Holy yoiks, I’ve been remiss in my blogging duties. In fact (and it gives me no pleasure to confess this), I’ve been absent for more than two weeks. And from my own site! I mean, why even have a blog site if you’re not going to blog? Fortunately, I’ve been careening my efforts in some positive if helter-skelter directions. That is to say, I’ve been working my mother-father ass off. Just take a look at my bicep!
Okay, so that’s not actually mine. Nor is that my photograph. Or my tiger drawing. But I did put the two together using an array of Photoshop’s most advanced features.
Here’s the skinny on this and other news:
- My book, Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One, has been shipping for a few weeks. I completely rehashed the outline and organization with my beloved editor Colleen Wheeler. The result is a largely new title packed with new exercises, new projects, new videos, and other varieties of new newness.
- I’m currently working on Lesson 9 (of 12) of my upcoming book Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One, which is scheduled to be in bookstores in October. If anyone wants to see a sample, lemme know and I’ll post an exercise with lesson files available to members next week.
- My vast and comprehensive Photoshop CS5 One-On-One: Advanced video series will be available this month at lynda.com. Because of its length (a whopping 248 movies), the first half will go live in a few days; the second half will appear a couple of weeks after that.
- The Dude with the Tiger Tattoo image is from “Chapter 29, Smart Objects” of my upcoming Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery video series. The tiger is an Illustrator graphic, expressed as an editable smart object in Photoshop, applied using the Multiply blend mode with some Underlying Layer luminance blending, mapped onto the buff guy’s arm with CS5’s new Puppet Warp, subject to both smart filters and a layer effect. lynda.com Premium Members will have access to the sample files (which hail from the Fotolia image library), so you can try the techniques out for yourself.
Anyway, sorry for being off the grid. At least now you know why. Authoring two books and a few hundred movies takes a bit of real effort. And something (in addition to my sanity) had to give.
I’ll try to stay better in touch. A newsletter might be forthcoming. In the meantime, all my virtual love.
All I can say is - Wow! 248
All I can say is - Wow! 248 movies? Just think if you released one a week like the old Saturday serials; you’d be set for years. Of course, each movie would need a cliffhanger ending, like “will Deke be able to save the layer style from being deleted, or is it gone forever?”
total Deke fan
I’ve been introduced to you on Lynda Dot Com, and I am a total fan. I think your courses are fabulous. Thank you for helping me!
New Illustrator One-on-One
I would love it if you would post some exercise lessons from your new book.
but would you really want to
but would you really want to wait years to learn photoshop?
Welcome back!
We waited patiently for your return (well most of us I guess).
I can’t begin to express how glad I am to hear about your upcoming releases. Got the One on One: Fundamentals book (Lynda.com version too) and I wasn’t disappointed…you are by far the best teacher/trainer I have studied under (in any subject).
Ok, I’m done giving your ego a ****job…for now (one does need it every now and again for inspiration) ;D
Looking forward to more of the One on One series (Photoshop and Illustrator). I’ve used your tutorials since CS3 to better my skills in both arenas. I am on the edge of my seat waiting for Photoshop CS5 One on One: Advanced...248 movies, you say? I’ll schedule some extra time in my day for them. Mastery looks like it’ll be worth the wait too.
Love to see a sample of that Illustrator…can’t wait to see all.
I’ll check back in regularly (hope you do the same) and I’ll be checking out the next Martini Hour.
One on One About Time :P
St Louis Home Tutoring
I’m excited to finally get to see a glimpse of what the One-on-One can do! I’m definitely going to upgrade my Photoshop’s program for sure haha
Illistrator One-on-One
Please post an Illustrator lesson. I have the book already saved on Amazon so it will ship to me as soon as it releases. A preview would be great.
Mindy Clark
tato
I think it is a true picture tattoo
Sandy
Is it real?
and therein lies the beauty…is it real or is it manufactured? You’ll have to get that release to find out for certain.
I’m afraid it’s not real
And here’s proof (clicking on this image will take you to the image library for the buff dude and tiger graphic assets):
I mean, c’mon, do I post anything “real”? Seriously, I’m offended!
:-)
Proof
LoL…now ya spoiled the surprise and she doesn’t have to get the release to find out for sure.
CS5 1on1 Advanced live at Lynda.com
I’m surprised to see no mention of it here.
adobe photoshop cs5 one on one
I cant access the on line companion site for the book at www.oreilly.com/go/deke-photoshopcs5.
how else can I get to the tutorials?
Photoshop CS5, Unable to Sync color settings using Best workflow
Recently installed PsCS5 extended and Bridge CS5. I am unable to color synchronize in PsCS5. In Bridge CS5, I am getting a perfect synchronized symbol confirming the creative suite Sync is OK.
However PsCS5 on the other hand has this weird Exclamation symbol !!. with following message: For more information on color settings, search for “setting up up color management” in help. This term is searchable from any creative suite application.
Additionally I am also running PsCS4 + Bridge CS4 on the same machine with perfectly synchronized icons displayed in both PsCS4 + Bridge CS4.
In the CS5 apps, I am using Best Workflow CS5 and CS4 apps, I am using Best Workflow CS4.
Can some one help.
Thanks.
(PS: I am a Mac User)
One on One Advanced
At last PS CS5 One on One Advanced is here on Lynda, my credit card has been burning a hole in my pocket waiting, I am now a fully paid up premium member and raring to go, hope its not to long for the last 6 lessons (19 to 24) to appear,
Cheers Deke.
Lynda vs book format
I’m following you on Lynda.com, and I’m wondering if there’s more/less/different material in your books.
Cheers,
Will
try this!
http://vplayer.oreilly.com/?video_product=urn%3Ax-domain%3Aoreilly.com%3Aproduct%3A0636920013785.VIDEO
Awesome post
Okay, so frankly, your post is really informative. You let people know just what is CS5.
Access to online companion to CS5
I have tried the link above but still cannot find the download to companion book to CS5
Thanks if anyone can help
Regards
Mick
Missing lesson files, color setting, keyboard shortcuts
The lesson files, color setting, keyboard shortcuts, custom workflow are missing from the oreilly.com/go.deke-photoshopcs5 site. Only videos can be downloaded. I have done a google search and wasted hours trying to get the lesson files so that I can proceed. Without the lesson files my recent purchase of Deke’s book is sitting idle.
Missing lesson files
Though rather late, I have recently bought Deke’s book Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One (in Russian) and at once found out that the lesson files are missing from the oreilly.com/go.deke-illustrators5 site as well as for Photoshop CS5. I have managed to download color setting and keyboard shortcuts files using “Essential links” tag on the Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One book’s page in oreilly catalog, but not the lesson files. There are no such files among those links.
So,can anyone (maybe Mr. Deke McClelland himself) help?
Thanks in advance,
simalpal80
Following up on missing lesson and video files
We’ve been in touch with O’Reilly to find out where the video and lesson files have disappeared to. We’ll let you know as soon as we hear back.
Video and lesson files restored!
Here you go: http://player.oreilly.com/videos/0636920013785