Deke's Techniques 161: Creating a Spirograph-Like Pattern in Illustrator

Here's how to make a Spirograph-like pattern that can be made to fit into any design. Without a single clipping mask. And it looks pretty sweet when it's done.

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 154: Designing a Seamlessly Repeating Hex Pattern in Illustrator CS6

This week, I show you how to use Illustrator CS6's new Pattern Options panel (as well as its new pattern-editing mode) to create a seamlessly repeating hex pattern.

Deke's Techniques, The Final Challenge: Anything Goes

Deke's Techniques 152: Drawing a Perfect Linear Spiral in Illustrator

This week, I show you how to draw an Archimedean spiral (which is the kinda of spiral you want to create) using Illustrator's obscure but handy Polar Grid tool.

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 148: The Octagonal Rings of the Underworld

This week, I dropped everything I was doing and recorded a movie in which I show you how to create the interlocking Olympic rings (in honor of London, 2012!) in Illustrator.

Deke's Techniques: The Illustrator Challenge Officially Begins

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!