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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

The Che-Guevara Effect

The question, "How do I create a Che-Guevara effect?" appeared on the Planetphotoshop.com forums last week. It's an effect you've all seen on t-shirts: the high contrast face of the famous revolutionary on a red background. It's a neat effect which, as it turns out, is very versatile.

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Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old
Correcting shadows and highlights Polaroid in a Picture
Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Web navigation tips
Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1 The Che-Guevara Effect
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
Creating Favicons Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3 Blur Baby Blur!
Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp! Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2
Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
Classic Colorizing Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Mysteries of Unsharp Mask How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Fun with Elements Effects
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups Secret Layer Masks
How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight! How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
How to create an animated 3D gif Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
Photo-Type Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone!
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper Fade to White
How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds

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