Good afternoon, dear visitors of my blog. Glad you visited my blog. And today there will be another lesson on Photoshop. Finally we will begin to study. This is oh so important. And we’ll probably start with what we can’t do without further. The move tool in Photoshop will help us move any objects, thereby making various tasks easier for us.

Why do we need this tool?

• To drag objects
• To move selected areas in a given image or to another image altogether

In general, why am I listing everything to you here? Let me show you how it works.

When the desired area is surrounded by a dotted line, click on the Move tool, then move the mouse over the selected area and hold down the left mouse button. Now, without releasing your finger from the mouse button, start moving it around and you will see that the selected fragment also moves. This way you can move it anywhere.

If you want to transfer this selected area to another image, then first. Now return to your document with the selected area, or select another area. It turns out? Great. Now take a deep breath...again, hold down our selection with the left mouse button and bring it to the new document tab, but do not release the mouse.

When our new document opens to us, you can go down on it and release the button or move it to the place where you need it. That's all. As you can see, nothing complicated.

In addition, we need movement when we work with layers, i.e. when we have one picture superimposed on another. And then we can move each picture separately.

For example, the picture shows a frog sitting on a water lily leaf. In fact, there are two images here - a separate frog and a separate water lily. It turns out that the layer with the frog is superimposed on the layer with the water lily. In general, we will talk more about layers in the following lessons, so don’t go into too much detail, but try to get the gist.

So, as you can see, this green princess is sitting on the bottom water lily. But she says: “I don’t want to sit on the bottom, I want to go up!” Yes, no problem, Kvakushechka. Then I take the “move” tool again, and holding the left mouse button on the frog, drag it to the top leaf. Just like that, our princess simply jumped from one leaf to another and is now waiting there for the prince.

So how? Is the essence of the movement tool clear? I'm sure so. But don’t worry if you still have any questions, because this lesson is just an introduction to this tool. You will still get better at it in the following lessons, since we will use movement constantly. Well, in general, if you have any questions or additions, then ask. Do not be shy.

In general I would like to recommend you excellent video course on learning adobe photoshop. The course is simply excellent, everything is from scratch and told in clear language. I always try to find something new and useful, and after watching this course I even learned some new tricks that I didn’t know about before, which made my work easier. In general, if you really want to learn Photoshop from scratch using video tutorials, then you simply won’t find a better one. Highly recommend.

Well, that's all I have for today. I hope my lesson on drag and drop was useful to you and you learned something for yourself. Don't forget to subscribe to my blog updates and then you can be the first to know about the latest news and more. In general, I look forward to seeing you in my next articles, but for today I say goodbye to you! Bye bye!

Best regards, Dmitry Kostin.

Beginner users often wonder how to cut and paste an object in Photoshop.

Selecting and further copying/cutting an element is the main task that you need to master for image editing.

Let's take a closer look at all the possible methods that even a beginner can quickly master.

Before performing any manipulations with parts of the drawing, they need to be selected. Only then is insertion or cutting applied.

With the Select-Paste feature, you can combine elements from multiple designs, choose your own background, and create unique designs. Before you start, choose an image whose background you like and a picture of the object you want to cut out.

Method 1 – Using the “Magic Wand”

“Magic Wand” or “Magic Wand” is one of the simplest tools in Photoshop. With its help, you can quickly select a part and carry out a series of manipulations with it.

The advantage of working with this tool is its speed. A beginner will not have to deal with channels, backgrounds and layers. The tool is available in all versions of the editor.

The magic wand highlighting algorithm automatically detects the shades of pixels that border other parts of the photo. We recommend using a stick if the photo with the object has a wide palette of colors. In a photo with a large number of monochromatic similar colors, a part may not be highlighted correctly.

