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2. Being in a digital age, it is beneficial to have
knowledge of basic design principles and
image manipulation techniques. There are
a lot of software available in the market
that you can use in graphics designing:

3. Cropping is the easy way to completely
transform a photo. It can remove unwanted or
distracting areas, improve the composition, or
help emphasize a focal point. If you will do a
significant cropping, make sure that your image
is large because the more you crop, the more
you reduce your image quality and resolution
(Klievern.d.).
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4. • CROPPING AND
REMOVING UNNECESSARY
PARTS OF THE IMAGE
2. CROPPING AND REMOVING
SOME PARTS BY DRAWING
BOUNDARY LINES AMIDST
START AND END POINT.
3. SHAPE CROPPING IN
THE FORM OF SHAPES
LIKE CIRCLE, RECTANGLE,
CONE, AND STAR
application enables you
to crop a photo in three
different ways.

5. is a selection tool which works
without any restriction. Which
basically allows you to brush
over your image to make a
selection

6. Open PicsArt along with your image.
(You can use any image that you want.)

7. Open Free Crop Tool. Go to Tools>Free
Crop (the interfacechanges).

8. Now you get to see all the available options in the
bottom toolbar. These are:
(1.)Brush: is used to make a selection of any part of
the image by just brushing over the image.
(2.)Eraser: is used to erase all the mistakes made. Or
the wrong selections.
(3.) Marquee:can be used by making a rough
selection shape.
(4.) Clear: can be used to erase all of the changes
you've made to the image.

9. Make a selection. Brush over your image to make a selection. As
mentioned earlier, you can not only use the brush tool to make a selection
but you can also use the marquee tool as well. The selectiongets marked
in red.

10. Preview & Save! Tap on the arrow present on the top right corner to get
a previewof your selection. If you are satisfied with the results, tap on
the “save” buttonand your selection will be savedas a clipart. To save
the imagein your gallery, save again.

11. If you want to highlight images as featured
elements in your design but there is a
destructive background, you can apply some
blurring to create a smooth, uncluttered
background.

12. • STANDARD BLUR
2. FOCAL ZOOM
3. MOTION BLUR
4. RADIAL BLUR

13. •
simple puts your image
out of focus, though the
effect settings give you a
lot of creative options
with just this first
option.
is a blur effect that
makes it appear as
though the entire
image is speeding
towards a focal point.

14. •

15. allows you to mimick
the blur that occurs
when capturing a
moving option
creates a spiraling
tunnel of blur around
a central area

17. Upload or open an image into the editor
from the main screen.

18. Open blur effects.

19. Select the effects icon and choose
the "Blur" category.

20. Select the Blur Effect from the Blur menu.

21. Select the target. Select the circular target on top
of the screen.

22. Adjust targeted area. Use your finger to adjust the size of the
targeted area and drag it across the screen,to center it over your
subject.

23. Reduce hardness. Reduce the Hardness slider down to O
for a smooth blur transition in your photo.

24. Increase blur. Open the Effect Settings and increase the
Blur slider to your preference to intensify the effect.
Click Apply, then click the check mark to save your work.

25. Adjustments such as Brightness,
Contrast, Hue, Saturation, etc. can be
done using the PicsArt Adjust Tool
(2020).

26. Open PicsArt along with your image. For this
walkthrough you will use cat image.

27. Open “Adjust” tool. Tap on Tools>Adjust (the interface
changes).You will now be greeted with all of the available options
on the right hand side (when viewed horizontally).

28. Select an option.

29. From the list, select any adjustment option of your choice. If
you're not sure what these options do, below is a brief
explanation of each of the options of the Adjust Tool.
(1.) Brightness: The brightness is used to increase the light
(brightness) of the image.
(2.) Contrast: The contrast is used to differentiate the two
colours to make either more visible or distinguishable.
(3.) Clarity: The clarity is used to highlight the image by
softening and darkening certain areas of the image.
(4.) Saturation: The saturation is used to saturate or make the
colours stronger.

30. •

34. (5.) Hue: The hue is used to adjust the colour (hue) of the
image.
(6.) Highlights: The highlight option is used to lighten up the
lighter areas.
(7.) Shadows: The shadow optionis used to increase or
decrease the amount of shadow in the image.
(8.) Temperature (Temp): The temp (temperature) option is
used to adjust the tone of the image.

39. Adjust the option.
Once you've figured out which option to opt for, you might now
want to adjust the option to suit your eyes. Gently increase the
amount of the tool, let's say “brightness”. And see the
difference.

40. Save your image.
If you are happy with the end results, tap on the top left check
mark (✓) and your image will be saved in your gallery. If you
want to make more adjustments to your image, go ahead and
explorethe wide variety of options.

41. A clean and organized layout, as
shown in the image beside, is an
asset to any design project. If
you’re not sure where to start,
aligning all your design elements
to a grid is always a safe bet.
Grids are also a nice way to
showcase multiple images
(Kliever n.d.).

