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Hello Greg, I have watched over a dozen UA-cam videos trying to explain how to make custom frames. Your video explanation is the only one that worked! When I needed a brush-up from your video, I searched and searched and could not find your video. Finally, I looked back on my UA-cam history and found your video! Yours should be the first one that comes up, as it is the only training video that works for custom frames. Great job Greg!
Thanks Jeff, glad to hear it was helpful! Yes, one of my reasons for creating this video was just seeing a number of videos that overly complicated the process. Have a great day! Cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgregthey didn’t just complicate they literally taught it wrong! They said to save an svg so I did and it didn’t show up in photopea, THEN they didn’t teach how to create a path, and said to save it as a psd 🤦♀️ it was very frustrating! I almost didn’t watch yours because I had watched three and they all said the same darn thing 😞 so thanks for actually teaching us the proper way! ALSO can you make a video to show us how to make like a frame on the frame, like how some have ornate frames like a mirror? Also how about making one design with separate frames…..
@@Dawns_Creative_Carousel for one design with separate frames, you just want to turn anything that will be its own frame into a vector mask. I have another UA-cam tutorial talking about this (creating collage/split frames), but essentially the process in the same....you're just going through the process a few times so that you have multiple vector masks...one for each element that will be a frame. Then, they all should come through when you export as a PDF. You could, of course, also create the frames separately and then compile them into a design in Canva so it's whatever workflow is going to make the most sense for you. For ornate frames, I think you just mean a frame that then has a really decorative border or design element paired with it, yes? In this case, you could either create the decorative element in a program like Photoshop/Photopea/Illustrator or you could use Canva elements to pair with a frame. But the custom frame creation process would stay the same. If you need me to run through an example for you then just point me to something similar to what you'd like to create and I'll give it a go. cheers, Greg
Ok I’m so excited this worked. Next question how do you separate sections of the design, because you may want one filled one way and another the other way?
@@donnasimons6218 Hi Donna, I'm glad it worked and thanks for the question. For your question, when you say "separate sections of the design" I'm thinking maybe your asking about having multiple frames in your design, but feel free to clarify if I'm missing aspects of your question. But, the key thing to remember is each vector mask that is part of your Photopea file when you export to PDF will be processed into Canva as a frame. So, how you set these up will give you full control over how they get processed by Canva and then, of course, the same Canva frame rules apply so you can still always crop and reposition individual photos within individual frames. If you haven't watched this other video on this channel,Canva Split/Collage Frames & Rotation Demystified ua-cam.com/video/DhG79tNWL2M/v-deo.html , then you might find it helpful as I walk through a basic example showing you 4 distinct areas could become one frame or 4 frames depending on how you choose to set it up and also I go over tricks you can use to help deal with how you might want content rotated/oriented within a frame. Hope this helps, but again, feel free to reach out with more questions. cheers, Greg
I have watched so many videos on how to execute a custom frame. I knew there had to be a much easier way. Thank you so much for your time and keeping your video to the point.
I normally don't leave comments on here but I just had to stop and say thank you for this video. after watching way too many video tutorials for this, yours is the only one that I found helpful. Just a little disappointed that you didn't make this video sooner 😅 lol THANK YOU!!
I was really happy when I found this video again. I was full of regret not saving this for later since i watched several videos but didn't get right. Greg explained very well and really teaches you every detail he clicks. I followed every step of this tutorial and viola!!!! That's when the magic happens! Thanks Greg! This is really a game changer! gbu!
Thank you so much!! This video was the simplest and easiest tutorial on how to create a custom frame! You are very knowledgeable! This video helped me soo much!
And here comes another great thing: I created the custom image in under one minute (58 seconds) on my OLD SAMSUNG PHONE! As photo pea is an online service you are completely free from the OS you are working on. Creating custom frames in the train on the way to work might turn out to become a new hobby 😅.
Haha, yes! It's fun to play with new frame ideas. And glad to hear I'm not the only one rocking an older phone. I did finally upgrade a few years ago, but even then I was upgrading to model that was several years removed from the most recent model. : )
Thank you Greg, no one could explain me what you just did in 45 seconds, I knew it had to be a way other than one color shapes and exporting to another app other than the svg format. You are a super teacher, thank you much.
I've watched many videos from other people and it never worked for me, after following all the steps in this video, it's finally worked. Thank you, it was very easy and so many possibilities are now open.
You're an absolute genius. I've watched so many videos and they didn't work for me. But yours was just straightforward, easy and i knew why my file wasnt working. Thanks!! New suscriber here!
Well Paola, I certainly am not deserving of the "absolute genius" tag, but I'll take it! 😂 You're welcome, glad you found this helpful. Thanks for the kind words and sub. cheers, Greg
I so appreciate you. I knew if I searched longer I would finally find a video that showed me how to make a frame. You have the only video that takes out all the fluff. You are a life saver...
Oh my gosh, THANK YOU! I can't even tell you how many other videos I've watched, tried their methods, and it didn't work. This was super easy and so incredibly helpful and it WORKED! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Not sure exactly what you are sharing. If you are able to share a .psd file and a description of what you are trying to do then I'll try to take a look when time allows. cheers, Greg
youre awesome dude... i was searching for hours, literally hours to figure this out to no avail. came across your channel and it took 3 minutes. youre the best, subbed and liked, keep up the amazing work!
I loved your video...but I have a question. When I bring my image into Photopea and hit path I do not get a "work path" layer. I just get the "background" shape path. Then I do selection to path and I do not get the blue outline. Then layer/vector mask/current path and my image disappears. Any suggestions? Thank you
Hi Sheila, it sounds like the "image" you are working with is already a vector shape and not a traditional raster image like a .jpg or .png. Normally, if working with a raster image to start with, you won't see anything under the Paths tab. If you are already seeing a path that represents the area you want to be your mask then you can likely skip the selection to path step...you just need to select the path under the Paths menu so you see the path outlined in blue. HOWEVER, for the next step, once you go back to the Layers panel, and you go to Layer --> Vector Mask the "Current Path" option will be grayed out if the layer you have selected is a Vector layer b/c it expects you to be converting a raster layer to a vector...so if it already sees a vector then the option becomes grayed out. In this instance, just create a new layer (Layer --> New -->Layer) and then fill with the foreground color (Alt/Opt + Backspace). Now, with this new layer selected, the "Current Path" option should no longer be grayed out. Hope this helps. Just let me know if you have any further questions. cheers, Greg
New subbie here. All I can say is wow. I did this in no time. It was explain so simple, I’ve seen other videos and it was I don’t know. lol. But this is by far the best and quickest I’ve seen yet. I made my frame in about a minute. Lol. Thank you so much!
Greg, you are the best! I took your Udemy course as well. Great content, easy to learn with your instruction and am now creating projects for clients and making $$$. Thanks so much!
OmG Greg, this is really, really awesome. You made my day! Thanks so much for giving a larger community the chance to benefit from your ideas. Thanks again, God bless
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, after watching other videos that left me frustrated, you made this so simple for me to understand!!! New subscriber!
