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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. I'll also be chronicling my recent transition from Quark to InDesign, and my journey from Dreamweaver to GoLive.

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Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop

Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop

Declared one of the top web moments of the decade by The Webby Awards, the 140-character realm of Twitter is a phenomenon. It also happens to be a great place for shameless self-promotion, graphically speaking. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create and upload a custom Twitter background.

Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1 Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow! Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds Fire It Up!
Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art
Photo-Type Polaroid in a Picture
The Basics of Design Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop
The No-Name Photo Effect Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Lines of All Kinds
Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up! Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop
How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges
How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites
How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1 Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field
Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
Holiday Cards The Skinny on Scanning
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2
Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1 Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens
Burn baby burn! Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
Fabulous Feathers Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out

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