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brucecoull
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December 12, 2024
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Layers for beginners

  • December 12, 2024
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Hi I am trying to put one person from a image behind a person in a different image in Photoshop.I cannot get the images to stack in the layers panel .It is only the image in workspace that is the background layer,then if I click on the other image that becomes the background layer,I cannot get a stack of layers ,ie the two images or indeed more if I needed to open up one on top of the other .Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.   Bruce

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    December 13, 2024

    Open image 1,

    Hold down Ctrl/Cmd + A to Select All.

    Hold Ctrl/Cmd + C to copy.

     

    Switch to second image.

    Hit Ctrl/Cmd + V to paste.

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      December 13, 2024

      A crude example of stacking order below.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      December 13, 2024

      Please show us your Layers panel to reveal your stacking order.

       

      In a nutshell, Layers are like transparencies. 

      • The topmost layer is in front of all other layers. 
      • The bottom layer is behind all other layers. 
      • Middle layers are sandwiched between them.

      Use Layer Masks to conceal/reveal regions from top and middle layers.

      https://www.adobe.com/learn/photoshop/in-app/get-to-know-layer-masks

       

       

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      kglad
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      kgladCommunity Expert
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      December 12, 2024

      in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

      p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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