By Pete Collins  ·  April 30th, 2013

Find out how to make your sketches come to life by creating colorful illustrations.

By Diana Day  ·  April 30th, 2013

Create your own edgy poster effect with this companion to Diana Day’s “Creating an Edgy Poster Effect” tutorial in the May/June 2013 issue.

By Diana Day  ·  March 7th, 2013

Create your own digital chalkboard signs from scratch with this companion to Diana Day’s “Chalk It Up” tutorial in the March/April 2013 issue.

By Diana Day  ·  January 18th, 2013

Diana details an alternate method for creating a typographic portrait, and includes links for text generation websites.

By Diana Day  ·  January 18th, 2013

Spice up your typographic portrait with a splash of color in this companion article to the “Put Your Stamp on It” tutorial in the January/February 2013 issue.

By Diana Day  ·  January 18th, 2013

Get a Pop Art look for your typographic portrait with this companion article to the “Put Your Stamp on It” tutorial in the January/February 2013 issue.

By Dave Cross  ·  November 14th, 2012

Using just a plain image of a fall-colored leaf, Dave shows you how to turn it into a pattern and a brush that can be used in multiple different ways!

By Karen Brockney  ·  November 2nd, 2012

What do you do with all those leftover Halloween photos? Karen walks you through how to add a ‘zombie’ effect to your spooky images using the new Elements 11.

By Karen Brockney  ·  October 17th, 2012

If you love vintage stationary and boxes with glittery gold trim, Karen shows you how to create a similar, digital effect.

By Larry Becker  ·  September 8th, 2012

Draw attention to architectural details and other striking forms by turning portions of your photo into a line drawing.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  August 29th, 2012

Make landscapes and cityscapes look like miniature-scale models
with this selective-blur technique.

By Liz Ness  ·  August 24th, 2012

Liz shows you how to take two photos, one with a small blank background, and combine them to create a unique and versatile wedding memento.

By Dave Cross  ·  August 10th, 2012

Using the Displace filter and Displacement Maps, Dave shows you how to make a texture follow the contours of another object.

By Diana Day  ·  July 1st, 2012

Capture the mystery and beauty of silhouettes.

By Diana Day  ·  June 25th, 2012

Learn how to add new textures to the Texturizer filter. This article is a companion to the “Customize Your Desktop” tutorial in the July/August 2012 issue.

By Diana Day  ·  June 25th, 2012

See the range of creative possibilities when creating a textured border. This article is a companion to the “Customize Your Desktop” tutorial in the July/August 2012 issue.

By Karen Brockney  ·  June 1st, 2012

Karen demonstrates how to add an “Aged Aqua” effect to any photo, then shows you how to save that effect to use on other photos at another time.

By Liz Ness  ·  May 25th, 2012

Learn how to use Levels adjustments to give photos a classic color twist.

By Dave Cross  ·  May 11th, 2012

Dave shows you how to create a piece of “threshold art” using a photograph, a Threshold adjustment layer and a text-based graphic.

By Karen Brockney  ·  April 27th, 2012

Karen shows you how to create your own star brushes, then apply them to any of your photos.