Collage Effect using Photoshop

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Learn How to Create a Super Creative

Collage Effect

Learn how to create a super creative collage effect, using a range of photo manipulation,blending and compositional techniques in this Adobe Photoshop tutorial.

Youll learn how to correctly extract your images, layer up various effects to create a sense of

depth and detail, and create a cool sketchy hand-drawn effect for your photos.

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Step 1

Create a new file with a width of 650px and a height of 1040 px at 72 dpi (Dots per Inch).

Background Contents should be White.

Step 2

To start off well use various textures to create a subtle distressed background. First, add agroup folder called Texture, then open 1.jpg from these colored grunge textures . Place this

within the folder, then hit Command/Ctrl + T and resize to cover the canvas. Name the layerTexture 1.


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The result should be similar to this:


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Reduce opacity to 30%


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Now add 8.jpg as a new layer within the same folder, then hit Command/Ctrl + T and resizeto cover the canvas and name it Texture 2.


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Change the Blend Mode to Overlay and lower its Opacity to 50%.


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Place 2.jpg from the source folder as a new layer within the same folder. Resize and label itTexture 3.


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Step 3

Change the layer mode to soft light and reduce opacity to 45%:

Now Create a new Color balance adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette .


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When the Color balance box opens, input the following:

Now create a new Levels adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette .

When the Levels box opens, input the following: :



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First off, lets open the girl stock Red 3-Mihaela-VStock in Photoshop. We will be using the girl

from this stock image so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas.


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press p to activate pen tool and then make a selection around the girl and then click V toactivate the Move Tool. Left-click the image and drag the image to the main canvas


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The result should be similar to this: .


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Now create a new Curves adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette. PressAlt+left click in between 2 layers (girl layer and Curves) to make a mask.

When the Curves box opens, input the following:

Now create a new Curves adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette. Press

Alt+left click in between 2 layers (sky layer and Curves) to make a mask.



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Step 4

Press Alt+left click in between 2 layers (Girl layer and Curves) to make a mask.


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Now create a new Hue/Saturation adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette.

Press Alt+left click in between 2 layers (girl layer and Hue/Saturation) to make a mask.

When the Hue/Saturation box opens, input the following:

Now create a new Curves adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette. Press

Alt+left click in between 2 layers (girl layer and Curves) to make a mask.


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Now create a new Levels adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette. Press Alt+left

click in between 2 layers (girl and Levels) to make a mask.

When the Levels box opens, input the following: :


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Now,lets open the WaterColor2 in Photoshop. We will be using the texture from this stockimage so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas.


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Step 5

Change the layer mode to overlay and reduce opecity to 79%.

Now add vector mask from the bottom of the layers palette .

Now activate the Brush tool (B) with these settings :


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Brush size: 400px

Hardness: 0%

Opacity: 40%

Flow: 100%

Color: #000000

Now paint over the highlighted area.


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The result should be similar to this:.


Brush size: 400px

Hardness: 0%

Opacity: 40%


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Flow: 100%

Color: #3057e4

Now paint over the highlighted area.:

Now, change the layer mode to soft light


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Repeat the same process using #dc2d30 as foreground color :


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Now, lets open the Drawing Flower Pattern in Photoshop. We will be using the vectors fromthis stock image so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas.


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change the layer mode to multiply and reduce opacity to 65%.


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Step 6

Now,lets make a new layer and name it Shape 1 activate Pen tool and draw a shape. See asbelow :


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Now fill it with #1a29a0 color .


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Repeat the same process and add more shapes .


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Now, lets open the Flower 1 in Photoshop. We will be using the vectors from this stock image

so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas and name it Flower 1.


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Step 7

Now create a new Levels adjustment layer from the bottom of the layers palette. Press Alt+left

click in between 2 layers (flower1 and Levels) to make a mask.

When the Levels box opens, input the following:


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Now add more flowers to our canvas.


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Now, lets open the Flower 7 in Photoshop. We will be using the vectors from this stock imageso we will need to transfer it to our main canvas and name it Tattoo.


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Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd +T), then while the Tattoo layer is selectedresize it as shown below:


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Step 8

now change the layer mode to multiply


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Now add a vector mask from the bottom of layers palette .


Brush size: 400px

Hardness: 0%


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Opacity: 40%

Flow: 100%

Color: #000000

Now paint over the highlighted area.



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Now, lets open the Blue blotch in Photoshop. We will be using the texture from this stock

image so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas.


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Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd +T), then while the Snail layer is selected resizeit as shown below:


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now change the layer mode to multiply and reduce opacity to 60%


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Repeat the same process and add the same effect to the second eye .


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And Were Done!

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