Dumb but hard to find answer to question: how to add one layer on top of another

[Scott Linden]

I can't seem to put more than one image/layer into the "Layer" box, let alone define one as background and one as top. Am I missing something basic? Can't seem to find this elemental information anywhere. Thanks.

[Pixey]

Hi Scott and Welcome to PDN.  You might want to use this search link here and you can read about layers and how to.  Good Luck . 

[Ego Eram Reputo]

To add a new layer: click this icon at the foot of the Layers Window :AddNewLayer:

 

Highlight any layer in the Layers Window by clicking on it.  It turns blue.  Yay!  Editing operations are confined to the active layer.

 

Rename the active (i.e. highlighted) layer by pressing F4 to bring up the Layer Properties dialog.  Type in a new name.

 

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[Cc4FuzzyHuggles]

You might want to check out this paint.net guide too.

 

Layers Window Components -- http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/LayersWindow.html

 

Working With Layers -- http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/WorkingWithLayers.html

Edited May 15, 2014 by Cc4FuzzyHuggles

[Scooter]

Scott

Besides the excellent, help in the forums, is the book  

 

Mastering Paint.NET 3.5.10     http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009IFBA5W     a very inexpensive, but worth while download.

 

This Kindle edition, from a very knowledgeable author, whose exploits and nearly limitless knowledge of Paint.Net, are legendary.

No other  PDN  "how to" books  are in the same class.  NO, I am not the author, but I know who he is.

 

Regardless, keep on practicing and reading the help pages and asking forum members questions, we enjoy helping and want to see you succeed.  

 

"The only dumb question is the one you didn't ask"

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Scott

Besides the excellent, help in the forums, is the book  

 

Mastering Paint.NET 3.5.10     http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009IFBA5W     a very inexpensive, but worth while download.

 

This Kindle edition, from a very knowledgeable author, whose exploits and nearly limitless knowledge of Paint.Net, are legendary.

No other  PDN  "how to" books  are in the same class.  NO, I am not the author, but I know who he is.

You're making me blush! Thank you Scooter

[Scott Linden]

Thanks but I find nothing in the help nor in this forum addressing this (to me) basic issue: Once two images are "opened," and residing in the upper right-hand corner, how do you put one ON TOP of the other?

[Cc4FuzzyHuggles]

Select all (ctrl + a) on one of the images, then copy it (ctrl + c), then go to the other image, add a new layer, and paste (ctrl + v).

[Pixey]

It's not really clear what you are asking (to me anyway) but ...... perhaps you want to put one "under" the other on the same layer?

 

If so, then, after you have your two images on two different layers, you need to use the Move Tool  which is the top right icon in the tool bar, on one of the images to align them.  Then merge the layers down together.  Hope this helps

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Another technique:  Open the first image then import the second with Layers > Import from file.

[david.atwell]

Thanks but I find nothing in the help nor in this forum addressing this (to me) basic issue: Once two images are "opened," and residing in the upper right-hand corner, how do you put one ON TOP of the other?

I think I've discovered the problem.  The two images you have in the top-right corner are actually the images you have open; think of them like tabs on a web browser.  The images that are put on top of one another are the ones in the Layers window (which starts out on the bottom-right).  If you want to paste an image in, you can drag it in from the folder and choose "add to layers" instead of "open new image."

 

Hope that helps!