how to get started with picmonkey

How to get started with PICMONKEY

By: Anna Marie J. Pineda

www.annamariepineda.com

What is PICMONKEY by the way?

a Photo editor. a Design maker. an Idea realizer.

let’s go over it’s wonderful features

features

PHOTO EDITORClipArt & OverlaysPhoto EffectsPhoto TexturesPhoto Themes

PHOTO TOUCH UPEye Color ChangerFace EditorTeeth WhiteningBlemish Remover

DESIGNLogo MakerCard MakerPoster MakerWedding Invites

COLLAGEFacebook Cover MakerCollage ProjectsPicture FramesAdd Text to Photos

let’s officially get started…

OPEN YOUR BROWSER

type www.picmonkey.com

this is the homepage

either click those buttons

type in your email

your chosen password

then click CROWN ME!

you’ve just created an account

click edit

get from following sources of images

let’s do our practice…

tadaaaaahstart basic edit

you may crop the image …

or select canvas to start with & apply color adjustment

or rotate your image in differentdirections

adjust brightness, heights etc.

adjust color saturation &temperature

adjust sharpness & clarity

image resizing

now you know the edit icons/menus

it’s time for photo touch up, click this

this time we’ll get from Facebook

click Connect to Facebook

fill this up to log in or…

…click Create New Account

allow the app by clicking continue

to whom would you like to see you posts?

then click OK

click open

click open to upload the photo

let’s start to apply the following…

put some blush on then simply apply

apply lip touch up

wrinkle remover has a crown logo which…

…means Royal feature

choose when your decided to get a plan

but for trial let’s use none crown features

retouch the eye brows

this time your familiar with touch up

let’s proceed in creating a design

much excitement to create a design

let’s use the BETA templates

search for templates

or scroll on the available designs

let’s get from ready made designs

let’s customize the image available

on the other hand, you may check

…the Popular tags combination

to continue let’s start customizing the image

change the font & text

add a text by clicking text box…

you can change font color, style etc.

you can put a frame

as you can see there is another menu available...

the “Ours”which are from the app…

& “Yours” menu to store your used font, color etc.

so that you can easily access…

your previously used icons

in here a color picker to try image in B&W version

when you switch menu,you will ask…

whether to apply or discard the previous one

in saving your masterpiece…

click save

edit here your file name…

there are 3 options in saving your image quality…

“Roger”which low in resolution & tiny file size

“Pierce”which great resolution & good file size

“Sean”which high resolution, but large file size

edit dimensions

then, save to my computer

using your “One drive” or “Dropbox”

after that, change your file name

click, save

finally let’s proceed to Collage

create your own lay out …see list

here’s our chosen layout

click on images either from both

collect images from “My computer”

choose your images

your selected images are displayed here

you can auto fill the collage or…

…simply drag & drop

you can rotate your images

change the background color

put some effects

add some textures to further enhance

share with the Twitterverse

this time we share it via Twitter

we authorized the app and click Do it!

Our Masterpiece was posted!Explore more!!!

Keep imagining what you want to define in purpose of creation. Never give up on

what you see in your heart to make the world a better

place.