Watermark in Photoshop

Making watermarks is easy in both Lightroom and Photoshop.  However, in Lightroom, you cannot change the location, size, or colour; while in Photoshop, it’s totally flexible to all these changes.

 Follow these easy steps to make your watermark in Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements):

 1.     Go to File tab at top left: File à New à Blank File

2.     Select a name for your watermark, then width of 1000 pixels, height of 500 pixels, and make sure the Background Contents is set to Transparent

 

3.     Pick the writing tool, select a font, and a font style (such as Bold).  Do not worry about the colour and size for now as it can be changed later.  However, it would be advisable to choose a dark colour and a large size to make the final result clear (good quality)

 

4.     Crop to a few pixels at each side

 

5.     It is a good practice to save your first watermark at this stage so you can do changes later.  Make a folder for your watermarks and save this as TIFF

 

6.     Now you need to make a new brush.  Go to Edit tab at top left: Edit à Define Brush.  Select a name and then OK

 

7.     Now you have made a brush of your watermark.  The rest is easy.  Open your photo if not already transferred from Lightroom.  Pick the brush tool

 

8.     Select the brush type at bottom or top, depending on your Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) version.  Your exclusive watermark brush is added to the end of your brush type list, so scroll down to the end and find it

9.     Select the colour, the size, and even the opacity you wish

10.  Put it where you want using your mouse or pen

11.  You can even change the angle of the watermark in Brush Settings

 

You are done.  You can make as many watermark brushes as you wish with other fonts and types.  It is also possible to insert a photo such as your hand made signature, a camera, anything, at Step 3.  Enjoy the easy watermarking!