{"id":5853,"date":"2014-09-04T20:46:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T00:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=5853"},"modified":"2019-04-13T12:54:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:54:03","slug":"placing-an-image-inside-another-with-photoshop-cs6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/placing-an-image-inside-another-with-photoshop-cs6\/","title":{"rendered":"Placing An Image Inside Of Another With Photoshop CS6"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside><style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 30px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photo effects top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2740208297\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/aside>\n<section>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this tutorial, we'll learn how to place one image inside of another to create interesting composite effects using Photoshop's simple yet powerful <strong>Paste Into<\/strong> command. With Paste Into, we can select an area in one image, then copy and paste a second image directly into our selection. For this tutorial, I'll be using Paste Into to place a photo inside a picture frame, but as with all of our Photoshop tutorials, the goal here isn't just how to create this one specific effect. Once you've learned how the Paste Into command works, you'll no doubt discover plenty of other creative uses for it on your own.<\/p>\n<p>I'll be using <strong>Photoshop CS6<\/strong> here but this tutorial is also fully compatible with both <strong>Photoshop CS5<\/strong> and <strong>Photoshop CC<\/strong> (Creative Cloud). For CS4 and earlier versions, or for another example of how Paste Into can be used, you'll want to check out our original <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/paste-into\/\">Placing An Image Inside Of Another<\/a> tutorial.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>To create this effect, you'll need two images. Here's my first one (the image containing the picture frame) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic.mhtml?id=85250287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">autumn frame photo<\/a> from Shutterstock):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/photo-frame.jpg\" alt=\"Image 85250287 licensed from Shutterstock\" width=\"639\" height=\"454\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The first image.<\/div>\n<p>Here's my second image (the photo I'll be placing inside the frame) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic.mhtml?id=159680129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">couple in autumn park photo<\/a> from Shutterstock):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/couple.jpg\" alt=\"Image 159680129 licensed from Shutterstock\" width=\"638\" height=\"447\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The second image.<\/div>\n<p>And here's what the final composite will look like:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/photoshop-photo-in-frame-effect.jpg\" alt=\"Placing a photo inside a frame with Photoshop.\" width=\"639\" height=\"454\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final effect.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<aside> <style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script> <\/aside>\n<aside>\n<p>This tutorial is from our <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/\" title=\"Learn Photoshop effects\">Photo Effects<\/a> series. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How To Place An Image Inside Of Another<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Select The Area Where You Want The Second Image To Appear<\/h3>\n<p>Start with the image you'll be placing the second image into  and draw a selection around the area where the second image should appear. The actual <a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/\">selection tool<\/a> you need will depend on the shape of the area. In my case, I'm starting with the image of the picture frame and I want to place my second image into the frame. The frame is a simple rectangular shape so you might think the Rectangular Marquee Tool would work. However, the frame is also tilted on an angle, so  a better choice here would be Photoshop's <strong>Polygonal Lasso Tool<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>By default, the Polygonal Lasso Tool is nested behind the standard <strong>Lasso Tool<\/strong> in the Tools panel. To access it, I'll <strong>click and hold<\/strong> on the Lasso Tool's icon until a fly-out menu appears showing me the other tools hiding behind it. Then I'll choose the <strong>Polygonal Lasso Tool<\/strong> from the menu:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/polygonal-lasso-tool.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop.\" width=\"242\" height=\"166\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking and holding on the Lasso Tool, then selecting the Polygonal Lasso Tool.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/\">See all of our Photoshop Selection Tool tutorials<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/polygonal-lasso-tool\/\">Polygonal Lasso Tool<\/a> lets us draw straight-sided polygonal selections by simply clicking at the points where the direction of the selection outline needs to change. Each time we click on a new point, Photoshop adds a straight line between the new point and the previous point, and we continue clicking around the area we're selecting, adding a new line segment with each click, until we've made our way back to the beginning. To complete the selection, we just need to click once again on the initial point.<\/p>\n<p>Selecting the area inside the picture frame with the Polygonal Lasso Tool is easy. All I need to do is click in each of the four corners. I'll start by clicking in the upper left corner, then I'll move across to the upper right corner and click, down to the bottom right corner and click, and then back across to the lower left corner and click. You won't see the traditional &quot;marching ants&quot; selection outline as you're making a selection with the Polygonal Lasso Tool. Instead, you'll see a thin path outline joining the points together:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/selecting-frame.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting the photo area of the frame with the Polygonal Lasso Tool.