Making Dead Cells Spring to Life

Deke uses the power of smart objects (in Illustrator) to bring half his Photoshop file back to life.

Creating a Pattern of Shimmering Cells in Adobe Illustrator

Deke grows some colorful cellular matter in Adobe Illustrator, using gradients and a hex pattern.

Deke dutifly lines up his fake molecules in Photoshop and creates an then blends them into something wild.

Deke uses an old school Photoshop gradient technique to create simulated molecules.

Deke shows you how to exploit the many colorful stylistic sets in the Trajan Color Concept font.

Deke introduces you to Adobe's concept font, Trajan Color, with some tips on how to use it in both Photoshop and Illustrator.

Deke explains how tools can go missing when you use a built-in workspace in Adobe Photoshop.

Deke embellishes last week's optical illusion with some shading to make the pattern even more "coffer" like.

Deke hides 16 circles in a way that, once you see it, you'll never unsee.

The eight-year-old Vandam Dezigner to give us notice that there's a new "King of Adobe" in town (and he turned out to be right).

Deke gives life to the rather lifeless idea of a QR code, adding just enough dekeNess in Photoshop to make it worth looking at.

Deke puts an the totally eclipsed sun into a composite featuring Carhenge.