Media (Resizing, Cropping, and Layering Images)#

Image Editing Tools#

There are a number of free online photo editors. If you only want to take a giant image and make it smaller, use one of these tools:

LunaPic: Crop, resize, alter image color, exposure, contrast, and saturation. This is a good choice with a simple interface for resizing an image.
PicResize
Web Resizer

If you want to do take multiple images and layer them to make a more complex design, use Canva:

Canva: Crop, resize, alter image color, exposure, contrast, and saturation. Layer images on a canvas.

Go to LunaPic.
Upload an image from your computer.
Click Scale.
Use the scrollbar to make the image smaller. Or type the value for width OR height and click Apply Scaling.
When you are done, click the Save link under the picture to save to your desktop.

Go to LunaPic.
Upload an image from your computer.
Click Crop.
Click and drag the crop tool to mark where the images should be cropped.
Click "crop image."
When you are done, click the Save link under the picture to save to your desktop.

Log in to Canva. If you don’t have an account, create a free one.
Click Create a Design (1) and choose Custom Dimensions (2).
Type in your required dimensions and click Create Design.
In the left hand menu, choose the option for Uploads, then upload an image using the button at the top of the screen.
Once you’ve uploaded your images, click on an image to add it to your canvas. You can layer multiple images over one another. Just click on any image and it will be added to your canvas. In the image below, we added a book cover image and an author headshot.
Click and drag the corners of an image to resize or rotate the image. You can also crop the image. And you can change which image is in the front.
When you’re ready to download, click the download button. Be sure to save the JPG version so the file size is small enough!