How to Create a Magazine Cover in Photoshop
Create a new document that is twice the width and about 50% higher than your cover image., Paste in your cover image, name the layer "Cover"., Copy the cover layer by dragging the layer down to the new layer button in the layers palette., Double...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Create a new document that is twice the width and about 50% higher than your cover image.
Give the new image a gradient for the background.
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Step 2: Paste in your cover image
Click on Edit>>Transform>>Perspective.
Drag the top left handle down just a bit to add the correct perspective to the cover image.
It should look something like this: , Now move this layer behind the cover layer and name it "Back". , Apply a color overlay, using a color that is similar to the cover, but darker. , This time drag down the upper right handle.
Just a little bit.
Your image should now look something like this: , Name this layer "Pages".
This layer should be between the cover layer and the back layer. , Also apply a stroke style.
Use black for the color, and 1px for the size.
Take the opacity down to about 70%.
Click OK. , Your image should look something like this: , Observe that magazines have more than one page.
Move this layer back just a little bit.
Duplicate the layer again, and again move it back just a little. , Your image should look something like this: , You can also add a drop shadow or similar effect.
You can crop the image to a more tight size.
Use light and dark gradients to add light reflections. , -
Step 3: name the layer "Cover".
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Step 4: Copy the cover layer by dragging the layer down to the new layer button in the layers palette.
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Step 5: Double click the back layer so that the layers style window comes up.
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Step 6: Click on Edit>>Transform>>Perspective.
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Step 7: Duplicate the back layer by dragging the layer to the new layer button at the bottom of the layers palette.
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Step 8: Double click the pages layer and apply a white color overlay.
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Step 9: Move this layer down just a bit using the move tool (V).
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Step 10: Duplicate the page layer.
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Step 11: Draw a marquee around the corners that are poking out
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Step 12: using the lasso tool
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Step 13: and delete the extra bits.
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Step 14: Change the background to something you like better
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Step 15: like pure white.
Detailed Guide
Give the new image a gradient for the background.
Any colors will do for now.
Click on Edit>>Transform>>Perspective.
Drag the top left handle down just a bit to add the correct perspective to the cover image.
It should look something like this: , Now move this layer behind the cover layer and name it "Back". , Apply a color overlay, using a color that is similar to the cover, but darker. , This time drag down the upper right handle.
Just a little bit.
Your image should now look something like this: , Name this layer "Pages".
This layer should be between the cover layer and the back layer. , Also apply a stroke style.
Use black for the color, and 1px for the size.
Take the opacity down to about 70%.
Click OK. , Your image should look something like this: , Observe that magazines have more than one page.
Move this layer back just a little bit.
Duplicate the layer again, and again move it back just a little. , Your image should look something like this: , You can also add a drop shadow or similar effect.
You can crop the image to a more tight size.
Use light and dark gradients to add light reflections. ,
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