Photoshop question.

[ollypenrice]

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to place an image on a larger backgropund so that you can put other, smaller, images next to it. Eg have a whole disc image of the sun and then small close ups next to it, as on a magazine page?

Thanks in advance,

Olly

[Psychobilly]

Increase the canvas size.... either Image -> Canvas Size or Alt-Ctrl-C (PC)

loads of options for colour, which way the canvas grows relative to the current image etc...

Then just drop the other pics onto it...

Billy...

[JonH]

Hi Olly,

With the image open, click on Image and then Canvas Size. Once you've resized you can then drag other images on to it. Or you could create another file, click File then New... and drag your images on to that.

[ollypenrice]

Brill, thanks, Peter and Jon. That is great. It will be really useful since I like doing widefields with key bits in detail.

Olly

[melsky]

Hi Olly

The quickest way to get a bigger background is to use the crop tool. Make sure your image is smaller than the window it's in and drag the crop tool beyond the edge of the image, you can create new space wherever you need it ( the colour used will be whatever you have set as the background colour)

Mel

[Starblazer]

Hi Olly

The quickest way to get a bigger background is to use the crop tool. Make sure your image is smaller than the window it's in and drag the crop tool beyond the edge of the image, you can create new space wherever you need it ( the colour used will be whatever you have set as the background colour)

Mel

Indeed, this works spot on and is much quicker.