How to Make a Watermark in Photoshop CS3
If you're interested in a way of protecting your digital property, such as photography or sketches on a website, secure your work with a watermark. Watermarks are a graphical layer applied over a digital image to prevent someone from downloading or screen-capturing your work and presenting it as their own. You can create watermarks quickly using Photoshop CS3, a photo/graphics program available from Adobe. Once you create your watermark, you can post your art, writing or other images with a little extra layer of security.
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Instructions
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Open Photoshop CS3, pull down the "File" menu and click "Open." Navigate to a photo or graphic on your computer to watermark, and double-click the file name, which opens the image in the Photoshop workspace.
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Pull down the "View" menu, and click "Fit on Screen." This gives you the optimal dimensions to create the watermark.
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Position your cursor on the photo, and type the word "Copyright," the date and your name. Other options include typing "Property of" and your name, the date, "Private," "Draft," "Confidential" or just "Copyright."
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Right-click the new layer on the "Layers" palette on the right side of the screen; it has your text in it. Select "Rasterize Layer."
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Pull down the "Edit" menu, click "Transform," and select "Rotate." A frame appears around your copyright. Grab a corner, and tilt the words so they run from the bottom-left corner up to the top-right corner on an angle. When satisfied, press the "Enter" key on your keyboard.
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Double-click the layer on the "Layers" palette to bring up the "Layer Style" menu. Check the "Satin" box, which turns your words into gray. Click the actual word "Satin" to bring up the "Satin" layer style options. Move the "Opacity" slider bar to the left or right to determine the dark or lightness of your watermark. Click "OK" when satisfied.
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Click the right-pointing triangle in a circle or the three small lines icon at the top of the "Layers" palette. Select "Flatten Image." Pull down the "File" menu, and click "Save As." Type a new name for the image; don't save it on top of the original in case you want to access the nonwatermarked one again.
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