Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Monkeying around with PicMonkey!

Pin It Today I had fun playing around with PicMonkey and creating the layered graphic shown here.   If you haven't used PicMonkey yet, I definitely recommend it! You can use it for so many things!  

Here are a few easy steps to make a graphic overlay using Pic monkey:

1.   You can find the site here:  http://www.picmonkey.com/

2.  Create an account...once you have signed in click on Edit photo.  Also, you don't have to create an account to use the basic options here.  I did this without an account. 

3. Once you have opened your photo, look to the left under Basic Edits and click on the Butterfly icon which will pull up all of the overlays.  You can choose "Your Own" to upload from your computer as I did, or use Pic monkeys examples.  It even offers shapes to layer on top of it.

4.  Once you have done this a box will appear and you will be able to pick your overlay colors and transparency of the image.

5.  Once you are satisfied with your photo click save.  You have now saved your Masterpiece!  



 Here is my "collage" of the photos I completed in my Savannah workshop. Here is the simple way to go to PicMonkey and select "create a collage". You can use one of their designs or you can design your own. Then you can drag your uploaded photos in to the collage until you are done. (When you drag them, you can see where to place the photos as you move them around.)


It's a fun tool to use. You can change the width and color of the grid lines between the photos and then save the completed collage as a jpeg on your computer. Post your collages any social media, it is easy to post to Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+ and more! Create a collage to show off your pictures you created and please leave me a comment or link and let me know your experience!

xx, Lana 
Happy Creating!

12 comments:

  1. Gorgeous photo's! Whenever I see a gorgeous fence with lots of swirls, I need to take a picture, and I love yours!

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  2. I love your collection of photos here, Lana! You found some lovely scrollwork :) And the little dachshund is adorable! Great sepia effect on the last one :)
    I use picmonkey for my moodboards!

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    1. Duni, I love how is your moldboard looks every time! Always a hit! Also, I love your inspiration board as well! Such a lovely feature :) Also, I would like to say thanks for like me on fb!

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  3. I love your photo's and will try PicMonkey, thanks

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  4. Thank you girls for your comments...I wish I had more graphic experience to try but I promise I will share anything worthwhile that I discover as I journey on this new blogging experience! And I'm glad you like it!

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  5. Thanks Lana, I've been looking for something like this for a while!

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  6. I am so grateful for you sharing this Lana! It will make my life so much easier! I'll be using this when I finally complete my new painting series. Thank you!

    Such lovely photos you took, by the way!

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    1. You are welcome! I'm a big fan of your work! Such a whimsy of you art and freshness....love it!

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  7. I love PicMonkey, use it all the time! This is such a beautiful composition of photos, lovely job!

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  8. Wow so nice! Your site contains amazing pictures, and the great points show the basic valuable information about Graphic Overlay.

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