The shape you drew to show the raster mask looked like a wooden shoe, like they wear in holland. 😂 Thanks, I just found your channel. New sub. 😊 I can’t wait to learn more. I’m pretty familiar with Canva, but I am sure you will teach me something. I love the stacking technique, you showed at the end, to make the word and butterflies stand out, and the one where you added a second frame for sort of a drop shadow. My favorite tip though, was how to save it to a folder. I have so many pages on Canva open, because I forget to save stuff to folders. 🤦♀️
@@learncanvawithgreg I have another question, if I may... Have you encountered some issue when you finished making the final frame and download all together as multiple pages of PDF file, when you import it again, some of the frames won't work (more detailed design ones especially). Pictures clips in the original rectangle without any shape and when you delete it, it delete the image and frame all together. It only happens to some of the frame pages. (and this does not happen if I take time to download the finished frame one by one at the beginning) I am not sure if I am doing something wrong :(
@@ayakaganig It's tough to fully understand the exact situation you describe. If a frame imports correctly then on desktop you can always right click and choose "detach image" to separate the photo from the frame. If you just select the photo in the frame and hit delete then recently I've noticed it usually deletes the photo and keeps the frame, but occasionally it seems maybe both get deleted. I'm not sure if this is the exact situation you describe so feel free to provide more detail if you still need help. : ) cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg It works the way you just described when I download the finished frame one page at a time as pdf from canva and re upload, however, when I download them all together as multi-pages of PDF from Canva and re-upload as a PDF file with all the pages included, some of the frames start not working. (I am not sure if I am still explaining clearly here... sorry ESL speaker problem😓) I assume not many time you don;t have to do this extra process, but for something that I am planning to do requires after finishing the photopea process, importing them to canva and clearing the image inside (so they just show the cloud and hill graphic from canva) and download, then make sure other people can import them to their canva and use, if this makes any better sense.
@@ayakaganig Your English is great, I think it's more of a case of my brain not functioning properly! 🤣Usually once I import into Canva after creating in Photopea or elsewhere then I don't export and then reimport again so I don't have experience with this step. I guess I'm confused as to why you need this step. If you have frames you'd like to share with others then it would be best to share as a template link. Under the Share menu in the upper right look for the "Template Link" option. That's a better way than having other people have to import a PDF because it just allows them to spawn a copy from your file. The only thing you want to do in this case is make sure you don't go back and make edits after you have the file to the final point where you want to share it. In instances like this you might want to create a folder called "Final Shared Template Links" or something and store the file in there so you know not to make edits. But you can still have your own copy you make edits on...or use the template link to make a copy. : ) Hope this makes sense. If you still have more questions just let me know. : ) cheers, Greg
This is sooo much simpler process, thanks for sharing! My next question would be how do you add the shadows for dimensionality? Ex. Like on a t-shirt or chip bag frame…
Great question, thanks for asking. For shadows, you have some different methods you can use, but I'll give you a simple one I often use. So, for this example, let's pretend you are have completed the Photopea steps in this tutorial to complete your Vector mask and now you just have the final step for exporting. At this point, here's what you could do to create a shadow to compliment your mask/shape. 1) While on your layer with the vector mask is highlighted used the Ctrl+J keyboard shortcut to duplicate this layer. Then Ctrl+J to make a 2nd copy. 2) Now use Ctrl+E and it will merge those 2 copies together into 1 flat layer with no mask (You can also right click on the 2nd copy and choose "Merge down for this step". 3) You should now still have your vector mask layer, but also another layer with the same pixels showing (but no mask). Now click-drag the new non-mask layer below the vector mask layer in the Layers menu (right side of screen) and then use the "V" keyboard shortcut to switch to the move tool and click-drag and move this layer so it's slightly offset from the above layer in the direction you want your shadow (you can adjust this later). 4) Now, from the top menu, choose Filter-->Blur-->Gaussian Blur and blur to your liking. You can still later adjust the opacity of this blur using the opacity dropdown on the Layers menu. That's it, now you can export as PDF and the frame and the drop shadow/blur will come over as separate layers. Hope this helps, if you have questions just let me know! cheers, Greg
Above is for a drop shadow, if you wanted highlight or shadows that were above your frame, you could do that as well following a similar process, you would just have to adjust your selected area to what you want. But in general this is a smart workflow process...always considering what complimentary elements you might want to go with your frame. cheers, Greg
🙏Outstanding tutorial. Thanks a million. Please. 🤔🤔🤔What about the custom frames you create using Canva elements. Do you have commercial license over them?🤔🤔
That's a good question, thanks for asking. I'm not a lawyer, so I'll preface this by saying you should always review Canva's license terms and consult with a lawyer if you have any concerns about usage rights. So take my following thoughts, not as official legal advice, but as some things to consider with regards to custom frames: 1) Basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles are generally not eligible for copyright protection so a lot of basic frame shapes to begin with our not things that are necessarily afforded copyright protection. My favorite custom frames usually start by building upon a basic shape. 2) Using something for personal use vs. using something in a large print run vs. reselling something as part of a product are all different use cases so pay attention to use case and understand that for things like resale you'll really want to understand the licensing and make sure you are following rules. 3) Via the Canva licensing language, pro Canva content can't be used in templates of any nature, UNLESS it's a template created for use on Canva. This is an important distinction as, by their very nature, a Canva frame is only something that can be used on Canva. This works in your favor as does the fact that frames themselves are placeholders for other content. In other words, using a silhouette from a photo that will hold another image is quite different than using the original photo itself. The question then might become is the shape of the frame itself (if derived from a pro element) distinct enough to make it a transformative work and not just a derivative work that could still be subject to copyright infringement. This, of course, I would think is where some of the gray area might exist, but I would ask the basic question: Is the shape itself something that's still recognizable as the original element it was created from? If not, then you are probably fine. If so, then you may want to think about making additions/adjustments to make your new frame shape a distinct creation. But, you may be able to use an exact pro element is a Canva design for resale IF there are enough other unique design elements making the overall design unique from other designs. Again, this is where I'd consult with Canva/lawyer if you had questions about this. Again, not official legal advice as I'm not a lawyer : ), but these are my thoughts on some common sense considerations that may make a good starting point. Hope this helps! cheers, Greg
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! Glitter text, eh? If I have time I'll see what I can do. As of right now I don't think Canva has a great way of doing this (where the text would remain editable and easy to update) but there certainly are some ways you could do this if you used a program like Photopea/Photoshop and made use of Smart Objects. cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgregthank you for the response! I use Photpea all the time, so would love a tutorial with that option if you ever find the time. Thanks again!
Sure, what would you like to learn? Give me some ideas of topics or visuals you'd like to create and maybe I can do a future tutorial about it. cheers, Greg
Great video lesson! Thank you for it! P.S. I'm going to figure out how to save this frame and use it in future projects. I like your explanation!) Subscribed 😀
Maybe, you'll give me a tip on how to save it properly (I mean about a new frame in some folder...). I would like to use some frames from time to time... What is the best option to save it?
