Personal portfolio layout - Vector style layout

victor · #1 (**permalink**) 01-27-2009, 09:27 AM

Hello My friends
Today we will continue our marathon with a new tutorial. This is tutorial number 184.
As usual we will start with a new document with the following size: 760x770 pixels, and with a white background.

To complete this tutorial very fast, i recommend you this great set of vectors:
Vector hoolanders

Or if you have already Photoshop Designer's pack already, you can use items from this package

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Once you have the graphic elements available I will open a new image with a very nice girl, and i will place this image on layout

I will select RECTANGLE TOOL

Then i will change the foreground color to #b36a4a and i will add some simple layer styles to this shape

I will place this rectangle like in the following image

After that with LINE TOOL

I will create some lines like in the following image

After that i have used a vector image from my collection.
Here are some great vectors:

Talk-Mania Shop - Webmaster's Dream, the BIGGEST webmasters package available! - Vector Packages :: Vector hoolanders

and with the following color #b36a4a i will place a great Hollander vector file

[IMG]http://www.talk-mania.com/tutorials/victor/tutorial17/7.

After that i will select ERASER TOOL and i will start deleting the lines. You will need to rasterize this layer first. To rasterize a layer simply right click on the layer ( inside your layer palette , then click Rasterize )

This is my result

With the same tool: LINE TOOL i will create another lines

The next step is to add some text with HORIZONTAL TYPE TOOL

And i have placed the text like in the following image

After that i have used another vector file

Here is my final result.

If you want to create great layouts, all you need is great graphic files
Since i use the package from Talk-Mania Store i can create great layouts in a very short time.
Believe me that having the right tools in your hand is he most important think when you design something

Thank you very much