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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.

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Creative Combinations, Pt. 2

Welcome back, Kotter! (I couldn't resist.) Or rather, welcome back to part 2 of Creative Combinations. This week I'm going to show you how to create neato-cheeto edges for the greeting card we started last week.

Thanks to the Cookie Cutter tool, this is really easy to do and there are shapes-o-plenty dwelling inside that tool just begging to be used. The trick, of course, is knowing how to find the cool shapes that aren't loaded by default.

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Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop
Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1 The Che-Guevara Effect
How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts
Let Your Graphics Do the Talking Goin' Borderless!
Use your local library Creating a Circuit Board Face
Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Cookie Cutter tool + Custom Shapes = fun photo frames Swirls of Summer
Crop City! Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes
Classic Colorizing Printing color separations in Photoshop
Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1
Holiday Cards Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2
Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Portrait Popper
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 Fabulous Feathers
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Fall Leaf Photo Frame
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Creating Coloring Book Art
Blur Baby Blur! How to make your text see-through Hollow Text
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2
The Skinny on Scanning Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements
Fun with Blend Modes Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges Pixel Super Sleuthing
Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp!
Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds

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