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Copying a portion of a frame of one layer to another

Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 14:35
by BruceM
I have an image of a flower that's low in frame, and a title that is above it. But they're on two different layers. How do I copy the flower and combine it under the title on the other layer so that they're both on one layer?

Re: Copying a portion of a frame of one layer to another

Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 15:13
by D.T. Nethery
Two layers. Select both layers , Title and Flower -
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Next, right-click on Layer stack and from the pop-up menu go to Merge , then you can choose Merge Selected Layers, or in this case you could also simply choose Merge Visible Layers , or Merge All , because there are only the two layers.
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Now the two layers have been merged to a single layer -
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If you still wanted to keep the original flower layer intact (in case you need to go back to it later to make changes) you could duplicate the flower layer , then perform the procedure above using your Title layer and the copy of the Flower layer , to merge them to a single layer (turn off the original flower layer).

OR you could use freehand selection tool to Copy the Flower to a Custom Brush (this copies it to a brush, but keeps the original Flower layer intact if you need to go back to it) , then stamp the custom brush of the Flower on the Title layer.


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Re: Copying a portion of a frame of one layer to another

Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 17:02
by Cardin
Another way to merge layers is to drag one on to the other -

A slightly different Merge Box will appear:
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Depending on whether you wanted to keep or delete the source layer (the dragged layer), you would check/uncheck Erase Source.

The limitation with this method is that you can only merge two layers at a time. Perhaps not an inconvenience if a 2-layer merge is all that's needed. But it does have other advantages like being able to choose the blending mode, keep image marks, etc.

Re: Copying a portion of a frame of one layer to another

Posted: 01 Sep 2023, 20:17
by BruceM
Thanks DT and Cardin! DT, that worked perfectly!