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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

Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1

With so much time spent focusing on photo manipulation, I thought I'd spend a little time on text, and explore a very important option living deep inside the Character palette: kerning. Those of you skilled in the art of page-layout using Quark and InDesign know all about kerning, but did you know you can do it in Photoshop? Before I show you how, let's define this odd little word.

What the heck is kerning?

Simply put, kerning is tightening the space between letters. For example, note the distances between the letters circled in this screenshot.

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Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts
The Che-Guevara Effect Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Creative Combinations, Pt. 2
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 Fun with Blend Modes
Scanning Secrets Painted Edges in Elements
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Use your local library
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue!
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1 The No-Name Photo Effect
Soft Edges Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser
Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1 The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop How to make a drive-free Desktop
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Retouching People
Classy Thumbnails Fun with Elements Effects
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld
Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds Burn baby burn!

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