Creating Rivets in Adobe Illustrator

Deke uses Adobe Illustrator's gradient, drop shadow, and blend capabilities to create a riveting background for a triceratops logo.

High Resolution Snowflakes in Photoshop

Deke creates snow where there was none before in Photoshop.

Celebrating the Winter Solstice with a Solar Eclipse at Carhenge

Deke puts an the totally eclipsed sun into a composite featuring Carhenge.

Creating an Authentic Möbius Strip in Adobe Illustrator

Deke revisits the project in which he created a virtual Möbius strip in Illustrator, in order to make sure it's a real virtual Möbius strip.

Learn How to Mask Hair, Down to the Final Fragile Follicle, in Photoshop

The Next "Photoshop Masking & Compositing" Course Goes Live @ lynda.com

Deke's Techniques 050: Inventing Custom Starbursts

In this week's movie, Deke shows you two ways to create custom flares, blasts, and explosions using nothing more than a star-shaped path and a few effects.

Deke's Techniques 048: Creating a Shooting Star in Illustrator

This week, I explore one of the oldest and best features in Adobe Illustrator, blends. Which are precisely what you need to create the brilliant effect of shooting stars.