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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

Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2

Last week we began a tutorial on "revealing your inner Warhol", where we took a color photo, accentuated the shadow areas using the Burn tool, turned those areas solid black, and deleted the rest. This week we'll continue on with our Warhol creation and apply flat color shapes to the photo. One method of simulating this effect is to draw a selection with the Polygonal Lasso tool.

However, because we'll want to have the ability to change the color of these blocks later on, let us create each color block on its very own, private little layer.

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Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones Painted Edges in Elements
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 How to change the default email client in Tiger
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 Secret Layer Masks
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
How to create an animated 3D gif Retouching People
Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1 How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1 Printing color separations in Photoshop
Playful Panoramas Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames
How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp! Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2 Getting "Smart" with GoLive
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1 Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color Pick a New Picker
How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1 Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Fun with Elements Effects Scanning Secrets
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out Photo-Type
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Soft Edges

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