Smooth, rounded portfolio layout

Posted on 04. Feb, 2008 by tutorials007 in Photoshop Tutorials

In this tutorial you will learn how to design a smooth, rounded portfolio layout.
Designing a layout is pretty easy when you have your idea written in your head, or on paper.
Sometimes even a simple thing looks good. The old one: “Less is more”
This is what this tutorial is.
Simple and cool looking smooth portfolio layout.

1. Make a new document. 800 x 550 px, background color set to #5F4545.

2. Make a new layer. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) and make a selection 760 x 500 pixels.
Now go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth, set 10 as sample radius. This will make rounded corners on our selection.
Fill it with #818181.
CTRL + D to deselect and place layer like on picture below.

Add following layer style to this layer.

Drop Shadow

3. Again, make a new layer. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) and make a selection 700 x 480 pixels.
Now go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth, set 10 as sample radius. This will make rounded corners on our selection.
Fill it with #B3B3B3.
CTRL + D to deselect and add the same layer style as in step 2.
Place this layer like on picture below.

4. Now, one more time, make a new layer. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) and make a selection 650 x 460 pixels.
Now go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth, set 10 as sample radius. This will make rounded corners on our selection.
Fill it with #FFFFFF.
CTRL + D to deselect and add the same layer style as in step 2,3.
Place this layer like on picture below.

5. Ok, main part is over. Now, we will add navigation buttons.
So make new layer. Using Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) make selection 20 x 50 pixels.
Go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth, enter 2 a sample radius. This will make our buttons rounded.
Fill it with white and place like on picture below.

Add some text to this button (I used Verdana,14, bold). Your can rotate it by pressing CTRL + T.

With same technique add other buttons.

6. Now we will add some boxes.
Make a new layer. Make a selection 433 x 262. Fill it with any color.
Add this style:

Stroke

Use color: #DCDADA

Place it like here:

Here you can put your latest work screenshot. That’s why I added “latest work” text. You’ve learnt how to rotate text in step 5.

7. Again, make new layer, make new selection 500 x 150. Fill it with #E5E3E3, deselect and place like below:

I also added text.

8. Now, let’s add some site title.
Write some text. Rotate it as in step 5 and add style like in step 2. Here’s where I placed it!

9. I assume you all know hoe to write a text in Photoshop. Here’s how it looks like with some text.

10. Finally, I added some brush shape. I think I got these brushes from pixelchick.dk.

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