deke.com posts about Illustrator

1000 Years of Deke's Techniques

Deke, the Dragon, celebrates 1000 years of Deke's Techniques with the 1000th (and final, for now) episode.

Deke at the Adobe Illustrator Summit 2021

Deke will have two sessions at the upcoming Adobe Illustrator Summit, August 26-27. Get a discount, download the sample files, and find out more!

Drawing a Whole Bunch of Hex Screws in Adobe Illustrator

Deke finishes his subwoofer illustration in Adobe Illustrator by creating some virtual hex screws around the edge.

Here's a Custom Van (icon) Drawn by Deke (in Illustrator) for Your Enjoyment (in Photoshop)

Deke drew this van icon to fill an obvious gap in the custom shapes "Vehicle" collection in Photoshop.

Using Compound Shapes vs Compound Paths in Illustrator

Deke considers the different advantages of using compound shapes (dynamic) or compound paths (static) in Adobe Illustrator.

Deep Inside the Subwoofer with Adobe Illustrator

Deke takes the next step in creating his imaginary subwoofer in Adobe Illustrator, by using the Blend command to create the concentric circles inside.

Drawing a Subwoofer in Adobe Illustrator

Deke makes great use of gray gradients in Adobe Illustrator in order to make his very own subwoofer.

Creating Rivets in Adobe Illustrator

Deke uses Adobe Illustrator's gradient, drop shadow, and blend capabilities to create a riveting background for a triceratops logo.

Creating Brushed Metal in Adobe Illustrator

Deke uses Adobe Illustrator to create a brushed metal effect out of nothing but pixels.

Drawing Organic Curves with Round Corners in Illustrator (Triceratops Edition)

Deke shows you how to use Adobe Illustrator's round corner widgets to drag curves and avoid having to shape them with the Pen tool.

Dynamic Round Corners in Adobe Illustrator

Deke shows you how (and why) to use the Round Corners feature in Adobe Illustrator to make drawing faster and easier.

Illustrator Pen Tool (Triceratops) Tricks

Deke shows you exactly where to put the anchor points and place the control handles for drawing his Triceratops logo.