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Create new layer from selection in Affinity Photo


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Hi @Alvaro64 and welcome to the forums.

It's easy as you think.

Make your selection. Switch to the move tool, than copy & paste.

Which part of selecting and then pasting as a new layer does not work?

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14 minutes ago, Alvaro64 said:

it doesn't work for me

Your image is an "Image" type layer which is kind of a "smart object". When you make a marquee selection and try to copy it, it can only copy the whole layer again.
To copy an actual pixel selection, you must first rasterize the selected layer (or a copy thereof).

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Your layer is an "Image" layer. To make a selection with the current tool "Selection Brush" work on this layer you need to convert it to a "Pixel" layer first (right-click > "Rasterize").

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