- Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland.…Welcome to Deke's Techniques!…Now, today's episode was inspired…by the United Pixelworkers.…And in case you don't know who they were,…they were essentially a T-shirt company…that made, for example, the shirt that I am…proudly wearing right this second.…They closed down, they shut things down…at the end of 2014 to focus on…their more profitable company,…which is known as Cotton Bureau.…But back in the day they had…this logo right here and they used to…like to have fun with it.…For example, one of the things…they did was to rotate the logo…to create this star design.…
And so that got me thinking that…it'd be fun to do something similar.…What we're gonna do now,…inside Illustrator, by the way,…is take these base shapes right here…and then we're going to fuse them together…to create these kind of Js,…and then we're gonna rotate the Js…to create our own star design.…Here, let me show you exactly…how it works.…Here's the final effect we'll be going for.…And we're gonna be starting with…
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
10/15/2019Released
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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