Follow the instructions:

• Open Photoshop and create a new canvas or open an existing drawing of an object using the program;
• On the left side of the window there is a basic toolbar. Click on the fourth element and select “Magic Wand” from the drop-down list, as shown below:

Rice. 2 – “Magic Wand”

• The wand creates selection boundaries based on the shades of objects in the picture. You need to click the cursor on the desired area of ​​the image to create a selection. We recommend using Magic Wand for large, solid-colored objects such as the sky, grass, mountains, etc.;
• Let's select the sky in the next image. To do this, in Insurgents, click on the magic wand and select any part of the sky with the mouse. The following outline will be created around the part;

Fig.3 - sky selection

• Often the Magic Wand does not select the entire part and users stop using the tool. This should not be done, because you can simply add the missing area to the general selection.
• While most of the sky is outlined, move the cursor to another part of it. Hold down the Shift key and simultaneously click on the unselected area. This will allow you to add it to the desired part. We get the following result:

Fig. 4 – setting object boundaries

Method 2 – Working with the Quick Selection Tool

Quick Selection is another basic tool that every Photoshop user should learn to use.

It can be found in the same tab as the magic wand (Toolbar-Selection-Quick Select). The function works like a brush. With its help, you can create precise selections based on contrasting edges. You can choose the size and diameter of the brush yourself:

• Select the tool as shown in the picture;

Fig.5 – Quick Selection

• Now make a selection. You need to hold down the left mouse button and move the cursor inside the area that you want to select. To define boundaries, draw near the edges. Thus, the contour line will gradually move towards the edge you need.
• To cancel a failed action, press the Ctrl+D key combination and try again. The image below shows an example of gradually selecting an area of ​​a flower using Quick Selection.

Rice. 6 – sketch with quick selection

As you can see, the boundaries of the resulting object do not extend to another part of the picture. Even with magnification and detailed viewing of each line, you will not see flaws or extra pixels.

Method 3 – Quick mask

Quick Mask is a mode in Photoshop that allows you to select an object in a photo. What is the difference between using a mask and the standard tools described above?

The fact is that standard methods are good at identifying parts of a picture that have contrasting pixel colors, but they cannot determine clear boundaries of an object, part of which is a gradient or a blurred area. Also, it will be difficult to set the selection boundaries if the color of the part is very similar to the background.

The essence of Quick Mask: the user selects one part of the photo, and the other is automatically blocked and cannot be worked with. A mask is the outline itself, which separates the element from the main design. A quick mask is a selection in which the selected part will have its original color, and the remaining areas will be covered with a translucent film.

Rice. 7 – example of a mask in Photoshop

The convenience of working with the tool lies in the fact that you draw the selected area yourself and can correct flaws at any time.

A quick mask will allow you to accurately select part of the image. Follow the instructions:

• Select the Quick Mask tool from the toolbar or simply press the Q key on your keyboard while the Photoshop window is open;

Fig.8 – key for selecting Quick Mask

• In the window that appears, select the type of brush, its diameter and other parameters depending on the area that you will paint;
• Now just sketch out the unnecessary part of the picture, leaving only the object for cutting and pasting. The masked area will be colored red;
• You need to apply the mask with the black color selected on the palette. To remove part of the masked area, select white.

Rice. 9 – creating a mask

You can do whatever you want with the resulting selection. Photoshop will not recognize the background, so you can select the subject very easily. Use the Quick Selection or Magic Wand tools already described above, or click on the Ctrl-A keyboard shortcut to select the entire space (without the masked area).

Fig. 10 – area selection

If you need to select part of a picture, but you want the borders of the element to be gradient rather than clear (smoothly blending into the background of the new picture), you need to use a mask gradient. The principle of creating a selection is similar to the previous instructions:

• Enter the quick mask mode;
• In the Options tab, select Radial Gradient Mode. On the color palette, make the foreground color black and the background color white;
• Make sure that the gradient direction option is set to “Foreground to Background”, that is, from the main colors to the background color;
• Now create a selection. Set the center of the object and carefully move the cursor from the center to the edges.

