Creating a Photographic Painting in Photoshop
Deke finishes up his leopard seal project by adding the final bits of digital painting in Camera Raw.
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Your weekly quick-fix of Deke, with ideas you may inspire or inform your own projects.
Two Images are Better than One
Deke takes a leopard seal from one GoPro frame and some floating ice from another to make a composite "digital painting" inspired by a real photographer.
Rescuing a Frame from a GoPro Movie with Camera Raw
Deke takes the camera he has (a GoPro) and develops into a once-in-a-lifetime shot in Camera Raw.
The Photoshop 2020 Freeform Warp Enhancements
Deke uses Photoshop's new free transform warp enhancements (that he's been begging for for years) to manipulate a landscape to his liking.
Creating a Metadata Template in Bridge
Deke uses a text editor to fix some gotchas in the standard metadata template process in Adobe Bridge.
Masking Your Wonder Woman in Photoshop
Deke takes the wild and wonderful background he made last week and "wonderizes" a young footballer.
Deke’s Techniques Classic: Cloning Yourself in Photoshop
Flashback episode: Deke takes a bunch of Jacob images and makes a pool party in Photoshop.
Creating a Wonder Woman 1984 Poster Effect in Photoshop
Deke uses Photoshop filters and an image from our friends at Dreamstime to re-create the background of the Wonder Woman movie poster.
Drawing a 3D Metal Star in Adobe Illustrator
Deke draws an impossible interwoven 3D star in Adobe Illustrator which he then declares the flag of his own Antarctic nation.
Faking a GoPro Over-Under Shot
Deke shows you how to combine a few GoPro frames to make a faux under-over water shot, with sea lions!
Recolor a Freeform Gradient in Adobe Illustrator
Deke uses an older feature in Adobe Illustrator (Recolor Artwork) to change up colors from a new feature (Freeform Gradient).
Making an Awful Photograph Awesome
Deke takes a once in a lifetime photo that didn't turn out great, and helps it fulfill its awesome destiny with the help of Camera Raw.