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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

Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2

Lest you think the Feather option is just about romance, let's use it in a graphic design scenario. For example, let's say we're creating a colorful ad for visiting Vermont in the fall. However, after placing text atop the leaf photo, the image looks a little too busy. What can we do? We can use the Feather option in conjunction with a rectangular selection to tone down that particular area of the photo, so the text can be read more easily.

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Photo Spotlight Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Fabulous Fades How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It
Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size Mysteries of Unsharp Mask
Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones
How to change the default email client in Tiger The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Pick a New Picker Creating Coloring Book Art
Digital Plastic Surgery Crop City!
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop The Che-Guevara Effect
How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1 Fast uploading
Fun with Elements Effects Correcting shadows and highlights
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch
Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale Retouching People
Scanning Secrets Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements Holiday Cards
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1 Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color
How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up!
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Polaroid in a Picture
The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old

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