deke.com posts about synthetic

Deke's Techniques 110: Making Synthetic Lightning in Photoshop

This week, I show you how to create wicked cool tendrils of sizzlingly realistic lightning from whole cloth. Complete with ambient contact lighting.

Deke's Techniques 037: Creating Synthetic Wood Grain

In this week's technique, I show you how to create 100% synthetic wood grain using Smart Filters in Photoshop. All without harming so much as a single tree!

Deke's Techniques 015: Building a Synthetic Starfield from Scratch

This week, I show you how to create a galaxy of stars, solar flare, and space gas from a void of nothingness. In just 9 minutes, I offer you the Big Bang.