\" width=\"638\" height=\"535\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking in the corners to select the photo area of the frame.<\/div>\n<p>To complete the selection, I'll click once again on the initial point in the upper left corner, and now the area inside the frame is selected, with the standard &quot;marching ants&quot; selection outline now visible:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/frame-selected.jpg\" alt=\"The inside of the picture frame is now selected.\" width=\"638\" height=\"532\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click again on the initial point to complete the selection.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Select And Copy The Second Image<\/h3>\n<p>Switch over to your second image (the one  you'll be placing inside the selection) either by opening it if it's not open already or by clicking on its <strong>tab<\/strong> at the top of the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/second-image-tab.gif\" alt=\"Switching between images in Photoshop by clicking the document tabs.\" width=\"529\" height=\"130\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Switching to the second image by clicking its document tab.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/basics\/tabbed-and-floating-documents-in-photoshop\/\">Working with tabbed and floating documents in Photoshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We need to copy this image to the clipboard so we can then paste it into the selection we made in the previous image. To copy it, we first need to select it, so go up to the <strong>Select<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen and choose <strong>All<\/strong>. Or, press <strong>Ctrl+A<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+A<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/select-all.gif\" alt=\"Choosing the Select All command from the Menu Bar.\" width=\"219\" height=\"119\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Select &gt; All.<\/div>\n<p>A selection outline will appear around the edges of the image, letting you know it's now selected:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/image-selected.jpg\" alt=\"The second image is selected.\" width=\"639\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The second image is selected.<\/div>\n<p>With the image selected, go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Copy<\/strong>, or press <strong>Ctrl+C<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+C<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/edit-copy.gif\" alt=\"Selecting the Copy command from the Edit menu.\" width=\"263\" height=\"138\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Copy.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Paste The Second Image Into The Selection<\/h3>\n<p>Switch back over to the first image by clicking on its <strong>tab<\/strong> at the top of the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/select-first-image.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the tab to view the first image again.\" width=\"523\" height=\"129\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the tab to view the first image again.<\/div>\n<p>The selection we created a moment ago will still be visible. To paste the second image into the selection, go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen, choose <strong>Paste Special<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Paste Into<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/paste-special-paste-into.gif\" alt=\"Selecting Paste Into from the Paste Special sub menu under the Edit menu.\" width=\"449\" height=\"166\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Paste Special &gt; Paste Into.<\/div>\n<p>And just like that, the image appears inside the selection. In my case, the image is obviously too big for the frame, but we'll see how to fix that in a moment:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/image-pasted-into-selection.jpg\" alt=\"The effect after pasting the second image into the selection.\" width=\"639\" height=\"454\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The effect after pasting the second image into the selection.<\/div>\n<p>Before we go any further, though, let's take a quick look in the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\">Layers panel<\/a> so we can see what's happened. Notice that we now have two layers. The original image is sitting on the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/background-layer\/\">Background layer<\/a> on the bottom, and as soon as we chose the Paste Into command, Photoshop added a brand new layer above it  and placed the second image on this new layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/new-layer-1.gif\" alt=\"The Layers panel showing the second image on its own layer.\" width=\"307\" height=\"293\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel showing the second image on its own layer.<\/div>\n<p>Why is the second image visible only inside the area we selected? It's because Photoshop used our selection to create a <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layer-masks\/\">layer mask<\/a> for the second image. We can see the mask in the <strong>layer mask thumbnail<\/strong>. The white area represents the area where the image is visible in the document, while the black area surrounding it is where the image is hidden from view:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/layer-mask-thumbnail.gif\" alt=\"The layer mask thumbnail in the Layers panel.\" width=\"307\" height=\"205\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Photoshop turned our selection into a layer mask to control the visibility of the second image.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layer-masks\/\">Understanding layer masks in Photoshop<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Resize And Reposition The Second Image With Free Transform<\/h3>\n<p>If your image is too big for the selected area and you need to resize it (as I do), go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Free Transform<\/strong>. Or, press <strong>Ctrl+T<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+T<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to select Free Transform with the shortcut:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/edit-free-transform.gif\" alt=\"Selecting Free Transform from the Edit menu.