed of the top

of it.

• For the rest of the

text, I enlarged the

key parts such as

‘Voodoo’ and the sons

names.

• I then merged all the

text into one layer

and put a low

percentage opacity

rubber over the top.

• I tried warping the

text and tilting it,

but it didn’t look

right and went for

dead straight.

Advert

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