Paint Shop Pro X2: Making Your Own Watermark
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Why Make a Watermark?
A watermark will allow you to place your name on a picture without ruining the picture itself. This lets people know that you created the image and they are not allowed to edit your image in anyway without your permission .
This is extremely usuful if you post your images in groups or make tags for others to use.
Note: All images are clickable to see in full size
Step 1
-Create a new image File > New
-A window will appear and ask you for the size. Make sure pixels is selected, and for size we will go with 400 x 100
-Make sure your settings match the image below
-Click OK
Step 2
- Next we are going to select the Text Tool
- You will notice you have a cross for a cursor, click that cross on the white of the new image
- A new window will appear, this is where you will type, but before you type check your font and color, here are my settings:
Font = Arial Color = Black (a must for this to look right)
- Once you have your settings complete, type your name, or the name you want associated with your images
Step 3
- Merge the layers Layers > Merge > Merge Visable
Step 4
-Next we need to emboss the name Effects > Texture Effects > Emboss
After it's embossed it will look like this
Step 5
-Copy the image Edit > Copy or ctrl + c
Note: Save the embossed image as your watermark so in the future you can just use Step 5 - Step 8
Step 6
-Open an image you would like to place the watermark on File > Open > "Title"
-Once the image is open you need to paste your watermark on your image Edit > Paste As New Layer
Note: Make sure you hit new layer and not new image
Step 7
-On the right hand side make sure your watermark layer (Raster 2) is selected
- Change the layer setting to "Soft Light" (See image below)
Step 8
- From the tool bar on the left select the "Pick Tool"
-You will notice little nodes around the watermark, use those to re-size and/or rotate the watermark to fit the image the way you would like
Note: Normally I wouldn't put the watermark across an image all the way like this, I just wanted it big enough to show what it looked like. A watermark should be discrete but seen
-After the watermark is in the place you want it merge the layers together Layers > Merge > Merge Visable
Note: This is the same as Step 3
Finished
Congrats you now have a watermarked your image
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Comments
This is complicated...
Well i want to take that back...lol I guess it's not that complicated, just a long process. :-)
THANK U SO MUCH THIS WAS SIMPLE AND EASY
Thank you for this!
It was explained very well!
Thanks for the tutorial! Very easy to follow and it works great!
very easy to understand! Just need to tell us how to save it as a watermark! Great tutorial!
This was the easiest paint shop tutorial I have ever looked at.
Great tutorial like the pics that go along. Only trouble is not able to see much of the watermark, how can I get it to stand out more? Also, like one person commented how can I save as a watermark so I do not need to go through the steps every time? Anyways Great tutorial the only one so far that I have been able to complete all the way through without a glitch. Thanks, James
Thanks for a clear and helpful tutorial.
Cyrina, set the "layer setting" or "blend" to "hard light" to make the watermark appear on a white background.
Kayla, navigate to Image | Watermarking | Visible Wartermark to save your image as a watermark. You lose the ability to set blend options, though, so I don't suggest it.
James, set the "layer setting" or "blend" to "overlay" to enhance the appearance of the watermark, albeit only slightly. You can also experiment with other settins such as "burn" and "exclude," but they make your image somewhat intrusive.
this tutorial is really helpful, im a beginner at Paint Shop Pro and this shown me exactly what i had to do and each step was easy to follow.
thankyou x
Thank you very much for this tutorial. I've tried others that didn't work. This one does!
how do u do watermarking for a logo.
Thank you so much for a clear and easy to understand tutorial, great pics too! I was able to add a watermark in under 5 minutes. :)
Nice tutorial! For the person who had a question about using it on a white background...you can just change the layer setting to "hard light". Hope this helps.
Keep up the great work!
cyrina says:
18 months ago
i rate it as a down only cause the water mark dosent work on a white surface. and you dont tell us how to make it show on a white surface.
thanks anyhow.