PicMonkey is an online photo editing service that has taken the online graphic design scene by storm. It was launched by two former Picnik engineers who jumped ship when they realized Picknik was going to shut down. PicMonkey has become wildly popular over the past two years, even being recognized as a Top 100 Website in 2013 by PC Magazine.
I started using PicMonkey almost soon after it was launched in 2012. At that time, they were offering all their premium services also free as a promotion strategy. Eventually, the premium features were made available only for those who subscribed for the Royale membership. I found so much value in PicMonkey that I had no qualms forking out the extra dollars.
When I was researching for PicMonkey tutorials online, I found that there were several, but they were hard to find. So, I decided to curate a big list of PicMonkey tutorials to help you master PicMonkey for your graphic design needs.
If you are new to PicMonkey, you need to familiarize yourself with the basics first. Here are some tutorials that will help you get acquainted with some basic graphic designing you can do with PicMonkey.
PicMonkey Basics: Getting Started
How to Color Match in PicMonkey
An ordinary image can be spruced up in innumerable ways by just adding a few overlays or layering it with textures. This set of tutorials will give you some input on how you can do that.
We’ve all taken those photos that would have been perfect if not for that tiny blimp. With PicMonkey, image fixes become a breeze. Here are some tutorials to help you fix the small irregularities in your images.
How and When to Use PicMonkey Touch Up Tools
Bring the Radiance: Editing Wedding Photos
Master the Clone Tool and Make Stuff Disappear
Tutorial: Using Touch Up Wisely
Beginners Guide to Removing Wrinkles & Other Blemishes
How To Edit Out The Snot and Dirt {This tutorial starts with using Lightroom, but then explains how the same can be done using PicMonkey}
You don’t need to know Photoshop to edit your photos any more. PicMonkey has just the tools you need to make your photos look snazzy. Check out these photo editing tutorials below.
Improve Your Photos, It’s Easy
4 Simple Tips to Edit Food Photos using Picmonkey.com
Photo Editing for Cool Newbies
Basic Photo Editing With PicMonkey
How To Lighten Up Just The Background of an Image
Create Circle Photos with PicMonkey
How to Make a Horizontal Photo a Pinterest-friendly Vertical Photo Using PicMonkey
There is no end to the variety of graphics and printables you can create with PicMonkey. Here are some tutorials on how you can create printables, cards, banners, labels, patters and icons using PicMonkey.
How to Make Recipe Cards in PicMonkey
Design Your Own Business Cards in PicMonkey
Beginner DIY Christmas Cards with PicMonkey
Easily Create a Blog or Etsy Banner for Free Using PicMonkey
How to Make Easter Placecards for Your Holiday Table in PicMonkey
Creating your own Favicon with PicMonkey
Using PicMonkey to create your Facebook Cover Image
Creating Custom Social Media Buttons to Match Your Blog Theme
If you’ve been using PicMonkey for a while, chances are you know all the basic stuff. These tutorials will help you learn some of the more advanced PicMonkey tips and tricks.
How to Curve Text in Picmonkey
Creating Pinterest Images that Move the Masses
How Did You Do That? A PicMonkey Halloween Tutorial
How To Make A Graphic That Gets Pinned
How to add shadows to text in PicMonkey or Canva
Creating a Paint Chip Color Palette in PicMonkey
How to Use Curves in Picmonkey
How to use Curves in PicMonkey to get a “Vintage Matte” Photo
Collages are a great way to showcase more than one graphic in your image. Check out these collage tutorials to make photo collages, Facebook cover photos and blog headers.
How To Make a Digital Photo Collage
Creating A Header for Your Blog Using PicMonkey
How To Make a Facebook Cover with PicMonkey’s Collage Feature
If step by step image tutorials are not your cup of tea, check out these PicMonkey video tutorials instead. They’ll give you a clearer picture of how you can use PicMonkey for your graphic design.
PicMonkey Tutorial – How to Edit Collages
How To Use the Clone Tool in PicMonkey
How to Make Infographics with PicMonkey
PicMonkey Tutorial: How to ERASE Background?
How To Use PicMonkey and Save Your Images To Google Drive
There aren’t many books on PicMonkey out there but I did find a couple of eBooks that feature PicMonkey tutorials. Check the titles below to find out how you can get your hand on one.
Creating Awesome and Shareable Images with PicMonkey
I hope you find this list of PicMonkey tutorials helpful. If you have any more to add, do leave a link in the comments below!
This is an awesome share, I love PicMonkey and have been using for awhile but can see there is so much more to learn.
Thank you Antionette . So Glad you loved this resource. I too love playing around in PicMonkey!! That led me to create this post!
This is an amazing compilation of useful resources. I can’t wait to get started to increase my site’s imagery.
Thank you Grace! PicMonkey is an awesome tool! I am falling more and more in love with it everyday!!
Thanks for including my link in your post. Tons of great resources you’ve included that I had not seen before myself. Going to check them out!
oh Robyn, your article is great and worth sharing. So happy I could showcase it here..:) And thanks for sharing this article!!
Hi Sunu,
Wow..what a huge list! I really love Picmonkey. it is really addictive and thank you so much for your compilation.
Regards
Stella
Thank you Stella!!
I think I love you. YOU ARE FREAKING AWESOME! Thank you SO much for providing all of these. You have a lot of great resources after personally browsing to find things you need. But it shows how kind you are to make a post out of it (: I am grateful.
One question? You may not know, but have you gotten a link update or any info on one of the resources above? I think that site has more than one resource on this list. The site is “lisamfay” and the article I tried was “How To Create Your Own Favicon.” It gave me some really weird error message, and said that I need to log in to get a domain upgrade. Hehh??? So I googled it and tried another link or two in Googles results, and got the same error msg. I’m just asking because from the looks of it, that site has a good amount of picmonkey and other useful related info!
Thanks in advance!!!
xoVanessa
oh Vanessa, Thank you so much for your kind words. You truly blessed my day!!
I will sure check the links you mentioned…and update them if necessary!!
Love, Sunu
This site is amazing we use this everyday at school. Thank you for this amazing website PicMonkey
I love this exciting blog! I have a blast using picmonkey with your website. I have learned so much from you. You’re an inspiration!
Just be careful with the textures and overlays. I would say the example in the post had too much going on. Too busy.