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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.

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Creating Favicons

You know those cute little web site icons you see in your browser’s address bar? They’re called favicons (see example below) and they’re great for adding a bit-o-branding to your web site. Not only do they show up in browser address bars, they also appear in RSS news feed content aggregators, such as NetNewsWire and so forth. In this week’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create your very own favicon in Photoshop; though, first let’s talk a bit about the design and an extra plug-in you’re going to need.

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Classic Colorizing Secret Layer Masks
Placing Text Behind an Object Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements
The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1 Creative Combinations, Pt. 2
Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites Give Your Photos an Edge
Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2 Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes
Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 Fire It Up!
Fun with Blend Modes Crop City!
Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop The No-Name Photo Effect
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
How to make a drive-free Desktop Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
Creating Coloring Book Art Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Retouching People Livin' La Vida Levels
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3 Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art
Fabulous Fades Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2
Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing
Soft Edges Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop
Holiday Cards The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
Quick Creative Collage Combining Images How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1

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