Sure, the main thing to understand about saving frames is that you can't save the frame itself to a Canva folder like you can do with a # of Canva elements. But, what you can do is save the file/project containing the frame off to a particular folder and then this ends up working very similar to saving off individual elements because from within the Canva project interface via the "Projects" tab you can access files/designs the same way you access individual elements...just navigate to the folder where your design is stored. And when accessing designs this way, you can then even click on the design, once you've navigated to the folder where it's stored in the left Projects menu, and see the individual pages. So, one option is having a bunch of frames on different pages of a design and then saving that off to a particular folder, "favorite frames" for example. This might make since if the frames were related, for example maybe you've have a design called "Square Instagram Frames" and in this design you'd only store square frames that you might want to use for Instagram posts. But, of course, you could just as easily have each unique frame in it's own design and then just saved off to an appropriate folder. It just really comes down to what organizational strategy makes the most sense to you. But then when you have a design open in the project interface and navigate to a folder via the "Projects" tab in the left menu, you then just find the design/page containing the frame you want to use and then just click on it. When you do then that design page will overwrite the current page in your open design so often you'll want to add a new page or be working on a blank page when you add the frame. Then you can just copy it, paste it, resize it, etc. as needed within your current design. Hopefully this all makes sense, just let me know if you have further questions. cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg , thank you for so broad explanation 😃 At this current moment, I don't have any questions about it... You helped me a lot to decide on this task and I wonder to watch other of your video lessons.
Hi Vikki, thanks for the question. You could do this sort of this, but it would best be done in Photoshop/Photopea or something like Affinity Photo as Canva lacks the ability to really make true selections. If you'd like a tutorial on how to do this sort of thing then let me know and I'll try to put something together when time allows. cheers, Greg
You might want to watch this video, ua-cam.com/video/DhG79tNWL2M/v-deo.html. However, understand that in many instances by definition a collage is going to usually involve multiple photos and, thus, multiple frames. If you still have questions after watching the aforementioned video then provide me with a specific image/example of what you are trying to do and I will help if I can. cheers, Greg
HUZZAH!!! Just one of the many who will find you who knew there had to be a better way. You rock Greg! Thank you. I am wondering if I make a frame that the fill is really going to need an outline, is the easiest/best way to do that similar to how you did the drop shadow at the end of this? So just duplicate frame, fill with desired outline color and adjust size which gives it more depth anyway? Or is there a way in photopea to automatically add an outline to the shape. So many thank yous for this video. Subscribed and looking forward to learning more from you. I really need this Plan E or F or whatever the heck I'm on now to work. :)
Hey, thanks, glad to hear this video was helpful! There are always multiple methods that can work depending on your needs so the duplicate frame method is an option, however someone recently asked a similar question to your and I addressed it in this video: ua-cam.com/video/dAOoNaPJBGU/v-deo.html. There's an easy way to add a stroke in PS or Photopea, but as I mention in the video, you also might want to think about expanding your selection and creating a slightly larger frame that will then act as an outline once you put it behind the smaller frame in Canva. I go over it all in the video and the right method really depends on your needs and much flexibility you need from the asset going forward. Best of luck, if you have further questions just let me know! Thanks for the sub! cheers, Greg
Hello Greg, trying to follow closely, but I got stuck at 1:58 - could you please tell me why I am not able to turn mine into a vector path? maybe I missed something .... would so appreciate it if you could help, thanks Greg. I'm only watching your video because you're so thorough with steps!
Hi Bauhenia, sorry you got stuck, I'll be happy to help if I can. For converting a selection to a vector path the biggest thing to watch for is probably actually making sure that you have something selected. If you exported a PNG w/ transparency from Canva and have that in Photopea, then you want to make sure you have that layer highlighted in the right layers menu and then Ctrl+left click on that layer (windows...on Mac you'd use the Cmd key) to make the selection. You should see a dotted line around the selected area. Or right on layer and choose "Select Pixels". Or from top nav menu choose Select --> Load Selection and then click ok. Then, once you have your selection (denoted by dotted outline onscreen which can sometimes be tough to see on smaller screens), you can proceed to the next step where under the Path menu you choose the 4th icon over on the bottom, "selection to path". If you're still having trouble and can post your .psd file somehow (dropbox or google drive shared link) or you can link to the starting asset you want to turn into a frame (shared Canva template link) then I'll try to find time to investigate further for you. cheers, Greg
This is great. But how would this work if you're creating a phone mockup? So you only need to create a clipping mask for a certain part of the image (example: someone holding a phone).
It's really as simple as creating a vector mask in Photoshop/Photopea/etc. for just whatever area of the image you want to become the frame in Canva. This video, ua-cam.com/video/H38lDOF4EoY/v-deo.html, might be helpful for you as it illustrates you you could create a picture frame mockup, maintaining the scene and maintaining realistic shadows, but also the area which will become the frame in Canva and where you can then swap in/out different images. You could do the same sort of thing if you were mocking up a phone screen or something else. Just keep in mind if the phone screen or framed area is on a different perspective plane then the image that will sit within it...this is something Canva is not going to adjust and is best done to the image in other software. This video, ua-cam.com/video/H8TabWy6ROU/v-deo.html, illustrates the type of perspective transformation I am talking about. Best of luck! cheers, Greg
Sure, happy to help. Yes, would be nice if it was built in to Canva : ), but I think for all programs there will always be a wish list of things the program can not do. cheers, Greg
Hi Greg. I made a few frames using your method. Great. I have one problem. I was unable to flip the frame. I thought maybe because I had a filler inside the frame, so I took it out. Didn't work. Do I have to save this image in all directions?
In Canva, you can flip images, but it doesn't (at least not yet) specifically allow you to flip a frame. If you click on a frame w/ an image in the frame then usually you should see a "Flip" option, but this will be for the image w/in the frame, not the frame itself. So, you do have some options: rotating a frame, independently rotating or flipping an image within the frame....but, depending on your needs, yes, you could still have to flip an image prior to turning it into a frame if you wanted the frame to have that orientation. Hopefully that makes sense and I've answered your question. : ) cheers, Greg
Thanks Carol, Yeah, sure, I have a couple of free cheatsheet/guides I give out for free to email subscribers. Just go here --> learningwithgreg.mykajabi.com/how-to-make-custom-frames and fill out the form. Links to the guides should then automatically be emailed to you. The form just signs you up for my free newsletter which I send out periodically with Canva related info. and promotions. If you don't want the newsletter email updates, there's an unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email so you can also just sign up to get the Custom Frame guides and then unsubscribe from the newsletter part if not interested. Whatever makes sense for you. : ) cheers, Greg
Thanks for your question Ayaka. It doesn't matter so much as your final mask should end up being a vector so it should scale smoothly, however I tend to work at a size that's comparable to what I anticipate my final output will be just so you get a feel for things at the scale you anticipate using them at. If you work at a really large scale, but then end up using your mask at a really small scale then you might end up spending extra time on small details that aren't really going to matter. Conversely, if you work really small, but then end up using your mask on a larger scale then maybe you didn't spend enough time observing details that you will see and that will matter. Hopefully this makes sense. Thanks again for the question, best of luck! cheers, Greg
Thank you so much for this video! My old process took a lot longer and I appreciate your easy to follow steps. One Q I have is do you have a video on how to create a Canva frame collage or split a frame? (frame can have multiple photos/textures within the same frame.) I've searched UA-cam but haven't found a good source. Any suggestions you have would be appreciated!
