Creating My Digipak- Inside Left Panel and Tray Image

After creating the front and back covers of my digipak, I made the inside left panel and tray image. I wanted to make sure that the images matched the overall colour scheme of my digipak, so I used the Hue and Saturation method (see previous post) to do this. 

TRAY IMAGE

The image I used for the tray image of my digipak.

To create the tray image of my digipak, I first cropped the image above so that only a small section of the wall was present in the photo, and so that the dimensions were correct for the template. I then used the Hue and Saturation tool to edit the colouring of this photo so that it would match the rest of my digipak so far. I decided that I wanted to give the image a more distorted effect, so I used a 'glitch' method that I learned from watching this YouTube tutorial.

I then used the smudge tool to further increase the appearance of distortion on this image, before finally increasing the brightness and contrast of it.

My final tray image design.

INSIDE LEFT PANEL

The image I used for the inside left panel of my digipak.

To create the inside left panel image of my digipak, I first opened the above image in Photoshop and cropped it to fit the dimensions of the template. I then used the Hue and Saturation tool to give the image the same colour scheme that the rest of my digipak uses. Next, I used the glitch technique on the photo (see tray image method) to give it a more distorted effect. 

Finally, I added text to the image. In the top left corner, the title of the album- 'BADLANDS' is written in Japanese. This is relevant to the artist's aesthetic as she has often expressed her love for Japanese culture and has included this in her merchandise designs. I also added the glitch effect to this text so that it would match the overall image. I then added the quote at the bottom of the image. I used the same font that I had previously used on the front and back covers of the album to emphasise the continuity of the digipak. I added this quote as it is relevant to the album, and gives the digipak a personal touch, allowing audiences to connect with the artist better. I did not add the glitch effect to this piece of text as it would have made it too hard to read.

My final inside left panel design.