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Welcome to the home of the step by step creative online tutorial. Here you will find detailed, easy-to-understand steps accompanied by screen shots. These tutorials are liable to be about anything from my current project to something that drove me nuts trying to figure out. It is my hope that the things I can convey here will save you time and frustration.

If there's something that you'd like to see written up, please feel free to let me know

Glare o' the Glasses

Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool

During a recent visit to Dallas, TX I had the opportunity to take my favorite college instructors from the Art Institute out to a nice dinner. I got a great picture of my information design instructor, Ester Kibby (whom I still affectionately call Ms. Kibby) and my very first HTML instructor (now a CSS wizard) and long-time friend, Wayne Batchelder.

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Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2 How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2 The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
Pick a New Picker Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Fast uploading
Fabulous Feathers Livin' La Vida Levels
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements
How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements Classic Colorizing
Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens
How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words
The Basics of Design Mysteries of Unsharp Mask
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Fabulous Fades
How to design business cards in Photoshop Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2
Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop
Portrait Popper How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame
Painted Edges in Elements The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1
Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
Blur Baby Blur! How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing

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