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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

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How to add vector art to photos

A simple way to spice up a photo is to add a touch of clip-art. Now, I’m not talking about the cheese-ball stuff that comes with Microsoft Office, oh heck no. I’m talking about the amazing, yet affordable stuff that you can get from folks like iStockphoto.com (click the link to receive 10 free, high-resolution images!).

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Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop Retouching People
Livin' La Vida Levels QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
The Skinny on Scanning Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3 Crop City!
Fun with Blend Modes Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss
The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1 How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text Printing color separations in Photoshop
How to change the default email client in Tiger Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight
Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2 Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections Creating Coloring Book Art
Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses Pick a New Picker
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Photo-Type
The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
Let Your Graphics Do the Talking Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers
Ordering business cards online How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments How to create an animated 3D gif
Fade to White Web navigation tips
How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change
Polaroid in a Picture Fun with Elements Effects

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