This tutorial will guide you trough the steps of a complete and beautiful layout of an Iphone App.

Along the way,we`ll learn how to create nice effects inspired by Iphone and Apple,we`ll play a bit with some blending options and we`ll integrate some custom graphics which will beautify the layout.

Also, we’ll take advantage of a few fundamental tools in Photoshop such as Rectangle Tool, Shape Tool and Marquee Tool.

Final result:

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Step 1:Setting up the Workspace

Okay! First step is to set up the workspace.Open Photoshop (For your help, I`m using Adobe Photoshop CS5) and create a new canvas of 1300×950 px.

The layout will be 840px wide.Now, draw 2 vertical guides at 230px and 1070px to delimit the layout,like in the image.

Step 2: Creating the background

I`m going to add a gradient to the background and after, I`ll add some noise to it to make it rough.

Create a new layer and add to it a gradient like in the image below:

We can`t add noise to the layer because it has blending options applied.We should have a stand alone layer to do that.Create a new layer and merge it with the first layer.Now we have a stand alone layer which supports the noise effect and which has the gradient incorporated.

Now select the last layer and add it an uniform noise of 1.5% (Filter->Noise->Add Noise)

You should obtain something like this:

Step 3: Creating the header

Select the Rectangle Tool (U) and draw at the top of the canvas a rectangle with the height of 50px and wide of 1300px.After that, apply to it some blending options like Gradient Overlay and Drop Shadow:

Now, under the top-bar add a white horizontal line of 1px to create a deeper effect between the header and the background.

Over the header bar, draw another rectangle with the height of 25px and the width of 1300px also and make sure to be white.Change its opacity to 7-10% to obtain an Apple Iphone transparency effect!

In the right side of the top-bar, we`ll add the navigation menu.Add some text buttons.As shown in the image below, I draw a white rectangle using the Rounded Rectangle Tool with a Radius of 5px and made the “Home” text black.Then I added some blending options to the button to make it look good.The font used is Myriad Pro, Semibold, 14px.

On the left side of the header, add a logo using some text…I used some dummy text: My Iphone App. I used Myriad Pro as font and added the same blending options which the button has.

So far, the image looks good.

Step 4: Adding a big Iphone

I`m going to add a brand new Iphone 4G from our friends from DeviantArt.

Search for “Iphone 4 PSD” and you should have a list there.If you want the link, click here.

After I downloaded the Iphone, I resized it to 60% and hided the layer called “Reflection”.I allowed myself to change the image from the Iphone screen with a print screen of my website.

Step 5: Adding some text

I added some text on the right side of the canvas using Myriad Pro font and different fonts and colors.

We are at the half of the tutorial and the image looks like this:

Step 6: Creating an Iphone navigation slider

Ok, this is a nice step.I`m gonna show you how to create a beautiful navigation like in the fancy Iphone Apps.

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle with a Radius of 7px under the Iphone.

Now add the next blending options:

Voila!

Now add numbers from 1 to 4 like in the image:

You noticed that the number “2″ is black.Is a reason for that.This will be the active button.

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool(U) and draw a small rectangle under the number “2″.Add the next blending options to it:

The small iphone nav looks like this:

Step 7

Step number 7 is about creating 2 buttons which every Iphone App Website needs: The “Buy this app from Apple” and “Live Demo of the app”.

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) and with a Radius of 7px, draw a small rectangle under the text.

Add to it the next blending options:

Download this Iphone small icon from IconFinder, make it white and add it to the button.

Then write inside the button with Myriad Pro font “Available now on the Apple Store” ! The button is ready to be clicked!

Duplicate this button and align the duplicated one near to the original.Change the text with “View a Live Demo” or something like this and create a small “Play” button using the Custom Shape Tool(U).

We`re almost there.We have to build a footer and the layout is ready.Take a look at what we`ve done till now:

Step 8: Creating the footer background:

Select the Rectangle tool and draw a big rectangle at the bottom of the canvas.Add it the same gradient used at the “Apple Store” button.

The footer looks sleek now but we want to make it look rough like the background. For this, you have to repeat the Add Noise process used when we made the background: Create a new layer and merge it with the footer layer and apply to the new layer the Noise filter (Filter->Noise->Add Noise – 1.5%).You should obtain the next effect:

At the top of the footer draw 2 lines:a white line and a black line and but the white line just above the white line to create a nice effect.

