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Design a breath-taking portfolio layout
In this tutorial I will show you how to design a creative portfolio layout in Photoshop. This tutorial should not take you more than one hour to create it. I will use for this tutorial a set of great Photoshop pixel patterns we have released a few months ago. This Layout is designed to assist photographers, designers, artists, models, craftsmen and anyone willing to showcase their works and skills.
Please download this stainless steel texture. Click on the image then right click and choose ” Save image as ”
Create a new document in Photoshop. After that open the texture inside Photoshop, and drag it to the layout.
After that go to Filter > Render > Lightning effects, and use the following settings. Please click on the image to see the full size image.
This is my result
Select Rounded Rectangle Tool, and create a shape like in the following image. You will see a selection around the shape. Please ignore it
For this shape please add the following layer styles
Now I will create a new layer on top of all layers (press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+N) and with Brush Tool I will create some white drawings
I will change the blending mode to Overlay. This is my result
I will download the following set of 200 Pixel Patterns, and I will load the pixel patterns inside Photoshop.
You need to load the selection for this shape. To load the selections for a shape please hold CTRL key down and with your left mouse button click on the vector mask thumbnail
You will see a surrounding box around your selection
I will create a new layer (press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+N) and I will grab my Paint Bucket Tool. After you load the pixel patterns select one pattern you like the most, and click one time over the canvas, inside the selection.
You will see the selection filled with a nice pattern. Here is my result. Please click on the image to see the full size layout.
Now I will create some button on the top part of the layout. I will use Rounded Rectangle Tool, to create the buttons. Then I will right click on my layer inside the layer palette, and I will choose rasterize shape. With Rectangular Marquee Tool I will make a selection on top of the buttons, and I will delete the top part of the buttons by pressing on the Delete key from my keyboard. . These are my buttons
For three buttons I will use the following layer styles
This is my result
Now I will add another layer styles for the last button. If you know a little CSS you will know why I create a button with another color. This button you can use for hover state if you want.
This is my result so far
On the left side I will add another button. Here I will place the text logo.
I will create a new layer (press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+N) and I will add one more time a pixel patter over this big button. Do you remember the steps?
1. Load the selection for the button
2. With Paint Bucket Tool press inside the selection with any pattern you like
3. Press on CTRL+D to deselect
4. Optional: With Eraser Tool delete the middle part of the button
Here is the result
In the middle of the layout I will add a shape with Rectangle Tool. I will use the same layer styles I have used for the button. Please click on the image to see the full size layout.
The same I will add some pixel patterns overt this shape
I will delete the middle part with Eraser Tool (and with a round brush)
Now I will add the text. I will use Horizontal Type Tool. In the same time I will add some images with my previous tutorials. Please click on the image to see the full size layout
I will add another half of the button in this area
I will select Horizontal Type Tool and I will write some plus signs on top of the layout. Click on the image to see the result
My last step is to add a thin line in the middle of the layout. I will use Pencil Tool with a 1 pixel brush, then the top part and the bottom part I will delete them with Eraser Tool (with a smooth round brush selected)
This is my final result. I hope you like this creative portfolio layout.
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Wow, that looks fantastic, especially the background.
Thanks for the share.
Really good!!!
Lovely simple and good looking, thanks for sharing the tutorial
Good lesson ))) Thanks!
Nice, thanks for putting this together
Hello, I managed to delete the photoshop filter “Blue omni”, do you know what I can do to get it back? Great tutorial by the way
//Julia
Nice and simple design. Thanks!
@ Julia
Select the layer with the texture, and then go to Filter > render > lightning effects
Please let me know if it worked for you.
Awesome web layout with nice tutorial
Thanks so much for posting always no 1 tutorials
keep up good work
God Bless you
looks very nice, thanks for the tut..
Great tutorial…well worded with a nice result. Thanks
Hello. No, you don’t understand, I founded the filter at first and I used it but later on I managed to delete it by clicking on the “delete” button underneath where you select the filter. Do you have any idea how to get it back? I’ve tried looking in the trashcan but I couldn’t find it there and I’ve also tried looking under “history” in cs3 but I couldn’t find anything there either. All suggestions are appreciated.
//Julia
Hi Julia. Sorry for delay.
Go to Filter > render > lightning effects.
Use the same settings like i have above in the tutorial
Choose a name ( blue omni ) and click save
Please let me know if you still have problems
Thanks for the time spend in create the tutorial.
I dont find de Blue omni I dont have it.
Im working in css3
Do u know how to obtain Blue omni im only have soft omni
If you have the soft omni you have to change only the color.
Hi I guess this is not professional, but I really like your tutorial.. I live in a country where the price for your signup is not affordable and I am a student..
Can’t I do it without the 200 pixel patterns ? Can I use the default pattern in photoshop ? When I selected default patterns in the paint bucket and filled.. it gives complete white pattern. Can you please help me ?
I like your tutorial and very good Lesson.
Nice result!!!
where I find more tutorials like this?
Ok that is a very nice design!
i’m working on the above design.
but stuck on a point,
i cannot find “gradiant type” option in photoshop, tried in “bending options” in the layer. But can’t find it.
the above image is: http://www.grafpedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/86.jpg
please help
Great tutorial. Can I ask how to load the pattern, after I create new layer and grab my Paint Bucket Tool? I’m sorry for this so basic question, but I’m new at this…but really want to learn more and more. Thank you very much
This tutorial took me THREE hours to do, but I finally did it! Thank you so much . EVERYTHING had great detail, which made it easy to understand.