Putting an image on top of another image

[mjh2]

I have just started using Affinity photo from photoshop, In Photoshop if I wanted to do this all I needed to do was to open both images and drag one on top of the other, that doesn't seen possible in Affinity photo, can someone help please?

 

These might soon like an easy question but I just cant see it, I was't an expert photoshop user but I fond it very intuitive, so I am hope Affinity photo is as well once I get the hang of it

 

many thank in advance

[MEB]

Hi mjh2,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

If you want to add the images as layers to an existing document you can simply drag them from Windows Explorer/Finder (if you are on a Mac) to the document's canvas (if there's no document open they will be added as new documents).

You can also go to menu File ▸ Place or use the Place Image Tool to select the image files from a dialog.

[mjh2]

Ok, so now I have a image on top of an image, has that created another layers I need to resize the top image an also rotate it manually I can seem to see how that ca be done

 

I'm sorry if I sound a bit thick with all of this, the whole concept of affinity photo looks good but finding the correct tools seems to be a nightmare.

 

If I can just get started I'm sure I can pick it up easily, wha I did know about photoshop i learnt myself

 

Many thanks in advance

[MEB]

Hi mjh2,

To transform a layer (scale, skew, rotate etc) select it in the Layers panel, change to the Move Tool and drag the corresponding bounding box handle/control on canvas. If you approach the cursor to one of the corner handles coming from outside the layer you should see the cursor changing to a rotate icon: click and drag at that point to rotate the layer.

If you approach one of the middle box handles coming from outside the layer the cursor will change to a skew icon: click and drag at that point to skew the layer.

If you simply place the cursor over the bounding box handles it should display the regular scale/stretch icon depending if it's a corner or middle control box handle.

[mjh2]

Hi I have the move tool selected but I don't get the handles coming up as you show in your tutorial, I thought should be that easy but I don't get anything. I followed exactly as you show in the beginners tutorial, I even tried clicking on the move too but nothing happened.

 

I'm sure it will be easy but it seems that maybe it isn't working correctly, I don't know. If I could get the handles then I know I can get on

[R C-R]

Are you sure you have the layer selected in the Layers panel?