Welcome to the first lesson I’m going to write in my Photo Editing 101 series of tutorials, which will cover some basic tricks and tips for editing photos, especially portraits. I get a lot of inquiries on how to perform basic functions that you see done over and over in Photoshop, so rather than repeat myself all the time, I can just link to my tutorials. So, in this first tutorial of the series, I cover how to get that smooth airbrushed skin effect, how to airbrush color to enhance eye color, create that famous pencil sketch effect from a photo, how to enhance a photo by tweaking contract levels, and finally, how to isolate specific colors in a black and white photo.

Read the tutorial here on the P2L Publishing System.

Thanks and enjoy!

Dan

We’re starting to see a gradual shift in the tutorial community to video publishing, and while this is an exciting new medium, it also introduces a whole new set of issues that plague this format. In this tutorial, I cover all the common problems I see in these tutorials and how to avoid them, as well as some suggestions on how to break from the norm and create an entertaining and educational video tutorial.

Read the tutorial here on the P2L Publishing System.

You can also digg the article here.

Thanks and enjoy!

Dan

Have you recently upgraded your PC to Vista and you own an HP Scanjet 5300c? If so, you probably went to the HP website and were confronted with a completely infuriating message:

We are sorry to inform you that there will be no Windows Vista support available for your HP product. Therefore your product will not work with Windows Vista.

The majority of HP products not supported in Windows Vista are beyond seven years old.
If you are using the Windows Vista operating system on your computer, please consider upgrading to a newer HP product that is supported on Windows Vista.

HP has numerous products on the market that support Windows Vista:
http://www.hp.com/united-states/tradein/home_flash.html

Well guess what? You can still use the XP drivers and make a simply change to your security settings to get it working again despite what those slackers at HP think. Read my tutorial here and get your 5300 series scanjet working in Vista!

This is it folks, one of the most exciting Photopaint tutorials I have every written, not to mention one of the shortest! I’m going to show you how to import Adobe Photoshop Brush packs into Corel Photopaint and CorelDraw!

This is one of the most desired functions I have ever seen for Photopaint and I am constantly seeing posts on other sites and blogs about how it can’t be done. Time to set the record straight, this is how you do it… click for the complete tutorial by moi!

Enjoy!
Dan

Hi folks!

Wow, I’ve really been losing my battle on keeping this place flowing with new articles on a consistent basis… But have no fear, I am still writing quite a bit and some recent changes in my personal schedule has really thrown a wrench in my activities. I am now back to being full-time Dad, so I will no longer be able to work very much on days any more, so I am struggling to fit everything into my new timetable.

Anyhow, I am very pleased to bring you a new tutorial that is based on my experiences in selling websites and general merchandise on eBay and other auction sites:

As someone who has taken on both roles as a seller and buyer, and have helped many others get their site sales off the ground, I thought it would be handy to put together a complete guide to selling your site effectively and protecting your ass from scam artists. So I bring you my tutorial on selling your website and not getting ripped off!

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Enjoy!
Dan