Regardless of whether you create your video from scratch or using a template, adding pictures and photos to your Doodly videos is always easy … and in this blog post, we’ll show you both ways.

By the time you get to the end of it, you’ll be an expert at creating whiteboard videos with pictures!

In this example, we’ll begin by showing you how to add photos to one of Doodly’s video templates.

There are only 6 short steps to creating your video using a video template. Let’s dive right in …

1. Select a Video Template

To create your video, you’ll first want to log into Doodly. Once you do, you’ll be presented with the following screen:

To add those pictures, you’ll first want to select the Props tab within the Doodly library. Then, just click on the blue Plus button in the lower left corner to add a new prop. This will open up the following dialogue box:

From this dialogue box, navigate to the location of the photos you want to add, then select the Open button.

Then, resize your images so they fit correctly into the template:

For instance, in the screenprint below, we clicked on the price to change the value from $xxx,xxx to $649,999.

6. Export

Once you’re satisfied with the way your video looks, it’s time to export it. Fortunately, Doodly gives you lots of export options, allowing you to choose the resolution, quality, and file type of your video.

To export your Doodly video, just click on the gray Export button in the upper-right corner of your screen:

Clicking on the Export button will open up a dialogue box where you can select your desired video resolution, quality, and file type:

From that dialogue box, just select the settings you want to use, then click the Continue button to export your video.

To check out the real estate listing video we created for this example, just click the Play button below:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sMcQCl8Vo0EsgueTKrlt1YS7DZZnG0-N

Now that you know how to modify a Doodly template, let’s take a look at the other method you can use to create a video with pictures …

Even without using a Doodly video template, it’s easy to create a Doodly video with pictures.

To show you how to do it, we’ve created a fun holiday video for this example. And, rather than using a photo, we used a picture we found on the Internet, so you can see the full range of Doodly’s capabilities.

In the video below, master Doodler Pamela Dimmick, illustrates exactly how to create a video with pictures, check it out:

https://embed.voomly.com/embed/embed-build.js

Prefer following written directions to watching video? No problem! Here are the step-by-step instructions, showing you the same video creation technique that’s taught in the tutorial …

1. Create New Video

To get started, you’ll want to begin by logging into Doodly. Once you do, click on the Create New Video button in the top left corner of your screen:

Although Doodly has a massive image library, there may be times when you want to upload your own pictures. Fortunately, the process for doing that is simple.

To begin, click on the Props tab in the upper left corner of your screen:

After you’ve selected the Props tab, click on the blue Plus button to add a prop:

Once you do, you can select the location of the image you want to upload:

Just navigate to your file, then click the Open button:

As you can see, this automatically adds your uploaded image to your Doodly video.

If you’re interested in viewing the difference between these two effects, go to the 24-second mark of the video tutorial where Pamela illustrates Doodly’s two reveal modes.

For this example, we don’t want the shamrock image to be drawn by the hand. Instead, we want our shamrock to slowly fade onto the screen.

To choose the fade effect for an image, simply select the Edit icon:

Doing so will open up a Live Preview, showing you exactly how that image will appear on screen in your video. It’ll also give you the option to change your image’s reveal mode.

4. Add Assets from the Doodly Library

You always have the option of adding assets from the Doodly library to make your videos even more engaging. The library literally contains thousands of characters, props, backgrounds, and scenes to choose from, so you have a ton of great options here.

For instance, in the screenprint below, we took this male character from the Doodly library and then dragged and dropped him right into our video:

5. Preview

Naturally, you’ll want to see how your video looks before exporting it. To do that, just click on the Export button in the upper right corner of your video:

6. Export

Once you’re satisfied with how everything looks, it’s time to export your video. You can do that by simply clicking on the Export button in the upper right corner of your screen:

And that’s all there is to creating a short video with pictures using Doodly!

Click the play button below to see the St. Patrick’s Day video we created for this example:

https://embed.voomly.com/embed/embed-build.js

Fortunately, whether you want to create videos with real-life photos or other kinds of graphics, Doodly makes it easy by giving you two options–to create a video from scratch or to edit one of Doodly’s many video templates.