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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

Zapping Edge Haloes

Using the Minimum filter to fix edges

Today I'd like to share with you a special little time saver I picked up from the Great Kelby. I've affectionately dubbed it the Halo Zapper because it has an amazing power to blast the heck out of edge haloes leftover from removing a background.

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Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow!
Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges
Use your local library Ordering business cards online
Crop City! Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2 Scanning Secrets
The Che-Guevara Effect Give Your Photos an Edge
Fall Leaf Photo Frame Fun with Blend Modes
Holiday Cards QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Livin' La Vida Levels
Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1 The No-Name Photo Effect
How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
Getting "Smart" with GoLive How to design business cards in Photoshop
Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Picking the Perfect Palette Polaroid in a Picture
How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus Playful Panoramas
Fabulous Feathers Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up!
Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
How to create an animated 3D gif Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes
Printing color separations in Photoshop Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
Quick Creative Collage Combining Images The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1
Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight Portrait Popper

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