• Open two image files of your choice.
  
• Size the one that you will paste into the background so that it is half the size of the other image.
  

• Isolate the rose from the background using the magic wand and the shift key to select multiple areas.
• Note: I used a tolerance of 20, feather 0.
• When you have the majority of the background selected, press the delete key on your keyboard.
• Note: If your rose suddenly disappears, press CTRL+Z on your keyboard to undo the delete, and try again.

• When all of the background has been deleted, Select the rose.
  • Magic Wand, Tolerance 20, Feather 5
  • Click in a background area
  • Press Shift+V to reverse the selection
• Press CTRL+C to copy the rose

• Activate your background image
• Press CTRL+E to paste the rose into the scene.
• Position your rose and right mouse click to release the selection
• Use the Rectangular Selection Tool to crop the image.

• You can take it one step farther by selecting a rectangular area around the rose and then clicking on Image/Special Effects/Create Seamless pattern for this effect.

PSP 4.0 Tips and Tricks Index