Take some simple clip-art “doodles” and add a little bit of whimsy to photos of your kids and grandkids.
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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.
The Orton effect is a lovely technique that adds both sharpness and softness to your photos.
Mike Rodriguez shows you a technique to add a little bit of “mood” to those photos that seem a bit drab.
Matt uses the Magic Extractor tool and some quick layers work to create a cool picture frame from a stock photo.
Matt talks about why it’s more confusing to have two different versions of the same photo, and how you can easily create a batch of JPEGs if you need them for a project.
For portraits and photos with shallow depth of field, the High Pass filter lets you focus your sharpening power just where you need it.
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.
Learn to master one of Elements’ most useful tools–and unleash your inner artist–with Diana Day’s excellent overview on using brushes in Elements.
Presenting some of the best recent work created by our readers.
Quick painterly effects; shortcuts for resizing fonts; spot clipped highlights; delete selection points; zoom with a mouse; and remove a color cast.
You don’t have to settle for dull, gray skies. Simply borrow a blue sky from another shot.
Work on your layer chops and create a cool composite effect with Corey’s technique.
A few weeks ago I posted a tutorial that showed you how to make a bottle; now it’s time to make a label and attach it to the bottle.
If you can’t find exactly what you want among the brushes included with Elements, try searching the Web.
Want to become more adept at working with brushes? Check out these tutorials across the Web.
Use the Camera Raw dialog box (even with JPEG images) to achieve a nice, high-key vintage effect on your photos.
Corey continues his series on adding fun design accents to your photos by picking a cool “swirly” graphic to use around the edges of the frame.
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