{"id":27011,"date":"2016-08-15T07:06:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/?p=27011"},"modified":"2020-08-19T08:31:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:31:04","slug":"the-new-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/the-new-selfie\/","title":{"rendered":"#TheNewSelfie: Up Your Game With These 10 PicsArt Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s get real with each other for a moment. It&#8217;s not 2012 anymore. Selfies aren&#8217;t the cool new thing. And it&#8217;s not 2007 either\u2014a high angle or an edgy mirror shot from the MySpace era isn&#8217;t going to cut it. But not all hope is lost&#8230; PicsArt has your back (we always do!) and we&#8217;re here to show you all the wonderful tools you have at your fingertips to step up your selfie game and\u00a0make 2016 <em>your<\/em> year (in terms of selfies, anyway). Haven&#8217;t you heard? Selfie is the new Selfie.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"1_Polygon_Effect\">1. Polygon Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img%20src=\/\/cdn68.picsart.com\/190492959000202.jpg%20data-id=190492959000202%20width=504%20height=336%20class=pa-embeded-imagescript%20async=async%20src=\/\/picsart.com\/embed.js?v1.1.0\/script\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pa-embeded-image\" src=\"\/\/cdn68.picsart.com\/190492959000202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"\" data-id=\"190492959000202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you live in a winter wonderland with a frozen lake and vibey colors? No? Neither do we, but luckily, you can achieve the same effect (if not better) with the Polygon Effect. Add a little abstraction to your background, and turn a once-mediocre setting into a selfie that&#8217;s somewhere between time and space.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"2_Dispersion_Effect\">2. Dispersion Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img%20src=\/\/cdn78.picsart.com\/197560259005202.jpg%20data-id=197560259005202%20width=504%20height=378%20class=pa-embeded-imagescript%20async=async%20src=\/\/picsart.com\/embed.js?v1.1.0\/script\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pa-embeded-image\" src=\"\/\/cdn78.picsart.com\/197560259005202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"\" data-id=\"197560259005202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re trying to communicate an existential crisis, or just showing the world that you&#8217;re made up of a million tiny pieces of stardust, the Dispersion Effect is the way to go. Show your artistic (and by that I obviously mean scattered) side and creative vision\u00a0by turning your selfie into a true work of art.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"3_Add_Photo\">3. Add Photo<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pa-embeded-image\" src=\"\/\/cdn108.picsart.com\/208130449001202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"\" data-id=\"208130449001202\" \/><script src=\"\/\/picsart.com\/embed.js?v1.1.0\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a selfie just doesn&#8217;t showcase the beautiful flower you are inside. For those times, why not superimpose a flower over your face? But in all seriousness, when layering photos on top of each other, the only limit is your imagination, so let it blossom.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"4_Shape_Tool\">4. Shape Tool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img%20src=\/\/cdn65.picsart.com\/193875606007202.jpg%20data-id=193875606007202%20width=504%20height=504.7395451210565%20class=pa-embeded-imagescript%20async=async%20src=\/\/picsart.com\/embed.js?v1.1.0\/script\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pa-embeded-image\" src=\"\/\/cdn65.picsart.com\/193875606007202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"\" data-id=\"193875606007202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When in doubt, ask yourself: WWPMD? (What Would Piet Mondrian Do?) \u00a0If he was taking selfie&#8217;s, he&#8217;d probably<i>\u00a0<\/i><em>love\u00a0<\/em>the Shape Tool, and use it to infuse his pictures with his trademark intersecting lines. So think outside the box by putting a box in your photos.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"5_Clipart\">5. Clipart<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img%20src=\/\/cdn101.picsart.com\/205842828001202.jpg%20data-id=205842828001202%20width=504%20height=335.91796875%20class=pa-embeded-imagescript%20async=async%20src=\/\/picsart.com\/embed.js?v1.1.0\/script\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pa-embeded-image\" src=\"\/\/cdn101.picsart.com\/205842828001202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"\" data-id=\"205842828001202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get cute and kawaii with your selfies by layering different Clipart and emojis to create a heightened world that&#8217;s much cuter and more colorful than the one we live in. What would your dream world be?<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"6_Bokeh\">6. 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Selection Tool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img%20src=\/\/cdn66.picsart.com\/187463054000201.jpg%20data-id=187463054000201%20width=504%20height=336%20class=pa-embeded-imagescript%20async=async%20src=\/\/picsart.com\/embed.js?v1.1.0\/script\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pa-embeded-image\" src=\"\/\/cdn66.picsart.com\/187463054000201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"\" data-id=\"187463054000201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Put your face all over the place for the ultimate ~*~vibes~*~. \u00a0The Selection\u00a0Tool allows you to be your very own Pablo Picasso and fight against reality to create your own glitch in the matrix.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"8_Erase_Filter\">8. 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