How to make a collage on instagram feed

How to Make a Collage on Instagram

Instagram is all about sharing pictures in various forms with your followers and other people, and one way to do that is through collages. Collages allow users to add more than one photo to their Stories and posts. This tutorial shows you how to create a collage on Instagram and via other third-party apps and websites.

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Use Instagram Stickers to Create Collages in Stories
Take Advantage of Instagram's Layout Option to Create a Collage for Stories
Try a Third-Party App
Frequently Asked Questions

Use Instagram Stickers to Create Collages in Stories

This is perhaps the easiest method that Instagram users have to create a quick collage. You can use as many photos as you would like for these creations, which isn’t possible with other methods. Follow these instructions to create a collage in Stories.

Open the Instagram app (Android | iOS) on your smartphone.
Go to the Story creation screen either by tapping on the “+” button in the upper-right corner of your feed or pressing the “Your Story” bubble in the upper-left corner. Alternatively, you can swipe left on your display and select the “Story” option from the menu at the bottom.

Select the background image for your collage or snap a new photo.
Tap on the “Sticker” button at the top.

Select the “Collage” icon.

You won’t be able to additional images in bulk and will need to add them individually.

Editing Your Collage

The new image will show up in miniature format on the background you previously selected. You can use your fingers to enlarge, shrink, or twist and rotate it. Hold down the image with your finger to move it to the desired part of the display.
If you tap on the image, you can change the shape of the photo, such as from a square to a circle or star.

To add another photo, repeat steps #4 through #6.
Continue the process until you’ve added all your images. Keep in mind that you can also add normal Stickers to your collage but not additional images from Instagram’s generous database.

If you wish to remove one of the images from the collage, drag the image toward the bottom of the screen to get rid of it. When you’re done editing, press “Your Story” to post the result.

Note: Do you want to post a collage on your Instagram profile instead of Stories? Before pressing the “Your Story” button to post the Story, tap on the three dots in the upper-right corner and select “Save.” This will save the image to your phone’s Gallery. From there, you can use it to make a regular post on Instagram.

This easy method won’t add your photos into a nice grid. But you can arrange them manually on a background. If you prefer something a bit more controlled, you may want to try the second option.

Take Advantage of Instagram’s Layout Option to Create a Collage for Stories

Using a layout to create a collage is a bit more restrictive, as you’ll be limited to a number of photos when creating your collage. If you don’t mind this aspect, follow the below steps.

Launch the Instagram app on your smartphone.
Swipe left from your screen to go to camera mode and select “Story” from the menu at the bottom.

Tap on the “Layout” icon in the vertical menu on the left.
Press on the layout example underneath to select the configuration of your Story. You can up to six pics to your collage.

Once you’ve selected a layout, start adding pictures. You can snap photos or add images from your own Gallery by tapping on the photo thumbnail in the lower-left corner.

If you’d like to change the position of a certain image, long-press on it and drag toward the desired position. You can tap on a photo, then on the “Trash” icon to remove it.

Once you’re satisfied, hit the checkmark icon at the bottom.
View the final result in the next screen and add extra stickers, images, text and filters to your Story, if you would like.

Once you’ve added everything, press the “Your Story” button to post your creation.

Note: you can download the Story to your phone, then use the image to do a regular post on Instagram.

Try a Third-Party App

If you feel Instagram’s options are a bit restrictive, you can easily turn to third-party apps to make your collages, as they usually have more options (although not all of the apps are free). You can try using Instagram’s own Layout app. The app boasts a few additional features that make it convenient to use. Follow the steps below to create a collage using this app.

Layout for Instagram

Open the Layout app (Android | iOS) on your phone.
Select all the images you want to use for your collage by long-tapping on them. This is a bonus of using the app, as Instagram won’t let you use an unlimited number of images.

Select your favorite collage layout options in the upper section of the screen.
You’ll be taken to the “Editing” screen where you can arrange the photos to look their best.
It’s possible to arrange the portion of the image that will be visible by dragging your image with your finger. You can also resize the grid cells. Just tap on one and drag the blue handles until you’re happy with the result.

The app offers option to easily mirror, flip or replace each of the photos you’re using.
When you’re done, press the “Save” button in the upper-right corner. The collage will be saved to your Gallery app. Look for it in the Layout folder.

PicCollage

Another app that allows you to make collages is PicCollage (Android | iOS). However, note that it will add a watermark to your creations that you will only be able to remove if you pay a subscription.

Open PicCollage on your device.
Tap the “Grid” button or use the “Freestyle” option.

Select one of the many Grid options.

