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Sleek and Modern Portfolio Layout


Create a new document with the following size: 960x900 pixels. Please use a light gray as a background color: #ecebeb
Select Ellipse Tool, and draw a simple shape at the top of the website

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Go To Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. You will be asked if you want to Rasterize the Shape. Please click on OK, and in the Gaussian blur window use the following values

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Then change the opacity value to 50 % for this layer

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This is my result

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Select Rounded Rectangle Tool, and create a navigation bar

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Duplicate this layer, and then drag it under the original one. Please note that I have used a white color for this shape

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For the red shape I will add the following layer styles

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This is my result

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On the left side of the layout I will create a button with Rounded Rectangle Tool.

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Then I will rasterize the layer, by right clicking on the layer, and I will choose Rasterize Layer. I will select Rectangular Marquee Tool and I will draw a selection

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With the button layer still selected, I will hit on my Delete key , and then I will press on CTRL+D to deselect

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With Pen Tool, I will create a triangle

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Then I will select both layers: the small triangle the red button. After I will have both layers selected in my layer palette I will merge the layers (CTRL+E), and then I will add the following layer styles

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This is my result

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I will select Pencil Tool, and I will create a thin line with the brush size of 1 pixel

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With Eraser Tool, I will delete some parts of this line. Please use a smooth round brush

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Repeat the steps from above, and add another black line near the original one

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This is my result

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I will create a new shape with Rounded Rectangle Tool, and with Ellipse Tool I will create 2 circles. You will see the result on the following image

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Select all these three layers in your layer palette, and merge them ( CTRL+E ). The next step is to add a simple layer style

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This is my result

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I will create another circle with Ellipse Tool, and in the same time I will add a arrow

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On the bottom part of this layout I will create other shapes

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In the middle of my layout, I will create a nice slideshow. I will add there some images from my previous tutorials

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Then I will duplicate all this layers, because I want to create a shadow, under each image. I will explain how to create for a single image
Duplicate each image you want by pressing on CTRL+J , then with Move toll I will place it under the original one

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With my copy layer selected, I will go to Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical

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With Eraser Tool I will start erasing the bottom part of the layer

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I will do the same for all my images, and then with Horizontal Type Tool I will add some text

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On the top of the website I will add two more shapes. I want to create a login system for each client.

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I will add other images from my last tutorials on the right side of the layout. This is my final result

Sleek and modern portfolio layout



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