One of my favorite new features of Photoshop CS4 is by far the new way of handling masks. Personally I use masks quite frequently, so the newly introduced functionality such as fine tuning and feathering edges is quite a productivity and creativity boost. continue
Just in case you haven’t noticed yet - tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. So don’t forget to get some flowers, a cute present or a nicely designed Valentines Card for your sweetheart… So make sure you grab the Valentine Devkit and get started. continue
Wow, what an eventful and interesting year 2007. I hope all of you enjoyed it as much as I did. All the best for 2008 and a wonderful New Year’s Eve! Wolfgang :) continue
Those of you following my Flickr stream might already know that I was working on a new wallpaper set called “Solid Wood”. And guess what… once again it’s not just a set of wallpapers, but a complete devkit :P continue
Obviously I really got addicted to this whole devkit thing :) So here is another one: this time it’s all about creating smilies. Feel free to download the Photoshop file and get creative… continue
In many cases you have to provide different options or features for different nationalities. I guess the most popular example is Apple’s iTunes Store, where you click a small flag button to access the store of your country. Here is a development kit to create such buttons. continue
After releasing my latest wallpaper devkit I received a bunch of requests from people, asking me to do a tutorial on how to create rays of light with Adobe Photoshop. Well here we go… continue
In the first article of this series I described how to optimize strokes in Adobe Illustrator. This time we will focus on how to create smooth strokes using Photoshop’s layer styles. continue
I guess most of you still remember my first Wallpaper Development Kit published back in May. Now, more or less half a year later, I thought it was time to update my wallpaper as well as the Wallpaper Devkit. continue
Today I played around in Photoshop and finally I ended up with a wallpaper I kinda liked. Basically it’s a very simple one — inspired by early Windows Vista wallpapers — with my new logo in the center. continue
Due to popular demand I’ve decided to write some kind of follow up tutorial to the “Creating Badges” tutorial. In the second part you will learn how to turn your basic shape into a glossy, three dimensional badge. continue
A couple of days ago we had a forum entry on how to create badges, like those used on Bartelme Design to indicate new entries. So here is a short description of how to create them using Adobe Photoshop. continue
If you look at Adobe’s website, in particular at the Photoshop CS2 section, you can read all about Photoshop’s new features, such as the new vanishing point tool, smart objects and Bridge integration. However the best new feature is the new layer management. continue
Letzte Woche wurde im Forum von Bartelme Design die Frage gepostet, wie man am besten einem Objekt einen Schatten zuweist, so dass der Eindruck entsteht, als stünde das Objekt im Raum. Aus diesem Grund habe ich ein kleines Tutorial erstellt. continue
Dieses Tutorial zeigt, wie man mit Hilfe von Adobe Photoshop einem Objekt einen Schatten zuweist, so dass der Eindruck ensteht, als stünde es im Raum. continue
Vor einigen Tagen wurde ich gefragt, auf welche Weise der Spiegelungseffekt erstellt wird, welcher bei mehreren der auf Bartelme Design präsentierten Icons Verwendung findet. Aus diesem Grund habe ich schnell ein Tutorial dafür erstellt. continue
Dieses Tutorial zeigt, wie man mit Hilfe von Adobe Photoshop Spiegelungseffekte, wie sie öfter auf Bartelme Design zum Einsatz kommen, erstellt. continue