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This is a tutorial that would guide you step by step to create the portfolio above; this tutorial is at an intermediate level and is not recommended for beginners. Comments are much appreciated.

Open Adobe Photoshop, create a new page of the size 1024×768 pixels, using the PaintBucket Tool (G) apply the colour #696969 to the background.

In a new layer draw a rounded rectangle using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a Radius of

10 px and the colour #3D9FCC. You should get something similar to this.

Next add your logo and tagline to the top-left corner of your screen for the purpose of this tutorial I have just added text, but this could also be an image

Adding tabs, using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) draw a small rectangle in a new layer, the colour doesn’t matter at the moment

While your tab is selected go to Edit > Transform Path > Perspective (Illustration: 1) and squeeze the two corners closer to each other (Illustration: 2). This makes it look more like a realistic tab.

	Illustration: 2
Illustration: 1

Add colour to the tabs

To add colour simple double click the layer in the layers window (Illustration: 3), then select your colour. Use light colours because these colours would also be the colour of your pages.

The colours used for the tabs are #FEE9B1 (1st tab), #9EFBCA (2nd tab), #5DF0EE (3rd tab) and #FF8D8D (4th tab).

Illustration: 3

You should have something similar to this.

Adding footer

Add the text “©2008 – Privacy” to the bottom-left of your page, you should get this

Adding RSS feed

First add the text “RSS”, then using the Ellipse Tool (U) draw a circle on the right side of the RSS text. You would get something similar to this.

Then draw an arch using the Pen Tool (U), right click on the arch and select Stroke path. repeate this again but this time draw a bigger arch.

Your final result should this.

Create a new layer, in this layer use the Line Tool (U) to draw a line with a weight of 3px above the footer this line helps give your portfolio a professional finish.

Labels all the tabs, label them accordingly to the purpose of your website. Use the Horizontal Type Tool (T).

Creating home page and adding content

To create the home page, first change the order of layer arrangement and bring forward the Yellow tab and you would have this

Using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) draw a rectangle over the blue background, this would be your content area where the main information of the website would go. After creating this rectangle position it similar to the illustration below.

Create a new layer, in this layer use the Line Tool (U) to draw a line with a weight of 2px, draw a line starting from the centre of the straight down to the end (image 1). This splits the page into two sections which helps keep things clear.

Introduction of website.

Use the Text Tool (T) and add a “Welcome” note to the top-left side of your content area. You may choose to add underline to the text. Use a professional looking font and a dark coloured font.

Add a paragraph below in a smaller font, in this paragraph basically introduce your company; who you are and the service you provide, below is an example

Adding example images of your.

Add a new sub-heading “Recent designs”. Using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) draw a small rectangle below the “Recent designs” text. Colour of this box doesn’t matter because you will upload images of your work and place them with in this box.

Double click on the layer and in the Layer style window apply a “Stroke” with the following settings

Duplicate it 9 times and order it similar to the illustration below

Upload examples of your work into each rectangle.

Add a Sub-heading that says “News”

In this section you would publish any information, for example if you are running an offer of half-price designs all that would go here.

Adding Headlines

Drawing a calendar

In a new layer, Use the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) to draw a rectangle and colour #FFFEFF then draw another rectangle over the top half. Add date number to top half and the month to the bottom half. You should have something like this.

Duplicate the back layer (ctrl+J) and colour it black, move it left 1 pixel and down 1 pixels and repeat this process of duplication and movement until you have something similar to this

Adding title of news

Using the Text Tool (T) add the title of the news and a summery of the story beside the calendar.

Adding comment bubble.

Use the Custom Shape Tool (U) and draw the “Talk 1” bubble. Apply the #3D9FCC colour.

You should get this.

Double click on the layer and apply the following setting.

Add text and you should have something similar to this

Duplicate the layers and paste below for the second news story and you should have this