Deke’s Techniques Classic: Cloning Yourself in Photoshop
Flashback episode: Deke takes a bunch of Jacob images and makes a pool party in Photoshop.
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Your weekly quick-fix of Deke, with ideas you may inspire or inform your own projects.
Creating a Wonder Woman 1984 Poster Effect in Photoshop
Deke uses Photoshop filters and an image from our friends at Dreamstime to re-create the background of the Wonder Woman movie poster.
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.
Faking a GoPro Over-Under Shot
Deke shows you how to combine a few GoPro frames to make a faux under-over water shot, with sea lions!
Recolor a Freeform Gradient in Adobe Illustrator
Deke uses an older feature in Adobe Illustrator (Recolor Artwork) to change up colors from a new feature (Freeform Gradient).
Making an Awful Photoshop Awesome
Deke takes a once in a lifetime photo that didn't turn out great, and helps it fulfill its awesome destiny with the help of Camera Raw.
Hiding the Filmstrip in Camera Raw
Deke shows you a simple trick for getting rid of the Filmstrip pane in Camera Raw when you don't need it.
Posterizing Colors Nondestructively in Photoshop
Deke recolors his Hair-inspired poster art using a nondestructive Gradient Map adjustment with custom gradient
Posterizing Colors in Photoshop, in the Style of the Musical, Hair
Deke pays homage to a classic posterized poster (from the musical Hair) in Photoshop
The Improved Simplify Command in Illustrator 2020
Deke uses the new improved Simplify command in Adobe Illustrator to rid himself of excessive anchor points in a few simple clicks.
Healing with Clone Source Panel plus Diffusion in Photoshop
Deke shows you how to clone one set of eyelashes to another using the Healing Brush, the Clone Source panel, and a high Diffusion setting in Photoshop.
Camera Raw 12: Panoramas with Fill Edges
Deke stitches a panorama in Camera Raw 12 and shows you how to use the new fill features to restore the transparent edges