The background of the footer is finished and looks like this:

Step 9: Creating a “Subscribe” box

Now that the footer background is ready, I want to show you how to create an Apple inspired “Subscribe” box.

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool and with a Radius of 7px draw a rectangle like in the image below:

Now add the next blending options to the box:

The box should look like this:

Inside the box, we`ll create 2 fields and a submit button.Let`s start with the fields.Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool again and draw a small rectangle inside the box:

Stylize the field by adding the next blending options to it:

Duplicate the field obtained and move it under the first like in the image.

The fields are ready.To make the “Submit” button, duplicate one more time a field and place it under them.Clear the styles of the layer (Right Click on the layer and select “Clear Layer Style”) and add the next blending options to it:

The button is almost ready.

I wanted to add to the button a shine effect.For this, I selected the layer(Ctrl+Click on the layer) and with the Rectangular Marquee Tool(M) I subtracted the bottom half of the selection.Then I created a new layer and filled the remaining selection with white.After that, I reduced the opacity to 10% and obtained a nice glass effect for the button.Is the same procedure used at the header background.

Finally, add some text to finish the box. The result looks nice,don`t you think?

Step 10: Finishing the footer

Now with some text, populate the left side of the footer. I thought to make this by creating a “Features” area, with the features of the app.The small icons used are from the PixeloPhilia Icon Set, a beautiful set of free icons.

Don`t forget to add your copyright details at the bottom of the layer.

The footer is ready!

The final image is ready too! This was a nice tutorial and made me pleasure to write it for you.I hope you read it with pleasure too!Take a look at the final layout below:

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Today I’ll take you through the creative process of designing a beautiful and clean portfolio website layout in Photoshop.

The layout will have incorporated a beautiful slider to show your work,an original Twitter integration,displaying your latest tweet and a social area where will be displayed your links to your social network pages.

Take a look at the image we’ll be creating. You can view the final image preview below.Click it for a larger preview.

Setting up the workspace

Ok…First thing you should do is to set up the workspace.This is available for all your next layout designs.Open Photoshop and create a new file of 1300×1400px.

After,drag some guides at 150px and at 1100px,to have a centered layout.The layout will have 960 main pixels where we`ll be creating it.

Creating the Header

Now let`s design something here.Grab the rectangle tool and draw a rectangle with the height of 150px,with the #EDEDED color.Here will be the header.

After,using the same Rectangle Tool,draw another rectangle over the gray one,but give it a height of 80px and leave above it 70px.Colorize it in a dark color.I used #303030.

Now draw a rectangle of 960×90px and align it so that you`ll have 50px between it and the top.Give it the same black color used above.

I`m gonna show you now how to create for this button toolbar a nice and beautiful shadow.Duplicate this last layer and change its height from 90px to 70px then align it top with the original layer.In the image I changed the colors of the layers,to show you what you should obtain.

Ok!Now put the red layer under the white layer,change the white layer`s color to #303030 and for the red layer,give it the black color.

Now select the red layer,then go to Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur , set a Radius of 6px and hit Ok.We`ve just obtained a nice shadow for our header.

For the layer named “white layer”,apply a smooth black gradient from top to bottom,like in the image.

Add some text in the top-left area of the project(Some buttons like Home,About or anything else).I gave them a white shadow of 90 degrees.

The logo I created myself using the Calibri font(font-size : 60px) and adding some blending options.

I added my tag near the logo:“Just enjoy it!” , using the same Calibri Font,but written Italic and with the size of 18px.

Now let`s create the buttons.Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle of 76×28px.

Now add some blending options:

Choosing Lucida Sans font and with a 16px font size and a white color type in the word “Home”.

Now create more buttons to finish the buttons toolbar.You may add a Contact button,or a Portfolio button or whatever you want.

Let`s add a little detail but with a strong effect:Let`s illuminate a little bit the logo.For this,choose the “White layer”,as we named it above and hit Ctrl+Click or Command+Click for Mac,to have the selection of the layer.Create another layer above it and with a big Soft Round Brush paint inside the selection with white just over the logo.You`ll obtain a beautiful light effect for the logo.

We`ve just finished the header.Now we`re gonna create the main content of the layout.

