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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

Playful Panoramas

So this morning I'm brainstorming tutorial ideas when a friend of mine iChats me (curious how a software name can morph into an action verb). I tell him I'm busy writing and he says, "Oh I have a great tutorial idea for you. Show me how to stitch these photos together," he says and forwards these three rather uninspiring photos from a recent trip to Toronto:

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Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames Classic Colorizing
Picking the Perfect Palette How to create an animated 3D gif
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens How to make your text see-through Hollow Text
Scanning Secrets How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
Give Your Photos an Edge Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
Ordering business cards online Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 Livin' La Vida Levels
Learning to Love Levels Photo-Type
How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2 Soft Edges
Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! Fast uploading
The Che-Guevara Effect The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Fabulous Fades How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing
Fade to White Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! Portrait Popper
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
Crop City! Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy
The Basics of Design Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size Placing Text Behind an Object
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2 Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements Fun with Elements Effects
Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1 Burn baby burn!

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