Beyond the Basics - Photoshop Elements 13: The Missing Manual - page 893

▪ MyJanee ( www.myjanee.com/tutorialselements.htm ) . You'll find lots of tutorials and
free downloads on this site. It hasn't been updated in a while, so some features may be in
different places in your version of Elements than in these tutorials.
▪ Sue Chastain's on About.com ( www.graphicssoft.about.com ). Another site with lots of
downloads and many tutorials.
▪ PanosFX ( www.panosfx.com ). Panos Efstathiadis produces some wonderful actions for
Photoshop, and he has adapted most of them for Elements, as well. Some are free; some
cost a few bucks.
▪ optikVerve Labs ( www.optikvervelabs.com ) . This is the home of virtualPhotographer,
one of the most amazing plug-ins (add-ons) for Elements. Best of all, it's free. Alas, this
plug-in works only in Windows, not on Macs.
▪ Grant's Tools ( www.elementsvillage.com ). This has long been the most popular set of
free add-on tools for Elements. These days, it's easiest to find the most up-to-date ver-
sion via the forums at Elements Village. Just look for the Grant's Tools thread at the top
of the General Elements Discussion forum.
▪ ShutterFreaks ( www.shutterfreaks.com ). This website offers a number of Elements add-
ons. Some are free, but most cost a few dollars. You'll find tutorials here, too.
▪ CoffeeShop ( www.thecoffeeshopblog.com ). Offers free brushes, frames, patterns, and
tutorials for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
▪ ActionCentral ( http://atncentral.com ) . Lots of free actions here. Most are for Photoshop,
but there are a number that work in Elements as well.
If you're willing to pay, you've got even more choices. You can find everything from more
elaborate ways to sharpen photos to really cool collections of special edges and visual ef-
fects. Prices range from “donationware” (pay if you like it) to hundreds of dollars for soph-
isticated plug-ins.