Designing the Main Content of the Layout

For the main content,we`re gonna design an area presenting your latest designs,or some features of your possible products.So,grab the Rectangle Tool and draw a big rectangle with the height of 400px,then add a sleek gray to white gradient overlay from top to bottom.

To make a better integration between the header and the main content,draw two lines,a black and a white one and put them one after another.This way,you`ll obtain a nice depth effect between those areas.

Download this Computer Icon and add it to our project.Put it in the right side of the project.Here will be your work`s images or product`s images.Resize the monitor a little bit to fits and integrates into the project.I made it smaller until reached 400×335px and then I had placed my own image inside.

Select the Type Tool(T) and write some content in the left side of the notebook.I used only Lucida Sans font,changing the font size depending on content.Also i used this Small Ok Icon for the “Features” list.

Now let`s create two buttons.Those buttons will be the main buttons of the layout.Grab the Rounded Rectangle Tool(U) ,set a Radius of 7px and draw a rectangle of 160×35px.

Then add the next blending options:

The button looks like this one:

Choose the button layer and hit Ctrl+Click (or Command+Click) for Mac on it to have the button selected in the canvas.(to reveal its selection).Now grab the Rectangular Marquee Tool(M),choose from the options “Intersect with selection” and select only the top-half of the button.You should have one half of the button selected now.

Grab the Paint Bucket Tool(G) and fill the selected area with white.Be sure to have another layer created above the button to paint in.Low the opacity to 8%.Write inside the button “Download” or any word you want.

Select again the button,by hitting Ctrl+Click on the layer.Create a new layer above the button,choose the Soft Round 200px Brush and paint inside the button`s selection with white.We do this to create a middle light effect inside the button.Is the same process used at the logo.

Duplicate the button and place the new button on the right side.

Now we want to create a small area under,for “more informations”.Grab the Rectangle tool and draw a gray rectangle(#EFEDEE) of 40 px.After,give it a stroke of 1px of #BBBBBB color.

Under the top stroke,draw a white line to create a beautiful effect.

Let`s add now under the PC monitor five small buttons for every slide of the slider,because this area is a big slider which rotates your products.So,grab the Elipse Tool(U) and drag 5 circles under computer.Hold Shift Key while you drag to make them perfectly round.

For the first one,set the next blending options:Inner Shadow and Color Overlay:

…and for the next four buttons,add those blending options:

Add some content in the left side of this rectangle,maybe some tags or more details about the product.

We want to design now another area for some general content,like “Who we are” or testimonials.For this,grab the rectangle tool and draw a rectangle of 1300×340px and give it a sleek gray to white gradient from top to bottom.Above the shape,add a 1px white line to integrate better with the entire design.

Now divide the shape in 3 pieces and inside the first two pieces add some text about you or what you do,and inside the last piece add a testimonials area.

That was all for the middle area.What have we done till now:

Designing the Footer:

Ok,we`re almost done here.We have to design the footer and the layout is finished.We`re gonna add some colored areas here,a portfolio area with your latest works and a social networks area displaying your latest tweet and more other buttons to your social networks.

What we want to create now is a small strip at the top of the footer,just to integrate a little bit more the footer with the rest of the layout.So,draw some stripes like in the image.

Now draw a big rectangle of 1300×420px under this stripe and add a gradient from black to dark gray,applying the settings from the next image:

If you followed the instructions correctly,you should obtained a footer like this one:

Now,choose a picture related to your work or product and add it to the layout but resize it until reaches 260×150px,then add it a 3px white inside stroke.

Now,duplicate the photo layer and make it black by adding Color Overlay Blending option.Then go to Edit->Transform->Warp and warp it until looks like this picture.

Now go to Filter-Blur->Gaussian Blur and give it a blur with a radius of 3px.Then reduce the layer`s opacity to 60px and put the layer under the original image layer.

We`ve just obtained a beautiful shadow effect for the image.I want to add another detail for this thumbnail.I want to add a frame.For this,make a selection around the thumbnail using the Rectangular Marquee Tool.Then grab the Gradient Tool(G),set a gray to white Foreground to transparent Gradient and paint with the gradient from top to bottom inside the selection.

This is what you should obtain:

Reduce a little bit the opacity of the layer and put it under the image layer.

We`ve just obtained a beautiful stylized thumbnail.

Add two more thumbnails to the layer and apply the same steps for them.

