Articles in the Tutorials / How To's Category

[Posted 05/06/2010 at 12:01 AM | 5 Comments]
Blackberry Tutorial: Add background to Icons in Composer (video) + a revisited video!

Composer is yet another tool to use when designing themes for your Blackberry device. Composer is one of the two programs you get when you download the blackberry theme studio. When you add a button in composer is does not add a background to it like it does in Theme Builder so in this tutorial I will teach you how to do so.

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[Posted 04/09/2010 at 12:01 AM | 10 Comments]
Blackberry Tutorial: Resize buttons on home screen (video)

Time and time again I am asked how to resize the icons that are displayed on the home screen on your Blackberry theme. So, in this video tutorial I will show you how to accomplish this two ways. One way is to make your 3rd party apps smaller and another way is to keep your OEM icons on the home screen and make them small. A theme that I create used the second style of resized icons.

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[Posted 04/07/2010 at 12:01 AM | 4 Comments]
Blackberry Tutorial: Download the tools needed to create a Blackberry theme (video)

So you want to create your own Blackberry theme but you have no idea where to download the tools needed. Well in this short video tutorial I will tell you exactly where to get the tools you need to create yourself a theme. It’s easy, simple, and you will wish I had made this video sooner.

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[Posted 03/27/2010 at 12:01 AM | 27 Comments]
Blackberry Tutorial: Droid Like Sliding Dock (video)

So you downloaded Theme Builder Studio v5 and when you opened it you had no idea where to begin. Well in my first ever video tutorial I will show you how to design your very first droid type sliding dock which is featured on quite a bit of my themes. This is a long video so sit back and enjoy.

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[Posted 01/06/2010 at 12:01 AM | No Comments]
What is in the works for 2010.

I do believe this will be my first post of the new year so before I go into what is changing, please allow me to wish you all a happy new year. To my readers in 2009, I thank you. To all of my upcoming 2010 readers, welcome! It is now to time let you know where I have been, what I have been up to, and where I decide to go.

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[Posted 12/17/2009 at 12:01 AM | 2 Comments]
Tutorial: Candy Cane Text

Why do you love the holidays? Is it because you get to spend time with your family, eat like crazy, open gifts, buy gifts, or to create some awesome text using Photoshop? Well, for me, it is all of the above . I love the holiday season, it brings out the best is everyone. For this tutorial, I will show you how to create some really cool candy cane text using Adobe Photoshop. I currently use CS4, but you could get this done in CS2, or CS3. Enjoy!

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