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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

Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2

Lest you think the Feather option is just about romance, let's use it in a graphic design scenario. For example, let's say we're creating a colorful ad for visiting Vermont in the fall. However, after placing text atop the leaf photo, the image looks a little too busy. What can we do? We can use the Feather option in conjunction with a rectangular selection to tone down that particular area of the photo, so the text can be read more easily.

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Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames Retouching People
Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It Quick Creative Collage Combining Images
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 Blur Baby Blur!
Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow! Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
Correcting shadows and highlights Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes
How to make a drive-free Desktop Use your local library
Burn baby burn! Picking the Perfect Palette
Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Creating a Circuit Board Face Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color
Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 Fast uploading
Creating Favicons Classy Thumbnails
Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue!
How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise
How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old The Skinny on Scanning
Painted Edges in Elements Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People
Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 How to change the default email client in Tiger
Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame Quick Polaroid Frame
Fabulous Feathers How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
How to design business cards in Photoshop How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight Fun with Blend Modes
Creative Combinations, Pt. 2 Mysteries of Unsharp Mask
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3

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