How do I create a magazine cover?

I love magazines that combine the beauty of illustrations with subjects that are dear to me. Respire magazine, Open Mind, and Flow magazines are on this list, surrounded by many others.

Inspired by their work, which I find magnificent, I felt like creating my magazine cover using my illustrations. This gives them a new dimension that I adore.

Here is the beginning of my process: I painted my character following an autumnal color code. The lines were done in ink with a dip pen and the colors were in watercolor.

With the completed character, my next step is to find and arrange the perfect composition to showcase the illustration.

And here is the last step: creating a mockup incorporating elements from magazines that I appreciate or inventing entirely new ones.