Draw image on another image

[Syco54645]

Hello,

New to GDI here. I am looking for a way to draw (or insert what ever word you prefer her) an image (smaller) on top of another image (larger). I have been trying to find a method to do this but so far have turned up nothing. I am not even sure what I would want to search for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

-Syco54645

 

[JohnH]

Get the Image and Graphics from it, use the DrawImage method.

Dim i As Image = Image.FromFile(imageName)
Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(i)
g.DrawImage(i.Clone, 10, 10, 80, 80)
g.Dispose()

 

[Syco54645]

I may just not understand the code, but it does not appear to show how to have one image with another image drawn inside of it. Meaning if I wanted to place another jpeg inside of the left frame area of this image
http://www.blackindustries.com/images/talisman/downloads/card-template.jpg so that the image could be saved, how would I do that. Right now I am just drawing multiple bitmaps to one graphic (i cannot get the code that I am using right now, computer is too slow for me to bare vb.net 2k8, just ordered a new one). At any rate, that is what I would like to do.

edit:
Upon second look I think i understand how I would do it now. It would be just having another image under j and do the draw image line again. correct? Even if I do that, how would I save it?

 

[JohnH]

Actually, I'm not sure what you're asking. The first code sample draws a small image on top of another image.

 

[Syco54645]

What I want to do is this

I start out with the base image

Then I have this second image that I want to add to that image

Resulting in this

Now the final product I would want to save as well. How can I accomplish this?

Thanks

-Syco54645

 

[JohnH]

See the code sample in post 2. "i" is your first image, "i.clone" is your second image, change this to any image, for example "i2".

 

[Syco54645]

so then how do i save it?

 

[JohnH]

Use the Save method. i.save(...)