How to Add an Image to Another Image in Krita

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In this tutorial, we'll learn how to add an image to another image using Krita (version 5.2.2), which is an image editor you can install on you PC or laptop. We can use this method to add a watermark to an image or create compositions, collages, and moodboards.

To add an image to another image in Krita, follow the following steps:

1: open the first image in Krita, or, alternatively, create a new blank document to which we'll add both images.

The "File" menu in Krita, with items: New...; Open...; Sessions...; Open existing Document as Untitled Document...; Import video animation...; Close; Quit.
The "File" menu in Krita.

2a1: if the image you want to add is a file, drag and drop the image file from your file manager's window to Krita's window. A context menu will appear asking what to do with the drag and dropped image.

A popup menu with options: Insert as New Layer; Insert as New File Layer; Open in New Document; Insert as Reference Image; Cancel.
A popup menu shown in Krita when you drop a file into it.

2a2: select "Insert as New Layer" to create a new layer with the image file's image data.

2b: if the image you want to add is in your clipboard, which you copied from somewhere by pressing Ctrl+C for example, you can paste it in Krita by pressing Ctrl+V or through the menu Edit -> Paste.

Having done this, you'll added one image to another in Krita. Each image will be in a separate layer. There are many things that you could do from here.

You can drag and drop the layers in the layers panel to change which image is on top and which one is underneath.

You can use the move tool in the toolbox to move one image around.

You can use the transform tool in the toolbox to resize or rotate the image destructively. This tool has advanced options with all sorts of warping methods, including perspective, cage transform, and liquefy. Alternatively, you can add a transform mask to the layer to transform it non-destructively, which is recommended practice.

If the image is opaque, e.g. it has a white background, you nay want to remove the background of the image so you can see the other image under it.

After you have finished editing the image, you should save your work.

Written by Noel Santos.

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I'm a self-taught Brazilian programmer graduated in IT from a FATEC. In a world of increasingly complex and essential computers, I decided to use my technical expertise in hardware, desktop applications, and web technologies to create an informative resource to make PC's easier to understand.

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