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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

Creating Coloring Book Art

It's easy to get caught up making creative projects for grown-ups like calendars, photo books, and scrapbook pages... but what have you made for the little ones lately? The next time the creative bug bites, consider converting your photos into art for the coloring book crowd instead.

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How to create an animated 3D gif How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Give Your Photos an Edge
Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1 Painted Edges in Elements
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Fabulous Feathers
Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2 Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1 Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones
Super Funky Edges Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes
Goin' Borderless! How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
Classic Colorizing Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2 QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
Classy Thumbnails Photo Spotlight
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 Lines of All Kinds
Fast uploading Printing color separations in Photoshop
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1 How to make a drive-free Desktop
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field
Photo-Type Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss
Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop Scanning Secrets
How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2 Portrait Popper
How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3 Fun with Elements Effects
How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements
Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change Blur Baby Blur!

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