This effect only took me 10 minutes to do ( provided I had all the resources needed ) and should be less then an hour to learn. I am using Photoshop CS4 and I'm working under the essentials workspace. Lets begin!
First you're going to need to find a few images, 4-8 usually give the best effect, I will be using 5 images today. These are the images below:
Now create a new document, depending on the purposes you're going to use the image for this size will vary, but for learning purposes we will make it 500px by 500px. You should have a blank canvas in front of you.
From here you will want to make to use the rectangle tool and cover the entire surface like so:
Now navigate to the upper control bar, and find the Subtract From Shape Area as shown below and click it.
You will need to make a rectangle shape inside the shape you made before that looks like this:
now you see its starting to look like a Polaroid!
Double click on the layer thumbnail located beside the layer name
this window should pop up:
Change it so white.
At the bottom of the layer window look for an icon that says FX click on it and look for Gradient Overlay.
Change the setting to what I have below
Select you background layer!!! <- Very important. Go into file>place...
and locate the files you wish you use.
Place each on accordingly and when done sizing and fitting hit enter.
This is what you should get
Now its time for the fun part! We have all the elements of our design done, now we need to bring them together! Create a new document ( keep the polariod document open ), this can be anysize you please but for the tutorial I will make it 1500px by1000px.
You will need to find a background for your new document, I am using a wooden texture that I have enhanced, you may use the same one:
( Click to enlarge )
Now go to your polariod document and hit:
CTRL+A
Select the image you'd like ( make the rest invisible by clicking on the eye beside layer )
Hit:
Shift+CTRL+C
Now go to the other document and paste it ( CTRL+V ).
Repeat For all images.
Should look like this in your layer window:
Now free tranfer them ( Edit>Free Transfer / CTRL+T ) and rotate/move them around the way you'd like. Here is what I got:
One more step! Select a Polaroid layer and add a layer style like you did with the gradient overlay but this time choose Drop Shadow and adjust the setting for the best look. Repeat for the other Polaroid images.This is the final product:
I hope you enjoyed this Polaroid Photoshop tutorial by zeezed! This tutorial was written by Scott Hutchison and in no way do you have the right to use without back linking to this page, thank you.
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