how to create an original blog post image with picmonkey

How  To  Brand  A  Stock  ImageThe  Non-­‐Graphic  Designers  Guide

Pic  Monkey

Go  To  Picmonkey.com

Create  A  New  Design 1Create  Custom  Size 2

Enter  Desired  Dimensions

Enter  Width  and  Height

Upload  Free  Image  As  OverlayOverlays  Work  Like  Layers  in  Photoshop

Select  Overlays 1

Upload  Your  Photo 2

Adjust  Image  To  FitMake  Sure  It’s  Not  Stretched  Or  Distorted

Enlarge  Image  To  Fill  Canvas

Right  Click  and  Choose  “Original  Aspect  RaMo”

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Add  Texture  To  Background

Move  Image  Out  Of  The  Way  For  A  Second 1

Add  Desired  PaRern 2Reduce  PaRern  SaturaMon 3

Fade  Image  Over  PaRern

Move  Image  Back 1

Fade  The  Image

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Add  A  Strategically  Placed  Shape  For  Text

Select  Shape  Overlay 1

She’s  Looking  At  the  Shape  -­‐    Great  Place  To  Put  Text

Place  Shape  Label 2

Enter  HTML  Color  Value

Type  In  HeadlineUse  Your  Closest  Font  To  What  You  Would  Normally  Use

Combine  Small  Text  with  Large 1

OpMonal:  Add  Color  Overlay  To  ImagePick  From  A  Color  For  Your  Brand

Upload  Logo

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How To Create a Blog Post Image That Gets Noticed And Drives Traffic

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How To Create a Blog Post Image That Gets Noticed And Drives Traffic

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