Magazine construction 1

For my magazine cover, I wanted it to have a homemade look to match the expressionistic, lo-fi mood of my trailer.

I began by selecting an image of James - I chose the strong portrait shot of him looking down the camera, as I thought that this would be a striking image to use for the cover.

I then traced the elements of his face that I thought would work well for a chunky, modern, graphic aesthetic.

From this tracing, I then cut out these facial features to create a stencil (pictured above). I like this as a design in itself, but I am not going to use it as I want to create something with a range of colours.

Using this stencil, I created this image; I have only used three colours (yellow, blue, pink), but five colours have been created (yellow, blue, pink, orange, green.) This adds to the trippy effect and enhances the tricks that this interference plays on the eyes. 

I like this design as it appears distorted and confuses the eyes. It is also resonant of the design that I used for my inter-titles.

I am planning to experiment with this design with coloured papers before scanning it into Photoshop and working with it digitally.