Creative Graphics: Most people don’t consider themselves artists. But you don’t have to be a great artist to create great web graphics. Our experts show you how.

• Graphics Tool Basics: There are more graphics programs than you can shake a stick at (and besides, when you think about it, what good does shaking a stick really do?). Digital artist Gary David Bouton sifts through the morass (no, that’s not a dirty word, thank you!) for you, and helps you separate the wheat from the chaff (yes, yes, we mixed a metaphor, so sue us).
• Getting Your Photos Web Ready - A picture's worth 1000 words, right? Well, for Gary David Bouton they're worth at least 3,000. But don't let that alarm you. Here he tells you the least you need to know to get the most out of photos on the web. First tip—always save in JPG format. It can instantly make the difference between a picture taking 40 seconds, or just six. Don't wait that long, “click” here and say cheese...
• Clip Art Crazy! Clip Art Crazy! Want interesting art with the click of a mouse? Learn where to find it, how to select it, then how to use it to make your site actually say more. Our man Chuck Green fills you in from his aerie Chickmahoney Branch Drive.
• Get Animated! You see them all over the web, blinking and driving you nuts. And you say to yourself, “self, I want to do make stuff blink and drive other people nuts, too.” Or something like that. Really, you just want to catch someone’s attention and inform or entertain them. Follow Gary Priester’s great introductory tutorial, complete with the download of a great graphics program you can try for free.
• Get More Animated! Yes, while animations can be annoying, you have to admit they're eye-catching. If you haven’t tried the first, simpler tutorial, you should start with that—we don’t want your head exploding—that gets so messy. But if you have done that, or know the basics, follow along as Gary goes gaga (in a nice way, of course), giving you a step-by-step tutorial for creating an animated advertising banner.