deke.com posts about drawing

Dynamic Round Corners in Adobe Illustrator

Deke shows you how (and why) to use the Round Corners feature in Adobe Illustrator to make drawing faster and easier.

Drawing a Universal Power Symbol in Adobe Illustrator

Deke uses some handy shape features in Adobe Illustrator to draw the universal power symbol.

Introducing...Introducing Illustrator 2020

Deke's newest course, Introducing Illustrator, is designed for those of you who open Illustrator with an eye to making a "simple" graphic, and get horribly lost before the first curve is drawn.

Drawing a Pool Cue in Illustrator

Deke finishes up his "pool hall pool themed" clock in Adobe Illustrator by making the cues that will become the hands.

Drawing a Gradient Sphere as a 2D Shape in Adobe Illustrator (aka "The Cue Ball)

Deke begins his imaginary pool hall–themed clock by drawing a cue ball for the center in Adobe Illustrator

Another Illustrator Sample: The "Painting" Chapter, aka "The Blob" (Brush)

Enjoy some free samples of Deke's latest Illustrator One-on-One: Fundamentals course, and learn about the Blob brush

Using an iPad as a Sidecar Drawing Tablet

Deke uses the new Sidecar function to make his iPad a working tablet for Photoshop input.

A Hand Becomes a Thanksgiving Hand Turkey

Deke finishes up his 2019 hand turkey project.

Mandala Patterns in Photoshop CC 2019

Deke celebrates 2019 with a new approach and a magical new feature in Photoshop CC.

Drawing a Perfect Snowflake in Illustrator

Deke constructs a snowflake in Illustrator with mathematical precision, then augments it in Photoshop

Drawing HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey in Illustrator (in 2017)

Deke recreates the creepy AI computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey in Adobe Illustrator

The Rule of Thirds for Smooth Bézier Curves

Deke studies the Rule of Thirds with regard to creating smooth Bézier curves in Adobe CC applications.