How to make photo collages online
With all the “masterpieces” you have, we can now say it: you are a true collage wizard! Every time you give life to a new creation you manage to surprise all your friends, and even in the family your creations are more and more appreciated. But now you are in an “emergency” situation where you can’t use your favorite collage maker and can’t even install it. How about relying on online solutions? I assure you that there are several that you can turn to and that, in most cases, they will not make you regret the classic programs that you are used to using offline.
I’m not kidding! Give me a few minutes of your time and I will explain how to make photo collages online without giving up effects and customizations that, once again, will leave friends and family speechless. At what price? Not even a euro! All the solutions that I will list in this guide are free, at least as regards their basic functions and, as if this were not enough, they are really very simple to use.
What else are you waiting for to start? Make yourself comfortable, take all the time you need to read the instructions contained in this tutorial and try the various online services that I will list for you. I am convinced that at the end of this reading you will have found at least one tool that is right for you and you will begin to use it more and more often instead of your “old” collage program. Enjoy your reading and have fun!
FotoJet
FotoJet is another useful online service that you can use to create photo collages. It can be used for free, requires no registration and, unlike other similar services, does not apply a watermark to projects.
To use FotoJet, first connect to its home page and click on the Make a Collage button (below). Next, select one of the available templates by choosing from the following categories: Classic Collage, in which there are simple collages that you can customize to your liking; Creative Collage, in which there are quite creative collage templates in which they are present and Misc, in which there are somewhat funny collages.
After choosing the template you like best, select one of the items you see in the left menu to edit the collage: Layout, to choose its layout; Photo, to upload photos to add with a simple Drag-and-Drop; Text, to add text to it; Clipart, to add stickers and icons to your project or Background, to change its background.
As soon as you are satisfied with your work, click on the floppy disk symbol to save the collage on your computer and, from the drop-down menu that opens, indicate the name to give to the collage. Finally, select the download format ( JPG or PNG ) and click on the green Save button.
In the window that appears on the screen, click on the Save for free now button and then on the download here link . You will then be able to download the collage from the web page that opens in the browser you are using by clicking with the right mouse button and clicking on the Save image item from the drop-down menu that appears.
Photovisi
Another online service that I recommend you to try is Photovisi, a semi-free solution thanks to which creating an online photo collage becomes a breeze for anyone, even for those who are not experts in graphics or technology in general. All you have to do to use it is to connect to its official website, choose the template to use, select the photos to include in the collage and that’s it. The free version of Photovisi, however, has some limitations: you can only download low-resolution images and a watermark is applied to the collages. To break down these limits it is necessary to subscribe to a Premium subscription of $ 4.99 per month.
All clear? Well, then let’s get started. To use Photovisi, first connect to its main page and click on the yellow button Start creating it to start the wizard thanks to which you can create a photo collage. Then select one of the many templates among those available and wait for it to load in the browser you are using.
At this point, click on the Add Photos button and, in the page that opens, select the source from which to take the images to use for the collage: My computer, to choose a photo among those saved on your PC; Web images, to search for images on the Internet; Facebook, to select one of the images you posted on your Facebook or Instagram profile, to choose a photo from those posted on the well-known photo social network.
After selecting the images, you can also add other elements to the collage by clicking on one of the buttons you see on the screen: Add Shape, to add a decoration to the collage; Add Text, to add text or Change background, to change the background color of the collage.
After you have finished working on the collage, click on the blue Continue button and wait for Photovisi to load your work. Once the upload is complete, click the Low-resolution Download link and wait for the collage to download to your PC. If you wish, you can also share the collage on Facebook, Twitter or via e-mail using the special functions offered by the service.
Canva
Another online service that you can’t help but try is Canva, which can be used for free upon registration. Unlike Photovisi, Canva has no particular limitations, except for the use of some graphic contents that are paid (usually you can buy them for the modest sum of 1 dollar).
To use Canva, first connect to its main page and click on one of the options located in the box First time on Canva? Subscribe! in such a way as to indicate the reason for which you intend to use the service. Then sign up using your email address or Google account.
Once registered, presses the green button Create a project (top left) and click on the Photo collage option (you should find it in the Recommended for you section ). In the new tab that opens in the browser, choose one of the Canva templates located on the left (under Canva Layout ) and replace the sample photos with the ones you want to add to the photo collage.
To upload new photos to Canva, click on the Uploads item (on the left), click on the green button Upload your images and upload the ones you intend to use for your project. Then drag each image to the point of the collage you prefer and that’s it.
After uploading the photos that will make up your collage, customize it by changing the background or adding other graphic elements by clicking on one of the options you see on the left: Elements, to add shapes, lines, frames, illustrations, icons and quant ‘to the project. other; Text, to add text or Background, to change its background color.
As soon as you are satisfied with your work, save the collage by clicking on the Download button (above) and selecting one of the formats available for download: JPG, PNG, PDF, etc. Did you see how easy it was to make an online collage with Canva? Well, know that the service is also available in the form of an app for Android and iOS devices to create collages on the go.
Loupe Collage
Loupe Collage is another online service that I invite you to take seriously, especially if you want to make fun and original collages using animal shapes or shapes of letters, numbers and various symbols. Before explaining how to use Loupe Collage, however, I would like to tell you that the free version of the service has some limitations: it allows you to download low-resolution images and the collages are marked with a watermark. To break down these limits, you have to subscribe to the Pro version of Loupe Collage which, at the time of writing, costs $ 5 a month.
To use Loupe Collage, connected to its main page, click on the yellow Add Photos button and upload the photos you intend to include in your work by taking them from your PC (by clicking on the Upload button ), from a cloud storage service, from a social network (by clicking the Your Photos button ) or from the Internet (by clicking the Web button ). As soon as the images you have selected for your collage will be uploaded, click on the green Done button located at the bottom right.
Then, click on the Shapes button and select one of the many shapes available for the creation of your collage. By clicking on the Text button, on the other hand, you can give your collage the shape of a word, while clicking on the Draw button you can make the collage take on a shape drawn by you freehand. If you want, you can also use the classic mosaic shape by clicking on the Rectangle button. In short, you are spoiled for choice!
To act instead on the images that make up the collage – modify their edges, apply shadows and so on – use the tools located on the left: Sizing, to change the size of the images; Background, to change the background of the collage; Border, to modify the color and thickness of the image borders; Rotation, to change the orientation of the collage; Shadow, to apply a shadow or Reset Settings, to restore the initial settings.
When finished, click the green Save button (top right), give the collage a title by typing it in the Title field, enter a description in the Description text field and click the Save button again. On the web page that opens in the browser, click on the green Download button and then click on the Low-resolution item or, if you prefer, choose one of the sharing options among those available to share your masterpiece with other users. Easier than that ?!