kaze72 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Hi, I must be doing something very wrong. But how do I create a layer with another image on top of the loaded image. This so that I can use masks etc later. The tutorial videos only shows when layers are already in place. If I drag drop the new image to a newly created layer (New Layer), it becomes completly misaligned with the bottom layer. There must be a way to easily place one image on top of another. Any help would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Just like with other layers, dragged & dropped image layers can be resized, moved, rotated, or sheared after being dropped into the document using the Move Tool. You don't need to create a new layer before dropping them; they automatically are added as a new "(Image)" layer. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h_d Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Make sure snapping is on, then using File - Place... you can drop another image on top of the first one. This creates a new layer on the fly, and you can drag out the second image as you place it to align exactly with the first one. Assuming of course that the x-y dimensions of the two images are in proportion. Quote Affinity Photo 2.0.3, Affinity Designer 2.0.3, Affinity Publisher 2.0.3, Mac OSX 13, 2018 MacBook Pro 15" Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, h_d said: Make sure snapping is on, then using File - Place... you can drop another image on top of the first one. This creates a new layer on the fly, and you can drag out the second image as you place it to align exactly with the first one. Assuming of course that the x-y dimensions of the two images are in proportion. Also, if you use File > Place, check out the options on the Status bar -- there are several modifier keys that can be used, for example to use a non-native aspect ratio, ignore snapping, etc. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaze72 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Great answers :-) I get it now, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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