Collage effect to image in Photoshop

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Collage effect to image – Photoshop tutorial

Creating the collage effect to an image is very easy and it looks very cool. It’s like too much smaller pieces of image scatter on the table and made the complete image. To give the collage effect to your image follows these 7 steps given below. I give the images with step by step gaudiness for better understanding. I also put the video at the bottom of this post.

Collage effect to image - Photoshop Tutorials

So let’s get started. Here are the initial and final images…


1.    Make the Background

Duplicate the Background: First of all duplicate the “Background” layer. Right click on it and select “Duplicate Layer” or press Ctrl+J. Disappear the Layers: Disappear the “Background” and “Background Copy” layers. Add the Blank Layer: Click on “New Layer” icon at the bottom of the layer panel to create New “Black Layer”.
Select the Gradient Tool: Now select the Gradient Tool or press G (Shortcut of Gradient Tool), choose the two colors (foreground color & background color) that you want. Blend the Colors: Now blend the two colors by dragging the Gradient tool to make the backgroundMove the Background Copy to Top: Now click and drag the Background Copy layer to the top the Layer 1.

2.    Create the Black and White Layer

Create the Black Layer: Select the Background Copy layer, then select the Rectangular Tool or press U (shortcut of Rectangular Tool). Make rectangular box, then right click on Rectangular 1 layer that you have just made and select Rasterize Layer.
Create the White Layer: Duplicate the Rectangular 1 layer, by right click on it and select Duplicate Layer from the list or simply press Ctrl+J. Now right click on Rectangular 1 copy layer and select Blending Options. In the Layer Style dialog box, check the Color Overlay, then select the white color if it is not selected and hit OK.

3.    Setting the Black and White Layers

Rename the White and Black Laeyers: Now rename the Rectangular 1 copy layer to White by double click on it and Rectangular 1layer with Black. Then move the Black layer to the top of the White Layer.
Set the Posiontion of  the Layers: Select the White layer, then press Ctrl+T to transform the White Layer, by pressing and holding the Shift+Alt, large the size of White layer, give some shadow to White layer, click on  layer style, then choose "Drop Shadow".

4.    Create Clipping Mask

Clipping Mask: Move the Background copy layer to the top of White and Blacklayers. Then right click on Background copy layer and select Create Clipping Mask from the list. Here we go…
Move the Black/White Layers: Select the White and Black layers by pressing and holding the Ctrl key. Make sure that you selected the Move Tool, move the layers to another location of the image that you want to set. You can also rotate the rectangles by pressing Ctrl+T.

5.    Collage Effect

Copy the Black/White Layers: Select the three layers (Black, White and Background copy) and duplicate them by pressing Ctrl+J. then it is very important that you deselect the “Background copy 1” layer by press/hold the Ctrl key and click on Background copy 1 layer to deselect it. While the White and Black layers Selected. Move the white and black layers to another location to create another image.

6.    Repeated and repeated the process until done

Repeate and Repeate the Process: Then repeated and repeated this process. By selecting the black, white and background copy and duplicate them by pressing Ctrl+J. Then deselect the background copy layer by press/hold Ctrl key and keep selecting the white and black layer. Move the layers to and another location to create the image.
Give some rotation to this image. Repeated and repeated this process until final Collage Effect done. 

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