add texture to an image
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in the File menu, select Place Embedded..., then add Texture2.jpg from the downloadable files folder.
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press the shift key and the + key to navigate up the menu.
press the shift key and the - key to navigate down the menu.
select an option, then change the opacity.
normal
overlay
soft light
screen
multiply
change opacity
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in the File menu, select Place Embedded..., then add Blend2.jpg from the downloadable files folder.
open...
place file
open file
place embedded...
multiply
color burn
lighten
screen
change opacity
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practice using different Blend Modes to combine images.
select an option, then change the opacity
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select the white block that appears to the right of the layer.
select the Brush tool, then press the D key to set the foreground color to black and the background color to white. white adds to the mask, black subtracts from it. paint the mask.
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replace a background using a layer mask
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exercise from 2017 Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop Tutorial Article Combine Images. https://www.adobe.com/learn/photoshop/web/combining-images-basics