DIGIPAK CONSTRUCTION PROCESS:FRONT, BACK, RIGHT, LEFT PANELS (PLUS CONSTRUCTION FOR CD & SPINE)

For the front, back, right interior, left interior, CD and spine of my DIGIPAK, I had used the Adobe PhotoShop CC software on the Apple iMac.

I had used the spot healing brush to remove any impurities for my chosen images, so that they look very clean and professional.

I had brightened the images up, as they were taken in low light.

I had also adjusted with the colour, contrast and saturation levels of the images.

For all the fonts on every panel of my digpak (including the spine and CD), I had to download the fonts from different websites and had adjusted them onto my digipak via photoshop.

The original pictures were altered via colourisation effects across the board, and also the colours used for the fonts were red, white, blue, black, gold and (grey for the serial number). All the colours are the artists favourite colours, which he had taken inspiration from the graffiti location in his music video.

FOR THE FRONT:
I had used the quick selection tool to single out the background from the artist, just so I can make the artist look brighter and stand out. I had merged the opacity levels, so that there is a seamless blend between the artist and the background. Both were very bright. I had added the artists name and the name of the song by downloading the font styles from different websites.

FOR THE BACK:
I had used the crop tool to eliminate any excess and unwanted space from my photo. I had adjusted it to the size of my liking. I had brightened the background immensely, and had also added my fonts that I had downloaded beforehand, for the 12 songs, and the legal information. I was able to resize these. I had also adjusted the colour, sharpness, clarity and saturation levels, mixing between the warm and cool colours, in order to achieve a bright outcome as a result. I had then added my company logo, and also the trademark CopyRight logo, as well as the barcode. I had made the blue background pop out, as well as the artists white collared shirt.

FOR THE RIGHT INTERIOR:
I had cropped the image to the correct size, and had brightened the image, as well as masking, adjusting, and layering the image, so that eventually my outcome can come out bright and eye catching.

FOR THE LEFT INTERIOR:
I had brightened and adjusted the saturation level of the image.
I also had to crop the image so that any irrelevant and unwanted parts of the image were left out.

FOR THE CD:
I had downloaded a CD template from GOOGLE, which I had then inserted into photoshop. I had then deleted the unnecessary guidelines and has adjusted my image to fit not only the screen, but to fill the entire left interior of the panel, as well as the CD. The same image was used for the CD and the left panel. I had used the horizontal font tool, in order to insert the name of the artist, the name of the song, and also the legal information. (the various fonts / styles were downloaded from different websites) I had then inserted our company logo (which I had made online) and had also inserted the CopyRight TradeMaark Logo next to the legal information. The recognition of the artist and their song is absolutely vital.

FOR THE SPINE:
I had to resize my image, and had filled my rectangle in a white colour. This is because I wanted the name of the song and the artist's name to stand out, as well as the company logo. I had used the vertical type tool to add the lettering to the spine of my digpack.

OVERALL:
I had found Adobe PhotoShop CC challenging at first, as I had never used it before, but have now familiarised myself with it. I really enjoyed using this software, and it had become very easy over time. It is a truly amazing software that provides you with the essential tools to create an outstanding and professional outcome of your project.