today i learnt to use the magnetic lasso tool, the sponge tool and the burn tool. These three tools helped me create this vampire look. I've found this tutorial the easiest to use so far and the most enjoyable. However the magnetic lasso tool was rather tricky to use as you have to be very patient and careful where you are clicking. I could have improved this by using the burn tool on the ears and neck, to get the over all effect, as it looks like she's wearing facepaint at the moment.

This lesson I learnt to use the heal tool. So far it's my favourite tool on photoshop. It's very simple to use but very effective. In the industry it is used very frequently on celebrites as they have to maintain a flawless look. It's used to hide blemishes, spots, wrinckles, scars etc.

When producing my cd cover I experimented with lots of different brushes, one that looked like a bullet hole and another that looked like fallen leaves, but i thought they were all too fussy for the idea i was going for. So I decided to choose a bright multi coloured back ground, that was created using the stamp and just a simple font called 'stencil' to create a retro looking CD cover.

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Being new to Photoshop I found it rather difficult, but in my first few sessions of using it I've picked up a few new skills. I can now use the elipse tool, I know how to flip and resize a photograph, set up margin guides, change the photo into a jpeg, use special effects on my masthead and headlines. I learnt to use the shift key to prevent your photo from changing its orininal dimensions. I learnt how to use effects such as emboss, gradient and fade. I used drop shadows on the text to make it look professional.

I've learnt the basics of using a camera, I know that your model had to be facing the light as it creates shadows, you must use the T strance to maintain your ballance while taking the photograph. Also using focus to prevent the photo from being blurry.

I think I need to improve my editing skills and learn the termanologies of the tools.