Deke’s Techniques 094: Attack of the Killer Pumpkin! (In Photoshop!)

This week's technique is the first of two installments of Deke's annual Halloween tribute, in which he makes ghoulish but gorgeous graphics in Photoshop.

Deke’s Techniques 093: Creating a Money-Like Design in Illustrator

This week, I show you not how to scan money. But rather how to draw your own. For your own private kingdom. With which to take over---The

Deke’s Techniques 92: Creating a Continuous, Single-Line Spirograph in Illustrator

Today I show how you to create a Spirograph-like hypotrochoid from a single path outline. One that curls around and loops into itself like it will never stop. Ever.

Deke’s Techniques 091: Turning a Pencil Sketch into Digital Ink in Photoshop

Today, I show you how to turn a hand-drawn pencil sketch into the Photoshop equivalent of digital ink. By which I mean d'ink, which of course precisely rhymes with Deke.

Deke’s Techniques 090: Applying Custom Carve and Shadow Styles to Any Font

Today, I show you how to create and assign custom variations on the classic type styles Carved and Shadow to any typeface. And the text remains altogether editable.

Deke’s Techniques 89: Creating a Spirograph-Like Pattern in Illustrator

Here's how to make a Spirograph-like pattern that can be made to fit into any design. Without a single clipping mask. And it looks pretty sweet when it's done.

Deke’s Techniques 088: Hand-Carving Letters into Wood in Photoshop, Shown in Video and Explained in

Today I show you how to hand-carve letters into a wooden sign. If that's not enough, there's a text description, too!

Deke’s Techniques 87: Cloning Yourself in Photoshop

In what might be my favorite DTs movie so far, I show you how to combine a bunch of photos of yourself, all captured from a common angle, into a surreal composition.

Deke’s Techniques 86: Creating the Perfect Facebook Cover in Photoshop

Today's technique shows you how to create the perfect Facebook cover in Photoshop, with a follow-up video on how to craft, save, and post the perfect profile picture.

Deke’s Techniques 85: Designing a Seamlessly Repeating Hex Pattern in Illustrator CS6

This week, I show you how to use Illustrator CS6's new Pattern Options panel (as well as its new pattern-editing mode) to create a seamlessly repeating hex pattern.

Deke’s Techniques 84: Drawing a Perfect Linear Spiral in Illustrator

This week, I show you how to draw an Archimedean spiral (which is the kinda of spiral you want to create) using Illustrator's obscure but handy Polar Grid tool.

Deke’s Techniques 83: Creating a Screen Print Effect in Photoshop

Learn how to create a screen printing effect, complete with meticulously misregistered colors. The black lines go one way, the colors go the other, the blue sky stays fast.