{"id":20139,"date":"2014-06-08T23:45:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T23:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/learn-how-to-create-your-own-special-lock-screen-for-any-phone"},"modified":"2020-08-20T01:09:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T08:09:52","slug":"learn-how-to-create-your-own-special-lock-screen-for-any-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/learn-how-to-create-your-own-special-lock-screen-for-any-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Create Your Own Special Lock Screen for Any Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Psssst! We\u2019ve updated this tutorial. To see the updated version, click <a href=\"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/iphone-lock-screen-wallpaper-picsart-photo-editor-collage-maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>PicsArt offers all sorts of cool ways to customize your phone\u2019s lockscreen. Here, we show you how to replace your normal pattern lock screen buttons with clipart images in a simple tutorial. It is easier to make than you could think. \u00a0This tutorial walks you through the process of customizing your Android phone&#8217;s lock screen from start to finish, so that anyone using an Android phone can use their favorite clipart to create awesome personal lock screens. By the way, if you are an iPhone lover, you can follow our tutorial on<a href=\"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/post\/make-creative-iphone-lock-screen-collage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener noreferrer\"> how to create a creative lock screen collage for your iPhone<\/a>. So, no matter what phone you use, be the first to amaze everyone with your new custom screen and be sure we will help you do that!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn35.picsart.com\/139952097002201.jpeg?r1024x1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_1_Upload_Screenshot\">Step 1: Upload Screenshot<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Capture a screenshot of your current lockscreen to serve as a template. Open Picsart and upload your screenshot by selecting \u201cDraw on Photo\u201d from the Draw section of the main menu.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn25.picsart.com\/140002636000201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to create a lock screen for your phone\" width=\"47%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn37.picsart.com\/140002675001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to create a lock screen for your phone\" width=\"47%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_2_Choose_a_New_Background\">Step 2: Choose a New Background<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose your own lockscreen background by adding a new layer and uploading a photo. Make sure the layer is on top even though this will be your background.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn37.picsart.com\/140002743001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to create a lock screen for your phone\" width=\"47%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn32.picsart.com\/140003981001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"47%\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Step 3: Mar<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">k Buttons<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Reduce the opacity of your top layer to 50% so that you can see the screenshot of your lockscreen behind. Draw dots on the center of each of your lockscreen\u2019s buttons. Then, delete the screenshot layer, and return the top layer\u2019s opacity to 100%.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn28.picsart.com\/140002962000201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to create a lock screen for your phone\" width=\"47%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn32.picsart.com\/140003078001201.png?r1024x1024\" alt=\"how to create a lock screen for your phone\" width=\"47%\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Step_4_Add_Clipart_Buttons\">Step 4: Add Clipart Buttons<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Confirm your drawing to open the Editor. Select the clipart and add as many clipart images as you have buttons. Position clipart images over each dot. 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