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If you want to create an eye catching portfolio , then you need to use a different style. If your portfolio will be unique, then you might be hired more than other designers. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a portfolio layout based on a jeans seamless texture.

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For start you will need to download the following texture. Click on the image, and then right click on it to save it in your computer.

With this jeans texture I will create a nice backgroudn for this layout.
Open the image in Photoshop, and then go to Edit > Define pattern…
You can choose a random name for this pattern, and after than you need to click on Ok.
Grab Paint Bucket Tool, and make sure you select the pattern you just created.

Press one time inside your document with Paint Bucket Tool. You will see that this pattern will fill your document very nice. Click on the image to see the jeans texture in action.

In the middle of the layout I will create 2 shapes with Rounded Rectangle Tool. I will make this two shapes with white color.

For each shape I will add the following layer styles

This is my result so far.

With Pen Tool I will create a strange shape at the bottom of the layout. This shape will be used as a footer.

As you can see I’ve made this shape with black. Now I will add some simple layer styles.

Here is the result

With Horizontal Type Tool I will write some text over this portfolio layout. Please click on the following image to see better the result.

In the middle I will place some images from my previous tutorials. As you can see the users will see your portfolio very good. If you have nice designs in your portfolio I am sure you will be hired more, and if you place your designs on the main page, you will allow
your future clients to see better your portfolio.

As you can see all my images are with square corners. I want to change the square corners to round corners. This is very easy, but I realized some of Grafpedia fans doesn’t know how to do it. I will explain now how this simple effect can be achieved.
Select Rounded Rectangle Tool ( use any radius value you want – in my case I will use 5 pixels )

Create a round shape over one image.

As you can see I have used a red color for this shape. I’ve changed also the fill or opacity value to 80 %. the reason I have changed this is because I want to show you better what is under this shape.
The next step which is very important is to hold down the CTRL key, and with your left mouse button, you need to click on the Vector mask thumbnail. ( this small thumbnail is placed near the thumbnail images from your layer palette )

After you click on the thumbnail you will see a selection around the red shape.

You can hide the red shape layer if you want. You will see that your selection will remain active.

Now select the layer with Christmas wreath in your layer palette. and then go to Select > Inverse. You will see the same selection but the active selection is not inside the shape anymore.
Make sure you have selected the image with Christmas wreath, and then hit your delete Key on your keyboard.

You will see that you have successfully deleted the corners, and now your image has a nice round shape. The last step is to Press on CTRL+D do deselect, or you can go to Select > Deselect

I will make the same for all my images, and after that I will add the following layer styles

This is my result so far.

I will  use the following scratched icons, and I will place them in the footer of the layout.

With Pen Tool I will create a tab on the left side of the layout.

I will add the same layer styles as the white round shapes.

I will place in the middle a custom shape

This is my final result.

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