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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

Zoom Crop

Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping

Let’s say you’ve been out shooting in the Texas plains and, once you’re parked back at your computer, you come across an oh-so-cute prairie dog mama and baby shot like this:

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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
Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color Fall Leaf Photo Frame
Lines of All Kinds Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe
Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop
Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser
Crop City! Photo-Type
Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones Soft Edges
The No-Name Photo Effect Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out Burn baby burn!
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring Playful Panoramas
How to create an animated 3D gif The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Printing color separations in Photoshop Creating Coloring Book Art
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
Posterizing your way to creativity Creating Cartoon Art Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Scanning Secrets Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
Holiday Cards Getting "Smart" with GoLive
The Skinny on Scanning The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
Fun with Blend Modes Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens
Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes Blur Baby Blur!
Secret Layer Masks Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Digital Plastic Surgery
Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5
How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers Polaroid in a Picture

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