deke.com posts about patterns

Creating a Type 15 Pentagon in Adobe Illustrator

Deke actually demonstrates how to accurately draw one of these pentagons he's been obsessing over for the past few weeks.

Tessellating Pentagons Types 10: Richard E. James III

Deke explores yet another tessellating pentagon in Adobe Illustrator.

Tessellating Pentagons Types 1–5: Karl Reinhardt, 1918

Deke studies Karl Reinhardt's pentagons in Adobe Illustrator, and turns them into tessellating patterns to show prove it all true.

Introducing the Pentagon Patterns

Deke begins his foray into understanding the mysterious tessellating pentagons.

Creating a Pattern of Shimmering Cells in Adobe Illustrator

Deke grows some colorful cellular matter in Adobe Illustrator, using gradients and a hex pattern.

Shading the Panels in Your Photoshop-Based Coffer Illusion

Deke embellishes last week's optical illusion with some shading to make the pattern even more "coffer" like.

Op Art Experiment 3a: Volumetric waves

Deke indulges in a third set of computer-generated Op Art experiments in Adobe Illustrator.

Imbuing Your Chuck Close Effect with Color

Deke takes his patterned portrait homage to Chuck Close and imbues it with color using radial gradients.

Creating a Chuck Close Effect in Photoshop

Deke emulates the work of legendary artist Chuck Close in a Photoshop-enhanced portrait.

Healing with a Pattern Brush

Deke replaces a busy background with a more muted artificial clouds pattern with nary a mask in sight.

Seamless Patterns with the Clouds Filter in Photoshop

Deke controls the skies, earth, and even the moon with Photoshop's old school Clouds filter and a repeating pattern.

Creating an LCD Screen Effect in Photoshop

Deke adds a pattern to his LCD screen recreation that gives it the authentic look of an actual screen.