I have had
several requests for more "How-to"
tutorials, as people enjoy the
way I explain how to attain
certain effects. One of the
most requested is how I do my
copyright watermark. I have
put off doing such a tutorial,
as I feel there are many excellent
ones out there on the Internet.
However, I needed to make my
copyright watermark for 2003
and thought this would be a
good time to do the tutorial.
I can't believe how fast the
time goes by and that it will
soon be another year!
In order
to save download and printing,
I have thumbnails of the screenshots.
If you click on the thumbnail
it will take you to a large
version of the screenshot. This
is something new that I am doing
and would appreciate your comments
and feedback. Don't
forget to SAVE your work often.
My tutorials are
only guidelines to help you
accomplish a certain creation.
Please feel free to be inventive
and take whatever liberties
you would like. I encourage
each of you to do your "own
thing" and make your creation
yours! Your finished creation
is yours to do with as you please.
This tutorial
is written in and for PSP Version
7.04 and assumes you have a
working knowledge of PSP
at a beginners level. I am sure
this can easily be done in Version
6 with a few adjustments in
paths but I have only used Version
7 so I can't make promises *S*
FOR
THIS TUTORIAL YOU WILL NEED: JASC's PSP (30 day free trial)-
You can get it HERE
Step 2:
While having the text activated,
hold down the Alt key and type
in 0169 on the number keypad.
You must use the number keypad,
on the far right side of your
keyboard, to make this work.
After your copyright symbol
type in the name you will be
using. I obviously used Moon's
Designs 2003. I wanted to include
the year. I have done this every
year for the past 3. Click OK.
Step 3:
It looks pretty stark and naked,
so I added a slight drop shadow.
Go to Effects-->3D-->Drop
Shadow and apply the following
settings:
Step 4:
I export my watermarks to tubes.
This way it is always accessible
to me when I need to use it.
Depending on how large your
watermark is and how much transparency
is left, you will more than
likely need to crop your image.
Activate your crop tool, ,
and draw a tight rectangle around
your watermark.
To crop
your image, either double click
on your image or go to your
tool options box and click Crop
Image.
Step 5:
You are now ready to export
your copyright watermark as
a tube. Go to File-->Export-->Picture
Tube
Step 6:
Type in the name of your tube
and leave the default settings
as they appear.
Step 7:
Once I have my creation how
I want it, I add a new layer.
I thin activate my picture tubes
tool, ,
and navigate to my watermark.
Depending on how large your
creation is, you may need to
resize your tube.
Step 8:
By having your watermark on
it's own layer, you can rotate
it if you prefer. One thing
that I do is go to my layer
palette and change the blend
setting to Soft Light. This
way it still shows that it is
YOUR creation, but it doesn't
stick out like a sore thumb
*grins*.
You now have
your creation copyright watermarked
to you!
I hope you have
enjoyed this tutorial as much
as I did creating it for you.
If you have any
problems, comments or questions
please do not hesitate to E-mail
me.
If you would like
to use this tutorial for group
settings, please contact me.
Just click on the above mail
slot *S*
Tutorial
written and created by Patti
Wavinak for Moon's Designs.
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Creations made from these tutorials
are your creations.
Moon's Designs holds the copyright
to all selections, original
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I have created and provided
for use within my tutorials.
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If you would like to use any
of my tutorials for group lessons
please contact
me.
,
and draw a tight rectangle around
your watermark.
,
and navigate to my watermark.
Depending on how large your
creation is, you may need to
resize your tube.
