How To Make a Multi Diamond Collage Template in Photoshop
Learn how to create a multi diamond photo collage from multiple images in Photoshop.
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Timestamp
00:00 Intro
00:13 Create new document
00:34 Create Guides
01:28 Draw 4 sided polygon Shape
06:27 Add drop shadow
06:58 Insert images
10:40 Add a Background image
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Steps to make a multi diamond collage in Photoshop:
1. Create a new document.
Choose File- New (or Ctrl+N).
Type a name in the Name field and enter the following information:
Width 3000 pixels, Height 2000 pixels, Resolution 300 Pixels/Inch,
Color Mode RGB color, and Background contents Transparent or White.
2. Create Guides.
Create a vertical guide. Choose View- New Guide.
In the dialog box, select Vertical orientation, enter 500 px position and click OK.
Repeat this step for 1000 px, 1500 px, 2000 px and 2500 px.
Now create a horizontal guide. Choose View-New Guide.
In the dialog box, select Horizontal orientation, enter 500 px position and click OK.
Repeat this step for position 1000 px and 1500 px.
If you didn't see the guidelines, then choose View- Show- Guides.
If you want to lock all guides, choose View-Lock Guides. This way you can't move them by accident.
3. Grab the Polygon tool.
Make sure Shape is chosen.
Choose a color for the shape, click the color swatch in the options bar, and then choose a color available.
Fill the stroke size and set the number of sides in Sides field with 4.
4. Draw a 4 sided polygon shape.
Click-drag away from the starting point.
Duplicate the polygon shape by going to Layer- Duplicate Layer (Ctrl+J).
Resize and reposition your duplicate shape layer using Edit- Free Transform Path.
5. Add Drop shadow.
Choose Layer- Layer Style- Drop Shadow.
Set your desired angle, distance, and size. Click OK.
Copy the drop shadow layer style to another layer
by dragging the Drop Shadow layer style to the other layer--while pressing the Alt key.
6. Insert image.
Select the Polygon layer to which you want to insert an image.
Go to File- Place Embeded.
Navigate to the folder that contains your image file then select the name of the file you want to open.
Click Place.
7. Create Clipping Mask.
Click the image's layer to be clipped, then choose Layer-Create Clipping Mask (Alt+Ctrl+G).
8. Insert all the images.
Repeat steps 6 through 7 to open and manipulate each image you'd like to insert.
9. Group all the polygon layer.
While holding down the Shift key, click on all polygon layer then choose Layer- Group Layers.
10. Add a Background image.
Choose File-Place Embeded.
Navigate to the folder that contains your background image file
then select the name of the file you want to open. Click Place.