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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

Placing Text Behind an Object

Have you ever wanted to float a piece of text behind a portion of an image? It's really easy to do using layer masks in Photoshop, though Photoshop Elements doesn't support layer masks. Never fear for clipping groups are here!

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Fabulous Fades Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Picking the Perfect Palette Blur Baby Blur!
Painted Edges in Elements Fun with Elements Effects
Printing color separations in Photoshop The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
How to create an animated 3D gif Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
Digital Plastic Surgery Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 How to make a drive-free Desktop
Goin' Borderless! Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop
Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments
The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1 Livin' La Vida Levels
Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop
Placing Text Behind an Object The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
Photo Spotlight Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Using vector shapes to add a watermark Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1 Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow! Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy
Web navigation tips The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2
How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old The No-Name Photo Effect
How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues Polaroid in a Picture
How to change the default email client in Tiger Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames
Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise Super Funky Edges
Scanning Secrets Classic Colorizing
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe
Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words Crop City!
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1 Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites

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