Hello

Today i am going to make Tutorial Number 123 from 500 Tutorial Marathon
I will show you how to create a Chopper layout.
This is the final layout



Now let's start with a new document.
Size : 760 X 770 pixels
background: white

Select Gradient Tool. And use the following settings:



Then draw a line from top to bottom



Select Rounded rectangle tool. Set the radius to 5 pixels
And create a shape in the middle of your layout



The color is not important.
Now add the following layer style for this shape







This is my result



Then with rectangular tool create a rectangle and place it in the middle of the other one



For this red shape please add the following layer style







This is my result



Now with the same tool, ( rectangular tool ) create another shape



For this white shape please add the following layer styles







This is my result



Now duplicate this Shape ( to duplicate be sure you have the layer selected in layer palette then press CTRL+J )

Select Move Tool ( or press V ) and with your arrow keys move the duplicated layer a little above.
then add the following layer styles ( after i will add this layer styles you will see where you have to move your duplicated shape )







This is my result



Now Select Elipse Tool , and create a simple circle



For this circle add the following layer styles







This is my result



Create another circle shape and place it in the middle of the last one
I will use a blue color. So you can see better what i am doing



Now for this blue circle add the following layer styles







This is my result



Next step is to find a nice render with a chopper, then add it on your layout



Now select Rectangle Tool and make some white rectangles.



Then select all the layers in layer palette



After you have all this white shape layers selected please pres CTRL+E ( this command will merge all the layers into a single one. and in the same time the layer will be rasterized.



Now grab Elliptical Marquee Tool and make a selection on top of your layout



Be sure you have selected the layer with white shapes , the hit Delete Key from your keyboard.
Then press CTRL+D to deselect



Now for this white shape, please add the following layer style





This is my result



Now i will add alone some text and images



Soon on www.Free-Photoshop.com will be placed a nice set of stars brushes. Or if you have some nice brushes please use your own brushes.

Load this brushes, then on a new layer ( to create a new layer press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+N ) use this star brushes to add some nice light effects

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

Attached Files

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Great idea, has a lot of uses, just love your use of gradient's, again I have learned...about simple style...

learnt a lot from this tutorial

bad @$$!!!!!!!!

So simple and yet so educational

very elegant layout and very simple. I will give this one a try when I got the time and post up my result.

I Guess Its Different

n1 good thx

very nice!!!

Nice, easy and fore most educational. this site is educational i have learned much only by wisiting this site several time weekly.
Greetings.