Don't use a dull blog post image ever again; learn how to brand free images with your original design and make your blog images truly stand out. This is a guide to brand your images with PicMonkey. See the full tutorial as well as using other tools to rock your images in this post at Traffic Generation Café: http://www.trafficgenerationcafe.com/create-free-images-for-blog-posts This presentation was created by Darren DeMatas of IntertwineMarketing.com from Traffic Generation Café.

1. How
To
Brand
A
Stock
Image
The
Non-­‐Graphic
Designers
Guide
Pic
Monkey

2. Go
To
Picmonkey.com
Create
A
New
Design 1
Create
Custom
Size 2

3. Enter
Desired
Dimensions
Enter
Width
and
Height

4. Upload
Free
Image
As
Overlay
Overlays
Work
Like
Layers
in
Photoshop
Select
Overlays 1
Upload
Your
Photo 2

5. Adjust
Image
To
Fit
Make
Sure
It’s
Not
Stretched
Or
Distorted
Enlarge
Image
To
Fill
Canvas
Right
Click
and
Choose
“Original
Aspect
RaMo”
1
2

6. Add
Texture
To
Background
Move
Image
Out
Of
The
Way
For
A
Second 1
Add
Desired
PaRern 2
Reduce
PaRern
SaturaMon 3

7. Fade
Image
Over
PaRern
Move
Image
Back 1
Fade
The
Image
2

8. Add
A
Strategically
Placed
Shape
For
Text
Select
Shape
Overlay 1
She’s
Looking
At
the
Shape
-­‐
Great
Place
To
Put
Text
Place
Shape
Label 2
Enter
HTML
Color
Value

9. Type
In
Headline
Use
Your
Closest
Font
To
What
You
Would
Normally
Use
Combine
Small
Text
with
Large 1

10. OpMonal:
Add
Color
Overlay
To
Image
Pick
From
A
Color
For
Your
Brand

11. Upload
Logo

12. Created by Darren DeMatas for
Click on the title below to read his full tutorial
How To Create a Blog Post Image That
Gets Noticed And Drives Traffic

13. Created by Darren DeMatas for
Click on the title below to read his full tutorial
How To Create a Blog Post Image That
Gets Noticed And Drives Traffic
Click
on
the
,tle