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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.

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How to design business cards in Photoshop

Few design projects are as nerve-racking, and important, as designing your own business card. Just like the clothes on your back, your business card tells the recipient if you’re professional, artistic, or a big ol’ ball of cheese. Also, aside from the aesthetic message, you’ve got to pack a ton of info into a very small space; company name, your name, logo, URL (it’s shocking how many folks leave that out), phone, and email address—you’ve got to include them all.

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Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld
Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color
The Basics of Design Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue!
How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color Let Your Graphics Do the Talking
Creative Combinations, Pt. 2 Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2
Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
How to create an animated 3D gif Livin' La Vida Levels
The Che-Guevara Effect How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3 How to change the default email client in Tiger
Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 Burn baby burn!
Quick Creative Collage Combining Images How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes Cookie Cutter tool + Custom Shapes = fun photo frames Swirls of Summer
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop
How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch Goin' Borderless!
Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It The Skinny on Scanning
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3 Retouching People
Secret Layer Masks Photo Spotlight
Fire It Up! The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles

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