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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

Fading Color

Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale

To commemorate the first day of Fall, I thought I'd take this gorgeous photo of colorful leaves (plucked from iStockphoto of course!) and show you how to easily create a fade from the photo's original color to grayscale. Sound interesting?

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Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts
Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up! Classy Thumbnails
Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2 Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2
Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! Getting "Smart" with GoLive
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop
Fast uploading Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Digital Plastic Surgery Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
Use your local library How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old
How to design business cards in Photoshop Printing color separations in Photoshop
Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper
Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1 Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop
The Basics of Design Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Photo Spotlight
Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow!
How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight! Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair
Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy
Ordering business cards online Painted Edges in Elements
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Playful Panoramas
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools

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