Yes, thanks for your comment, appreciated...you always want to be mindful of Canva's licensing terms and ask questions of Canva or a lawyer if you have if you any questions or concerns on Canva license terms. I believe everything in this tutorial involves combining multiple shapes into something new and distinctive. The goal is a transformative work that is something totally separate and distinct from any of the original components. Frames by the very nature also have their own distinct purpose, but, yes, I would avoid any single elements on their own whose essence is encapsulated by their shape. You want to create something unique. Basic shapes, such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles, are also generally not copyrightable so if you start with a basic shape and work from there you're usually going to be fine. Thanks again for the comment. cheers, Greg

Thanks Carol, Yeah, sure, I have a couple of free cheatsheet/guides I give out for free to email subscribers. Just go here --> learningwithgreg.mykajabi.com/how-to-make-custom-frames and fill out the form. Links to the guides should then automatically be emailed to you. The form just signs you up for my free newsletter which I send out periodically with Canva related info. and promotions. If you don't want the newsletter email updates, there's an unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email so you can also just sign up to get the Custom Frame guides and then unsubscribe from the newsletter part if not interested. Whatever makes sense for you. : ) cheers, Greg

Hi Bauhenia, sorry you got stuck, I'll be happy to help if I can. For converting a selection to a vector path the biggest thing to watch for is probably actually making sure that you have something selected. If you exported a PNG w/ transparency from Canva and have that in Photopea, then you want to make sure you have that layer highlighted in the right layers menu and then Ctrl+left click on that layer (windows...on Mac you'd use the Cmd key) to make the selection. You should see a dotted line around the selected area. Or right on layer and choose "Select Pixels". Or from top nav menu choose Select --> Load Selection and then click ok. Then, once you have your selection (denoted by dotted outline onscreen which can sometimes be tough to see on smaller screens), you can proceed to the next step where under the Path menu you choose the 4th icon over on the bottom, "selection to path". If you're still having trouble and can post your .psd file somehow (dropbox or google drive shared link) or you can link to the starting asset you want to turn into a frame (shared Canva template link) then I'll try to find time to investigate further for you. cheers, Greg

You're welcome. cheers, Greg

You're welcome, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg

That's a good question, thanks for asking. I'm not a lawyer, so I'll preface this by saying you should always review Canva's license terms and consult with a lawyer if you have any concerns about usage rights. So take my following thoughts, not as official legal advice, but as some things to consider with regards to custom frames: 1) Basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles are generally not eligible for copyright protection so a lot of basic frame shapes to begin with our not things that are necessarily afforded copyright protection. My favorite custom frames usually start by building upon a basic shape. 2) Using something for personal use vs. using something in a large print run vs. reselling something as part of a product are all different use cases so pay attention to use case and understand that for things like resale you'll really want to understand the licensing and make sure you are following rules. 3) Via the Canva licensing language, pro Canva content can't be used in templates of any nature, UNLESS it's a template created for use on Canva. This is an important distinction as, by their very nature, a Canva frame is only something that can be used on Canva. This works in your favor as does the fact that frames themselves are placeholders for other content. In other words, using a silhouette from a photo that will hold another image is quite different than using the original photo itself. The question then might become is the shape of the frame itself (if derived from a pro element) distinct enough to make it a transformative work and not just a derivative work that could still be subject to copyright infringement. This, of course, I would think is where some of the gray area might exist, but I would ask the basic question: Is the shape itself something that's still recognizable as the original element it was created from? If not, then you are probably fine. If so, then you may want to think about making additions/adjustments to make your new frame shape a distinct creation. But, you may be able to use an exact pro element is a Canva design for resale IF there are enough other unique design elements making the overall design unique from other designs. Again, this is where I'd consult with Canva/lawyer if you had questions about this. Again, not official legal advice as I'm not a lawyer : ), but these are my thoughts on some common sense considerations that may make a good starting point. Hope this helps! cheers, Greg

Thanks for the question Jose. In my special FX course, a lot of it involves working with the free version of Photopea as a way to extend Canva. When working in Canva, I always try to mention free workarounds for tools like the background remover. There are some lessons, like the one on Canva's custom path animation tool, that would involve pro version tools, but the majority of lessons would be applicable to both free and pro Canva users. cheers, Greg

@@learncanvawithgreg Ok thank you

Thanks. In the video you mention in looks like they are making use of a smart object. I'm working on a tutorial for you that goes through the process of creating mockup like templates like shown in the video. Stay tuned. cheers, Greg

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed. cheers, Greg

Yes, my wife and I used to run a food blog. We had to eventually stop actively maintaining it because of time constraints and other pursuits, but we love our food! : ) cheers, Greg

Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful! cheers, Greg

Thanks Jacob, appreciated. Happy to hear you found this helpful. cheers, Greg

Could you give a more specific example? With bulk create you can connect multiple data fields. So, for example, you might have 2 text boxes in your design and using bulk create you might connect one to a data parameter called "name" and the other to another called "email". If your data table had 10 records -- each consisting of a name and an email then bulk create would spawn 10 copies of your design with the name/email fields populating the text fields you assigned then to. But, if you decided after doing this you wanted to add a 3rd field (address) then your best option would probably be running bulk create again from scratch -- after you added in a text field on the original design that will hold the address. Not sure if this gets exactly to what you were asking, but I'm just trying to highlight the fact that the bulk edit feature is imperfect and once you've spawned your designs with bulk create then you'd usually be manually adding new things after that...or running bulk create again. cheers, Greg