Under the thumbnails,create a shape with rounded corners of 520×75px using the Rounded Rectangle Tool(U) with a Radius of 20px.

Then add those blending options:

We`ve just obtained a depth effect for this shape.

Download this Twitter Icon from ProductiveDreams.com and add it next to the rounded shape.

Now add some text,imitating the tweets from Twitter.

Now,download those Social Icons from WebToolKit4.me and put them in the right side of the footer.

To finish the layout,add some copyright details regarding the layout,because a website is not a website if it hasn`t copyright details.

You can view the final image preview below.Click on it for a larger preview.

We have just finished our Portfolio Layout.I hope you learn something from this Photoshop Tutorial,and if you like it,don`t hesitate to spread the word!See you next time for another photoshop tutorial.

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In this tutorial I`m gonna show you how to create a piece of metal with a graved text on it.

Along the way I`ll show you how to create effects like Metal Effect,Inner Graved Text Effect or Mirror Reflection Effect in Photoshop.We`ll use two custom elements:a Custom Font and an original Grunge Brush Set.

Check it Out!

Materials needed:

Metal Lord Font by Larabie Fonts

Grunge Brushes by DarkRose

First Step:Creating a New Document

Open Photoshop and create a New Document of 600×400px.

Step 2:Background Gradient

Now add a sleek black to black gradient for the background,with the next settings:

Step 3:Creating the Metal Piece

Grab the Rounded Rectangle Tool(U),set the radius to 15px and draw a rectangle of 370×240px.

Now add the next blending options:

A black Outer Glow with the size of 3px and the opacity of 20%.Be sure to have the blend mode to Multiply,like in the image.

Bevel and Emboss with the next settings:Depth:320%,Size:2px,Soften:0px.

And the hard part,the Gradient Overlay.Apply the settings from the next image to obtain the same result.

This is how the image looks after applying the set of blending options.

Step 4:Creating the Text

Now I want to show you how to create a beautiful inner text effect.For this,download the Metal Lord Font by Larabie Fonts from the top list and type in some words with the font-size of 68px.I wrote “OurTuts”.

Step 5:Blending Options for the Typography

After typing in some words,add the next blending options:

We`ve just obtained a nice metal graved text effect:

Step 6:Adding 4 holes in the corners:

Grab the Ellipse Tool and draw a small circle in one of the corners.

Now add the next blending options to create an inner effect too.

Now,the small circle truly looks like a hole.

Duplicate the Hole Layer and put one in the rest of the corners.

Step 7:Making the Metal Piece a lil bit Grunge:

Firstly,download the Grunge Brush Set from the top-list.Secondly,create a new layer just above the metal piece layer.Then,Ctrl+Click on the Metal Screen Layer to reveal its selection.Now click on the new layer that you`ve just create and paint inside the selection with some grunge brushes from the set.Are you wondering why we must paint inside the selection?The answer is simple:because we want to paint only inside and not outside.

My image after painting looks like this one:

Last Step:Adding a mirror reflection of the Metal Piece:

A last effect that I want to show you is the mirror reflection effect in Photoshop.For this,you have to select all the layers created till now,without the background,and duplicate them.After,merge them in one layer(Ctrl+E).Then flip the layer Vertical by going to Edit->Transform->Flip Vertical and put it under the initial metal piece.

Now,add a Layer Mask for this new layer by going to Layer->Layer Mask->Reveal All.

Now grab the Gradient Tool(G) set a gradient from black to white and paint inside the layer mask like in the image:

You may low a little bit the opacity of the layer for a better mirror reflection effect.

After applying this step you`re done.This is how the final result should looks:

That was all,my friends!See you next time for another tutorial!

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In this tutorial I`ll explain you the steps I took to create a hand drawn wordpress style website header in Photoshop.

I used some custom fonts,a paper pattern and a custom brush that I created exclusively for this tutorial.The steps for creating the brush are explained in the tut,so don`t worry,you don`t loose anything!Take a look!

Final Image Preview:

Take a look at the image we’ll be creating.You may click the image for a bigger preview!

Materials needed:

Daniel font

Mia`s Scribbling font

Roughage font

Grayscale Paper pattern

Handycons-social icons

Social icons hand drawned

First step:Setting up the workspace:

First step is to set up the workspace.For this,create a new file of 1260×300px:

Step 2:Creating the brush

Now I`m gonna show you how to create a V brush to create the VVVVV effect that you may see in the final image.

