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Deke's Techniques 160: Hand-Carving Letters into Wood in Photoshop

Today I show you how to hand-carve letters into a wooden sign. If that's not enough, there's a text description, too!

Deke's Techniques 158: Cloning Yourself in Photoshop

In what might be my favorite DTs movie so far, I show you how to combine a bunch of photos of yourself, all captured from a common angle, into a surreal composition.

Deke's Techniques 156: Creating the Perfect Facebook Cover in Photoshop

Today's technique shows you how to create the perfect Facebook cover in Photoshop, with a follow-up video on how to craft, save, and post the perfect profile picture.

Deke's Techniques 151: Creating a Screen Print Effect in Photoshop

Learn how to create a screen printing effect, complete with meticulously misregistered colors. The black lines go one way, the colors go the other, the blue sky stays fast.

Deke's Techniques 149: Hand-Coloring Line Art in Photoshop

In this week's happy, idyllic technique, I show you a range of tips and tricks for coloring a line drawing in Photoshop. Using layers. It's a thing of beauty, it really is..

Deke's Techniques 141: Pimping Your Ride in Photoshop

Today I kick off Deke's Techniques: The Challenge with a new technique based on five from the past. Along the way, I'll transform a crap car into an awesome one!

Deke's Techniques 139: Turning Illustrator Path Outlines into Photoshop Shape Layers

This week, you'll increase your graphic super powers by turning the Illustrator path outlines from last week's project into independent shape layers in Photoshop.

Deke's Techniques 138: Creating a Superhero Shield in Adobe Illustrator

Just in time for the 4th of July, I show you how to create a shiny, reflective superhero shield in Illustrator. It's a long, intense technique, but it's super cool as well.

Deke's Techniques 112: Designing a Model Railroad Track in Illustrator

There are model railroad geeks. And there are vector graphics geeks. In this episode of Deke's Techniques, the two groups of geeks get to meet.

Deke's Techniques 110: Making Synthetic Lightning in Photoshop

This week, I show you how to create wicked cool tendrils of sizzlingly realistic lightning from whole cloth. Complete with ambient contact lighting.

Deke's Techniques 107: Drawing a Ninja Turtle Nose in Photoshop

At first glance, it seems like this week's technique is just about chasing down an Internet meme. But Deke reveals some key concepts that you can use for any digital tattoo.

Deke's Techniques 106: Drawing a Highly Graphic Explosion

In just two days, Adobe Illustrator turns 25 years old. Today, I celebrate Illustrator and the wider world of vector art with a technique that'll blow you away.