My name is Rob de Winter.
I'm an Adobe Certified Instructor, Public Speaker, Author and Designer based in The Netherlands
My name is Rob de Winter.
I'm an Adobe Certified Instructor, Public Speaker, Author and Designer based in The Netherlands
Since 2018, I’ve been speaking at Adobe MAX, Adobe’s annual creativity conference that brings together creative professionals from around the world.
While Adobe MAX is usually held in Los Angeles, the 2024 edition took place in Miami. In April 2025, a special one-day edition was organized in London, where I had the honor of speaking at Magazine London. It was a day full of inspiring sessions, hands-on labs, and the latest innovations in apps like Photoshop, Firefly, and Premiere Pro. You can find 15-minute recaps of all the sessions, including mine, at max.adobe.com/london.
Later this year, Adobe MAX 2025 will return to Los Angeles, from October 28–30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, promising another exciting event full of creativity, innovation, and new ideas.
Find out more and register at max.adobe.com.
If you use Adobe Illustrator in your daily work, you don’t want to miss the Illustrator Virtual Summit 2025!
From May 20–23, the Illustrator Summit brings together 19 top instructors and 32 sessions packed with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get the most out of Illustrator.
I’m excited to be one of the speakers this year. My session, “Extending Adobe Illustrator: Unlock New Creative Workflows,” focuses on combining Illustrator with new tools and technologies to boost your creativity.
You’ll learn how to:
- Use Illustrator together with Project Neo to design crisp 3D vector graphics
- Bring your artwork into Adobe Firefly to generate brand-new visuals
- Work faster, smarter, and more creatively with new workflows
You can join the Illustrator Summit for free (with limited-time access to the sessions) or choose a VIP Pass for lifetime access, plus lots of bonuses and extras.
👉 Register here for free access or grab a VIP Pass at the Early Bird rate:
Hope to see you there!
Since 2023, I’ve been speaking at CreativePro Week, the essential HOW-TO conference for creative professionals who design, create, or edit in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, or Microsoft PowerPoint.
In 2023, I presented two sessions in Phoenix, and in 2024, I returned to speak in Washington, DC. Both events were filled with inspiring sessions and a friendly atmosphere.
In 2025, I’m excited to return to CreativePro Week in Phoenix, taking place from June 2–6. I’ll be presenting two sessions:
Just Wow! Cross-Training Photoshop, Illustrator, and Beyond
A session exploring the synergy between Adobe tools to enhance your creative workflow.
Creativity and Problem Solving with AI in Photoshop
Discover how to leverage AI features in Photoshop for innovative design solutions.
For more details and to register, visit the CreativePro Week website.
I think one of the greatest things to do is teach people how to make beautiful things. That's why I started my training agency DWM Trainingen in 2008.
The courses and workshops I provide are usually in Dutch, but of course they can also be given in English. I'm specialized in teaching Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Animate, Acrobat, graphic design and typography.
At DWM Trainingen I mainly teach small groups of up to 9 people, and also in-company to graphic designers at companies such as Philips, McDonalds, the United Nations, Canon, the Dutch government and national broadcasters.
Since 2024, I've been creating tutorial videos for the Adobe Learn Content team, specifically for Adobe Firefly, Photoshop and Illustrator. You can find these videos on the Creative Cloud website and in the relevant apps, such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. You can also go directly to some of the videos using the links below:
Adobe Photoshop tutorials
Get Started: Opening images in PhotoshopGet Started: Create a New Document in PhotoshopGet Started: Saving Files in PhotoshopGet Started: Undo and Redo in PhotoshopGet Started: Photoshop Workspace BasicsControl Generative Fill with Selection Brush opacityEnhance detail of generated contentCreate image overlays with Generate ImageAdobe Firefly tutorials
Transform text into creative imagesTransform your sketch into a vibrant photoHow to use a Structure reference imageAdobe Illustrator tutorials
Design striking 70s-style wallpaper artDesign a retro text effect
The Photoshop on the iPad book is now available in English! This book helps you make the most of Photoshops iPad-optimized interface, as well as combine Photoshop with other familiar Adobe iPad apps, from Lightroom to Fresco.
Packed with practical exercises, this guide also offers inspiring interviews with four world-renowned Photoshop artists, Ted Chin, Russell Brown, Frankie Cihi and Magdiel Lopez. You'll see how the pros use Photoshop on the iPad in their workflows, so they can do great work anywhere. And you can too!
Photoshop on the iPad Product Manager Ryan Dumlao wrote the foreword to this book.
You can buy the book at all major websites worldwide, such as Amazon.com, my publisher's web store (Pearson/Peachpit) and in your favorite book store.
Photoshop op de iPad is my second (Dutch) book, and this time it's all about Photoshop on the iPad. This book isn't a manual, but a book full of tutorials in which you'll learn all the tools and possibilities of Photoshop on the iPad. It's released in April 2021.
For this book I interviewed three inspiring, professional artists who regularly work with Photoshop on the iPad: Ted Chin, Frankie Cihi and Magdiel Lopez. They show how they work with their iPads and you'll see inspiring examples.
Photoshop on the iPad Product Manager Ryan Dumlao wrote the foreword to this book.
Writing and designing this book and working closely with these great artists and the Adobe Photoshop team has been another amazing experience. You can buy the book at all major websites, such as Amazon and Bol.com, my publisher's web store and in your favorite book store.
You can buy the book on all major websites, such as Amazon and Bol.com, my publishers webshop and in your favorite bookshop.
Listen to the Dutch podcast Beeldpraat with Lia van Beest. This podcast is all about the new book, inspiration and Photoshop on the iPad.
Photoshop Masters is my first (Dutch) book full of inspiration and interviews with the world's best Photoshop artists, such as Erik Johansson, Lisa Carney, Temi Coker and Felix Hernandez. How do they achieve their magical results, what are their favorite Photoshop tools and where do they get their inspiration from?
The first edition of this book was published in March 2020, the second edition in July 2021.
As a Photoshop instructor I always noticed that users have trouble finding the unique Photoshop combinations that turn an ordinary photo into an exceptional one.
This book is full of lessons, interviews and amazing Photoshop examples. For me it was an amazing experience to design and write this book. You can buy it on all major websites, such as Amazon and Bol.com and in your favorite bookstore.
Send a message and I will contact you as soon as possible!
Rob de Winter
Dorpsstraat 38
4424 CX Wemeldinge
The Netherlands
Tel: 06 14 28 42 17
Email: rob@robdewinter.com