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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

Digital Beauty Shop

Changing the color of hair

Do you long for a change? Do you need to add some spice to your life? Feel the urge to throw caution to the wind and buy a sportbike? (LOL I actually did that!) Well, perhaps all you really need is to change you hair color. Really! if you're armed with Photoshop, you can try as many shades as you'd like with zero dollars spent on a fancy beauty salon computer to simulate your mane in alternate hues.

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Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges
Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2
Crop City! How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
Fast uploading Fire It Up!
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Quick Creative Collage Combining Images
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools Fabulous Fades
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls Fun with Blend Modes
Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1 How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers
Use your local library Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change
Creating Favicons Cookie Cutter tool + Custom Shapes = fun photo frames Swirls of Summer
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes How to change the default email client in Tiger
How to create an animated 3D gif How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow! Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2
How to make your text see-through Hollow Text Polaroid in a Picture
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss
Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos
The Skinny on Scanning Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
Digital Plastic Surgery Holiday Cards
How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1

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