Tutorials
I'm hoping to very slowly add explanations and tutorials to this section to show how I do some of my graphics magic. Really, it's mostly a combination of Photoshop 4.0, experience, and talent. A lot of it is stuff anyone can do with a little help and practice. I've started work on a Key which will explain some of the windows, tools, and operations we'll be using in future tutorials. I suspect this will all remain somewhat rough for some time to come because I don't have a lot of time to work on it presently, so please bear with me as I try to slowly add to this section and hopefully get around to polishing it some in the future.
 

window collage tutorial

Window Collage Tutorial
For lack of a better term, I'm calling this first tutorial an example of a "window collage" because we'll be combining several images and making "windows" in some layers by erasing parts of them to allow layers beneath them to show through.

 

title banner tutorial

Title Banner Tutorial
This is a rather simple tutorial on how to make a title graphic for your page--it was done a long time ago by request and is suitable for beginners.

 

 

 

 
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