Today, I am going to take you through the process of creating a photo collage of 12 pictures around a hexagon in Photoshop.
We will use the Grid to help us position shapes precisely, the Custom Shape tool to draw hexagon shape, the Polygonal Lasso Tool to draw Polygonal shapes and Clipping Mask.
We will use the Grid to help us position shapes precisely, the Custom Shape tool to draw hexagon shape, the Polygonal Lasso Tool to draw Polygonal shapes and Clipping Mask.
Let's get started!
Final result.
Download This Template
Download 12 Pictures Around a Hexagon Photoshop Collage template here or find others free Photoshop Collage Templates here.
1. Create a new Document
Choose File> New (or just press Ctrl+N).
In the pop-up window, type a name in the Name field and enter the following information:
Width 3000 pixels, Height 3000 pixels, Resolution 300 Pixels/Inch, Color Mode RGB color, and Background contents Transparent.
Click OK.
In the pop-up window, type a name in the Name field and enter the following information:
Width 3000 pixels, Height 3000 pixels, Resolution 300 Pixels/Inch, Color Mode RGB color, and Background contents Transparent.
Click OK.
2. Create a Grid
Now create a grid to assist us in laying out selections symmetrically.
To add a grid, choose View>Show>Grid.
Open up the grid preferences, choose Edit> Preferences> Guides, Grid & Slices.
Choose the color you want for the grid lines.
Set the “Gridline every” option to be 10 percent and “Subdivisions” option to be 1.
Choose View>Snap and then choose View>Snap to>Grid, to enabling snaping that will help you to align any object, shape or selection you want.
To add a grid, choose View>Show>Grid.
Open up the grid preferences, choose Edit> Preferences> Guides, Grid & Slices.
Choose the color you want for the grid lines.
Set the “Gridline every” option to be 10 percent and “Subdivisions” option to be 1.
Choose View>Snap and then choose View>Snap to>Grid, to enabling snaping that will help you to align any object, shape or selection you want.
3. Select the Custom Shape Tool to Draw a Hexagon
Select the Custom Shape Tool from the Tools panel (or just press U).
Press Shift+U to cycle through the six available shape tools until the one you want is active.
In the Options Bar, make sure Shape is chosen from the menu then choose shape color.
To choose the color of the shape, click the color swatch in the options bar, and then choose a color available.
You can also choose a color from the Color Picker.
Lastly, enter a value for the stroke size and select a hexagon shape from the Custom Shape pop-up panel.
If you do not find a hexagon shape in the panel, click the arrow in the upper-right corner, and choose “All”.
When asked to replace current shapes, click OK to replace current shapes with the shapes form “All”.
Press Shift+U to cycle through the six available shape tools until the one you want is active.
In the Options Bar, make sure Shape is chosen from the menu then choose shape color.
To choose the color of the shape, click the color swatch in the options bar, and then choose a color available.
You can also choose a color from the Color Picker.
Lastly, enter a value for the stroke size and select a hexagon shape from the Custom Shape pop-up panel.
If you do not find a hexagon shape in the panel, click the arrow in the upper-right corner, and choose “All”.
When asked to replace current shapes, click OK to replace current shapes with the shapes form “All”.
4. Draw a Hexagon Shape
Now begin drawing a hexagon shape.
To draw a Hexagon Shape, click inside your document and drag away from the starting point.
When you release your mouse button, Photoshop completes the shape and fills it with your chosen color.
To draw a Hexagon Shape, click inside your document and drag away from the starting point.
When you release your mouse button, Photoshop completes the shape and fills it with your chosen color.
5. Create a New Layer For Background
Create a new layer for background by going to Layer>New>Layer (or just press Shift+Ctrl+N).
The New Layer dialog box appears allowing you to name your layer and specify other options.
Leave the default settings and click OK.
In the Layers panel, a layer with the default name of Layer 1 appears.
Drag the new layer to the bottom position.
The New Layer dialog box appears allowing you to name your layer and specify other options.
Leave the default settings and click OK.
In the Layers panel, a layer with the default name of Layer 1 appears.
