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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

Fun with Blend Modes

Chances are good that you’ve spotted the little pop-up menu at the top of your Layers panel in either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. It’s called the blend mode menu and it controls how color on one layer interacts with color on other layers in your document. In some instances — as is the case with the modes in the Darken category — Photoshop looks at the colors on all layers and the darkest colors win; the light colors just drop right out. In other instances – when using the Lighten category — it’s the lightest colors that win.

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Pick a New Picker Placing Text Behind an Object
Classy Thumbnails Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow!
The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles Joys of Optimizing JPEGs
Fabulous Feathers Fabulous Fades
Correcting shadows and highlights How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues
Goin' Borderless! Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens
Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight
Lines of All Kinds Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
Portrait Popper Fast uploading
Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges Super Funky Edges
Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1
Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips Photo Spotlight
Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 1
The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1 Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3
Pixel Super Sleuthing The Che-Guevara Effect
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Shallow depth of field Shallow depth of field
Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts
Burn baby burn! The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1

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