Welcome To BlogerDesign

First of all create a new document with the dimensions: 1080 by 880 pixels. Now we are going to fill in the background with a solid colour by going Edit > Fill, and use the colour #CDECFF.

Step 2

We are now going to be creating the navigation background. Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer) and using the rounded rectangle tool make a selection (860 by 120 pixels) in the center, at the top of the document so that only the bottom curves are showing (hide the top ones outside the document by moving the selection up). Fill (Edit > Fill) the selection with the colour #151515 using the same method we used in the first step.

Step 3

On the navigation background layer go Layer > Layer Styles > Gradient Overlay and enter in the settings below. Clicking on the picture beside "Gradient:" brings up the window on the top.

Now your navigation should be looking like this:

Step 4

Now we are going to be adding in some text links to act as the navigation for the site. Select the text tool from the tool box and add in some names of pages that you'd have for a photography site. I've chosen home, about, portfolio, services and contact. The font I've used is Verdana (16pt) and the colours are #EAEAEA for the links and #010101 for the bars between the links.

Step 5

Next up we are going to be adding in the logo / header for the site. So create a new layer and using the rounded rectangle tool again make a selection of about 200 by 240 pixels (with a radius of 10 pixels) on the right hand side of the navigation, and using the technique we used for the navigation background make it so that only the bottom curves are showing (not the top ones). Select the gradient tool and set it to radial. Set your foreground colour to #E0E1E1 and your background to #F1F1F1, fill the selection with a gradient (left click somewhere near the top center and drag to the bottom and release).

Step 6

Now we are going to be adding a layer style (an outer glow) to the logo background. To do this we go Layer > Layer Styles > Outer Glow. I've used the settings below.

Your layout should now be looking like this.

Step 7

Using the text tool add the name of the site and a small description underneath. I've made up a name "PhotoSmart" for the site and the description is "Professional Photography" - alliteration :) The colorus I have used are #272727 (for the darker colour) and #7b7b7b (for the lighter colour).

Step 8

Now we are going to be doing the actual logo of the logo ;) If you don't want to make a shape from scratch for your logo, just use a custom shape from Photoshop. I've filled my tick with the colour #85c7ff and added a small white outer glow (Layer > Layer Style > Outer Glow).

Step 9

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer) for the top content background area. Using the rounded rectangle tool make a selection of 860 by 590 pixels and fill (Edit > Fill) with #181818.

Step 10

Create another new layer and make a rounded selection of 860 by 400 pixels at the bottom of the background (leave a 10 pixel margin at the bottom). Fill this selection with white (#FFFFFF).

Step 11

Add in some fill in text for the top content area. The colour I have used for the titles is #85C7FF.

Step 12

Now we are going to be adding a divider between the two paragraphs. On a new layer make a selection of 40 by 180 pixels (however high it is between the top and bottom of the black section). Fill the selection with a linear gradient from #181818 to #1e1e1e using the gradient tool.

Step 13

Duplicate the divider layer and go Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontally. Move the duplicated layer to the right so there is a one pixel gap between the original and the duplicate.

Step 14

Add in some fill in and footer text in the white content area and you are complete.

Final Results

Add some finishing touches, maybe a brush in the background underneath the navigation and you're complete. Click on the image below to see the full version.

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As quoted from : softpedia.com

Step 2

If you're using a low resolution image, use the Image Size tool to increase the dimensions. We recommend at least 2000 pixels wide and tall for better clarity in the final result.

Tip: Ensure that the "Resample Image" checkbox is checked to allow scaling the actual pixel dimensions.

Convert Image into a Grid of Circles

Step 3

Add a Mosaic filter (Filter> Pixelate> Mosaic) with a cell size of 8 square.

Step 4

Apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges)

Step 5

To warp the edges into circles, we'll use the Median filter. Apply a Median filter (Filter> Noise> Median) with radius of 2 pixels.