Add your photos to the grid. By default, the different parts of the grid will be separated by thick lines. You can use the “Layout” button and make them invisible if you would like. As a side benefit, it may allow you to get rid of the watermark later.

Use the menu at the bottom to arrange and edit the images the way you would like. For instance, you can add stickers or add filters over the photos. Explore the options to make your collage look awesome.

Once you’re finished editing, press the “Done” button in the upper-right corner.

Select the “Save to Gallery” option.

Find the image in your Gallery. You can try cropping it a little to get rid of the annoying watermark.

There are other apps that can help you create collages quickly, although most of them add watermarks to the end results. Here are some examples:

InShot (Android | iOS)
Canva (Android | iOS)
Photo Editor Collage Maker (Android)

PicBow

PicBow is a web collage maker that is free to use. It doesn’t look as modern as other options yet doesn’t make you pay for its features. The only annoying thing is that it adds a watermark. Fortunately, you can crop out the watermark

The advantage of this third-party method is that you can use Instagram for desktop to post the results of your work, but that only allows you to upload posts. Yet, this method makes it very easy to create a collage and post it from the same device.

Open PicBow on your PC in your browser.
Press the “Collage” button from the menu on top.

Select the type of grid you’d like to use for your collage from the option on the right.

Click on “Add Photos” on the left to import all the images you wish to use for your collage.
Drag and drop the pictures into the appropriate spaces and arrange them into position.

To make it easier to crop out the watermark, you may want to remove the borders between the images in your collage. To do so, go to “Collage & Border” on the right and use the “Border thickness” slider to minimize the borders.

Press the “Download & Share” button at the top.
You can quickly post your creation on Instagram. If you want to use the collage as a Story, you’ll need to send it to your mobile device first.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you also make an Instagram collage out of videos?

Yes, with Instagram’s integrated Layout feature for Reels. Swipe left from your feed and select “Reels” from the menu at the bottom, then tap “Layout” and choose between the three options. Alternatively, you can use an app like InShot to make a video collage that you can then post on Instagram.

Can you create a collage mixing videos and photos?

Yes. You’ll need an app like InShot that lets you overlay images over videos. You’ll need to use the “PIP” option when creating your Instagram collage.

Can I use a photo collage in Instagram Reels?

Yes, but you’ll need to prepare the collage beforehand using one of the apps or websites in this tutorial, then upload the creation as an Instagram Reel.

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Alexandra Arici

Alexandra is passionate about mobile tech and can be often found fiddling with a smartphone from some obscure company. She kick-started her career in tech journalism in 2013, after working a few years as a middle-school teacher. Constantly driven by curiosity, Alexandra likes to know how things work and to share that knowledge with everyone.

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How to Create an Instagram Multi-Photo Collage Grid

There are a few different ways you can create a collage grid for Instagram. First, though, what is a collage grid, and why might you want to make one?

A collage grid is simply a creative way to merge more than one image into a single post on Instagram. This is one example, albeit a simple one. It’s four images that would make up a cohesive outfit centered around a color. Here’s another example, of six pictures framed in two columns of three each.

Both of the examples above are simple, but with the Instagram layouts feature, you can set up various different, more creative grids. You can, for example, stack three images on top of one another with different proportions. Here’s an example.

The way I see it, there are three different ways to make collages on Instagram, though one of them is not strictly a typical collage.

Method 1: Layouts by Instagram

Method 2: PC Editing

Method 3: The Profile Collage

Method 1: Layouts by Instagram

The first method is to use an app that links into Instagram – and your photo library – to create collages and upload them. In the past, you would have to find and use a third party app. However, a couple of years ago, Instagram released their own app to perform the functionality they wanted for their primary app. It’s called Layout.

There are two ways you can access Layout. The first is to go through the Instagram app itself. The second is to download the app directly via the app store of your choice.

Layout from Instagram: Collage – Android, on the Google Play store.
Layout from Instagram – iOS, on the iTunes app store.

I’ll cover how to get the app through Instagram momentarily. For now, let’s follow the whole process of creating and posting a collage from start to finish.

Step 1: Make sure any images you want to use are accessible on your device. This means they have to actually be on the device; Layout doesn’t seem to be able to access cloud storage, like Google Drive or Dropbox.

It’s fairly typical to want to edit your images on a computer before you then go to post them on Instagram. If you have done so, and added your images to your cloud storage, make sure you download them onto your local device to make your post.

