In order to combine fragments of several original images in one image, you need to insert a part of the image on a new layer in the file being processed. In Photoshop, this operation can be performed quite simply and quickly.
It is necessary
- - Photoshop program;
- - background image;
- - a picture to be inserted on a new layer.
Instructions
Step 1
Open in a graphical editor the files you are going to work with using the Open command of the File menu. Select both files while holding down the Ctrl key and click on the "Open" button.
Step 2
Select the picture that you need to paste on a new layer. To do this, left-click on the window in which this image is open and select it using the Ctrl + A hotkeys. If you are more accustomed to working through menus, use the All command from the Select menu.
Step 3
Copy the selected image using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C. You can use the Copy command from the Edit menu.
Step 4
Go to the picture on top of which you are pasting a new layer. To do this, left-click on the window in which the background image is open. Paste the copied picture using the Ctrl + V keyboard shortcut or the Paste command from the Edit menu.
Step 5
If necessary, edit the inserted image to match the color and size of the background. To do this, resize the image using the Scale command from the Transform group of the Edit menu. Adjust the color of the overlay image using the Hue / Saturation command from the Adjustment group. ("Correction") menu Image ("Image").
Step 6
Remove unnecessary parts of the image pasted on a new layer, if necessary. There are many ways to do this, but the safest way to do this is with a layer mask. To create a mask, click on the Add layer mask button. It can be seen at the very bottom of the Layers palette. A rectangle representing the mask will appear next to the layer thumbnail. Using the Brush Tool ("Brush") from the palette of tools, edit the mask. To do this, make the foreground color black, click on the mask rectangle and paint over the parts of the image you want to hide with a brush.
Step 7
Save the picture with the Save As command on the File menu. When saving, specify a new file name that does not match the name of the original image.
