GOOD magazine layouts!

Create a Brush!

Open a picture that contains the image you want to make a brush.

To extract what you want from the image, select then press command x

Open new file and click ok because it will be set to the size of the image you just cut.

Command v to paste into the new document

Adjust image by fixing levels - image, adjustments, levels

Move levels by sight to what looks good

Try and cut image more accurately – select inverse and delete

Give image a drop shadow – fix light source

Select all

Edit – define brush present, name brush

Open new document

Select brush

Create new layer

Create name out of brush:

Get a good font

Write name and reduce opacity to around 60

Pull text under brush layer

Click on airbrush under brushes

Cover name with brush image by loading the brush from the drop down menu in brush presets

Line tool (under mouse tool) make width 3 pixles and change colour

Makes sure shape layers is on at the top

Put a background behind

Spray Effect

Set brush tool to airbrush
Adjust opacity and flow and trial and error until desired effect.
Taking colours from the image, brush over the image to give the airbrush effect.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11907597@N08/1191735689/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeego/5489266451/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorpizzoli/5254352967/

Half Drop

This was done by using the offset in the 'filter' dropbox. This created the downwards pattern and then I added the diagonal 'half drop' in myself. I then defined it as a pattern and filled in a new document with the pattern.

Full Drop

The full drop was created by making the original montage a defined pattern and then opening a new document and filling it with the pattern.