I Begin Work on the First of My Four Courses on the Wealth of 3D Features in Photoshop CS5 Extended

Deke's Techniques 011: Blending Textures Onto a Face

This week, Deke takes a portrait shot and maps two different textures onto the subject to create an exotic effect. No masks were invoked; it's all about advanced blending.

Deke’s Techniques 010: Smoothing Skin Texture with an Anti-Edge Mask

This week's movie says goodbye to text effects and hello to photography techniques. Specifically, I show you a quick method for smoothing over skin details in a portrait shot.

Creating a Molten Letter Effect (Episode 008)

This week, Deke shows you how to employ a combination of layer effects to create incendiary type, and then apply smart filters to create atmospheric ripples of heat.

Deke's Techniques 006: Creating a Hammered Metal Background

This week, Deke shows how to make a background that looks like hammered metal using a trio of basic smart filters, all of which you can edit any time you like.

Deke's Techniques 005: Rendering Type in Gold

This week, Deke takes a turn at alchemy by turning editable type into smooth, lustrous gold. Happily, it doesn't involve anything fancier than a collection of layer effects.

Deke's Techniques 002: Branding Type on a Texture

The second Deke's Techniques is all about branding type onto a textured surface. In the video, Deke brands some type onto a rock wall. But you can do this with any texture. Like leather, parchment, or human flesh.