Deke’s Techniques

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

Using the Transparency Shapes Layer Option in Photoshop

Deke wraps up the White Walker project by turning his hoodie more ice-zombie-cloak-like with a carefully applied layer effect in Photoshop.

Adding a Cold and Gloomy Background in Photoshop

Deke sets his white walker project down north of the wall by adding a gloomy background and some artificial snow in Photoshop.

Giving Your White Walker Glowing Blue Eyes

Deke finally adds the eerie blue, yet lifeless, eyes to his White Walker portrait (just in time).

Carving Deep Wrinkles or Scars into Skin

Deke takes a partial blue zombie and gets him closer to white walker status in Photoshop

The White Walker Begins

Deke begins the process of turning an ordinary citizen into a menacing frozen monster inspired by Game of Thrones

Creating a White Walker in Photoshop

Deke begins the long trek through the ice and snow to turn an unsuspecting villager into a Game of Thrones–inspired white walker.

Flip Horizontal View in Photoshop CC 2019

Deke takes a fresh look at the same old self portrait by using Photoshop's Flip Horizontal (View) command.

Coloring outside Your Line Art in Photoshop

Deke adds yet another watercolor was to his Photoshop line art self portrait, this time adding it to the only part that's not his face.

Combining Multiple Works of Line Art

Deke adds some fanciful flowers to his self portrait in Photoshop.

Draw Something, Color the Outlines

Deke reinterprets the concept of coloring inside the lines, and literally colors the lines of a self portrait.

Actioning a Full-Color Hedcut in Photoshop

Deke creates a Photoshop action to automate the hedcut effect he created back in episode 723.

Low Vibrance and High Saturation

Deke demonstrates a case for low Vibrance/high Saturation photographs, using the lovely ladies of Isla Guadalupe as examples.