Cover Page- Masthead Construction

To create my unique masthead, I used a fairly simple series of effects in Photoshop CS5/6 to make it look like it is covered in diamonds and gold, the diamonds give it the appearance of ice, which is where the name for the magazine came from. The term 'Iced Out' is commonly used in the hip-hop/rap scene to describe one's jewellery such as watches, chains, and rings.

I began by getting the text from dafont.com, and used the Blax Slab XXL font as the base for it. I then used the 'filter' tab feature called 'render' to make the diamond pattern.

 I then used a customised gradient in the 'Stroke' to make the text appear gold, with the diamonds on top.

I also customised the 'Bevel and Emboss' option to give the diamonds the appearance of being raised up slightly on the gold.