CD Cover Draft - Photoshop

First Draft:

Firstly, for this CD cover I chose to use a close up of the artist but her facial expression shows that she is hiding away from the viewer, reinforced by her looking away from the camera. I then used the smudged tool to make the outline and facial features more smooth and I also brightened her lips. I then faded the image, maybe to protray that she is wary of her the viewer but the close-up shows she is proud of her music. For the background I used a flower pattern and this links to my genre, as it emphasizes the quirkiness of the artist and to make it link more I changed the colour to a bright pink to make it stand out. Further on, I feel the font plays an important role on the CD cover, as it emphasizes that the cover is for an Indie-Pop genre, as even though the font is basic and simple, I believe that the 'A' and 'E' not being fully complete makes the album cover more retro and different, making it stand out more. Also, the font is in white and this represents that the artist pure and that her music real, and that she has a lot of passion for the music she produces.  

Second Draft:

In my second draft, I wanted to create a colour scheme within the cover, which can reflected through the advertisment and digipack. I chose the colours of green and purple as I believe the colours represent the artist, because the green/purple almost creates a calm atmosphere and suggests that the artist is passionate about their music. Also, the use of the close-up helps the viewer see the persons' emotions, and the facial expression of her looking away and the image positioned in the right hand corner reinforces the idea that the artist is wary/nervous about presenting their music to the viewer, emphasising that the artist is attached to the music they produce. Further on, I used the same font as before as I feel it really links to my chosen genre and makes the artist have their own personal identity through the use of font. The font again emphasizes the genre of Indie-Pop, as the font is basic and simple, and I believe that the 'A' and 'E' not being fully complete makes the album cover more retro and different, making it stand out more. Also, the artist name is larger than the album name as I feel that the viewer would be more drawn into the actual singer not the album name.