Applying Old-School Distortions as Smart Filters in Photoshop

Deke develops his dream design from last week by applying old school Photoshop distortions as editable smart filters.

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 a Tile Pattern (from Illustrator) with a Photograph (in Photoshop)

Deke applies the pattern he created in Illustrator to a photographic portrait in Photoshop.

Riffing on Your Contour Map in Photoshop

Deke riffs on last week's project with an extra displacement map.

Exploring Regular Molecule Patterns in Photoshop

Deke dutifly lines up his fake molecules in Photoshop and creates an then blends them into something wild.

Combine a Sketch and Photograph in Photoshop

Deke finally finishes his portrait of Colleen, drawn in Adobe Photoshop Sketch and finished in Photoshop proper.

War of the Worlds: The Sun Attacks (Using Blend Modes in Photoshop)

Deke uses Blend Modes and the Luminance Exclusion sliders to help the sun attack the Earth with deadly lightening.

Deke's Techniques 300: Blending an Object's Shadow into Any Background

Deke shows you how to blend the cast shadow of an object into any new background.

Deke's Techniques 013: Reflecting a Face in Shattered Glass

This week, Deke takes the photo of a screaming woman and reflects it into shattered glass. In the lynda.com members-only video, he adds a face to a tree.

Deke's Techniques 011: Blending Textures Onto a Face

This week, Deke takes a portrait shot and maps two different textures onto the subject to create an exotic effect. No masks were invoked; it's all about advanced blending.