Create a new document of 100×100px and add a vertical and an horizontal guide at 50px,like in the image.

Now select the Line Tool,set the weight to 10px and create a “V” symbol by adding 2 stripes,under the horizontal guide.With the Crop Tool(C), select only the “V” symbol,like in the picture:

To create a brush from this image,go do Edit->Define Brush Preset,choose a name and hit “OK”.

You should have now the brush in your Brush Preset Picker.

Step 3

Let`s add some options to the brush we`ve just created.Select brushes,choose our brush and add the next settings:

Step 4:

Now paint an horizontal line with the new brush ,but be sure that above the line you`ll have at least 200px for the header content.To make a perfect line,hold SHIFT key while you paint.

Step 5:

Fill the top area with the same color used when you painted the line.Mine was red.

Step 6:

Download the Paper pattern,install it by adding it to the Presets->Patterns folder.You may find the folder where you have Photoshop installed.

Step 7:

Double click the header layer and add the next blending options:

Ok!What we have until now:We have a piece of paper style header sitting on an apricot color background.

Step 8:

Now select the Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle with the height of 40px.The width should be the same with the width of the entire page(aprox 1300px).

Fill it with a gray to black gradient and low the opacity of the layer to 50%.

Step 9:

Now draw 2 lines at the bottom of the top shape.One gray and the other white,to create an effect of depth.

Step 10:

Add two vertical guides,one at 150px and the other at 1110px(150+960),because we want to have a content space of 960px wide.

Step 11:Creating the logo

Download the Roughage font and write some text to create a logo.I wrote “OurTuts”.Give it a linear soft gradient from black to dark gray to make it more interesting.

Download the Mia`s Scribbling font and write again some smaller text under the big text,to finish the logo!

Step 12:

Now download the two social icons packs and add the 48×48px icons to the main project.

Write some suggestive text,like “Spread the word” or “Show us your love” or do like me:write “Tell them about me!”

Step 13:

Let`s create the top header navigation!

Download the Daniel font and create some buttons above the logo.Let`s start with “Home”:

Type “Home” with white and under draw a white line.

Select the line layer and go to Filter->Liquify,select a big brush size and bend the line like in the image:

The button looks more artistic:

Step 14:

Create some more buttons using the same way.

At the middle,type “Categories:” and add a down-arrow from the custom shapes.

Final step:

The final step is to add a subscribe area in the top-right zone of the project.For this,type “Subscribe:” and add from the icons sets,the mail and the RSS icons.

The Final Image:

If you followed all the steps,the final image should looks like the next one.You may click the image for a bigger preview!

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This tutorial will guide you through the process of designing a professional jeans style business card. The tutorial features some great techniques, effects and layer styles in which you can use over and over for future projects.

The business card has the standard USA and Canada cut of 3.5×2 inches , approximately 10×5 cm.So if you`ll follow the tutorial,at the end you`ll be able to print the business card for your use,or why not,to start offering business card printing services.

Let’s get started!

Materials needed:

Jeans texture

Jeans button

Thread texture

Thread brush by OurTuts

Myriad Pro font

What are we designing:

First step:The inevitable New Document

Ok!Open Photoshop and create a new document of 700×500px.

Step 2:The background:

Change the color of the background with a black one.I used #0f0e0e.It`s better to work with a black background because the business card`s details will be more visible.

Step 3:Creating the main shape

With the Rectangle Tool , create a shape of 520×295px.

Maybe now you`re asking why I use this dimensions.The answer is very simple.A business card has some standard dimensions.For example an US or Canada business card has dimensions of 3.5×2 inches.Translated in pixels and expanded a little bit to work more easily, we got 520×295px.

Step 4:Adding the jeans texture

Download the texture from the top list of materials needed and add it to the main project.Resize it to fit into the canvas.Be sure to have the texture layer above the shape.Right click on the layer and select “Create clipping mask”.

Now add a gradient with the next settings:

The image looks like this:

Step 5:Burning the jeans

Select the Burn Tool and with a soft brush , start burning the texture.All the settings are showed in the next picture.

If you want to Improve the texture,you may sharpen it a little bit.Go to Filter->Sharpen->Smart Sharpen and add the next settings.The result is obvious.

