Lynda - Deke's Techniques 334 - 385 (2015)

Deke's Techniques is a collection of short Photoshop and Illustrator projects and creative effects that can be completed in ten minutes or less. The series is taught by computer graphics guru Deke McClelland, and presented in his signature step-by-step style. The intent is to reveal how various Photoshop and Illustrator features can be combined and leveraged in real-world examples so that they can be applied to creative projects right away.

Contents:
334 Straightening and “uncropping” a photo.mp4
335 Restoring a missing photograph detail.mp4
336 Drawing a hand (clenched in a fist).mp4
337 Cleaning up a sketch captured with a phone.mp4
338 Four hands united in brotherhood, solidarity, and teamwork.mp4
339 Swapping out colors in existing gradients in Illustrator.mp4
340 Select Focus Area and the pseudo engraving effect.mp4
341 Integrating 3D art into a 2D scene in Photoshop.mp4
342 Creating a 3D shark in Photoshop.mp4
343 Creating a 3D doughnut in Illustrator.mp4
344 Creating a golden 3D ring in Illustrator.mp4
345 Mapping Elven runes (or text) onto a 3D ring.mp4
346 Hand-drawing custom-made letters in Illustrator.mp4
347 Drawing letters with curves and holes.mp4
348 Enhancing your hand-drawn text in Photoshop.mp4
349 Mixing a low-color photo with Camera Raw.mp4
350 Mixing a low-color photo with adjustment layers.mp4
351 Saving your effect as a color lookup table.mp4
352 Extracting a classic painting from its frame.mp4
353 Extracting that same painting nondestructively.mp4
354 Archiving and enhancing a child’s art.mp4
355 Combining a child’s art with a real classic.mp4
356 Developing the perfect sunset in Camera Raw.mp4
357 Lush landscapes The real green is yellow.mp4
358 Painting away Camera Raw “Clarity halos”.mp4
359 Selectively sharpening a stressed photograph.mp4
360 Transforming yourself into a Dark Elf.mp4
361 Hand-masking the elf against a vivid background.mp4
362 Making the Dark Elf that much darker.mp4
363 Developing a photograph of The Joker.mp4
364 Carving expression lines into The Joker’s face.mp4
365 Creating a campaign poster in Illustrator.mp4
366 Creating a Prohibition (or Universal No) symbol.mp4
367 Using Photoshop CC’s new Flame Generator.mp4
368 Creating cool Flame Generator art.mp4
369 Setting type on fire with the Flame Generator.mp4
370 Blending synthetic flames with type.mp4
371 Creating secret-message type in Photoshop.mp4
372 Animating a continuously morphing message.mp4
373 Creating a piece of Minecraft-inspired art.mp4
374 Extruding your Minecraft art into 3D space.mp4
375 Adding a big-pixel, Minecraft background.mp4
376 Developing the perfect holiday portrait.mp4
377 Two ways to create center guides in Photoshop.mp4
378 A new way to create center guides in Photoshop CC.mp4
379 Two ways to create center guides in Illustrator.mp4
380 Clearing the list of recently used fonts in InDesign.mp4
381 Two ways to search fonts in InDesign CC.mp4
382 Drawing flowering vectors in Illustrator.mp4
383 Stroking the petals to create a lattice effect.mp4
384 Creating a flowering origami effect.mp4
385 Painting shapes with transitional gradients.mp4