Step 2: Load up Instagram. Download it if you have to, and make sure you’re logged in on the account you want to use to post your collage. It makes no sense to make a collage and then go to post it, only to find you’re posting with the wrong account. Personally, I don’t know for sure if it breaks anything when you try to switch accounts, or if it just saves the collage as a new image. Either way, it’s always a good idea to make sure you’re on the right account before you go to post anything.

Step 3: Tap the new post icon, which will either be a photo silhouette or a plus icon in the center of the bottom navigation bar. It’s one of those minor differences between iOS and Android that don’t really make sense, but hey, what can you do?

Step 4: Tap to load up your existing photo gallery. On iOS this will be the “library” button, while on Android it will be the “gallery” button. You might need to give Instagram permission to access your photos if you haven’t done so in a while, or ever.

Step 5: Tap the Layout button. It will generally be a small icon hovering above your gallery to the right, and it looks like a rounded square with a sideways T in it. Something like this.

Step 6: Tap to get Layout, if you don’t already have it. This will redirect you to the app store used by your device so you can download the app. It’s free, so just download it. It’s also very small, so it won’t take long to download and install.

Step 7: Swipe past the tutorial. It’s a very simple app, and I’ll teach you how to use it as well.

Step 8: Scroll through your gallery and find images you want to use as part of your collage. Tap them to add them to the collage preview up above. You can choose up to a total of nine images. That’s fine; if you want to add more than nine to a collage, you probably don’t want to be limited to the predefined layouts and would rather do all this using method 2 anyways.

Step 9: Swipe through the layout preview until you find one you like, that works with the images you’re using. The more images you have selected, the more different layouts you can pick through.

Step 10: Adjust the borders of the images to resize them, move them from place to place, mirror them, flip them, or otherwise adjust the whole collage until it works the way you want it to. You can adjust the images to display in whatever way you want them to, to create an image that is evocative and gets your point across. If this means mirroring certain elements, go for it. You can also toggle the actual borders on and off, if you want lines between the images or not.

Step 11: Save the collage and go to back to make a post. The collage will appear as an image you can add a filter to, though whether you do that before or after creating the post depends on your device. You can then add a geographic location, a caption, hashtags, tags for people, and you can post the image on Instagram, share it on Facebook, post it on Twitter, or post it on Tumblr.

In some cases – primarily on iOS – you will need to exit Layout and go back to Instagram. On Android, it seems like a smooth transition.

So that’s method 1. What about the second option?

Method 2: PC Editing

The second method is the one you see a lot more when you go to Instagram and look at the #collage tag. Some of the collages you see there are made with Layout, and some of them are more item collages taken in a single photograph, but others are the more traditional collage, images composited together in some way or another.

With this style of collage, you have way more flexibility. Here are some examples:

This guy’s photo collage includes sixteen images, which is more than you can do just using the Instagram Layout app. You might be able to make larger collages with other third party apps, but I haven’t explored all of the various options you could use.
This collage has wide white borders on the edges that, if you were to try to make it using Layout you would need white images to add to the sides as well.
This collage is the same thing but with a lot more complexity. Individual elements are edited in place with more precision, definitely not something that can be done with a simple app. Maybe there’s a collage-focused app that allows it, but you can’t do it with a collage grid like Layout.

Now, the trick with all of these is that you need to have access to some kind of image editing program. GIMP, Photoshop, Paint.net, and others can all fit the bill, but you need something more advanced than Windows Paint or a basic app editor.

Contrary to some people’s belief, you don’t need a Mac to do graphic design these days. It might have been more valuable than a PC a couple decades ago, but these days there’s so little difference between the two platforms that it’s not really important.

Step 1, then, is to decide on the type of collage you want to make. Do you want to make something simple, something complex, or something creative? Don’t get in over your head. The strawberry example up above, for example, is great, but it’s something created by an actual artist, not a marketer looking to be outside the box.

Step 2 is to gather up your materials, the images you need, in sufficiently high quality. Having the right raw materials makes it easier to have the right finished product. Don’t start with fuzzy, low-resolution images or phone photos; get someone who actually has photography skills with a good camera to take the pictures.

Step 3 is to decide whether you can put something together yourself or if you need to hire a professional designer or artist to do it for you. If all you’re doing is stitching together a couple of images, you might be able to do it yourself, though you need to remember to work with layers, be able to undo your mistakes, and otherwise work appropriately with graphics. I’m not a graphic designer myself, so I can’t give you advanced tips and tricks on that subject. Thankfully, there are a lot of tutorials available.