Fig. 11 – choosing the center of the object

Once you've finished creating the borders, copy the element onto the background of another image. The object will have a translucent appearance and blurred borders. You can adjust these parameters in the layers window of the new drawing.

Fig. 12 – insert with gradient preservation

Method 4 – Magnetic Lasso

Magnetic lasso belongs to a group of more complex program tools. It should be used if you are cutting out complex parts of the picture. For example, the human body, parts of the hands, hair and other elements that require pixel precision.

Fig. 13 – display of the Magnetic Lasso in Photoshop

The peculiarity of this element lies in its operating algorithm. It does not analyze the color of pixels, but looks for the edges of the object. Then a point is created to which the lasso is drawn. In this way, a precise selection of a specific area of ​​the project is gradually created.

Take an image that has a difficult object to isolate. It is advisable that it contrasts well with the background so that it is more convenient for you to draw borders:

Fig. 14 – example of a drawing

Select a tool and zoom in on the image. Move the circle pointer to the edge of the object and click to set the starting point for creating the border.

Now release the mouse button and simply move the cursor along the edge of the element so that its lines do not extend beyond the cursor circle. A selection will gradually be created:

Fig. 15 – example of selecting boundaries using Magnetic Lasso

To quickly zoom in or out of an image, press Ctrl and + or Ctrl and –, respectively. The path will automatically close when the last lasso point connects to the first. Then click on the first point to create a general outline.

If you need to remove part of the background that may be inside an object, press the Alt button and select it using the magnetic lasso - the subtraction mode will turn on without canceling the previous selection.

Fig. 16 - removing part of the background that overlaps the object

You can now move, cut, or paste an element into another project. All extreme lines will look very realistic, without the need to remove flaws in enlarged mode.

Fig. 17 – the result of moving the selected area

Cut, paste and move

Once you've mastered one of the selection methods you like, you can move on to moving, cutting, or pasting an object.

To move the selected element to another part of the picture, simply press the spacebar. The “Hand” icon will appear instead of the cursor. By clicking on the selected area, you can move it to any part of the project.

Fig. 19 – moving and inserting

If you need to cut an object, after selecting it, right-click on it. Select “Cut” or “Delete” from the context menu. You can also use the “Editing” tab. It contains all the necessary functions for working with the selected part of the image.

Saving the final project

After editing the final image, click on the “File-Save As...” tab. In the new window, select the desired file format, enter a name and decide on the final folder where the project will be moved.

Fig. 20 – Saving work in Photoshop

Bottom line

Now you can select objects in a picture in Photoshop and cut or move them. Before choosing a selection method, be guided by the recommendations described in the article. The quality of the result depends on how correctly you have decided on the type of drawing and the appropriate tool for the job.

Thematic videos:

Photoshop cut object and paste into another picture

How to cut an object and paste it onto another background in Photoshop

How to Cut and Paste an Object in Photoshop - 4 Best Methods

You can create different layers on one image, and then work with each layer separately in Photoshop.

Layers can be moved. To do this, choose a tool Moving (topmost on the toolbar). This tool has a hotkey V. With this tool selected, select the layer you want to move and move it.

Open an image in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and write text on it. Your text will be placed on a new layer, and you can use it to Moving place it where you need it.

You can also move using the cursor arrows on your computer keyboard. If you simply press the arrows, the layer will move one pixel with each click, and if you hold down the key Shift— the layer immediately moves ten pixels.

In the Tool Options Bar Moving You will see an option Auto select. If this option is enabled, then when you click on the image, the layer will automatically become active. which contains the part of the image that was clicked on.

There is also an option in the options bar Show controls . If you make it active, then when you click on the image, a frame will appear around a fragment of the active layer; by moving the borders of this frame, you can change the size of the fragment. If you move the mouse inside the border, you will move the image, and if you move the mouse outside the border, you will rotate the image. To change the size of a fragment without disturbing its proportions, you need to move the frame around the corner. with the key pressed Shift .

