Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Open up>>>SHAPE in this case a cannabis leaf  or>>>DRAG AND DROP file into Gimp. If you see on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL>>>FLOATING SELECTION>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>FIRST LAYER and>>>SELECT>>>TO NEW LAYER.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

>>RESIZE the image to fit the guides outlines by using the>>>RESIZE TOOL or using shortcut>>>HOLD DOWN>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up. It should snap into place but don’t be scared to make it bigger as long as it fits in the guides.

>SELECTING the>>>SHAPES LAYER the>>>FIRST LAYER in the>>>LAYERS PANEL on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE and with>>>IT SELECTED use the>>>FUZZY TOOL to>>>HIGHLIGHT IT you may want to>>>HOLD SHIFT>>>HOLD the>>>LEFT BUTTON DOWN on your>>>MOUSE or TOUCHPAD and>>>DRAG DOWNWARDS to>>>HIGHLIGHT it.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>HOVER>>>over>>>TRANSPARNCY>>>and click on>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. Then with the>>>BOTTOM >>>LAYER>>>HIGHLIGHTED and the>>>SHAPE>>>HIGHLIGHTED>>>RIGHT CLICK on any bit of the canvas>>> and go to>>>EDIT>>>CUT or use the shortcut by>>>HOLDING DOWN>>>CTRL>>>and>>>X  to cut the shape into the background.

>>>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>6 and>>>7 until you added the>>>BACKGROUND SHAPE to all the boxes. 

With the>>>SHAPE LAYER in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE the>>>FIRST LAYER in the>>>LAYERS PANEL>>>TURN OFF the>>>LAYER by>>>CLICKING on the>>>FIRST EYE. 

Now with the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED>>>OPEN a>>>FILE or>>>DRAG AND DROP FILE into Gimp and if not already>>>PLACE at the>>>BOTTOM of the>>>LAYERS in the>>>LAYERS PANEL so the image is behind the shapes.

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED use the>>>RESIZE TOOL to>>>RESIZE the>>>IMAGE>>>CENTRING the>>>IMAGE to the>>>SHAPE you can use shortcut by>>>HOLDING>>>CTRL>>>and>>>PRESSING>>>R to get the resize options to come up.

With the>>>SECOND LAYER SELECTED of the>>>CUT>>>OUT >>>SHAPES with>>>BACKGROUND and using the>>>FUZZY TOOL>>>CLICK on the>>>SHAPE with the>>>IMAGE in to>>>HIGHLIGHT it.    

Go to>>>SELECT>>>INVERT to invert the highlighted bit.

You may want to>>>SELECT THE BOTTOM LAYER and use the>>>LASSO and>>>RECTANGLE SELECT and the>>EDIT>>>CUT options to get rid of any unwanted bits that overlay in the next section below, above or left and right of the boxes. You may also need to>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL more than once for each bit if it doesn’t appear to be>>>TRANSPARENT. Also you may lose the>>>SHAPE so>>>UNHIDE the>>>TOP LAYER by>>>CLICKING on the>>>EYE in the>>>LEFT>>>HAND>>>SIDE>>>LAYERS>>>PANEL.>>>SELECT the>>>TOP LAYER>>>HIGHLIGHT it by using the>>>FUZZY TOOL>>>SELECT the>>>BACKGROUND PICTURE WITH SHAPES on in this case the>>>SECOND LAYER>>>FIT the>>>HOLE with the>>>PICTURE and use>>>EDIT>>>CUT to remove the background keeping the shape.  

>>>REPEAT>>>STEPS 10-15 until you have all the images behind the frames making sure the>>>BACKGROUND is the>>>TOP LAYER>>>CUTTING any unwanted bits.

With the>>>BACKGROUND LAYER>>>SELECTED with the>>>SHAPES, in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS PANEL the>>>SECOND LAYER in this case use the>>>FUZZY TOOL to>>>HIGHLIGHT the>>>SHAPE.

>>>TURN OFF the>>>LAYERS by>>>TURNING OFF the>>>EYE of the image layers in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS PANEL one by one to determine what image to cut. 

