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3 BEST WAYS TO MAKE A

WATERMARK IN PHOTOSHOP
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HOW TO MAKE A WATERMARK IN

PHOTOSHOP
With social media and online content being such a widely used outlet for photographers
to showcase their images, it is more important than ever to protect them the best you
can to prevent them from being claimed by other photographers.

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Should you watermark your images? Although it’s not a guaranteed way to prevent
image theft from happening, adding a watermark with your logo or just some simple text
to your images to show ownership (and brand marketing) is a great start.

To help you do this, I put together this step-by-step tutorial to show you 3 di erent
ways to create and add a watermark in Photoshop.

1. Adding a Text Watermark to an Image

2. Adding a Graphic Logo Watermark to an Image

3. Crea ng a Custom Photoshop Brush - to add your text or graphic logo watermark

P.S. If you want to learn how to add a watermark in Lightroom, we have a separate
tutorial for that here!

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To create a text watermark in Photoshop, you can simply add a new text layer to your
image by using the text tool and typing in your name, business name, or website in the
font and color you desire.

I suggest keeping the font fairly small and easy to read. And if you want to keep your
watermark from being too distrac ng, s ck to black or white text color - you want it to be
seen, but you don’t want it to be the center of a en on. However, whichever font or color
you choose to use is strictly up to you.

STEP 1: CREATE A NEW LAYER FOR THE

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WATERMARK

Open the image you want to add a text watermark to. Create a new layer by selecting
Layer>New>Layer. Rename the new layer “Watermark” in the dialogue box then click
OK.

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Making sure you are working on the new layer, select the text tool. Now click anywhere
on the image to begin adding the text. Choose the font, text size, and color you desire
and then type the text you want to use.

You can change the font, color, and location of the text on the image at any time by
highlighting the text and editing it as you wish. Once you have it how and where you like
it, simply hit enter, and you’re done!

Keep in mind, you can adjust opacity from the layers panel to lighten your text watermark if
needed. Or to make it bolder, you can duplicate the layer.

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STEP 3. TURN YOUR TEXT WATERMARK INTO

AN ACTION (OPTIONAL)

A very quick way to replicate these text watermark steps to use on your images going
forward is to go to the Actions panel and create an action.
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When you click this, a new dialog box will open up asking you to name your action, so go
ahead and do that. Then press the "Record" button.

Now all the steps you take in Photoshop will be recorded. Just follow the steps we
described above to add your watermark. When you are nished adding the watermark
to your image, press the "Stop" button to tell Photoshop to stop recording what you are
doing.

Now, the process of adding a watermark to your image has been turned into an action.
To run the action you just created, highlight the action and press "Play". Once the action
runs and adds your text, you can go into the layers panel to select the text and make any

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changes needed - which might include changing the text location or the color.

HOW TO TURN A LOGO INTO A

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would be one you have already created (or had created for you) to use for all of your
advertisement purposes, such as your website, business cards, yers, etc.

Just as with adding text, less is more. You DO NOT want to add something too large or
colorful that distracts from your image (like the one I added below):

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STEP 1: OPEN AND COPY YOUR LOGO

In Photoshop, Open both the image you want to watermark AND the le/image
containing your logo. Select your logo and press Cmd/Ctrl + C.

STEP 2: ADD THE LOGO TO YOUR IMAGE

Paste your logo image to the image you are watermarking. You can then drag your logo
to reposition it and resize as needed.

If your logo is on a white background, select the layer containing the logo from the layers
panel and change the blending mode to “Darken” to get rid of the white background.
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STEP 3: ADJUST YOUR LOGO AS NEEDED

Now adjust the opacity as needed to get the transparency to your liking. Again, less is
more.

Once again, be mindful of the logo design you are using. The logo you use on your
website or business cards may NOT be the best one to use for watermarking purposes.
You may need to change the color to something more simple and less distracting like
black or white.

Once you have your logo watermark set the way you like (for use on your images), save
it to a different le on your computer for future use.

HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM BRUSH TO

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 Adding a watermark using a custom Photoshop brush is probably the FASTEST and
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EASIEST way to quickly add watermarks to your photos. You can set this up with
both a text or logo design.

Once you create your custom brush, you can simply select the brush tool, click on the
watermark brush and then just click anywhere you want on your image to place the

watermark.

Follow these steps to turn your already saved watermark into a custom Photoshop
brush for super easy, future use:

STEP 1: PREPARE THE LOGO

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Make sure your logo resolution is set to around 500 - 1000 pixels. This will ensure that
the quality won't be affected in case you need to scale it down once it's added to your
image.

You will also need to make sure that your logo is on a white background before creating a
brush with it. So make any adjustments you need to (as far as resolution and grayscale)
before converting it to a brush.

STEP 2: CONVERT YOUR LOGO TO A BRUSH

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quickly locate it in your brush list. “Watermark” or “Logo” are the most obvious options.

If you plan on creating more than one watermark brush (maybe one for a logo/design
and a separate one for basic text), make sure to name them accordingly. After naming

your brush, press OK to save it. You now have a custom watermark brush ready to use
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STEP 3: USING YOUR LOGO BRUSH

To use your custom watermark brush, select the brush tool from the left toolbar and
click on the watermark brush from the list; or just select “B” from your keyboard
(Photoshop shortcut) then right click to access your brush list and nd it.

Choose a color and adjust the size of your brush by using the [ ] bracket tools to increase
or decrease the size. Now click anywhere on the image to place your watermark where
you want it to be.

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the steps to name and de ne it. Then, adding a watermark to your image will be as easy
as selecting your brush and placing it wherever you like!

CONCLUSION

Watermarking images is an important part of photography and if you follow these

steps, adding watermarks to your photos can become a very quick and
easy process, ESPECIALLY if you turn your watermark into an ac on or brush to save
even MORE me!

Do you have any ques ons or comments about How to Make a Watermark in Photoshop?

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