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Photoshop tutorial on making Placeholder

Create a picture placeholder in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements

Some of our previous students asked about creating a photo placeholder in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Since I was asked several times, I decided to write this article. So here we go:

Suppose you want to create an album and want to use the same template on all the pages. This tutorial is about making a placeholder for your photos and text.

-Create a new canvas in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and use the dimensions for your page.

New canvas
New canvas

-Go to Layer>New and create a new layer

 

New Layer
New Layer

 

Name the layer
Name the layer

 

Name the layer
Name the layer

 

-With the marquee tool selected (M), Draw the shape the you want to use as your photo holder.

Marquee Tool
Marquee Tool

Go to Edit, Fill selection and fill the selection with color.

Make selection
Make selection

 

Fill
Fill

 

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  1. In this example I selected two different shapes.
  2. Repeat steps 3 and four for the second selection
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Two shapes
  1. “Deselect” the selection (Command+D in Mac or Control+D in Windows)
  2. To use the template, just drag your photos onto the canvas. Position each photo in a layer above a photo placeholder layer and then “CLIP” the photos on, by pressing Command+G in Mac or Ctrl+G in Windows for Photoshop Elements or Alt+Command+G in Mac and Alt+Ctrl+G in windows for PhotoshopCS/CC. Make sure you are on the photo layers when you clip. You will probably need to resize your photos using the Transform command (Command+T/ctrl+T).

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Adjust the size
Adjust the size

Now you can add the text and SAVE AS jpeg. The job is done!-

Save the template for future use.

Do you want to learn more Photoshop tips?

We do offer lessons in Photoshop Elements and the full version, in classes and private lessons. Check our website for more information or contact us.

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