Hi Kay, if you can describe your steps more, share screen shots or somehow share a .psd I can look at then I can try to take a look and see if I can help. But feeling lousy today, so have patience if I can't reply quickly. cheers, Greg

Hey, thanks for the kind words Annette. So glad to hear it was helpful! 🙌 cheers, Greg

Sure, you're welcome. Yes, we often give custom calendars for Christmas...if I can get myself organized enough to pull pictures together. : ) cheers, Greg

Sure thing Brittany, glad you found it helpful! cheers, Greg

Thanks, glad you enjoyed. cheers, Greg

Hi Fae, yes, that's a viable method! The one thing I don't love about that method is that scales your image down as it applies the outline vs. just starting at the outer bound of the image and applying outwards, but in some instances that won't matter so it really just depends on use case and what works for you. : ) Have a great day! cheers, Greg

Yes Naomi, those AI pictures often have an extra set of hands or something that falls in the "oops" category. 😂 I'm glad you've been finding the magic grab tool helpful. cheers, Greg

@@learncanvawithgreg 😂 they sure do. Thanks.

Of course, you're welcome! I find Canva great for lots of things, but also find lots of tasks where you really need a tool like Photopea/Photoshop. Just reach out if you have any questions. cheers, Greg

@@learncanvawithgreg will do. Thanks so much!

Yes, some of the AI tools can be more intensive and a little slower. I think much of the processing happens on the Canva servers, but when you start multi-tasking then having a computer with a fair bit of RAM can help. It's definitely frustrating when things slow down. I know sometimes at the end of the day I find myself with a ton of programs running simultaneously, plus, I'll have like 4 browser windows and 100 tabs open. Oops. I really need to get a little bit better about closing programs and tabs and working on less at one time! : ) cheers, Greg

@@learncanvawithgreg Totally can relate too!

Can you be a little bit more specific with this question? Do you mean printing something out in smaller pieces that you can then splice/tape/etc. back together for a larger physical display then your printer would allow for? Or are you just talking about scaling down resolution or something else? Just want to make sure I understand your question. thanks, Greg

I will see if I can find time in the near future to work to create a video on 3D font effects. cheers, Greg

Yes, I have paid content on other platforms, but I understand not everyone can budget for those things so I try to put out as much free content as I can here on this platform. Thanks for checking out my channel! cheers, Greg

@joannmelitares5469 You're welcome Jo Ann, glad to hear it was helpful! cheers, Greg

Thanks for the sub, appreciated! If you have any specific Canva related questions just let me know. cheers, Greg

Thanks for the kinds words, glad you found it helpful. cheers, Greg

😂 Yes, Ehsan, plenty to talk about and I do tend to go into extra detail (sometimes overly so I'm sure) in my videos for people who may benefit from those extra details (and sometimes repetition), but I do understand those looking for brevity. Anyone is welcome to watch the "1 minute method" demo which I do early on and then bail if that covers their needs. Have a great day. cheers, Greg

Thank you Carla, I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful. You can create a frame that matches any shape, but if you have a angled/skewed, non front-facing frame then ideally you would have a picture to go in the frame that matched that orientation. Canva, doesn't have a way to "skew" perspective like that but with other software like Photopea/Photoshop/Affinity Photo you can easily skew the perspective of an image. If you're interested in a tutorial on how to do that then I'll add it to my list and create one when I get a chance! cheers, Greg

@@learncanvawithgreg Great. I am subscribed so I am looking forward to your teachings.

Glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg

My pleasure! cheers, Greg

Thanks for the question, Heather,. Working on iPad or mobile is sometimes slightly different b/c of touchscreens and finger gestures vs. a mouse and keyboard shortcuts, but in terms of functionality -- duration, show timing, being able to split clips, etc. -- it is pretty much the same. cheers, Greg

You're so welcome! cheers, Greg

Thanks, glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Greg

Yes, Monica! You're welcome, so glad to hear it was helpful! 🙌 cheers, Greg

Hi McKenna, thanks for the question. Yes, you can set up as many frames as you like. The basic rule to understand is that 1 vector mask will hold 1 image. Let's work a basic example to drive home what this means and how it works: Example 1: Let's imagine we use our selection tools to create a basic shape on the left side of our design. Then, still using our selection tools and with the "Unite" option selected in the top left of the contextual menu, so that we are adding to the current selection, we draw out a 2nd basic shape on the right side of the screen. So now we have one selection, but essentially it's made up of 2 shapes. If we continue with the steps and turn the selection into a path and then a vector mask we've created 1 vector mask that includes both shapes. If we export this now as a PDF and bring it into Canva then when we drop in an image it will span across both shapes because those shapes were contained within 1 vector mask and thus have been converted into 1 frame. Example 2: This time we make a selection for the first shape, but then covert it to a path and then a vector mask before proceeding to shape 2. Now, we create the 2nd shape and, again, convert it to a path and then a vector mask. So now when we are exporting to a PDF we are exporting 2 vector masks...each shape was given its own mask. When we bring this into Canva each shape will become its own frame and hold its own picture. Make sense? Hope this helps, but if you have further questions just let me know! cheers, Greg

Thank you! I'm trying to figure out a way to do this on a huge collage of shapes! 😂

@@07kenna07 Sure, best of luck! cheers, Greg

Thanks, hope it was helpful! cheers, Greg

You're welcome, so glad it was helpful! 🙌 Thanks for your kind words. cheers, Greg

Thank you for your kind words, you're welcome. So glad you found this helpful! cheers, Greg