Watermark tutorial
Tonight, I wanted to show you how I used my Microsoft Photodraw program to create my watermark.
The first thing I do is edit my photos using this tutorial.
Here is an edited photo on my screen ready to be watermarked.

First, I click on "text, insert text" and a box will come up.

If you look up on the right, you will see a box with some highlighted text in blue. That is where you type what you want it to say. But first, I will click on the word "fill" right above that box and then click on the white box to change the color or the text to white.

As you can see, I've now changed the text to white and I dragged it up top so you can see it a little better. Next, I will click on the words in my picture. Then, I will click on "text." When the box drops down, I'll click on "format text." These buttons are found up of the top left. Then, I will change the text to what I want it to say.

Next, I changed the style and size of the type using the boxes to the right under my words.

My last editing step is to make the text more transparent. I will do that by clicking on the word "fill" in the top box and then moving the slider to 45%. Then, I dragged the text down and rested it partially on my card to help prevent someone from claiming my project as their own. If you don't put the watermark on the project, anyone can just cut off your copyright and use the whole project.

Finally, I save the project as either a .gif or .jpeg file for use on the web.
So that's how I do my watermark using Microsoft Photodraw. It takes me under a minute to add it and it helps protect my projects. If you submit your work for publication, it's a good idea to save your projects with and without the watermark in case the publication wants it watermark-free.
I hope this tutorial helped those of you who are using Photodraw or are considering it for your photo editing software. I'm sure what ever program you have, you can do a similar type of text overlay.
By this weekend, I will be posting a Janome Sew mini tutorial so stay tuned for that.
Have a wonderful evening!
Hugs,
Gina K.
The first thing I do is edit my photos using this tutorial.
Here is an edited photo on my screen ready to be watermarked.

First, I click on "text, insert text" and a box will come up.

If you look up on the right, you will see a box with some highlighted text in blue. That is where you type what you want it to say. But first, I will click on the word "fill" right above that box and then click on the white box to change the color or the text to white.

As you can see, I've now changed the text to white and I dragged it up top so you can see it a little better. Next, I will click on the words in my picture. Then, I will click on "text." When the box drops down, I'll click on "format text." These buttons are found up of the top left. Then, I will change the text to what I want it to say.

Next, I changed the style and size of the type using the boxes to the right under my words.

My last editing step is to make the text more transparent. I will do that by clicking on the word "fill" in the top box and then moving the slider to 45%. Then, I dragged the text down and rested it partially on my card to help prevent someone from claiming my project as their own. If you don't put the watermark on the project, anyone can just cut off your copyright and use the whole project.

Finally, I save the project as either a .gif or .jpeg file for use on the web.
So that's how I do my watermark using Microsoft Photodraw. It takes me under a minute to add it and it helps protect my projects. If you submit your work for publication, it's a good idea to save your projects with and without the watermark in case the publication wants it watermark-free.
I hope this tutorial helped those of you who are using Photodraw or are considering it for your photo editing software. I'm sure what ever program you have, you can do a similar type of text overlay.
By this weekend, I will be posting a Janome Sew mini tutorial so stay tuned for that.
Have a wonderful evening!
Hugs,
Gina K.







What a great tutorial, Gina. Great screen shots of each step.
Thanks for the info.
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Thanks for the tutorial! I have always wondered how that is done. I have been looking for a great photoshop, tell me, can you create black and white photos with a color focus on just one item with this photoshop? If so, I may need to get my hands on this for sure! Thanks again!
Kim
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No, I haven't been able to do that with this program. I think you would need a program like Adobe Illustrator for something like that. But others here may know other programs that do that as well. You can, however, colorize full photos and covert them to black and white or sepia with this program.
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Great tutorial Gina! Thanks!! I'm so looking forward to making a watermark!! Oh and also for a sewing tutorial....I haven't bought one of those little machines yet, but I sure am interested in it!
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Good tip about saving two versions for publication-sake! I would like to try to start submitting myself, if I can figure out how to get my camera to start taking pics under 100 K!!
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Melanie,
You can covert the picture to under 100 K without shooting it that way. I always shoot bigger in case a magazine wants it. They will want a clear picture and really tiny files don't blow up well.
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Gina --- Thanks for the great tutorial!!! Very helpful!
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What a wonderfully detailed tutorial! It makes me think I can do it too! Thank you!
Smiles,
Anne
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I have been wondering about that watermark/copyright thing. I haven't done it yet because I don't feel like anyone would want to steal my work, i'm not THAT good, LOL!! But since I've seen it (with the copyright warning in the sidebar) I have been wondering if I should too? At some point I'd like to try to get things published so then it will become useful I guess...
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Thanks for the great tutorial!
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Thanks Gina, I will give it a try!
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Gina,
YOur too FAB. Your tutorials are great. Very clear, you make them easy to follow. We're lucky to have your expertise at hand.
Michelle
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Thank you for posting this, Gina. I often wondered how this was done, and now that I see it, it is so easy and something I've played with before for other things. Isn't it a shame that you have to mark it so no one steals your work? You can't trust anyone!
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Thank you so much for such an awesome tutorial. I've been wondering how folks get this watermark on thier card. AND, I didn't even know it was called a watermark. I feel so educated today!!
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Hi Gina,
A really silly question here, but did you purchase Photodraw or did it come with your Microsoft installation CD??
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Gina,
I'm just catching up on a few of my favorite blogs, and I have to say a big, huge Thank You! Your tutorials are so helpful and clear, and I haven't even gotten to the Janome ones yet! (My Janome is still in it's box - haven't even had time to open it yet - maybe this weekend . . .) How is it that you're addressing all of the issues that are burning in my mind? Thanks again!
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Thanks for the tutorial! I don't have the same program, however, you gave me enough information to figure it out with my software. I posted a link to your tutorial on my blog!!! Thanks again for the great tutorial!
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I will be sure to print out the tutorial, and add it to cards I make. I have at least one program that will do similiar to what yours does.
Thanks!
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How do you insert a watermark in the Word document? Explain with example.?
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Is there any way to remove watermark from one page of a microsoft word document(2007) ?
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