illustration spread

 The colored color "spills" are probably the most notable parts of the spread. I wanted to use white text on a colored background. I tried simple shapes like rectangles at first, but then changed to something more true to the subject matter: watercolor-like splatters:

this(x) is the tutorial I used to make the smudge brush. I usually use it while painting, but it worked great to create the watercolor effect. Unfortunately, it only works with a pressure sensitive tablet

This is the final spread. I've picked the colors from the illustrations for each artist to make a gradient. The font I used for the names is crime times six, ebrima for the main text, tommy hilfiger AF for the header and the "January" is hand written.