dekeNow Courses

Make the Best Art of Your Life With Gradients

Explore advanced gradient techniques in Photoshop, including Live Gradients, new Methods, and pixel-based masks. Learn to create stunning visual effects and enhance your digital artwork.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Warp to the Future!

Learn advanced text manipulation techniques in Adobe Illustrator, including type on a path, warping, and dynamic effects. Master smooth path creation, distortion values, and scaling for professional-looking designs.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Just Select Stuff

Explore Photoshop's Object Selection tool to efficiently select and manipulate recognizable objects in photographs, with tips on various selection techniques and tool options.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Draw Inside

Explore Illustrator's Drawing Modes, focusing on Draw Inside. Learn to create compound paths, custom blends, and use clipping masks for unique designs. Master advanced techniques for exceptional illustrations.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wrap Your Illustrator 3D in Real World-ish Materials

Learn to apply realistic 3D materials in Illustrator, exploring textures, roughness, metallic properties, and advanced techniques like shadow bounds and ray tracing for enhanced visual appeal.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Try Smart Portrait

Explore Photoshop's Smart Portrait feature to enhance and manipulate portraits, including adjusting age, expressions, and lighting. Learn techniques for achieving realistic and creative results.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Let There Be Light and Shadows

Explore Adobe Illustrator's enhanced 3D lighting controls, including rotation, height, and softness. Learn to create realistic shadows and master the interplay of light in your digital designs.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Turn Any Image Into an Automated Masterpiece

Explore Photoshop's Style Transfer Neural Filter to transform images using AI. Learn presets, custom styles, and blending techniques for unique artistic results.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• Free Video