Mark your images as your own.
There are many methods how to make copyright or watermark on images. Most popular way is to create action and apply it to all images at once, but sometime it is hard to make it fit nicely both vertical and horizontal oriented images. You can find such tutorials in internet . I’ll describe the method what I use while preparing photos for blogs or forum. The advantage of this technique is that you can put your copyright text in a better place for each photo. Here is a simple way to use brushes in Photoshop.
Final photo with copyright
Step-by-Step
1. Open new file
- File -> New -> Canvas 300 x 200
2. Set Background and Foreground colors on the left tool panel
- Background white/Foreground black
3. Type your copyright or signature test
- Text color is black
- Choose font you like and size to fit the canvas
- For the copyright symbol, hold the Alt key and type 0169 on your keypad. Then release Alt and you will see your ©.
Type your signature text
4. Crop the image
Crop the image
5. Turn off Your background layer
- Double click on the background layer, then press OK to release the lock
- Turn off the background layer by clicking on the eye for background layer:
Turn off the background layer
6. Edit ->Define Brush Preset…
Making your signature as brush
7. Name your brush
Name your brush
8. Open the image, create new layer and select your brush
9. Apply brush to the image wherever you want
Apply your copyright brush
10. Decrease opacity of your signature
Decrease opacity of your signature
The final image with copyright and signature:
The final image with copyright
Hope this will be helpful for some of you:-) Please let me know what do you thing, comments and advises are appreciated.
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Thanks for sharing this approach, as I’ve always had problems with actions putting the CR in bad spots based on changing image layout and size.
Paul
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Kool thanks
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hi
gr8 feature and a nice way to include signature…
thanks for sharing your knowledge…
regards
suketu bhatt
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Thanks for the tip Alex. I have been using an action but sometimes I have had to resize it for horizontal and then vertical images. I’ll give your method a try. David
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Thanks Alex! This is a great way to watermark copyrights. Great tutorial!
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option-G on Mac
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Wonderful tip. Many thanks for sharing this time saving technique.
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Alex,
Thanks for the tip… Like your stuff and all the “how-to’s” you provide.
Cheers from San Francisco!
Larry
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Nice method, or use free utility Bordermaker (www.bordermaker.nl) which can do this and much more on batches of pictures very easily
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Dope technique, now i can use my vector signature as a custom brush
applying as needed according to o/p destination, of which is always
changing. _Mg
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I use the same method, but with 3 brushes: one horisontal and two vertical for left and right sides of photo.
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I keep it simple and easy with free online editing from Picasa by Google where you just click the ‘watermark’ option On or Off, because I am not a Photographer per se trying to sell my work, just signing it so to speak. Your tutorial is outstanding by any standard, thanks !
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[...] How to create a signature or copyright mark on your photos. [...]
yes there are other ways to do this, many. but this is very simple and i find it very easy too.
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thank you. this tutorial helped a lot.
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Major thankies for the post.Much thanks again. Cool.
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A VERY INTERESTING AND BRILLIANT WAY TO CREATE COPYRIGHT SYMBOL…..THANKS A LOT.
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this tutorial helped a lot.
Teşekkür ederim.Çok yardımcı oldu.
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