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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

The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3

How to whiten teeth

Do Crest Whitening Strips make you gag? Do you lack the money to have molds made of your teeth for bleaching? No worries, my friends. In this third installment of The Basics of Retouching People series, I'm going to show you how to whiten your teeth (or anyone elses) with nary a trip to that evil sharp-tool wielding, white coat wearin' man we call the dentist.

We'll use the same photo of my girlfriend Leslie and I, so when this tutorial series is complete you can see how much digital surgery we've really done.

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Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1 Fade to White
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper
Classic Colorizing How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame How to change the default email client in Tiger
Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes
Creating Coloring Book Art Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow!
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3 Blur Baby Blur!
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop The Che-Guevara Effect
How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2 The Skinny on Scanning
Creating Favicons How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text The No-Name Photo Effect
Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2
Portrait Popper Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
Fire It Up! Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones Scanning Secrets
How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Cookie Cutter tool + Custom Shapes = fun photo frames Swirls of Summer
Pick a New Picker Use your local library
Ordering business cards online Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop
How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges
How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight! Crop City!
How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2

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