New photoshop user

[lister55 0]

I am trying to figure out how to crop something from one picture and put it into another. How do you do this?

[Zoter 0]

I think this is what you want to do....
http://www.good-tutorials.com/track/5523

If not ...search around the site I am sure you will find a good explanation already written

[AggieDave 6]

I became very proficiant at PS by taking a couple steps. 1. I read quite a bit at Barnes and Nobles, the "free geek library" (go there with a notpad, a pen, buy a coffee and read while taking notes for a few hours). 2. I after I read, I went home and played around with images in PS for a LONG time.

It sounds lame, but it will help you out a LOT in the long run, I promise.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[speedformula 0]

If you want to crop: type the letter "C" and that will give give you the little cropping icon, click and drag the square of your choice , or area that you want to crop, after that right click and choose crop or cancel,
also , if after you highlighted an area you want to crop , move the icon to one of the corners and notice that you can rotate the square,

hope that helps
Paul

Keeping it real 22x7

[lister55 0]

I can crop an image, but I have another pic that I want to place that cropping onto. The previous post describes how to work with different layers of the same pic or file. My question is: how do you place one pic from one file onto another pic of a different file?

Thanks for the help so far.

[Cacophony 0]

Have both images open in photoshop. Highlight the image you want to move onto the other image by simply clicking on the image. Then select the move tool which is the top right tool in the tool bar. Simply click the picture and drag it onto the other picture. Once it is there, resize it by pressing CTRL + T . That will open the transform command. You can use the blocks along the boundary of the image to resize it and the move tool to place it where you want it to be.

[AggieDave 6]

After you do the copying and pasting, you'll have mutipul layers. Don't let that wig you out, layers are your friend. You can use various filters and the smudge tool to help blend the pieces together. Also, don't be affraid to play with the lighting to help it all fit together.

I highly suggest you spend a few hours playing with all the filters and the different tools to get a basic understanding of what it all does. Then move on to playing with the various layer options to understand what that all does.

Once you've master the basic use of the program (that won't take long) and have an understanding of the basic tools available, learning the layers won't take that long. Once you have a firm understanding on how to use layers then you'll be able to really create some incredible images. And/or turn regular images into what ever you want them to be.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[lister55 0]

I think I have it going now. Thanks everyone for your help. I understand now what the layers are for and how to blend things around. Like everyone says, now I just need to play around and figure out what everything can do.

Thanks