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Painting Effect

By Dave Cross  ·  August 11th, 2006

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Turn a photo into an oil painting.

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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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Adobe Bridge: Starting Your Workflow

By Ben Long  ·  December 31st, 2009

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Ben shows you how to navigate through your images and gives you some hints on what you should be looking for when choosing what images to continue working with in Elements.

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Making a Simple Scrapbook Page

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 16th, 2008

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I often get messages asking me how to make a scrapbook page, so I thought that I would run through the stages of making one for you. Hope that this helps people who are new to scrapbooking.

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Making a String

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 22nd, 2007

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Adding string to a scrapbook tag is a great way to finish off a scrapbook page.

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Making a Baby Banner

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 25th, 2007

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Learn how to make a simple banner with block letters.

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Making a Needle and Pins

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 25th, 2007

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Following up on a request from the forums, here’s a technique for creating a sewing needle or a pin.

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Bye-Bye Bad Lighting

By Liz Ness  ·  February 17th, 2011

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For me, the digital revolution has amounted to an artistic evolution…What has digital photography meant for you?

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Using Displacement Maps

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 12th, 2006

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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.

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Text Tool

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 1st, 2010

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Learn how to use the Text Tool to add interest and information to your images with the use of typographical elements.

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Make a Retro-looking Background Using Stripes

By Dave Cross  ·  February 8th, 2010

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Dave shows you a simple technique for creating a retro-looking background for text or a photo.

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Adding a Sunbeam to Your Photos

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  November 24th, 2008

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Matt shows you how to add drama to your sunrise and sunset images.

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Making Effects on Selections

By Dave Cross  ·  June 20th, 2008

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Dave shows you the quick selection tool and interest to an otherwise flat image.

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Easy Selections With the Polygonal Lasso

By Diana Day  ·  May 5th, 2009

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Photoshop Elements provides several selection tools, all of which will do an effective job of selecting a subject to extract it from the background. My favorite approach, although it may seem unconventional to some users, is to use the Polygonal Lasso tool.

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Strategies for Better Black & White Photos

By Ben Long  ·  March 1st, 2009

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Some of the finest photos in history were shot in black and white, and it’s an art form that remains relevant today. We show you how easy it is to turn ho-hum color shots into stunning grayscale images.

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Photo Fun Stuff

By Corey Barker  ·  March 7th, 2008

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Corey walks you through how to turn your photos into artistic drawings.

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Changing Day to Night

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 10th, 2009

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I really enjoy changing daytime photographs into nighttime ones: it’s fun to do and it is quite an effective look. While there are a lot of steps, it is actually not too difficult to do. I hope that you enjoy…

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Uncover Hidden Patterns

By Dave Cross  ·  October 20th, 2008

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Dave shows you how to find a hidden folder full of great patterns you can use in your images.

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Wonderful World Of Word Art

By Diana Day  ·  November 5th, 2008

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You needn’t be a scrapper to use word art; I use it on my photo greeting cards, bookmarks, photo magnets, and other projects. Utilizing text and text effects is an excellent way to get your point across in any type of image.

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Using Threshold Adjustments to Get Cool Effects

By Dave Cross  ·  June 29th, 2009

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Dave shows us how to use Adjustment Layers (Threshold) to experiment with effects without modifying the original image.

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