{"id":23783,"date":"2019-06-09T10:25:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T17:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/?p=23783"},"modified":"2019-06-08T22:03:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T05:03:38","slug":"ps-image-layer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/2019\/06\/09\/ps-image-layer\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding an image as a new layer in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this video I share several ways you can move an image on another image document in Photoshop, and add it to its own layer. 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