How To Use PicMonkey (For Beginners)

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How To Use PicMonkey

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY
Why Use PicMonkey?
Its an excellent online picture editor

with lots of awesome photo editing options

Its a viable alternative to Photoshop

PART 1
> Getting Started
Launch a Web Browser
E.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.
Click on the address bar of your browser
Type: www.PicMonkey.com
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Press ENTER to launch the homepage

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Click on Edit a photo next to the PicMonkey logo

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Select a photo from your computer
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Click Open
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On the large area on the right is your photo

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Right above it are buttons for file operations such as
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Open, Save, Share, Undo, Redo, Merge Overlays and Image Settings.
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On the right-most side, you can see
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the 1) Save and Close button

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and the 2) Zoom button

On the left-most part is the Editor
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On top are the Upgrade and Sign In buttons

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It also has 8 tabs / menus represented by icons
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Mouse over the icons to see their names
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Basic Edits, Effects, Touch up, Text,

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Overlays, Frames, Textures, Themes

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Click on an icon if you want to switch tabs

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In each active tab are tools for editing

Well start with the tools under the Basic Edits tab
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Click Crop
Use Crop to cut out the edges and corners

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or to better frame the photo
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To make your photos be easily printed,

click the drop-down menu and choose Original proportions
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Adjust the Crop area
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Click Apply
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Old to New
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Next, click Rotate

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Use if the photo needs to be straightened a bit

Play with these buttons to get the desired result
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Drag the Straighten slider to the left or right

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and click Apply
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Next, click Exposure

Adjust the brightness, highlights, shadows, and contrast
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Highlights and shadows often adds the light and definition

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that you need without over-exposing the photo

For this tutorial, well just click on Auto adjust

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PicMonkey will make adjustments to the exposure automatically

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Youll notice some changes on the sliders &
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PicMonkey tells you its fixed once its done auto adjusting
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Again, click Apply to keep the changes
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Old to New
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Next, click Colors

Click on Auto adjust to see what PicMonkey does

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Adjust Saturation and Temperature levels to your liking

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Hit Apply when youre done to keep the changes

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Old to New
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Next, click Sharpen

You may sharpen the photo a bit
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if the photo was taken in really good natural light
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Here, we wont change it
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PicMonkey has a main Auto adjust button

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Use this to Auto adjust exposure and color

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all in one click

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You can start with this
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and just make adjustments later
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From the Basic Edits tab, lets jump

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to the Touch Up tab (lipstick icon). Click

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Think of Touch Up as your emergency makeup stash

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Skin features are perfect for subtle fixes

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Scroll down to the Mouth Group

Youll find Teeth Whiten and Lip Tint
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Scroll down again to the Eyes group

Use these features to make the eyes twinkle or sultry
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Towards the bottom is The Rest group

Use one of the features, Clone,
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for spinach-inteeth scenarios in photos

From the Touch Up tab, lets go back up

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to the Effects tab (Click)

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Here youll find one-click photo effects

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which will quickly transform your images

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The first group of effects is Tried and True

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These are popular, modern effects you can use

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to emphasize the mood of your photos

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Scroll down to the Basic effects

See the classic effects like Sepia and Black and White
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Scroll down to the Camera Look group

These effects mimic different camera lens effects

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to take your photo back in time

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Scroll down to the Paintbox group

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It lets you add a color filter to your image

Scroll down to the Area effects

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Use these tools to highlight your photos focal subject

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Scroll down to Artsy

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Bust out your creativity flow using these tools

Scroll towards the bottom to the Advanced effects

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These effects allow you to finegrain control your image

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COMING SOON: Part 2 of How To Use PicMonkey

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How To Use PicMonkey

Why Use PicMonkey?

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Its an excellent online picture editor

with lots of awesome photo editing options

Its a viable alternative to Photoshop

> Getting Started

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Launch a Web Browser

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

E.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Click on the address bar of your browser

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Press ENTER to launch the homepage

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Click on Edit a photo next to the PicMonkey logo

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Select a photo from your computer

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

On the large area on the right is your photo

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Right above it are buttons for file operations such as

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

On the right-most side, you can see

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

the 1) Save and Close button

and the 2) Zoom button

On the left-most part is the Editor

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

On top are the Upgrade and Sign In buttons

It also has 8 tabs / menus represented by icons

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Mouse over the icons to see their names

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Basic Edits, Effects, Touch up, Text,

Overlays, Frames, Textures, Themes

Click on an icon if you want to switch tabs

In each active tab are tools for editing

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Use Crop to cut out the edges and corners

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

or to better frame the photo

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

To make your photos be easily printed,

click the drop-down menu and choose Original proportions

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Adjust the Crop area

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Next, click Rotate

Use if the photo needs to be straightened a bit

Play with these buttons to get the desired result

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Drag the Straighten slider to the left or right

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

and click Apply

SUPERINQUISITIVEVA.WORDPRESS.COM - HOW TO USE PICMONKEY

Next, click Exposure