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Photo Effects

Using filters and other techniques to add photographic-style effects to your images.

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Painted Edges

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  November 18th, 2005

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Create painterly edge effects with a brush.

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Ghosted Effect

By Dave Cross  ·  October 11th, 2005

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Create a “ghosted” effect with this simple technique.

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Photo Album Corners

By Dave Cross  ·  September 30th, 2005

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“Corner holders” that help create a photo album look.

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One Photo Collage

By Dave Cross  ·  September 1st, 2005

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If there was ever a reason to shoot your photos at the highest possible quality, this is it: the option to turn one photo into a collage using a large and small version of the same image.

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3D Polaroid Effect

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  August 26th, 2005

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Add a 3D effect to a ordinary photo.

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Border Breakout

By Dave Cross  ·  August 26th, 2005

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A quick way to add a special border effect to your photo.

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Border Focus

By Dave Cross  ·  July 22nd, 2005

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Bring attention to a specific part of your photograph.

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Film Strip, Part 3

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 19th, 2005

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Matt shows you how to create a film strip effect for your photos.

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Burnt Edge

By Dave Cross  ·  July 15th, 2005

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Dave shows you one of the quickest effects ever.

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Film Strip, Part 2

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 8th, 2005

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Matt shows you how to create a film strip effect for your photos.

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Film Strip, Part 1

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 1st, 2005

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Matt shows you how to create a film strip effect for your photos.

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Paper Clip and Post It

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  June 17th, 2005

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Creating a post it note and paper clip.

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Page Curl Effect

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  June 3rd, 2005

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Learn to create the popular page curl effect.

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Realistic Wood Texture

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  March 31st, 2005

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Create realistic wood with the Liquefy tool.

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Metal, Part 2

By Dave Cross  ·  March 25th, 2005

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Create a metallic look.

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Metal, Part 1

By Dave Cross  ·  March 21st, 2005

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Create a metallic look.

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Create An Old-Fashioned Photo

By Linda Sattgast  ·  March 1st, 2005

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Some photos, even though they’re taken in a modern setting, beg for a more old-fashioned look. You can use adjustment layers in Photoshop Elements to create just the look you want, and then make it more believable by adding a white deckle edge to the photo.

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Creating a Polaroid Look

By Scott Kelby  ·  February 2nd, 2005

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Creating a “Polaroid look” has been around for years, but it’s never been more popular than it is right now.

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Creating Patterns

By Dave Cross  ·  January 21st, 2005

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Make your own pattern from a photo.

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Creating Borders

By Dave Cross  ·  January 10th, 2004

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Add cool border edges to your image without affecting the original image.

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