How To Put One Image On Top Of Another Image in Microsoft Paint

How to put one image on top of another image in Microsoft Paint? In this Windows tutorial, I show you how to layer images with Microsoft Paint. This means you can overlay one image on top of another with just Paint, no other apps or downloads needed, and for free. This can be done with any type of image but for best results a .png file is recommended over a .jpg image file.
Follow the steps below to put one picture on top of another image using Paint:
1. Open up 2 different instances of Microsoft Paint.
2. Open both images.
3. In both of the Paint instances, in the top toolbar, select the arrow under the selection box. This might be titled Image or Select.
4. In the drop down, make sure both Paint instances have a check mark next to Transparent Selection.
5. Now use the selection tool to select the image that you want to put on top of the other image.
6. Once selected, copy the image.
7. Now paste the image on the other image.
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WTF 😳
I was suffering for 18 years 😅
Thank you, that was brilliant 👍

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I rarely comment on videos but this gave me exactly what I needed to finish a project and I never would have figured it out on my own so thank you!

[@nsxproperties560]

Is there a way to make the 2nd image translucent so you can see the background image through it?

[@macojonesfam]

Great tutorial. Simple. Easy. Thanks man!

[@francobertoli1989]

That's great, thanks for the tutorial. Is there a way of changing the transparency of on of the images so the background comes through the front image?

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Thank you. Still useful in 2023 . . . liked and subbed because you're professional and didn't drag this out into a ten to fifteen minute video. I really appreciate that!

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Awesome! Spent so much time trying to do this but thanks to you it took seconds and before, without success, minutes!!!

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UPDATE: I got it to work when the background of the selected image is white. I'm so grateful for your video. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You:)

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Great tutorial - Was banging my head against the wall trying to learn Gimp. But all I need is a simple paint program and this helped me immensely. Thanks

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[@anthonymiller6779]

Love this video, Thank you. Only problem I'm having is the background showing and not just the image. What am I doing wrong?

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[@cahanchris]

the white background stays with the pasted photo. How do I get rid of that and just leave the face on the new background?

[@stopendapresses2]

Same. I have watched so many tutorials, and no matter what - the white background NEVER goes away. Always solid white. Both saved as PNG's. Both have Transparent Background selected, yet it never works for me. Oh well. And it's been over a year and no one has commented so yeah. Sucks.

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I always come back to your video when I forget and get stuck :) Thank you.

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Nice instructions, definitely gonna be using this to make thumbnails going forward.

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You're kidding me!?! I've been doing freeform selection and tracing around objects (poorly with a mouse). This is so easy! Thank you

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I couldn't find this anywhere else. Thanks so much.

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[@tinicothompson9190]

Thank you so much for this. For some reason my actual image is coming out invisible when I cut and paste the image to the background image.

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Your Paint seems different to mine & I can't work out how to open 2nd Paint. It opens with New & Open, which do I open? The Tool Bar is different - it shows Untitled - Paint 3D

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I was messing up with this for too long, until I found your video

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thank you. I'm happy that I learned sth about paint after 20 years of using Windows 😁

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You saved money for my passport pic that I had to paste on another document. Many thanks...Appreciated,

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Do you have a tutorial on filmora 9?

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Thank you.

[@tarinibags4975]

Thank you..need no reshoot several product images now ...

[@Learnenglish403]

very helpful

[@jameswebb8273]

Everything works as per video until the last step. The image to be overlaid does indeed 'Paste' in and goes, as usual, to the top left-hand corner of the 'master' image but cannot be moved the way the 'Surfer' image can (in the video). I'm using the 'Transparent Selection' in both cases and have tried with both JPEG and PNG formats. The smaller image distorts when trying to move it to the desired spot.

[@genskitchenmagic2957]

My problem too.

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love you, i have made it by your instructions :)

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Thanks a lot bro

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Thank you so much! I was worried I'd have to buy some software like Adobe or something for this.

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wow suprisingly simple and effective!! i thought i would need photoshop for this kind of simple editing. thank you👍👍👍👍👍

[@Ayazlara92]

same

[@allcaps3584]

What if the other image also has a background? How to effectively remove it? Found some online tools but they were not that accurate.

[@ravirajatrader9466]

VERY NICE

[@user-uo6wj9ug6u]

This manipulation in paint is needlessly complicated. Thanks for the video.

[@danzelivancarismal264]

thank you so much man

[@zenosAnalytic]

Very useful. Direct, Clear, and to the point. Thanks for posting it ^v^ ^v^

[@NetherlandsFirst]

When I try this with a fleur-de-lis icon and a shield, it doesn't paste only the fleur de lis but the entire square. How did you manage to only paste the surfer and not the white square background he is on?

[@ngontaycai7547]

thanks so so so much

[@lilymaecunddy6664]

Thank you for the information. The add on jpg still has the white background. I verified the transparency was clicked for both. What am I missing?

[@Narpets2112]

Save them as .png files first.

[@sambrooks8312]

Thanks man, i have a few Qs~
First Q
What if i just want the outline, or to draw over an image then delete it and keep the lines? Can we do that in paint?
Second Q
Is there away to do like 90 or 45 degree lines in paint?

[@allcaps3584]

Answer to the 2nd Q - keep holding Shift key while drawing lines - you will get Vertical / horizontal / diagonal (45 degrees) lines.

[@ricardomarak]

How to remove the white background and move it backward? I need for a product please help me ASAP!

[@abhineshkumargupta8348]

Thank you😀

[@GaugingGadgets]

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[@jele8234]

It would be nice to know which version of Windows/Paint you are using. I am using Windows 7, and none of those options are available in the version of Paint for Windows 7.

[@johnbixbybixbyking5007]

thanks dude

[@SirPlusMuzic]

i have never seen those options ....I am going back to check right now

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Thank you so much ....it's working...👍

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Awesome..you solved my problem...bravo...thnx for sharing..

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[@AB-kr9xk]

Both your photos need to be in PNG format. Open both, save each one as PNG first. then open them in PNG formats and follow the instruction above. It does work and a big thanks to gauging gadgets for the video.

[@thezoelewisshow1871]

Hi I only have windows Paint 3D which doesnt seem to have any functions on it!!!! help? thank u its v helpful tho