Hi Linda, Thanks for your question. A single frame can only hold a single photo so you can't actually have more than 1 photo in frame, but I do think there are workflow approaches to do the sort of thing that I believe you are talking about. Let me walk you through a few scenarios. 1) What is you wanted a photo in a frame, but then wanted a texture applied to that photo? You would duplicate the frame. Place a photo in the first version of the frame and then place the texture in the copy of the frame. You might have to have the 2 frame copies in differnt areas of the screen so you can easily access both copies (or temporarily move each copy to the top of the layer stack while adding the photo or texture), but then you just want to make sure that both frame copies are perfectly aligned with the photo in frame below the texture in the layer stack. 2) In a similar manner to above, you can stack multiple versions of a frame on top of one another with each version containing different photos...you just of course would have to lower the transparency of some of the photos if you wanted to see some sort of blended photo effect. 3) You can also, of course have a bunch of separate overlapping frames....or ones that are positioned directly up against one another so they might appear as one frame. In Canva you could just drag out and position the frames as you want, but if creating custom frames yourself in Photoshop/Photopea then you'd want to follow the process in this UA-cam video, only make sure that you are making a discrete selection for each area that will be its own frame and converting that into a vector mask. So if you are working on an image/design where you want 3 frames then you should have 3 corresponding vector masks created before you export as a PDF. Then, when you export as PDF each of these mask will register in Canva as a separate frame 4) Conversely to #3, anything selection that you turn into a single vector mask will export as a single frame. So even though you might have 4 distinct squares that are not touching, if you convert those into a single vector mask and export as a PDF then it will come into Canva as 1 frame. Hopefully this all makes sense. If you have more questions just let me know, or if you are still struggling with a particular example then take post a screenshot and description of what you are trying to do and I will try to help! cheers, Greg
@@craftydiyer Did my above reply to @lindam_in_michigan3703 answer your question on a "collage" frame? If not, give me some details or maybe share a screenshot and I'll be happy to try to help. cheers, Greg😊
@@learncanvawithgreg The video I saw was you take a letter or number and add rectangles to break it up into smaller sections. I tried to replicate then follow your steps but it still just gave me my letter as one frame. Is it oK to repost the video link here? I can find and share if that would help. Just let me know
If you're creating a Canva frame then I'd think that normally you could do this type of cropping AFTER creating the frame, just by resizing your image within the frame. But, maybe I'm not totally understanding your question so feel free to ask follow-ups or show me a specific example. thanks, Greg
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Hello Greg, I have watched over a dozen UA-cam videos trying to explain how to make custom frames. Your video explanation is the only one that worked! When I needed a brush-up from your video, I searched and searched and could not find your video. Finally, I looked back on my UA-cam history and found your video! Yours should be the first one that comes up, as it is the only training video that works for custom frames. Great job Greg!
Thanks Jeff, glad to hear it was helpful! Yes, one of my reasons for creating this video was just seeing a number of videos that overly complicated the process. Have a great day! Cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgregthey didn’t just complicate they literally taught it wrong! They said to save an svg so I did and it didn’t show up in photopea, THEN they didn’t teach how to create a path, and said to save it as a psd 🤦♀️ it was very frustrating! I almost didn’t watch yours because I had watched three and they all said the same darn thing 😞 so thanks for actually teaching us the proper way! ALSO can you make a video to show us how to make like a frame on the frame, like how some have ornate frames like a mirror? Also how about making one design with separate frames…..
@@Dawns_Creative_Carousel for one design with separate frames, you just want to turn anything that will be its own frame into a vector mask. I have another UA-cam tutorial talking about this (creating collage/split frames), but essentially the process in the same....you're just going through the process a few times so that you have multiple vector masks...one for each element that will be a frame. Then, they all should come through when you export as a PDF. You could, of course, also create the frames separately and then compile them into a design in Canva so it's whatever workflow is going to make the most sense for you. For ornate frames, I think you just mean a frame that then has a really decorative border or design element paired with it, yes? In this case, you could either create the decorative element in a program like Photoshop/Photopea/Illustrator or you could use Canva elements to pair with a frame. But the custom frame creation process would stay the same. If you need me to run through an example for you then just point me to something similar to what you'd like to create and I'll give it a go. cheers, Greg
Ok I’m so excited this worked. Next question how do you separate sections of the design, because you may want one filled one way and another the other way?
@@donnasimons6218 Hi Donna, I'm glad it worked and thanks for the question.
For your question, when you say "separate sections of the design" I'm thinking maybe your asking about having multiple frames in your design, but feel free to clarify if I'm missing aspects of your question. But, the key thing to remember is each vector mask that is part of your Photopea file when you export to PDF will be processed into Canva as a frame. So, how you set these up will give you full control over how they get processed by Canva and then, of course, the same Canva frame rules apply so you can still always crop and reposition individual photos within individual frames. If you haven't watched this other video on this channel,Canva Split/Collage Frames & Rotation Demystified ua-cam.com/video/DhG79tNWL2M/v-deo.html , then you might find it helpful as I walk through a basic example showing you 4 distinct areas could become one frame or 4 frames depending on how you choose to set it up and also I go over tricks you can use to help deal with how you might want content rotated/oriented within a frame. Hope this helps, but again, feel free to reach out with more questions. cheers, Greg
I have watched so many videos on how to execute a custom frame. I knew there had to be a much easier way. Thank you so much for your time and keeping your video to the point.
Sure thing, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
I normally don't leave comments on here but I just had to stop and say thank you for this video. after watching way too many video tutorials for this, yours is the only one that I found helpful. Just a little disappointed that you didn't make this video sooner 😅 lol THANK YOU!!
Haha, yes, sorry I didn’t get it out sooner! Glad it was helpful. Cheers, Greg
Same I bet we have watched the same videos 😂
Agree that this is the only way that work. Thank you so much
Thank you for the detailed instructions🌼
I was really happy when I found this video again. I was full of regret not saving this for later since i watched several videos but didn't get right. Greg explained very well and really teaches you every detail he clicks. I followed every step of this tutorial and viola!!!! That's when the magic happens! Thanks Greg! This is really a game changer! gbu!
@itszz3099 You're most welcome! Glad you found your way back! 🙌👍 cheers, Greg
This is the 5th video I've watched about how to make custom Canva frames. This one worked! THANK YOU!!!!
Sure thing, glad it was helpful. cheers, Greg
it worked on files that did not work with other methods - thank you 💜💜
You're welcome! cheers, Greg
Thank you so much!! This video was the simplest and easiest tutorial on how to create a custom frame! You are very knowledgeable! This video helped me soo much!
