Working with Layers in Photoshop Elements 2

[mrpeter]

I wish to replace the faces of three people in a photo with three other people. I have opened Photoshop and imported the photo and it has been labelled as the background layer. No problem with that. I then opened three more layers to take the faces of the three new people to put on top of the faces in the background image.However when I import the new face and select it it immediately opens it in a new background layer. How can I open the three new faces into the first imported photo of background that I want with the new layers as layer1 layer2 and Layer3 The book I have only shows how to work with the layers once they are created, and I am quite happy with doing that.
Thanks in advance for any help offered. I have looked at tutorials on the net and in photoshop but they all seem to start with the layers already in.

[Count-A-Strong]

If you select the faces from the image you are copying from, then go to the image you want to paste them into and click paste, it will automatically create a new layer. I think you're overcomplicating things.

[mrpeter]

Have given that at try 'Count' but as soon as i select the the second image with the new face in it creates that whole image as a neww background, The original background has disappeared

[NazNomad]

Your got the bkg layer, that's ok.

If you then open the 'face' images as separate 'New' pictures and select (with the Lasso/Pen/whater you prefer Tool) the face and Edit > Copy.

Then go back to your original bkg image and Edit > Paste - it will paste your selection automatically as a new layer, wheich you can then scale and edit as you wish.

[NazNomad]

If you minimise the face images, you'r bkg image shold still be there underneath.

New images, when 'fullscreen' will simply hide the one beneath.

[NazNomad]

Honestly, there's dozens of different ways to do this. copy/pasting from one image to another is probably the most ''easily rocognised'' method for most people, I would think.

[mrpeter]

Many thanks 'Count' and 'Naz' have now completed task. Easy once I have the layers and very effective and great fun to play about with. Thanks alot. Mrpeter