Advice needed on creating a watermark.

bully74uk

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Hi there
Can someone please give me some advice on how to create a watermark for my photo's ?

I am using PSP Photo x2 which has an option to "add a watermark" but in order to add it you have to create one first and then upload it into PSP.

I have tried using paint to create the watermark but it came out rubbish, just black text on a white background and doesn't look good when uploaded onto the photo.

How or what should I use to create just a simple text watermark with no background, that when uploaded onto the photo, you can only just see the text (ie no background and not too dark font) ?

Thank you in advance.
 
Was this a dumb question or does nobody know what im talking about ?
 
humbly suggest erstwhile watermarker does a little search
all will be revealed to he who seeks
 
mmcp42 said:
humbly suggest erstwhile watermarker does a little search
all will be revealed to he who seeks
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Come again ?

If your recommending I search the forum then I have done so already but haven't really found anything that answers my question.

As Ive said, PSP will apply the watermark very easily but you have to create one first and I dont think the creating can be done within PSP as it comes up with with a browse dialog to load the watermark from.

I can create a watermark using PAINT on my PC but cant get it to simply be a piece of text with no background. Can this be done using Paint or Powerpoint etc or will I need some stand alone watermark software ?
 
Try this:-

Here's How:
1. Open an image.
2. Select the type tool and type the copyright symbol or any other text you want to use for a watermark.
3. While you're still in the type tool dialog, click the color swatch, and set the color to 50% gray. (Use HSB values 0-0-50 or RGB values 128-128-128; both will produce the same result).
4. Click OK to exit the type tool.
5. Resize and position your text as desired.
6. Photoshop 5.5: Right click (Mac users control-click) on the type layer in the layer palette and choose Effects.
7. Photoshop 6 and 7: Double click on a blank area of the type layer in the layer palette (not the thumbnail or the layer name) to bring up the layer styles dialog.
8. Apply the Bevel and Emboss effect and adjust the setting until it's to your liking.
9. In the layers palette, change the blend mode for the type layer to Hard Light.
Tips:
1. If you'd like the watermark a little more visible, try a color value of 60% gray for the type (HSB value 0-0-60).
2. Resize the type at any time by pressing Ctrl-T (Windows) or Command-T (Mac). Hold the shift key and drag a corner handle. When you apply the transformation, the type will resize with no loss in quality.
3. You are not restricted to using only text for this effect. Try importing a logo or symbol to use as a watermark.
4. The Windows keyboard shortcut for the copyright (©) symbol is Alt+0169 (use the numeric keypad to type the numbers). The Mac shortcut is Option-G.
 
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