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The Essential Approach to Masking

Submitted by deke on 8 July 2009 - 12:08am.

Today, I take a brief respite from the many masking videos previously offered on this site (okay, it's been a while, but there have been a lot of them) to offer--wait for it--yet another masking video!

Only with two exceptions: This video is not on my site. Rather, it's my contribution to the one, the only Scott Kelby's "Guest Blog Wednesday." And it goes by the name, "The Essential Approach to Masking," with portrait by Jacob Cunningham.

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The Mating Habits of the Pen Tool

Submitted by deke on 2 April 2009 - 6:53am.
The bees and the bees

dekePod Episode 013: With this episode, we resume our regularly scheduled programming. Beginning with one of the most powerful but convoluted features in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign: the pen tool. Some artists take to it right away, others just don't get it.

My thinking: Y'all can get it!! It's not hard once someone (me) provides the proper introduction. Read more » 

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