Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, I am sure everyone is aware of the Bokeh effect. This article will showcase the Bokeh effect in web design from bright and bold backgrounds to the subtle black and white. Some even go as far as to make the Bokeh effect animated, which looks really awesome. :)
The thing that struck me was that I could remember (or so I thought) seeing a lot of website designs that utilized this effect, yet when I actually went scouring the web for them – there really weren’t that many. I hope you enjoy them and find some inspiration through them.
Well, it’s that time of the year again. The holiday season is nearly upon us, and for many of us, this means that the annual ritual of gift giving is also coming quickly! I hope that doesn’t make me sound like a Scrooge – I actually love Christmas and giving gifts to my friends and family!
With that in mind, I thought a holiday themed tutorial might be a good idea. So, I’m going to show you how to create your own crumpled and torn wrapping paper effect in Photoshop, pretty much from scratch! All we’ll need is a seamless pattern and a couple of stock images.
I actually came up with this technique for a recent client project, in which they wanted a “holiday” theme. I searched some of my favourite stock photography sites for some wrapping paper images, but really didn’t find anything all that useful. So, being a resourceful Photoshopper, I simply shrugged my shoulders and decided to make my own! This also had the added benefit of my being able to use a custom pattern, with the client’s corporate colours.
