Deke's Techniques 169: 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.

The Essential Approach to Masking

The Mating Habits of the Pen Tool

Adobe's landmark pen tool ranks among its most powerful but least understood features. And yet it all hinges on this: anchor points are boys, control handles are girls. It's not a drawing tool, it's a mating ritual.