This tutorial will show you how to create a modern web portfolio layout. Create a new file (
File>New) having
800x700 px and
72 dpi. Apply now the
Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the background with color
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Using the
Ellipse Tool (U), try to represent an element reserved for the site’s header to be that would have the white color.

The layer’s parameters:
Blending Options>Outer Glow

Applying the previous instrument, try to make the next layer belonging to the site’s header, which corrections can be made with
Convert Point Tool.

The layer’s parameters:
Blending Options>Inner Glow
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay