How I create my various blogging graphics is something I have talked about a little before. I have shared how I create my social media images (using Canva; found here) as well as my thoughts on using templates for your graphics (found here). If you've been a longtime reader here on the EAE, you already know that I am a huge fan of visual elements.
The point and purpose of visual elements is to tell a story. In some cases you can use your photos to share what your post is about (such as what you did this past weekend or a recipe, DIY project and timeline posts but you can also use a single image to conver what readers can expect from a single post. You see this most on Pinterest. An example would be that you would not likely click on the photo of a computer or planner if the title is about nail polish. However, if you're posting about ail polish, you would probably use an image of - yes - nail polish!
So how do I make my blogging graphics? Let me show you!
I still use Canva!
But I also use a free photo creator/editing tool called Photoscape (not an affiliate, I have just used them for so many years that I want to give a shout out).
I use stock photography for my graphics which I found here. What I chose to do to make my templates (and my life) easier was to choose one stock photo for each of the topics I blog about. Now that I have that all saved, I head over to Canva.
As you can see from the above photo, Canva keeps my recent work so all I have to do is choose which one I will be working with and alter my colors, change the background and add my text.
It's super easy and Canva stores every colors and everything I have uploaded recently. It takes me all of a few minutes to prep and download my created graphics. The best part is that once you have saved it, you can come back and just edit with the newest updated info.
Now it's YOUR turn!
What does your graphics process look like?
How long do you spend creating your graphics?
Until next time,
I'm kind of fascinated that you've chosen a single image for each of your blog topics. I think that would save SO much time because I'm always running around trying to find different stock photos. And then messing around with them in PicMonkey (I think I may switch to Canva) to pretty them up. How exactly do you do this? Do you just choose a very generic image that you can add your text to, and then just change different colors? That would give you a very consistent branding too. I may just give this a try. Popping over from the SITS Girls.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of fascinated that you've chosen a single image for each of your blog topics. I think that would save SO much time because I'm always running around trying to find different stock photos. And then messing around with them in PicMonkey (I think I may switch to Canva) to pretty them up. How exactly do you do this? Do you just choose a very generic image that you can add your text to, and then just change different colors? That would give you a very consistent branding too. I may just give this a try. Popping over from the SITS Girls.
ReplyDeleteHi Adrain! I personally do not care for PicMonkey and have always used Canva for my images. I love that everything is pre-sized for me and that it holds all my templates in one place. Genius really :)
DeleteI actually have a few images that I use for my posts. Each topic has a specific category (such as blogging) and color (pink). Because I use Canva and my templates are saved, I can easily go in and edit the images with a text change for the new post and download it to use.
Thanks for popping by, I hope I was able to answer your question!
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