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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

Lighten Up!

Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows

Ever forget to use fill flash? Ever encounter an area where flash photography is prohibited? Ever taken a picture of people against a super bright background? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you've probably ended up with a photo like the one at left; a photo with serious lighting issues.

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Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field
Goin' Borderless! Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
Fun with Elements Effects Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring
Secret Layer Masks How to make your text see-through Hollow Text
The Basics of Design Photo-Type
The Che-Guevara Effect Creating Favicons
How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies Blur Baby Blur!
Fast uploading Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones Scanning Secrets
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1 Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Printing color separations in Photoshop
Give Your Photos an Edge Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5
Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Pixel Super Sleuthing Learning to Love Levels
Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color
Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up! Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1 Super Funky Edges
Creating a Circuit Board Face How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments
Quick Creative Collage Combining Images How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3

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