How to Use rawpixel Online Graphic Design Tool

Introducing "Create Tool," the latest online graphic design platform from rawpixel, designed to bring fun, simplicity, and creativity to the fingertips of everyone.

Whether you're a design beginner or a small business owner, it’s now easier than ever to whip up beautiful social media posts, professional presentations, or heartfelt greeting cards with our user-friendly tool.

That’s why today, we'll walk you through the ins and outs of using this tool and help you make your one-of-a-kind designs!

How to Get to the Create Tool

Now, the Create Tool homepage is the first page you will find when you get into the rawpixel website. If you visit other tabs like elements or public domain, you can visit the Create Tool homepage again by clicking the rawpixel logo on the top left.

How to Start a New Design

You can start quickly by clicking Create on the top left of the navigation bar.

Click "New" under Start a New Design and choose the appropriate size for your design.?

You can also customize the design size by clicking "All Sizes" and then selecting "Custom size".

You can get started quickly by selecting one of the popular sizes / designs from the "Start a New Design" menu.

Some graphic design sizes you can select:

Social Media

• Instagram Posts (1080 x 1080 px)
• Instagram Story (1080 x 1920 px)
• YouTube (2560 x 1440 px)
• Twitter Header (15000 x 500 px)

Branding / Marketing:

• Email Header (15000 x 500 px)
• Blog Banner (2560 x 1440 px)
• Logo (4000 x 4000 px)

Printables:

• Poster (42 x 59.4 cm)
• Card (5 x 7 in)
• Business Card (3.5 x 2 in)
• A4 Portrait (21 x 26.7 cm)
• A4 Landscape (26.7 x 21 cm)

Others:

• Presentation Slides
• Mobile Wallpaper (1080 x 1920 px)
• Desktop Wallpaper (1920 x 1080 px)

How to Group / Ungroup Elements

Grouping Elements

1. Hold Shift on your keyboard and click the elements you want to group.
2. Turn on the “Group” button appeared after you select two elements.
3. You can also use Command + G (mac) or Ctrl + G (on Windows)

Ungrouping Elements

1. Click on the grouped element
2. Turn off the “Group” button
3. You can also use Command + Shift + G (mac) or Ctrl + Shift + G (on Windows)

How to Resize / Crop Image

1. Click on the image / element
2. Click on the crop button on the right tab
3. Crop and adjust the size to your liking
4. Click continue or click the gray area outside the image to crop

How to Search by Color Filter

If you have specific colors in mind for your images or elements, utilize the color slider or input the hex code. This way, you can find images that match or closely resemble what you envision.

How to Edit Elements / Images

You can adjust and edit the image, background, element, effect, or art by clicking the object you want to edit and clicking the edit button at the top left.

There will be adjustable sliders appearing on the left side. You can adjust the sliders for brightness, saturation, hue, blur, etc.

How to Add Shadow

Similar to how you edit your elements and images in the previous section, you can click on the object and click the edit button.

Then, on the left tab, select the “Shadows” button. (This is also available for shapes.)

When you choose one of the shadow options for your object (Natural, Drop, or Glow), adjustable sliders will appear. You can adjust the shadow’s transparency, size, blur, direction, offset, etc.

How to Move Layers

You can move layers just by dragging the elements shown in the Layer tab on the right side.

You can also right click at the element and choose from the following:

• Send backward
• Send to back
• Send forward
• Sent to front

How to Add Pages

Click on "Add Pages" at the bottom to add another page to your design.

This feature is useful for creating presentations, documents, or comparing different designs side by side.

Now that you have mastered the fundamental techniques, it’s time to start your own unique design in the Create tool.

Written by Ketsarin J.