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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.

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How to design business cards in Photoshop

Few design projects are as nerve-racking, and important, as designing your own business card. Just like the clothes on your back, your business card tells the recipient if you’re professional, artistic, or a big ol’ ball of cheese. Also, aside from the aesthetic message, you’ve got to pack a ton of info into a very small space; company name, your name, logo, URL (it’s shocking how many folks leave that out), phone, and email address—you’ve got to include them all.

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Web navigation tips Printing color separations in Photoshop
Let Your Graphics Do the Talking Polaroid in a Picture
Creating Favicons Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones
How to create an animated 3D gif Learning to Love Levels
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Fast uploading How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1 How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Ordering business cards online How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
Photo Spotlight Creating Coloring Book Art
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! Mysteries of Unsharp Mask
Retouching People Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
Fun with Elements Effects Correcting shadows and highlights
Classy Thumbnails Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes
Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop The Che-Guevara Effect
Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections The No-Name Photo Effect
Livin' La Vida Levels Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2 How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
Burn baby burn! Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
Use your local library Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
Holiday Cards How to design business cards in Photoshop

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