> From: st...@gavatorta.com
> To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org
> Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2016 00:55:02 +0000
> CC: su...@susanbolden.com
> Subject: [Gimp-user] Merging Two Images
> 
> Anyone,
> 
>
 I'd like to learn steps on how to merge  two images into one. As an 
example I'd like to merge the two attached (Coal & 
Gavatorta_footer_Banner) to ultimately look like something in the 
attached (IDOA4).
> 
> Essentially I'd like to learn the steps to merge my banner 
> (gavatort_footer_banner) at the bottom of images (like Coal).
> 
>
 Any help on listing the basic steps to do this would be greatly 
appreciated. I'm a novice so easy step by step process would be perfect.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Steve

Attachments aren't allowed in the GIMP mailing list, the list removes them.  
That aside....

There are a few methods for compositing multiple images together in GIMP, but 
all of them have one thing in common: layers.

Start by opening your first image in GIMP.  Then, from the File menu, select 
"Open as Layer" and load your second image.  This will load the second image as 
a separate layer from the first.

>From here, you can use the Move tool to shift the position of one image 
>relative to the other.  (At any time, you can go to the Image menu and select 
>"Fit Canvas to Layers".  This ensures that your image canvas is large enough 
>to hold both layers at once so that they don't appear cropped to some smaller 
>size.)

You should also become familiar with the Eraser tool and alpha channels.  Look 
at the Layers list in the toolbox (the default position should be to the 
right); if any layer names are in bold then this means they don't have 
transparency support, so you'll need right-click the layer and select "Add 
alpha channel" to ensure they have one -- this is important to use the eraser 
tool properly.

Anyway, with the eraser tool you can just select a brush shape and then start 
carving away any segments of the top (overlay) layer that are supposed to be 
transparent.  If you make a mistake no big deal, just hold Alt to activate 
"anti-erase" mode and fix it by erasing over the area again.


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