Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland.…Welcome to Deke's Techniques.…This week, we begin to celebrate Halloween…with a timeless technique.…In this movie, I will show you how to take these bats…and combine them with this moon…to create this batface moon.…Isn't he just the most lovable guy you ever saw?…Don't just you just want to reach out and hug him?…Go ahead, you can.…Aww, you guys are cute.…Here, let me show you exactly how it works.…All right, here's the final spooky batface moon,…just so you have a chance to see it on screen.…
In all, we're going to be compositing a series…of three different files, all of which come to us…from the Fotolia image library, about which you can…learn more and get deals at fotolia.com/deke.…I'm going to go ahead and switch over…to this base image, which is the grunge paper file,…and I'm going to darken it up,…using a brightness contrast adjustment layer.…And so, I'll go out to the Layer menu,…choose New Adjustment Layer,…and then choose Brightness/Contrast.…And I'm going to call this new layer darkness…
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
12/3/2019Released
1/13/2011This course 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.
Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.
Skill Level Intermediate
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Q: Why can't I earn a Certificate of Completion for this course?
A: We publish a new tutorial or tutorials for this course on a regular basis. We are unable to offer a Certificate of Completion because it is an ever-evolving course that is not designed to be completed. Check back often for new movies.
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