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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

Correcting shadows and highlights

One of the most common questions I’m asked these days is how to fix a photo where the shadows, most oftentimes the people or focal point of the image, are so dark you that you can’t see squat. Luckily, Photoshop CS (unlike previous versions) makes this problem insanely easy to fix from within one easy-to-use dialog box, with nary a selection required!

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How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements Fabulous Feathers
Photo Spotlight Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
Fall Leaf Photo Frame How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
Fire It Up! Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5
How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 How to change the default email client in Tiger
How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight! How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp! Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
Fabulous Fades Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up!
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser Printing color separations in Photoshop
Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Retouching People
Cookie Cutter tool + Custom Shapes = fun photo frames Swirls of Summer How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls
Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes The Skinny on Scanning
Blur Baby Blur! Creating Coloring Book Art
Super Funky Edges Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy Learning to Love Levels
Portrait Popper The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing
Quick Creative Collage Combining Images How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Correcting shadows and highlights Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art
Fun with Blend Modes Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
The Basics of Design Fade to White

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