In this two-part Photoshop photo effects tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a fun photo collage using a simple film strip shape as a photo frame for multiple images. In this first part of the tutorial, we’ll draw the actual film strip itself using Photoshop’s shape tools, then we’ll save it as a separate document so we can easily re-use it any time we want without having to draw it all over again. In the second part of the tutorial, we’ll use several copies of the film strip to create our photo collage.
To begin, let’s create a new Photoshop document by going up to the File menu at the top of the screen and choosing New, or press Ctrl+N (Win) / Command+N (Mac) to open a new document with the handy keyboard shortcut