Creating a Music Magazine, Part Four.

After the completion of the contents page my next task was to create a double page spead. I asked Lucy to sit down and create a mock up interveiw with me, here is a snippet of how it went:

"Uke magazine first met Lucy Hurst 3 years agowhen she was just starting out.
Now she has three singles and a brand new debut album due out in a few weeks.
We caught up with her to talk about the new album and where she plans to take it from here."

"Casually sitting on the beach looking out to the vivid blue waves, Lucy sits holding her prized Ukulele joined by Uke's very own Kevin Heinz"

"Uke: So Lucy how are you?
Lucy: I am doing alright, got a lot going on with the new album"

The Framework:
I created my basic double page spread framework in GIMP 2.0 the free downloadable art program.
First I created an A4 sheet, then I increased the size of the canvas to A3 and copied the A4 so that I would have a clear page divide.

Choosing a Photo:
The next important task was to pick the correct photograph for one side of the double page spead. 
I really love the relaxed posture of Lucy in this one and the lighting is perfect, the added reverse direction of the dog is an extra artistic feature which works really well.

The Background:
Again I wanted to keep the re-occuring theme of pink with the double page spread. Instead of such a heavy pink I went for a softer and darker variation. This darker variation gave a whole different feel to the interveiw it made it warmer and gave it a more personal feel.

I wanted to use an older look so I combined the pink with a sepia tone and a crumpled paper look, the brushes I used for these effects came from www.deviantart.com

 

 PAPER: http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=paper+gimp+brush#/d38c83r
TORN: http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=paper+gimp+brush#/djduq1

The Name:

Having Lucy's name on her double page spread is important as it catches the attention of the reader.
I wanted to use the same font on the double page spread as the title, I got the font from www.dafont.com its name is 'Jellyka - Nathaniel a Mystery.'

The Album:
As an added extra I created a mock album cover and here I chose to advertise it along with the interveiw.

Finished Framwork:

I am really pleased on how the finished framework looks all I have to do now is add my interveiw with Lucy in and it will be completed.