How to Make a Photoshop Collage in EASY Steps

Photographs are a way of capturing and stopping the time in a small frame. They hold millions of memories that we want to cherish forever in our lives. And sometimes, we want to make a cluster of all the happy memories by making a collage of the photos.

Also, what can be a better gift to someone than presenting them a collection of all the cherishable memories you have with them in photographs? And that can be made possible through various photoshop collage ideas.

Part 1 Does Photoshop Have Collage Templates?

There is numerous photo collage template in photoshop, and you even access and use some of them for free. Additionally, you can also create your template in Photoshop and use them in making your collage. If you want to make your template in Photoshop, here is how. 

Step 1: Make a new layer and fill it up with your choice of colour.

Step 2: Resize and duplicate the layer to create the pattern you want for your collage.

Step 3: Integrate a "Clipping Mask."

Step 4: For every image, create new clipping masks.

Step 5: Your collage template is ready so, export it to use! 

Part 2 How to Make Your Own Collage with Photoshop Templates

Now that we know that you can access numerous incredible photoshop templates for free, you might want to create a collage for yourself in Photoshop. So, this is how you can use the photoshop collage template to make your collage with Photoshop Templates. 

First, you need to select the images you want to create a collage with. Then you will have to import them. You can either "select and import" them one at a time or even batch import all of them together. Then, you can readily choose the template you want to use, or you can also create one for yourself. 

Then you can resize or edit the images in the way you want and place them in the desired order. After you are done arranging and creating the collage perfectly, save the file in JPEG format and then export it to access it whenever you want! 

Part 3 How to Custom a Photoshop Collage in 9 Simple Steps

If you do not know the answer to the question: how to make a collage in photoshop, there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Because the answer to this question is simple and includes not more than nine steps. 

So now, we will be discussing the nine simple steps that will help you make a custom photo collage in photoshop. Here is the list of steps that will help you in doing so. 

● Step 1: Selecting your favorite photos

The first step to making a collage in photoshop is to select all the photos you would like your collage to have. Now, it will be best for you to choose your photos wisely. We understand that each photograph is equally sweet and cherishable. But, when you select the images for your collage in a thoughtful manner, the collage turns out much better than expected. 

You can use different collage ideas for photoshop, such as following a particular storyline, where you collage the photos so that it recreates the memory or the moments in sequence. Another way to select your photos is by sticking to a particular theme, and it can be vintage or on one specific color or the like. It will help your collage turn out in the best and the most thoughtful way. 

● Step 2: Opening the photos you have selected, in collage maker photoshop

Now that you have selected which images you would want your collage to have, the next step will require you to open those images in the collage maker Photoshop. For this, you will have to select the option "File". There, you will find the option "Open". Then you will open the images you have chosen in Photoshop. 

Also, you can simply press the "ctrl" and the "O" keys on your keyboard and it will automatically help you open the images you have selected for the photo collage on photoshop.

Another way to open the pages you have selected for your collage is through the "Drag and Drop" function. It is more effortless to choose the images and open them in Photoshop. After you have opened the photos in Photoshop, it will open in a different tab and look like in the following picture. 

● Step 3: Make a new file for your collage on photoshop

The third step requires you to make a new file for your photo collage in photoshop. For this, you need to select or click on the "File" option on Photoshop. Then, click on the "New" option. It will help you make a new file for your collage. You can also select the "ctrl" and "N" together.

As you click on the "New" option, you will be given options to choose from. Choose the one that matches your preference.  

When you are working on photoshop to make a collage, the images will need a collage background because it is on this background that the photos will assemble. If you have made a collage before on photoshop, you can use the old collage photoshop template. Otherwise, you need to create a new document for the collage. 

● Step 4: Add the selected images one-by-one 

Adding the images can be done in many ways. One way to do so is by opening the photo and clicking on it. Another way of doing so is to use the "Marquee Tool" of Photoshop. 

Another way of doing so is by pressing the "ctrl" and "A" keys on your keyboard together. You will find the matching ants border around the image when you do this.

Then, go to the "Edit" option and choose "Copy" there. Or, you can also select the "ctrl" and "C" keys on your keywords together. Then go to your new document and select the option of "Paste" from the "Edit" option, or you can also press the "ctrl" and "V" keys together to do so.

The photo will be added in its own layer on the new document.

● Step 5: Arrange the images

Now, arrange the images in the way you want. If you have chosen to tell a story through your collage creator in photoshop, then arrange the photos accordingly. You can do so with the help of the "Move" tool or simply tap V. You can also use the "Free Transform" tool to edit and transform the images in the way you want. You can resize, rotate and edit the photos in many other ways through the "Free Transform" tool. 

Step 6: Integrate image space

To create a collage in photoshop in a better and more spaced-out manner, you need to add some spacing between the images you have in your collage. There are two ways to add spacing between the pictures; one way is by creating a thin, white border around each image. 

And the second method is by accessing and using the "Layers" feature in Photoshop.

● Step 7: Merge all the Layers 

This step is necessary when you have used the "Layer" feature to create the spacing among the images present in your collage. You will be able to do so from the "Layer" option. So, go to the "Layer" option and select the "Merge Invisible" option present there. 

● Step 8: cropping the final picture

Before the final step, it is important that you crop the final picture. And to do so, you can opt for the "Crop tool". You will be able to access it easily, or you can also simply tap C to use the "Crop tool."

● Step 9: Save the final collage and export

After you have done all the necessary changes and are satisfied with the final collage, then, save the file. To do so, go to the "File" option and select the "Save as" option.

Then choose the file type to be "JPEG". Type the name you would want the collage to be saved as. This completes the process of saving the file. Then choose the image quality you would want the collage to be exported in.

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