Reduce a little bit the Brightness of the texture.For this,go to Image->Adjustments->Brightness/Contrast.

Step 6:Adding threads

Now download the Thread Texture from the top list and add it to the image.

Duplicate the thread texture layer , rotate the duplicated layer and put it in the left-top corner of the business card.

Step 7:Business card shadow:

Now let`s create a shadow for the business card.Select the jeans texture layer.Now Ctrl+Click the layer.The layer should be selected.

Now go to Select->Modify->Expand and give it 10px.

Create a new layer and put it under the main shape layer.Now fill the selected area with a black color.After,give it a Gaussian Blur of 8px.

After,add an Outer Glow for the shadow with the next settings:

The image till now should look like this one:

Step 8:Adding a jeans button:

Download the jeans button from the top list and add it to the main image.Resize and put it in the top-left area of the card.

Add some blending options:a drop shadow and an inside stroke.

Make the button a little bit sharpen ( Filter->Sharpen->Smart Sharpen ) to look better.

Reduce the brightness of the button and you should have one jeans button like mine:

Step 9:Adding a label imprint

Now I`ll show you how to add a label imprint.Select the Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle in the right-top of the business card.

Fill it with a black color and give it a Gaussian Blur of 8-10px.

Reduce the opacity of the layer to 60% and your imprint is ready:

Step 10:Adding thread to the label imprint

Let`s add some thread to the label imprint.Download the Thread Brush from the top list and load it into Photoshop.

Select the Brush Tool and choose the thread brush that you downloaded.If you don`t know how,click on the Play button from the Brush Preset Picker then choose Load Brushes.Now load the Thread Brush.

Open the Brushes panel to set some options.If you don`t know how to open it,just click F5 and it will open itself.

Select the Pen Tool and draw a rectangle inside the label imprint.Then Right click on the lines and choose Stroke Path.Choose Brush and hit OK.

Now you should have a threaded rectangle inside the label imprint.Change the color of the thread to a dark orange.

Step 11:Adding details into the label imprint:

Download the Myriad Pro font from the top and add some details into the label imprint like website,e-mail and phone number.Near them,add some suggestive icons , using the Custom Shape Tool.

Add an address at the bottom of the business card,under the main jeans thread.

Step 12:Adding the Name

Select the Type tool and write your name inside the business card.Then add some blending options like drop shadow,gradient overlay and stroke.

We`ve just finished!

Ok! With these last details we`ve finished the tutorial.Your business card is ready for print and certainly will look great in your wallet.

Have a look at what we`ve just created:

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Thank you for your time and have a great day!

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Today I`m offering you something special.A tutorial of a clean and modern wordpress layout + The coded theme of the layout.

In the tutorial we`re gonna create a PSD layout in Photoshop for a clean Magazine style Wordpress theme,which may fits for any type of tasks,from a webdesign blog to a portfolio one and even for a business one.

The coded Wordpress theme is compatible up to 2.8.4 wordpress version and has a modern web typeface.The theme has standard 2 columns layout and is easy to be convertible as you want,as the PSD source of is also included in the package,or just follow the tutorial.

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Have a look!

The tutorial:

Step 1:Download the 960 grid system template.

First step is downloading the 960 grid system template,which is in big lines,a system which allow us to divide the layout in equal columns.I`m using it in all the layouts I create because it has the guides already drawn.You can find it on the 960.gs official website.Unpack the zip file and look for PSD templates. You will see that there are two different types of templates: one is 12_col and the other one is 16_col.We`ll use the one named 12_col because we`ll divide it in 2 parts:the content and the sidebar.The content is twice the sidebar,so we`ll have 3 parts-two for the content and one for the sidebar.

So,open the 960_grid_12_col.psd into Photoshop.

Step 2

You can see that the image has some pink vertical stripes,to evidence those 12 columns,but we want to get rid of them.For this,hide the group named 12_col_grid.

Now we are ready to move on.

Step 3:Creating the header

To create the header,select the Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle at the top of the canvas.Mine is 175px.

After,draw another rectangle of 145px high and fill it with a blue color.

Now select the rectangle tool and set it to paths.Then draw a path of 115px high but leave a top-margin of 30px above.

With the Gradient Tool(G) and a black to transparent gradient,with the opacity of 30%,draw a shadow at the top of the selection.

