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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

Pick a New Picker

Did you know you could do that? What a nice way to further customize the way you work in Photoshop. Installing a new color picker is surprisingly easy and there are some great options available, both freeware and shareware, that make choosing beautiful, complementary color palettes a breeze. First I'm going to show you where to find these little critters, and then I'll show you how to install my favorite one.

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Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
How to create an animated 3D gif How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
Holiday Cards Mysteries of Unsharp Mask
Portrait Popper Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements
Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
Creating Favicons How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow!
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text The Skinny on Scanning
How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3 How to change the default email client in Tiger
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Photo-Type
Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop Livin' La Vida Levels
Super Funky Edges Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1 Fabulous Fades
Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups Fade to White
How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old Printing color separations in Photoshop
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld
Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2 Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5
How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2

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