If you’re going to hire someone, go through a vetting process first. Look through their portfolio to see what kinds of work they have produced in the past. You might even look for someone on Instagram who has made the kind of content you want made for your page. Why not hire them? If you know they can produce what you want, you can pay them to produce more of it just for you. Plus, this way you can share with their audience and gain the extra promotion they bring to the table.

Make sure that if you’re going to hire someone, you’re actually willing to pay them what their rates are. Don’t whine about the price, don’t claim you could do better, don’t belittle their skills, and generally avoid doing anything that will get you quoted on ForExposure.

From there, it’s just a matter of working with your artist – or your free time – to make the image you want to make. Then, just like any other image you might want to upload to Instagram, you need to format it properly for the site. Make it the right kind of square and upload it to your phone. Access the app, make the post, add your caption and tags, and let it fly.

Method 3: The Profile Collage

This one isn’t really a collage, but it’s an interesting technique so I thought I’d bring it up. You can make a sort of “soft collage” on your Instagram profile page, by using the natural three-wide grid of images that display on a profile.

Essentially, you just upload your images three at a time, for the display on your profile. It works best if you have some kind of consistency between the images, though; if they’re disconnected, they aren’t a collage, they’re just pictures on your profile.

Confused about what I mean? This guy is a good example. He posts images in sets of threes, chopped up squares of a panorama. Each scene is vibrant, unique, and compelling to look at. As added value, Andrew writes one caption for the three images and splits it up between them. It encourages you to view each image in full and click through to the next to see the full description.

There are two downsides to this. The first is that you don’t get the description right there; the user has to tap on the image to expand it. The second is that if you ever post images in numbers less than a multiple of three, it shifts everything out of order. People viewing your feed will then see every picture out of sync, and the entire panorama effect is ruined.

Still, it’s a technique that’s worth looking at, simply because it’s a creative way to use the app. It doesn’t even require any special tools, other than the ability to take panoramic images and split them up.

3 ways how to make a collage on Instagram in Stories or feed

Content

1 How to make a collage in Instagram Stories
2 How to create a collage from images for Stories Instagram
3 How to create a collage from videos for Stories Instagram

What to do if your stories have become monotonous and you are already running out of ideas, how can you diversify them? Collage is the perfect way to get out of this situation.

In addition to decorating your Instagram stories feed, it will also make your followers happy and they will be looking forward to new stories. In addition, it takes a little effort and time to create it, so anyone can handle it.

In this article, we'll take a look at a few examples of these tools, and show you how to create such an Instagram photo in five easy steps.

How to make a collage in Instagram Stories

You can create a collage on Instagram in Stories or using graphic editors, which is somewhat more complicated. And using various applications and online services.

In 2019, the app added a new feature: you can add multiple photos to your story at once. For this:

Enter history creation mode.
In Shooting mode, swipe left to select Collage mode.
Within the function, two, four or six frames are selected.
Click the record icon when ready to take a photo and complete each field. If something went wrong, click on the button with a cross above the capture button and redo the frame.
After filling in all the fields, click on the round button with a check mark.

Now edit the resulting photo like a normal story: add a location, hashtag, stickers, or process with an Instagram filter.

How to create a collage of images for Instagram Stories

Almost all applications and services for designing Instagram stories have a collage creation function and corresponding templates. Even though this feature has been on Instagram for a long time, it is still trending on Instagram 2021.

In this case, the sequence of steps in most of these applications will be the same, and you will find differences only in the very design of the service. So, how to create a collage of photos using the Instories app as an example.

The first step is to open the application. Most services will immediately offer to select a suitable template from those available.

To do this, simply click on the selected template. It will open as several blank windows where you can add your own images, positioning them however you like.

To do this, simply click on the frame and select photos from the gallery of your smartphone. You can also style it with text by clicking on the appropriate icon and selecting the desired font.

After you add a photo and text to the resulting photo, you can see how it all will look together.

Most applications have a preview function. Also, many of them support animations that will play when viewing an image.

If you are satisfied with the result, you can save the resulting image by clicking on the corresponding button in the upper right corner.

In addition to the collage for interesting stories, you can add photo frames to Instagram.

How to create a video collage for Instagram Stories

In addition to the photo collage, you can also combine multiple videos in one ad layout and put them on Instagram stories. The procedure for this is not much different from the previous instructions.

However, you will notice a noticeable difference when uploading a video to a template, because due to the weight of the files, this process takes more time than uploading simple images. Let's see how you can make an Instagram video collage using Story Maker.

Start the service again and select the template you like. It will open in the format of several frames on Instagram, in which you can add your content.
To do this, simply select them in your gallery and edit as you need.
Videos can also be trimmed to a certain length if you want to include only a portion of the entire video in your layout.
After you have selected and edited the required files, they will be loaded into the template, which may take some time.

