Hey everyone! Today I'll be showing you another tutorial for Adobe Photoshop Elements. I've really enjoyed collaborating with them this summer and learning more about the program. I hope you enjoyed my last two tutorials, Creating Collages and Clipping Masks and my Vintage Effect Tutorial. In this tutorial, I'll be showing you a more hands-on treatment. You'll be making your own polaroids! You can use this effect to print your photos and display anywhere or you can create images to use on your blog or website. You choose!
1. I'd recommend giving your photos an aged look for your polaroids. Typically polaroids look aged even when they are freshly printed, so it looks more real if you add an effect. You can follow my vintage tutorial to create an aged look.
2. I've made my polaroid template available for free download. Just click on the link, go to File > Download. The file is a .PSD format (friendly for both Adobe Photoshop Elements and Photoshop). Once you have it saved to your computer, open it in Photoshop Elements.
3. Once you've opened the file, you will see it has two layers. Layer 0 is the "frame" of the polaroid. Layer 1 is where you'll want to place the image of your choice. Go to File > Place. Place your image and resize (using the arrows on the corner) into your frame. If it's not coming through the frame, make sure that your photo layer is BELOW Layer 0 (the polaroid frame). Once you've created the perfect polaroid, save it into a JPG! (And if you only want to use these for web, you're done!)
4. Print your polaroids. I chose to print mine on white cardstock paper, which you can buy at any office supply store. Or you can also choose to print them on glossy photo paper.
5. Trim your polaroids to size.
6. Spray with photo gloss (unless you printed them on glossy photo paper). I used Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Spray Gloss.
Display anywhere at home, on the fridge, in your office or print as cards that you can write notes on the back! There you go - an easy 6 step process to creating your own polaroid photos. Enjoy and be sure to let me know if you have any questions!
24 comments:
Great tutorial! Can't wait to try it out, I think they would make really cool cards to give to friends. :)
Swans and Lists
Love it! Very simple and easy to follow. I may just have to give this a try! :)
Wow! This is so pretty and actually very doable! Thanks! :)
xx
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This is such a cool idea! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for .psd download! Just tried it on Photoshop CS5 and wow, it looks so nice :)
I just love this! I already used the tutorial, very cute
This is such an amazing tutorial! I wish I had photoshop, but for now, I am going to try to use this to figure out how to do it in the free program I use (gimp). Thanks Tieka!
xo Hannah
how perfect!!! love this!
and all of these lighthouses are making me so happy!
xo TJ
Awesome tutorial, Tieka! Thanks for sharing! And by the way. I just wanted to say that you look really happy in the past few posts ;).
Miki.
such a great tutorial!
love it!
this is amazing! i'm so going to have to do this now!
<3 Sharmaine Ruth
underpeachtrees.blogspot.com
I need to get Photoshop and start learning! Your tutorials are so much fun!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
So cute! It sounds silly, but I never actually thought of printing out faux Polaroids. Great idea :)
thejoyfulfox.blogspot.com
that is a great idea! i love how simple it is - there are also some online editors that will auto do the process for people who don't have elements/photoshop/don't wanna take the time!
<3 katherine
of corgis and cocktails // current giveaway
Thank you for this great tutorial!
Such a helpful tutorial! will be trying this out soon!
I use a program called Poladroid to achieve this effect, but this tutorial is really great! x
http://www.jenventure.blogspot.co.uk
this is so very helpful! I learn more and more about photoshop everyday!
Awwwww Thanks! I love the idea.
altmoda.com
Thank You so much for your tutorial and the file! ;-} I use PSE 10 at some point every day and I know there's still so much more to learn!
Lynden
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This was a really fantastic and cute tutorial. Thanks for providing the great Polaroid template!
I know this is a post about polaroids and it's really helpful, but I have to say, I love your dress in the first photo! xx
heck yes! hopefully can find some time this weekend to do this!!
Great tutorial, looks simple - step by step I like it!
Im bummed though because I get a 404 Error when trying to download your template! :(
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