My intro to Illustrator (Masthead)

First i opened up illustrator then added the name of my music magazine.

Then i decided to get a bit creative and make the masthead look legit. I used the shape tools to make it have a shine like feature. I then added colour to the mast head

This is where i learned how to compound path and mask.

This is my finished work but not my complete mast head due to the excessive colour scheme