step by step guide on creating a watermark in photoshop cs4
DESCRIPTION
A step by step guide on how to create a watermark in Photoshop, as well as instructions on how to create a brush of your watermark.TRANSCRIPT
CreatingaWatermarkinPhotoshopCS4
1. OpenNewPhotoshopFile:File>New
2. CopyNewPhotoshopFileInformationExactlyasBelow:
3. Youshouldseethischeckeredwindowopen:
4. Selectthe“HorizontalTypeTool”locatedhere:
5. SelectyourFontatthetopoftheToolbarandstarttypinginthecheckeredwindow.Pleasenote:Youcanalsoselectfontcoloratthetopoftoolbar.
6. Youcangetcreativewithfontcolors,sizesorevenaddasmallgraphic.Onceyou’vecompleted,youcancropthecheckeredbackgroundsothatitonlyincludesthewatermarkdesignasseenbelow:
7. SaveasaPSDfile.
8. Onceyou’vesuccessfullysavedthewatermarkasa.psdfile,youwillcreateabrushforyournewwatermarkasfollows:Edit>DefineBrushPreset.
9. Createanameforyournewwatermarkbrush.
10. NowyoucanfindthenewwatermarkbrushunderyourBrushTooltab
anduseitasyouwouldanyotherbrushtool.Youcanchangethecolorsandopacity.
11. Ifyouwanttousetheoriginalwatermarkwithcolor,goto:File>Place>Selectthewatermark.psdfile(SavedinStep#7).Adjustthesizeandplaceonyourphoto.Rightclicktopermanentlyplaceonphoto.Seebelow:
Andthereyouhaveit!Ifyouwanttofindcoolfonts,checkouthttp://www.dafont.com.Thereyouwillbeabletodownloadfinddifferentfonts,butalsofindsmallgraphicsperfectforwatermarkuse.
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