How to Make a Polaroid Template in Photoshop

Are you wondering how to make a polaroid template in Photoshop? Today, I am going to show you a simple way to create one! We will use shapes, textures, and layer style effects to achieve the result.

What You'll Learn in This Photoshop Tutorial

• How to prepare the document


• How to create a Photoshop polaroid frame template


• How to put your photo into a Photoshop polaroid frame template


• How to create a Photoshop polaroid collage template

Tutorial Assets

You'll need the following resources in order to complete this tutorial:

• 45 Wood Textures


• Summer Smell


• Colorful Summer Landscape


• Summer Photo


• 24 Folded Paper Overlays

1. How to Prepare the Document

Step 1

Let's get started by setting up a New Document by pressing Control-N. Set the document size to 1500 by 1000 px.

Step 2

After that, go to File > Place and put the wood texture above the background layer.

2. How to Create a Photoshop Polaroid Frame Template

Step 1

Now let's create the first element of our stripe. Hit U to create a Rectangle Shape. Make sure the Stroke setting is off, and create a shape with the following size: 

• 
  Width: 650 px
  


• 
  Height: 800 px
  

Step 2

Create another rectangle shape, but use the following settings:

• 
  Width: 580 px
  


• 
  Height: 580 px
  

Step 3

Select both shapes and the Background layer, and Align them to the Center of the document.

Step 4

And finally, move the second shape up 65 px while holding Shift.

Step 5

Now we need to place the paper texture above the first shape, and after that Right Click > Create a Clipping Mask.

Step 6

This paper's texture looks pretty dark, so let's make it brighter. Select the texture and then go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast and use the following settings: Brightness: 145; Contrast: 0. 

Step 7

And for the last step here, let's add a shadow to our template. Select the first shape and Double-Click on it, and then select Drop Shadow and use the following settings:

• Color: Black


• Blend Mode: Multiply


• Opacity: 45%


• Distance: 11


• Spread: 10


• Size: 8

3. How to Put Your Photo Into a Photoshop Polaroid Frame Template

Now we can easily put our photo into the template. Simply place the photo above the second shape and Right Click > Create a Clipping Mask.

This is how our image should look:

4. How to Create a Photoshop Polaroid Collage Template

Step 1

If you want to create multiple polaroid frames, all you need to do is group all the elements. Select them in the Layers panel and hit Create a New Group.

Step 2

After that, create two duplicates of this group by pressing Control-J.

Step 3

Remove the photos from the last two groups, and replace them with any other photos.

Step 4

Once you've placed the photos, you can transform the template groups by pressing Control-T. Feel free to move and rotate them to fit your needs!

Awesome Work, You're Now Done!

Here is our final result! Now you know how to make a polaroid template in Photoshop using simple shapes and textures. Feel free to share your results in the comments below!

Looking for more high-quality Photoshop templates? Check out this amazing polaroid frame Photoshop template collection available on Envato Elements:

Polaroid Photo Mockup

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Polaroid Snapshot Picture Mock-up Templates

This Photoshop polaroid collage template pack offers you premade PSD files, which you can easily modify to fit your purposes. These Photoshop templates come in 5000x7000 px size with 300 dpi resolution.

Polaroid Vintage Photo Mockups Pack

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Polaroid & Moodboard Generator Kit

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Want to learn how to create a Photoshop polaroid collage template? Check out these awesome tutorials:

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  Collage
  
  
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  Photo Effects
  
  
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  Flyers
  
  
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  Photo Effects
  
  
  Quick Tip: Create a Set of Scattered Polaroids
  
  
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