As with Instagram photo collages, you can add beautiful fonts and stickers to your video layout using the dedicated buttons at the bottom of the screen.

However, in this case, you should be more careful with additional design. The fact is that the videos themselves carry a sufficient semantic load for your viewer, and if you add too many decorative elements, subscribers will simply be confused and will not know what to look at first.

When everything is ready and you are happy with the result, you can export the resulting image to the gallery and add it to the Instagram story in your profile.

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How to make a collage from photographs and videos

How to make a collage from photography and video on Instagram

Instructions December 14, 2021

A social collage is the result of combining several photos or videos into one creative. It allows you to show a series of scenes in one frame. This format is good for Instagram due to its expressiveness and versatility.

How to make a photo collage in an Instagram post

Publishing a post with a collage on Instagram requires preliminary installation of a special application - Layout, recommended by the social network itself.

To post a collage in the feed, follow these simple steps:

open Layout,
click on “Gallery” in the lower left corner of the screen,
select the desired photos: from two to nine,
there is also a “Photo booth” button, when clicked, the application automatically takes pictures from one to four selfies:

decide on the location of the selected photos in the collage: to do this, scroll through the options under the inscription “Create a collage” and click on the appropriate one:

then, if necessary, edit each photo individually: replace, mirror, flip , add border:

click on “Save”,
share the finished collage in the Instagram post by clicking on the button of the same name, and then on “Feed”:

After that you will be taken to the post editor for the social network: the blue arrow in the upper right corner,

select the filter and options in the “Edit” section,

“Blue arrow” again,

fill in the standard fields for publishing: signature, tagging people, adding geo, promotion, places for crossposting,

set advanced settings if necessary, such as hiding likes and views, turning off comments, automatically posting to Facebook, writing alternative text for visually impaired people,

click on the blue tick icon at the top.

How to make a photo collage in Instagram Stories

You can use the same Layout application to publish a photo collage in Stories. At the stage of sending the finished collage to Instagram, you need to select not “Feed”, but “Story”:

It's easier to mount a collage right away in the Instagram application using the built-in tool. To do this:

on the main page of your profile, click the “Plus” icon and select “History”,
you can go directly to creating stories from the Ribbon: swipe right on the screen - the story section will open,
on the left click on the “Collage” icon ”,
under it, select the number and arrangement of photos: two, three or six:

to create a photo, click the required number of times on the “Collage” button in the center at the bottom of the screen,
if you plan to add a photo from the gallery to the story collage, click on the blue plus in the lower left corner:

when all the photos for the collage are selected, click on the central button with a check mark, story text, stickers, effects, drawing, and save stories,
choose who can see your story - all or only close friends from the list.

How to make a collage from Instagram videos

There are two ways to combine several videos into a collage and publish to Instagram:

using the tool of the same name in Reels,
using third-party video collage applications with subsequent publication in the Feed.

In Reels - short videos up to 1 minute - you can still use the same "Collage" button:

click on the "Plus" button in the Feed or on the main page, “Video Collage”:

decide on the number and location of video clips,
then the steps are similar to creating a collage in stories,
record the video one by one by pressing the center button or select from the available videos from the Gallery - blue plus in the lower left corner,
add the desired the number of videos, click on the check mark in the center below,
select “Preview”,
at this stage you can download the collage, adjust the volume and voice effects, add voice acting, stickers, drawing or text, select effects,
click on the “Next” arrow,
it remains to edit the collage before publishing or save it as a draft,
in the first case, enter a caption, enable or disable publication in the feed, crop the profile photo if necessary, mark users, add geo, change the name of the audio track, “Next”,
click on “Share”,
in the second case, just select the option “Save draft” to return to publishing it later.

Instagram collage apps

There are many collage apps besides Layout. Usually their functionality is wider and more versatile.

For example, Polish has an intuitive interface and allows you to fit up to 18 photos into one collage.

From opening the application to publishing the finished creative, you only need to go through a few steps:

choosing a photo,
choosing a layout and adding the desired effects,
uploading a collage to Instagram.

Of the minuses: the inability to create video collages, advertising and limited functionality when installing the free version.

Video Collage Maker: Mix Videos allows you to create photo and video collages.

The application offers a variety of layouts and forms for editing. A minimum of instructions and a maximum of clear icons make it easy to learn and use. At the output, the application offers to save the video in the desired extension. Of the minuses - intrusive advertising.

How to make a collage on instagram feed