Whilst looking at the CD covers for the singles 'What A Life', 'If I Had A Gun' and 'The Death Of You And Me' we noticed how the same colour theme is used through-out. The text of which shows the bands name and the song title are both white, and the actual image has a gradient of colours. The gradient used makes the left side of the cover orange, and this fades to a turquoise/green on the right. As a group we decided that we should too use this style for our digipak, as it will follow Noel's house style and we believe that the effect in general is an artistic touch which works well.
We also noticed how the photograph used for the single cover for 'What A Life' is a shot from the video itself. However the other covers such as 'If I Had A Gun' and 'The Death Of You And Me' had images were not evident in the music videos, this poses a question for the group on whether to use a shot from the music video or not for our digipak.
Jay then had a go at creating a similar styled gradient on Photoshop to see if it would be possible to make one easily for the digipak.
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| Gradient Tool |
He began selecting an image of Noel Gallagher; as this was only a practice run. The gradient is then added by selecting the image, and then the 'gradient tool' which is located on the side bar to the left of the Photoshop layout.
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| Gradient Options |
Once the 'gradient tool' had been selected this options box appears, it allows the user to choose what colours they wish to make into a gradient and how transparent it will be. Jay then chose the colours of turquoise and orange for the gradient. Once this was done the gradient covered the whole image, and Noel was no where to be seen.
To fix this problem the 'Quick Selection Tool' was needed so that the gradient could be re-done but only to the background. This enabled us to see Noel clearly and the gradient. The outcome was positive and therefore we can use this effect for our digipak, which will hopefully connote a similar theme to what Noel uses for his digipak.
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| Finished Gradient |
The image on the right is the finished gradient added to the image of Noel Gallagher compared to the original image. The group and I are pleased with the outcome as it relates to the other singles he has produced, and therefore will aid our digipak into following a similar idea to what Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds use for their album and single artwork.
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