Day 7: Canva Design Hacks: Pop-Out Effects, Alignment Tips, and Tidying Shortcuts

Adding A Pop Out Effect To Your Image

To create a pop out effect to your image double-click on the picture inside the frame element to access it independently. Stretch it to the size of the background image. When you’re finished resizing, click the done button. 

We’ll now remove the image backdrop. You may make the backdrop clear by clicking once on the picture, then on the “effects” button, and finally on the “Background Remover Tool.” Choose one of the photos to be moved in front of the element frame. Go to the position option and click Forward. 

Press Ctrl in Windows to move and reposition the selected picture on the element frame as needed for your design. Choose the other image and, in line with your design, adjust it so as to produce a delicate 3D effect. Select the image that you want to create a 3D effect on, select it and then double click in Canva’s duplicate option. 

Select the part you wish to display after receiving a duplicate image, and then crop it accordingly. To give a 3D effect, drag the crop piece and align it directly above the original layer. almost done! In order to make the perfect 3D, you simply have to adjust the image according to your wishes.

Don’t forget to press Ctrl/command while placing or moving the images on the element frame.

Using Guides To Size, Align And Space Multiple Elements

Grouping them together is one of Canva’s easiest ways to make multiple elements the same size. To do this, select all elements you want to resize, right click on the desired element and choose ‘group’. 

You can quickly resize each element at once when you’re grouping it by dragging one of the corners. All elements shall be the same size and proportion in this way.

Automatically Tidying Up Your Designs With This Shortcut

You can use Canva’s Tidy Up command. It was found in the Position Dropdown. After that, select all objects or elements of your design in the finished item, then click Position at the top. Choose Tidy Up in the options and click your design to send away the drop-down and that’s it.