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Bob20441
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September 17, 2010
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How to insert/paste image into / over an existing image?

  • September 17, 2010
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I have a colorized file that's

open in Photoshop 6.0 and I want to past a small icon onto a specific spot or area of this

open image. I am at a lost as to how I can achieve this. Keep in mind th

is open illustration is basic line art in color and all I want to do is take an existing image I already have saved in the sa

me folder but want to place it or overlap it onto that main image I have - Thank you!

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    Mylenium
    Mylenium
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    September 17, 2010

    [insults removed by moderator] open up the icon image, hit Ctrl+A to select everything, copy to the clipboard then go back to your other document and paste. if you want to keep things editable, create a new layer vbefore pasting - those old versions didn't do that automatically.

    Mylenium

    Noel Carboni
    Noel Carboni
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    September 18, 2010

    Actually, Photoshop 6.0 automatically creates a new layer when you paste an image.

    You can then move it around independently of what you pasted it over via the Move (4 arrows) tool.

    -Noel

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    Bob20441Author
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    September 18, 2010

    VERY APPRECIATED - both!

    I created this set of brief nd hopefully precise steps (again, I use PS6):

    1.OPEN ORIGINAL>then minimize


    2.OPEN IMAGE YOU WANT TO PASTE (use polygonal to trace around image if need be)
    EDIT>COPY>MINIMIZE
    3.Go to LAYER>NEW>LAYER
    4. EDIT>PASTE
    use thepointer tool at very top of tools strip on upper right . . .

    Thanks again, you helped greatly!

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