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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

Photoshopping People

Pinching Flabby Chins

Welcome to part "I have no frackin' idea" of the "Photoshop: The Missing Manual" teaser series. In the super wee hours of the morn I finished up yet another chapter on Photoshopping people (yay!). Culled from its depths is a real treat which I'm happy to say works exactly the same in Photoshop Elements as well. Whee!

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Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 Classy Thumbnails
Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2 Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper
Web navigation tips Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
How to repaint an object using the Hue mode Quick Color Change Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers Learning to Love Levels
Burn baby burn! Fast uploading
Lines of All Kinds Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone!
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy Digital Plastic Surgery
QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Super Funky Edges
Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Fall Leaf Photo Frame
Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos
Retouching People The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld
Give Your Photos an Edge Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes
Classic Colorizing Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements Fun with Elements Effects
Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2 How to design business cards in Photoshop
Picking the Perfect Palette How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
Livin' La Vida Levels Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements
Fabulous Feathers Creative Combinations, Pt. 1
Use your local library Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1 Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color

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