3 Hacks That Will Have You Creating Awesome Pictures Like A Professional

January 29, 2015

Do you want to create your own picture posts or ads? Or you just can’t find something that fits your needs? Or are you worried about copyrights?

Here are 3 apps that will have you designing pictures like a professional!

PicMonkey

PicMonkey is my favorite app so far. I used it to create the featured image for this blog post which I used for an ad. I now have an ad that features an actual picture of me with the wording I chose.

PicMonkey offers photo editing, touch up, collage, design and photo effects. There are plenty of free options but, included, you will also see options that are only available if you “upgrade”.

I have created quite a few pictures using only the free options. I have also included an example of a picture quote that I created using a picture of my son and one of my favorite quotes.

Pixlr

This app is more advanced and most like Photoshop. I like it because I can make my pictures the exact dimensions I need.

Pixlr offers many tools, filters and adjustments. It is ready to use on your desktop without having to register.

For this example, I “stretched” this infinity symbol to be flatter and longer so I could use it in our logo.

Canva

Lastly, I would like to share Canva. Canva offers specific design templates such as Instagram/Facebook/Twitter images, Facebook cover, business cards, presentations and many more. This is also a free app and includes many free options but it also offers lots of pictures/fonts/designs for $1/each.

Do you have any other apps that you use?  Please share them and your suggestions in the comments below.