Artistic FilteringThe following examples use the same method as has already been described. (Draw your black outline on its own layer. Ctrl-click that layer, then select the background copy layer....

Photoshop Elements 2 Switch Colors   Used choosing foreground and background colorsFound at #13, 14, 27 and 28 in the Toolbar diagram...

Clear the last style by clicking the Default Style button, and apply the Copper Tube and Negative styles to get the result shown below. Below, I used...

Curves Are an AbominationCurves Are an Abomination …and so is the Shadows/Highlights command. Unless, of course, you want to create art that is not photographic; art that specifically is...

1. Start with your new doument.Create a New layer and rename it to "Background". Set your background color to #993300 and foreground color to #663300.Now Select Linear...

Photoshop Elements 2 Background Eraser     Used for removing portions of an imageFound at #7 in the Toolbar diagram at left ...

1. Make a new image (File > New or Ctrl+N) with 500px in width and 400px in height: 2. Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N)...

  Photoshop Elements 2 Lasso     Used for making selectionsFound at #2 in the Toolbar diagram at left ...

1. Open a 500*200 document. 2. Go Filter> Render> Clouds 3. Go Filter> Render> Diffrent Clouds 4. Go Filter> Blur> Radial Blur (Amount: 50...

Photoshop Elements 2 Magic Eraser   Used for removing portions of imagesFound at #7 in the Toolbar diagram at left ...

1. Create a new image (File > New or Ctrl+N): 2. Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N). 3. Press D on your keyboard to reset...

Photoshop Elements 2 Magnetic Lasso     Used for selecting areasFound at #2 in the Toolbar diagram at left  ...