Layering one image over another

SB
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Stephen_Beard
Dec 19, 2006
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OK, I am a total newbie and am trying to make what seems to be a simple image in Photoshop. So disclaimer given, this is probably a dumb question. I have read all the tutorials associated with layers in Photoshop and none explain how to do this seemingly simple task. I have an image. I want to overlay another image on top (it’s a crown I want to position on a character’s head). I have both images saved on my hard drive. I open the "bottom" image and can create a layer "over" this image. I cannot figure out how to get the crown in the overlay image. All of the tutorials show cropping, masking, adding text, colors, painting….cannot find one place showing how to open a new file in the layer. Please help.

Thanks!
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Bernie
Dec 19, 2006
Open both images

Copy the crown and paste it on the other image.

It will automatically be on its own layer
SB
Stephen_Beard
Dec 19, 2006
Layering one image over another

Appreciate your attempt to assist. However, it
doesn’t work when I try it. Does it matter what
format the images are in? I have tried as a TIFF, GIF
and EPS file. Anyway I try I get the character with a
GIF logo smack dab in the center of the drawing. I
cannot see the crown nor can I manipulate the image
(move it to position over the character’s head,
resize, etc.)

What am I doing wrong here?

Stephen
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Layering one image over another

Open both images

Copy the crown and paste it on the other image.

It will automatically be on its own layer
B
Bernie
Dec 19, 2006
Does it matter what format the images are in?

No

I’ll go over it in baby steps:

Open the image of the person
Open the image of the crown
Press Ctrl-A
Press Ctrl-C
Close the image of the crown
Press Ctrl-V
press Crtl-T, this activales the free transform and you can resize and position the crown Erase the parts of the crown that don’t belong
JF
john_findley
Dec 19, 2006
Or, if the files are the same type, you can just drag the crown over to the head file using the Move tool.
SB
Stephen_Beard
Dec 19, 2006
Success!!! Thanks so much

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