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Step by step tutorials

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

Warp Speed Color Correction

Simple steps to get you back to original color

Unfortunately, every photo-taking device, every scanner, and every lighting situation creates some type of color cast. Lucky for us, getting back to the original color is easy if you follow a few simple steps in either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

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How to make your text see-through Hollow Text Goin' Borderless!
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring Livin' La Vida Levels
How to make a drive-free Desktop Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Crop City! Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe
How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3 Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips
Secret Layer Masks Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop
Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1 How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1 Fabulous Feathers
Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1 Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop Quick Creative Collage Combining Images
Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame Fast uploading
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 Creating Favicons
Lines of All Kinds The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1
Fun with Elements Effects Playful Panoramas
How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp! Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Use your local library

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