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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

Fast Photo Spotlight

Two-step pro portrait studio effect

While at Photoshop World in Miami recently, I picked up a super quick method of drawing the eye to the heart of an image. By using a filter you've probably never heard of, you can produce an effect that truly beautifies a portrait, and looks like something you'd get from a real portrait studio (Olan Mills, anyone?).

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How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers Goin' Borderless!
Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles
Ordering business cards online Crop City!
Fast uploading Livin' La Vida Levels
Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair Placing Text Behind an Object
Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges
Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Portrait Popper Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds
Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1 Picking the Perfect Palette
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 Getting "Smart" with GoLive
Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop Classic Colorizing
Fabulous Feathers Photo-Type
How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3 Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Use your local library How to make a drive-free Desktop
How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out
Pixel Super Sleuthing Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Fun with Blend Modes
Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words How to create a partial color photo in just two steps! Selective Color Photo Effect
Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color Creating Coloring Book Art
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles

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