dekeNow Courses

Illustrator 3D Never Went Away, But Now It’s Back

Explore Illustrator's enhanced 3D capabilities, including the 3D panel, on-screen widget, and bevel options. Learn to manipulate objects with pitch, yaw, roll, depth, and emboss for stunning visual effects.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Years of Deke's Techniques

Retrospective of Deke's Techniques: A decade of Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials, featuring favorite episodes on typography, special effects, isometric projections, and graphic art.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Oil Paint - The Photoshop Filter That Will Not Die

Explore Photoshop's Oil Paint filter: GPU compatibility, brush options, and lighting values. Learn to create stunning effects and enhance your digital artwork with this versatile tool.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Best of Illustrator 2023 - Intertwine Objects

Explore Illustrator 2023's Intertwine Objects feature to weave and interlock paths, with techniques for editing and manipulating overlapping objects for creative designs.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Best of Photoshop 2023 - Photo Restoration

Discover Photoshop 2023's Photo Restoration feature to transform old, damaged photos. Learn techniques for enhancing faces, reducing scratches, and masking effects to breathe new life into cherished memories.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Photoshop Is Smarter Than You Are

Explore Photoshop's Neural Filters for advanced photo editing. Learn skin smoothing techniques, layer masking, and how to balance smoothness and blur for professional-looking results.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Lord of the Preferences - The Four Panels

Comprehensive guide to Photoshop's first four preference panels, exploring settings, interface options, workspace customization, and tool behaviors for enhanced productivity and workflow optimization.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hands On with Adobe’s New Groundbreaking AI

Explore Adobe Firefly's Text to Image module: Generate custom images, adjust lighting, composition, and style. Learn to create unique visuals with this groundbreaking AI tool for creative professionals.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hands On with Adobe’s New Groundbreaking AI, Part 2

Explore Adobe Firefly's prompt parameters to enhance AI-generated images. Learn about iterations, style, guidance, avoidance, and face-fixing tags for improved results in this hands-on tutorial.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hands On with Adobe’s New Groundbreaking AI

Explore Adobe Firefly's groundbreaking AI image generator, featuring unique type effects and custom text-to-image capabilities. Learn to create vivid, one-of-a-kind designs using presets and custom prompts.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Use Photoshop at the Speed of Thought

Discover custom Photoshop keyboard shortcuts to enhance productivity and streamline your workflow. Learn to create, customize, and implement efficient shortcuts for various tools and functions.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The A.I. Cheater’s Approach to Flawless Photography

Discover AI-powered techniques in Photoshop to transform flawed photos into flawless masterpieces. Learn to remove unwanted elements, enhance resolution, and master selection tools for stunning results.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Outsmarting Generative Fill, One Tiny Step at a Time

Discover a foolproof technique to enhance Photoshop's Generative Fill resolution. Learn to work in 1MP blocks, create seamless patterns, and maximize AI-generated image quality.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Expand Any Image in Seconds!

Learn to expand and enhance straightened photos using Photoshop Beta's Generative Fill feature. Master techniques for filling transparent areas with realistic details and improving image quality.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Animate Your Own Custom A.I. Emoji

Learn to create and animate custom AI-generated emojis using Adobe Firefly and Photoshop's Timeline panel. Master techniques for smooth looping, masking, and enhancing with generative AI tools.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video