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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

Super Silhouettes

Channel your way to a perfect silhouette

Get ready kids! Here comes possibly the most requested Photoshop tutorial ever: How to make yourself (or another) into a silhouette like Apple's iPod ads. I held off as long as I could, but we all know it was bound to happen (thanks to Tucker MacDonald for finally pushing me over the edge).

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Fun with Elements Effects Placing Text Behind an Object
How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy
Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements
Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2
The Che-Guevara Effect Portrait Popper
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser The No-Name Photo Effect
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools Playful Panoramas
Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop
Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
How to change the default email client in Tiger Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
Fade to White Soft Edges
Picking the Perfect Palette How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
How to design business cards in Photoshop Photo-Type
Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
Digital Plastic Surgery Painted Edges in Elements
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2 Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Web navigation tips
QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator Fall Leaf Photo Frame
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale
Fire It Up! Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight! Fun with Blend Modes
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Holiday Cards

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