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100 Portfolio Layout #4

Hello my friends

First of all i want to thank you for visiting talk-mania each day.
This tutorial is special for YOU , and for all Tutorial websites where my tutorials are accepted.

Today i will create the last tutorial from 100 Tutorial Marathon. This doesn't mean that will be the last tutorial on Talk-Mania.
Tomorrow i will start another Marathon. This marathon will have 400 new tutorials.

This means that i will transform 100 Tutorials marathon into 500 Tutorials Marathon

In this way i am sure you can find the tutorials faster

This is what we will create today


In this tutorial i will show you how to create a tech layout.
Open a new document in photoshop
Size 760 x 770
Background color: #343434

Select Rounded Rectangle Tool ( set the radius to 5 pixels ) and create a simple rectangle



Then Go to Edit > Transform Path > Warp
And use the following settings:



This is the result



Then add the following layer styles









This is the result



Now i will show you how to create a nice vector brush
Create a new document . size 500 X 500 with a transparent background

Then with ellipse tool, create some circles ( when you create this circles, be sure you use the following buttons : Subtract from shape area (-) and Add to Shape area (+)



Create something randomly.
This is what i have



Now go to Edit > Define Brush preset...
Choose a name for your brush and press OK

Now let's come back to our layout. Create a new Layer ( press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+N )
Select brush Tool. Select the brush you have made

And start Drawing on the corner of the layout. be sure you have the same foreground color as our background. In my case #343434



I will use different brushes. if you want you can find another brushes with google.

Create a new layer above the background layer

Then please create another document with the following settings:


Zoom this document to 1600% and with the Pencil Tool Draw 3 points:



After that go to Edit > Define Pattern...
Choose a name for your pattern and press OK
To learn more about patterns , please visit the following link.
http://www.talk-mania.com/showthread.php?t=37

Then you can close this document.

Grab Paint Bucket tool, Use the following settings



And fill the document with this pattern
this is my result



Now add some images and text on your layout



Add the following layer styles for the buttons









result :



Now add half circles under your buttons



Then you can add another small circles ( with brush tool )

This is my final result



If you want to add extra details on this layout then you might be interested in Talk-Mania Big-Pack
Thank you.

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