Clean hosting layout

admin · #1 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:04 PM

Hello

Today i will create Tutorial Number 148 from 500 Tutorial Marathon
I will show you how to create a clean hosting layout.

As usual let's start with a new document. Size of your document should be 760X770 pixels.
With Ellipse Tool create 4 shapes like mine. I will add some layer styles alone, so you can see better what i am making. In case you like this layer styles you can find them in our latest release : 3D Logo creator

Now for the Orange , red and Blue shape , please add the following layer style

This is my result

Then for the Green shape please add the following layer style

This is my result

Now with Type tool add alone some text.. This is very simple task, and i am sure everybody know how to do it. . You can see also that i have used a image with a 3D server from my photo stock collection

Please download the following set of brushes from Photo-Shop-Brush
Load the brushes in photoshop, then create a new layer under the server layer. To create a new layer you can press ( CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+N ) in teh same time
With a random could brush from this set of brushes, make some drawings on your layout. I have used a single brush. this is my result:

With Rectangle tool , you can create 3 small shapes:

For all this shapes you can add some layer styles. Here are my settings for the first layer style

This is my result

For the second shape please add the following layer styles:

And for the last one please add the following layer styles

If you follow all my settings you should have the same result like mine

Now add some text above this 3 shapes ( this time you can use vertical type tool )

Now load the following set of brushes from Photo-Shop-Brush
And on a separate layer create the following simple arrow

Select Rectangle tool, and make 2 shapes:

For this shapes you can add the following layer styles:

And for the other shape please add the following layer styles

This is my result