Know how to design your own awesome profile picture with a matching background cover in minutes.
The Importance of a Good Profile Picture in 2022
Did you know that social profiles with a profile picture receive 14 times more views than those without one? Moreover, with a professional profile picture, you are 36 times more likely to receive a message.
Besides, your profile picture is key to your personal brand and online networking.
And fixing it is a one-time action that gives you lasting benefits.
How to create an awesome profile picture in 2022
In today’s video, We are going to show you how to make an awesome profile picture from any photo in minutes.
If you’re new to designing, the whole process of choosing a picture and deciding what effects to add can be overwhelming right? But it doesn’t have to be when we are on Picmaker!
Step 1: Open Picmaker
Open a new page in your browser, go to www.picmaker.com and log into your account. If you’re a new user, you can sign up to Picmaker for free.
Now we are on the Picmaker dashboard. Picmaker is an easy drag-and-drop graphic design tool that lets you create professional-looking graphics effortlessly. It has more than 10,000+ gradients and filter effects that you can use to create your profile picture.
Step 2: Choose a template
Find the perfect dimensions that fit well for your Profile picture. Preferably a square image works best for profile pictures. And, since all of our IG templates are square, click on your favorite IG template to get it started.
Step 3: Upload Your Photo
The first thing you need to do is upload your picture to Picmaker. Upload a cool photo of yourself in a JPEG or PNG format.
Step 4: Edit the photo
Select the uploaded photo and Drag and drop into the slide, On the Photo Toolbar that appears on top of the photo is where you can crop the picture, Add cool filters and enhance your picture with our color grading options. Play around with it until you get the right effect for your picture.
Note: If you add something you don’t like, or you make a mistake – don’t panic – just use the undo button at the top. It’s that easy.
Step 5: Remove Background
Select the Picture, Go to effects, and from the drop-down list, select Background removal.
Boom!
The background is removed automatically
Our AI-based algorithms will identify and automatically remove the background intuitively.
For better results, upload high-quality, contrast photos of yourself with good lighting, and make sure your headshot is not cut by image boundaries.
Step 6: Add an outline
Select the photo and On the Photo Toolbar that appears top of the photo, select the Effects. From the drop-down set of icons, click on Stickerify. Now it opens up a new tab, where you can adjust the width/thickness of the border by dragging the slider.
Please do note that ‘Stickerify’ is a paid feature in Picmaker.
Step 7: Pick The Right Background
In Picmaker’s library, you’ll find 1000+ gradients to deck out your design. Use the drag and drop tool to move them onto your page. From this sidebar, you can select and change the background of your image.
Step 8: Download
When you’re happy with the image you have created, click to download the finished image to your desktop or save it to a folder.
You can download your designs as a JPEG or PNG.
You can also upload it directly to your social media accounts from Picmaker using the “Publish” options.
Now you have successfully created and downloaded the profile picture!
You can use them as profile pictures on social media, display pictures on messengers, headshots for email signatures or resumes and a lot of other ways :)
With Picmaker, it’s not difficult to create a stunning profile picture, right? Go create one for yourself and get more exposure for your profile.
7 Tips To Nail Your Profile Picture In 2022
Here are the seven ways to nail your profile picture.
Tip 1: Show Your Face
Everyone has a passion. But your profile picture isn’t the place to show that. The goal of your profile picture is to show your face.
Tip 2: Frame Yourself
Find a sweet spot that’s not too far nor close. Let them see your face but don’t crowd the camera with just your face.
Tip 3: Turn Up Your Smile Setting
A smile goes a long way. So make sure you are smiling bright in your profile picture.
Tip 4 : Use Contrasting Colors
Since LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter use a lot of blue, putting on an orange shirt
(or any top with warm colors) will make your picture stand out.
Tip 5: Use A Simple Background
In Picmaker’s library, you’ll find 1000+ gradients to deck out your design. Use the drag and drop tool to move them onto your page. From this sidebar, you can select and change the background of your image.
Tip 6: Get A Bit Of Your Brand
Try to sneak elements of your brand into your profile picture. For example, wear a shirt with your company’s brand color or put the brand color in the background of your picture.
Tip 7: Use The Same Headshot
Using the same profile picture allows others to quickly identify you across various social media platforms.
Conclusion
Now you know how to create a perfect profile picture!
You can use them as profile pictures on social media, display pictures on messengers, headshots for email signatures or resumes, and a lot of other ways :)
With Picmaker, it’s not difficult to create a stunning profile picture, right? Go create one for yourself and get more exposure for your profile.
What are you waiting for? Now go fix your picture for once and you will get benefits that last a long time.
Check out the below tutorials
How To Setup A Perfect LinkedIn Profile In 2022
