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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

Painted Edges in Elements

Both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements come with some pretty cool brushes. Today I'm going to show you how to get creative and use them to paint in a photo, or rather, give it painted edges. The technique is very simple, we'll use Photoshop Elements' Group with Previous command to create a layer mask. It's also a non-destructive process, meaning we'll harm nary a pixel in the process.

With Macworld right around the corner (my favorite time of year!), I thought it appropriate to use this box of crabs I shot while strolling around Fisherman's Wharf last January.

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How to design business cards in Photoshop How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2 The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp!
Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
Fabulous Fades Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips Super Funky Edges
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up!
Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups Livin' La Vida Levels
Retouching People How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
Ordering business cards online Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect How to create an animated 3D gif
Crop City! The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field
Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2 How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
Fast uploading How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2
Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
Polaroid in a Picture How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements
Classy Thumbnails The No-Name Photo Effect
Learning to Love Levels Placing Text Behind an Object
Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up! How to change the default email client in Tiger
Give Your Photos an Edge How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls
Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1 Picking the Perfect Palette

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