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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

Joys of Optimizing JPEGs

Sure it sounds straightforward enough, this whole business of using Save for Web in Photoshop to compress your beautiful artwork. No problemo, just JPEG that bad boy for all the Internet to see and you'll be set. But wait! In order to get a small file size you're going to have to sacrifice valuable pixel data resulting in quality loss. If you're not careful, your beloved art can get trashed in wretched ways during the compression process when Photoshop starts tossing out pixels here and there.

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How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale
How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos Lines of All Kinds
Photo Spotlight Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
How to make a drive-free Desktop Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2 The No-Name Photo Effect
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame
Web navigation tips Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2
Soft Edges Fire It Up!
Fun with Elements Effects Joys of Optimizing JPEGs
Fun with Blend Modes Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It
Getting "Smart" with GoLive Polaroid in a Picture
Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
The Basics of Design How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old
Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Picking the Perfect Palette
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color
Creative Combinations, Pt. 2 Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips
How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail Creating Coloring Book Art
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks Painted Edges in Elements
Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames Printing color separations in Photoshop

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