Step Two: Editing the Pictures

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    Now comes the harder part.  The way I created my photomosaic makes it possible to use any small picture, anywhere you would like on the large picture.  But, my way requires more editing of the pictures.  First open up your large image and one smaller image that you want to use.  It is preferable, but not necessary, to choose an image of similar color composition and similar shape as the spot where you will put it. (See Diagram)  Use the magnifying glass tool to set the small image so that it is big enough to work with (or appears on the screen at about 1 -2 inches wide).  Then set the large image to the same size-ratio (located at the title bar for the image).  Now, if the small image has different colors or sections of different light intensity, use the lasso tool to select a part of the small image that is different.  Under the "Adjust" part of the menu bar, select "Variations."  Play around with changing the shadows, midtones, and highlights of the picture to get it about where you think it should be.  If you make a mistake, just cancel, or if you hit OK and then don't like it, use "Edit," Undo.  When you're done, go on to step three WITHOUT saving, because you may want to use it again.  And even when you drag it to the large image, it will be on it's own "layer" so you can still manipulate it independently of the large image. See a second diagram for this step.
 
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