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Small Size Layout

Author: amitk More by this author


Open a new photo shop document

Size 760 X 770 pixels
background color : #242424

Now with Rounded Rectangle Tool Create the following rectangle

Set the radius to 20 pixels

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Then rasterize the layer. To rasterize the layer go to Layer > rasterize > Shape

Select Rectangular marquee tool, and make a selection like this

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Then hit delete on your keyboard. With the same tool, create another selection

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Hit one more time the Delete key , then press Ctrl+D to hide to deselect

This is the result

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Select Rectangle tool, and make a shape like this

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Duplicate the first shape ( the layer with the rounded corner )

To duplicate you have to select the layer with that corner and press Ctrl+J

Then go to Edit > Transform > rotate 180

With the move tool place this layer like me

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Now apply the following layer style for the top and the bottom shape

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This is the result

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Now for the middle shape apply the following layer style

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This is the result

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Now select Rounded Rectangle Tool, Set the radius to 2 pixels and start creating some simple buttons

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Then apply the following layer styles

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This is the result.

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You can add also some text with Type tool. Then press Ctrl+T and change the radius to -90 ( i think this step is very easy )

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create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N )

Select pencil Tool, choose a square brush ( 5 or 6 pixels ) and make 4 points on the button

Then duplicate this layer 4 times, and place it on each button ( in the same time you need to change the blending mode to Overlay for each layer

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Duplicate all the button layers, text layers , and the small squares layers

To duplicate all the layers, the best way is to select each layer ( hold Ctrl down and click on each layer to make multiple selection )

Then when all the layers are selected , drag them to the " create new layer " button from the bottom of the layer palette

Now press Ctrl+E ( this will merge all the duplicated layers into a single one )

Bow go to edit > transform > flip Vertical

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Select move tool, place the merged layer under the real buttons,

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with this layer selected press on " Add layer mask " button

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Select Gradient Tool . Use the following settings

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And make a vertical line ( the same size with the red arrow )

In the following image you can see also the result

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Now find a photo with a city

I will use the next image

image 25

Open this image in photoshop, then drag on our layout

Be sure you place the image above the background layer

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Select Eraser Tool, and start deleting the background of the image

This is my result

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Create a new layer above the background layer, and with the Pen Tool , Create some ray lights

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Now you have to create this rays alone. this is what i have

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Press On the "Add layer mask" button , Select Gradient Tool, and use the following settings

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Then drag a line like the following blue arrow

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Now you can reduce the opacity for this layer with green rays

I will reduce to 30 %, you can use what value you want

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Now i will add some text on the layout, and one simple image with a small talk-mania banner

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Now you can add some arrows on your layout, To add some arrows create a new layer, Zoom the documet to 1600 pixels, and with the Pencil tool ( set the brush size to 1 pixel) , and make some pixel art drawing

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Then with the same technique , add also some points between the text

This is my result

Small Size Layout Tutorial: Final Result (Click to enlarge)
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Author's URL: www.talk-mania.com

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