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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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Super Sparkles

How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop

So I was trolling through the Easter imagery recently over at iStockphoto. They've got these neat things called "seasonal searches" where with one click I can choose to see all the photos, illustrations, or video of stuff like bunnies, eggs, bonnets, etc. without having to guess what keywords the contributors used. It's a fantastic way to blow off an hour.

I found all manner of cutesy pictures, though, I have to say, a couple were lacking a little "somethin' somethin'". That somethin' was a sparkle; just a little touch of bling here and there.

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Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss
Fun with Blend Modes How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3
Fall Leaf Photo Frame Crop City!
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color

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