42. Once your PicsArt app open,
you may come across such
type of interfaces (shownin
the Step 1 photo below). Tap
on “Collage”option.

43. Then tap on “Grids” option to
add multiple photos in one
(shown in the Step 2 photo
below).

44. In the Layout option,choose the Square.

45. You can switch photo with other
photos.Select any photo and bring that
onto another photos. Then tap on the
black screen to return to the menu.

46. Select border option to increase border thickness or radius. In order
to change border setting 1) Tap on “Border” icon as shown in the
figure below.2) Select “Thickness and radius” option.3) Use a slider to
adjust the amount of thickness and radius.

47. 1. Tap on “Background” icon to add a background on the
collage grid border. You can add any photos from your
gallery by tapping on add photo icon or just use color.

48. 1. Save your final edited image into your gallery by clicking
the arrow at the upper right corner of your screen as shown
below.

49. Like actual picture frames, you
hang on a wall, framing images
in design is traditionally used to
draw attention to the image.
Frames can be simple or
decorative, a single line or an
illustrated design, colored or not,
depending on the style and mood
of your project (Kliever n.d.) as
shown beside.

50. Open your PicsArt app.
Under the Collage option, choose Frames.
From the different options displayed at the bottom of
your screen, choose Colorful.
Look for a frame same as the given output at the left.
Choose pictures from your gallery.
Save your work.

51. Images and text are two foundations of graphic design.
Combine them, and they’re a powerhouse of visual
communication. So try adding relevant information to
an image by placing text on top (or picking an image
that complements the subject of your text) (Kliever
n.d.). Using PicsArt, you can add text overlays to your
images like the one shows below. This technique can be
used to spice up your photos, or even to design your
own greetingcards, posters (How to Add a Text Overlay
2019),or infographics.

53. Open your PicsArt app.
Open your image in the Editor. Scroll through the menu bar at
the bottom of the screen and select Text (if you’re using a device
with a large screen, you may not need to scroll).
Type your text. Tap the check at the upper right
corner of the screen to confirm.
Select the Font you would like to use.

54. Enlarge the text by dragging the arrow in the lower right
corner of the text box. Drag the text box to the place
where you want it to be.
Tap on the check mark and save your work.
Adjust blending mode by tapping
Blend and choose Overlay.
From the menu, choose Shadow.

55. Combine two (2) pictures to design like it is an
original picture using the Layer tool in PicsArt. You
need two pictures like Pic1 and Pic2 as shown below.

56. Open PicsArt and tap on the + to start editing.
Select an image like Pic1 from the Free Photos gallery. Your
screen in landscape position should look like the figure
below. Tap on the Draw tool (the interface changes).

57. Refer to the figure below. Tap on the Photo tool and
choose Photo to add a picture like Pic2.

58. Refer to the figure below.
1) Tap on the Layer tool. It will show you the Layer menu and
Pic2 is currently selected.
2) Tap on the LayerAdjustmentbutton to show the different
options as discussed in detail below. Choose Transform to
resize the picture same as the size of Pic1.
3)Tap on the LayerBlendingModes to show the different
blending modes. Blending mode allows you to adjust how the
light would pass through the layers.

59. Layer Adjustment Options (2020 | How to use the Layer Tool in
PicsArt | Tutorial 2019)
a. Transform: can be used to Rotate, Increase/Decrease the size
of the layer, as well as reposition the layer.
b. Copy: can be used to duplicate the current layer.
c. Merge: allows you to merge two layers to form one single layer.
d. Clear: can be used to erase all the changes made to the layer.

60. Refer to the figure below. It shows the different
LayerBlendingModes. Select the Screen mode.

61. Here is a more detailed information below (2020 | How to
use the Layer Tool in PicsArt | Tutorial 2019).
a. Normal: The original form of your image.
b. Multiply: blends two layers in a combined manner.
Generally throwing the foreground to the background and
pulling up the highlighted parts from the background to the
foreground.
c. Lighten: will help you to lighten the layer and make it
soft so that the light may pass through.
d. Darken: keeps the darker a reason the current layer and
makes the lighter areas transparent. Later, both are
merged together(blended together).

62. a. Screen: The screen option makes the layer
transparent.
b. Xor: The xor mode erases the pixels on the
bottom layer by the highlights made on the top
layer.
c. Add: The add option blends the two layers by
brightening the lighter pixels.
d. Overlay: The overlay option maintains the
highlights on both layers and blends them
altogether.

63. Refer to the figure below. 1) To make the background picture,
Pic1, be more visible, adjust the Pic2 Opacity to 59%. 2) Tap on
the + button to show layer options.

64. Here is a more detailed information below.
a. Empty Layer: The empty layer option allows
you to create a new blank layer.
b. Photo Layer: The photo layer option allows
you to create a layer by importing an image
from your gallery.

65. Tap on the … button to save your design as an image.
Tap on the Ö button to save your project.