Chana Messer

Chana Messer

About

hana Messer is a Los Angeles-based educator, subject matter expert writer, artist, and designer. She currently runs and owns her design studio, MAC in Art. Her extensive teaching career in fine art and digital imaging has spanned over three decades, at several prestigious institutions including the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the USC School of Cinematic Arts, FIDM, and UCLA. Beyond teaching, she is an Adobe Community Expert, Adobe Education Leader, Adobe Express Ambassador, and Subject Matter Expert for numerous Adobe Certified Professional Exams. Messer also contributes to textbooks and online courses, frequently speaks at Adobe events, hosts weekly livestreams on Behance, and shares her deep knowledge and passion for digital arts and design. Chana is an exhibiting artist.

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CreativePro Week 2025
June 2–6Now Available On Demand

Available for purchase through September 6. On-demand access ends June 6, 2026. CreativePro Week is the world’s best how-to conference to master the tools of…

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How to Create a Stylized Palette From an Image in Illustrator

Learn how to quickly create a color swatch palette from an image in Illustrator using the Object Mosaic feature.

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Saving Selections with Channels in Photoshop

Increase your speed and creative options by using channels to save your precious selections.

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InDesign in the Middle East

Multilingual publishing and cross-cultural design.

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CPW Icons

June 29–July 3, 2026

Nashville, TN (and online)