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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

Placing Text Behind an Object

Have you ever wanted to float a piece of text behind a portion of an image? It's really easy to do using layer masks in Photoshop, though Photoshop Elements doesn't support layer masks. Never fear for clipping groups are here!

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Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair
Printing color separations in Photoshop How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1 How to make your text see-through Hollow Text
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2 Playful Panoramas
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Give Your Photos an Edge
Placing Text Behind an Object Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe
Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos
Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! Portrait Popper
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges
How to design business cards in Photoshop Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color Soft Edges
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It
Picking the Perfect Palette Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2
Photo Spotlight Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch
Fall Leaf Photo Frame How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements
How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies Pixel Super Sleuthing
Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale Learning to Love Levels
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2 Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out Creating a Circuit Board Face
Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2 Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color Ordering business cards online
Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1 Photo-Type
Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames Pick a New Picker
The Skinny on Scanning Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes

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