Drawing a 3D Metal Star in Adobe Illustrator

Deke draws an impossible interwoven 3D star in Adobe Illustrator which he then declares the flag of his own Antarctic nation.

Drawing an Impossible Hex Object in Adobe Illustrator

Deke not only creates an impossible shape, but turns it into something even more impossible. Hold on to your brain.

Painting Paths with Opposing Gradients

Deke makes his devil's tuning fork impossible object even more impossible with gradient effects.

Drawing an Impossible Trident in Illustrator

Deke uses the impossible trident illusion to demonstrate the very real tracing and coloring possibilities in Adobe Illustrator.

Reversing the Direction of Your Optical Illusion

Deke plays with the "direction" of the illusory bent lines of his cafe wall optical illusion project.

Creating a "Magical Checkers" Illusion

Deke takes a crack at dekeConstructing another optical illusion in Adobe Illustrator

Drawing a Classic "Cafe Wall" Illusion in Illustrator

Deke recreates a classic optical illusion in Adobe Illustrator, proving these lines are, in fact, straight and parallel.

Shading the Panels in Your Photoshop-Based Coffer Illusion

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

Drawing the Ninio Extinction Illusion

Deke helps you recreate a currently trending Internet optical illusion in Illustrator, so you can prove to yourself (even if you can't see them) that the dots are all there.

Creating "Rounded Windows" Op Art from Scratch (and Math) in Photoshop