By Matt Kloskowski  ·  February 2nd, 2010

Retouching is often overdone, but when performed well, it can truly open up a portrait. Here, we look at subtly enhancing a subject’s nose.

By Barbara Brundage  ·  February 2nd, 2010

Scrapbookers have long known about the wonders hidden in Elements’ Content palette, but we show you why it’s good for everyone.

By Lesa Snider  ·  February 2nd, 2010

Discover the wonders of blend modes and textures—and make a simple but effective collage with your photos.

By Diana Day  ·  February 2nd, 2010

Eliminating distracting objects from a photo isn’t hard; it just takes a little bit of patience and the right tools.

By Rick LePage  ·  February 2nd, 2010

Some of the best work submitted by Photoshop Elements Techniques readers.

By Rick LePage  ·  January 2nd, 2010

This is the sample image to use to follow along with Diana Day’s “Removing Unwanted Objects From Your Photos” article in the January/February 2010 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques.

By Rick LePage  ·  January 2nd, 2010

This is the sample image to use to follow along with Matt Kloskowski’s “Portrait Retouching Secrets” article in the January/February 2010 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques. Double-click on the ZIP file to decompress the files. All files are provided for…

By Rick LePage  ·  January 2nd, 2010

These are the sample files for use with Lesa Snider’s “Create a Quick Collage Using Blend Modes” article in the January/February 2010 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques. Double-click on the ZIP file to decompress the files.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  November 10th, 2009

Have you ever needed a selection that uses a non-traditional geometric shape? Something other than a standard rectangle or oval created with one of the Marquee tools? You can use any of the shape tools to generate a selection in that shape. Here’s how, along with just one possible project.

By Diana Day  ·  November 10th, 2009

If you have a cute photo of a child you wish to use for a fairy-tale image, but don’t care for the background, try selecting the child to place in a new background.

By Rick LePage  ·  November 10th, 2009

This file contains the sample images for use with Lesa Snider’s “Selective Blur and Sharpen” article.

By Rick LePage  ·  November 2nd, 2009

These are the 2010 template files for the “Quick and Easy Calendars from Templates” article in the November/December 2009 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques.

By Rick LePage  ·  November 2nd, 2009

Every year, as the holidays approach, I am on the lookout for fun and unique gifts that I can make for family and friends…

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  November 2nd, 2009

The Scene Cleaner tool—also known as the “Tourist Be Gone” tool—is a great way to remove unwanted objects from your photos.

By Rick LePage  ·  November 2nd, 2009

Calendars are fun gifts, and they’re easy to create within Elements. And, with our free calendar templates, you can crank out professional-looking, personalized calendars in no time.

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  November 2nd, 2009

The Shape tools create vector graphics that can be scaled without distortion, and you can use them for all sorts of things: collages, embellishments, frames and non-standard selections.

By Lesa Snider  ·  November 2nd, 2009

Save problematic or busy images from the trash pile with these simple techniques for applying intelligent blurs and sharpening.

By Diana Day  ·  November 2nd, 2009

Add a wonderful fairy-tale look to photos of your children and grandchildren with this great project.

By Rick LePage  ·  November 2nd, 2009

Some of the best recent work created by our readers.

By Diana Day  ·  October 7th, 2009

Here are links to the Web sites for the actions mentioned in the “Getting In On the Action” article in the September/October 2009 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques.