Canva is a popular designing tool that is available in the form of application on mobile and web browser on desktops. It is used for designing posters and performing graphic design related stuff. In this article, we will learn how to make pics circular in Canva in order to improve our designing knowledge.
Canva is a popular online designing tool or a platform that is used for multiple purposes in graphic designing or poster designing. It provides us with multiple features that make our poster or design stand apart. It provides us with different colors, and multiple properties such as Background remover, contraster, saturator and much more. It is an ocean of amazing fonts, frames, images and design elements.
How to Make Pictures Circular in Canva?
Open Canva and Create a New Design >> Select the uploads section >> Click on Upload Files >> Select an image from the gallery >> Select a frame >> Finalize your rounded image design
Step 1: Open and create a new design
Login to Canva using your account. If you don't have an account, create one using your personal email id or work email id.
Create a new design by clicking on the Create a Design button in the topmost left side column. A box will appear on the screen. Choose a frame of required dimensions you want, it can be an Instagram post or a landscape.
Step 2: Upload an image in the design
Add a picture in the empty file by clicking on the uploads section in the left side column.
Select an image from the image gallery or upload an image from the computer system. Click on the upload files button to upload an image.
An image will appear on the design file.
Step 3: Select a circular frame
Go on the topmost left column and select Elements tab.
Here, we will choose a circular frame for our picture. Go on the Frame section and look out for a circular frame.
If not found, then search circle in the search bar and a circular frame will appear. Click on the frame and it will appear on the design file.
Step 4: Add the image in the circular frame
Once the frame appears on the screen, we will now add the image in the frame to make it circular.
Click on the image and select it and drag it to the circular frame. The image will take the area of the circular frame and will be placed in it.
This will make the pic circular.
Step 5: Finalize your design
Click on the corners of the image to extend or lessen the width and height of the circular image.
For better alignment, place the image at the centre of the design file.
You can also add multiple other attributes such a drop shadow, or border to the picture for a final touch.
Key points to consider while making pics circular in Canva
Use circular frame: Since we wish to make the pics circular, a circular frame would be best suited for the purpose. A frame is advantageous as it provides better resizing property as compared to a normal box element. If also helps in saving time as Canva provides a feature of smart crop for frames.
Select high quality image: Since we are converting a rectangular image to a circle, the area would be slightly reduced and hence, to avoid bad visibility of the image, we must select high quality images.
Drag & Drop: Follow the idea of drag and drop of image into the frame as this will help in providing better resizing and alignment options. Placing the image over the image would remove the very fact of advantages of using frames.
Mistakes to avoid while making pics circular
Don't place over, drag: One should not place an image on the top of the frame and then round the corners. It is essential to drop the image within the frame to get better reliability.
Don't use bad quality images: A bad quality image would make the image lesser contrasting since we are reducing the width and height of the image. And in smaller sizes, the image must be viewable enough and not too light or dark or with bad pixel quality.
Conclusion
Canva is a designing tool and this is how we can make pictures circular in it. We can either use frames which is the most commonly used option as it involves a select, drag and drop. And we can also use the option of masking elements by removing their background images and placing them into circular elements.
