Meme making PT.2

Step 4: Create it

Once you have your photo (whether you took it, copy and pasted it, or found it somewhere online), you can use any of the programs below.

When you get to the meme generator, click on “upload new background” and use one of the four options provided.

Wait for your photo to upload.

Once your photo is ready, it will appear on Imgur’s editing page, where you can type in the text that will go on your image. You can do all sorts of things like move the text around or resize it. You can also opt to submit it to Imgur’s public memes gallery. Be sure to name your meme before clicking on “make this meme!”

Your next page gives you a whole bunch of options on what to do with the meme you just created. If you want to keep it for later, just right click on the image and save it on your computer. You can also take note of the link so you can share it later on. If you do not want to save the image on Imgur, take note of the deletion link because it will only appear once. Otherwise, you can add it to your Imgur account (and you can create one if you’d like).

Congrats, you’ve just made a meme through Imgur!

kindle meme

Aviary (iOS, Android)

After launching the app, choose either Camera to shoot a new photo or Gallery to choose an already existing one.

Scroll through the available tools and click on Meme.

Type in the text you want to appear on your image. Click apply. Then click Done.

At this point, you already have a photo meme, but since Aviary is a photo editing app, you can check out other tools available to enhance your pic (effects, stickers, etc) but really … you don’t have to. You will find your finished product saved in the Aviary folder in your phone’s Gallery.

Open your image by clicking on File > Open then finding your image in its rightful folder or by dragging your image file into Photoshop.

To add text, click on the Type Tool icon (symbolized by the letter T). Choose Impact as a font and make sure you type in all caps. Fiddle with the font size until it is proportional to the image. Choose white for font color.

meme how to - photoshop add text

On the right side where it says Layers, right click on the layer containing your text and click on Blending Options. Choose Stroke. Change the color to black. Keep the size at 3px.

meme how to - photoshop blending options

To save your photo meme without replacing the original photo, click on File > Save As. Choose JPEG as format. Keep the quality at maximum and hit OK.

You’ve just made a meme using Photoshop, yay!

Thanks for Tyrone

What if you’re making a video meme? Read on.