How to create a scar tissue on Photo Shop.

 1. Select a red colour and select the tool brush with an opacity of about 40%. Draw the lines of where you want the scar to be.

 2. Double click and on the layer of the scar and select >bevel and emboss. have a look at the depth and soften tool to decide how you want your scar to be.

 3. Go to the brush tool and colour over the scar. Then change the mode to > colour burn.

 4. Use the rubber tool to rub out any red colour that you do not want.

5. Your image should now look like this.

How to make a image be painted on someones face using Photo Shop.

 1. Select the image you want and also drag the picture that you want to be painted on the persons face.

 2. Change the opacity of the top picture to about 45%.
Use the Eraser tool to erase any of the top picture that you do not want on the person.

 3. Change the mode to > Linear Burn.

4. Your final image should look like this.

Selfies- Lecture notes

Selfies- A brief History 

2005: The term "selfie" is first used by Richard Krause in a "how-to" photography guide.

Feb 2007: A user of the photo-sharing site Flickr creates a group called "selfie shots", defining selfie as: "A photograph of oneself in an arm-extended posture.”

June 2010: Apple releases the iPhone 4 featuring a front-facing camera, allows users to frame their self-portraits.

Oct 2010: Instagram is launched, reaching more than 100 million active users by April 2012.

June 2012 : Selfie joins the OED's watchlist of words for possible inclusion.

Dec 2012: Selfie appears in Time magazine's top buzzwords of 2012. "Selfies are often snapped at odd angles with smartphones and include part of the photographer's arm,"

Jan 2013: Obamas' daughters, Malia and Sasha, are pictured taking a selfie at their father's presidential inauguration.

March 2013: The Daily Mail publishes its first moral panic piece about selfies, headlined: "The craze for pouting pictures I fear my daughters will end up regretting." The writer adds: "It's as though a whole generation has lost the ability to smile naturally.”

Immersion and Simulation- Lecture notes

Immersion:is a metaphoric use of the experience of submersion applied to representation, fiction or simulation.  The term is widely used for describing partial or complete suspension of disbelief enabling action or reaction to stimulations encountered in a virtual or artistic environment.

Simulation: An assumption or imitation of a particular appearance or form; counterfeit; sham.
The representation of the behavior or characteristics of one system through the use of another system, especially a computer program designed for the purpose.

Elements enhancing immersion

-Coherent narrative plot, consistency, unity

-Causality

-Presentation (e.g. twists that make the story more interesting)

-Inclusion of anthropomorphic beings (facial expressions, judgments, emotions encourage viewer’s/reader’s identification)

-Atmosphere and style (operate in a referential way)

Representationality: ‘realism’, increased size of screen, detail, Dolby surround sound, vibrant colours, SFX to attract attention

Degrees of immersion

No immersion (non-communicative work, no engagement/access)

Partial immersion (reading, engaging with a narrative, belief systems) 

Total Immersion (dreams, madness, reality)

How to create a skull face on Photo Shop.

 1. Make a new layer and press Ctrl Shift U.

 2. Press Ctrl I.

 3. Go to the skull image and press V and drag onto the image of the person. Press Ctrl T to adjust the skull to the face. Lower to opacity of the skull to 40%.

 4. Go to the eraser tool and erase any unwanted areas of the skull on the face.

5. Your image should now look like this.

How to create a stitched mouth on Photo Shop.

 1. Duplicate layer.

 2. Select > patch tool.

3. Trace over the mouth and then place the mouse over the cheek of the girl so that the mouth is completely removed.

4. Change the mode to multiply.

 5. Select the soft brush and select a brown tone colour. Draw a line in the mouth area.

 6. Change the mode to multiply.

 7. Select the soft brush and create the stitches in the mouth.

 8. Change mode to multiply.

Your final image should look like this.

Group Production Logo

 Group Production Logo.









1. I selected an image of a desert and also a palm tree.  I placed the palm tree where i wanted it to be in my Logo.

 2. I used the quick selection tool to trace over the sand dunes. Once i did this i used the paint bucket tool to add colour to the sand dunes.

 3. I also used the quick selection tool to outline the sand dunes. I also used the the paint bucket tool to fill them in with colour.

 4. I selected the palm tree layer then traced over it using the quick selection tool and using the paint bucket tool to colour it in.

 5. I then added the text in and selected the colour and type of text that i wanted.