Great to hear Sulema, glad it was helpful! You're welcome. cheers, Greg
I have wanted to learn to create frames and use them to visually communicate in different ways. I have signed up for your newsletter
Thank you this worked like a charm way easer!
Wow!! You have just opened up a whole new world for me!! This is fantastic and SO easy! Thank you!
Yes, Monica! You're welcome, so glad to hear it was helpful! 🙌 cheers, Greg
FINALLY figured out how to do it. Thanks to you! Thank you
Awesome! Happy to help. Cheers, Greg
And here comes another great thing: I created the custom image in under one minute (58 seconds) on my OLD SAMSUNG PHONE! As photo pea is an online service you are completely free from the OS you are working on. Creating custom frames in the train on the way to work might turn out to become a new hobby 😅.
Haha, yes! It's fun to play with new frame ideas. And glad to hear I'm not the only one rocking an older phone. I did finally upgrade a few years ago, but even then I was upgrading to model that was several years removed from the most recent model. : )
The best tutorial without all the fluff..This was so easy to follow, Thank you 😊
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Oh my God. You explained it so well. I found the right video that I really need the most...God bless you🎉
I'm glad it was helpful! Cheers, Greg
What a great and thorough video.
Thank you
Glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Thank you Greg, no one could explain me what you just did in 45 seconds, I knew it had to be a way other than one color shapes and exporting to another app other than the svg format. You are a super teacher, thank you much.
Thanks for your kind words, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
FINALLY A WORKING TUTORIAL 😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH
Sure thing Sharmaine, glad it worked for you! Cheers, Greg
I've watched many videos from other people and it never worked for me, after following all the steps in this video, it's finally worked. Thank you, it was very easy and so many possibilities are now open.
Yes! Happy to hear Kat, glad it was helpful. Cheers, Greg
out-freaking-standing! You have blown my mind. I LOVE this!
Hey, thanks Melissa. 🙌 Glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
this is what i am looking for. I have been searching here in youtube and watch a lot of tuts, but did not work. 😍
Absolutely Amazing!!!! I love that it doesn't drag out, you get right to the point and get through it. Thank you so much!
Sure thing, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
You're an absolute genius. I've watched so many videos and they didn't work for me. But yours was just straightforward, easy and i knew why my file wasnt working. Thanks!! New suscriber here!
Well Paola, I certainly am not deserving of the "absolute genius" tag, but I'll take it! 😂 You're welcome, glad you found this helpful. Thanks for the kind words and sub. cheers, Greg
I so appreciate you. I knew if I searched longer I would finally find a video that showed me how to make a frame. You have the only video that takes out all the fluff. You are a life saver...
Great to hear, thanks! Happy to have helped. Cheers, Greg
Oh my gosh, THANK YOU! I can't even tell you how many other videos I've watched, tried their methods, and it didn't work. This was super easy and so incredibly helpful and it WORKED! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You're welcome Jeanine, I'm glad you found this helpful! cheers, Greg
Fantastic. I've tried to follow so many videos on this and failed. This time - got it! Thanks so much. I've subscribed
Glad it helped!
Wow, it works! I've watched 5 different videos n none of them works, so thank you! A new subscriber here.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers, Greg
Thank you Greg, I did know how to make custom frames but this way is the easiest and shortest, so thank you, you have another subscriber!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the sub. cheers, Greg
When I click on layers then vector mask the current path isnt there?
Not sure exactly what you are sharing. If you are able to share a .psd file and a description of what you are trying to do then I'll try to take a look when time allows. cheers, Greg
Same thing happened to me, the I realised I didn't exit the Path tab, before going to the Layers panel.
AMAZING!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊
Sure thing, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
youre awesome dude... i was searching for hours, literally hours to figure this out to no avail. came across your channel and it took 3 minutes. youre the best, subbed and liked, keep up the amazing work!
Thanks Jacob, appreciated. Happy to hear you found this helpful. cheers, Greg
life saver! my ms word don't have convert to shape and been finding ways to create frames without uusing ms office! thak you very much!
You’re most welcome Venus! 🙌 cheers , Greg
I loved your video...but I have a question. When I bring my image into Photopea and hit path I do not get a "work path" layer. I just get the "background" shape path. Then I do selection to path and I do not get the blue outline. Then layer/vector mask/current path and my image disappears. Any suggestions? Thank you
Hi Sheila, it sounds like the "image" you are working with is already a vector shape and not a traditional raster image like a .jpg or .png. Normally, if working with a raster image to start with, you won't see anything under the Paths tab. If you are already seeing a path that represents the area you want to be your mask then you can likely skip the selection to path step...you just need to select the path under the Paths menu so you see the path outlined in blue. HOWEVER, for the next step, once you go back to the Layers panel, and you go to Layer --> Vector Mask the "Current Path" option will be grayed out if the layer you have selected is a Vector layer b/c it expects you to be converting a raster layer to a vector...so if it already sees a vector then the option becomes grayed out. In this instance, just create a new layer (Layer --> New -->Layer) and then fill with the foreground color (Alt/Opt + Backspace). Now, with this new layer selected, the "Current Path" option should no longer be grayed out. Hope this helps. Just let me know if you have any further questions. cheers, Greg
Your top G! My workflow has jumped 💯 % with this tutvid
this seems very easy and i followed every step on mimic but its networking for me.
New subbie here. All I can say is wow. I did this in no time. It was explain so simple, I’ve seen other videos and it was I don’t know. lol. But this is by far the best and quickest I’ve seen yet. I made my frame in about a minute. Lol. Thank you so much!
You are most welcome! Happy to hear this method worked for you! 🙌 cheers, Greg
Very helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Um, frames finally clicked for me after watching you!! THANK YOU!
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Greg, you are the best! I took your Udemy course as well. Great content, easy to learn with your instruction and am now creating projects for clients and making $$$. Thanks so much!
Great to hear David, happy I could help. Cheers, Greg
OmG Greg, this is really, really awesome. You made my day! Thanks so much for giving a larger community the chance to benefit from your ideas. Thanks again, God bless
So glad to hear it was helpful! cheers, Greg
The best I have seen, is immediate follow. Thank you.
Hey, thanks, glad it was helpful! Cheers, Greg
This is the best video on the matter! Well done Greg
Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful! cheers, Greg
You are the best thank you ❤
Aw, thanks for the love! cheers, Greg
Worked for me. Thanks.
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful. cheers, Greg
You are the best. THANKS
Sure thing! cheers, Greg
I’ve watched soooooo many videos!!! This is the only one fast and easy!
Thanks, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Absolutely the best! Thank you so much for simplifying this process and allowing me to understand with your excellent UA-cam tutorial.
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful. cheers, Greg
Thank you, this worked perfectly- loved the way you explained the process.
Thanks Robin, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Thank you for this. I watched other videos, but your way was fast and easy.
