Hey Peeps,
I've been cute-ifying my accessories lately and came across a post on Pinterest (back when I used Pinterest) of a girl who made her own customizable iPhone case by using a clear case and wallpaper cut-outs (the kind for the walls, not your desktop).
I obviously thought it was genius! I also thought it would really help me save money on cases.
Needless to say I went on eBay right away and found a suitable case for my iPhone 4.
I didn't like the completely clear ones and thought the hard-case with a matte black rim added a clean finish to the pictures.
When the case arrived I followed the instructions on Pinterest:
- Cut out a picture of a magazine or wallpaper from the page.
- Place the phone on the page and press down gently as you outline it with permanent marker.
- Remove phone and cut the lines made.
- Ta-dah!
Except it wasn't TA-DAH!
The cut-out of the iPhone didn't fit inside the case. The rim made it impossible to get a correct outline.
To say I was pissed was an understatement.
So I did what any 22-year-old does when faced with a problem: I Googled it.
I found this page: AHOODIE, and downloaded their Photoshop template for iPhone 4 cases.
Here's a how to:
To say I was pissed was an understatement.
So I did what any 22-year-old does when faced with a problem: I Googled it.
I found this page: AHOODIE, and downloaded their Photoshop template for iPhone 4 cases.
Here's a how to:
- Open up the template on your Photoshop.
- Add a new layer and make sure to move the new layer under the template one.
- Find a photo that you like on the internet or scan in a magazine/wallpaper.
- Copy and paste that image onto the layer by using either right-click or ctrl+c then ctrl+v.
- Stretch and position the image to your liking inside the rectangular perimeter.
- Optional step: It's a good idea to crop out only the perimeter and leave out the rest (that you really don't want to waste ink on).
- Another Optional step: You can erase the camera slot lines and take an X-Acto knife to manually cut out the camera for a cleaner look.
- Click File, then Print. Make sure the file maintains it's actual size (do not crop to fit).
- TAH-DAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Also, what kind of pictures would you want to have as your phone background? Post below!
Love the Illidan one you did! I look forward to seeing you post more of these, they look awesome. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, really appreciate it. ^w^
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