Brush an image onto/into and image

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
December 14, 2018
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hi guys,

I know I have done this before, but I just can’t figure it out this time around.

I want to use the brush tool to paint the underlying or overlying picture onto the base picture. For example adding a person into a picture more fluently than cut and paste.

Anyone have a step by step recipe?

cheers

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davescm

Community Expert

I agree with the others - a layer mask is the way to go.

Place your front image above the background image and reduce opacity whilst you position it, transforming the size if required.
Turn the opacity back up to 100%

Now add a layer mask set to "hide all" (Layer >Layer Mask > Hide All)

Click in the mask in teh layers panel and using any brush you like paint on the image (you are actually painting the mask). Paint with white to reveal the front image and black to hide it.

Dave

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Another point:

If there is any reason to expect that the placed element may be changed in another way than plain position later on (for example changes of scale, rotation, …) it is prudent to use Smart Objects, either placing the image as a Smart object or converting the Layer to a Smart Object before performing any transformations.

Ideally one may also do the masking itself in the Smart Object, but that might be a bit inconvenient for beginners.

A

Anonymous

Hi

You need to learn about layer masks

Understanding Layer Masks In Photoshop

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

You might have been using the Clone Stamp Tool previously.

But I think you should instead place the image and apply a Layer Mask to it, on which you can paint to hide or show the various parts.

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