Great to hear, you’re welcome! Cheers, Greg
Thank you so muchh... this is much easier than other tutorials
@joannmelitares5469 You're welcome Jo Ann, glad to hear it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, after watching other videos that left me frustrated, you made this so simple for me to understand!!! New subscriber!
You're welcome, so glad it was helpful! 🙌 Thanks for your kind words. cheers, Greg
Worked Perfectly. Thanks!
The shape you drew to show the raster mask looked like a wooden shoe, like they wear in holland. 😂 Thanks, I just found your channel. New sub. 😊 I can’t wait to learn more. I’m pretty familiar with Canva, but I am sure you will teach me something. I love the stacking technique, you showed at the end, to make the word and butterflies stand out, and the one where you added a second frame for sort of a drop shadow. My favorite tip though, was how to save it to a folder. I have so many pages on Canva open, because I forget to save stuff to folders. 🤦♀️
Thanks for the sub, glad you found the video helpful. Folders are so important for staying organized and speeding up your workflow!!!! cheers, Greg
Wow, these are some cool ideas for frames, taking my creativity to the next level. Thank you so much for sharing🙂
Sure thing, glad you enjoyed. Once you learn the process for creating custom frames then it's really about thinking creativity. : ) cheers, Greg
Brilliant!
Hey, thanks Melinda, glad you found this helpful! cheers, Greg
I just wanted to say you're amazing! Thank you so much!!!!
Thank you for your kind words, you're welcome. So glad you found this helpful! cheers, Greg
Thank you Greg! Always so informational and I appreciate you always take time to answer questions!!
Of course, you’re welcome. 🙌
@@learncanvawithgreg I have another question, if I may... Have you encountered some issue when you finished making the final frame and download all together as multiple pages of PDF file, when you import it again, some of the frames won't work (more detailed design ones especially). Pictures clips in the original rectangle without any shape and when you delete it, it delete the image and frame all together. It only happens to some of the frame pages. (and this does not happen if I take time to download the finished frame one by one at the beginning) I am not sure if I am doing something wrong :(
@@ayakaganig It's tough to fully understand the exact situation you describe. If a frame imports correctly then on desktop you can always right click and choose "detach image" to separate the photo from the frame. If you just select the photo in the frame and hit delete then recently I've noticed it usually deletes the photo and keeps the frame, but occasionally it seems maybe both get deleted. I'm not sure if this is the exact situation you describe so feel free to provide more detail if you still need help. : ) cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg It works the way you just described when I download the finished frame one page at a time as pdf from canva and re upload, however, when I download them all together as multi-pages of PDF from Canva and re-upload as a PDF file with all the pages included, some of the frames start not working. (I am not sure if I am still explaining clearly here... sorry ESL speaker problem😓) I assume not many time you don;t have to do this extra process, but for something that I am planning to do requires after finishing the photopea process, importing them to canva and clearing the image inside (so they just show the cloud and hill graphic from canva) and download, then make sure other people can import them to their canva and use, if this makes any better sense.
@@ayakaganig Your English is great, I think it's more of a case of my brain not functioning properly! 🤣Usually once I import into Canva after creating in Photopea or elsewhere then I don't export and then reimport again so I don't have experience with this step. I guess I'm confused as to why you need this step. If you have frames you'd like to share with others then it would be best to share as a template link. Under the Share menu in the upper right look for the "Template Link" option. That's a better way than having other people have to import a PDF because it just allows them to spawn a copy from your file. The only thing you want to do in this case is make sure you don't go back and make edits after you have the file to the final point where you want to share it. In instances like this you might want to create a folder called "Final Shared Template Links" or something and store the file in there so you know not to make edits. But you can still have your own copy you make edits on...or use the template link to make a copy. : ) Hope this makes sense. If you still have more questions just let me know. : ) cheers, Greg
an amazing canva channel with amazing tricks and tips for this application, thanks for sharing this
Glad you found it helpful! Cheers, Greg
Great video, Thank you so mich for the tutorial
This is so helpful, thank you so much! 🌷
You're so welcome! cheers, Greg
This was an amazing tutorial. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Cheers, Greg
You are a life saver sir . Thank you very much ♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏 God bless you.
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Many thanks, Greg.... going to create something using this first thing tomorrow!
Fantastic! Glad this was helpful. cheers, Greg
This was the best video so far... i made a Hello Kitty head frame. Thank you so much!
You're welcome Armitria, glad you found it helpful! cheers, Greg
This is sooo much simpler process, thanks for sharing! My next question would be how do you add the shadows for dimensionality? Ex. Like on a t-shirt or chip bag frame…
Great question, thanks for asking. For shadows, you have some different methods you can use, but I'll give you a simple one I often use.
So, for this example, let's pretend you are have completed the Photopea steps in this tutorial to complete your Vector mask and now you just have the final step for exporting. At this point, here's what you could do to create a shadow to compliment your mask/shape.
1) While on your layer with the vector mask is highlighted used the Ctrl+J keyboard shortcut to duplicate this layer. Then Ctrl+J to make a 2nd copy.
2) Now use Ctrl+E and it will merge those 2 copies together into 1 flat layer with no mask (You can also right click on the 2nd copy and choose "Merge down for this step".
3) You should now still have your vector mask layer, but also another layer with the same pixels showing (but no mask). Now click-drag the new non-mask layer below the vector mask layer in the Layers menu (right side of screen) and then use the "V" keyboard shortcut to switch to the move tool and click-drag and move this layer so it's slightly offset from the above layer in the direction you want your shadow (you can adjust this later).
4) Now, from the top menu, choose Filter-->Blur-->Gaussian Blur and blur to your liking. You can still later adjust the opacity of this blur using the opacity dropdown on the Layers menu.
That's it, now you can export as PDF and the frame and the drop shadow/blur will come over as separate layers.
Hope this helps, if you have questions just let me know! cheers, Greg
Above is for a drop shadow, if you wanted highlight or shadows that were above your frame, you could do that as well following a similar process, you would just have to adjust your selected area to what you want. But in general this is a smart workflow process...always considering what complimentary elements you might want to go with your frame. cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg wow, thanks so much for the detailed reply. I will def try it out!
🙏Outstanding tutorial. Thanks a million. Please. 🤔🤔🤔What about the custom frames you create using Canva elements. Do you have commercial license over them?🤔🤔
That's a good question, thanks for asking.
I'm not a lawyer, so I'll preface this by saying you should always review Canva's license terms and consult with a lawyer if you have any concerns about usage rights. So take my following thoughts, not as official legal advice, but as some things to consider with regards to custom frames:
1) Basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles are generally not eligible for copyright protection so a lot of basic frame shapes to begin with our not things that are necessarily afforded copyright protection. My favorite custom frames usually start by building upon a basic shape.
2) Using something for personal use vs. using something in a large print run vs. reselling something as part of a product are all different use cases so pay attention to use case and understand that for things like resale you'll really want to understand the licensing and make sure you are following rules.
