Drawing a Perfect Snowflake in Illustrator

Deke constructs a snowflake in Illustrator with mathematical precision, then augments it in Photoshop

Drawing HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey in Illustrator (in 2017)

Deke recreates the creepy AI computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey in Adobe Illustrator

The Rule of Thirds for Smooth Bézier Curves

Deke studies the Rule of Thirds with regard to creating smooth Bézier curves in Adobe CC applications.

Drawing Precise Bézier Curve Time and Tangent Lines in Illustrator

Deke demonstrates how to create precise points and lines for a technical drawing featuring Bézier curves in Adobe Illustrator.

Drawing a Bacterium with Gradient Mesh in Adobe Illustrator

Deke shines a microscope on how to draw a bacterium in Adobe Illustrator using Gradient Mesh.

Painting with Blend and Combine in Adobe Sketch

Deke continues his quest portrait drawing quest in Adobe Sketch, with a demonstration of the blend modes available.

Introducing Adobe Photoshop Sketch

Deke introduces you to his favorite virtual drawing app, Adobe Photoshop Sketch

Creating a Custom Angry Emoji in Illustrator

Deke uses Illustrator to fill in a gap in the emotional range of emoji-based expression. In other words, he draws Rage.

New Course: Draw Better and Faster with Illustrator CC

Deke's Techniques 285: Making a Scalable Avatar in Illustrator

Deke uses paths lifted from a photograph in Photoshop to create a scalable, vector-based avatar in Illustrator.

New Course: Introducing Illustrator (with Free Samples!)

Deke's Techniques 271: Tracing Hand-Drawn Art with Uniform Strokes in Illustrator

Deke takes a sketch drawn with pencil, enhances it in Photoshop, then traces it in Illustrator with resulting uniform lines.