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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

Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame

Frame your photo with a Smart Object

Grungy, ornamental, highly-detailed vector illustrations are all the rage these days. Graphic designers are plunking them onto any and everything, and using them to spice up backgrounds, dress up the edges, and lead a viewer's eye. But it just so happens that these little works of art are also a *fantastic* option for photo framing. However, if you're not an illustrator or a high falutin' designer, the words "vector" and "illustration" probably sent chills down your spine.

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Lines of All Kinds Correcting shadows and highlights
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue!
Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks
The Che-Guevara Effect The Basics of Design
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges
Playful Panoramas Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5
Web navigation tips Fire It Up!
How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Printing color separations in Photoshop Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper
Fast uploading Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words
Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size How to make a drive-free Desktop
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Blur Baby Blur!
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls Classic Colorizing
Digital Plastic Surgery How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments
Pick a New Picker Fabulous Feathers
Photo-Type Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Holiday Cards
The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles Creating Coloring Book Art
Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3 How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld
Soft Edges The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1

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