Use Color-Logic Plug-ins to Create a Metallic Magazine Cover – Psd Premium Tutorial
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Use Color-Logic Plug-ins to Create a Metallic Magazine Cover – Psd Premium Tutorial

Tutorial Details
  • Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5
  • Difficulty: Advanced
  • Estimated Completion Time: 4 Hours
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

Today, we have another Psd Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take your layout and production skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more after the jump!


This Premium Tutorial is Filled with Creative Tips

In this two-part tutorial (see Part 2 on Vectortuts now) author Mark Mayers will show how to create a magazine cover with maximum shelf appeal. This tutorial is a little special – because it’s the first one to demonstrate fully how to incorporate the Color-Logic metallic set of plug-ins into your everyday workflow. Color-Logic enables you to add hundreds of metallic colors and special print finishes into your artwork. In today’s tutorial you’ll not only create a stunning piece of cover art – you’ll also use a Photoshop action to convert it into a metallic image, then apply special metallic swatches to take it to another dimension.

Author Mark Mayers is a talented designer and illustrator from the UK. He has worked as a designer and creative director for several design/advertising agencies and specializes in print, branding, packaging, and exhibition graphics. Mark began his career when the tools of the trade were markers, layout pads, and most importantly, the ability to draw, but he embraced the digital revolution in the early 90′s and swapped his drawing board for a Mac. Today, Mark freelances from his studio in Cornwall for such clients as American Express, BMW, Future Publishing, IDG Communications and Imagine Publishing. Log in or Join Now to get started!


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  • http://www.twitter.com/mug25 mug25

    Didnt you guys do a version of this tutorial a few years ago for free?

  • jim

    why do trees pop up from just about anywhere, in every photo-montage?

    • sharda

      its the illuminati, seriously I dont know why either

    • http://www.danko.eu Danko

      It’s a common design element…just like with animals the most popular ones IMO is Owls, Bears and Tigers.

  • http://www.tutorart.com Bruno Ricardo

    Wow, amazing, very beautiful final product.

  • http://www.webdevtuts.net Webdevtuts.net

    This is great! Looks very time consuming

  • Jurgen

    Nice tutorial, but as mug25 told there was already a free tutorial about. but anyway nice work

    http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/designing-tutorials/create-a-five-color-magazine-cover-using-a-spot-metallic/

    • eu4ria

      You know whats funny, the barcodes in both tutorials are exactly the same, pretty big coincidence don’t you think?

      • http://noir-badger.deviantart.com spiderm0nkey

        Probably because it’s written by the same dude?

      • aMs

        it came from the same author, you think he’d write the same thing twice?

  • http://fredjou.unblog.fr/ Jean

    Very very impressive…..

  • geir Benny

    wow so funny, it is the same one, maybe i should get out of premium since i can get the tut for free!! No i think not, but please keep the premium come so i can get something for what i pay for.

  • Jarew

    this style is so dead … girl model, triangles and stuff floating around, splashes, might as well throw in an outer space background with crazy gradients and 3d shapes.

  • http://www.psd-dude.com PsdDude

    It looks really nice! i like it!

  • Eliecer

    It seems like a nice tutorial!
    Pity that psd file do not run in my Photoshop CS4!

  • http://www.vaporizerkits.com Zephyr Ion

    Not really my style, but it works for the way you created the magazine :)

  • http://www.17ps8.com peter

    super one

  • http://iapdesign.com iapdesign

    WoW. SUPERB.. I hope i can access this premium tutorial. I like the way you put the vectors around the girl face. nice.

  • http://www.juegos.gs Juegos

    I’m not an expert but I like very much this magazine cover, it’s pure art!

  • Dapo

    its a cool tutorial love this site…..

  • http://www.davecain.co.uk SEO Nottingham Dave

    Really liking the final magazine cover, especially from the original image of the woman – great job!!!

  • http://pdfeeloans.com luciser

    nice tutorial. and easy to use. thank

  • http://allasport.com kikio

    amazing..with more nice tuts