By PixelloAI Team · 12 September 2026

Collage-style graphics — multiple cutout subjects arranged together with text — are common in social media promos, event flyers, and "before and after" style posts. The technique relies on the same transparent-PNG idea, just with multiple layers instead of one.

Remove the background from each individual photo you want to include, so each becomes a clean, isolated subject on transparent background rather than carrying its original surroundings.

Within PixelloAI's editor, you can layer a background-removed cutout together with text layers, adjusting each element's position, scale, and rotation independently using pinch and drag gestures directly on the canvas.

For multi-subject collages beyond what a single editor session supports, a common approach is to build the base composition (one main subject plus background) in PixelloAI, export it, then treat that export as a new "background" layer in a follow-up composition with additional cutouts layered on top.

Cutouts let you overlap, scale and rotate elements without boxes around them, which is how modern collage and sticker-style designs are built.

Choose one dominant element, keep a consistent light direction, and repeat a limited colour palette. Layer from back to front and add soft shadows so overlapping pieces feel connected.