How do i put a background on GIMP 2.6?

How to you merge pictures in GIMP?

• I just downloaded GIMP and I'm trying to figure out how it works. But I want to put two pictures together. I want a background put into a different image. For example, a picture of me, but with a different background with scenery in it. Does that make sense? Sorry if it doesn't. But a nice tutorial from the internet would be nice or you can just tell me yourself. Thanks.

• Answer:

  merging my mend blending or fading from one into another, which is possible, http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=416248325&size=m what you seem to want is super impose your image on another background , which you can also do, for this open both images, use lasso tool to draw around your image as selection, copy, then paste in new layer over other background image, move into place,adjust size and color, zoom in and clean edges, save as gimp file then save as copy to jpg, http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/The_Basics/ http://www.tigert.com/gimp/tutorials/the_bazaar_1999/ http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/3d_Logo/ also theres a gimp help package, 32 mb, http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html ..