 Wendy M. Hansen-Penman |
How to add watermark and border How do all you guys add those wonderful little watermarked names or logos to each photo? And how do I do a nice frame or border for them? I use Photoshop Elements. Anyone knowledgeable, please help!!!
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Thom Schoeller |
Hi Wendy... You can add a watermark right here on BetterPhoto. It's one of the choices you make during the uploading process. Frames and borders: Take a peek at a software company called OnOne. They have a wonderful software package that can be added right to your PS program that has thousands of frames, edges, borders, backgrounds and even texture overlays. You can buy just the "PhotoFrame" professional edition version 4.6 You can view brief classes on their website that demonstrate how to use the software and be all sorts of creative. Web address is www.onOnesoftware.com
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chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny Contact Chris Budny Chris Budny's Gallery |
Many of the signature/copyright logos you see at BetterPhoto - that are more decorative/unique than the plain white text version BetterPhoto can create for you - are made and saved as Brush Presets. You first design the logo/graphic, then save it as a brush preset, allowing you to "stamp" it onto any image. (I believe Elements supports brush presets.) Then whenever you finalize your image edits, just create a new empty layer and stamp on the signature brush... then you can move it around, play with Blending Modes, opacity, etc., to get the look (faded/semi-transparent, outlined, shadowed, etc) that you like.
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Wendy M. Hansen-Penman |
Thanks a lot! I will try that!
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- Irene Colling Contact Irene Colling Irene Colling's Gallery |
I like to make my signature match the tone/color of the photo. Using the eye dropper tool, I sample a dominant color in the photo. Then I use that color for my pre-saved typeset action.
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Lisa J. Chorny |
How funny that I was just googling on this exact same subject last night, then opened my email to find it the featured discussion on Better Photo. Here's a link to a youtube video I found that helped walk me through it. It's a little long as it is geared for those that have little knowledge of PS, but, it gets the job done if you can just be patient through the slow parts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEpbQlyxRuw Lisa
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Wendy M. Hansen-Penman |
I still can't figure out how to save the copywright logo as a brush preset. And Photoshop Elements Help is really no help at all.......HELP!
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Lisa J. Chorny |
Hi Wendy, sorry to hear you're having trouble. Did you watch that video I posted? I thought he walked through the steps pretty clearly, but maybe not. I just did this and it worked for me. After I created a new file, Then you should be good to go. Your brush should be in the pull down menu of brushes. Mine was at the very end of the "default brushes". When you have the photo up that you want to watermark, click the the brush icon in the tools, Now you can position it on your pic and click once to add it. Also a note that you can play with it more (position, orientation, color, drop shadow etc.) if the watermark is its own layer. Ok, I hope that helps.
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Wendy M. Hansen-Penman |
Okay, so I didn't see that link when I read that. I did the tutorial and it worked PERFECTLY!!!! I now have a watermark brush. Thanks sooooo much!!
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David B. Spooner |
Lisa...as Yogi Berra would say "It's only slow in the slow parts" or "If you come to a fork in the road, take it"
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