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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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Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2

Continuing with our exploration of making text look better (see node#272), today let's have a look at leading. Like kerning, leading is another trick page-layout gurus have had up their collective sleeves for eons, though for a lot of folks, the terminology is completely foreign. If you have ever put extra returns between lines of text to create space, or wondered how designers make lines of type appear all squashed together, then this tutorial is for you.

Before I show you how to adjust leading in Photoshop, let's define it.

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Ordering business cards online Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
Pick a New Picker The No-Name Photo Effect
Retouching People Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes
The Skinny on Scanning Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! Learning to Love Levels
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Blur Baby Blur!
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2
Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1 How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements
Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips Secret Layer Masks
Painted Edges in Elements The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
Creating Coloring Book Art How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements How to change the default email client in Tiger
Super Funky Edges Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
Photo Spotlight Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper
Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words Picking the Perfect Palette
Lines of All Kinds The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up! Scanning Secrets
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges
Pixel Super Sleuthing Fire It Up!
Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2 Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old

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