Help and How-To

I tossed around the idea of writing a pages filled with tutorials on digi scrapping. It's been on my "to-do" list for a very long time now. Then something hit me not too long ago. A little voice inside my head said "stop trying to re-invent the wheel." There are already many, many great tutorials related to digital scrapping. Do I really need to rehash them? Do I really need a collection of the same topics written from my own point of view? Probably not. Instead what I've decided to do here is provide a collection of some of the most useful tutorials and articles I've run across. This leaves me the option (and definitely more time!) to write my own tutorials for things that I haven't seen covered yet. If you're looking for a "How-To" for a specific technique and you don't see it listed here, drop me a line and let me know what you'd like to see. If I can't find what you're looking for, most likely I'll write it myself! :)  On to the list! **NOTE: This list will be continually growing as I run across tutorials that I think are worth sharing. Check back occassionally to see what's new here!**

Getting Started Guide
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(You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to read this guide. You can download it free from Adobe HERE)

General Scrapbooking

Don't make it harder than it has to be
Sometimes it IS just about the pictures
When journaling gets away from you
Start a digital collection of your heritage photos
Are YOU in the pictures?

Using Your Software

Loading a brush (PS & PSE)
Keyboard shortcuts help you scrap faster (PS)
Rules, guides and grids (PS & PSE)
Monitor Calibration (non-software specific)

Photography/Photo Editing

Your Rights as a Photographer: Who & what can you photograph without prior consent?
Photo Tinting (PS/PSE  |  PSP)

Techniques

Text on a path (PS)
Colorizing digital elements (PS & PSE)
Inking digitally (PS)
Creating custom shapes (PS & PSE)