Drafting & Planning: Front Cover and Double Page Spread Photos

I have completed my front cover which will be uploaded and added when I am back on a school computer. I have the basis of my front cover which is below. I used paint.net to help me put my cover star over the masthead but so that it looks decent and not messy. I like how my masthead is in a unique font that to me fits the style of Indie. My final magazine name that I have (FINALLY!) chosen is INDiE which of course is short for individual which I like as it fits my cover stars uniqueness. 

I have also started on my double page spread and I added the effect of blurred lights to my image of my artist. On paint.net I used the magic wand tool to cut around the blurred lights and I then faded them so that they weren't as noticeable. I really like this effect although I don't think it looks as good as when I used the effect in this previous post but I am content with the outcome.