In this week’s free Deke’s Techniques episode, Deke employs Photoshop CC’s new flame generator to set a giant letter Z on fire. In the video, you’ll see how Deke works his way through the generator’s dialog box to apply automatically generated flames along this now blazing path:

For members of lynda.com, Deke’s got an exclusive movie this week in which he revisits the flames that surround his superhero, The Blue BBQ. With the new Flame Generator, he can create custom flames for the ‘Q that don’t rely on lifting the fire image from an existing photograph.

If you’re not a member of lynda.com and would like to check out the exclusive video, you can ignite a free week’s trial by going to lynda.com/deke. Fire up, dekeBlazers!