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Portfolio Layout #6

June 18th, 2008 in Photoshop Tutorials by Richard Carpenter

Portfolio Layout #6

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Create a new document 850×850 pixels, fill your background with the color #1b1b1b. Select the rectangular marquee tool and create a box the width of the canvas, fill with the color black for now.

Add these layer styles to your rectangle.

Your rectangle should now look like this.

Add your header title using the colors #adc203 and #424242.

Now add your navigation text to the right of your text using a smallish font size.

Above your text add a small icon to represent that section, all the icons i used are from the custom shapes libary.

Add these layer styles to each of the icons.

Now draw a square over each of the icons and text. (i have done each square seperatly, the image below is just to show the widths of each square)

Once you have drawn all the squares fill them white then merge them all together, set the layer opacity to 5%. Then add a layer mask and drag a reflected gradient over the top to blend in the top and bottom edges. Your end result should look like this.

The next steps are optional, duplicate your header title text and flip vertically drag the duplicated text under it to act like a mirror then add a layer mask to produce a reflection. Also if you make a diagnol line pattern (included in PSD) then add some diagnol lines to your header.

Now select the rounded rectangle tool with a radius of 10pixels draw out a small rectangle.

Add these layer styles.

Now using the same tool add a small square (hold shift while dragging with the mouse to produce a perfect square.)

Add these layer styles to your square.

Now duplicate your home icon and drag it into the center of your square, also add your content title. Select the elliptical marquee tool and create a white circle that overlaps your icon, ctrl + click your icon while the white circle layer is selected, goto “select > inverse” and hit the delete key set opacity to 25% and you’l be left with a simple shine over your icon. (do the same with your content title box using the polygonal lasso tool).

Now select the rectangular marquee tool and draw a rectangle underneath your icon.

Add these layer styles to your rectangle.

Finally set layer opacity to 24%. Follow the above steps for your other content boxes and footer.

Now add your content to each section.

FINISHED

Layout inspired by “carl”

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About The Author: Richard Carpenter

Hi im Richard Carpenter and im a freelance web and graphics designer from England. I am also a regular Blogger, Tutorial Writer, and owner of Photoshop Plus. You can follow me on twitter HERE. You may also view my portfolio HERE.

 

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98 Responses to “Portfolio Layout #6”

  1. Another Top Rated

  2. Dule says:

    Nice man! I am searching designs for my own homepage and here I get a lot of good impressions. Maybe you could also do some CSS tutorials especially for handsome designs like this. Great job guy!

  3. I love the effect of the icons in the menu bar!

    Keep the good work,

    David Carreira

  4. Arend says:

    WOW… very nice one man! really impressive.
    too bad i dont have any websites that need refeshment… but otherwise this one would on the top of my list :D

    Good luck on the updating ;)

  5. sky says:

    This is precisely I wants to study thank your teaching

  6. Neil says:

    This is cool! yet another great tutorial. Don’t know why you haven’t written a book on web design with a selection of some of these layouts. You would make a mint!!!

  7. Sandeep hijam says:

    Good, nice with the effective looks of the icons. Nicely layout contents. Keep up the good work. Always keep in touch

  8. Mathew says:

    Thanks for this great tutorial, I might base parts of my next design on this tutorial! :D

  9. Tanvir says:

    I love the design. Something to think about

  10. Ahmed El-ataoy says:

    awesome tut i made it but i didn’t like my design . I’ll try to edit it
    here is it
    http://up5.m5zn.com/photos/00057/62rywqk8rnry.jpg

  11. waqas says:

    outstanding work done………….simply awesome

  12. Nibinaear says:

    Sorry but this is barely working for me. How is the #020203 and #333333 supposed to show up on the black background? You can’t even see anything. Also, some of the colour settings aren’t shown, for example on the stroke for the rounded rectangles.

    Other than that the tut is going ok, making my way through, although slowly.

  13. ADMIN says:

    i use an LCD HD flatscreen widescreen monitor, i surpose my colors must be much richer. nothing i can do, sorry.

  14. Timo says:

    I would love to complete this tutorial but I’m unable proceed after the “Now draw a square over each of the icons and text” -part.
    I draw the squares (OK), fill them with white color (OK) (PS asks to rasterize before filling them), merge layers (OK)and then add the opacity. After opacity setting I’m unable to see my icons. Any ideas?

  15. ADMIN says:

    you filling the squares on the text layer.

    create a new layer above the text layer 1st, fill with the color white. only merge the white squares together, then lower the opacity of the squares, hope this helps

  16. Timo says:

    Ok, thanks for the tip. I’ll give it a try soon and then let you know how it goes.

  17. MuNkY says:

    Great tut,loved it.Tnx for all the help.

  18. kovilen says:

    Nice tutorial, dude!! (as always)

  19. ADMIN says:

    CSS TEMPLATE NOW ADDED FOR DOWNLOAD

  20. Jiva says:

    thanks very mush

  21. Jeremy says:

    Do we have to buy it? Cause when I clik download it shows I have to buy it.

