By Wendy Williams  ·  August 17th, 2006

Here’s another technique for creating a realistic-looking photo frame, this time with a metallic look.

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 31st, 2006

This tutorial shows you how to make a template for displaying a photograph. It uses a cut-out technique to add interest to the page.

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 18th, 2006

Several people on the forum have been talking about making Wedding Invitations so I thought that we could make a wax seal to add to the invitation or to put on the back of the envelope.

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 16th, 2006

I find this method a really good way to add realistic colour to a black & white image and it is actually a lot easier than you think.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 21st, 2006

This one is a simple card to make and looks quite effective … I call it a scribble tree.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 21st, 2006

Here’s a variation using silhouettes.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 21st, 2006

We all have those photographs where the person looks fine but the background isn’t great; here’s a way to add a simple, textured background to a portrait.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2006

Polaroid film might have gone away, but the frame effect lives on; here’s how to make your own.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2006

Here’s a spotlight with a little bit more depth.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2006

Make a lovely transparent globe.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  May 19th, 2006

This tip will show you a classic effect to apply to a baby picture (or a picture of anyone for that matter) that will set your family’s photos apart from the masses.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2006

Here’s how to save your own custom gradients, so that you can use them later.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2006

This is a very simple technique for creating a “raised” effect to a background image.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 18th, 2006

Break one photo into lots of little ones with this easy technique.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 18th, 2006

Some fun things you can do with the Distort filter to play around with faces.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 12th, 2006

When you have a Layer Mask add-on like the one found with Grant’s Tools (or our own), it’s quick and easy to blend two images together.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 12th, 2006

The displacement map is a a wonderful tool inside Elements that lets you superimpose one image (like a texture or a flag) on parts of another.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 12th, 2006

Adding a shadow to someone in a photo is actually a lot easier than you think.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 10th, 2006

Making someone bald is just a fun way to play around with image.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 10th, 2006

On the forum we have been making Snowflakes so I thought that we could use them to make a Christmas Card.