\" width=\"263\" height=\"135\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Free Transform.<\/div>\n<p>This places the Free Transform box and handles (the little squares) around the image. Note that the Free Transform box appears around the actual dimensions of the image, not just the part that's visible. If you can't see the entire Free Transform box because your image is so big it's extending right off the screen, go up to the <strong>View<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Fit on Screen<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/view-fit-on-screen.gif\" alt=\"Selecting Fit on Screen from the View menu.\" width=\"247\" height=\"115\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to View &gt; Fit on Screen.<\/div>\n<p>This will instantly zoom the image out so that everything, including the Free Transform box, fits on your screen:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/image-fit-on-screen.jpg\" alt=\"The entire Free Transform box is now visible on screen.\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Free Transform box surrounds the actual image, not just the small visible area.<\/div>\n<p>To resize the image, press and hold the <strong>Shift<\/strong> key on your keyboard, then click and drag any of the <strong>four corners<\/strong> of the Free Transform box. Holding the Shift key down as you drag locks in the original aspect ratio of the image as you're resizing it so you don't accidentally distort its  shape. Here, I'm dragging the bottom right corner inward, but any of the corners will work. Make sure (very important!) that when you're done dragging the corner, you <strong>release your mouse key first, <em>then<\/em> release the Shift key<\/strong>. If you release the Shift key before releasing the mouse key, you'll lose the original aspect ratio of the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/dragging-bottom-right-corner.jpg\" alt=\"The entire Free Transform box is now visible on screen.\" width=\"639\" height=\"466\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging one of the corner handles inward while pressing and holding the Shift key.<\/div>\n<p>To move and reposition the image inside the selected area, simply click and drag anywhere inside the Free Transform box. No need to hold down the Shift key this time. Just don't click on that little target symbol in the center, otherwise you'll move the target, not the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/move-image.jpg\" alt=\"Repositioning the image inside the frame with Free Transform.\" width=\"637\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking and dragging inside the Free Transform box to reposition the image inside the frame.<\/div>\n<p>If you need to rotate your image as well, move your mouse cursor outside of the Free Transform box. When you see the cursor change into a <strong>curved, double-sided arrow<\/strong>, click and drag with your mouse. Here, I'm rotating the image counter-clockwise to better match the angle of the frame:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/rotating-image.jpg\" alt=\"Click and drag outside the Free Transform box to rotate the image.\" width=\"638\" height=\"540\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking and dragging outside the Free Transform box to rotate the image.<\/div>\n<p>When you're happy with how the image looks, press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to accept it and exit out of Free Transform mode:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/image-in-frame.jpg\" alt=\"The second image has been moved, resized and rotated inside the frame.\" width=\"639\" height=\"454\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The second image has been moved, resized and rotated inside the frame.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Add An Inner Shadow Layer Effect<\/h3>\n<p>The finish off the effect, I'll add an inner shadow to the edges of the photo so it looks more like it's actually inside the frame rather than looking like someone just pasted it in there (which, of course, is exactly what I did). To add the inner shadow, I'll click on the <strong>Layer Styles<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/layer-styles-icon.gif\" alt=\"Clicking the Layer Styles icon.\" width=\"307\" height=\"212\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Layer Styles icon.<\/div>\n<p>Then I'll choose <strong>Inner Shadow<\/strong> from the list that appears:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/select-inner-shadow.gif\" alt=\"Choosing an Inner Shadow layer style.\" width=\"162\" height=\"134\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing Inner Shadow from the list.<\/div>\n<p>This opens Photoshop's Layer Style dialog box set to the Inner Shadow options in the middle column. I'm going to lower the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> of the shadow from its default value of 75% down to <strong>40%<\/strong> so it appears less intense. I'll set the <strong>Angle<\/strong> to <strong>135&deg;<\/strong> so the light seems to be shining from the upper left, although you may want a different angle for your image. Finally, I'll set both the <strong>Size<\/strong> and <strong>Distance<\/strong> values to <strong>10px<\/strong>. The Size option controls how far out the shadow extends from the edge, while the Distance value controls the edge softness, or feathering. The values you need will depend a lot on the size of your image so you may want to experiment a bit with these two options:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/inner-shadow-options.gif\" alt=\"The Inner Shadow options in the Layer Style dialog box.\" width=\"406\" height=\"269\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Inner Shadow options.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close out of the Layer Style dialog box. And with that, we're done! Here, after adding an Inner Shadow layer effect, is my final result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cs6\/paste-into\/photoshop-photo-in-frame-effect.jpg\" alt=\"Placing a photo inside a frame with Photoshop.\" width=\"639\" height=\"454\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final effect.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<section>\n<h3>Where to go next...<\/h3>\n<p>And there we have it! 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