Python PIL | Image.alpha_composite() Method

PIL is the Python Imaging Library which provides the python interpreter with image editing capabilities. The Image module provides a class with the same name which is used to represent a PIL image. The module also provides a number of factory functions, including functions to load images from files, and to create new images.

Image.alpha_composite() Alpha composite im2 over im1.

Syntax: PIL.Image.alpha_composite(im1, im2)

Parameters:
img1 – The first image.
img2 – The second image. Must have the same mode and size as the first image.

Returns: An Image object.

Img1 Used:

Img2 Used:

# importing image class from PIL package
from PIL import Image

# creating image object
img1 = Image.open(r"C:\Users\System-Pc\Desktop\home.png")

# creating image2 object having alpha
img2 = Image.open(r"C:\Users\System-Pc\Desktop\python.png")
img2 = img2.resize(img1.size)

# using alpha_composite
im3 = Image.alpha_composite(img1, img2)
im3.show()

Output: