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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

Portrait Popper

I just love Photoshop Elements and the new version 6 is a galactic value for the money. One of my favorite new features is a filter that was snatched from big brother Photoshop called Correct Camera Distortion (though over there it's called Lens Correction and it's hiding in the Distort filter category). Oh sure this filter has the power to correct edge vignetting from lower quality lenses but that's not what we're going to use it for. Oh no. I've got something much more creative in mind.

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Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks Stacked paper background Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 2
Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments
Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds Creating a Circuit Board Face
Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue!
Photo Spotlight Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise Enhancing the Sunrise How to change the default email client in Tiger
Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4 Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop
Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction Super Funky Edges
The Basics of Design Fade to White
Fun with Blend Modes How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
How to whiten teeth The Basics of Retouching People, Part 3 Fire It Up!
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail
Holiday Cards How to use filters to age a photo in Photoshop Elements Turning New into Old
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1 How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing
Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1 How to create an animated 3D gif
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
The No-Name Photo Effect Lines of All Kinds
Placing Text Behind an Object How to Create a Layer Mask in Elements
Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color
How to create black teeth, red eyes, and green skin Halloween Fun with Elements How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 2
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Creative Combinations, Pt. 1

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