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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

Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1

Using vector shapes to add a watermark

One of the many challenges facing today's photographer is how to protect their photos online; that is, once the photo has been uploaded to a gallery for viewing on the Internet. We don't live in the safest of worlds these days, especially when it comes to being online, and it's frighteningly easy for a thief to download your photo from your very own web site and try to sell it as their own. I know it's shocking but people really do steal... often.

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How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp! Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art
Correcting shadows and highlights How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 Crop City!
Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones Creating Coloring Book Art
Polaroid in a Picture The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus Fast uploading
Fun with Elements Effects Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Scanning Secrets
Fabulous Fades Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames
The Che-Guevara Effect How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1 Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos The Basics of Design
Playful Panoramas Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2
Fun with Blend Modes How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
Web navigation tips Fade to White
Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 Classy Thumbnails
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop
Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1
Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Creating a Circuit Board Face
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop

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