Building Virtual Art Gallery with HTML & CSS — Part 2: Designing a Homepage with Featured Artworks

Introduction

In this tutorial, we will build upon the structure we created in Part 1 by designing the homepage of our Virtual Art Gallery. We’ll showcase featured artworks and style the navigation menu and footer for a visually appealing and responsive website.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have completed Part 1 of this tutorial series. You should have a basic project structure and a CSS reset in place. Familiarize yourself with HTML and CSS, as well as the 10 essential HTML tags. Knowledge of version control is also essential; refer to this Introduction to Git and Version Control for Beginners if needed.

Objectives:

• Create the main structure of the homepage
• Add and style featured artworks
• Style the navigation menu and footer
• Ensure responsiveness

Materials:

• Code editor (e.g., Visual Studio Code)
• Web browser

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Start by setting up the main structure of the homepage. In your index.html file, add the following code inside…