Cover Resolution: 1000x766
Masthead Font: One Stroke Script
Masthead Font Size: 136
The Masthead is written as OneClickChicks with no spaces between the words.
Date Font: Product Sans Light
Date Font Size: 16
This is placed on the left side under the "O" & "N" in the OneClickChicks masthead.
On my covers, the date is always just the month and year, with the month spelled out completely in all caps. If the magazine features Sophie, the month is written in French, if the magazine features Mary, the month is written in Italian.
(Optional for International Editions)
Font: Product Sans Light
Font Size: 16
This is placed on the right side under the "C", "K" & "S" in the OneClickChicks masthead
For Sophie, this would be "ÉDITION FRANÇAISE", For Mary, it would be "EDIZIONE ITALIANA".
The barcode I use is 110x64 and I have one in the horizontal position and another in the vertical position. Modern magazines sometimes have barcodes, sometimes they don't, and other times they may use a QR code. I use a barcode becuase it adds to the realism of the magazines.
Magazines in the past used to feature a price on the cover, this is rare today. I stopped adding a price on my covers very early on.
Modern magazines also feature fewer cover lines than they did in the past. A Playboy from the early 80s featured a cover packed with cover lines showcasing its articles, interviews, and photoshoots, a Playboy from today generally features two cover lines for an article and interview and a main cover line for the cover model.
Generally, modern adult mags are more minimalist than previous generations. The magazines I released on August 9th are an example of a minimalist style, although there are times when I will use a more classic style with more cover lines.
Some magazines have a selling line, but since OCC doesn't have a tagline I don't use one on my magazines.
Cover line fonts can vary, I would suggest googling a magazine (adult or not) and getting some ideas.
Don't be afraid to let your cover lines touch your cover model's body but as a rule, I don't like them to obstruct the face, breast/nipple area, or pubic/vaginal area. If I'm putting a couple on the cover, similar to the woman, the man's face will not be obstructed but his chest area can be covered by some of the cover line text if needed but not too much, his genital area is also left unobstructed.
If I'm using a woman whose husband has opted to obscure her face, I generally use a colored lens flair that fits in better with the color scheme of the magazine, that way he can protect his wife's privacy while still participating in the magazine.
I generally do not show the woman's feet on a cover unless I'm using a picture of her and adding text to it as opposed to doing a background removal, this is becuase bottom shadows can be tricky and can look especially unnatural on women in high heels, as a result, most images of women standing are cropped at the knees or midthigh, while we lose the view of the heels we do get more of her body on the cover. (This is also true of real life covers).
Images are upscaled so they can appear clearer, and cleaner against the text of the magazine, especially when using photos that in some cases are decades old. My upscaling does not introduce any natural attributes, or artifacts or cover up blemishes, marks, tiger stripes, or Montgomery glands.
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