Creating Photo Collages in Picasa

I love creating photo collages!  Picasa makes this super duper easy!

You may have noticed that I especially love creating these for my blog.

This really is very easy!  Simply select the pictures you want in your collage and hit a button.

How to Create a Photo Collage for Free Using Picasa

Go through Picasa and click the photos you want in your collage.  I’m not sure if there’s a limit – I’ve created some pretty big collages before.

The photos you want for your collage should appear in your tray on the lower left hand corner.  If photos disappear from the tray for some reason, click the push pin next to the tray after you add each picture.

Once you have your photos in the tray, click the Create menu, then click Picture Collage.

It instantly creates a collage for you!

There are lots of different styles available.  The one above is called Picture Pile.  With Picture Pile, you can decide if you want a border on your pictures (sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t).  I’ve added a border to the one below.  You can also drag the photos around and change the size of individual pieces to get it looking exactly right.

This next one is called Mosaic.  It arranges photos in a grid style, but the pictures in the grid vary in size.

This one is called Grid – all the pictures are equal size in a grid.

One more important thing!  Use the drop-down on the left side to select the size of your collage.  It has standard sizes (8×10, 5×7, etc.) and options for custom ones.

I created this bar on my About page by entering a custom size:

Give it a try!  Already use this tool?  What do you use it for?