Now select the Line Tool and draw a 1px line with the same blue color.

Change the white color of the background with a gray one.

Step 4:Creating the top button bar

This step is creating the button bar of the header.So,draw a rectangle at the bottom of the header,over that black area,then add him a gray to white gradient.

Then add two lines:a white line above the button bar and a gray line,darker than the background,at the bottom of the button bar.

If you1re still confused,follow the images.Until now,we draw the next elements:

Until now,you should have something like this:

Step 5:Creating the search bar

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool,set a radius of 5px and draw a rectangle in the right part of the header.Then add a gray to white gradient and a search icon.I did a search on the internet for one.You may do the same.Place it like in the image:

Step 6:Adding the buttons

With the Type Tool(T),add some text links to the top and bottom of the header.

Step 7:My logo

In this step I added my own logo,a logo created in 1 minute using some blending options.

Now the header is finished.

Step 8:Creating the post

Now I`m gonna show you the steps I took for creating the post.

Select the Rectangle Tool and create a rectangle with the width of 650px.The height may vary,in relation with the content of the post.But as an idea,it`s not bigger than 350px.Give the rectangle a gray color,#cecece.

Now duplicate this layer and give it a gray to white gradient and an inside stroke.The inside stroke is very important in creating the desired effect.You`ll see in the next image what I`m talking about.

Step 9:Adding the thumbnail

Now add a thumbnail.It doesn`t matter which dimensions are.

Then create a fancy outside stroke around the thumbnail image.You may do this by Ctrl+Clicking the thumbnail(selecting the thumbnail) and expand it with 5px (Select->Modify->Expand),then filling the selected area with white color and giving it a black stroke of 1px.

Now add some content to the post.For the small icons,you may go for a search on the internet.

Step 10:Social icons.

Download those Social Icons(link) and add them to our project.I used the 32×32px icons.

Step 11:The “Read More” button

To create a beautiful “Read more” button,select the Rounded Rectangle tool and with a radius of 7px,draw a button of 100×23px.Place it right bottom the post area.Then add the next blending options:

The button should look like this one:

Add some custom shapes,using the Custom Shape Tool,to create a “play” element.

The post area is finished.

Step 12:Sidebar advertisements

Now let`s create the sidebar.First area is the advertising area,situated at the top of the sidebar,to be more visible,obviously.

For this,repeat the step 8 and you should have something like this.

Now add some advertisements.Usually,here comes those of 125×125px.

Step 13:Duplicating content

Now,duplicate two or three times the boxes to have more posts and spaces for the sidebar.

Step 14:Adding categories.

Add some text in the first rectangle to create the Categories.

Step 14:Adding Recent articles

In the last rectangle of the sidebar,add some text to create an area of Recent Articles.For each article,add a small thumbnail with a blue 2-3px stroke.

Step 15:Creating the footer.

Now let`s creating the footer.At the bottom of the image,draw a rectangle with the height of 40px.Add a gradient overlay using a gray color at the top and a lighter gray at the bottom.Then add two more lines at the top of the footer:one dark gray and the other,white.If you didn`t understand till now,you`ll see in the picture what I was speaking about.

Now add some text on the left and right side of the footer to finish the layout.

The result

Now the image is finished.If you followed the tutorial,you should have something like the next image.Is a simple Wordpress theme layout,but it looks great coded,and soon you`ll see something like this on this website.

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In this tutorial I`ll show you how to design a fumed text in Photoshop,using some brushes and some blending techniques.

Along the way I`ll share with you some tricks that I know which will help us creating an original text effect.

Materials needed:

Wood image for background

Daniel font

Water brush set

Smoke brush set

What are we making:



First step:Setting up the workspace

First step is setting up the workspace.So,open Photoshop and create a new document with the dimensions of 800×500px.



Step 2:Adding the background.

Now download the wood background image and add it to the main project.Because the image is 1920×1200px and our workspace has only 800×500px,try to center the wood image into the workspace.In other words,try to put the center of the wood image into the center of the workspace.



Step 3:Writing some text

Download the Daniel font and add some text to the workspace.I wrote “Our Tuts” .



Step 4:Adding some blending options:

To stylize a little bit the text,add some blending options to it.Go to Layer->Layer Style->Blending options and add a Gradient Background and a stroke.





