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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

Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements

I don't know if folks are preparing for Spring Fever or what, but lately I've gotten a several emails asking how to change the color of cabinets, shutters, and walls. Maybe people are just getting stir crazy from being cooped up in the house this winter.

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Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art How to change the default email client in Tiger
How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old Use your local library
Lines of All Kinds Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It
Correcting shadows and highlights Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop
Creative Combinations, Pt. 2 Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Pick a New Picker Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Fall Leaf Photo Frame Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 How to make your text see-through Hollow Text
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Fade to White
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color Burn baby burn!
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale
The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1 Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks
Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements Holiday Cards
Retouching People How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2 How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1 How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Classy Thumbnails

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