# How to add images?
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-add-images/43963
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [February 20, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-add-images/43963 "2024-02-20T16:39:51Z")
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### Author:  [@WillyGrz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/WillyGrz)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-add-images/43963/1 "2024-02-20T16:39:51Z")
Hey, i’m only a few moths in but can’t figure out how to load images. All tutorials I see on this are either from a different processing like 3, or I can’t understand.
They have a bunch of folders to put it into, and I just get confused. And tips?
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### Author:  [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-add-images/43963/2 "2024-02-20T17:04:02Z")
Hello @WillyGrz,
See the section _Loading and displaying data_ :
> **[Processing Overview](https://processing.org/tutorials/overview/)**
>
> A little more detailed introduction to the different features of Processing than the Getting Started tutorial.
> **[loadImage() / Reference](https://processing.org/reference/loadImage_.html)**
>
> Loads an image into a variable of type PImage. Four types of images ( .gif, .jpg, .tga, .png) images may be loaded. To load correctly, images must be located in the …
Be sure to check out related references as well!
`:)`
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-add-images/43963/3 "2024-02-21T17:23:08Z")
when you are in processing, hit ctrl-k to open your folder.
Here you can place your images. Name it `shells.jpg` (place it in the folder or create a new folder _data_ and place it there).
then you can say:
```auto
size(400,400);
PImage img;
img = loadImage("shells.jpg");
image(img, 0, 0);
```
When you have a program with **setup() and draw()** you want:
```auto
PImage img; // global scope
void setup() {
size(400,400);
img = loadImage("shells.jpg"); // load
}
void draw() {
image(img, 0, 0); // use
}
```
this means, load once, use often which is much more efficient than to load in draw().
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When you have images in different folders you need to **give the full path.**
```auto
final String pathImg = "D:\\texts\\img.jpg"; // path
PImage img; // global scope
//-------------------------------------------------------
void setup() {
size(1400, 800);
img = loadImage(pathImg); // load
}
void draw() {
image(img, 0, 0); // use
}
```
you can also have a list / array of images