You can drag layers from picture to picture, thus creating collages. To do this, place the pictures side by side on the work area. tool Drag and drop grab one image and drag it to another.

In addition, you can move layers in the palette relative to each other. In this case, their relative position changes, and they will overlap each other differently.

Please note: the background is also the background of the image; it cannot be moved or resized. On the layers palette opposite this layer you will see a padlock icon. To be able to change this layer, you must delete the locked layer. Any layer can be made the background using the menu Layers - New - Convert to Back .

What other types of image recording are there, besides creating a background? In the palette above the list of layers you will see the inscription Pin, and to the right of the inscription there are various icons.

The first icon blocks the image by transparent pixels. If you make a layer locked by this parameter, any changes to it will only occur in those places where the pixels are opaque.

Open a picture with a transparent background in Photoshop. Or do this: first open an image with a white background, convert it to GIF format, and open the converted image with a GIF extension. Then select a tool Magic wand , and select white. Then click Delete. The background will become transparent.

Lock the layer by transparent pixels. And try to brush over the image. The brush will only paint where the pixels are opaque.

The next type of blocking is preserving the color of pixels. In this mode, you cannot use the drawing or color changing tools, but you can move the image. and change its size.

Motion locking allows us to change the color of the pixels, but does not allow us to move the layer or resize it.

Full locking completely locks the layer and nothing can be done on it.

Layers can be linked - select several layers and click on the chain image at the bottom of the layers palette. After linking layers, if you move them, they will all move at once. A chain icon will appear next to the name of each layer. Clicking the icon again will remove the link.

You can also move several layers at the same time by simply selecting the ones you need and moving them with the tool Moving in the image.

Layers can be placed in groups. Groups are like a folder for layers. Select multiple layers, then click on the icon in the upper right corner of the palette, and select New group from layers . The layers will move into a group and you can work with them as a single unit. You can open and close a group by clicking on the triangle to the left of the group name. You can create an empty group using the icon at the bottom of the layers palette, and then drag the layers you want into it. You can also place layers in a group by selecting them and pressing the hotkeys Ctrl+G. You can delete a group and pull out layers from it by pressing hotkeys Shift + Ctrl + G .

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This chapter of the Photoshop tutorial covers various methods for composing image elements: the clipboard (commands Cut(Cut out), Sora(Copy), Paste(Insert) and Paste Into(Insert in)), dragging, cloning and using samples. In addition, it talks about methods for accurately positioning and aligning image elements, as well as smoothing the seams between them.

Moving in Photoshop

Here and in the section about dragging and copying, we're talking about moving points in an image. (To learn how to move just a selection frame, see Chapter 5, section “Moving a selection frame.”)

Moving the contents of a selected area in Photoshop

1. Optional. To precisely position the selected area, select the menu item View > Show > Grid(View > Show > Grid), or press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+", or drag the guide line(s) from any of the rulers. Also enable options View > Snap To > Guides(View > Attach To > Guide Lines) and Snap To > Grid(Attach to > Grid).
2. If the selection has a background, select its color. The area that is revealed when you move the selection will automatically be filled with the background color. If the selected area is located on a layer, the opened area will become transparent.
3. Activate the tool Move V Ctrl while working with most other tools.
4. Place the cursor over the selected area (the cursor will change to a scissors shape), then drag it. The selection frame will move along with the contents of the selected area (Fig. 6.1-6.3).

Rice. 6.1. Move a selection on a layer

Rice. 6.2. Opened transparent area

Rice. 6.3. Move a selected area against the background and fill the resulting area with the background color

When you deselect an area, its points will return back to the original layer, to their new location, regardless of which layer is currently active.

Press any of the arrow keys to move the selection frame 1 pixel in the appropriate direction.

Move and copy a selection

1. Activate the tool Move(Move), or by pressing the key V. This tool can also be activated by simply pressing the key Ctrl while working with most other tools.

