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.
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Scrapbookers have long known about the wonders hidden in Elements’ Content palette, but we show you why it’s good for everyone.
Discover the wonders of blend modes and textures—and make a simple but effective collage with your photos.
Eliminating distracting objects from a photo isn’t hard; it just takes a little bit of patience and the right tools.
Some of the best work submitted by Photoshop Elements Techniques readers.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
This file contains the sample images for use with Lesa Snider’s “Selective Blur and Sharpen” article.
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.
Every year, as the holidays approach, I am on the lookout for fun and unique gifts that I can make for family and friends…
The Scene Cleaner tool—also known as the “Tourist Be Gone” tool—is a great way to remove unwanted objects from your photos.
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.
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.
Save problematic or busy images from the trash pile with these simple techniques for applying intelligent blurs and sharpening.
Add a wonderful fairy-tale look to photos of your children and grandchildren with this great project.
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.