3) Via the Canva licensing language, pro Canva content can't be used in templates of any nature, UNLESS it's a template created for use on Canva. This is an important distinction as, by their very nature, a Canva frame is only something that can be used on Canva. This works in your favor as does the fact that frames themselves are placeholders for other content. In other words, using a silhouette from a photo that will hold another image is quite different than using the original photo itself. The question then might become is the shape of the frame itself (if derived from a pro element) distinct enough to make it a transformative work and not just a derivative work that could still be subject to copyright infringement. This, of course, I would think is where some of the gray area might exist, but I would ask the basic question: Is the shape itself something that's still recognizable as the original element it was created from? If not, then you are probably fine. If so, then you may want to think about making additions/adjustments to make your new frame shape a distinct creation. But, you may be able to use an exact pro element is a Canva design for resale IF there are enough other unique design elements making the overall design unique from other designs. Again, this is where I'd consult with Canva/lawyer if you had questions about this.
Again, not official legal advice as I'm not a lawyer : ), but these are my thoughts on some common sense considerations that may make a good starting point. Hope this helps!
cheers,
Greg
Oh my gosh! God Bless You!! Thank you for this
Sure thing Beatrix, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
This is awesome!!! Thank you! Please show us how to make glitter text in Canva! 🙏🏼
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! Glitter text, eh? If I have time I'll see what I can do. As of right now I don't think Canva has a great way of doing this (where the text would remain editable and easy to update) but there certainly are some ways you could do this if you used a program like Photopea/Photoshop and made use of Smart Objects. cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgregthank you for the response! I use Photpea all the time, so would love a tutorial with that option if you ever find the time. Thanks again!
You are awesome!!!! Tysm!!!
Sure thing Brittany, glad you found it helpful! cheers, Greg
Great stuff! I just subscribed if your videos are this good!
Thanks for the sub, appreciated! If you have any specific Canva related questions just let me know. cheers, Greg
Thanks. All are work
Great video. Learned so much.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers, Greg
Super helpful!!!
Awesome Evelyn, I'm so glad! cheers, Greg
Thanks for sharing. I want to know more ideas of using Photopea.
Sure, what would you like to learn? Give me some ideas of topics or visuals you'd like to create and maybe I can do a future tutorial about it. cheers, Greg
Thank you soooo much for sharing this!!
Sure thing, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Awesome! Thanks a lot! Subscribed!
Sure thing, happy to help! Thanks for the sub. cheers, Greg
Thank you for sharing this information! Subscribed!
Happy to help. cheers, Greg
Great video lesson! Thank you for it!
P.S. I'm going to figure out how to save this frame and use it in future projects.
I like your explanation!)
Subscribed 😀
Maybe, you'll give me a tip on how to save it properly (I mean about a new frame in some folder...).
I would like to use some frames from time to time... What is the best option to save it?
Sure, the main thing to understand about saving frames is that you can't save the frame itself to a Canva folder like you can do with a # of Canva elements. But, what you can do is save the file/project containing the frame off to a particular folder and then this ends up working very similar to saving off individual elements because from within the Canva project interface via the "Projects" tab you can access files/designs the same way you access individual elements...just navigate to the folder where your design is stored. And when accessing designs this way, you can then even click on the design, once you've navigated to the folder where it's stored in the left Projects menu, and see the individual pages. So, one option is having a bunch of frames on different pages of a design and then saving that off to a particular folder, "favorite frames" for example. This might make since if the frames were related, for example maybe you've have a design called "Square Instagram Frames" and in this design you'd only store square frames that you might want to use for Instagram posts. But, of course, you could just as easily have each unique frame in it's own design and then just saved off to an appropriate folder. It just really comes down to what organizational strategy makes the most sense to you. But then when you have a design open in the project interface and navigate to a folder via the "Projects" tab in the left menu, you then just find the design/page containing the frame you want to use and then just click on it. When you do then that design page will overwrite the current page in your open design so often you'll want to add a new page or be working on a blank page when you add the frame. Then you can just copy it, paste it, resize it, etc. as needed within your current design. Hopefully this all makes sense, just let me know if you have further questions. cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg , thank you for so broad explanation 😃
At this current moment, I don't have any questions about it...
You helped me a lot to decide on this task and I wonder to watch other of your video lessons.
Great video!!! Question, how can you change the yellow background to Red and her eye shadow and lipstick to Red?
Hi Vikki, thanks for the question. You could do this sort of this, but it would best be done in Photoshop/Photopea or something like Affinity Photo as Canva lacks the ability to really make true selections. If you'd like a tutorial on how to do this sort of thing then let me know and I'll try to put something together when time allows. cheers, Greg
Thanks a lot sir it was really helpful
Can u show us how to do a photo collage in one frame please?
You might want to watch this video, ua-cam.com/video/DhG79tNWL2M/v-deo.html. However, understand that in many instances by definition a collage is going to usually involve multiple photos and, thus, multiple frames. If you still have questions after watching the aforementioned video then provide me with a specific image/example of what you are trying to do and I will help if I can. cheers, Greg
amazing tutorial..... wow....
Thanks, glad you enjoyed. cheers, Greg
This is great! Thank you very much!!
Glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Oh my wond we ful work explaining thank u plenty of ideas now grest ❤
You’re welcome 😊
Very nice!!
Thanks Cathy, I'm glad you found this helpful. cheers, Greg
HUZZAH!!! Just one of the many who will find you who knew there had to be a better way. You rock Greg! Thank you. I am wondering if I make a frame that the fill is really going to need an outline, is the easiest/best way to do that similar to how you did the drop shadow at the end of this? So just duplicate frame, fill with desired outline color and adjust size which gives it more depth anyway? Or is there a way in photopea to automatically add an outline to the shape. So many thank yous for this video. Subscribed and looking forward to learning more from you. I really need this Plan E or F or whatever the heck I'm on now to work. :)
Hey, thanks, glad to hear this video was helpful! There are always multiple methods that can work depending on your needs so the duplicate frame method is an option, however someone recently asked a similar question to your and I addressed it in this video: ua-cam.com/video/dAOoNaPJBGU/v-deo.html. There's an easy way to add a stroke in PS or Photopea, but as I mention in the video, you also might want to think about expanding your selection and creating a slightly larger frame that will then act as an outline once you put it behind the smaller frame in Canva. I go over it all in the video and the right method really depends on your needs and much flexibility you need from the asset going forward. Best of luck, if you have further questions just let me know! Thanks for the sub! cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg Thank you! I'll go watch it. Much appreciated!!
Thank You!!!
Sure thing! 👍 cheers, Greg
Hello Greg, trying to follow closely, but I got stuck at 1:58 - could you please tell me why I am not able to turn mine into a vector path? maybe I missed something .... would so appreciate it if you could help, thanks Greg. I'm only watching your video because you're so thorough with steps!
