![]() After you apply them, ZPS recalculates the layer for its new size, irreversibly changing its dimensions and image quality. To leave it, you have to apply your changes (settle on using them) or cancel them (throw them away). That means that you’re in a mode where the only thing you can do is resize the current layer. When you start resizing the layer, Apply and Cancel buttons appear on the right. Use the same tool, but this time drag from one of the circle marks at the edge of the layer. You can enter precise coordinates in the X and Y fields.įor resizing a pasted picture, the steps are a bit different. How the right panel looks when you’re moving a layer. Don’t get too stressed here, as you can always move the picture again later. To set precise coordinates, type them into the X and Y boxes on the right. To shift it by 10-pixel steps instead, hold down the Ctrl key while tapping the cursor keys. To move it more precisely, use the cursor keys, which shift it by 1 pixel per tap. The right panel shows info on the layer’s current position. With the Move and Transform tool (V) active (either because you’ve just added a layer, or because you activated the tool yourself), click and drag the layer to move it. A newly added layer with guide points for transformations. ![]() The guide points that appear around the layer are another sign that you can move and transform it. Meanwhile, ZPS automatically activates the Move and Transform tool (V), so you’ll be able to reposition the new layer immediately. That picture then appears as a new layer. Then use the next window to choose the picture file to add. The steps for adding new photos are the same each time:Ībove the layer list, there’s an Add Layer button, with a small down-arrow button next to it. ![]() Once you’ve got your base picture or blank space ready in the Editor, it’s time to add further photos. Several photos were placed into a large blank image. For the web, a long side of 1,000 to 2,000 pixels is enough, while for printing on a standard sheet of paper at good quality, you’ll want to have at least 2,480 x 3,508 pixels. Set the size of this “canvas” based on how you’ll be using the collage. Meanwhile, if your plan is to lay out all of your pictures within an empty space instead, it’s better to start out in the Editor directly, roll down the File menu and use the New… item (Ctrl + N). A picture is pasted into the main picture. If you’ll be using a picture that you’ll be pasting smaller pictures into, start out your work in the Manager module: find the file you need there and then switch to the Editor. The first decision awaits you right at the start-what will you use as your foundation? Almost everything can be fixed later, so you don’t have to have everything planned down to the very last detail, but planning ahead will save your work. Start With a Picture or Empty Spaceīefore you start, it’s good to have at least a rough idea of what you want to create. Think of layers as stacked sheets of paper that you can move or re-order at any time. You’ll be adding pictures to individual layers in the Editor and then working with and editing those layers one by one. Also reach for it when you want to overlap photos or use effects such as shadows, etc. Use the Editor module when contact sheets’ little square frames aren’t enough-when you need more complicated shapes instead. Here there are no predefined templates, so you have complete control over your results. You get your results in just a few clicks.īut to create something more complicated, reach for the Editor, module, which I’ll be discussing for the rest of this article. When you want to create a simple collage, or an actual contact sheet for that matter, the Print module is the ideal choice. A collage on the left and a contact sheet printed on the right. The Print module lets you create collages very quickly using predefined templates for “contact sheets,” which are regular grids with pictures and, optionally, information about them. They start out in two different places: in the Print module vs. In Zoner Photo Studio X, there are two basic ways to produce a collage. For example when you’re putting together something like an infographic, assembling a collage of vacation shots, producing a photo montage, or creating a motivational quote for social networks. ![]() But sometimes you need to squeeze pictures several into one. You’ll be glad that you’ve learned how to make them.Īs a photographer, you work on each photo separately, it’s true. As we’ll see, photo collages have a wide range of uses. I’ll show you how to create a simple collage in a few clicks and lead you in detail through the process of creating more complex ones. No matter whether you want to just place one photo inside another, or create a complicated collage, it’s easy to do in Zoner Photo Studio X.
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