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How to Create a Banner Using Picnik

(Ask and you shall receive ☺)

1. Go to www.Picnik.com and create and open your account.

 

2. Upload, edit, and save the photos that you wish to use. (Auto adjust, etc).

 

3. Click on Collage

4. On the Left Menu, Select the collage you like. I chose the bottom left one.

5. Edit the collage to the desired look.

♥ I  left the Spacing between the photos at the default of 10
♥ Adjusted the Color from a grey to black
♥ Made the square boxes more of a rectangular shape (Proportions)
♥ Elected not to get Kookie with the banner (make the boxes turn in different directions.)
♥ Left the edges of the photos square. You can give them a rounded edge with this tool. (Roundness)
♥ Went from 4 boxes (Columns) to 3.
♥ Left the number of rows as 1 since this IS a banner! Two would be too busy!


6. Click on Upload Photos and reload the photos you edited in step 2. They will appear at the bottom left of your collage.

7. Drag the photos into the collage.

If your photos do not line up well, you may have to select a different photo or edit the original photo (crop, etc) to make things line up better. Once you get the desired look...

8. Click on Done at the top right of your toolbar   

* Here’s the kicker. Your AR banner must be 960x130.

9. After you click on Done, you will automaticall be brought to the Basic Edit Screen. To make your banner 960x130, click on crop.  Select the Scale Photo box and type 960 and 130 in the boxes.  A crop box will pop up on your collage. You can drag the corners to size, and move the box around on the collage to get the desired look. CLICK ON APPLY.

 

 

 

10. Click on Text and add desired text if applicable

 

11. Click on Save and Share

 

 

 

  

Name your banner and be sure to click on SAVE PHOTO!

Tada! You have a new banner! :)))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If I were going to put this in my AR blog, I would go to my AR profile page and click on ActiveRain (Customize). Add the header photograph and adjust the menu background to black and the menu letters to white so that I would have a black frame around the banner (See Quick Recap below.)

If you have any trouble, let me know. I would be happy to help you with it!

Quick Recap:

1. Click on Collage

2. Select the Collage that you like and Edit it if necessary

3. Add Photos

4. Click on Done

5. Click on Crop and select the Scale Box. Make it 960 and 130

6. Click on Apply

7. Click on Text and add Text

8. Click on Save and Share

9. Name the header and save to your computer.

ActiveRain

1. Click on MY HOME

2. Click on ActiveRain Customize (Left column - top)

3. Under New Header Image, CLICK on Choose File

4. Change any desired colors for menu background , page background, header background, and menu letters. If you want to know what each of these are, test them. Pick a color and see what happens!

5. Click on SAVE CHANGES.

 

How to Create a Banner Using Picnik

 

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