Deke McClelland shows you how to edit the contents of a vector-based Smart Object inside Illustrator and then hand off the changes back to Photoshop. This is a great example of two applications interacting with each other. Learn more from the full course at lynda.com.

Learn to apply various photographic effects and textures to your images. Author Deke McClelland demonstrates how to use Photoshop's photograhic effects, including brush metal texture and brushed highlights. Learn more from the full course at lynda.com.

Learn how to create scaled concentric circles. Author Deke McClelland uses the Ellipse tool in the Outline mode to create a perfect circle from a center point. Learn more from the full course at lynda.com.

Deke McClelland demonstrates how to import an illustration into Photoshop as a Smart Object, which allows you to reference the original vector-based information so that, among other things, you can scale the illustration inside of Photoshop as much as you want. Learn more from the full course at lynda.com.

Author and Photoshop expert Deke McClelland shows you how to apply some Photoshop-specific effects, including a reflective lens flare. Learn more from the full course at lynda.com.

Author Deke McClelland demonstrates how to create a perfectly centered star. Deke uses the Selection tool and the Attribute panel to create a center point to work from. Learn more from the full course at lynda.com.

Learn how to automatically trace an image using Illustrator's Image Trace button. Author Deke McClelland also shows the impact of resolution on the quality of the final traced artwork. Learn more from the full course at lynda.com.

Learn how to change the color of a car within an image. Deke McClelland uses the Targeted Adjustment tool within the Hue/Saturation adjustments panel to change the color of a car from red to gold without changing the rest of the image colors. Applies to the CC and CS6 versions of Photoshop. Learn more from the full courses at lynda.com.

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.