Step 6

Select the Magic Wand tool (W) and apply these settings:
Tolerance: 8
Anti-Alias: Checked
Contiguous: Checked

Step 7

Use the Magic Wand tool to click on a white area. Inverse the selection (Select> Inverse or Shift+Ctrl+I)

Step 8

Apply another Median filter (Filter> Noise> Median) but with a Radius of 3 pixels.

Step 9

Deselect (Select> Deselect or Ctrl+D) and apply an Auto Levels (Image> Adjustments> Auto Levels or Shift+Ctrl+L)

Step 10

Invert the current layer (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl+I)

Step 11

Duplicate the current layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J), change the blending mode of the new layer to Overlay, then Merge the layers (Layer> Merge Layers or Ctrl+E).

Create Outlines

Step 12

Duplicate the background current layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Screen.

Step 13

Apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges).

Step 14

Invert the current layer (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl+I).

Colorize

Step 15

Add a new Hue/Saturation adjustment layer (Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Hue/Saturation). For this step, I will use these settings:
Colorize: Checked
Hue: 100
Saturation: 100

Tip: This step is optional and may be skipped if you do not want to colorize the image.

Final Results

Multicolor version

Rollover the image below to see the before and after effect.

100% crop

Colorized Version

Rollover the image below to see the before and after effect.

Image when printed

Select the Magic Wand tool (W) and apply these settings:
Tolerance: 8
Anti-Alias: Checked
Contiguous: Checked
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Use the Magic Wand tool to click on a white area. Inverse the selection (Select> Inverse or Shift+Ctrl+I)

Apply another Median filter (Filter> Noise> Median) but with a Radius of 3 pixels.
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Deselect (Select> Deselect or Ctrl+D) and apply an Auto Levels (Image> Adjustments> Auto Levels or Shift+Ctrl+L)
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Invert the current layer (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl+I) {mosimage}

Duplicate the current layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J), change the blending mode of the new layer to Overlay, then Merge the layers (Layer> Merge Layers or Ctrl+E).

Create Outlines

1. Duplicate the background current layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Screen.
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2. Apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges).
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3. Invert the current layer (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl+I).
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Colorize

1. Add a new Hue/Saturation adjustment layer (Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Hue/Saturation). For this step, I will use these settings:
   Colorize: Checked
   Hue: 100
   Saturation: 100
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Final Results

Final results
(Rollover the image with your cursor to see the image before the Digital Photoshop effect was applied. )

Final results closeup

Colorized final results
(Rollover the Image with your cursor to zoom in. Click to view full image)

Final results when printed

Step 2

Duplicate the layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J).

Step 3

Activate the top layer and apply a Mosaic filter (Filter> Pixelate> Mosaic) with a cell size of 16 square.

Step 4

Apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges).

Step 5

Apply a Median filter (Filter> Noise> Median) with a radius of 2 pixels.

Step 6

Apply a Minimum filter (Filter> Other> Minimum) with a radius by 4 pixels.

Step 7

Finally, invert the current layer (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl+I).

Adding an Outline to the Blocks

Now that we have the blocks created, we'll add a simple outline around them.

Step 8

Duplicate the top layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Screen.

Step 9

Apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges).

Step 10

Creating the Connectors

We're almost done with the effect. All we need to do now is add the connectors. This is a simple process using a few Photoshop filters.

Step 11

Duplicate the Background layer (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J) and move it to the top.

Step 12

Apply a Mosaic filter (Filter> Pixelate> Mosaic) with a cell size of 16 square.

Step 13

Activate the new top layer and apply a Median filter with a radius of 8 pixels.

Step 14

As you might have guessed, we'll now apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges).

Step 15

Finally, invert the current layer (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl+I) and change the blending mode to Screen.

Colorizing the Final Results

This step is optional. If you would like to colorize the final results, follow this step:

Step 16

Add a new Hue/Saturation adjustment layer (Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Hue/Saturation) as the top layer. Checkmark Colorize and apply your desired color settings. Here are the settings I've used for this step:
Colorize: Checked
Hue: 100
Saturation: 100
Lightness: 0

Final Results

Rollover the images below to see the before and after effect.