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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

Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1

Adobe Bridge is a image browsing and managing powerhouse of a program that comes with Photoshop and the Mac version of Photoshop Elements. Though it's been rather slow in previous version, Bridge CS4 is respectfully zippy and it makes importing images is a snap.

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How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser
Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2 Scanning Secrets
How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Polaroid in a Picture Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 Learning to Love Levels
Fabulous Fades Creating Coloring Book Art
How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue!
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3 Quick Creative Collage Combining Images
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Joys of Optimizing JPEGs
How to design business cards in Photoshop Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes Burn baby burn!
Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Fabulous Feathers How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
The Che-Guevara Effect Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp! Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3
Painted Edges in Elements Blur Baby Blur!
Crop City! Placing Text Behind an Object
The No-Name Photo Effect How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color

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