Hi Bauhenia, sorry you got stuck, I'll be happy to help if I can. For converting a selection to a vector path the biggest thing to watch for is probably actually making sure that you have something selected. If you exported a PNG w/ transparency from Canva and have that in Photopea, then you want to make sure you have that layer highlighted in the right layers menu and then Ctrl+left click on that layer (windows...on Mac you'd use the Cmd key) to make the selection. You should see a dotted line around the selected area. Or right on layer and choose "Select Pixels". Or from top nav menu choose Select --> Load Selection and then click ok. Then, once you have your selection (denoted by dotted outline onscreen which can sometimes be tough to see on smaller screens), you can proceed to the next step where under the Path menu you choose the 4th icon over on the bottom, "selection to path". If you're still having trouble and can post your .psd file somehow (dropbox or google drive shared link) or you can link to the starting asset you want to turn into a frame (shared Canva template link) then I'll try to find time to investigate further for you. cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg thank you! I needed the "load selection" part of the explanation. Amazing. Really appreciate it.
@@triciambs Sure thing, happy to help! cheers, Greg
This method works great.....
Great to hear! cheers, Greg
so cool
Thanks, glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Greg
Thank you so much...
You're most welcome! cheers, Greg
This is great. But how would this work if you're creating a phone mockup? So you only need to create a clipping mask for a certain part of the image (example: someone holding a phone).
It's really as simple as creating a vector mask in Photoshop/Photopea/etc. for just whatever area of the image you want to become the frame in Canva. This video, ua-cam.com/video/H38lDOF4EoY/v-deo.html, might be helpful for you as it illustrates you you could create a picture frame mockup, maintaining the scene and maintaining realistic shadows, but also the area which will become the frame in Canva and where you can then swap in/out different images. You could do the same sort of thing if you were mocking up a phone screen or something else. Just keep in mind if the phone screen or framed area is on a different perspective plane then the image that will sit within it...this is something Canva is not going to adjust and is best done to the image in other software. This video, ua-cam.com/video/H8TabWy6ROU/v-deo.html, illustrates the type of perspective transformation I am talking about. Best of luck! cheers, Greg
thank you so much
You're welcome!
thank you for this! it should be built in canva though…
Sure, happy to help. Yes, would be nice if it was built in to Canva : ), but I think for all programs there will always be a wish list of things the program can not do. cheers, Greg
Hi Greg. I made a few frames using your method. Great. I have one problem. I was unable to flip the frame. I thought maybe because I had a filler inside the frame, so I took it out. Didn't work. Do I have to save this image in all directions?
In Canva, you can flip images, but it doesn't (at least not yet) specifically allow you to flip a frame. If you click on a frame w/ an image in the frame then usually you should see a "Flip" option, but this will be for the image w/in the frame, not the frame itself. So, you do have some options: rotating a frame, independently rotating or flipping an image within the frame....but, depending on your needs, yes, you could still have to flip an image prior to turning it into a frame if you wanted the frame to have that orientation. Hopefully that makes sense and I've answered your question. : ) cheers, Greg
Do you have a book or step by step sheet we ca n get. I a dummy and old so it take me seeing and referring to sheet. Thank you, you video is amazing
Thanks Carol, Yeah, sure, I have a couple of free cheatsheet/guides I give out for free to email subscribers. Just go here --> learningwithgreg.mykajabi.com/how-to-make-custom-frames and fill out the form. Links to the guides should then automatically be emailed to you. The form just signs you up for my free newsletter which I send out periodically with Canva related info. and promotions. If you don't want the newsletter email updates, there's an unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email so you can also just sign up to get the Custom Frame guides and then unsubscribe from the newsletter part if not interested. Whatever makes sense for you. : ) cheers, Greg
When you make shapes, what dimensions do you set the original canvas to? Does it matter small or big??
Thanks for your question Ayaka. It doesn't matter so much as your final mask should end up being a vector so it should scale smoothly, however I tend to work at a size that's comparable to what I anticipate my final output will be just so you get a feel for things at the scale you anticipate using them at. If you work at a really large scale, but then end up using your mask at a really small scale then you might end up spending extra time on small details that aren't really going to matter. Conversely, if you work really small, but then end up using your mask on a larger scale then maybe you didn't spend enough time observing details that you will see and that will matter. Hopefully this makes sense. Thanks again for the question, best of luck! cheers, Greg
Thank you so much for this video! My old process took a lot longer and I appreciate your easy to follow steps. One Q I have is do you have a video on how to create a Canva frame collage or split a frame? (frame can have multiple photos/textures within the same frame.) I've searched UA-cam but haven't found a good source. Any suggestions you have would be appreciated!
Hi Linda,
Thanks for your question.
A single frame can only hold a single photo so you can't actually have more than 1 photo in frame, but I do think there are workflow approaches to do the sort of thing that I believe you are talking about. Let me walk you through a few scenarios.
1) What is you wanted a photo in a frame, but then wanted a texture applied to that photo? You would duplicate the frame. Place a photo in the first version of the frame and then place the texture in the copy of the frame. You might have to have the 2 frame copies in differnt areas of the screen so you can easily access both copies (or temporarily move each copy to the top of the layer stack while adding the photo or texture), but then you just want to make sure that both frame copies are perfectly aligned with the photo in frame below the texture in the layer stack.
2) In a similar manner to above, you can stack multiple versions of a frame on top of one another with each version containing different photos...you just of course would have to lower the transparency of some of the photos if you wanted to see some sort of blended photo effect.
3) You can also, of course have a bunch of separate overlapping frames....or ones that are positioned directly up against one another so they might appear as one frame. In Canva you could just drag out and position the frames as you want, but if creating custom frames yourself in Photoshop/Photopea then you'd want to follow the process in this UA-cam video, only make sure that you are making a discrete selection for each area that will be its own frame and converting that into a vector mask. So if you are working on an image/design where you want 3 frames then you should have 3 corresponding vector masks created before you export as a PDF. Then, when you export as PDF each of these mask will register in Canva as a separate frame
4) Conversely to #3, anything selection that you turn into a single vector mask will export as a single frame. So even though you might have 4 distinct squares that are not touching, if you convert those into a single vector mask and export as a PDF then it will come into Canva as 1 frame.
Hopefully this all makes sense. If you have more questions just let me know, or if you are still struggling with a particular example then take post a screenshot and description of what you are trying to do and I will try to help!
cheers,
Greg
I would like to know this as well!
@@craftydiyer Did my above reply to @lindam_in_michigan3703 answer your question on a "collage" frame? If not, give me some details or maybe share a screenshot and I'll be happy to try to help. cheers, Greg😊
@learncanvawithgreg yes, thank you, and i will do some testing tonight after work. It makes sense multiple frames are used ive seen this demonstrated.
@@learncanvawithgreg The video I saw was you take a letter or number and add rectangles to break it up into smaller sections. I tried to replicate then follow your steps but it still just gave me my letter as one frame. Is it oK to repost the video link here? I can find and share if that would help. Just let me know
Can you show us how to do this to create a mockup where its only some of the image is a frame?
If you're creating a Canva frame then I'd think that normally you could do this type of cropping AFTER creating the frame, just by resizing your image within the frame. But, maybe I'm not totally understanding your question so feel free to ask follow-ups or show me a specific example. thanks, Greg