1 - I cropped this section out of another picture that I thought would look good as a cover piece, and set it to the 140mm by 125 mm size.
2 - I then increased the brightness by +57 and the contrast by +32. This made the individual branches stand out more and made the colours more vivid.
3 - I then introduced a purple and orange gradient and changed the opacity to 40% so that it gave an old effect to the image without over powering it.
4 - Next, I added the artist and album name at the top of the image, in the same font and colour used for the front image.
5 - Then, I included the track list horizontally in the bottom third of the image and a divider in between the title and the track list.
6 - I then used the quick selection tool to cut out the compact disc digital audio logo to include on my album cover.
7 - When it was cut out I used the rubber tool to rub out any other unwanted parts that I couldn't get with the quick selection tool. It then looked like this.
8 - I then continued to add conventional elements to the album cover like label logos and a bar code.
9 - Finally, I added the legal information to make the album cover look more professional. I did this in the Times New Roman font, different to the one I used for the artist and album name so that there is a clear distinction between design and formalities.
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