How to Copy/paste a selection from a rasterized image?

[Kawallito]

Hi all, I'm very used to doing this in the desktop version. On desktop I would outline what I want to duplicate in the rasterized image using the pen tool, click "selection" on the top, and the just "duplicate" using Ctrl+J and only whatever I outlined using the pen tool would be duplicated (not the entire rasteriazed image). 

Can anyone direct me on how to do this on iPad V2? I seem to get as far as "select image from layer" which highlights my outline made with the pen, but when I duplicate it only duplicates the outline made with the pen tool. 

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Mike

[DM1]

6 hours ago, Kawallito said:

but when I duplicate it only duplicates the outline made with the pen tool. 

A screen shot showing your layer studio would help but for now make sure you have the correct layer selected in layer studio (it should be highlighted when selected). You mention a rasterised image but again, check the layer is labelled raster and not image. If you place a raster image you will need to rasterise it again to make pixel selections as it will be placed as an image layer.🙂

[Paul Mudditt]

8 hours ago, Kawallito said:

Hi all, I'm very used to doing this in the desktop version. On desktop I would outline what I want to duplicate in the rasterized image using the pen tool, click "selection" on the top, and the just "duplicate" using Ctrl+J and only whatever I outlined using the pen tool would be duplicated (not the entire rasteriazed image). 

Can anyone direct me on how to do this on iPad V2? I seem to get as far as "select image from layer" which highlights my outline made with the pen, but when I duplicate it only duplicates the outline made with the pen tool. 

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Mike

 

Like, this, make your selection, ensure you are working on a pixel layer NOT an image layer, rasterise if necessary, then select ‘duplicate selection’ from the menu which is the same as ^J on the desktop (and iPad if you have an external keyboard).

 

 

Edited February 17, 2023 by Paul Mudditt
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[Kawallito]

5 hours ago, Paul Mudditt said:

Like, this, make your selection, ensure you are working on a pixel layer NOT an image layer, rasterise if necessary, then select ‘duplicate selection’ from the menu which is the same as ^J on the desktop (and iPad if you have an external keyboard).

 

 

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Thanks for the reply and video.

I understand what you did there, however, if I want to make my selection using the pen tool (instead of using the smart selection brush which makes the selection within the background image) it makes another seperate layer.

I'm wondering how do I make the duplicate of only what I selected with the pen tool?

Thanks

[DM1]

5 hours ago, Kawallito said:

I'm wondering how do I make the duplicate of only what I selected with the pen tool?

There is a hard to see icon next to mask icon in context menu (grey square with black circle in centre).Tap the faint icon on the right of that to convert the pen outline to selection. Then long press screen for quick menu and tap Duplicate select or use keyboard. You can check icon functions with small ? 

[Kawallito]

1 hour ago, DM1 said:

There is a hard to see icon next to mask icon in context menu (grey square with black circle in centre).Tap the faint icon on the right of that to convert the pen outline to selection. Then long press screen for quick menu and tap Duplicate select or use keyboard. You can check icon functions with small ? 

That's it!!! Thank you so much!!! I didn't even notice that icon there haha!

Thanks,

Mike