With the in this case>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED and going to>>>SELECT>>>INVERT to invert and using the>>>RIGHT CLICK on any bit of>>>CANVAS and going to>>>EDIT>>>CUT to cut any of the unwanted bits or use the shortcut by>>>HOLDING DOWN>>>CTRL and>>>PRESSING>>>X so you get the shape for the image.

>>REPEAT>>>STEPS>>>16-19 until you cut out shapes for each image you laid down.

>>SELECT in this case the>>>SECOND LAYER the>>>BACKGROUND LAYER with>>>SHAPES on>>>RIGHT CLICK>>>ANYWHERE on the>>>CANVAS and>>>PRESS>>>DELETE LAYER to DELETE the>>>BACKGROUND leaving only the now shaped images.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>ADD NEW LAYER and put it at the>>>BOTTOM of the LAYERS PILE on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL.

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER>>>SELECTED >>>CHOSING a>>>COLOUR and using the>>>BUCKET FILL TOOL colour in the>>>BACKGROUND.

>>>ADD another file for the background by>>>OPENING AS NEW LAYER or>>>DRAGING AND DROPING into Gimp. If you see>>>FLOATING SELECTION in the>>>LAYERS TAB>>>RIGHT>>>CLICK on the>>>LAYER and >>>PRESS>>NEW LAYER.

>>>SELECTING the in this case>>>SECOND from the>>>BOTTOM in the>>>LAYERS TAB Use the>>>SCALE TOOL to>>>RESIZE the image or use shortcut >>>HOLD>>>SHIFT> and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options up. 

Experiment with>>>FILL BUCKET, TEXTURES, COLOURS and>>>FILTERS to taste.

Experiment with>>>FILL BUCKET, TEXTURES, COLOURS and>>>FILTERS to taste.

>>>SELECTING the>>>TOP LAYER use the>>>LASSO to draw around the now>>>LEAF PHOTO.

>>ADD NEW LAYER and place at the>>>TOP of the LAYERS.>>>SELECTING the>>>FIRST LEAF PHOTO use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL  to select the leaf photo and choosing a>>>COLOUR and SELECTING the>>>BUCKET FILL TOOL>>>FILL IN the>>>HIGHLIGHTED>>>SHAPE>>>EXPERIMENT  with>>>COLOURS to change the>>>BACKGROUND>>>COLOUR and>>>SHAPE UP the shape if need be.

With the in this case>>>YELLOW>>>LAYER selected in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS>>>PANEL the>>>THIRD LAYER from the BOTTOM in this case>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>LAYER and>>>DUPLICATE LAYER using the>>>MOVE TOOL to>>>MOVE to the next section.

>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>29 until you have filled in all the outlines of the canvas and make sure in LAYERS they are near the bottom below>>ALL SHAPED IMAGES in this case a cannabis leaf.

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Using the>>>ELLIPSE SELECT TOOL DRAW a CIRCLE filling up the width of  the section but you can have it as big or small as you like.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

Go to LAYER>>>ADD A LAYER

Use the>>>BUCKET FILL to fill in the circle leaving a couple of inches of the main background for the frame.

Once you’ve made your circle and with the circle highlighted>>>CLICK ON THE BOTTOM LAYER on the left hand side layer’s panel which is the background you started with. If you can’t see the layers tab then go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS

With the circle selected and you are on the bottom layer>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to delete the background of the main background keeping the filled in coloured circle at the top of the layer.

Move the coloured circle around the sections and with it highlighted cut each sections main background (the one you started with.) Once done delete the circle.    

>>>SELECT THE BOTTOM LAYER AND>>>ADD PHOTO    

>>>USE THE RESIZE TOOL>>>SHIFT and>>>S to >>>SCALE up or down the image it’s best to work with bigger pictures.    

Repeat Steps 10 and 11  until it’s filled out.   

Add texture and stretch it the entire canvas space,  make sure you are on the top layer.

