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A collection of short Photoshop and Illustrator projects and creative effects from computer graphics guru Deke McClelland.

Open a wide range of practical and creative options by learning how to add spot colors and varnishes to your print designs.

Become more efficient, exact, and creative with the advanced tools like pattern brushes, Gradient Mesh, and opacity masks in Illustrator.

Explore the power of Illustrator brushes to quickly and easily add detail to your fashion illustrations.

Learn techniques to quickly and accurately draw detailed technical flats for the fashion industry using Adobe Illustrator.

Learn how to approach the challenges presented when creating a logo for a media company.

Discover how to trace artwork in Adobe Illustrator and convert raster graphics into vector form.

Learn the basics of what goes into creating an infographic.

Discover the natural media brushes and effects in Illustrator for drawing, painting, and adding expressive strokes.

Join professional illustrative designer Von Glitschka as he shares his experience on how to research, sketch, build, and present vector graphics.

The third course in Deke McClelland's Illustrator CS6 One-on-One series, which takes a project-based learning approach to the key features in Adobe Illustrator, including Recolor Artwork, transparency, masks, blend modes, strokes and fills, and dynamic effects.

Covers the details of installing and updating applications with an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, and shows how to move content between devices with the cloud and work with Adobe Touch Apps.

Discover how to take advantage of the next level of dynamic features in Illustrator CS6, such as patterns, complex gradients, and the Pathfinder operations, in the second installment of Deke McClelland's Illustrator CS6 One-on-One series.

Discover the new and enhanced features in Adobe Illustrator CS6.

Examine all the components of a magazine cover—the page that brands and sells a magazine to readers.

A tour of the interface changes and the new tools introduced in Illustrator CS6, including Pattern Options for creating repeatable patterns and advanced tracing options.

Create vibrant web graphics, wireframes, and complete web site mockups with the strong layout and color management tools in Adobe Illustrator.

The first in a four-part series by industry-pro Deke McClelland on creating elegant, optimized graphics with the tools in Illustrator CS6 and Deke's special, branded techniques.

Tour the interface, learn the workflow, and be introduced to core techniques like working with artboards, understanding layers and objects, and making and moving selections.

Teaches core Illustrator concepts and techniques that can be applied to any workflow—for print, the web, or just building assets that will find their way into other applications.