03-31-2018, 10:24 AM
(03-31-2018, 09:54 AM)willip4 Wrote: When you say make a selection - how do I do this?
When you say paste - how do I paste onto an existing layer?
1. Select the first layer.
2. Use the selection tools to make a selection - demarcated by "marching ants". See attached image.
For more info see https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tools-selection.html
3. Do Edit > Copy (or Ctrl-C)
4. Do Edit > Paste (or Ctrl-V)
5. In the layers dialogue you now get a "Floating Selection". You now get 2 options:
5.1 Right click the "Floating Selection" layer in the layers dialogue and do To New Layer
5.2 In the layers dialogue click the anchor button and the floating selection will be merged with the currently active layer.
Most often the To New Layer is the better choice.
If you selected To New Layer you will have a new layer at the top of the layers list. You can use the Move Tool to move it into the correct position. Possibly best to leave it as its own layer.