Can't place an image underneath another one

[TopRobRoy]

Please forgive me as I'm not a big user. Sometimes it's intense then nothing for ages.

As such I simply cannot, despite looking at a lot of tutorials, put my EEECoin behind the ring of hands.

Can anyone show me how to do it and if it's easier, change it for me.

I would be really grateful. Previous helpers are aware I have high levels of ADHD, and sometimes I struggle. I have definitely tried as I hate not having tried. 

Thanks in anticipation guys.

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[Westerwälder]

Warum nicht in der Verkaufsversion, die Beta ist nur zu Probieren!

Ich habe mir den Button herausgenommen also Kopiert und in einer nicht gespeicherten Datei geparkt.

Dann habe ich mit dem Auswahlpinsel die graue Fläche markiert mit der Pinselgröße Breite 5, um die Hände herum mit verfeinern besrbeitet. Ausgeschnitten diesen Button hinter die Ebene eingefügt fertig.

Das geht schöner aber auch mit etwas Mühe!
 

I took out the button so I copied it and parked it in an unsaved file.

Then I marked the gray area with the selection brush with the brush size width 5, worked around the hands with refine. Cut out this button pasted behind the layer done.

This is nicer but also with a little effort

[TopRobRoy]

Thanks. That's what I was looking for. Can I ask if you have a copy of the Affinity File that I can have please. I'd like to try and sort out where there is too much Transparency on it.  Having the EEECoin as a kind of Table Top, is my intention.  I could then I assume, see in the file how this has been achieved.  I need to put this image into a Blog Article I've prepared ASAP as well.

I still cannot see how I couldn't get the EEECoin below the hands??

Very grateful

Robert

[TopRobRoy]

Sorry to nudge this one guys, but I still haven't been able to create the correct image, nor understand why I'm unable to make what appears a simple change.

Whilst I'm grateful to @Westerwälder the image provided has transparency in it, that doesn't achieve the correct effect.

I'm looking to post and push my Community Currency page because a Case Study is being done on our model to push through to the UK Government Representative, to the United Nations.  I can't really do that yet and thus, this nudge post.

Hoping that someone else may be able to shed light or provide a copy of my file with it correctly done, so that I can investigate and correct.

Thanks.

[joe_l]

29 minutes ago, TopRobRoy said:

so that I can investigate and correct

There are different approaches. Mine was adding a mask on the coin and erasing on the mask the parts of the fingers with the brush tool (black, or white for reversing the erase) plus I gave the coin transparency, so that I can still see the fingers.

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[Westerwälder]

Anleitung:

1: Bild öffnen, Auswahlpinsel, 

2: Mit dem Auswahlpinsel im Bild die Grauflächen maskieren!

3: Da bleiben mehrere Möglichkeiten, aber immer Ausschneiden!

4: Bild einfügen

4a: Bild unter der Bildebene

 

1: open image, selection brush,

2: Mask the gray areas in the image with the selection brush!

3: There are several possibilities, but always cut out!

4: Insert image

4a: Image below the image plane

Edited August 24, 2023 by Westerwälder
englisch hinzugefügt

[TopRobRoy]

Well thanks guys for that prompt piece of help.

I've opened up @joe_l's file and I've managed to edit to some extent. However I cannot get all the fingers over the coin????

I don't want transparency of the coin, but all the hands need to be above it. Just as if it was a Table Top for example.

[joe_l]

25 minutes ago, TopRobRoy said:

However I cannot get all the fingers over the coin????

While you are on the mask, just use the brush tool to paint where the fingers are. The transparency of the coin was only meant for seeing where the fingers are. Afterwards you can set transparency back to 100 %.

Edit: Fast masked image attached. Fine tuning is up to you.

Edit 2: Added an Inner Glow on the coin to make it a "bit" more natural.

 

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[carl123]

On 8/23/2023 at 9:39 AM, TopRobRoy said:

Having the EEECoin as a kind of Table Top

Maybe try with different image of the people, there are lots out there...

Some will also be a lot easier to "mask"

[TopRobRoy]

35 minutes ago, joe_l said:

While you are on the mask, just use the brush tool to paint where the fingers are. The transparency of the coin was only meant for seeing where the fingers are. Afterwards you can set transparency back to 100 %.

Edit: Fast masked image attached. Fine tuning is up to you.

Edit 2: Added an Inner Glow on the coin to make it a "bit" more natural.

 

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That's what I was looking for exactly. Was going to put a little shadow on it like you did Joe. I can also see what you mean now with the brush. I will have to practice that a bit more, as I will likely do some more for the new website. The trick was creating that Mask and placing it in the right order I think.

That's the job done for me but my thanks also go to @Westerwälder and of course @joe_l for helping me with this.👏
I would be lost without the Community on here.

[TopRobRoy]

12 minutes ago, carl123 said:

Maybe try with different image of the people, there are lots out there...

Some will also be a lot easier to "mask"

Good picture and idea also. I think I saw that image also on my Photo Use plan. Will keep that one in mind. Maybe a refresh later.  Thanks