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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

Warp Speed Color Correction

Simple steps to get you back to original color

Unfortunately, every photo-taking device, every scanner, and every lighting situation creates some type of color cast. Lucky for us, getting back to the original color is easy if you follow a few simple steps in either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

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Quick Creative Collage Combining Images How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old
Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
Fun with Blend Modes Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art
Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
Classic Colorizing Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field How to create an animated 3D gif
Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements
Retouching People Learning to Love Levels
Fun with Elements Effects How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser
Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments
How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop
Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1 Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Photo-Type
Crop City! Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! Give Your Photos an Edge
Scanning Secrets Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Creating a Circuit Board Face
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
Livin' La Vida Levels Lines of All Kinds
How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2 Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones

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