Join Photoshop and Illustrator expert Deke McClelland for a live presentation of some of his most popular Deke's Techniques. Learn techniques for making your images look their best and new ways to achieve the looks you're after.You will learn how to:• Create line art or text that automatically inverts everything behind it in Photoshop.• Miniaturize the world with Deke's special tilt-shift recipe in Photoshop.• Use a hidden feature in Illustrator to create classic movie poster credits.• Construct a very special ambigram (text that appears the same upside-down) in Illustrator.• Create a Lord of the Rings-style text effect in Photoshop.

Get an overview of how to work with layers in Photoshop. Use the Color Range command and invert an image. Jump an image to an independent layer.

Create a new document in InDesign from the File menu or Welcome screen. Navigate the Welcome screen. Adjust settings for the new document.

Learn how smart guides can intuitively and unobtrusively guide drawing. Learn to quickly and easily align objects to another key object.

Create and save elliptical gradients with full or partial transparency. Learn to use the interactive Gradient tool and Gradient panel.

Draw merged paths and automatically remove redundant points so the path is easy to select and edit. Learn how to use the Eraser and Smooth tools.

Learn about some exciting new features in CS4: document windows, multiple artboards, gradients, appearances, and the Recolor Artwork dialog box.

Use the Appearance panel to manage attributes such as effects and fills. Use the Graphics Styles panel to reuse combinations of attributes.

Work with text inside Illustrator CS4. Use the Type tool to create a basic text object. Format text using the Type tool menus in the Control Palette.

Learn to use the Separations Preview panel to proof and fix your color separations before exporting your files and sending them to a printer.