Drag the new layer to the bottom position.
6. Create Polygonal Selections
Grab the Polygonal Lasso Tool by selecting it from the toolbar on the left.
Press Shift+L to cycle through the three available Lasso tools until the one you want is active.
Click to create corners. Click the starting point to join the open ends of the selection.
Create a new layer by going to Layer>New>Layer (or press Shift+Ctrl+N).
The New Layer dialog box appears allowing you to name your layer and specify other options.
Leave the default settings and click OK.
Fill the new layer with gray color.
Choose Edit>Fill or else just press Shift+F5.
In this dialog box, under Contents, select 50% Gray.
Click OK.
Now, the gray color fills the layer.
Repeat the steps above until you get the desired Collage.
The Polygonal Lasso tool.
Press Shift+L to cycle through the three available Lasso tools until the one you want is active.
Click to create corners. Click the starting point to join the open ends of the selection.
Create a new layer by going to Layer>New>Layer (or press Shift+Ctrl+N).
The New Layer dialog box appears allowing you to name your layer and specify other options.
Leave the default settings and click OK.
Fill the new layer with gray color.
Choose Edit>Fill or else just press Shift+F5.
In this dialog box, under Contents, select 50% Gray.
Click OK.
Now, the gray color fills the layer.
Repeat the steps above until you get the desired Collage.
7. Insert an Image
Stock images used in this Photoshop Collage tutorial: bridge-943449, coast-731413, golden-gate-bridge-388917, golden-gate-bridge-1326994, houses-1590009, ocean-1116317, pavilion-602553, san-francisco-210230, san-francisco-1116316, san-francisco-1633204, san-francisco-1963748, and usa-1206240.
To insert an image into the collage, you must stack the image layer above the shape layer.
Select the layer to which you want to insert an image.
Go to File> Place to open the image you'd like to insert.
Navigate to the folder that contains your image file then select the name of the file you want to open.
If your file does not appear, try to view all files by selecting
All Formats from the Files of type list.
Click the Place button.
To insert an image into the collage, you must stack the image layer above the shape layer.
Select the layer to which you want to insert an image.
Go to File> Place to open the image you'd like to insert.
Navigate to the folder that contains your image file then select the name of the file you want to open.
If your file does not appear, try to view all files by selecting
All Formats from the Files of type list.
Click the Place button.
8. Create a Clipping Mask
On the Layers panel, make sure the layers to be clipped are listed consecutively.
Remember, you must stack the image layer above the shape layer.
Click the image layer to be clipped, then choose Layer>Create Clipping Mask (or just press Alt+Ctrl+G).
Remember, you must stack the image layer above the shape layer.
Click the image layer to be clipped, then choose Layer>Create Clipping Mask (or just press Alt+Ctrl+G).
When layers are put into a clipping mask, the content of the bottommost layer (the polygonal shape layer), clips the layers above it (the image layer).
9. Edit Image
Click the image layer then go to Edit>Free Transform.
You can now edit the image as follows:
You can now edit the image as follows:
- Resize the image by dragging any corner while holding down the Shift key to keep the picture does not distort.
- Move the image by clicking and hold anywhere inside the image and drag.
- Rotate the image by moving your cursor farther out from any corner until you see two arrows. Click and hold, then drag the picture.
- Press Enter key when you are done.
10. Insert Other Picture
Repeat step 7 through 9 to open and manipulate each picture you'd like to insert.
11. Save Your Document
Choose File>Save (or press Ctrl+S) to save your project file.
The Save As dialog box appears.
Navigate to the folder where you want to store your project file.
Type a name in the File Name text box and leave the default Photoshop (*.PSD;*.PDD) format.
Click Save to store the project file.
The Save As dialog box appears.
Navigate to the folder where you want to store your project file.
Type a name in the File Name text box and leave the default Photoshop (*.PSD;*.PDD) format.
Click Save to store the project file.
Once you have finished, you will probably also want to use File>Save As (Shift+Ctrl+S) to export the image in a more widely used format, such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, etc.
Here is the result:
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