How to Make a Collage With Photoshop Elements
Creating simple photo layouts in Photoshop Elements 5.0 is an easy process. The photo layouts aspect of the program lets you create large picture creations, such as scrapbooks, photo collages or unique photo prints. Photo layouts also allows your projects to be printed on your home printer, ordered online, or saved to your hard drive and sent via e-mail. Let's start with a simple 16-photo layout collage.
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Instructions
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Open Photoshop Elements 5.0 program. Click the "View" and then "Organize Photos" icons. Once the next window is open, you click on the "Get Photos" icon on the top toolbar. Click on the pictures you would like to see in your photo project by clicking on the picture to select. A blue border will surround all your selections. Hold the "ctrl" key and click to select multiple photos for your layout. Do not choose more than 10 to 15 pictures for any one project.
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Choose the "Create" icon from the top tool bar and click on "Photo Layout." It will take a few seconds for another window to open up with New Photo Layout options to choose.
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Select the size for your project using the first option in the drop-down box. If you plan to print your photo layout, choose a standard size that your printer supports, such as 8.5-by-11 inches.
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Select the layout format of your pictures. Only 16 photos will fit on an 8.5-by-11 size paper. In this example, we will use the 16-photo layout. Click on the "16-photo" icon to highlight the option.
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Select a theme design for your project. The Preview shows how the pages will look. For this demo, select a simple blue theme. Again, a blue border will surround your selection.
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Select additional options, such as "Auto-Fill," "Include Photo Captions," or the "Number of Pages." If your photos have captions already associated with them, you may want to remove that option before going further.
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Click "OK." The photo layout opens in the Editor. Click and hold onto a photo will allow you to move it to another area within your layout project. Right-clicking on a photo will bring up other options, such as rotating or replacing a photo.
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Customize your photos and layout by modifying the design using the "Artworks and Effects" palette on the right of your screen. Choose one of the icons on the right in the "Artworks and Effects" palette to add or change backgrounds and themes. Choose "Special Effects" to change the entire layout to look like a painting or watercolor artwork. Select the "Text" icon to add titles to your project.
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Choose "File and Save" to save your project. By default, photo layouts are saved in your My Pictures folder, though you may save photo layouts to another location.
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Type a file name, and click "Save."
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Tips & Warnings
Photoshop Elements is a fun software package. The best way to learn is by playing with the option "Artwork and Effects" to see what they do. You will be amazed with what you can create.
