You can import images and selections into Concepts in many ways, both from the Gallery and directly onto the canvas.

 

You can have one or many images on the canvas at a time, and, as with all elements in Concepts, each image can be selected, moved across the canvas or between layers, adjusted for opacity, size or rotation, drawn on, masked or duplicated.

 

Importing Selections allows you to draw elements in one drawing, copy them to the clipboard, and paste them into another drawing for quicker work.

 

You can only import native .concepts files into Concepts at this time. This includes .concepts files from Windows. (Note that iOS uses .CPT files, you can't import from iOS yet).

 

 

Tap the Plus (+) button in the top left corner, or tap+hold the Plus (+) button in the bottom right corner, and find Import.

 

1. Import - You can import a JPG and PNG as well as a Concepts file. The image will open inside a new Concepts drawing.

 

2. Clipboard - “Paste from Clipboard” will create a new drawing of any content currently on your device clipboard that we support. This includes selections you make in-app that you’ve copied to the clipboard, or images copied in a web browser.

 

3. Camera - “Take a Photo” uses the device’s camera, and creates a new drawing with the photo in it.

 

4. Drag & Drop - You can also drag and drop files into the Gallery from a supported browser or app, one file at a time. If it’s a Concepts file, it is simply added to the Gallery and opened. For a JPG or PNG, a new drawing is created and opened with the image.

 

 

From the canvas, the Import menu is accessed through the Import button up in the status bar. Tap the image icon to display your import options.

 

1. Import - Import allows you to import a JPG or PNG onto the canvas. When you import the image, it will appear Selected. This allows you to move the image about, resize it etc. When you have it where you want it, tap to set it to the screen.

 

Images are assigned to a layer when imported. If your layers are set to Automatic, the app will create an “Image” layer just for the image at the bottom of the stack. If your layers are set to Manual, the image will import to your active layer.

 

2. Paste from Clipboard - This imports any supported selection or image currently copied onto your device’s clipboard. The content will paste to the active layer. Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V work when copy/pasting a selection, as well.

 

3. Take a Picture - This will use your device’s camera. It will add your image to the drawing following the Automatic / Manual layering modes explained above in number one.

 

 

When you have strokes or an image Selected, the Selection menu shows a paperclip icon. Tap this icon to copy your Selected items onto your device’s clipboard. A note will appear saying, “Copied to Clipboard.”

 

You can access your Selection from another drawing via the Import menu on the canvas, or in the Gallery.