How to Quickly and Easily Create an A4 Photo Collage
An A4 collage is ideal—it's neither too large nor too small, striking a balance that makes it easy to display. Whether you use it to enhance your living room wall, decorate your workspace, or give it as a gift to a friend or loved one, it becomes a captivating focal point in any setting. Additionally, A4 is one of the most widely available paper sizes, allowing you to print your collage on nearly all printers.
In this post, we will provide easy-to-follow steps to create a collage on an A4 sheet. As a demonstration, we will create two styles of A4 photo collages. If you're looking to make a collage of any other size, here's a tutorial on how to do it.
Here's what you'll need:
- A few photos saved on your computer (either a Mac or a Windows PC). These are the images you will use to create the collage.
- TurboCollage software. If you haven't downloaded it yet, no worries! You can quickly grab it and install it from here.
- An A4 sheet if you plan to print your collage.
- A printer that can print an A4 size if you plan to print your collage. Good news: most printers print A4 size!
Let's go through the steps to create an A4 photo collage.
Create a Photo Collage Formatted to Fit an A4 Page
With TurboCollage, you can create various styles of A4 photo collages. These styles begin with the same step: set the collage size to A4.
Set the Collage Size to A4
To set the collage size to A4, Open TurboCollage and navigate to the Layout section under the Settings tab. From the Size drop-down menu, select A4.
Alternatively, you can set the A4 size by specifying its dimensions. To specify dimensions, click "Set Custom Size..." button in the Layout section.
A4 size equals:
- 210 mm x 297 mm
- 21 cm x 29.7 cm
- 8.27 inches x 11.69 inches
If you set the resolution to 300 pixels per inch, the equivalent A4 dimensions in pixels will be 2480 px x 3508 px. This is calculated by multiplying the size in inches by the resolution (8.27 inches * 300 for width and 11.69 inches * 300 for height).
You can create your A4 collage in either Landscape orientation (297 mm width and 210 mm height) or Portrait orientation (210 mm width and 297 mm height).
Now that we have set the collage size to A4, we will learn to create a couple of different types of A4 collages:
Make an A4 Picture Grid
An A4 paper size photo grid in portrait orientation. The size of this image has been reduced for fast downloading. Download original.
Follow these steps to make an A4 photo grid:
1. Set the Collage Size to A4: Set the collage size to A4, as described above.
2. Select Picture Grid Pattern: Next, set the "Picture Grid" pattern and specify the number of rows and columns. For this example, we will create a Portrait A4 collage with six rows and four columns. But you can select any combination of rows and columns that suits your design.
Here's a detailed tutorial on how to make a picture grid collage.
3. Add Pictures: Navigate to the Pictures tab and click the "Add Pictures" button to include photos in your collage. TurboCollage will automatically fill the grid with the images you have added.
4. Customize Your Layout: You can personalize your collage in various ways to make it unique. You can move photos to different cells, crop images within their cells, add shadows to pictures, and choose a background colour. Additionally, you can include a text message in your A4 collage.
5. Export the A4 Collage to JPG: Once satisfied with your A4 collage, you can export it as a JPG, PNG, or TIFF image to share with friends or print it on an A4 sheet.
Create an Overlapping Collage on A4 Size Paper
An A4 paper size overlapping collage in landscape orientation. The size of this image has been reduced for fast downloading. Download original.
1. Set the Collage Size: Start by setting the collage dimensions to A4. This is demonstrated in detail above.
2. Select a Collage Pattern: Choose the "Regular Pile" collage pattern.
3. Add Photos: Import your photos into the collage. TurboCollage will automatically arrange these images to overlap, producing a look of randomly placed printed photos.
4. Customize Your Layout: You can adjust your collage by moving the photos around, resizing them (making them smaller or larger), or rotating them as needed. Additionally, you can modify the layering of the images by bringing specific pictures to the front or sending others behind.
Here's a detailed tutorial on making overlapping photo collages.
5. Export Your A4 Collage: Once you are happy with the design and layout of your collage, export it as a JPG file. This format is ideal for both printing and sharing with others.
If you want to create a stunning A4 collage, TurboCollage is the perfect solution! This user-friendly software allows you to effortlessly combine your favorite images in just a few clicks, resulting in beautiful visual arrangements quickly.