Go to the>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>TURN OFF THE TEXTURE LAYER  by clicking on the first eye it should be the top layer in the left hand side layers tab

Go to>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>SELECT THE CIRCLES by using the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL making sure the frame is untouched but the middle is highlighted, it should be second from the top in the layers section.

Unhide layer by clicking on the first layer eye in the left hand side of the layers section.

Now highlighted>>>HOLD CTRL and>>>PRESS X to remove the inner texture leaving a background around it.

EXPERIMENT with BUCKET FILL, COLOUR and FILTERS to taste.

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Using the>>>RECTANGLE SELECT draw a square box leaving a inch or two around the edges it should snap into place when you draw around the guides.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

Go to LAYER>>>ADD A LAYER

Use the>>>BUCKET FILL to fill in the square leaving a couple of inches of the main background for the frame.

Once you’ve made your framed box and with the square highlighted>>>CLICK ON THE BOTTOM LAYER on the left hand side layer’s panel which is the background you started with. If you can’t see the layers tab then go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS

With the box selected and you are on the bottom layer>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to delete the background of the main background keeping the filled in coloured square at the top of the layer.

Move the coloured square around the sections and with it highlighted cut each sections main background (the one you started with.) Once done delete the square.    

>>>SELECT THE BOTTOM LAYER AND>>>ADD PHOTO    

>>>USE THE RESIZE TOOL>>>SHIFT and>>>S to >>>SCALE up or down the image it’s best to work with bigger pictures.    

Repeat Steps 10 and 11  until it’s filled out.   

Add texture and stretch it the entire canvas space,  make sure you are on the top layer.

Go to>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>SELECT THE FRAME, the frame should be second from the top.

Go to the>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>TURN OFF THE TEXTURE LAYER  by clicking on the first eye it should be the top layer in the left hand side layers tab

With the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL, SELECT a bit of frame and it should highlight the whole frame.

Go back to>>>LAYOUT TAB on the LEFT HAND SIDE and TURN ON the TEXTURE LAYOUT using the EYE. There should now be a highlighted boarder around the texture of choice.

Now highlighted>>>HOLD CTRL and>>>PRESS X to remove the inner texture leaving a frame around it.

EXPERIMENT with BUCKET FILL, COLOUR and FILTERS to taste.

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Using the>>>LASSO draw shapes and stick to the guide lines it should snap into place when you draw around the guides.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

Once you have drawn a shape and it’s highlighted HOLD>>>CTRL>>>and>>>PRESS X to delete the background. If you have more than one layer you may want to swap layers and delete each layer’s background.

>>>OPEN UP first photo or >>>DRAG AND DROP into Gimp. Go to>>>LAYERS on the left hand side panel and put the first photo at the bottom of the layer. If you can’t see layers then go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS to get it to appear.

Now with the first photo layer selected use the>>>MOVE TOOL and>>>DRAG INTO POSITION  till it’s centred and visible in the transparent section.

Repeat Step 3, 5, 6 and 7 till you have your it filled out. You will have overlay on each section so remember to>>>DRAW AROUND EACH OVERLAYED BIT with the>>>LASSO and>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to delete any unwanted bits. You must be selecting the right photo or it won’t delete.   

Selecting the>>>TOP LAYER on the left hand side panel go to>>>LAYER>>>ADD LAYER   

With the>>>TOP LAYER SELECTED  and using the>>>LASSO draw around the photos outline sticking to the outer of the photo and making them as even as possible but isn’t important.   

Repeat Steps 9 and 10  until it’s filled out.   

Selecting the top layer and the frames around your photos go to the>>>LAYERS SECTION on the left hand side  and>>>RIGHT CLICK ON TOP LAYER and press>>>MERGE DOWN. Do this for each bit of the frame keeping the photos separate. If you are unsure what is the frame then>>>PRESS THE EYE on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE of the>>>LAYER SECTION for each bit of layer.

Use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL and press any bit of the frame to highlight all the frame and leaving the photos unhighlighted. With the frame selected use>>>COLOURS>>>FILTERS>>> 

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.