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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

Fading Color

Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale

To commemorate the first day of Fall, I thought I'd take this gorgeous photo of colorful leaves (plucked from iStockphoto of course!) and show you how to easily create a fade from the photo's original color to grayscale. Sound interesting?

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Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
Web navigation tips Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color
Polaroid in a Picture Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2
How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments Blur Baby Blur!
How to turn friends and loved ones to stone (or a zombie--you pick) Simply Statues Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe
Printing color separations in Photoshop Portrait Popper
Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out Use your local library
Mastering Multiply A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 2 How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus
How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight! Using blend modes and masking to lighten shadows Lighten Up!
Let Your Graphics Do the Talking Crop City!
Using Channels to produce eye-popping contrast Goin' Grayscale Creative Combinations, Pt. 2
Super Funky Edges How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers
How to make a drive-free Desktop Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1
Fabulous Feathers, Pt. 2 Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2
Photo Spotlight Fire It Up!
The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1 Give Your Photos an Edge
Top 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Fade to White
Creating a Circuit Board Face Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2
Classy Thumbnails Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop
How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds
Turning sub-par images into an emotional piece of art From Photo to Pencil Sketch Goin' Borderless!
Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Making a macabre collage with Darker Color A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 5 Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 2 Burn baby burn!

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