Brief guide on how to put a picture in a frame on Canva
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How to put a picture in a frame on Canva? Before proceeding to the topic of this article, we’d like to specify the difference between Canva and Canvas. These terms are sometimes confused, especially by beginners.
Canva and Canvas are not the same though they both refer to a graphic design.
Canvas is an advanced learning management program professional design programmers and educators use.
Canva is an easy-to-use and beginner-friendly online platform that is attractive to anyone who desires to create and is eager to design.
In our article, we’ll talk about Canva. To be more precise, it will be a short trip to how to put an image in Canva frames.
Detailed tips on how to put a picture in Canva frames
Before discussing the ways of putting the pictures in Canva frames it would be logical to clarify what is meant under the ‘Frame’ term.
What is a frame?
Frame is a useful design tool intended to differentiate the content from the background.
Frames can be used to highlight the main visual elements in a design or crop the images to adjust them to the size or shape of the frame.
Canva offers a lot of customizable and blank templates of various shapes.
These may be simple circle, square, or rectangular frames. However, using a search bar you can find some unique shapes, such as polaroid frames or number frames.
Ways of how to use frames in Canva
Canva provides a great opportunity to use frames in your Canva project and make it more tricky and attractive.
Before starting to use frames in Canva you need to open your Canva account and upload the desired image.
In Canva you can add the image into the frame from the library or find using the search bar.
It is your discretion whether to select a blank template or choose frame options with the preset dimensions from the ‘Frames‘ section.
You also may need to crop the pictures to use frames in Canva.
Adding the frame and image from the library
After selecting or creating a design you can add images to Canva. Choose the image by clicking on the ‘Elements‘ tab. Sometimes, it may be needed to use the ‘More‘ option to add the ‘Elements‘ tab.
Then find ‘Frames‘ by moving the cursor and click ‘See all‘. In the library of Canva frames, there is a huge number of frames to which you can add photos, videos, and other images.
After adding, the frame will automatically appear on your design field.
The ‘Category‘ button will help you to choose the image from the Canva library.
Now what you need to do is simply drag the selected image into the already added frame.
If you double-click on the image it will help you to customize its dimensions, position, or orientation.
Inserting own image into the frame
If you want to add your own photos or another image you can upload your image by clicking on the ‘Uploads‘ tab and selecting ‘Upload media’.
After opening, the desired image will be added to the Canva library from which you can easily transfer it to your Canva frame.
Adding own frames to Canva
In Canva, you can add frames that you create by yourself. To use frames in Canva in such a way you need to perform the steps described below.
Open the desired image you create. Then upload it using the ‘Upload’ button on the left-hand side menu.
After proper positioning of the image, you can add the frame.
Click the ‘Upload Files’ button. You can find it on the left-hand side panel.
Then click on the uploaded frame and open it on the Canva space.
You also can drag the frame using the cursor.
Customizing the frames in Canva
You can choose the frame from the rich Canva collection. Besides, Canva provides an opportunity to customize such properties of the frame, as size and orientation.
If you want or need to resize the frame double-click the photo or other image and drag the handles until you achieve the appropriate size.
You also can change the Canva frame size by using the ‘Edit image‘ option. In Canva you can set your dimensions using the ‘Custom size‘ button.
After pressing this button you can add custom dimensions, that is, the width and height you want.
If you want to change the orientation of the frame click the curved arrow in the corner of the design page. To achieve the desired orientation, rotate, flip, or drag the frame to a new position.
You can improvise with the color of the frame and image background using color pickers available in Canva. And you can use gradients and photo effects as well.
You can change the color of frame borders by selecting the color you want from the color tiles on the ‘Editor‘ toolbar.
Cropping the image
If the image size or shape does not match to selected frame you can crop images by performing the steps below.
You may prefer either to choose an image from the Canva collection or take it from your ‘Uploads’ folder.
After adding the image, click ‘Edit photo’ and choose ‘Crop‘ and then ‘Smart Crop‘.
Final word
In our article, we’ve done our best to show the advantages of using frames and ways of using them.
We hope that this article was useful for you though the size of the article didn’t allow for covering all the rich world of creativity that Canva can provide to users.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I add a photo to a frame in Canva?
To add a photo to a frame, just select the frames for photos as explained above. Then insert the photos selected from the Canva library or the ‘Upload’ option. To place the image into the blank template simply drag the photo into a frame.
How do I insert a picture into a frame?
After selecting or uploading the desired image drag the image into the frame selected from the frames section. You can reposition or resize the image in your Canva design with a simple double click.
How do I put an image inside a shape in Canva?
To put an image, be it a photo or other image, into a shape, you should select the ‘Custom dimensions‘ option. Then cropping of images may be required to adjust them to a selected shape.
How do I put multiple pictures in a frame in Canva?
Select and click on a picture you want to add and drag it on the frame. Repeat the above steps with all selected pictures.
To stitch the borders, move to the ‘Elements‘ on the left-hand side menu, and then click on and drag the selected element. You can choose the gradient element, or blur effect by clicking on the ‘Edit Image‘ button and selecting the ‘See All‘ option from the menu.
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