A Smarter Way to Sharpen
For portraits and photos with shallow depth of field, the High Pass filter lets you focus your sharpening power just where you need it.
Recent Tutorials & Videos
Making a Metal Slide for Scrapbook Ribbons
Wendy’s latest tutorial (the first in a two-part series) shows you how to create an ornamental slide that you can use as an element with scrapbook ribbons.
Popular Tutorials & Videos
Add Fun Color to a Black & White Image
Dave shows you several techniques for adding splashes of color to a black-and-white photo.
Make Your Own Special Shapes from Dingbats
Dave shows you how easy it is to create a new and unique shape from a symbol-based font.
Sharpening Only The Eyes In A Portrait
Sharpening is one of the key steps to making your portraits really stand out. But the specific areas that are sharpened are nearly as important as the sharpening itself.
Yipes, Stripes! Weaving Wave Filter Magic
In this tutorial, I’ll show you a clever and almost magical way to create stripes and checks using the Gradient tool and the Wave filter. This unique method is so quick and easy, you may find yourself adding stripes to your layouts just for fun.
From the Blog
More scrapbooking from Wendy
July 29th, 2010
We’ve added a new tutorial from Wendy today: “Making a Metal Slide,” which you can use as an embellishment for ribbons and more on your scrapbook pages.
Dave’s Silhouette Art Video (and Cheat Sheet!)
July 23rd, 2010
Dave Cross’ latest video is a quick-and-dirty technique for creating a silhouette from a photo. We’re also trying out a new feature called “the cheat sheet” …
July/August extras, PDF Posted
July 20th, 2010
We’ve posted the print extras for the July/August issue on the V7N4 magazine page, and, if you’re still waiting for your copy to arrive, you can download the full PDF of the issue as well.
Fun Friday Links (and Corey too!)
July 16th, 2010
Prepare for the weekend with Corey’s latest video and some cool links to help drive your photo inspiration.
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