Several
readers have inquire about how to simply merge two or more photos into
one. This isn’t a very difficult task, but beginners may find they have
cut off more than they could chew. Still, it takes only two layers and
the good old layer mask trick—it’s simpler than you’d think
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1.
Load the photo
Sorry-photos.
Two or more, depending on how many you'd like to merge.
In the example, we'll stick to two for the sake of simplicity.
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2.
Who's above?
Choose which photo
you want to have on top. It's not very important, but in
this example this photo's lower right half will remain visible.
Press
Ctrl+A and Ctrl+C to select the whole image and
copy it to the clipboard.
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3.
Make it double
Now click the other photo
and press Ctrl+V to paste the previous picture above
the current on a new layer. You can see the two layers on
the Layers palette. Now the previous picture is above
and it is the only visible one. We have to make a part of
it transparent.
Click
the Add Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers
palette. The upper layer row displays an empty layer mask
field. The thin white border shows that this mask is active.
You cannot see any changes in the picture yet, but anything
you paint onto this mask will make its content in that particular
area invisible, thus showing the layer underneath.
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4.
A temporary solution
However,
it is not a brush we need (although it isn't a bad thing),
but a nice, even transition between the two photos. You'd
best select the Gradient Tool. Click the first field
on its options bar, and select the black-and-white transition.
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5.
Aslant
We
need a transition of approximately 45 degrees in
the middle of the image, so click this area and drag a line
in the desired angle. This line indicates where the transition
begins and ends. The "crossfade" will run perpendicular
to this line. As soon as you release the mouse button, you
can see the result.
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