This tutorial will show you how to create a modern web portfolio layout.

Create a new file (File>New) having 800x600 px and 72 dpi. Choose after that the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent the primary background’s layer.



The layer’s parameters:
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay



Gradient’s parameters:





Select then the Ellipse Tool (U) and draw a flare on the background reserved for representing the site.



The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay



Gradient’s parameters: