Deke’s Techniques 127: Creating an Upside Down Face Effect

This week, we explore the realm of optical illusion. Specifically, I show you the power and process of placing rightside-up features on an upside-down model.

Deke’s Techniques 125: Making a Person Emerge from Water in Photoshop

Have you ever wanted to take a photograph of a client, friend, or loved one, and make that person appear to emerge from water, in Photoshop? Here's how.

Deke’s Techniques 123: Joining Type to a Circle in Illustrator

Today marks Deke's first-ever video recorded in Illustrator CS6. And it's all about a topic as old as the hills: how to create type along both the top and bottom of a circle.

Deke’s Techniques 121: Reflecting Type in Water

In this week's free Deke's Techniques, Deke reflects on how to make it appear as though text is mirrored in rippled water.

Deke’s Techniques 119: Rendering Type in Brushed Metal in (Good Old But Also Recently New) Photoshop

Today I show you how to render type in brushed metal using a couple of smart filters and some layer effects.

Deke’s Techniques 118: Rendering Type in Smoke in Photoshop

This week, I show you how to render type in smoke (as featured in my Photoshop CS6 movies). It's easy to do and you can edit your text any time you like.

Deke’s Techniques 117: Creating Turfy Type in Photoshop

Today, I offer you another text effect. Specifically, I'll show you how to render text in grass, down to the finest blade, against a dirt background. Complete with a golf ball.

Deke’s Techniques 115: Creating Leafy Letters in Photoshop

This week, Deke combines a text layer and a leafy photo to create letters that appear to be made from foliage. And it's all a simple function of Refine Mask.

Deke’s Techniques 114: Creating a Star Wars Hologram Effect in Photoshop CS6

Deke uses a variety of Photoshop effects to turn a couple of unsuspecting rental car agents from this world into rental car agents from a galaxy far, far away.

Deke’s Techniques 112: Designing a Model Railroad Track in Illustrator

There are model railroad geeks. And there are vector graphics geeks. In this episode of Deke's Techniques, the two groups of geeks get to meet.

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 107: Drawing a Ninja Turtle Nose in Photoshop

At first glance, it seems like this week's technique is just about chasing down an Internet meme. But Deke reveals some key concepts that you can use for any digital tattoo.