To watermark or not to watermark: many a photographer has grappled with this question. Watermarked images look decidedly ugly,
but in this age of plagiarism, is also a rock solid way to prevent
unauthorized use. Fortunately, creating a watermark itself is pretty
easy, as we will learn in this tutorial below.
There are multiple ways of creating watermarks in Photoshop. Below, we will take a look at two popular methods, followed by the proper way to add watermarks to a batch of images.
Open Photoshop and create a new document. Make it whatever size you like. I personally prefer something at least 600 x 600 pixels in size. Make sure that you select ‘Transparent’ in ‘Background Contents’.
There are multiple ways of creating watermarks in Photoshop. Below, we will take a look at two popular methods, followed by the proper way to add watermarks to a batch of images.
Creating a Watermark Brush in Photoshop
1. Create a New DocumentOpen Photoshop and create a new document. Make it whatever size you like. I personally prefer something at least 600 x 600 pixels in size. Make sure that you select ‘Transparent’ in ‘Background Contents’.
