Deke’s Techniques

Your weekly quick-fix of Deke, with ideas you may inspire or inform your own projects.

Introducing Photoshop for the iPad

Deke shares his first impression of the "real" first Photoshop for the iPad

What’s Wrong with this Drop Shadow?

Deke brings his Photoshop troubleshooting knowledge to bear on some troublesome layer effects.

A Hand Becomes a Thanksgiving Hand Turkey

Deke finishes up his 2019 hand turkey project.

Drawing a Highly Articulated Hand

Deke hand draws his very own hand.

Hand Turkey 2019

Deke waves in the Thanksgiving season with some traditional and not-so-traditional hand turkeys.

What to Do When Content-Aware Fill Fails?

Deke fails and fixes a content-aware fill issue caused by transparency issues, on a bass hat.

Finishing Your Adobe Sketch Artwork in Photoshop

Deke moves his scary artwork from Adobe Sketch into Photoshop to add the finishing touches of scariness.

What if Joan Miró Had Met Jordan Peele?

Deke uses the work of two of his inspirational heroes to create a modern movie moment in the style of 20th century surrealist art.

Opening Your Adobe Sketch Artwork in Photoshop

Deke takes his homage to Joan Miró from Sketch into Photoshop for better control over the layers and print options.

Painting like Joan Miró in Adobe Photoshop Sketch

Deke delves into another dedicated dekeConstruction of art, this time with an electronic homage to Joan Miró.

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.