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Roy Woods Album Cover Design in Photoshop
In this tutorial I'll show you how to make an Album Cover Design in Photoshop in a few simple steps. We are going to replicate the style of Roy Woods. The design is simple and easy to achieve, but sometimes the simplest things can be the most complicated. Let's Break down this tutorial before we begin 1. Setting up the Photoshop Document 2. Creating the Circle Glow 3. Adding the Model 4. Adding the Noise 5. Adding the Text This is the finished design we will achieve through this tutorial.




Right Click on the layer and select "Convert to Smart Object"


Do the same for the ORANGE circle but this time change the Gaussian Blur to 16.0




Step 3. Bringing in the Model
Download the Model Image from Here Once we've opened up our model image in photoshop we need to mask him out before we add him in to our Album Cover document. If you are using Photoshop CC 2018 and above you can cut the model out easily by going to the Select menu and click on Subject. Photoshop will automatically select out the model for you.




We need to color grade the model in so it looks like he belongs in the scene. We'll do so by adding a few adjustment layers to the model.
We will start by adding a BLACK AND WHITE ADJUSTMENT LAYER and clip it to the model by right clicking on the adjustment layer and selecting "create clipping mask". Now the Black and White adjustment layer will only effect the model and not the other layers.Next we will add a GRADIENT MAP ADJUSTMENT LAYER which will add the colors of the glows to the model. I've used #ff5d15 for the orange. That's all I've done!
You can already see that the model blends in much better. It looks like he belongs in the scene. You can add a curves or levels adjustment layer and brighten him up a bit but we won't need to do that here. He looks fine!
Step 4. Adding Noise
Let's add some grain and noise to the album artwork design to give it some texture. Create a new layer, press SHIFT + F5 or go to EDIT - FILL and from the Contents dropdown, select 50% GRAY. Click OK




Step 4. Adding TEXT
TITLE FONT (CLUB NITRO HOUSE) - I've used steelfish bold for the title with a size of 182 pt.

To finish things off I added a Parental Advisory from google images and threw it in the design. With some bold text I added the Artist Series and Billboard Logo to add a little polish to the overall design.
There you have it, we have completed this Album Cover Design in Photoshop. I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm giving you the completed PSD so you can follow along with this tutorial.
Remember, Art is Subjective, you don't have to follow the exact settings and colors I've used, experiment and have fun.
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Want more Views? Look more Professional
It's as simple as that, a cool Youtube Banner for your Channel is crucial to give your channel "that" professional look. While the quality of your videos is important, having well designed Channel Art and Youtube Video Thumbnails is just as important.
Ever heard of the term "Click Bait"? Well, that's exactly what your Channel Banner is intended to be. A good designed Youtube Banner or Video Thumbnail is almost 100% guaranteed to have visitors flocking to your channel. You get the idea, don't you.
Today we will design a professional looking Youtube Channel Banner inside of Photoshop. This tutorial is intended to be simple and less complex. I'll leave a link for you to download the PSD and use it on your channel.
This is the Youtube Channel Banner we will look to create using Photoshop CC 2020.
Alright then...let's get to work.
Step 1. Open up photoshop and make a new document (photoshop .psd file of course)
As of 2020, the size of a Youtube Banner is 2560x1440 pixels. This size is optimized for Desktops, TV's & Mobile Devices. That's the size you must choose.
Step 2. Adding a Pattern or Background
I've chosen to add a background of leaves. In this case i've used the default photoshop patterns that come with Photoshop CC 2020, if you don't use CC20 then you could always add a background of leaves which you could find on unsplash.com, pexles.com or pixabay.com
Step 3. Adding a rectangle across the canvas
Next, we'll add a rectangle shape horizontally across the canvas to act as a base / container for our text and photo. This section is very important because this is what your viewers on their desktop and mobile device are going to see. I have added the template with all the guides and safety margins for the devices, leaving that technical stuff aside, let's get on with the tutorial.
Once our container (black rectangle) is in place, I'll double click on the rectangle layer or right click on select "Blending Options", and select "Pattern Overlay" and choose the same "trees background" as you did for the main background in Step 1,
Bring down the opacity of the pattern to around about 35% - 40 %.
Looking good!
Now we will add text to our Youtube Banner Template. You could add the photo first but, I like to start with the text first to make the design a lot fuller and give me better visual direction.
Step 4. Start Texting
Nothing fancy here, just some text to inform my viewers exactly what my channel is about.
TITLE FONT - For my title PHOTOGRAPHY, I've used the MONT HEAVY DEMO from dafont.com with a size of 35 PT and a TRACKING of -40. I've also set the font to italic and uppercase on the character dialog box.
SUB TITLE FONT - For the Sub Title, I've used the Montserrat Black from dafont.com with a size of 6 PT and a TRACKING of 250. You get the idea!
You can download the fonts here:
Month Heavy Demo
Montserrat Black
Bebas Neue
Step 5. Adding Your Photo
I've chosen to add a photo to the left of the text, this is subjective and you could add it anywhere you'd like as long as it's within the safety margins so that your photo will be displayed correctly on all devices.
I added a circular shape where I want my photo to appear. This circular shape will serve as the "mask" or "container" for our photo. In other words, the photo we place will take the shape of the "mask" or "container". In this case it's a circle.
In order for our photo to take the shape of the circle we will need to use a "clipping mask". A clipping mask will "clip" the photo to the circle so it could the shape of the circle.
To make the photo a clipping mask, you would need to make sure your photo sits directly above the circle shape. Right click on your photo and from the long dialog box that opens, select CREATE CLIPPING MASK
Notice how your photo has now taken the shape of the circle. That's perfect!
So this is what we have thus far. Not too bad!
and oh! I grabbed a Youtube Subscribe button from google images and added it to the Youtube Banner Design. The options are endless, you can go crazy if you want to.
That's it! You've learned how to design a good looking Youtube Banner for your Channel.
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