How to Create a Funky Retro Album Cover in Photoshop

This beginner tutorial demonstrates how to create a 1970s-inspired funk album cover in Photoshop, combining a singer photograph, gradients, textures, bold type, long-shadow effects, borders, and color adjustments.

Syllabus

How to design a retro funk album cover in Photoshop
Create a new document in Photoshop
Add the free resources
Choose the image of the singer
Add gradient over the image
Add texture overlay
Change colours on the image
Add text to the album cover
Convert text to Smart Object
Add actions to create a long shadow effect
Finish the type effects
Bring the face and hands of the singer in front of the text
Add more details to the poster
Add a border to the poster design
Curves adjustments to the image
How to design a retro funk album cover in Photoshop
Create a new document in Photoshop
Add the free resources
Choose the image of the singer
Add gradient over the image
Add texture overlay
Change colours on the image
Add text to the album cover
Convert text to Smart Object
Add actions to create a long shadow effect
Finish the type effects
Bring the face and hands of the singer in front of the text
Add more details to the poster
Add a border to the poster design
Curves adjustments to the image