   Pressing a key Alt, drag the selected area you want to copy (first release the mouse button, and then the key). All copied pixels will remain selected (Fig. 6.4, 6.5).

In this lesson we will use a new feature Photoshop CS5- Refine Edge tool.

Example image of a girl:

1. Open the image you are going to work with.

2. Duplicate the layer Background(Background) by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J. Also remove the eye from the bottom layer.

3. The first thing you need to do is select the girl as quickly as possible (maybe not very accurately).
I will use the tool (). Select it from the toolbar or simply press the key on your keyboard W.

4. By pressing the left mouse button and holding it down, you will try to select the background.

If something goes wrong:

Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Z undoes one last action;

Keyboard shortcut Ctlr+Alt+Z undoes the last few actions.

Try to capture the entire background in the selection. It's okay if parts of the girl also stand out along with the background.

For example, I got it like this:

For easier selection, you can zoom in on the image. I like to do this using keys.
In general, working with keys speeds up the entire processing process several times.

Zoom in- keyboard shortcut Ctrl and "+";

Zoom out- keyboard shortcut Ctrl and "-";

Make the image full screen- keyboard shortcut Ctrl and 0(zero);

The tool (Hand Tool / H Key) is useful when the image does not fit on the entire screen. Allows you to move the image.
Click on the spacebar and move the image by holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse across the table.
Change the size of the brush you use to select by pressing the " [ " to reduce the brush size and " ] " for increase.

5. To exclude unnecessary parts from the selection, select the button on the options bar:

And carefully move, holding the left key, over those places where there is excess selection.

If you need to add something else to the selection, return to the Add Selection tool:

So, here's what I got:

6. On the layers panel (F7) click on the mask button to hide the background:

It was the background that disappeared, not the girl. That's right, we highlighted the background. To change the selection in ours, we need the palette " Mask" You can open it through the menu Windows - Mask(Window – Mask). In this palette, click the button Invert(Invert).

Everything worked out great:

All this took me 2 minutes.

7. At the same time, open in Photoshop the image that you are going to make the background. I have one of the streets of Paris.

8. Now we need to return to the previous picture. This is done very simply - click on the bookmark of the previous image.

9. Using the tool (Move Tool / V Key), grab our girl, hold down the left mouse button and drag her to the tab of the second picture. Wait 1 a second until the bookmark opens and release our girl to the background image. You can position it however you want using the tool.

I got it like this:

Yes, the hair is not highlighted perfectly, pieces of the white background stick out, and also, in some places, the hair is cut off:

Great, there's some work to do. By the way, I have 2 minutes left.

10. First, in the Layers palette, click on the mask located on the top layer:

11. To edit a mask on the palette Mask(Mask) click on the button Mask Edge(Edge of the mask).

12. On the list View(View) select On Black(On black). This is done for the convenience of processing contours.

If you highlight black hair, then, of course, you should not choose a black background. You can choose the option On White(On white).

It immediately became clear how inaccurate the selection was:

Tool Refine Radius Tool(Specify the radius), which you can find in the same window, move along the contour of the hair.

If last time you cut off some of your hair, it’s time to put it back.

Here's what happened so far:

Now, to make it more natural, in the same window I set (at random) the following settings:

Feather(Shading) – makes the entire outline of the girl a little blurry;

Contrast(Contrast) – adds clarity to the edges of the selection;

Shift Edge(Shift edge) – cuts the outline (if you move the slider to the left);

Last tick Decontaminate Colors(Clear Colors) and Slider Amount(Amount) allowed me to remove the white halo around my hair even more.

If your image is different, then most likely the settings will be different. Just try playing with the sliders and you will see the difference.

That's it, you can press the button OK.

13. Look, a third layer with a mask has appeared, and the eye on the previous layer is turned off.

14. The result for five minutes is excellent.

Here's how it was:

And here's how it happened:

Final result