please click any photo to enlarge the photos ❤
or: view the post . in my blog the tutorial looks at it’s best.

Step 1: File>New

These are the settings I usually use. If you’re going to post it on Tumblr it is important for the width to be 500 px . It depends on you what height are you going to use. If you’re making Twitter headers it must be 480px x 320px . That’s what I use.. If you think It’s too much or less then you can do some adjustments on it.

Now, now,

Step 2 : PLACE your photo

I know everyone knows how to place a photo. After you place it use the Quick Selection Tool or the Lasso Tool.. whatever you may like.

I wanna say the Quick Selection Tool is easier to use than Lasso.. but I use Lasso when it is hard to select using Quick Selection. Lasso is for detailed or hard to select photos.. for example: Harry’s exposed curly hair. If you use Lasso make sure you could make it as a figure, I mean the tip of the first line will meet with it’s end.
Back to the Quick Selection Tool.. Make sure it is added to selection (marked pink in the photo) . If you did it too much causing the selection to go to further directions then use the subtract from selection, (marked blue in the photo) . Beside it you can adjust the size of your brush. You can use Lasso together with your selection. Just make sure it connects to it.
Continue Selecting.

Step 3 : Select > Refine Edge

These are my settings. I don’t change it so this is what I use all the time. You can play those adjustments as long as it won’t be too much. It will appear ugly . If you did it right, your selection is still visible (those trace lines ) .

Step 4: Expand

Select > Modify > Expand

is best to use 4-5 pixels. If you won’t expand it the photo won’t look like it was for a collage.

Do Ctrl+J (copies layer)
Notice that the layer you selected was a Smart Object now.
After that you delete the original photo.

Step 5 : Add more photos

Do the same tricks on it.. I must say the order of the photos/layers are important. See this 

Now, Fast Forward

(the size changed bc I just changed it haha)

Now, now, as you can see there are things I have added, overlays.
There are so many overlays around Tumblr so you can find some on your own. But if you want more just search on Tumblr or WeHeartIt for the tags #overlays #transparent #transparenices #transparency 

If you saw your overlay in this photo just notify me, I didn’t mean to steal. I will give credits to you.

Step 6 : Add a PSD

If you don’t add a PSD the collage will be so plain , so I advise you to use. I get PSDs here : (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Make sure it is on top of all the layers.  Just ask me if you don’t know how to use PSDs.

There! You can go save it!
Ask me if you wanna have the photo I did.
Like or Reblog if I helped.
Ask me for further questions ♡