How to Overlay Pictures in Photoshop

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Adobe Photoshop makes it easy to combine two photos and blend them together. All you'll need to do is open both photos in Photoshop, overlay one on top of the other, and then select from simple blending and opacity settings. And if you don't have Photoshop on your computer, you can use the free Adobe Photoshop Mix app to merge photos together on your Android, iPhone, or iPad. We'll show you how!

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Using a Computer

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    It’s in the All Apps area of the Start menu in Windows and the Applications folder in macOS.
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    To do this, click the File menu, select Open , then double-click the image file.
    • To create a new file, press Ctrl + N (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd + N (Mac), name the file, then click OK .
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    It’s near the bottom-right corner of the Layers panel. It looks like a square sheet of paper with an upturned corner. This creates a new layer that you'll use to open your second image.
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    Click File > Open then double-click the image file you want to use as the second image. [1]
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    Using your mouse, move the second image over the first image as you like.
    • Click the drop-down that says "Normal" and change it to "Screen" then change the opacity to see different ways you can have the layers interact with each other.
    • You can make further edits to the images from the Layer Panel. [2]
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    Go to File > Save/Export . When you save a file, it's saved with a .psd extension; click Export to change the file from .psd to .jpg or .png.
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Using Photoshop Mix

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    This app icon looks like two circles overlapping. You can find this on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
    • If you don’t have Adobe Photoshop Mix, you can get it for free from either the Google Play Store (Android) or the App store (iOS).
    • The Photoshop Express app (the regular Photoshop mobile app) only supports editing one image at a time, and you can do so by tapping “Open” from the “File” menu. However, Photoshop Mix requires you to have a subscription for the Adobe Suite to use. You can use the app with a 7-day free trial.
    • Sign up or sign in if prompted.
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    You’ll find this in the lower right corner of your screen. This is the button to create a new project.
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    If you have images already saved to your phone, this will take you to your local images folder. You can tap the other choices for other storage locations.
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    You can edit that image further using all the tools above and below the image.
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    You’ll see this to the right of your image. Tapping this will prompt you to open another image.
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    If you have images already saved to your phone, this will take you to your local images folder. If you have images saved in the other locations, tap through to find them.
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    The second image is on another layer within Mix. You may need to resize the canvas.
    • You can edit that image further using all the tools above and below the image.
    • Tap the images to switch between images and layers.
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    You’ll see this in the upper right corner of the app.
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    You can also share with compatible apps within the ••• option. [3]
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      1. ↑ https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/double-exposure-effect.html
      2. ↑ https://youtu.be/RWOJYcHrGmM?t=136
      3. ↑ https://helpx.adobe.com/mobile-apps/how-to/merge-photos-photoshop-mix.html

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      1. Open Photoshop on your PC or Mac.
      2. Open the first photo.
      3. Click the New Layer icon.
      4. Open the second photo.
      5. Drag, drop, resize, crop, and edit your images.
      6. Save your file.

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