Deke's Techniques 118: Rendering Type in Smoke in Photoshop

This week, I show you how to render type in smoke (as featured in my Photoshop CS6 movies). It's easy to do and you can edit your text any time you like.

Deke's Techniques 117: Creating Turfy Type in Photoshop

Today, I offer you another text effect. Specifically, I'll show you how to render text in grass, down to the finest blade, against a dirt background. Complete with a golf ball.

Deke's Techniques 115: Creating Leafy Letters in Photoshop

This week, Deke combines a text layer and a leafy photo to create letters that appear to be made from foliage. And it's all a simple function of Refine Mask.

Deke's Techniques 114: Creating a Star Wars Hologram Effect in Photoshop CS6

Deke uses a variety of Photoshop effects to turn a couple of unsuspecting rental car agents from this world into rental car agents from a galaxy far, far away.

The Tragic Solemnity (or, If You Prefer, Quiet Authority) of My Photoshop CS6 Videos

Photoshop CS6 Enters a Several-Week Period of Free Public Beta

Deke's Techniques 110: Making Synthetic Lightning in Photoshop

This week, I show you how to create wicked cool tendrils of sizzlingly realistic lightning from whole cloth. Complete with ambient contact lighting.

Deke's Techniques 107: Drawing a Ninja Turtle Nose in Photoshop

At first glance, it seems like this week's technique is just about chasing down an Internet meme. But Deke reveals some key concepts that you can use for any digital tattoo.

Deke's Techniques 104: Creating a Vanity Frame

In this week's free movie, Deke shows you how to create a perfectly spaced frame around a graphic (whatever it may be) inside a Photoshop file.

dekeAdvice: Getting Your dekeLove On

Deke's Techniques 100: Creating an Dual-Focus Hybrid Image

Learn how to create a specific and famous flavor of optical illusion. When viewed from far away, the image appears as one thing; when viewed close up, it appears as another.

A couple of videos on Photoshop CS6