Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

Sorry I'm new to photo manipulation software. What is the best way to show two images (such as both sides of a coin) alongside each other as one image

Posted

Two solutions spring to mind.

Take two photos with the obverse to the left-hand-side of one and the reverse on the right-hand-side of the other. Load the two into Affinity Photo. Use the selection brush to select  the reverse image and copy this. Move to the obverse image and paste the reverse image onto it. Use the move tool to get the two aligned to your satisfaction.

Or:

As before, but no need to worry about initial positioning. Load the reverse image and go to Document > Resize Canvas then set click on the lock icon (to unlink left and right); set the dot in the grid of nine dots to the left centre; then set the width to 200% and click on OK. You can then load the reverse image, select All (ctrl/cmd-A), copy (ctrl/cmnd-C) and paste (ctrl/cmnd-V) onto the obverse image. You will now need to re-position this image with the move tool. You may then wish to flatten the resulting image (Document > Flatten).

John

Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo).

CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB  DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

Posted
6 minutes ago, John Rostron said:

Take two photos with the obverse to the left-hand-side of one and the reverse on the right-hand-side of the other. Load the two into Affinity Photo. Use the selection brush to select  the reverse image and copy this. Move to the obverse image and paste the reverse image onto it. Use the move tool to get the two aligned to your satisfaction.

Alternatively, open one of the two photos, place the other one on top and then mask the upper layer with a circle so that only the coin is visible (allowing the other view of the coin and its background to show through from behind).

Alfred spacer.png
Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro
Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)

Posted
13 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Alternatively, open one of the two photos, place the other one on top and then mask the upper layer with a circle so that only the coin is visible (allowing the other view of the coin and its background to show through from behind).

I thought of that originally, but when I came to write my second suggestion, I couldn't remember it. So I wrote my third thought!

I have a Senior Moment sign in front of me as I write!

John

Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo).

CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB  DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Guidelines | We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.