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Volume 2 Number 3

Volume 2 Number 3
Volume 2 Number 3
23 pages


Issue listing

Feature
Rescue a Flawed Photo with Smudge Painting
Don't write off less-than-perfect images too quickly. They can often be salvaged by applying artistic techniques. Mark Clarkson demonstrates how smudge painting can turn a flawed photo into a unique work of art.

Creativity In The RAW
Working with camera RAW is the digital photography equivalent of processing film negatives. Dave Huss explains how you can manage image quality at its most basic level using this professional technique.

 
Step by Step
Isolated Color
Learn to harness the power of color in this double tutorial by Dave Huss. Using adjustment layers and the Hue/Saturation slider, you can create black-and-white images with selective color for interest and emphasis; or give any photo a hand-tinted appearance.

Creating A Sketch Effect
Make any image look like a casual sketch. Lynette Kent shows you how it's done in this quick, easy-to-follow tutorial.

Create an Old-fashioned Photo
Give your contemporary photos a vintage look in minutes. Linda Sattgast shares tech niques for applying a sepia tone to any image and framing the old-fashioned look with a deckle edge.

 
Columns
 
Essentials
Beginners' Workshop
Learn the basic techniques for making and saving y our custom brush sets.

Tips & Tricks
Some helpful tips on viewing multiple photos, the RAW image format, setting preferences for the Photo Downloader, and the three different interfaces in Elements.

Elements Q&A
Answers to reader questions about file formats, the magic wand tool, the eyedropper tool, and rotating images.

Elements Extras
Some cool new effects to add to your photo editing arsenal.

Shortcut City
A collection of not-so-obvious keyboard shortcuts.


 

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