My Final Back panel design

After considering many ideas for the back panel, this is my final design (below). I think it works well and compliments the front panel well. It also continues with the theme of love by the use of the subtle heart shape. The colour scheme works well and accompanies the colour scheme used throughout the CD cover. In order to create the heart effect for the background I used an embossed paint brush tool to draw the heart free hand. I then duplicated the layer and changed the colour to white. I then used a grey overlay on the background and varied the opacity to create a complimentative monochrome design. I made sure that the text stood out on top of the background by using text effects such as a drop shadow. These effects also gave a 3D effect which accompanied the cover well. To add further effect, I duplicated the name of the CD cover and placed it on the back panel, again, to give a flowing technique. As I didn't want the 'Skinny Love' heading to distract the eye from the song names etc, I adjusted the size and made it smaller and placed it in the top left hand corner. In order to make the CD cover look realistic and professional, I tried to add some product information including producers etc. Overall, I love the overall back panel design and it accompanies the theme well.