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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

QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator

When preparing artwork in Illustrator to go to a silk-screener, you want to use colors from the Pantone Coated library. Be *sure* to delete all of your unused color swatches before sending it off. This ensures that when your printer runs separations, no surprise color plates will be printed (translated: no surprise charges!).

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Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss Painted Edges in Elements
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! The No-Name Photo Effect
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Holiday Cards
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Fade to White Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes
Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1 Portrait Popper
Quick Creative Collage Combining Images Let Your Graphics Do the Talking
Retouching People Correcting shadows and highlights
Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Creating Favicons
Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3 Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Pick a New Picker Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones
How to make a drive-free Desktop How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
Placing Text Behind an Object Livin' La Vida Levels
Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Secret Layer Masks Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color
Ordering business cards online Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
Getting "Smart" with GoLive How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1 Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect

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