  22. ADMIN says:

    yes im afraid you do. all helps with the runnings of the site

  23. Mat Lynch says:

    Sorry if it was rather similar to yours, but the tutorial was great and well explained, the end result is brilliant and will really help me in the future, thanks for sharing. Here is my result.
    http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc86/Holystryk/WebPage1.png

  24. ravi says:

    this site is very fine ..i really like this site…u r great my dear freind….thanx
    and always make as this site ….ahead nothing…{..od bless you..}

  25. black guy says:

    Wow!!!

  26. PSnewb says:

    Awesome Tutorial! But i got stuck at the icons… >.< Cant find where the Custom Shape Library is….

  27. ADMIN says:

    http://www.hv-designs.co.uk/tutorials/swiss_knife/step1.gif

    check that image for custom shapes tool.

  28. Zero says:

    Thx allot I made this one, learned allot from this turorial, <3 !!!

  29. ehem says:

    im really new at these template stuff and this maybe a stupid question
    that layout is reallly nice, but how do we put that in a blog or website? i mean that is just a pic right? no links work..

  30. ehem says:

    where do i get those custom shapes? can anyone plz give the link..

  31. PSnewb says:

    @ehem, Go to Adobe.com and you should be able to find some cool shapes… i found alot of em right after i posted…

  32. This is a very cool portfolio tutorial.

  33. This is a very cool portfolio tutorial

  34. rathod mehul says:

    very very nice Design i like it.

    thanks…

  35. good tutorial;) thanks!

  36. masiha says:

    hadi

  37. Naveen says:

    great…………
    i really enjoyed learning the dark portfolio layout
    thanx alot

  38. aLi says:

    its a nice peace of work.
    thx a lot we hope that you will do good work next time
    thx you

  39. Very nice!!

  40. krike says:

    Awesome tutorial :D I’m currently using it as my default theme on my site http://www.cmstut.idealvisions.org
    I love it :D

    I did steal a few ideas of your tutorials and site :$ hope you don’t mind :D if you do let me know :)

  41. alboy says:

    this is perfect tutorial and very comprehensive. i’m a new webdeloper. i used your template for my first release. thank you very much. i owe you a lot. please email me if you have comments and suggestions. thanks.

  42. Mikey says:

    u skip to many steps and dont show where u each tool is @.. i had trouble w/ ur tutorial

  43. ADMIN says:

    @ MIKEY:

    maybe you should try some more basic tutorials to learn about the tools before attempting something like this.!

    all of the tools used are in the the toolbar on the left

  44. Thank you for another great tutorial… Very nice visual effects in the topbar…

  45. Mike C says:

    Hey thanks alot i am a freshman highschool student in the state of Massachusetts and i am taking a HONORS WEB DESIGN course, and I used your tutorial to make my Final Portfolio Web Site! A+! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

  46. wow… very beautiful design and great tutorial. thanks ;)

  47. tAAVI says:

    Hi, i cant pass the point where tutorial says: “Now duplicate your home icon and drag it into the center of your square, also add your content title. Select the elliptical marquee tool and create a white circle that overlaps your icon, ctrl + click your icon while the white circle layer is selected, goto “select > inverse” and hit the delete key set opacity to 25% and you’l be left with a simple shine over your icon.”

    I do a new layer, then i draw circle over the square+icon and fill it white, after that i ctrl+click the white square(because i dont see anythin underneath it). Then i select inverse and push “delete” key, and finaly set opacity to 25%. Wath do i do wrong, it doesnt show up like it supoust to be.

  48. \oo/ says:

    great tuts! what was the font use in the header?

  49. Andrew says:

    excellent design, and tut! I was wondering, if I make a bit different, would I be allowed to use it as my website’s design?

  50. Andrew says:

    forgot to mention, I won’t take credit for the design, I will link to this page, and the deviant art page.

  51. Suvir Jain says:

    This was the first time i used photoshop in my life..was like learning swimming in the deep end..but i made it in 2-3 hours…did a decent job for a 1st timer :D
    looking forward to more great tuts…i like the direct approach without wasting time on repeating where to find each tool..the best way to learn is find yourself..kudos!

  52. SkullTraill says:

    PLEASE PLEASE CAN YOU MAKE A CODING TUT FOR THIS TEMPLATE??!!!!!?????!

  53. riyan says:

    thank you brother all about your tutorial, and I thing it is the best tutorial good luck……… and I hope you give me more than

  54. Webchester says:

    Good lesson :)

  55. Ertan says:

    Thank you great tutorial.

  56. Sami says:

    Hi richard. I love your website you have taught us. I found your lesson has help me. I am learning to be a graphic Design and I found your was useful cos I want to practiced my own. I did it the same way as you said in the lesson only that i made my slice different to your :)/ I did mine in silver and pink. I did this layout for my homepage on imvu. :)

  57. ahmed says:

    you are great, thanks alot

  58. Headspin says:

    learned a lot from this tut.. thankyou man..

  59. kenichifc says:

    thanks for tutorial. Love it, simple and effective :D

  60. garth says:

    Loving it

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