By Dave Cross  ·  February 9th, 2009

Dave chisels a fun text effect into a stone background.

By Wendy Williams  ·  March 19th, 2007

When I am creating my own images I often make textures and I thought it would be interesting to show you how I make one of them. So let’s make Marble.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 18th, 2006

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

By Wendy Williams  ·  August 17th, 2006

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

By Jeff Carlson  ·  March 5th, 2010

Making selective edits is easy when you use Elements’ intelligent selection tools; our guide shows you all you need to know to master them today.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  January 5th, 2008

Sharpening is one of the key steps to making your portraits really stand out. But the specific areas that are sharpened are nearly as important as the sharpening itself.

By Dave Cross  ·  July 26th, 2006

Here’s a handy trick for adding adjustment layers to a black and white image, then moving those adjustments over to your color version.

By Dave Cross  ·  November 14th, 2003

Create and save your own color palettes.

By Ben Long  ·  June 1st, 2010

Your camera’s autofocus system is one of its most important features. To get the best results, you need to understand how autofocus works–and know when to override it.

By Jeff Carlson  ·  October 16th, 2010

Learn how to use color, vignettes, and Elements’ built-in filters to make your photos look like they were taken in a bygone era.

By Dave Cross  ·  February 16th, 2006

Here’s a pretty cool way to show off your images: make “fake” slide mounts. It’s pretty simple to do, and you can save the mount for use over and over again.

By Kelly  ·  September 19th, 2011

Adobe has announced Photoshop Elements 10. Kelly takes you through the most notable new features, including an improved Crop tool and text on a path.

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 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 Matt Kloskowski  ·  November 19th, 2011

Making composite images that look realistic can be a complicated task. Here, Matt shows you how to make a quick, clean selection, and then how to merge it seamlessly into a new background.

By Elizabeth LePage  ·  March 6th, 2011

Make a portrait pop by adding a soft blur and a vignette effect with a few simple steps.

By Dave Cross  ·  September 22nd, 2009

Make your life simpler when working with Layers.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  August 17th, 2009

Matt shows you some handy little tricks for straightening your images.

By Corey Barker  ·  March 7th, 2008

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

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 1st, 2010

Getting comfortable selecting parts of your image is the launching pad for all sort of editing magic. Follow along with Mike as he walks you through all the different Selection tools available in Elements.