How to slice a picture

There are many reasons why you may need to split an image, whether it’s to add selective edits to your photo or to save the image as pieces.

How to slice in photoshop

You may need to cut an image in half or into a few pieces to upload as a carousel or in multiple posts on Instagram. Luckily, Photoshop offers numerous ways to do this.

No matter the reason for splitting an image, my top three ways to do this are using the Slice Tool, Marquee Tool, and Ruler Tool.

Once you have cut the picture, you can keep the image intact or place the different pieces on separate layers depending on your end goal.

Here are the complete steps to split an image using these three methods.

Split an Image with the Slice Tool

The Slice Tool is found under the Crop Tool and works by splitting the photo into pieces without actually cropping the image.

The result is simple lines that determine where the picture is split, and only during export are the segments divided and saved as separate files.

To accurately split the image, you must create guides on the page to mark where the image

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