The image looks like this:



Step 5:Add a shadow to the text:

Now I`m gonna add an outside shadow to the text.Select the text layer and Ctrl+click the thumbnail layer.The thumbnail layer is this one:



After you do this,hide the text layer.It will remain only the selected area.Create a new layer and put it under the text layer,then go to Select->Modify->Expand and set 5 into the box.This will expand the selected area with 5 px.Fill this area with a black color.



Now go to Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur and add a radius of 8px.Reveal the text layer and you shall have something like this:



Step 6:Add a lighter area around the text

Next I`ll show you how to add an area of light around the text,to make it more obvious.

Select the Elipse tool and draw a white area around the text.Be sure that the new layer is under the text.



Then go to Filter->Blur->Gaussian blur and blur it with 30px.Then low the opacity of the layer to 15% and you should obtain something like this:



Step 7:Add a water element

I want now to add a water element.I found a nice brush set,named SS-water and added a wave.To repeat the step,download the SS-water brush set and use the brush from in the image.Choose for it a grey color and paint it under the text layer.



The image should look like this:



Final Step:Add the smoke.

The final step is to add some smoke to the text.For this,download the smoke brush set from the top list and add some black smoke to the text under and above it.You may set the opacity a little bit lower for the smoke to make it more transparent.



If you have doubts regarding the arrangement of the layers,this is how my layers are arranged.



Final Image

This is the result of this tutorial:



I hope you enjoy it and I`m waiting you next time for another article.

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This week I created a post with the best 50 fantastic 3D text designs I found on the internet.Today I decided to make a tutorial to show you how you can design a 3D text.

You can use this technique to make dynamic logos that look great on promotional items, business cards, and just about anywhere you put them.

Unfortunately,Photoshop is not enough to create a 3D symbol,but Adobe has another application in which you`re able to do this very easily.It is Adobe Illustrator.

So,to create the 3D text,you must have Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.First,we`re going to create the 3D effect in Illustrator and then in Photoshop will stylize it a little bit.

What are we making



Creating the 3D text in Adobe Illustrator

Open Adobe Illustrator and create a new document of 750×750 px.



Select the Text tool and type in your first letter with a bold font.I am using Hobo Std Medium 72px.Fill it with white color.



Select the letter and go to Effect > 3D > Extrude & Bevel.

You may hit Preview to see how the letter shape is changing.



Repeat those steps for the next letters and adjust the rotation to make different symbols.



Now let`s export the letters for Photoshop.Go to File->Export and be sure to choose from the list .psd extension to be compatible with Photoshop.Then go to Photoshop and load the .psd 3D text.





Stylizing the 3D text in Photoshop

Create a new layer in Photoshop to make a background for the text and add a radial gradient overlay.





Add the text over the background.Select the Magic Wand tool,set tolerance to 2 and select the front side of the first letter.



Make a new layer above the letter layer,select the layer and fill the selection with a blue gradient using the Gradient tool(G).



Now the letter looks better.



Continue with the rest of the letters giving them different color gradients,like in the image below.



Now we`re going to create an effect for the each depth of each letter.Double click the first letter layer,and add the next blending options:







You may see how the depth of the letter is changing in a transparent blue,like in the image:



Continue the procedure for each letter,by changing the gradient color to a similar one like the letter.



Let`s decorate them a little bit.For this step,download some decorative flower brush sets and start paint inside each letter.To paint inside them,first you must hide the letter`s face and then select them with the Magic Wand tool,with a tolerance of 2pt.Watch the images below to understand better the procedure:





Download from here the decorative flower brush sets:

Decorations by Ro-Stock

Ornament Brushes by Magical Viper

Paint each letter as you want.You may give them a color or a gradient.You decide.





Now download this Fog brush set,make a layer under the letters and paint some white fog,like in the image below:



Ok,now lets add some more interesting background elements.

Download this Line brush set and add some lines over the letters.I painted them over a layer situated between R and T.Change the layer mode to Soft light,decrease the opacity to 60-65% and add an Outer Glow.







To finish,put 2 or 3 shining stars over the letters.For this,download this lovely Stars brush set,paint some stars and give them an Outer glow to shine.

Final Image

This is how my final image looks,after following all the steps above.



We`ve reached the end of the tutorial.I thank you for reading and I hope you learned something today.If you have a problem,leave a message and I`ll help you as much as I can.

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