PICMONKEY
A newbie-friendly guide by Mafel Gorne
What is PICMONKEY
?
PicMonkey MAKES
CREATIVE TOOLS FOR PHOTO EDITING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
A TOOL WHERE YOU CAN
EDIT PHOTOS LIKE A BOSS
HAS TOUCH UP TOOLS TO
BRING OUT THE BEST IN FACIAL FEATURES.
SUPERSIZE YOUR
MEMORIES BY BRINGING THEM
TOGETHER IN A COLLAGE
CREATE YOUR OWN GREAT GRAPHIC
DESIGN
1. HOW TO GET THERE
GO TO THEIR WEBSITE
http://www.picmonkey.com/
CLICK
“FREE TRIAL”
NOTE:
YOUR FREE TRIAL WILL END 7 DAYS AFTER YOU SIGN UP
IF SIGN UP FOR MONTHLY ROYALE ACCOUNT,
MONTHLY CHARGE OF 4.99 DOLLARS WILL START
AUTOMATICALLY AFTER THE 7 DAYS FREE TRIAL
IF SIGN UP FOR ANNUAL ROYALE ACCOUNT,
RENEWAL CHARGE OF 33 DOLLARS WILL START AUTOMATICALLY
AFTER THE 7 DAYS FREE TRIAL
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL AFTER YOUR
FREE 7 DAYS HAS ENDED
ANY MEMBERSHIP CANCELED WITHIN THE FREE WEEK WILL
NOT RENEW
ENTER REQUIRED INFORMATIONS
ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
RE-ENTER EMAIL ADDRESS
ENTER YOUR PASSWORD
CONFIRM YOUR PASSWORD
SELECT YOUR PLAN AND ENTER PAYMENT INFORMATIONS
SELECT THE PLAN THAT YOU WANT
SELECT YOUR PAYMENT METHOD
ENTER CARD NUMBER
ENTER THE 3-DIGIT CODE AT THE BACK OF YOUR CARD
ENTER CARD’S EXPIRATION DATE
ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE
THEN CLICK“TRY IT”
AND YOU WILL SEE THIS
AND CLICK“RIGHTEO”
2. EDIT PHOTO LIKE A
BOSS
IF THIS APPEARS, IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO UPDATE THE VERSION OF
YOUR ADOBE FLASH
CLICK“UPDATE FLASH”
CLICK“INSTALL NOW”
DOUBLE CLICK ON THE FILE
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE, RIGHT?
NOW, FLASH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED
YOU HAVE TO REFRESH YOUR BROWSER FIRST
CHOOSE WHERE YOU WANT TO UPLOAD FROM
LET ME UPLOAD PHOTO FROM COMPUTER
AND YOU CAN START EDITING
IF YOU CLICK THIS BUTTON, YOU WILL SEE THE BASIC EDITS
THESE ARE THE BASIC EDITS
YOU CAN CROP THE PHOTO THEN CLICK“APPLY”
YOU CAN CHANGE THE BACKGROUND COLOR THEN CLICK“APPLY”
YOU CAN ROTATE THE PHOTO
YOU CAN MOVE THE POSITION OF THE PHOTO
THEN CLICK“APPLY”
ADJUST THE EXPOSURE AND CLICK“APPLY”
CUSTOMIZE SHARPNESS AND CLARITY THEN CLICK“APPLY”
YOU CAN RESIZE THE PHOTO THEN CLICK“APPLY”
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “PUT EFFECTS”ON THE PHOTO
EXPLORE FROM “BASIC EFFECTS”
EXPLORE “BLACK AND WHITE EFFECTS”
MORE KINDS OF EFFECTS AS YOU SCROLL DOWN
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “TOUCH UP”PHOTO
TOUCH UP SKIN, MOUTH, EYES,
AND THE OTHER PARTS
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “ADD TEXT”
CHOOSE FONTS HERE
WRITE YOUR TEXT HERE
CHOOSE YOUR FONT COLOR
YOU CAN MAKE THE TEXT “BOLD”
YOU CAN ADJUST THE SIZE OF THE TEXT
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “ADD OVERLAYS”
THERE’S A LOT OF OVERLAYS THAT YOU CAN PICK
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “ADD FRAME”
CHOOSE WHAT FRAME FITS IN THE IMAGE
CLICK THE FRAME THAT YOU WANT TO USE
CLICK THE SHAPE THAT YOU WANT
CUSTOMIZE THE SIZE OF THE SHAPE
CUSTOMIZE THE ANGLE
CHOOSE THE COLOR OF THE BACKGROUND
THEN CLICK“APPLY”
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “ADD TEXTURE”
THERE IS A LOT OF TEXTURES YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “ADD THEMES”
CLICK THE“THEME”THAT YOU WANT TO USE
CHOOSE EFECTS FOR YOUR THEME
CLICK THE CHOSEN EFFECT
ADJUST THE COLORSIZE
CUSTOMIZE THE FADING
THEN CLICK“APPLY”
3. CREATE YOUR OWN
DESIGN
CHOOSE SIZE FOR YOUR DESIGN
CHOOSE CANVAS COLOR
THEN CLICK“APPLY”
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO “ADD TEXT”
WRITE YOUR TEXT HERE
APPLY WHAT WE DID JUST A MOMENT AGO
NOW, WE HAVE OUR OWN DESIGN
4.
CREATE A COLLAGE
CLICK WHERE TO UPLOAD FROM
ENTER EMAIL AND PASSWORD
CLICK“OKAY”AGAIN
CLICK THE“DOWN BUTTON”TO SELECT ALBUM
CLICK THE PHOTOS THAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE IN THE COLLAGE
THEN CLICK“OPEN”
DRAG THE IMAGE TO THE COLLAGE
CLICK THIS BUTTON TO CHOOSE LAYOUT
CHOOSE COLLAGE LAYOUT HERE
CLICK THE LAYOUT THAT YOU WANT TO USE
CLICK“BACKGROUND”
ADJUST CORNER ROUNDING
CUSTOMIZE BACKGROUND COLOR
5. PUBLISH YOUR MASTERPIECE
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE IT ON YOUR COMPUTER…
CHOOSE QUALITY SIZE
CLICK“SAVE TO MY COMPUTER”
CLICK THE DOWN BUTTON FOR MORE OPTIONS
YOU CAN ALSO SHARE IT TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
CHOOSE WHAT PLATFORM YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR
MASTERPIECE
WRITE YOUR CAPTION HERE
THEN CLICK“DO IT!”
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW!
I HOPE YOU FIND THIS HELPFUL
IT IS TIME FOR TO START AND APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE JUST
LEARNED
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED.
- MARK TWAIN
YOU CAN DO IT!
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