How to Design a Photocard With Photoshop
Choosing a card from the aisles and aisles in a shop can be overwhelming, and there's never a guarantee that you'll find one that suits your occasion completely. Instead, design a card of your own -- and add a photo for a custom touch -- using Adobe Photoshop. Photocards are ideal for birthdays, reminders or any reason to personally announce "you've got mail!" in someone's mailbox.
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Instructions
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Open Photoshop. Click "File." Click "New." Type the word "Photocard" into the "Name" box. Type the preferred card dimensions into the "Width" and "Height" boxes, such as "4" and "6" respectively. Pull down the dimensions menus and select "inches" for each. Click the "OK" button.
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Click the "T" icon on the "Tools" palette on the left side of the screen to get the type tool and its toolbar at the top of the work area. Choose a font, size and color for the photocard words.
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Click the "Photocard" box and type the main card greeting. If desired, switch colors, fonts and sizes, and add more text to the card such as recipient and sender names.
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Click the "File" menu again. Select "Open." Browse to the photo to add to the card and double-click it. When it opens in Photoshop, pull down the "Select" menu and click "All."
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Press the "Ctrl" and "C" keys on the keyboard to copy the photo. Click onto the "Photocard" box and press the "Ctrl" and "V" keys to paste in the image. Drag it into place on the card. If necessary, resize the photo by pulling down the "Edit" menu, clicking "Transform," selecting "Scale" and shrinking the image to fit the card.
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Fill the card's background with color by clicking the "Paint Bucket" tool on the "Tools" palette. Double-click the "Color Picker" at the bottom of the "Tools" palette and choose a background color. Click "OK." Click anywhere in the background of the photocard, which fills with color behind the text and picture.
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Click the "File" menu. Click "Save As." Choose a place to save the card and click the "Save" button.
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