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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