Creating Brushed Metal in Adobe Illustrator

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

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.

Designing an Animal Logo in Illustrator

Deke begins the time-traveling journey of creating a triceratops-themed logo in Adobe Illustrator.

Combining the Best of E.T. and Jurassic Park with Photoshop and Illustrator

Deke uses the powerful combination of Photoshop and Illustrator to make a movie poster combining E.T. and Jurassic Park.

Customize Your PixelSquid Art in Photoshop

Deke takes a 3D dinosaur from PixelSquid and plops it down in its own Jurassic World, customized with Photoshop layer effects.Deke takes a 3D dinosaur from PixelSquid and plops it down in its own Jurassic World, customized with Photoshop layer effects.

Introducing PixelSquid 3D for 2D Designers

Deke uses the new design technology developed by our friends at PixelSquid to get a customized 3D rendered object for his 2D project. Also, dinosaurs.

Martini Hour 007, In Which Colleen Reveals the dekeLounge's Secret Location (to special guest Russel