How to create a simple collage in Photoshop, Elements, and Pixelmator<article>
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<p>One of the many superpowers of image editing apps that support layers is the ability to combine images into a collage. In this column, you’ll learn to create the ever-popular, oh-so-romantic, soft oval vignette collage in Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Pixelmator. (Sorry, you can’t do this workflow in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom or Apple’s Photos, iPhoto, or Aperture.) This technique is perhaps the easiest—and most romantic—way to combine two images into a new and unique piece of art.</p><p>To get started, you’ll need to open two images and combine them into the same document. In any of the three apps, open two images (in Elements, make sure you’re in Expert or Full Edit mode). Activate the document that contains the soon-to-vignetted photo and then press Command-A to select it. Press Command-C to copy it to your Mac’s memory and then activate the other document and press Command-V to paste the copied image. When you do, the image lands on its very own layer. Make sure the new layer lives at the top of the layer stack (just drag it to the top if necessary).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2935593/how-to-create-a-simple-collage-in-photoshop-elements-and-pixelmator.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to create a simple collage in Photoshop, Elements, and Pixelmator
